11. Forbidden Techniques
"They want to force you to show up in this way, and then lay a trap to ambush you!"
"If you rush over..."
The old bishop reminded very seriously.
Gallo nodded and replied very solemnly:
"I guessed that possibility before."
"But even so, I'm still going."
"For the Goddess has said, 'Thou shalt not be angry with others, nor shall thou harm the innocent.'"
The old bishop sighed a little helplessly, probably knowing that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only change his words and say:
"Then you have to be careful."
"The opponent is a mage, and magic is a very dangerous force!"
"Even if it's me, I have to be cautious when I encounter a mage."
"Don't worry, I'll take notice."
Gallo hurriedly replied, clenched his fists in front of his chest again, as if to cheer himself on, and continued:
"Although my strength is not good, I have the favor of the goddess!"
"And blood, courage, friendship, bondage, love, hope, possibility..."
When the old bishop saw him in such a serious manner, he wanted to say something and stopped, but after thinking about it, he reminded again:
"I'm more worried than this, if they die, it will make things more sensitive, or they won't be able to save those innocent people..."
Gallo thought for a moment and asked rhetorically:
"You mean, I'm going straight to prison?"
"Don't, don't!"
The old bishop waved his hand repeatedly.
"I mean, it's better to find a way to let them go first."
"Then I'll let them repent and introspect and repent of themselves, so that they can become good people and take the initiative to release them, right?"
Gallo asked.
"But I fear that they will repent and die," replied the old bishop with a strange expression.
Gallo thought about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Even if they use the least powerful magic themselves, but these people can do such a heart-wrenching thing, it is already very bad, and when they repent, they will definitely be embarrassed and choose to commit suicide.
What should I do? I don't have any less powerful magic anymore...
He carefully recalled the magic he had seen, and suddenly remembered a magic that he was about to forget: persuasion.
This is a forbidden technique.
It's not that it's forbidden by the goddess or forbidden by the world, but it's forbidden by Gallo himself.
The effect of this magic is to make it easier for people to believe in their own sect, making it easier to proselytize.
Anyway, it's the kind of magic that influences other people's minds.
But it is only effective for ordinary people who are not strong-minded and insincere, and the effect is not very good.
But it violates doctrine.
The canon clearly states: "Whoever believes in Our Lord is free and must not be forced." ”
As a devout believer, Gallo certainly wouldn't use this kind of magic to force people to believe.
He didn't even know why there was such a magic in the basement library.
The old bishop told him that most of the denominations had similar tricks, but they had different degrees of influence on people.
Those used by Orthodox Christianity have the same slight effect; But if it is replaced by a cult, it is likely to be a powerful bewitchment and charm.
You can do without your own denomination, but you can't do without.
So Gallo didn't bother with this matter anymore, but just put this forbidden technique behind him, and it was only after thinking about it carefully today that he remembered this stubble.
"Perhaps, I can use that magic technique: persuasion."
The old bishop couldn't help but be stunned.
"Didn't you list him as a forbidden technique yourself?"
"And even if you use this forbidden technique, it can only make the bad guys convert, and it won't solve the actual problem, right?"
Gallo thought for a moment and replied:
"I can modify this forbidden technique so that its effect becomes to channel the good thoughts in their hearts and make them want to be a good person."
"In this way, the purpose is achieved without violating the doctrine."
"This time the situation is special, I am also to save those innocents, and I believe that the goddess will forgive my transgression."
The old bishop was stunned for a moment before he asked tentatively:
"But I remember, although the effect of that persuasion is average, it is a fifth-order divine technique, right?"
"Well, so it's still relatively simple."
Gallo nodded.
"You want to modify a fifth-order divine technique?"
"yes, it shouldn't be difficult, right? It just takes some time. ”
"If it were a senior brother, it would definitely be done in a few minutes, right?"
"Ahem... Yes, with your brother's talent, this kind of thing must be easy. ”
The old bishop coughed a few times and said.
Gallo then asked:
"Then I'll go to the basement to find the forbidden spell first, can you help me divinate the location of the baron's nephew and Captain Martin first?"
"Maybe it's going to be disturbing, but I can try..."
So the two of them hid from old John and others, who had taken refuge in the church, and went their separate ways, and soon returned to Gallo's bedroom.
Gallo had an old, yellowed parchment in his hand, and the old bishop had a pocket twisted.
He first took out a map of the city of innocence from his pocket and spread it on his desk, then took out a few candles, flower petals, copper coins and other divination props.
The old bishop lit four candles and placed them in the four corners of the map.
Then he recited the words and threw the petals out at random.
The petals of the flowers fell one after another on the map, faintly forming a circle.
The old bishop then began to toss the copper coin, and kept asking various questions:
"In town?"
"On the outskirts of town?"
"Is it a private house?"
"Is it a villa?"
He took the results of the front and back of the copper coin as his answer, and kept narrowing the circle of petals.
In the end, the petals only encircled a remote villa on the outskirts of the city, a very deserted place that looked like there were not many people around.
That was the result of his divination.
The old bishop couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said:
"This is it!"
Gallo hurriedly wrote down the address, and praised it sincerely:
"Divination is such an amazing ability!"
"It's a pity I can't learn..."
In fact, divination, like healing, is the most basic traditional art in the priest's profession, and most priests know it.
Even the soothsayers outside, many of them were former clergy.
But Gallo just can't learn...
Even the simplest healing magic can't be used, and learning the old bishop's divination always gets completely wrong results.
He felt that this should also be the effect of the resurrection.
But it doesn't matter, the old bishop is an expert in this area, and he is very good at healing and divination.
Therefore, in his eyes, the old bishop must be the kind of terrifying master, not only able to master what he can't learn, but also to teach such a powerful senior brother.
It's just that he strictly follows the doctrine and behaves in a low-key and introverted manner, which outsiders don't know at all.
Don't look at the two of them getting along very casually on weekdays, but Gallo admires the old bishop from the bottom of his heart, so he will believe every word he says.