Chapter 1376: Checking the Holy Power and Helping to Cover Up
To this, Iolem's answer was-
I don't know!
Faced with Xia Duo's obviously disbelieving gaze, Iolem did not get angry, but patiently explained:
"Frankly speaking, until now I didn't quite believe in the existence of the [Natural Will] as a conceptual entity, I prefer to believe that it is just another manifestation of the main god of the elves!
"As for the difference between conceptual entities and gods, I am not sure whether conceptual entities exist or not, so how can I know the difference between them and gods?"
In his words, Iolem fully expressed his expectation for the next meeting with Atwood, and when Xia Duo saw this, it was not easy to continue to ask anything.
Soon, a figure flashed in the reception room, and Atwood had just entered the Tower of Time when he was teleported by Chardo's commanding tower spirit.
"My lord, ma'am, this isβ"
There was a look of surprise on Atwood's face, as if he knew something, but he was not sure, at this time, Xia Duo introduced in time:
"Elder Atwood, this is my teacher, the Grand Arcanist of Aeorem!"
"Huh?!"
Atwood was shocked and hurriedly saluted, he already understood what the lord was looking for him.
"The teacher wants to see the new natural holy power, Elder Atwood, please show it!"
"Yes, my lord!"
As he spoke, Atwood stretched out his left hand, palm upward, and then a bright, clear glow appeared on his hand, which was the tangible form of holy light of the holy power.
Although Xador had never seen what the spirit of the elf druid looked like, Atwood once said that it was a lush, life-filled verdant color.
And now the holy power displayed by Atwood is full of vastness, ruthlessness, eternal and immovable, and it is obvious that this is not the natural holy power of the elves.
Nia had only heard Xia Duo mention the new natural concept before, but she had never seen what the new natural holy power looked like, and this time it was an eye-opener.
As for Iolem -
Xia Duo has been paying attention to the other party's expression, from the surprise at the beginning, to the shock later, and then to the mixed feelings now, Xia Duo knows that this time it should be stable.
"It's okay, Atwood, you go back first, and I'll look for you later!"
After sending Atwood away, Xia Duo asked Iolem again: "Teacher, what do you think of that holy power just now?" β
"I have seen the holy power of the elven druid with my own eyes, and I have sensed the will of the elven lord god in it, which is completely different from what I perceive in this holy power now!"
Iolem took a deep breath and said with a very serious expression:
"This is indeed a new kind of holy power! Perhaps there really is such a conceptual entity as the will of nature, which arises from theories, doctrines, ideas!
"This is an extremely important discovery, almost as important as the ascension ceremony! Do you know what that means?
This means that we can create almost any god-like existence at will! If you can understand the mechanics clearly, it may be a new way to ascend to the gods! β
Xia Duo was silent for a moment, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he heard Iolem continue: "Atwood's existence must be kept strictly secret, I see that he seems to have an avoidance amulet on him, but this is far from enough, I will use the resources of the Orfa Federation to cover up for him, and don't let him leave the southern border for a considerable period of time in the future!" β
"Why?" Shado asked.
"If you want to ask why it's kept secret, I can only tell you that the elves have studied the gods much more deeply than the humans, and if Atwood's existence is discovered by them, a large number of new elven gods may emerge in a short period of time.
"As for why he wasn't allowed to leave the South, it was because of the scope of the misleading probing ritual like his, and if he was only shielded, it could still be inferred from his influence on his surroundings.
"You were also there last time because of Cliff's death, when the Seven Towers went to Rayson to investigate, although both of you have blessed the spell to avoid direct detection, the unshielded sound hitting the wall will still leave traces, and it can be indirectly investigated!
"Detection spells are not a panacea, for us, and for elves, too! I know that elves have an omniscient ritual, known as omniscience, and you can imagine how powerful it is, but as long as they erase the traces they leave as much as possible, no matter how omniscient they are, they will not know all the secrets! β
It seems that the nature of being a good teacher has flinched, or in order to better hide Atwood from Shado, Iolem began to explain the techniques of detection and counter-detection to Shado.
This knowledge does not go beyond the ordinary knowledge of Chado, but it is a real insight of experience! It's the most lacking part of the great arcanist who is a serious arcanist!
Although he had also gained the knowledge and experience of the senior mages in Comanso's [Sword of Domination] in the projection plane, after all, they were different magic systems, and there was still some gap between them and each other.
In addition, it is also unknown whether those elven high mages have reservations when injecting knowledge and experience.
In this way, in the reception room, one is willing to learn, one is willing to teach, and the other is willing to listen, and the atmosphere is exceptionally harmonious.
But the end was inevitable, and in a short time Iolem got up and prepared to leave, and before leaving he told Chado:
"This matter is very important, and I will be caught off guard in the future, so I must inform the Seven Towers in advance and discuss countermeasures. You can stay in the south for the next two days, and when I'm ready, I'll inform you to conduct the experiment. β
"Okay, then I'll wait for news from the teacher in the south."
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After sending Iolham away, Xia Duo and Nia went to the study on the top floor of the Tower of Time, and the two sat down in front of the projection window, and Nia couldn't help but speak:
"There's actually a solution to this matter, and it's much simpler than what you are doing now!"
"Needless to say, I know the method you think, it's really simple, and Mr. Iolem shouldn't be unexpected, but he didn't even mention it, do you know why?"
"Why?"
"Because he's also a lord!"
Xia Duo sighed, "I know you're worried about me, but if I can't even protect my own people, what kind of lord am I?" And how to lead the people to create a new era of magical civilization? β
Niya was thoughtful and didn't say anything anymore, just holding Xia Duo's arm and staring blankly at the hot and orderly development scene of the Great Xia leaders on the projection window.
Xia Duo patted Niya's forearm, he didn't blame Niya, after all, Niya was not the lord of the Great Xia Lord, sacrificing a few inconsequential people in exchange for her husband's safety, in her opinion, it was not a crime.
But Chado himself could not accept it, and perhaps that was why Iolem did not take that measure.