At the beginning of creation, fire shone in the void, determining existence and nothingness, life and death, light and darkness. Fire, which was originally the 'only', differentiated into other existences, and the complex multiverse was born.
From then on, anything, even just a concept, as long as it has existed and its name has been recited, will have the power to support reality.
It's like there was no thunder and rain, strong winds and waves in this world, but one day, the friction of the atmosphere in a certain world produced electric fire and water droplets, and the air pressure surged on the ocean of a certain world. Typhoons and huge waves were produced, and at the origin of the multidimensional world, 'thunder', 'rain', 'wind' and 'waves' appeared and were recorded. Afterwards, mages can use magic, a power from the beginning, to connect these concepts and transform elements and magic into new thunder and rain.
The power of existence in the beginning was differentiated layer by layer, becoming more complex and diverse. This is even more true since the emergence of life. In addition to various natural phenomena that actually exist, countless "symbolic powers" have also appeared one after another, such as healing. , rights, wisdom... These disembodied concepts are also supported by power from the source.
Divinity is actually an unexpectedly complicated thing, and it takes a lot of time to explain it. So to make a long story short, it is a doorway directly to the source of existence. The holder can use this door to activate the power behind it, but this The power is too pure, and it is easy to assimilate the soul of intelligent life - you must know that the holder of the divinity itself is quite pure, so that it can resonate with the source of power, so it is easier to be assimilated.
The Pope gave two options for controlling divinity.
The first one was actually not beyond Joshua's expectation. Just as Organa, the god of luck and despair, said, by constructing two completely different thoughts in his heart, he used this decisive method to oppose divinity. , to balance the torrent of source power that is enough to drown the soul.
The second is to use divinity to weave a cycle of order.
To put it simply, the first option is to suppress the power through self-control, to suppress the output of power, and to narrow the door to the source to the point where the soul can bear it. This method is not difficult, but it is very easy to schizophrenia. After all, ordinary people do not have two brains like the two-headed Ogle. If the self-suggestion is too much, you may really go crazy, or even close the door.
The second method is more interesting.
According to the old pope, the first method is only part of the second, and the second is the true meaning of 'controlling' divinity, rather than suppressing it.
The entire multiverse is constructed by the power of existence. The so-called divinity is just a tiny hole leading to these powers. However, such a huge interweaving of powers not only did not destroy it due to conflict, but instead formed a solid and extremely stable structure. Universe - that's why they form a cycle of order.
Because power is pure, it is difficult to control, but as long as you build an order with divinity, you can control it. Whether it is the seven gods of the human race or the ancient gods, they use their own divinity as the foundation to create various Doctrine explains the order of the world and constitutes its own cycle.
Returning to the central temple area, in the room that the church had arranged for him, Joshua sat on a chair and recalled what Pope Eagle said to him.
"Would it be more recommended that I choose the first method?"
Looking down at his hands, the warrior whispered to himself: "Power and justice, love and death, wisdom and conspiracy... These divinities form a small cycle of the Seven Gods' own order, allowing their own logic to justify themselves, and then Control this power with your own mind.”
"But what kind of cycle should be constructed of fighting, destruction and killing?"
After thinking for about two seconds, Joshua gave up thinking, closed his eyes and sat on the chair to fall asleep.
He couldn't think of such a complicated matter now, and it was useless to worry about it in such a short time. He had already worked hard enough in Anos Abyss, and now it was time to rest. He would not get into trouble because of such a trivial matter.
The room arranged by the Church of the Seven Gods for Joshua and others is located inside a temple. This temple, called the Hall of Justice, is usually a high-end warehouse for storing magical puppets. However, this is a time of war, and most of the puppets have been transferred. The original warehouse was transformed into a residence for the priests.
The temple built of steel and rock gives people a cold feeling, but in fact the internal temperature is suitable. The Holy Light Array will adjust the indoor temperature to the most suitable level for biological survival. This is the benefit that extraordinary power can bring. Apart from being unusually spacious, the room where Joshua and others live does not actually have much decoration inside. After all, it was just a warehouse before. You can even see the steel brackets and ritual circles for magical puppets in the corner. At first, No. is standing there now, the huge steel element seems to regard itself as a puppet, standing in the steel support, looking in a good mood.
Not far from Joshua's seat, there was a big bed. Hei lay lazily on the bed, letting the silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy curiously poke her corners and face. The table next to her was filled with The delicacies just delivered include even rare specialties from the distant seas, stone heart fish roe and green holy white tree fruits.
Unlike Loranda and others, in the final analysis, the warriors and the others were invited guests, so after the mission was over, Joshua could rest comfortably for a while, while the three members of the church had just left the Ark and received treatment not long after. He was quickly transferred to various positions and worked hard to handle various matters.
This kind of thing is not uncommon. According to the words of the previous life, most of the clergy are social animals, and they are also the kind who are willing to hire several mercenaries on top of one clergy. They will work day and night. If you work hard at the task, you will never be lazy - the prerequisite is that you must be paid enough.
The Shenji siblings had a good relationship with Hei before, and it was the same after Heilong turned into a human form, especially Yingying. She moved her hands and feet towards Hei on the bed, groping him everywhere, and murmuring in a low voice while touching him: "Here." It should be the bone spur on the back, right? And the bump here is the carapace? It’s really strange... "
The silver-haired girl marveled at Black's human form. She used to be responsible for scrubbing the half-dragon's carapace. Now that she had nothing to do, Hotaru began to use the armor worn by the black dragon girl to identify which part of the opponent's dragon form the features on it were.
In response, Hei murmured feebly: "... It's itchy, don't scratch it, don't touch my tail.
But Rin was not interested. After touching the sharp black dragon horn, he turned into a prototype out of boredom and placed himself on the bed. The black giant axe, which was more than two meters tall, pressed down the entire mattress by at least ten centimeters. Make a deep depression.
Since the Shenji siblings were strengthened, they were able to freely transform into human and weapon forms, and the weapon forms could also move. Rin was probably annoyed by the silver-haired girl and Hei next to him, so he moved the huge black ax towards the bed. The other side slowly moved a certain distance, and the white sheets tore with a sound, and a large crack suddenly opened.
After her head was still a little dizzy from the brain-eating worms until she fell asleep, Firefly turned to look at the soldier sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, and asked curiously: "Master, why don't you come to bed to rest? "
"No need." Shaking his head, Joshua glanced at the messy bed with the corner of his eye, and sighed: "I'd rather sit."
Such leisurely days lasted for a long time. Although wild dragons would come to harass them every few days, the five-color dragon clan never launched a general attack. They seemed to be waiting for the storm to form in the distant sea, and then used the power of the typhoon. Suppress the defensive magic around the holy mountain and take this opportunity to attack.
According to the Pope's words, Joshua has completed his mission and does not need to participate in the battle at all. He can return to the empire after the decisive battle between the Church of the Seven Gods and the Mad Dragon. However, with the character of a warrior, he will naturally not be idle. Every time the flying dragon comes He would try to harass anyone, and then return without success after frightening off batch after batch of flying dragons.
After repeating this several times, even Hei's record was better than Joshua's. However, one time, probably because the opponent did not believe in evil, a few giant dragons who were not afraid of the pressure of the warriors mixed with the flying dragon group with the intention of making a surprise attack, hoping to solve this big trouble. Needless to say, the result was naturally harvested by Joshua. Wave.
To be honest, that battle was a bit risky. The cooperation of several Jiyi-level blue dragon leaders and several gold-level old dragons was enough to kill any ordinary Jiyi warrior in an instant. Unfortunately, Joshua had already been there. He could smell something wrong from a few kilometers away, so he took advantage of it, and then cooperated with several other strong men in the church to leave them all behind.
The death of a Jiyi-level giant dragon and several golden dragons was a heavy loss even for the five-color dragon clan. Since then, the harassment of the mad dragon has been much more cautious. Both sides are waiting for the opportunity for the final battle, and Joshua also gained considerable popularity among the clergy of Mount Athos.
"Good day, Your Majesty."
Below the central temple area, in a complex and vast underground facility, a middle-aged paladin wearing full body armor performed a knightly salute to Joshua. He politely said: "You are going to Warehouse No. 3. ?Then please let me show you the way.”
"Excuse me." Wearing a white coat specially provided by the church, Joshua nodded slightly and asked the other party to lead the way.
On the ground of Edda Gray Island, there are various temples and residential areas, but just like there are dungeons at the bottom of all churches on the mainland, there is also a large underground fortress directly under the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea. In addition to imprisoning some cultists, Except for the punished clergy, most of the time it is vacant and used as a warehouse and experimental area. It is only activated during wartime to allow ordinary clergy without combat effectiveness to take refuge.
Joshua came here not to visit, but to receive his reward.
Whether they went to the Abyss of Anos or helped the Church of the Seven Gods, the warriors made many contributions. If you include the anti-dragon potion provided by the empire to the church and the Far South Kingdom, then the contribution was even greater. So according to a certain bishop's suggestion, Joshua could go to the church's warehouse and take whatever he liked.
Originally, the warrior was too lazy to get such a reward. He was already extremely powerful and most of the magic items in the world were of no use to him. However, Rin reminded him that even if he didn't need it, Joshua would It can be brought back to the territory for others to use, especially the group of students at Winterhold Academy.
Under the leadership of the middle-aged paladin, Joshua walked along the wide rocky road and arrived at the warehouse area of the underground fortress in a few minutes. The warrior could see a spacious corridor extending forward, with numerous forks on both sides and huge warehouse doors. The top of the corridor is inlaid with huge pieces of pyroxene. Under the white light, it is even brighter than the surface temple covered by clouds.
There are many guards patrolling around the warehouse. They all look calm and confident. The mad dragon blocking the sea and besieging the holy mountain did not make these clergymen show the slightest fear or anxiety, because no matter who they are, they firmly believe that the church will definitely be here. A great victory in this battle.
This is really not their blind confidence.
Different from the previous life, the Church of the Seven Gods, which had obtained the Mad Dragon's plan very early, has now gathered the power of all the elites. The elite priests wandering on the continent were not blocked by the Mad Dragon, but were already blocked by the opponent before they blocked the sea area. Just returned to the Holy Mountain.
Although the power of the mad dragon is much stronger than in the previous life due to the lack of player hindrance, compared with the two, in terms of basic combat power, the Holy Mountain still has the advantage.
The guards in front of Joshua were all at peak silver level. A leader not far away even had gold level strength. On the mainland, he would be the person in charge of a local church or knighthood, but In the Holy Mountain, they are all ordinary patrol members.
After seeing the warrior's arrival, the guarding knights who had already received the news smiled respectfully at Joshua. They bowed and opened the warehouse door.
Midnight...can be considered night, right
Anyway, this is not today’s update, there is another update
To be honest, I noticed that the previous outline was too watery, so after deleting and rewriting it, I shortened part of the plot, and it was about to be the decisive battle of Dragon Calamity.
This battle is a stage for legendary warriors, and the protagonist is not yet ready to participate in it, so it is not the main plot of this volume, which disappoints everyone.
(End of chapter)