"How's it going?"

"It's a little bit." Zhou Heng said, "What, are you also curious?" ”

"Well, a little bit concerned...... After all, I thought I was going to die. ”

Just as the screen on the screen shifted to Herelli who was singing, Zhou Lu glanced at it and said, "Just when you came, tell us how you felt when you used this skill." ”

"Hmm."

From the beginning of the crisis situation at that time, to the request of Herelli to complete this skill together, and then the failure of the first attempt, and the process of directly importing Herelli's faith and magic to cast spells, Zhou Lu introduced it to Zhou Heng in detail. After listening, Zhou Heng nodded thoughtfully, and did not explain anything, but called two high-level sacrifices.

In the observation room, Zhou Heng let these two high-level sacrifices try to use some high-level divine arts. The content of divine magic varies, ranging from simple healing techniques to the ultimate divine magic of the church, the Last Judgment; After the juggling performance, Zhou Heng asked:

"Did you sense their faith just now?"

Zhou Lu didn't react for a while: "Huh? ”

"Faith." Zhou Heng reminded, "When you used that skill, did you feel Herelli's faith?" So when they used their skills just now, you should be able to feel the faith, right? ”

After Zhou Heng reminded him like this, Zhou Lu reacted. When it comes to fighting, it seems to come naturally; However, it was only now that Zhou Lu reacted - why could he feel the faith of others?

Faith is a colorless and tasteless thing, an abstract thing in itself. Even the priests and priests of the church. It is also impossible to directly perceive the existence of such a thing. Their understanding of faith is certainly much clearer than that of Zhou Lu, a half-person. But faith itself is for them. It's also an abstract thing - so in the previous battle, what Zhou Lu felt was also very problematic.

There was no doubt that at that time, Zhou Lu clearly felt the faith that had spread from Herelli, and even collected these things, and then used them as a medium to use his own magic to use the 'Light of Judgment'. Zhou Lu was not unaware of some irrationality in this process, but the most critical point Zhou Lu didn't notice - how did he collect these beliefs?

Prior to this, Zhou Lu did not have any training in faith gathering, nor did he have any knowledge in this area; But at a critical moment. Zhou Lu recognized this strange substance as a matter of course, and then collected it into his own magic. If it weren't for Zhou Heng's reminder, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to react now.

"No......" Zhou Lu looked at the three high-ranking priests who were praying, "I didn't feel that kind of thing." ”

Zhou Heng reminded: "Try it with your kind of necklace." ”

Zhou Lu's heart moved, and he hurriedly put on the necklace. After the transformation process was over, Zhou Lu calmed down and carefully observed the surroundings; Sure enough, a familiar feeling appeared in Zhou Lu's heart.

"I feel ......it," Zhou Lu said, "Faith, I feel it." ”

It's like the warm sunlight that shines directly into your heart. Although he couldn't see the specific shapes and colors clearly, Zhou Lu could clearly feel the gentle light that lingered around those high-level sacrifices.

Zhou Heng next to him asked, "What is it like?" ”

"I can't tell." Zhou Lu shook his head. "But I can feel them, and I can even manipulate them."

"Let's try it out with another magic costume." Zhou Heng said, "By comparison, you know everything." ”

Hearing Zhou Heng's construction, Zhou Lu nodded, and after transforming with the magic ring, the feeling just now was gone. The same magical girl transforms, and only when she uses the magic necklace can she perceive the existence of faith, and the answer is obvious-

"It seems that this necklace of yours has produced some changes, allowing you to have the ability to perceive and control your beliefs when you transform."

After coming to this conclusion, Zhou Lu can be regarded as figuring out what is wrong with her necklace. "So what is the reason?"

"This time there is a conclusion." Zhou Heng said, "Although I am not sure yet, I already have a rough guess. ”

"What?"

"Let's start from the beginning." Zhou Heng said, sitting on the chair on the side, "Why do you think you can use the skills under other energy systems?" ”

"I don't know." Zhou Lu shook his head, "Isn't this what you're researching now?" ”

"This question is just a clue." Zhou Heng said, "There is no doubt that the skills of different power systems cannot be universal. You can use techniques from other power systems because you don't quite belong to the power system of Magical Girl Darkness right now. Part of the energy for this necklace is provided by research. ”

Zhou Lu was a little confused, "But the way it works should be completely different...... Why can my magic be used to produce the Light of Judgment? Do you mean that this magic wasn't originally the 'Light of Judgment'? ”

Zhou Heng shook his head: "What you used is indeed the 'Light of Judgment'. ”

"But my magic doesn't have a light attribute, so I guess I can't use this skill. And compared to the original 'Light of Judgment', the skill I used seemed to be a little more powerful. ”

"Have you forgotten? The magic of the otherworldly people itself does not possess light attributes. The Otherworlders themselves have a limit to their own magical power, so they can't use the more powerful 'Judgment Light', and your magic armor necklace has a stronger basic magic power than theirs, so the 'Judgment Light' used with your power is definitely more powerful than the original Judgment Light. ”

"Oh...... I get it. Zhou Lu nodded, "But if it's just this, I can't fully explain this matter......

"The reason for using this skill is because of faith - it's their faith that changes the nature of the magic." Zhou Heng said, "I said it just now. These two skills are not entirely otherworldly right now. They coincide with our world in a certain way. And those are not the same. It takes energy to make up for it. So the key question is, what do you think is the similarity between this ability of yours and the divine magic of the church? ”

"Uh- is it all magic?"

"That's not right." Zhou Heng shook his head, "First of all, the simplest difference you should be able to think of - these two abilities are used by humans. ”

"What kind of similarity is this...... Zhou Lu subconsciously complained, but quickly reacted, "You mean, faith is something that exists under all rules?" ”

Zhou Heng nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

Whether it's the humans in "The Land of the Wind". It's still the human in "Magical Girl Little Dark", although it is still inconclusive whether it is the same race or not, but only from the outside, it is the same as a human. And because of this, these two magical forces have some similarities - their roots are born from the same race, and even if the rules are different, there are still some places where they meet.

"I told you before." Zhou Lu said, "Between different capabilities, there are some differences in utilization efficiency. Do you know what causes these inefficiency? ”

"It works differently, right?"

"That's one thing. For the ability to use energy efficiently, the efficiency is naturally higher. Zhou Heng said, "But do you remember what you did last time?" Obviously, it has the same energy efficiency. But that necklace of yours requires only one-fifth of the power it would normally have. ”

"That is to say......"

"Since the efficiency has not changed, what has changed is the total amount." Zhou Heng said. "In other words, the other four-fifths of the energy is shared by other sources."

"Huh?" Zhou Lu was stunned, "Then who is it?" ”

"Rule protection is a relatively complex process, and we can't grasp the specific process and details of its operation ourselves, so we can only draw some conclusions through speculation." Zhou Heng said, "According to our speculation, it is you who provide additional energy support for your necklace. ”

"Myself?" Zhou Lu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "But as you said, the energy we eat by ourselves can only sustain the needs of daily life, and it is impossible to have the energy needed to maintain the operation of this superpower......"

"Normal metabolism naturally cannot meet the energy needs of superpowers, and it is impossible for us humans to bask in the sun to recharge superpowers. So, we should have other sources of energy. Zhou Heng said, "According to the assumption, we humans are likely to have a kind of energy that cannot be used under normal circumstances, and can only be used normally after having the corresponding rules." ”

"Other energy?"

"Some sources of energy that we can't access ourselves and can only be harnessed under the rules of the Otherworld—in the case of The Wind Country, the humans of that world have abilities beyond common sense, but their abilities don't appear out of nowhere. In order to make this 'setting' more reasonable, there are rules that allow this energy to be utilized. "In order to meet these two conditions, they will draw energy from wherever they can." It may be that we do not have the rules and operation of the magical energy of zài on our side, or it may be some of the energy that we already have here. This source of energy, we call it the root of the superpower itself; The two kinds of magic that we are facing now happen to have the same root. ”

"And what exactly is the root cause of this?"

"It's our own soul—not in the usual sense of the word, of course, but a tremendous energy shared by our race." Zhou Heng said, "And these two forces are just a medium to invoke this energy." ”

"Medium?"

"Don't you understand?" Zhou Heng reminded, "We guess that this belief is an energy born from the human 'soul', whether it is a magical girl's magic costume, or magic and faith, it is a technique that can trigger this energy." Although they were born under different rules, they have the same nature; When you fuse them together, you've invented a whole new skill - a combination of the power of a magical girl and the subtlety of the cult's magic, so I have to say that you're in good luck this time. ”

"Oh......"

Zhou Lu nodded, barely understanding what was going on. After I understand. Then he suddenly asked, "Then why can I perceive their faith?" ”

"Faith is also something that every world has. It is the key to unlocking this root power. So it's not uncommon for different worlds to have similar studies on this phenomenon. I can't directly understand what the properties of this substance are. But I guess it should have something to do with our race. Zhou Heng said, "No matter what kind of thoughts and desires a single individual has, he cannot get rid of the shackles of the individual after all; It is only in the underworld that the souls of our entire race are connected that it is possible to burst out with such power. When we have the rules to match and conform to the overall trend of racial development, we can get some help from this source energy and use it for ourselves. ”

"What a soul and race......"

"When we talk about the soul, we are quantum phenomena that are used to connect an individual with a race. It may well represent a tendency in itself to give individuals a certain degree of support in response to situations that violate racial interests. Zhou Heng said, "The church's divine art has the law that you can't kill your compatriots. And the magical girl has to be no different from an ordinary girl on weekdays, and when she encounters a monster, she will burst out with terrifying power; I think it probably has something to do with our race - they themselves are defending the interests of the race, and they can only be effective in the face of foreign enemies. And you're doing the same thing as they are, so you're stumbling into it and getting some similar energy support. ”

"That is, because I'm saving the world—is that what we can do from our racial roots?"

"It's not all like that. Saving the world is an empty definition after all, and the reason why you can discern and manipulate faith is probably due to the rules of the technique itself - remember the lines in the cartoon? Zhou Heng said, "Love and heart save the world." ”

"......" Hearing Zhou Heng say this kind of childish line seriously, Zhou Lu was a little speechless. That being said, what kind of love and heart is there......"

"Survival and reproduction. For us as individuals, these are just these two conditions. Zhou Heng said, "At that time, you were in a hurry to save people, isn't this your love and heart?" ”

As soon as she said this, Zhou Lu also remembered. When he saw that Herelli was in danger, he didn't know what to do, so he summoned the magic necklace in the safe. Perhaps it was that flash of inspiration that gave Zhou Lu the ability to initially communicate with the origin of racial energy.

"I don't really understand, but is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Zhou Lu asked, "If we take out race energy, it's not good to use too much. ”

"There will be no problem. For a race, the most important thing is to reproduce and expand. Zhou Heng said, "The energy of the race is also in the great cycle of the universe. Even if we make significant use of this energy, the lost part will be quickly replenished with the cosmic energy cycle. Right, Lord God? ”

The sound of the urn rang out from the ears of the two: "Hmm." ”

The sudden voice startled Zhou Lu, and Zhou Lu thought for a long time before remembering what this 'main god' was-it seemed to have been in his brother's hand for a long time, was it a pet or a mascot or something?

After confirming it, it seems that this matter is over - although I still don't understand it very well, but I finally have a general understanding of what happened before.

"In short, I've awakened a magical ability that wouldn't have appeared, right?" Zhou Lu asked.

"Yes, I don't know what the conditions and requirements are for this phenomenon yet, but I think this should be a good opportunity-" Zhou Heng nodded, "If the research on this aspect can achieve results, then the combat power and energy utilization rate of our superpowers will be greatly improved." ”

"So what to do?"

"Next, I'm going to train another batch of magical girls." Zhou Heng said, "Anyway, you are not used to using the magic ring, and you can't use that ring to trigger such a wonderful change again, just give it to me, and I'll send it to others." ”

"Hmmm......"

returned the ring of the protagonist Xiao Dian to Zhou Heng, and Zhou Lu also understood that his combat career was coming to an end. With such a big discovery this time, Zhou Heng is full of fighting spirit; However, Zhou Lu was targeted by the enemy, and I am afraid that there will be no chance to go out to fight in the future. But at this moment, Zhou Heng said: "I have a training plan next, are you interested?" ”

"What training plan?"

"Of course, it's about your magical girl abilities." Zhou Heng said, "Now that you have proven that you can combine these two powers of the same origin, I plan to find some ways to find more and stronger similar skills for you." If you can combine the strengths of several rules, then your strength should also be greatly improved. ”

Zhou Lu pursed his lips: "But I'm being targeted by the enemy, if I can't go out, what's the use of being powerful?" ”

"Of course it works." Zhou Heng said step by step, "After you become powerful, will you still be afraid that those little miscellaneous soldiers will not succeed?" So the grounding is only temporary. Besides, we have a large-scale battle plan in the near future, and this new ability of yours should be very useful at that time. ”

"What large-scale operation?"

"Remember the guy you caught last time, right?" Zhou Heng said, "That person has a very important clue. If we follow the rules, we might be able to use his causal traces to directly find the cursed dragon deity. (To be continued......)