"Come, do as I say, Feige. First, pray to the Goddess for light that illuminates the world in front of you, just as the dawn pierces the night and the morning sun rises. ”

Feige was a bright student, but not a good one. He blinked, stretched out his index finger, and uttered the incantation in a gentle voice, and a ball of light emerged from the center of the fingerprint spiral, slowly floating. At first, it is a faint glow like a firefly, and gradually becomes stronger. When it became as bright as a candle, Fitch blew it and sent it higher into the air, shining on the master and apprentice from overhead.

"Is this a spell? I've never seen such a beautiful spell casting, and it can even be described as elegant. But this is not magic. Old man Kiplin shook his head, clearly dissatisfied: "I know that there are many means to produce light, and the impact of a sickle and flint and then the use of fuel can create a brighter and warmer fire than this. But now I'm asking you to use a specific method to create a bright light. ”

"Lord Snowy Owl, I didn't mean to raise the bar, I just don't understand why it has to be a specific method, it has to be magical?"

"You need to show respect to the Goddess, not only because you are in the Icecrest Fortress and under the Church of the Goddess of Thunder, but also because without the Goddess, there is no light. ”

Feige shook his head, he didn't accept it. Light has many properties, such as a certain electromagnetic wave, a picture of the probability of a quantum of light, the release effect when a particle gains energy but is not enough to jump, the speed at which information is transmitted, and the time...... It has a lot of positive explanations and profiles, but none of them are "the creation of some god." Oh, maybe that's true, but Feige doesn't believe it.

Not believing is sometimes harder to change than believing.

"Before the Goddess, was there no light? I remember there was a time when there was no light?"

Old man Kipling shook his head: "The goddess has nothing to do with creation, but with existence. After the Creator, the Goddess took over the world and allowed it to continue to function. We are not in the bottomless abyss, nor in the kingdom of God, but in the mortal world that is most suitable for us, which is the merit of the goddess. ”

"Feige, do you know the Land of Chaos? It's a terrible place created by demons, and nothing can be stable, and there's no concept to talk about. If you fall into it, one second you're still a human, the next you might be a bird, the next you might be sand or a fart, no one knows what will happen, not even a demon. And in our world, when you recite a spell, a gentle, obedient light will appear, instead of suddenly popping up a giant, or generating a malicious bright light spell that specifically kills you - this is the merit of the goddess, and you should be grateful. ”

Feige put away the balls of light dancing in the air, sat down in his chair without saying a word, and thought in silence. The idea that the Goddess of Truth Thunder and her angels are enemies of the devil and are unsympathetic beings has always been ingrained in Feige's mind. Objectively speaking, this is actually true, just like seeing someone sitting across from him with a light on his head and saying that he is bald. But what if there is still a handful of hair on the back of the head that you can't see, and even a long braid, but it is blocked by the broad shoulders and tall body?

The idea that the goddess and the devil are opposed, is this idea objective, but complete? Feige has always thought that he can objectively treat the gods and demons of this world, treating them equally, and developed the theory of soul spells, and is proud of it, but has he really done it? Can he say that he is not affected by the devil in his soul?

Using the devil's tricks and abilities, Feige was able to do so, and although he still had restraint, he was not hindered in his heart - as the charred corpse of Nightmare could attest. But once you change it to divine magic, even if you just try it, all kinds of emotions will come out. Resistance, rejection, nervousness, fear, and even jealousy towards the magic's users, who don't need to learn, only need prayer and loyalty to use powerful spells. Perhaps there is contempt, believing that what they have is the truth, and that they will definitely be able to crush them in the future.

Why are you so arrogant?

Abandoning arrogance, Feige revisited his perception of the world with a calm view of the program, even a machine, and found that the fork in the road demon still unconsciously affected him. There is an element of the devil in the soul, which is true, but it should affect how others perceive themselves, so they must guard against and change accordingly, not how they see themselves and how they see the world.

Putting aside the opposition between good and evil for a moment, let's look at the Goddess of Truth Thunder and think about the words of Old Man Kiplin, and you can see that the devil and the goddess have something in common: order. Truth is a norm, and so is the devil's contract, the goddess guards the truth with inspiration and thunder, and the devil enforces the contract with profit and terror. They differ greatly in their actions for good and evil, but they are undoubtedly orderly.

Based on the point of order, can we pay homage to the goddess of truth and thunder?

Feige couldn't think of a reason why he shouldn't.

"Even if it's just for 1=1. Feige calmed down and began to pray to the goddess.

This time it's praying, not talking, or complaining in the bottom of your heart. Feige mentally reinforces the Goddess's side of order, imagining her as a complex of rules and administrators, a guardian of the stability of the world. In this way, he gradually eliminated prejudices in his heart, smoothed out the knots, and could form a smooth path.

At this time, he found that the magic covered aura belt began to run, constantly consuming his physical strength, and there must have been another demonic breath, but it finally did not leak out. He raised his eyes to look at Old Man Kiplin, and saw hope and encouragement in those old eyes. Will the old man hurt him? No. What will the old man do if the devil's breath appears? Treatment, persuasion, and protection will not harm him. Will the goddess send down thunder against him? maybe, but most likely not. I didn't do anything evil, I protected the Ice Peak Fortress, and I treated those around me well. So what is the most important thing at the moment? The most important thing is that I need to know the answer, whether to split or not, I must be determined, and I must not let the thunder of the goddess become a fear in my heart, or even a demon in my heart.

So he closed his eyes, overcame his hesitation, and asked the goddess directly: I have a devilish element, but can I pray to the goddess and ask for divine magic?

Instead of slashing down, Thunder was replaced by a pale blue ball of light rising from the back of Feige's neck, floating above his head and emitting a soft glow. Seeing this, Midnight jumped on top of Feige's head and raised his hand to play with the ball of light.

The pink pad touched the pale blue shell of the ball of light, and instead of passing through, it tossed the ball of light aside. After a while, the ball of light quickly flew back into place, still floating above Feige's head. Midnight, seeing the fun of this toy, widens his eyes with excitement and begins to play with the ball of light with his paws again.

"This is the ball of divine light! It's the color of holy light!" Old man Kiprin smiled, his eyes so wrinkled that he couldn't see. "I knew you could make it, and that's great! ahem! ahem......

The old man choked suddenly, and Feige hurried over to take care of it. Fortunately, the old man Kiplin just laughed too hard, and it was good to slow down for a while. He still smiled and pinched Feiqi's face with his hand: "Kid, I know you're smart, and smart people have concerns. You are the second son in the family, with an older brother above and younger siblings below, whether it is a prodigal or a little sin, maybe that is also a sign of cleverness. But in Icepeak Fortress, we don't need that. I want this to be your home, not to replace the previous one, but to let you unload your burdens, do what you want to do, so that you can be better. ”

Old Kiprin pointed to the head of his bed, where there was a hard-shelled metal book, the size of a palm, the thickness of a fist, and a long chain hanging from the spine. "Take it, study hard, master all the magic techniques above as soon as possible, I don't think you have a problem. After becoming a priest of the Goddess of Thunder, you are sheltered in the church and you are free even without indulgences. At that time, whether you are studying spells, alchemy, or discovering the lost history of the Creator, there will be no one to interfere. ”

Feige nodded, took the book, and tied the chain to his belt. He whispered "SUA," and the metal-clad book floated, about waist-high enough to reach his fingertips. Seeing this, the old man smiled: "Well, this looks very handsome, and sure enough, the young man has an idea." How are you feeling right now?"

"How do I feel?" Feige thought for a moment, then said sincerely, "I feel as if I have been freed from some kind of shackle, and I feel that the world is big, and I have wings. ”

"Yes, it's what it's like to gain faith. ”

Feige nodded in agreement, but he felt in his heart that this was not faith, at best...... Identity. His relationship with the goddess is not as direct as that of ordinary priests, but uses "the laws and order of the world" as a buffer in the middle, but only reaches agreement on this level. However, such a consensus can also be used to perform divine magic, and the "generosity" of the Goddess of Truth Thunder has indeed exceeded Feiqi's expectations, and he is still very grateful to the goddess for this.

The benefits of being able to use divine magic are obvious, even if it is just the simplest divine technique, it can bring great changes to Feiqi's security and status, how could he not understand. And with Divine Arts, he can use runes unique to Divine Arts, which will greatly help him continue his work on spells.

At the same time, his mind is also very clear: being able to use divine magic now does not mean that the road ahead is open. More powerful and complex magic still requires the priest to have a pious heart, and some spells even require direct communication with the goddess. This meant that Feige could no longer use "Reverence and Order" as a buffer transition, and he had to let go of his mind completely.

In the end, he still has to focus on magic. Magic is the mainstay, and the strength should be as high as possible above the divine arts, which exist as an auxiliary to research and can also conceal their identities when necessary. No one would have thought that the devil would use the magic of the goddess, right?

So, after he learned a simple magic technique, he still pestered the old man Kiplin, asking him to teach him the runes of the Creator.

"You are really stubborn, the magic of the goddess is better than the rune of the creator...... However, since I promised you, I still have to honor it. You go to the table and get a piece of paper, and I'll write it to you. ”