Chapter 298 A delicate balance
String together!
All connected!
Novel had already made some guesses about the situation in this world, but there was just no evidence before.
Now that the Goddess of Illusion, an old goddess who has lived for who knows how long, is a witness, many things make sense.
To put it bluntly, what the gods did in the last era was a kind of game.
Pack up the pollution caused by the void to the gods and throw it into the world of mortals, and then let the mortals use the power of divine magic to "fight fire with fire."
Novin feels that no word is more vivid than fighting fire with fire.
The use of divine magic by mortals will cause the corresponding god to be polluted, and the amount of this pollution may be 10.
What if——mortals used divine magic to kill the equivalent of 100 divine aberrations?
In terms of total amount, it is not equivalent to helping the gods eliminate pollution.
However, judging from the end of the old era, it is obvious that the gods of the previous era finally failed.
The actual situation is probably that after acquiring the divine power, mortals can only kill 5 number of divine aberrations.
Therefore, the more divine magic is used, the more serious the pollution will be to the gods, and then more aberrations of gods will have to be packed and thrown into the mortal world, and then mortals will have to rely more on divine magic.
Infinite loop.
It's still a vicious cycle.
In this case, the contamination does not disappear, it just changes location.
One of the gods or mortals must explode first.
Or both sides explode together.
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Combined with the complex crypt system under the dark forest, Noven is now 80% sure that the so-called dark crypt is the "garbage dump" where the gods of the previous era threw pollution.
After all, pollution is just like hazardous waste. Littering it everywhere will definitely cause toxic substances to spread everywhere.
You have to find a fixed place, take corresponding purification measures, and then throw it in accurately.
The various layered designs in the dark crypt all vaguely fit this logic!
Think deeper.
"There is an obvious cyclical pattern, and the red tide of monsters that arrives steadily every year could be the gods of the New Huili Era... throwing away their toxic garbage!"
"The so-called monsters of this era are probably the aberrations of the gods from the previous era!"
"The qualifications for the gods to grant divine magic to mortals may be selected from among mortals to select those individuals who have the potential to grow up and fight against monsters."
"To allow mortals to use divine magic, priority must be given to the kind of mortals who can earn back their 'pollution costs'!"
"Looking at it from this perspective, the Pope of the Glow God Religion and the archbishops at that time who jointly performed the magical miracle of [Past Glory], isn't it equivalent to the Glow God drawing a batch of SSR? Level rarity deck?”
"A divine spell has been in effect for nearly 500 years. Although it cannot directly destroy the monsters, the indirect blocking effect is enough to give mortals a chance to recuperate and prevent them from being directly overwhelmed by the monsters."
"No wonder the Crusaders of the Glorious Religion only stayed within the confines of [Past Glory]."
"The battle against monsters is like this. The Crusaders only need to follow the orders issued by the bishops and fight bravely. The God of Radiance who sends the oracles to the bishops has more to consider."
"Every time the Holy Crusaders use magic, it means the pollution is getting worse."
"What if we send them to the dark forest to eliminate monsters and end up not earning back the money, then the gain outweighs the loss."
Everything is correct and everything makes sense.
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Finally, I know why my followers can get other gods to respond to divine magic.
Noven realized one thing at the same time:
His current position seems to be in a delicate state of "balance".
First of all, His body is already in the shape of an evil god, with very pure ingredients and high concentration.
Even if Novan himself can emphasize verbally and behaviorally that he is not an evil god, he is not the same as those void madmen.
But his essence cannot be changed!
Once the true identity behind the "God of Knowledge" vest is exposed. On a mortal level, what they have to worry about is not the "expulsion of heretics", but whether they will wake up one day and the God of Knowledge will go crazy, fill him with the power of chaos, and directly fall into evil.
As long as you offer your faith, there is this risk.
The initiative lies entirely in Noven's hands, and mortals cannot interfere.
Of course, Noven is also sure that in the face of the temptation of power, there will still be a lot of mortals willing to take a gamble.
The focus is on the divine level.
Novin puts himself into the perspective of the gods of the new Huili era.
It would be okay if they didn't know that they were evil gods.
However, judging from the "Heretic Expulsion Order" issued by the Glow God Religion, Noven now suspects that the gods of the New Hui Calendar may actually know his identity.
Know that Novin is an evil god.
But at least now, they can "ignore" this.
Because the believers of the God of Knowledge are destroying cultists and destroying monsters!
This is to help them reduce the pressure caused by pollution accumulation.
There is no need to pay any cost except divine power!
Without a business, no matter how much you clear out, it’s pure profit!
But - the gods may not be willing to allow the number of Noven's followers to expand indefinitely.
They hope to see Novin's followers rushing to the front lines to fight against monsters, but they don't want to see too many mortals placing their faith in Novin.
Because every believer in the "God of Knowledge" is actually a potential monster.
Novin is not only their savior, but also a super thunder that doesn't know when it will explode.
The faith that mortals offer to gods can actually only be unilaterally lifted by the gods.
If the church of seeking knowledge is allowed to grow in size.
Even if one day in the future, the gods take back the authority and permission they shared with Novin believers.
At that time, Noven could also just say "nobody should play".
The table flipped.
Monsters are rampant.
Pull everyone together to finish.
The best situation is to maintain the number of Novin's followers in a delicate balance.
Not only can it help them eliminate enough monsters to relieve the pressure, but it will not let Nuowen become the main guest.
Novin was even more shocked when he thought about the series of warning, purification, and suppression processes in the Kingdom of God when the number of believers reached 1,000.
"Probably... they have prepared corresponding restrictions."
Thinking of this, Noven also understood what to do.
At least at this stage, as long as his "scale" does not expand rapidly, even if the gods of the new Huili know his nature as an evil god, they should not completely break up with him.
They need Norwin's existence.
By maintaining this delicate balance, Novin's operating space will be much larger!
Moreover, Novin learned about the existence of the transfer ritual from the Goddess of Illusion!
The transfer and handover of divine power!
What we have to do now is to continue to accumulate strength, collect more resources, maintain the apparent balance, and slowly develop more believers.
Wait until the day when the time is right and the conditions are right...
Novin has already thought of his lines when the time comes.
"Please, God of Glow, please take your hands away from my Glow Magic, okay?"
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Guozi Note: Currently, it is only a part of the world view and does not represent the whole picture.
But most of the information about that part of the old days is accurate.
(End of this chapter)