Volume 3 Journey Chapter 75 Legend of God

  Nantes finally started teaching me the long-awaited space magic, and I learned the first magic: short-distance instant movement. He gave me an example, which is jumping.

  "He said: 'What is teleportation? It's actually very simple, can't you just jump forward?'"

  I nodded and said, "Yeah, I will."

  "Nantes said: 'Then you jump and show me.'"

  I took a small step forward. He said, "Actually, instant movement is just folding two distant points into a short distance that you can jump to, hmm, we can call it spatial folding. Short-distance instant movement is relatively simple, you lock in a location and then cast the spatial folding magic skill to achieve it. For long distances, you need to have spatial coordinates, which is slightly more complicated. It's best if you've been to that place before, put up a magic mark, and then fold it, and it's done. The principle is the same, only the amount of magical power consumed is different. The farther the distance, the greater the consumption. At your current level, about three thousand miles of spatial folding would require about five days of recovery."

  "Is that all?"

  Nantes said: "That's all."

  "I said: 'Then why did spatial magic get lost? Isn't it very difficult?'"

  Nantes said: "The loss of space magic is due to the emergence of space equipment."

  I became curious and asked: "I don't quite understand. Why say that?"

  "Nantes said: 'The emergence of spatial equipment is the pinnacle of spatial magic, and the principle of this equipment is also based on the principle of spatial folding, compressing space into a piece of equipment, so that a small thing can contain a vast space. In fact, the basic principle of spatial magic is to break the rules of space, instantaneous destruction of rules, and space can automatically recover without disrupting the fundamental laws of this world. Instant movement is just taking advantage of the loopholes in the fundamental laws of this world. However, spatial magicians are not satisfied, trying to establish new spatial laws, permanently folding space, and disasters occur. One or two such equipment have no impact, but when spatial equipment becomes widespread, the laws of this world are destroyed.'"

  "So what's the result?"

  "Nantes said: 'When the fundamental laws of space are violated, this world will forcibly restore the spatial laws to their normal trajectory. The power of the fundamental laws is infinite, and no one can destroy them. A huge conflict arose between the powerful forces and the attributes of those who possessed spatial magic, and almost overnight, all spatial mages were torn apart by the laws of the world, turning into dust. No mage could resist the law unless you are the creator of the law.'"

  I looked at the ring on my hand, why does this space ring still exist?

  "Nantes' voice dispelled my doubts: 'I know you have a storage ring, and the space inside that ring isn't created by folding space. I believe you can feel it - the ring is connected to a fragment of space, which didn't break the laws of this world, so it remained intact. The principle behind this ring's creation is different from current spatial magic.'"

  "I asked in puzzlement: 'What magic is this again?'"

  "Nanter paused for a moment and said, 'This ring was not made by humans.'"

  I curiously asked: "Oh? Then who made this ring?"

  Nant's answer shocked me: "This ring is a creation of God."

  "God? Does this world really have the existence of God?"

  "Naturally, there are gods, but not in this world. The gods cannot come to this world, however they can seek out representatives in this world. For example, the clergy, you know? They are the representatives of the Supreme God, also known as the Sun God. The spirits are the representatives of the Moon Goddess, and the dwarves' god of creation, as well as the death god worshipped by necromancers, and other such gods, although they are not the Supreme God."

  I continued to listen numbly as Nante spoke: "The spokesmen of God possess a portion of God's power, while God relies on these believers to gain the power of their faith. In other words, they mutually utilize each other. The stronger the divine spirit of faith is, the greater the magical power of the believer will be. Exceptional believers can even be called pseudo-gods, but such believers are extremely rare and may only appear once every thousand years."

  Perhaps Nantes saw me staring blankly and stopped. I came back to myself and urged Nantes to continue speaking.

  "The more followers a god has, the greater the benefits it receives, so sometimes these gods will go to war with each other for their followers. They fight in their own world, and their followers wage war on the continent of Aichner, which is what we commonly refer to as the War of the Gods, while the followers call it a Holy War."

  I nodded and said, "So that's how it is, those gods don't seem like good things either."

  Nante burst out laughing at my words: "I've never heard anyone speak ill of the gods before, you're an interesting kid. We understand, but no one has ever dared to say it out loud, you're the first. Actually, what you said is right, we mages have seen through the truth, so few mages believe in any god, that's the reason why. Fanatical religious beliefs often stem from ignorance. Wise people won't be deceived."

  "I said discontentedly: 'Since so many people have seen the purpose of God, why hasn't anyone resisted? Instead, various beliefs are widely spread across the continent.'"

  "Nanter said, 'Believers believe in their religion and produce the power of faith. The gods obtain the power of faith and grant blessings or magical abilities to believers in return. This is a fair trade - one party gives, the other receives. We know this, but there's no need to interfere. After all, many times people need faith to find comfort when they're helpless. They believe their gods can save them from disaster, and often they do receive divine blessings. What's wrong with that? Look at those priests who have received divine blessings and gained abilities - their presence is felt throughout the continent of Aichner. They rescue the dying, heal the wounded, provide food and clothing for the poor, and treat the injured. The innate wood magic of the spirits can revive all living things, turning barren lands into lush oases. Many wood magic spells also have powerful healing effects. These are all beneficial to the continent of Aichner.'"

  I nodded in agreement with Nantes' words, but couldn't help asking: "Then why are the magicians unwilling to believe in God? Wouldn't it be even more powerful to receive God's blessing and obtain His power?"

  "Nonsense," Nant said with a cold snort. "What do you think the power of faith is? It's the spirituality of humans, the more steadfast one's faith, the stronger the power gained, but the soul becomes weaker after death. If a magician loses their spirituality, they won't be able to learn magic anymore. Have you ever seen a priest cast elemental magic? And necromancers are even more absurd, they dedicate their souls to the god of death, they have long lives and powerful magic, but once they die, their souls will be taken away by the god of death, never having the chance to reincarnate again."

  "I sighed and said, 'Indeed, the easier it is to obtain something, the greater the price one pays. Only what I grasp myself truly belongs to me. I still think that gods are not a good thing. Teacher, please continue teaching me space magic.'"