"To be honest, although I'm a Druil and have done some research on the history of the Druil's faith changes, I'm not quite sure what the 'lock' you described is all about," Pitman said to Leit after a moment of thought. "The Druil did not seem to encounter any 'lock' in the process of transforming nature divine spells into Druil spells … But as far as I know, there's a detail in the history that may give you a reference."
"Oh?" Gwen looked interested. "What detail?"
"I don't know if you've heard, but after the fall of Druil White Star three thousand years ago, although most of the nature divine spells were transformed into Druil spells, there were still some Druil who failed to complete the transformation." Pitman told the history that many people did not know, with a look of emotion on his face. "Even if they accepted the fact that the God of Nature had fallen, accepted the fact that nature divine spells were ineffective, and accepted the fact that the Force of Nature belonged to the mortals, they still could not break through some kind of restriction. Most of them could not cast spells in their lifetime, and a small number of people who were even more miserable suffered from the backlash in the process of trying to cast spells … The reason why these 'losers' could not cast spells has always been a mystery.
"Many scholars have studied the old Druil priests who could not transform and found that there was no problem with their physical condition, mental state, and magical perception, but they could not cast spells …"
Gwen could not help but voice his own speculation. "That 'lock' has an impact on them in their subconscious?"
"Perhaps as Leit described, there really is an 'invisible lock' in the subconscious of mortals. This lock restricts the ability of every mortal to touch divine spells. It's related to the existence of God, but even if God has fallen, this lock still plays a certain role. But when God has fallen, the power of this lock will be greatly weakened, so that most people can break free from it." Pitman nodded gently, then looked at Leit meaningfully. "And Leit … I'm afraid you're the first human in history to break free from this' lock 'with your own will while God is still alive."
Gwen fell into deep thought.
A lock, a lock that may exist in the subconscious of human beings. It affects every mortal in the world, making them unable to break away from the influence of the gods without being aware of it themselves, so that they can only rely on obeying the scriptures and worshipping the gods in order to come into contact with the divine arts. Is this lock naturally formed after everyone is born, or is it established by some kind of influence?
Considering that there had never been a mortal born unaffected by this shackle, Gwen believed that this subconscious shackle was most likely innate.
This was a world where all kinds of supernatural powers existed. The closer one was to the truth of magic, the blurrier the boundary between human's consciousness and the real world. Gwen would not underestimate a 'lock' that existed in the subconscious, even if it was so intangible that almost no one could detect its existence. It was because he knew very well that once one went deep into the mysteries of magic, such seemingly intangible things would be more difficult to deal with than things that had form and substance.
Of course, compared to the future, he was more concerned about another thing now: Could the changes that happened to Wright be replicated?
A pioneer who broke through the shackles of the gods and used his own will and faith to control the Holy Light — Wright's Holy Light Power was not just a personal ability. In Gwen's view, it was a breakthrough point in a new era. During this period of time, he had been thinking about how to deal with the decadent, dark, and congenitally flawed traditional Church of Holy Light (and other churches that might embark on the path of depravity). He could not directly ban these churches, but he could not let them become shackles on his territory, and the emergence of Wright seemed to provide a solution.
But to solve the problem of the church, it was not enough to only have Wright as a pioneer. If the new path of the Holy Light could not be replicated, then it would have no competitive advantage in front of the traditional churches.
Amber, who was next to him, was the first to frown. "This should be quite difficult … The old man just said that Wright may be the first human in history to break through the 'limit' with his own will. This means that it must be difficult to break through this limit. Where can we find so many talented, capable, and strong-willed people …"
"Maybe it's not as difficult as you think," Pitman interrupted Amber. "First of all, since Wright succeeded, it means that the power of this lock is not absolute. Ordinary people also have the possibility of replicating this process — even if the possibility is very low. Secondly, the most difficult thing to break through is only the first time. If they see Wright using his own strength to exert the Holy Light Power, then I believe that many believers of the Holy Light will be shaken, and the difficulty of breaking through this subconscious lock will be greatly reduced. And I believe in one thing: there should be a law to the existence of everything. Since Wright succeeded, it means that this matter has its own logic and law behind it. As long as we continue to study it, we can always find something. "
Gwen deeply agreed with Pitman's words. What made him even more gratified was that Pitman had already established such a profound and correct way of thinking. Under his sloppy and unreliable appearance, there was a kind of scientific thinking that was rare and precious in this era. Gwen did not know whether Pitman's thinking was originally there or it was slowly cultivated in the process of leading the research work in the territory. But one thing he was sure of was that as long as the education and research in the territory could continue to develop, and researchers like Pitman could continue to lead the apprentices forward, there would definitely be more and more people with similar thinking.
Wright was not a researcher, but this did not affect his understanding of Pitman's words and Gwen's thoughts. He knew what the process of him regaining the Holy Light meant to other believers who still believed in the God of Holy Light, and he also knew that the decadent and dark Church of Holy Light urgently needed a reform. So he was happy to do something for this. "I've been meditating these days to perceive the way the Holy Light flows, and I've asked Master Kamel a lot of knowledge about magic. I feel that the operation of the Holy Light does have a law to follow, but it's also different from ordinary spells. It seems to be very affected by the caster's … beliefs. I can't explain the subtle connection, but I can feel that whenever the Holy Light surges, it will affect and resonate with the Holy Light that I believe in in my heart."
"This is normal. It's the same for Druil spells. The effect of Druil spells is very affected by the caster's beliefs. The Church of Nature's Spirit is very particular about this. They believe that only when the mind and the nature are in harmony, the Druil spells will be effective." Pitman nodded and looked thoughtful. "So, it seems that the power converted from divine spells will have this characteristic? It's deeply affected by the 'spiritual bias'? "
This was the first time Gwen heard of this detail. He was a little surprised. "So, what's up with the Fallen Druil of the All Things Will Die Society? Could it be that their dark magic also contains their feelings for all things in nature? "
Before Pitman could say anything, Amber interrupted. "Hey, open your mind. Deep love and deep hate are both deep. Maybe there's no such thing as the Fallen Druil. They just love the world so much that they are twisted …"
No one paid any attention to Amber's nonsense. Pitman just shook his head. "The Fallen Druil also have their own understanding of nature. Nature is a basic law of life and death. It does not have human moral factors. This is different from the Holy Light, which has a strong moral bias."
To be honest, Gwen was not very comfortable with the assumption that "human's spiritual factors can interfere with the macroscopic world". This assumption was so bizarre that it even exceeded the quantum mechanics he knew. But since there really was a spiritual force in this world, then all the hypotheses related to it were objective research targets. Based on the scientific concept of understanding the world and transforming the world, he had to face these hypotheses.
"Maybe we can start a special project to analyze the mystery of the Holy Light in Wright. It's not enough to let him study it alone." Gwen said slowly. "Also … Wright, I hope you can think about the new doctrine while studying the Holy Light."
As soon as the words "new doctrine" came out, Pitman and Amber's expressions changed. But Wright was calm as if he had expected it. He just nodded solemnly at Gwen. "I understand. The church is not open these days. I've been thinking about this. I have to think about how to explain the true meaning of the Holy Light to the believers … "
As he spoke, the powerful priest could not help but show a little uneasiness on his face. "To be honest, I'm not sure. I'm just a low-level missionary priest. I don't know if I can do such a big thing."
"You're not just a missionary priest. You've changed history. You should have some confidence in yourself." Gwen said with a smile. "And I'll help you. Although I'm not a believer of the Holy Light, I at least know how to guide the people. Since we want to return the Holy Light to the world and return the right path to the people, the guidance of the people is essential."
Wright immediately bowed his head sincerely. "Thank you very much. I'm really not good at this …"
"Since we're going to promote a new doctrine, we have to be different from the original Church of the Holy Light," Gwen continued. "I haven't thought of a name for the new church yet, but your priest identity should be changed. Missionary priest, this is the identity given to you by the Church of the Holy Light. There's no need to keep this identity."
Wright did not seem to realize that there was something wrong with a non-believer lord deciding the framework of the "new religion". He just thought about what Gwen said. "I think so too … but I can't think of a more suitable name at the moment."
Gwen looked Wright up and down. He could not help but think of the scene when he saw him in the church a few days ago.
The "Knight" in broken armor, standing in front of the pulpit, bathed in the light.
"White Knight," Gwen said the first word that came to his mind. "You should be the White Knight, the guardian of the right. You're the one who has to cut through the thorns. You have to open up a path in the faith of the Holy Light that has fallen into darkness. So, may the Holy Light cover you like armor and go forward with indomitable will."
"White Knight …"
Wright repeated the new word in a low voice. The fog in his heart gradually cleared.
The Holy Light cover you like armor and go forward with indomitable will.
That's right. Only a knight who was fully equipped with armor could embark on this path. This cloth robe really didn't suit him.
Wright exhaled softly. His heart was suddenly enlightened. The Holy Light that had been faintly appearing around him became brighter and more condensed. It was as if the Holy Light was rejoicing because of the birth of the "White Knight".
In the gradually condensing Holy Light, Gwen once again saw something vague flash in front of his eyes.
He really did not want to break the atmosphere of this historical moment, but Amber next to him did not care. The half-elf lady directly reached out her hand. "I just wanted to ask, why do you always have a double image in the Holy Light …"
A small figure emerged from the Holy Light behind Wright. It fluttered away from Amber's claws and stared at the latter.
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