Chapter 11 Limitations of Divine Power
When he finally left the interrogation room and saw the long-lost blue sky, Pat was still confused.
After the fat police officer asked Pat's information again, he drove him out impatiently.
No matter how Pet asked during this period, the fat police officer always insisted that he had never heard of Bahamut at all, that there was no such person in the police station, and that the gentleman who just left the room was clearly his superior. Sheriff Troon.
If Peter hadn't been able to vaguely feel the discomfort caused by the [Counter Spell] effect before, he might have really thought that he was under some illusion magic and imagined a person named Bahamut out of thin air. .
But the previous memory was so clear, unlike illusion magic, where you can clearly feel the sense of separation from reality after the spell effect ends.
Pat, who did not believe in evil, tried to pray to Novin again.
"Novan, the great god of knowledge, I offer you my devout faith. Please tell me how to find Bahamut Konkdontes Grazcharden!"
This time, Peter did not use the blessing of [True Name Knowing] to pronounce this extremely difficult to pronounce surname, but just tried to recite it silently in his mind.
As a result, the oracle he received not only failed to solve Pat's problem, but also made him have more doubts:
[Quest: Go to Frostfire Plateau, progress 0/1]
"Why do I want to find a person I met in Green Harbor, but the God of Knowledge guided me to go to a place so far away from the Frostfire Plateau?"
Pete was confused.
He had heard about the Frostfire Plateau.
As I learned in the general geography class at Caron College, Prentiss Continent is generally a spindle-shaped structure running north to south. Green Harbor is a small promontory protruding at the southernmost end. Its special geographical location makes it an excellent shelter port;
To the north of Greenport is the Kingdom of Leyak, Pet’s hometown. As the most powerful country on the Prentice continent, the Kingdom of Leyak has a very vast territory. It borders Greenport to the south and the Dwarf’s Forge Hammer to the north. The town stretches from the Sea of Mist in the west to the Dark Forest in the east, occupying more than one-third of the continental area;
As for the Frostfire Plateau, it is further north than the dwarves’ territory and is covered with snow all year round. , but there is a strange scene of hot magma erupting from nowhere, ice, snow and flames intertwined.
Don't even think about going there. To people like Pet, who grew up in the Realak Kingdom, the Frostfire Plateau is a place that only exists in various legends and stories.
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What Pat didn't know was that Novin, who was far away in the Kingdom of God at this time, was also surprised.
Regarding the fact that Bahamut might have disguised his identity, Noven had guessed in advance when he saw the [True Name Knowing] spell, so he was not particularly surprised.
What really surprised him was that when Pat prayed to him this time, Novin "felt" the upper limit of his current clerical authority for the first time since time travel.
The only feedback message Noven received this time was "Go to Frostfire Plateau".
Such a rough goal alone would obviously not be the solution to Pat's appeal, and Novin was certain that the information he received was incomplete.
To describe it, it probably means that all information has multiple steps, and at this time, Noven can only receive the goal of the first link.
The reason why he was unable to obtain all the information was that Noven clearly felt the consumption of his divine power when he responded to Pat's appeal this time.
Novin noticed that using clerical authority also required his divine power to obtain the corresponding information.
However, the previous few times when the priestly authority was used in response to believers, the consumption of divine power was very small. Compared with directly giving power or conveying an oracle, the consumption is so small that it is difficult to detect if Novin does not deliberately perceive it.
As a result, the information corresponding to Pet's prayer this time, just obtaining the first step of the goal, greatly reduced Novel's remaining divine power. He would be drained of his divine power if he could not wait to get all the relevant information. And died, so scared that Nouwen had to stop decisively.
As for why there is such a huge gap in divine power consumption even when using clerical authority, Noven has not yet found a specific reason.
"The sample size is too small, so it's difficult to draw any conclusions."
"If there is only one believer, my source of divine power is too small. Even if the consumption is less than other gods, if the income is too small, the accumulated efficiency will not be enough."
"So, the most important task at this stage is to find ways to spread the word and recruit as many believers as possible."
For preaching, either a mortal takes the initiative to call Novan's name in the corresponding format during prayer and is received by him, and the two parties establish direct contact;
Or it must be for believers of the sect to try to introduce it to others. recommend.
For Novin, the first option cannot be said to have a bright future, but it can also be said to be basically useless.
The reason is simple.
Noven has not forgotten that his current identity as the so-called "God of Knowledge" is basically a vest, a fake identity!
If non-believers want to establish contact by calling his god’s name, they should use what the black-robed men in the cave said, something like “the all-knowing father, the lord of enlightenment”!
Words such as "It doesn't matter who he is, a god can help me" casually said by mortals are not particularly directional. Let alone Novan, no god can directly establish contact through such words.
This road is blocked, leaving only another road for Nou Wen:
Let those who already believe in Him preach to others.
Commonly known as, attracting people to join!
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Pet Chinar pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out the connection between finding Bahamut and going to the Frostfire Plateau, and no new oracle came down.
"Forget it, never mind!" Peter shook his head vigorously, deciding to put these things that he couldn't understand behind his mind.
No need to worry if you have too many debts, no need to worry if you have too many lice.
As long as he doesn't think about it, he can pretend it doesn't exist!
He has encountered many outrageous things in the past two days, not least of which is this one!
First, he trusted the man in black because he was greedy for the so-called "instant level 3 spell caster" and was involved in an unknown sacrificial ceremony. Then something went wrong in the process and almost cost him his life. Fortunately, his life He shouldn't have given up, but at the critical moment, an outsider who claimed to be a god who had just woken up from his slumber helped him, and actually allowed him to master the third level magic by accident.
As for when he woke up later and entered the police station and was interrogated as an accomplice of the man in black, it made Pete mentally and physically exhausted. Now that the matter has finally come to an end, he just wants to go back to the dormitory he rented at Caron College to rest for a few days. God, please soothe your injured soul!
Just a few steps out of the police station, Pat suddenly heard a crisp and rapid sound of footsteps behind him, and then, a smart and sweet voice sounded:
"Sir! Sir! Please wait a moment!"
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(End of chapter)