"How can a transmigrator become a saint of poetry if they don't create glass to make a fortune and recite poems? At the very least, they should copy some books and become a great writer."
Back in the day, perhaps it was out of my desire to improve my life, or perhaps it was just a mockery of fate, I really did try to do something that a transmigrator should do.
But the truth proved that some things were only fun to read about in novels. They weren't reliable at all in reality.
That's right, this world's technology was still in the primitive Middle Ages. However, other people had magic and alchemy. Although engineering wasn't engineering at all, it was more than enough to deal with daily needs.
When it came to creating glass, I did my best to create something similar, but I was told that other people's alchemists created something of a higher quality a thousand years ago, which greatly damaged my body and mind.
As for the other necessary equipment for transmigrators, such as coal, binoculars, salt-drying methods, steelmaking methods, cement, soap … I was a liberal arts student who had been working for many years. Chemistry and physics had long since been taught to my teachers. Just remembering the formulas was too difficult for me.
Sometimes, I found it quite strange how those transmigrators remembered such knowledge. Even if you were an engineer, you probably wouldn't remember the most basic and useless knowledge. Even if I brushed my teeth every day, I wouldn't know the formula for toothpaste. How could you still remember the periodic table of elements and recipes for daily necessities when you transmigrated?
As for reciting poems, that was even more unreliable. Let's not talk about the language barrier. Poetry did exist in this world, but it was completely different from yours.
The only thing that could be used was that "stories" were universal. When you were poor, you could easily make up some stories and sell them … Fine, I admit that income was part of the reason, but the main reason was that I had a bad sense of humor. It was rare for me to transmigrate, so I wanted to give something to this world.
Perhaps, I should be thankful that I was a Chinese in my previous life. We were probably the race with the least religious beliefs in the world, but we did indeed have beliefs.
We believed in our ancestors, believed in our own inherited culture, believed in morals and laws, believed in the long web of justice, believed that the Heavens were watching, believed that good and evil would always be repaid. These subtly influenced beliefs weren't the same as worshiping a God, but they could still form the most complete values. That was why it was impossible for the reincarnated me to be a devout believer of the God of Holy Light. No, I should say that it was impossible for me to be like any other mortal who would entrust my body, mind, future, and soul to a tangible existence, even if that existence was a supreme God.
Even back when I was called the Son of Holy Light, I only maintained the most basic level of respect for the God of Holy Light, as if he were a senior … a martyr whose name and achievements I had only heard of.
Roland, date of birth unknown, a great existence who dedicated his entire life to the greatest cause, for the liberation of all humanity … I mean, for the safety and stability of the entire species.
He started from the original concept of light, pursued it all the way, and finally brought the holy light that could expel Chaos to mortals.
But later, he brought the light to the heavens and left the mortal world. Everyone who desired the Holy Light actually wanted to worship him and worship him as their God.
I approved of his great achievements and sacrifices, but I was unable to approve of his choices.
Worship was the farthest away from the truth. Once something was placed on the altar of God, it would be impossible to change since it was covered in a holy coat. In that case, its practicality and functionality would greatly decrease.
"You guessed correctly. Holy Light is also a type of energy, a type of element."
I smiled as I revealed the true nature of Holy Light to the archmages.
Perhaps some people had long since suspected this, but those who dared to say it out loud would either be treated as lunatics or sent to the gallows. Those who dared to try it out in secret, even if they were lucky enough to avoid the Holy Church and the world's attention, didn't obtain any convincing results in the end.
But I was different.
Holy Light was indeed a type of energy, a type of element. However, it was an incredibly unique type of element. Holy Light wasn't a natural creation, but rather a man-made creation. It would be impossible to use the old elemental theories to control Holy Light.
Praying to the God of Prayer = establishing a connection to the God of Holy Light's server.
Paying spiritual energy and mana = payment for using the internet and resources.
The God of Holy Light bestowed power = ding dong, your delivery has arrived … Cough, cough, I meant that the Holy Light has been successfully summoned.
No wonder the God of Holy Light was so powerful. It could be said that he had been monopolizing all this time. He was like a monopoly company that controlled all Holy Light users. This was also why he had been able to directly deprive Estrada of his Holy Light back in the plains of Bardi — his server had been blocked.
Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't have been a problem.
However, the God of Holy Light had already lost his sense of self. It would be impossible for him to compromise, and it would be impossible for him to be flexible. Holy Light would never change. Not only that, if something happened to him … Although it sounded ridiculous, it was highly possible based on my calculations.
If the server stopped responding, all users would lose their connection … In that case, all Holy Light users would lose their Holy Light!
This was incredibly frightening. A monopoly would only affect progress, which was barely tolerable. However, a "monopoly company" would cause the entire industry to be destroyed along with it. That would be unacceptable.
"It's not impossible to summon Holy Light by using mana. Summoning Holy Light requires special techniques and secret techniques. I've written them all down in this book. It'll be sold next month … In order to avoid trouble from the Holy Church, I'll sell it tomorrow. If you're unable to summon Holy Light right away, please read the Southern Sect's teachings on pure Holy Light a few times. "
"If you still can't understand, we have a backup Holy Light server here. You can still use the old-fashioned method to connect to it. Please contact the Hades Pillar of Light, Estrada. Yep, that's him, my teacher. He's currently an Evil God in the Hades. "
I tossed out all this information to the mages and higher-ups of the various countries. Two elderly priests fainted on the spot, and everyone stared at me as if I were a lunatic.
"You're insane. Even if this is the truth, why would you suddenly become enemies with the Holy Church at such a time?"
However, I chuckled. This was exactly the moment I wanted.
After the "Betrayer's Alliance" was established, the Holy Church's reputation and substance suffered a major blow after abandoning San Antonio. It could be said that the Holy Church had fallen to the lowest point in its history. If I didn't stab the Holy Church in the back, how could I call it revenge … I meant the strongest ally?
That's right, we had a Betrayer's Alliance. We agreed that we wouldn't cause trouble for the Holy Church regarding the San Antonio incident. I wasn't trying to cause trouble for them. I was simply telling them about my own research results. At most, I had some slight academic differences in my understanding of Holy Light. Yep, at most, I had some religious differences.
"… The disputes that resulted in the most deaths in history were basically religious differences."
If this was any other time, I would have been worried that the Holy Church would cause trouble for me. But right now, the Holy Church was in a hurry to leave San Antonio. Even if they saw what I did, they would pretend that they didn't see anything. Although it was likely that they would take revenge afterwards … But wasn't I already used to this? This was just how our alliance was (stabbing each other in the back).
While the Holy Church was at its weakest, this stab would definitely be vicious. However, it wouldn't shake the Holy Church's foundation for the time being. That was because the only people who would be able to accept a new definition of Holy Light and use Holy Light in a new way would definitely not be the commoners who provided the majority of the God of Holy Light's faith.
But as long as this new Holy Light application was spread everywhere, it would be impossible for the Holy Church to extinguish the Holy Church's fire.
Rather than saying that I was stabbing the Holy Church in the back, it would be more accurate to say that I was a despicable person who wanted to take advantage of their weakness.
Although this was rather despicable, it would be incredibly beneficial for the entire world.
I wasn't saying that it was a good thing that the Holy Church's authority as a religion would decrease. Rather, from a purely technical standpoint, praying and summoning Holy Light like a priest would be far too wasteful and extravagant in a Holy War where combat strength was greatly lacking.
"This is a list of Holy Light magic spells that I've organized. Yep, you guessed correctly. These can be included in the major magic system. Mages can learn Holy Light spells through research."
It was impossible for mages to directly control the original Holy Light of the Southern Sect. However, it was possible to control pure Holy Light. The most obvious proof was that none of the Southern Sect's priests or Holy Knights had any connection to the God of Holy Light.
I then further organized their Divine Arts and research results to form this series of Holy Light spells.
This seemingly thick booklet only had the spell theory and models for three spells. However, it covered the most basic applications and principles.
The first spell was Light Arrow, which summoned Holy Light to attack the enemy.
The second spell was Light Shield, which buffed the armor and shield with a thin layer of Holy Light.
The last spell was a weak Holy Light spell. This didn't need any further explanation as it was a simplified form of healing.
Although it was quite simple, it provided research directions and practical applications for Holy Light. This seemed like a booklet, but it was actually a brand-new magic system. Just thinking about Holy Light archmages was quite interesting.
"Interesting? I think it's scary. "
Archmages weren't idiots. After a short moment of astonishment, they understood what this meant.
And, whenever I looked at someone, that person would avoid me, shamelessly turn around, or pretend to be interested in the ants on the ground.
These seemed like only a few minor spells, but if these archmages researched them, they would be able to create a brand new type of magic. Just by changing the existing spell models and using other types of spell structures, they would be able to easily create several dozen Holy Light spells.
Creating a brand new type of magic? Indeed, this would be a tremendous honor and an uncontrollable curiosity for the archmages. However, the prerequisite was that they would have to survive the Holy Church's hostility.
"Useless men."
Star Revelation's Auntie Amala angrily took the booklet and carefully put it into her mage robe.
I also heaved a sigh of relief. Star Revelation was one of the strongest mage organizations in the Cloud Tower. This was the best possible outcome.
Right now, mages were still rational enough to suppress their greed for new knowledge. Once this magic system took shape, even if they didn't consider its advantages against the undead and demons, just the fact that it could be used as an emergency treatment would be enough for countless new mages to choose to study and research.
At that time, alchemy and engineering, which were deeply related to modern magic, would also be involved. Holy Light alchemy bombs, Holy Light Gundams, and so on … Just thinking about it made me feel excited.
Once the trend of invention started, it would be impossible to stop. With the pressure from the Chaos Holy War, the seeds of invention would rapidly sprout.
If the magical engineering technology brought about by Olivia's Magic Box was the first industrial revolution, then the transformation of Holy Light into magic — a small booklet that wasn't that thick — was highly likely to bring about the second industrial revolution and give Holy Light a brand new explanation.
If the Holy Church hadn't suffered such a terrible defeat in San Antonio, I didn't even know when I would have been able to bring out this booklet.
"Finally, I'll be able to give Estrada an explanation …"
I sighed and rubbed my hands together. For some reason, I felt much more relaxed inside.
In the end, no matter if it was the creation of pure Holy Light or the establishment of Holy Light systems, it was all thanks to the Hades's Pillar of Light that Holy Light had a new source (private server) that made all of this possible.
"Because Holy Light needs to be saved, that's why Estrada needs to …"
For some reason, I recalled how countless Holy Knight sighed helplessly in this land as well. They had been abandoned by the Gods they had once believed in, yet they had chosen to find salvation from their hearts.
"Holy Light should be used to protect."
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