Chapter 13: The Mysteries of Magic
"If you want to become a priest, you must maintain your true belief in the gods, the stronger your faith, the more condensed and powerful your divine power will be, in addition, the priest must also have a correct understanding and perception of the teachings of the gods, and the latter is more important than the former on the sacred path. ”
"People who can correctly understand the doctrine are often more likely to gain the favor of the Lord than fanatical believers who have no brains, and on the path of theology, false believers, pan-believers, ordinary believers, and fanatical believers are always inferior to a true believer, because true believers truly understand the doctrine of God and are closer to the Lord's thoughts, so only true believers can become saints. ”
So most of the time, before leading people to become clergy, we ask them to familiarize themselves with the holy scriptures and doctrines, and as long as they are proficient in God's doctrine and truly understand the greatness and mercy of God, then they will not need any assistance to become a clergyman, and the Lord will give them glory and lead them into an incomparably bright path—······ course."
Speaking of this, the priest's tone changed, and he glanced at Latis beside him, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident: Of course, don't think about it like you, I'm afraid you don't have the heart to study the holy scriptures.
Laceus pulled a smile and motioned for him to continue.
After all, the mind of God is not something that mortals can easily speculate, and those who can become priests in this way can be said to be born saints, and there are naturally very few such beings, so in addition to this, there are other ways to make the vast majority of ordinary believers who yearn for the light go to the glorious path.
As long as you remain faithful in your faith in God and dedicate your prayers every day without ceasing, it is possible that the merciful Lord will answer your desires over time······"
"Let's move on to other methods, if there are any. ”
This method is obviously for fanatics, and Ratis is eager to break a day into two days to spend, how can he have that idle time, he can only interrupt loudly.
The cold priest was unexpectedly easy to speak at this time, and did not care about his words being interrupted, looked at him and continued: "The second coming will depend on the degree of your contribution to my lord······
As he spoke, his tone slowed down.
Laceis couldn't help but jump out of the corner of his eye: I said why did I suddenly become so good at talking, it turned out that he was waiting for me here.
Radis propped up a smirk and said, "I think...... It's not a problem at all······"
A rare smile appeared on Father Mia's dead face: "My lord will not treat any devout believers badly, as long as we contribute, as servants of God, we will naturally help qualified believers successfully master the power of divine arts." ”
Hehe, I don't know if it's to God or to you, it's really convenient to push everything to God······
"I don't know what the so-called qualifications are?"
This is the most concerned issue after Latis complained, don't wait for the money to be spent, but it hurts if the qualification is not enough, so it's better to ask clearly.
"Don't get me wrong, the threshold of magic is not as high as that of a mage, in fact, as long as you believe in the real existence of our lord, and maintain a certain amount of awe, in addition, although whether you can accept and accommodate and preserve the power of faith is also a necessary qualification, but in fact, the vast majority of people have this qualification, after all, the power of faith itself comes from the power of the heart, and few people can't accommodate it. ”
Latis nodded, compared to the innate conditions for becoming a mage, the requirements for becoming a priest are already considered to be low, or even no threshold, after relieving his mind, with a cautious attitude, he asked again: "Will there be a conflict between the foundation of the power of faith obtained and the magic power of his own existence?"
"There is no need to worry about this, although the power of the materialized faith after the release of the divine art will conflict with the magic power released, but it does not mean that the two forces will never be able to coexist, I told you before, the power of faith comes from the power of the heart, and the magic power is drawn from the outside world, this is similar to the difference between a virtual and a real, although the two are also preserved in the spiritual consciousness, but the essential difference makes the two will not have any interference, in their own sea of consciousness, they will not touch each other, nor will they affect each other, just like in two different worlds, even if you want to let these two forces merge in the sea of knowledge, you can't do it。
In fact, it is not impossible for people to master both powers, but because they cannot play a complementary role in improving their strength, there are not many imitators - in the eyes of most mages, it is better to specialize in magic than to share their energy to master some additional dispensable magic skills. ”
"That's good, I don't have any doubts, I don't know what conditions are required for me to use the magic method you said?"
Mia saw that Latis was resolute, and did not say anything more, but stood up and walked to the fountain to take a pool of water, and then stood in front of Radix and said: " The prayer process of the clergy, in fact, is to generate the power of faith, and if you want to become a clergyman, you must condense in your consciousness to preserve the power of faith from the source of faith, the source of faith comes from the gift of the gods, believers in the process of long-term prayer, so that their souls are familiar with the power of faith, this is a subtle transformation, when the soul is enough to reach the strength of the source of faith, the gods will give a high-quality power of faith at the right time to help you generate the source of faith.
If you want to speed up the early process, you can use the help of external objects, and the holy water condensed by the gentle power of faith is one of the best helps.
I will baptize you with holy water now, so that you can reach the point where you can generate the source of faith in a short time, and this kind of baptism can only be performed once per person, and I hope you will be mentally prepared. ”
Radis nodded, Mia didn't talk nonsense, his mouth recited the Holy Scripture, the air resounded with the sound of holy chanting, under his guidance, the holy water in his hand exuded a misty golden luster, little by little it floated on its own, condensed into a slender line of water, and slowly covered Radis's forehead.
Now, empty your mind and pray. ”
Mia gave instructions, and Latis immediately did so, emptying his mind, like an old monk in meditation, opened the Holy Book on the table and began to pray, allowing the holy water to turn into a little rain and dew, which fell on the top of his head, bringing a little coolness and penetrating into his skin.
In such a state, he could feel a strong aura of divine magic, as if he was surrounded by warm sunlight, as if a comfortable feeling came from his soul.
As the baptism continued, Laceis's mind unconsciously appeared with a picture that could only be seen during meditation - his own spiritual consciousness!
Obviously his mouth was still chanting the holy words in a low voice, but the main attention of consciousness had been drawn to the sea of spiritual consciousness, as if consciousness had been divided into two parts.
At this moment, in the sea of spiritual consciousness of Radis, the pale golden light is spreading to the entire space, while the sea of magic below is still calm, and there is no reaction at all due to the appearance of unknown forces.
Although it was a transformation of the soul space, Latis didn't feel anything wrong, so he just watched with interest, letting the golden light develop freely, but he didn't notice that Mia at this time was not as easy as himself.
The holy water in his hands has been used up, but the baptism is far from over.
"The sea of soul consciousness that the mage has opened up the day after tomorrow is indeed much wider than the consciousness space of ordinary people······ It's really troublesome, it looks like the cost of baptism will be raised later. ”
With this in mind, Mia pointed to the fountain carrying the holy water, guiding more holy water to fly towards Latis.
However, the rate of consumption of the holy water was far beyond Mia's expectations, and the spring water continued to disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the baptism was still not complete, and even he could no longer keep calm when the holy water was about to be exhausted.
"No, it must be finished early, and when the holy water is exhausted, the baptism will fail before it is completed. ”
Mia gritted her teeth, her whole body lit up with blinding light, and she turned to face the statue of the Lord of Radiance, and at the same time pressed one hand on the top of Ratis's head, and chanted the blessing word aloud.
As if sensing his prayer, the originally ordinary idol suddenly erupted with deep coercion, as if divine power had descended!
From the idol's flat hand, a subtle but incomparably brilliant golden light slowly fell, floated to the top of Latis's head, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the sound of the Holy Word sung in the darkness came to an abrupt end, and the baptism ended.
Under Mia's frowning gaze, Latis slowly opened his eyes······