Chapter 7 God of Knowledge
All three characteristics are met.
Pete is simply inconsolable.
Why do all races unanimously agree to regard the followers of the evil god as traitors of civilization, and if they are found, they will be sentenced to death? They almost completely ignore the possibility that the other party will turn over a new leaf and turn to the light?
Because the most troublesome thing about the evil god is that once you are involved, you can't get rid of it even if you want to!
Normal gods will not be idle to pay attention to the situation of believers, but will only cast a gaze when the believers pray. Therefore, if a mortal feels that his affinity with a certain god is not high enough, he can completely convert to other gods. The biggest impact of abandoning faith is to lose the blessing of the corresponding god.
But the evil god is different. Even if he only becomes a shallow believer, as long as there is the first contact, the evil god can complete the lock. It is too late for the mortal to stop praying at this time. The evil god can take the initiative to establish contact again at any time.
Therefore, there is no option for mortals who become followers of the evil god in this world to abandon faith! Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the final outcome is almost certainly to be polluted into a monster that loses its mind, and this kind of monster often has the power bestowed by the evil god, which can easily cause great harm.
Pete estimated that if he dared to tell the truth to this man with a long surname, the other party might hang him in the next second.
Moreover, if the information in his mind was true - 17% trust level, it means that he is likely to be suspected by the other party.
"Uh... the situation is actually like this," Pete's forehead was sweating, trying to think of an excuse to cover up the truth, "Sir, you know, I am a believer of the goddess of magic, um... the situation at that time was actually... very critical, yes, very dangerous."
"Then, because I am a believer of the goddess of magic, right hehe... I don't want to die, so at that time I prayed to the goddess very devoutly, hoping that she could help me through this crisis."
"As a result... the result may be that my piety really touched the goddess of magic. I felt that for a moment, I suddenly felt very clearly that the magic network was responding to me. With that feeling, I completed the spell. I don't know how I did it!"
The man sitting opposite Pete raised his head, and Pete noticed that his pupils were golden, slightly bright under the light of the oil lamp.
"You mean, at the critical moment of life and death, you suddenly improved your affinity with the goddess of magic?" the man asked in an ambiguous tone.
Pete gritted his teeth and nodded to confirm: "Yes! That's what I mean!"
In order to make his argument more convincing, Pete also gave an example.
"I remember there was a similar example before? There was a famous great wizard Gangde who broke through the advanced threshold that had troubled him for a long time when his life was in danger, and successfully created the magic of [Gande's Hand]!"
"Hehe..." The man chuckled and nodded slightly, "Yes, it is indeed impossible to rule out the possibility that you and the great wizard Gangde are in the same situation."
Pet thought that his explanation was a successful trick, but before he could be happy, he sensed the information in his mind, and his heart sank.
[Current trust level: 13%]
Not increasing but decreasing!
It is obvious that this man named Bahamut did not believe Pete's explanation at all, and his trust level was even lower!
Before Pete could come up with a new excuse, Bahamut drew his right hand in the air and took out a delicate crystal ball emitting starlight from somewhere.
"If the situation is really as you said, and you felt that your piety moved the magic goddess at the critical moment, then let's test your affinity with the magic goddess now." Bahamut's voice was calm as if there was no emotion.
Pete felt a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.
If he was not mistaken, this should be a 5th-level spell [Mystic Pocket], which can store items in the etheric plane space exclusive to the caster and can be used at any time.
This means that Bahamut is at least a 5th-level caster.
"Haha, haha, this room is a bit stuffy, I'm sweating from the heat, testing affinity, right, right, good idea... haha."
Looking at the crystal ball pushed in front of him by Bahamut, Pete laughed awkwardly a few times, trying to ease his increasingly tense state.
The excuse he made up temporarily might fool others, but it certainly couldn't fool himself. Pete knew very well that his affinity with the goddess of magic had not increased at all. He could only successfully complete the spell of [Hada's Hunger] by relying on the power of that unknown god!
If he really had to test his affinity with the goddess of magic, he would definitely be exposed!
"God, this is the situation now. I can't fool it by myself. If you have any other way, at least let me get through the difficulties in front of me!"
Bahamut's eyes were more and more suspicious. Pete was almost forced into a dead end. If he told the truth, he would die. If he didn't tell the truth, he would also die. There was no way. He could only pin his last hope on that unknown god, that is, Nowen.
Even if the other party was really the evil god, Pete didn't care!
If he could gain Bahamut's trust and fool things, he could at least live a little longer, but if the lie was exposed on the spot, he would be dead!
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On the other side, Norman in the Kingdom of God also realized that the situation was more difficult than he thought.
Although Novin has found a way to prevent his dangerous divine power from affecting mortals, he now faces a new problem:
He has to find a way to arrange a vest for himself! He can't really use his original image to preach!
Otherwise, let alone other mortals, like Pete, even Novin's own believers may not dare to pray to Novin!
The knowledge or information that Novin can understand is not omniscient and omnipotent, but will be restricted by his divine power.
Only when Novin's believers pray to him can he get relevant information.
For example, the black-robed man prayed for the spell [Hada's Hunger] before, and Novin fully mastered this magic;
For another example, when Pete was in danger, he prayed, and the information Novin received was: destroy the black-robed man's transformed divine evil monster, and Pete can escape danger;
In the interrogation room, Pete's idea of leaving was received by Novin, and Novin's divine power gave him feedback: just gain Bahamut's trust.
On the other hand, if Norwin was considered a dangerous evil god, then most mortals would not dare to pray to him, let alone offer their faith.
Once he lost his source of faith, Norwin would become "blind" and might be trapped forever in the foggy kingdom of God.
Thinking about the characteristics of his divine power, Norwin began to fabricate a "vest" identity for himself:
[I am not the evil god, I am Norwin, the god of knowledge. 】
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