Chapter 60: Insufficient Power

Year 648 of the Demon King's Calendar.

April 30th, morning.

The city gate is not a place for chatting. Viola and the others returned to the castle and started chatting in the reception room.

"I see, this happened after you escaped from the royal capital."

"Although this journey has been extremely difficult, I am very lucky to have the attention of the Demon King and God Lord."

Viola told Aldai roughly how she left the royal capital, how she came to Leon Territory, and what happened these days.

Aldee's expressions are few and far between, but those who are familiar with her can still see the clues.

During the narration, Viola discovered that Aldai was particularly interested in the Demon King God.

"Do you want to know more about your teachings?"

These words sounded like a suspicious person trying to convert people to Christianity on the road, but Aldai's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

She was indeed very interested.

Asking the knights of the guard to get another canon, Aldai said:

"Actually, I didn't come here today because I heard you were here, but the detector I left in the snowy area sent out an extremely strong energy signal a few days ago."

"detector?"

"Well, I left it when I came to the snowy area to study and write a thesis. I almost forgot about it. After getting the signal, I checked it for a few days before confirming that the signal came from here."

"Perhaps the signal you got was the fluctuation of divine power when the Lord personally took action."

"I thought so too, but it's weird."

"What's weird?"

"Gods shouldn't directly intervene in the mortal world so simply and crudely."

When Viola heard this, she immediately said proudly:

"The Demon King and God Lord are not comparable to ordinary gods."

"No, this has nothing to do with whether it is powerful or not. No matter how powerful a god is, if he affects the mortal world regardless of losses, the effect will be very slight. For example, the Sun God will make the sun a little stronger."

"Is this happening?"

"Of course, if gods want to influence the mortal world, they can only do so through the hands of believers. Gods who use their divine power in person also need to use the bodies of believers as a medium for saints to come. This is all because gods are too pure and they cannot directly Affect the mortal world. But according to you, the Demon King can directly attack with divine power, and can easily dispel the divine power of the Plague Goddess without any believers present. This is like a fantasy. "

Viola was a little confused:

"But it happened right in front of my eyes."

"That's why I say it's incredible."

Odell added:

"When ordinary gods observe the mortal world, they can only see the area around the temple and around the believers, and that is limited to observation. It is impossible to have no influence from the media. But you also mentioned that the Demon King God once asked you to return a wooden plate. To the residents of nearby villages. He also mentioned that the Demon King once gave you the secret account book belonging to Lord Leon. This is also something that should be absolutely impossible. God is not omnipotent and can take whatever he wants. "

After hearing the explanation, Viola's brain went into a shutdown state. She really hadn't thought about this. She thought that even gods could do it. Even if they couldn't, it just meant that those gods were not as powerful as the Demon King God.

"These are common sense in theology. Don't you understand them at all?"

It is embarrassing to say that Viola calls herself an archbishop. In fact, this archbishop who has become a monk only knows this word about theology.

"That's why..."

"I have two guesses at the moment."

Aldai raised two fingers and said:

"First, the Demon King God is a demigod who has not ascended the throne of God. He is just hiding here and watching your every move. He will help you when necessary. Since his body is nearby, he can be free. Use your power. And judging from your magic, there is something wrong."

"Is there something wrong with our magic too?"

"Of course there is. The so-called divine spells are actually just a permission granted by gods to devout believers, so that you can use spells without learning like us mages. But the divine spells you get should not only be one or two, but one The whole set, but some magic spells may be temporarily unavailable depending on individual abilities.”

"No, I think this speculation is wrong. Your Majesty cannot be just a demigod. His power is obvious to all."

"Indeed, this is also something that cannot be explained. Demigods are definitely not as powerful as you say."

Putting one of her fingers together, Aldai speculated:

"Although I personally prefer this speculation, it doesn't explain why your magical power is stronger than what I know."

"What's the other theory?"

"Another speculation is more interesting. The Demon King God may be in a weak state. No, to be precise, his power is not perfect."

Seeing a bunch of question marks on Viola's head, Aldai explained:

"The reason why gods are gods is because they have priesthoods. These priesthoods participate in the operation of the universe, which means that they are supporting the normal operation of the world. But have you discovered the priesthood of the Demon King God?"

Wendy also asked this question.

What kind of god is the Demon King God?

Mars? God of craftsmen? God of agriculture? God of kings?

He shows no clear vocation to the priesthood, not even in the scriptures, but even it seems like anything goes.

"Without a priesthood, he cannot be called a god, he can only be regarded as a demigod. But the Demon King God is far more powerful than a demigod, and has even surpassed many powerful gods. This is a contradiction."

"Is there a reasonable explanation?"

"The last time the Demon King God appeared was in the Age of Mythology. It was too long ago. I can only infer from legends."

Odell explained:

"According to the recent archaeological discoveries in Academic City, the Demon King God once ruled all the demon clans in the mythical era and was the immortal king. At that time, he had seven apostles under him to help the Demon King God manage. But later, there seemed to be an emergence among the apostles. The problem was that the Demon King God was betrayed by the apostle, and the ten Demon King Rings on his finger were stolen by the apostle. Since then, the Demon King God has never appeared again. I speculate that he may have fallen into a long sleep because of this, and he only woke up recently. ”

"The Demon King's Ring...we found one."

"Did you really find it? Where is it? I want to see!"

"Already dedicated to you."

As Viola spoke, she went through the details of Count Leon's attempt to assassinate her from beginning to end, and focused on the details of how to find the Demon King's Ring.

It can be seen that although Aldai's expression still changes little, her breathing is obviously faster and she looks very excited.

"I thought there was something wrong with the interpretation of documents from the Mythological Age, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"Did the literature mention where the seven apostles hid the Demon King's Ring?"

Aldai shook her head:

"It's just a short description carved on a stone. Even the scholars responsible for interpreting it are not sure whether it is correct or not. There is no more specific information."

Viola suddenly felt disappointed. The Demon King God had helped her a lot, and she also wanted to help the Demon King God.

"Since Count Leon has not revealed any more information, the location may have been lost to history. No one knows where the seven apostles went. But this is the charm of history!"

Aldai grabbed Viola's hand:

"I also want to become a believer. Can you let me try to communicate with the Demon King and God?"

This tone is more like a scientist intending to get to the bottom of a phenomenon of interest...