Mirmina's attitude on this matter seemed to be a bit too casual. Of course, this had to do with her 'vision' as a god. She did not think that the inclination of certain mortal groups on the level of belief was something to be surprised about, especially when these mortals had never established a connection with her.
For a god, this kind of 'isolated zone' of mortals was as transparent as transparent and did not need to be concerned about them. However, for Gwen, this matter was not so simple.
"This is not just a matter of 'a bit strange,'" Gwen's mouth twitched, and he said in an extraordinarily serious tone, "Isn't it said that all the mages in the world are believers or shallow believers of the Goddess of Magic? Although the belief in the Goddess of Magic is the most loose and broad of all the belief systems, it is precisely because of this loose and broad form of belief that leads to the universal belief in the Goddess of Magic among the mages … "
He was talking about the 'common sense' he knew, but Mirmina shook her head and said, "This is the opinion of you mortals. I have never said so."
Gwen frowned and said, "Isn't that the truth?"
"At least not in the Violet Continent," Mirmina said very seriously. "And even in the Roren Continent, not all mages believe in me. 'Shallow believer' is a very vague concept because it can hardly establish a valid connection of belief, so the judgment of it is very subjective and general. Sometimes, a mage does not believe in God at all, but when he encounters a magic model that he really can't solve, he will still habitually scold 'Even the Goddess of Magic won't look at this thing'. In this case, people may think that he is a shallow believer … You know how unreliable this judgment is in this regard."
Gwen rubbed between his eyebrows, sorted out his thoughts and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about Violet … You said that so many mages in the Violet Kingdom do not believe in you … This is a bit surprising …"
"It's normal because mages are very mysterious, and the Violet Kingdom is the most mysterious and isolated of all the mortal countries. Almost no one in the world knows what the real situation in the Violet Kingdom is. They just instinctively think that the Country of Mages must be a land under the rule of the Goddess of Magic … But what is the reality? They have not prayed to me for thousands of years, and this is a fact that only they and I know. "
Mirmina said as she spread out her hands very humanly. "You think they are mysterious, I think they are quite mysterious too."
"… But why is that?" Gwen frowned and could not help but ask, "How can a country of mages show a situation where the belief in the Goddess of Magic has become extinct …"
"How would I know?" Milmina shook her head. "It's been like this since I gained consciousness. Because there are no believers of mine in that land, I have no way of knowing what is going on inside. And because the Violet Kingdom has been isolated from the Lorien Continent since ancient times, it is difficult for my belief to spread across the strait. What's more, the belief in the Goddess of Magic is very loose. The mages who believe in me are not as enthusiastic about preaching and building churches as the priests of other religions. They would rather do a few more sets of big questions than study how to spread the belief … I myself am too lazy to pay attention to these things. "
Gwen did not know what to say for a moment. In the face of the Goddess of Magic who had such a matter-of-fact attitude, he could only tremble at the corner of his mouth. In his heart, he was admiring the lady's casual attitude.
As expected of a character who could carve a "thank you" on the table after watching her own funeral.
After calming himself down, Gawain finally had no choice but to accept this unexpected fact. The series of questions he had prepared earlier had become meaningless before he could even ask them. He had no choice but to reorganize his words and ask, "You just said … you don't know what's going on inside? You can't see what is going on inside the Violet Kingdom. Is that what you mean? "
"Without believers, there are no eyes and ears. This is the operating rule of us gods," Mirmina's attitude finally became serious. She patiently explained, "We can understand what is going on in the world through the senses of believers, at least if there are devout believers. But conversely, we can only understand what the believers can see and hear.
"Do you know what the human world looks like in the eyes of the gods? You can imagine. When I was still on the throne, the world I saw was countless flickering light spots in the darkness. Each flickering light spot was a believer with a devout belief. Around their light spots, a small space was illuminated, and that was the area that their senses could perceive. The vision of the gods consisted of these countless light spots and the 'bright area' around them, and relied on them to piece together a cognitive world.
"But when I cast my eyes on the Violet Kingdom … all I saw was darkness. There wasn't even a flickering light, let alone a 'vision'."
"Darkness …" Gwen whispered to himself subconsciously. He pictured the scene that Mirmina described in his mind, and it was not difficult to imagine. He frowned and then looked at Amoun. "What about you? Can you see the situation in the Violet Kingdom? "
He was actually just asking casually because Amoun's influence was limited to the southern part of the continent. There were very few believers of the God of Nature in the northern part of the continent. The Violet Kingdom was a very isolated place, and he had never heard of any belief in the realm of nature. But he still had hope in his heart, and that was the tradition of the Silver Elves' 'travel' since ancient times.
After reaching adulthood, the Silver Elves would often follow the tradition and travel the whole 'world'. The powerful high-grade rangers even dared to explore the elemental realm. Maybe there was an elven traveler in the ancient times who had set foot in the Violet Kingdom. If there was one, it might become Amoun's vision.
However, Amoun's answer quickly broke Gwen's expectation. The God of Nature lowered his eyelids and said in a low and pleasant voice with regret, "Sorry, my vision has never crossed the strait. It is also dark for me."
Gwen nodded, curled his fingers, and fell into deep thought. Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind. He thought of something and said, "Wait, Madam Mirmina, I remember that the Violet Kingdom has a new tradition since 600 years ago. They will select talented 'apprentices' from the Loren Continent to go to the City of Thousand Towers. Most of these so-called apprentices are already powerful Loren spellcasters. Is there no one among these spellcasters who can become your 'eyes'?"
"I also know this tradition. Although I don't respond to the prayers of believers in the world, I have been paying attention to the changes in the world. I still know something about the external affairs of the Violet Kingdom." Mirmina nodded. "It's a bit strange now that I think about it. In the past 600 years, the Violet Kingdom has selected a lot of apprentices from the Loren Continent, but none of them believed in me. Even if some of them became my believers later, at least at the age when they were selected as' apprentices, 'they had not established a belief in the Goddess of Magic."
Myrmina spoke casually, but Gawain listened attentively. His gaze instantly froze, as if lightning had flashed across his heart. A clue that no one had thought of surfaced in his mind.
Mirmina keenly noticed the change in Gwen's expression. "What have you thought of?"
"… For the past six hundred years, countless people have tried to find out the criteria for selecting apprentices in the Violet Kingdom. They have looked for clues from the apprentices' talents, residence, race, age, personality, bloodline, and a series of other possible conditions. However, no one has ever thought that the real common point is actually this …
"The criteria for selecting apprentices in the Violet Kingdom is not to believe in the Goddess of Magic."
Amoun had been listening silently without interrupting. At this time, he suddenly could not help but say, "Isn't it a bit too early to draw this conclusion?"
"Indeed, we can't draw this conclusion yet." Gwen was silent for a moment. He nodded gently and said, "But at least the existing clues can be gathered together. From 600 years ago to today, all the apprentices who have been allowed to enter the City of Thousand Towers have at least one thing in common, and that is, they have never believed in the Goddess of Magic. In this regard, I think Madam Mirmina's judgment is absolutely accurate. "
"What could be the reason behind this?" Amoun seemed to finally be interested in this topic. He asked again, "A country with a large population, with such a strict attitude to prevent the spread of a certain religion in their own country. This is something that no country on the Lolun Continent has ever done. This is not easy in this world. They must have a reason for doing this, right? "
"And they are so successful." Mirmina added, "'There is no light at all.' Although I don't care about this matter, the abnormality of this matter itself is worth paying attention to. I don't know the exact number of people in the Violet Kingdom, but there is a saying among mortals — where there are mortals, there is the soil of faith. Mortals will always encounter difficulties, and there will always be people who pray. There are countless spellcasters in the Violet Kingdom. For thousands of years, they have never encountered a big problem that they could not solve. You should at least mention my name when you're scolding me … "
Mirmina's voice was obviously lower in the latter half of the sentence. Gwen could not help but look at her again. Amoun's voice came from the side. "Tell me the truth. Do you really not care?"
Milmina said casually, "Look at my carefree attitude. Do I look like I care?"
"… Whatever you say."
Gwen did not care about the daily interaction between Mirmina and Amoun. He was already lost in thought.
The Goddess of Magic was right. In such a large kingdom, which was dominated by mages, there was not even a single member who believed in the Goddess of Magic. This was the biggest mystery in itself. Its strangeness even exceeded the reason behind the selection of "apprentices" in the Violet Kingdom.
The most important question was: how did they do it?
Amoun and Mirmina noticed that Gwen was lost in thought and stopped at the same time. After a long time, Mirmina suddenly said, "You just said that some of the behavior of the Violet Kingdom seemed 'suspicious' to you. What is the specific situation?"
There was no need to hide this. Gwen sorted out the situation and told the former goddess what he had just found. "It's a technical black box — a technical black box that is wide-ranging, long-term, and difficult to be explained by coincidence. It includes a lot of traditional fields … "
After a detailed description, Gwen's voice trailed off. Amoun thought for a while and said, "This can be considered from the perspective of confidentiality needs and national interests. And to be honest, before you establish runic logic, this kind of technical black box is the norm in this world. Those things that can be analyzed and disassembled are rare, even despised by the mainstream academic community."
Gwen nodded. "That's right. But considering the various anomalies that the Violet Kingdom is showing now, it's hard not to care about the 'black box' that they spread."
Mirmina did not speak after listening to Gwen's explanation. She was silent for a long time, which finally attracted Amoun's attention. The god of nature glanced at her and asked, "Have you thought of something?"
"I'm guessing … what are the Violet Kingdom sorcerers trying to do?" Mirmina did not look up but whispered softly as if she was talking to herself. "Black box magic. The sealing of technology and knowledge will not affect the inheritance and effectiveness of spells. To a certain extent, even with the existence of the black box, the sorcerers can still carry out 'research' and 'personal improvement.' This is determined by the special nature of magic.
"So, the black box spells that the Violet Kingdom sorcerers spread will not affect the establishment of the Loren magic system and the growth of the Loren spellcasters. So, at least to a certain extent, these 'obstacles' they set up are not for their own national security or to delay the development of their competitors — I mean, if they see the Loren Continent as a competitor.
"What they want to achieve should be something else — if they really have such a 'purpose.'"
"Just say what you think," Amoun urged. "There are no outsiders here."
"Let me give you a hint." Mirmina did not pay attention to Amoun. Instead, she looked at Gwen. "If there are more and more 'black boxes' in a magic system, even the most basic theory of the whole system is made up of black boxes; if the power mastered by the spellcasters is in an inexplicable state, people can only recite the ancestral spells as if they are reciting the prayers in the scriptures, but no one knows the mathematical logic and energy rules behind the symbols; if rational analysis and research behavior are completely suppressed, and scholars no longer pursue the knowledge behind the technology, but only pursue the miraculous effects of the sealed spell models, what will happen in the long run?"
Gwen finally understood the meaning of Mirmina's words. The answer behind it made his face turn cold. "Magic will become a miracle."
"This is just my speculation," Mirmina said calmly.
Oh my God!
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