Sword of Dawn

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"...Ah, this is a bold idea." Pittman looked at Gawain in surprise, but after a while, he seriously thought about the possibility of this bold idea, "...Anyway, we don't believe in the Holy Light here. If you are a man of God, then we can boldly assume this conjecture, but there is still a problem - when Wright broke through the shackles of belief, did he still believe in the existence of the God of Holy Light?"

"Yes," Wright replied with a serious expression, "Even now, I think the God of Holy Light exists, even if I don't believe in it anymore."

"In any case, our inferences are heading in one direction—the so-called limitations of divine arts seem to exist only in our own hearts?" Pittman raised his eyelids, his expression a little confused, "Could it be that as long as a certain believer believes If he is not restricted by the gods, he is really not restricted, and he can use the power corresponding to the magic spell by himself?"

"That's impossible," Amber shook her head in disbelief, "If it's really that simple, there should be a few priests in the world who have freed themselves over the years, and someone has successfully transformed divine arts into magic not long ago? I still remember that there was a holy light priest who tried to use a magic circle to control the holy light, didn't he fail in the end..."

"Perhaps the level of 'self-affirmation' is not enough? Perhaps the mind has not been completely free from the influence of faith?" Pittman said his guess, and finally looked at Wright, "Do you still remember when you broke through the limitations of faith and obtained the Holy Light? Feelings and thoughts? Well... I know this memory may not be very good for you, but it is really important for our research."

"It's okay, I understand," Wright showed a gentle smile, then frowned slightly, recalling the moment that changed everything, and after a long time, he broke the silence, "I remember that I only had one very strong thought at that time... If God I can't believe it, I just believe in myself."

"If God is unbelievable, you believe in yourself?" Gao Wen repeated this sentence, "Just because of this idea?"

"It was just this thought, and it was the only thought I had at the time," Wright said. "My mind went blank, and there was just this thought that blew up, and then, driven by that thought, I completely dropped all dependence on God. And hope, at a certain moment... for a very brief moment, I felt as if I had broken something, it was like a lock, and then when I reacted, I had regained the Holy Light."

Pittman stroked his beard again: "Did you break a lock..."

Chapter 0423 White Knight and Protestantism

"Frankly speaking, although I am a druid, and I have done some research on the history of druids' belief changes, I am not quite sure what is going on with the 'lock' you described," After thinking for a while, Pittman said to Wright, "Druids didn't seem to encounter any 'lock' effects in the process of converting natural magic into druid spells... But as far as I know, in the history , there is a detail that may be a reference for you."

"Oh?" Gao Wen showed interest, "What details?"

"I don't know if you have heard that after the fall of the white star 3000 years ago, although most of the druids' natural magic were transformed into druid magic, there are still some druids who have never been able to successfully complete this. Transformation," Pittman narrated this history that many people do not know, with a look of emotion on his face, "Even if they accepted the fact that the God of Nature fell, accepted the fact that the magic of nature had expired, and accepted the fact that The power of mortals belongs to the status quo of mortals, and they still can't break through certain restrictions. Most of them cannot cast spells for life, and the more miserable few people are backlashed in the process of forcibly trying to cast spells... This part of the "losers" 'The reason for the inability to cast the spell has always been a mystery.

"Many scholars have studied those old druid priests who cannot be transformed, and found that the latter have no problems in terms of physical condition, mental state, and magic perception ability, but they just cannot cast spells..."

Gao Wen couldn't help expressing his guess: "The 'lock' had an influence on them subconsciously?"

"Perhaps as Wright described, there really is an 'invisible lock' in the subconscious of mortals. This lock restricts every mortal's ability to touch divine arts. It is related to the existence of gods, but even if gods fall, This lock will still play a certain role, but after the gods fall, the power of this lock will be greatly weakened, so that most people can break free from it," Pittman nodded his head lightly, and then if He gave Wright a deep look, "And Wright...you are probably the first human being ever to break free from this 'lock' with the gods still alive by relying on your own will."

Gao Wen was lost in thought.

A lock, a lock that may exist in the subconscious level of human beings, it affects every mortal in the world, making them unable to get rid of the influence of gods without their own awareness, so that they can only rely on the ability to obey the scriptures and worship the gods Only in this way can one get in touch with divine arts... Does this lock naturally appear after each person is born, or is it established due to some kind of acquired influence?

Considering that so far there has never been a mortal who is not born with this shackle, Gao Wen thinks that this layer of subconscious shackles is very likely to be born.

This is a world with all kinds of extraordinary powers, and the closer to the realm of magic truth, the more blurred the boundary between human "consciousness" and the real world. Gawain will not underestimate a "lock" that exists at the subconscious level ——Even if it is so invisible that almost no one has noticed its existence, because he knows very well that once he penetrates into the deepest part of the magic mystery, this seemingly invisible and qualitative thing will be better than the tangible and qualitative things more difficult to deal with.

Of course, he is more concerned about another thing now than in the future: Can the changes in Wright be replicated?

A forerunner who broke through the shackles of the gods and used his own will and belief to control the Holy Light—Wright's Holy Light power is not just a personal ability, but in Gao Wen's view, it is a breaking point of the new era.For these days, he has been thinking about what to do with the corrupt, dark and congenitally flawed traditional Holy Light sect (and other sects that may be on the path of degeneration). He cannot directly ban these sects, but he cannot make them become The shackles on the territory, and the appearance of Wright seems to provide a solution...

But to solve the problem of the church, only a forerunner like Wright is not enough. If the new Way of the Holy Light cannot be promoted and replicated, then it will have no competitive advantage in front of the traditional church.

He articulated his doubts, and Amber 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 being to break through the 'limitation' with his own will in history." 'Yes, this shows that it must be difficult to break through this limitation, where can we find so many talents who are talented, capable and ambitious..."

"Maybe it's not as difficult as imagined," Pittman interrupted Amber, "First of all, since Wright succeeded, it means that the power of this lock is not absolute, and ordinary people have the possibility to copy this process—even if it is possible Second, the most difficult thing to break the game is the first time. If you see Wright using his own power to display the power of the Holy Light, then I believe that many believers of the Holy Light will be shaken, and the difficulty for them to break through this subconscious lock will be It is greatly reduced. And I believe in one thing: the existence of everything should have laws to follow. Since Wright can succeed, it means that there is its own logic and law behind this matter. As long as we continue to study, we can always Find something."

Gao Wen deeply agreed with Pittman's words, and what made him even more gratified was that Pittman had actually established such a profound and correct researcher's thinking—his sloppy and unreliable appearance, hidden It is a rare scientific thought in this era. Gao Wen doesn't know whether Pittman's ideas are inherent or slowly cultivated in the process of leading research work in the territory, but he is sure of one thing, as long as the territory If education and scientific research can continue to develop, and researchers like Pittman can continue to lead the apprentices forward, there will be more and more people with ideas like researchers.

Wright is not a researcher, but this does not affect his understanding of Pittman's words and Gawain's thoughts. He knows what his process of regaining the Holy Light means to other believers who still firmly believe in the God of Holy Light, especially Knowing that the corrupt and dark Sect of the Holy Light urgently needs a reform, he is happy to do something about it: "I have been meditating for the past few days to perceive the flow of the Holy Light, and I have consulted Master Kamel a lot In terms of magic knowledge, I think the operation of the holy light is indeed regular, but it is also different from ordinary magic, that is, it seems to be very affected by the caster's... Faith, I can't tell the subtleties in it However, I can feel that whenever the holy light surges, it is interacting and resonating with the morality of the holy light that I firmly believe in.”

"This is normal, and the same is true for Druid spells. The effect of Druid spells is greatly affected by the caster's own beliefs. The 'Spirit of Nature' sect is the most particular about this. They believe that only the mind and the principles of nature are enough. Only the druid spells cast can be effective enough," Pittman nodded, showing a thoughtful look, "So, it seems that the power transformed from divine spells into spells will have this characteristic? Shou' 'Psychic bias' deeply affected?"

It was the first time for Gao Wen to know such details, and he was suddenly a little surprised: "According to this, what happened to the fallen druids of the Death of All Things Society? Could it be that their dark spells also contained the meaning of their obsessions? Isn’t the feeling of all things natural?”

Just as Pittman opened his mouth to speak, Amber next to him interjected: "Hey, open your mind a bit, isn't deep love and deep hatred both deep—maybe there are no fallen druids. , they just distorted their love for this world..."

No one paid any attention to Amber's nonsense, and Pittman just shook his head: "The fallen druids also have their own understanding of the principles of nature. Nature is a basic law of life and death, and it does not have human moral factors. , which is different from the Holy Light, which has a strong moral inclination.”

To be honest, Gao Wen was not very comfortable with the assumption that "the human mind can interfere with the macroscopic world". This assumption is even more unbelievable than the quantum mechanics he knows. Power, then all the assumptions related to it are objectively existing research goals. Based on the scientific concept of understanding the world and transforming the world, he must also face these assumptions.

"Perhaps we can start a special project to analyze the mystery of the Holy Light on Wright. It is not enough for him to study this matter by himself," Gawain said slowly while thinking, "Also... Wright, I hope you While studying the Holy Light, think about the new teachings."

As soon as the words "new doctrine" were uttered, the expressions of Pittman and Amber suddenly changed, but Wright seemed calm as he had expected. He just nodded solemnly to Gawain: "I understand—the church is not open these days, and I am also thinking about this. I have to think about how to explain the true meaning of the Holy Light to the believers..."

While talking, this Kong Wu powerful pastor couldn't help showing a little uneasy look on his face: "To be honest, I don't know the bottom line, I'm just a low-level missionary pastor, and I don't know if I can do it." It's such a big deal."

"You are not just a missionary pastor, you have changed history, you should have some confidence in yourself," Gao Wen said with a smile, "and I will help you, although I am not a believer in the Holy Light, but at least I know how to Guide the people—since we want to return the holy light to the world and return the righteous way to the hearts of the people, then the guidance of the people will be essential.”

When Wright heard it, he lowered his head sincerely: "I am very grateful-I am really not good at this..."

"Since we want to promote new teachings, it must be different from the original Holy Light Church," Gao Wen continued, "I haven't decided on the name of the new church yet, but your pastor status should be changed. — Missionary pastor, this is the identity given to you by the Church of the Holy Light, and there is no need to keep this identity.”

Wright didn't seem to realize that there was something wrong with the framework of the "new religion" being determined by a non-believers lord. He just followed Gawain's words and thought: "I think so too...but I couldn't think of a more appropriate name for a while."

Gawain looked Wright up and down, and the scene when he saw Wright in the church a few days ago could not help appearing in his mind.

Wearing dilapidated armor, standing in front of the pulpit, a "knight" bathed in light.

"White Knight," Gawain uttered the first word that came to mind, "You should be a White Knight, the guardian of the righteous way, you are the one who has to overcome obstacles, and you must fight in the darkness of the Holy Light Faith that has fallen into darkness." Open up a way, so may you be blessed with holy light, like armor, and go forward indomitable."

"White Knight..."

Wright repeated this brand new word in a low voice, and the fog in his heart gradually lifted.

With the holy light added to the body, it is like armor, and it is indomitable.

That's right, only a strong knight can embark on this road, and this commoner suit is really not suitable for him.

Wright exhaled lightly, and his heart suddenly became brighter, and the holy light that had always been faintly floating around him also became brighter and more condensed, as if even the holy light was rejoicing because of the birth of the "White Knight" .

In the gradually condensed holy light, Gawain once again saw something blurry before his eyes.

He really didn't want to break the atmosphere of this historical moment in front of him, but Amber next to him didn't care about it, and the half-elf lady stretched out her hand directly: "I just wanted to ask, why is there always a double image in your holy light..."

A small figure emerged from the holy light behind Wright, flutteringly dodged Amber's claws, and stared at the latter.

Chapter 0424 Spirit Body

It was a... figure condensed by holy light.

She looks like a ghost, but Gawain is sure that it is not an undead creature. No undead creature can survive in such a pure holy light environment, let alone it itself is condensed by holy light, but she is obviously not a flesh and blood creature Individual: She floats a little behind Wright, still some height from the ground, her whole body is formed by clear light, and presents a hazy translucent state, with the floating of the surrounding holy light, she His entire figure also appeared to be bright and dark, as if it was always in a state of flickering and recombining.

This wonderful "spiritual body" looks like a thin girl about ten years old, her face is slightly blurred, only a pair of bright eyes are impressive, and now those bright big eyes are staring at Amber's big eyes. Watching, after being stunned for several seconds, the little girl with a spirit body let out a pleasant ethereal exclamation that seemed to be mixed with the sound of wind chimes: "Ah—"

Amber exclaimed more frequently: "Wow!!"

Then the half-elf lady rushed to Gawain's side, looking at the "ghost" "caught" by herself in horror: "Oh my god! Old Zongzi, look what that is!!"

Facts have proved that people will subconsciously speak their minds when they are nervous-most of the bags on Amber's skull come from this.

Here's a digression: the bag on Rebecca's head is basically caused by her outspokenness, but what makes Rebecca different from others is that the silly roe deer can talk when he's not nervous...

Gawain knocked on Amber's head casually, while Wright had already turned his head away, staring dumbfounded at the little girl with a spirit body floating a little behind him. With an unbelievable expression, he tried to call out after a long time. : "Emily?"

The little girl with a spirit body floated up, floating lightly from Wright's left to right like a leaf. She seemed to have responded to Wright's call, with a look of joy on her face, but she didn't speak.

"Are you sure this is Emily?" Gawain also recovered from his initial surprise at this time. He also felt unbelievable, so much so that he secretly pinched himself, but the spirit body was really Floating in front of his eyes, he couldn't help but not believe it, "Is it the Emily you mentioned?"

"It's her...it's her..." Wright whispered to himself, and couldn't help reaching out to Emily, but his hand easily passed through Emily's illusory body, and the latter let out a A series of subtle laughter floated from Wright's right to left as if playing a game. Wright watched all this, his voice couldn't help shaking, "Emily... Could it be that I trapped your soul?"

"No...she doesn't look like an undead..." Pittman also experienced a bit of surprise, but now he began to calmly analyze, "The undead can't be so peaceful...and she won't be so close to the Holy Light...she looks more Like a pure energy body."

Amber breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Pittman's words, and rubbed her head while muttering: "That's good... I thought my hand was being watched by the god of death. The last time I touched the coffin, I found a 700-year-old coffin." Old Zongzi, this time I touched the holy light and pulled out a ghost..."

Gao Wen casually slammed another chestnut on the head of the half-elf, making the latter groan and sigh in his heart-not to mention Amber's muttering, in fact, he also had a similar thought in his heart just now. Thoughts, wondering whether Amber's hand might have the talent of stealing graves and digging graves to resurrect ancestors. If she really had it, then she couldn't be said to be targeted by the god of death. He was afraid that he would try to get Amber to the ancestral tombs in various places in Ansu, and let her touch the coffin boards of those old guys who were particularly capable of fighting and had a close relationship with Gawain Cecil...

With such unreliable thoughts in his mind, Gao Wen still wanted to maintain the majesty of the founder of the country on the surface. He looked at the little spirit girl next to Wright and nodded slightly, and then showed a faint smile to Wright: "It seems that this The little girl doesn't want to leave you like this."

"But why..." Wright still couldn't understand why the dead Emily reappeared in front of him in this form, "Why did she become like this? Could it be that these days I feel that there are people in the church because she is active?" ?”

"Frankly, this is beyond my knowledge," Pittman said suddenly, stroking his beard, "but another expert in our territory may be able to help."

Wright didn't react for a while: "Another expert?"

Gao Wen had already thought of who Pittman was referring to, but before he could speak, Amber, who was also quick-witted, yelled, "Ah! Yes! Kamel—there is another one in the territory that can emit light!"

Then, without waiting for Gawain's order, in the air where the shameful figure of the elf who had been knocked on the head twice in a short period of time had gradually dissipated, there was only one sentence echoing in the air: "I'll call him over!"

Gao Wen could only watch Amber disappear in front of his eyes, and then turned his head, looking at "Emily" floating in the air with a little helplessness.

Emily floated unsteadily in front of him, her big eyes were full of curiosity, and after a long time, she showed a big smile.

Gao Wen also smiled back at her, but he couldn't help being curious.

He once heard Wright say that Emily was just an ordinary poor person, a child from a poor family, but this child from a poor family had a bold and cheerful character that did not match her identity at all. She was full of curiosity and dared to come to the village with her. The knights (soldiers) spoke up on their own initiative, but now, in her spirit body, she still dared to interact with Gao Wen, who looked like a big man at first glance.

No matter how you look at it, this girl is a bit incredible.

Emily slowly drifted away a little distance, she laughed again, made some kind of ethereal sound, and then rose a little bit, floating around within the reach of the holy light around Wright—but she could not only Floating within the area covered by the holy light, Gawain saw her floating out of the holy light a few times, nimbly shuttling through the air like a separate spirit body, but soon she would reappear Back to Wright, it seems... There is a mysterious connection between the two.

Gawain and Pittman didn't wait for too long in the church. Both the speed of the shadow shuttle and the lightning leap far exceeded the power of their feet. After just a few minutes, a beam of crackling lightning suddenly appeared in the central space of the church. On the ground, along with the electric light, Kamel's body filled with arcane brilliance appeared.

"I heard the news brought by Amber," Kamel floated towards Gawain, "what the hell..."

Then he saw Emily floating near Wright, and couldn't hide his surprise after being at a loss for words: "...sages...an energy body similar to me?"

A vague shadow squirmed and twisted in the air, and Amber's figure emerged from the shadow, looking at Kamel triumphantly: "How about it, is it the same as I said? Although she is not as bright as you."

Emily also saw Kamel who suddenly appeared. She seemed a little surprised, but she had no fear—it seemed that after she transformed into a spirit body, she was already bolder than before. It was from Kamel that she felt something similar to her temperament. In short, instead of shrinking back, she boldly floated towards Kamel and asked a short question: "Huh?"

"Can you see what's going on?" Gawain looked at Kamel, "Is she really an energy body similar to yours?"

"I can see her energy nodes...the distribution method is different from mine, but the principle is probably the same," Kamel stretched out his arm full of arcane energy, and slowly approached Emily, "She still It's not very stable, it seems to be in the process of transformation, but it has initially possessed the ability to exist independently..."

Emily looked at Kamel curiously, and stretched out her hands in a similar manner. One was filled with arcane light, and the other was condensed by holy light. The two luminous limbs approached slowly, before the illusory fingers were about to touch , a group of bright but short-lived energy sparks suddenly erupted from their fingertips, forming a tiny firework in the air.

Emily laughed happily.

"Her mind seems unstable, but there is no doubt that she has the ability to think normally-it is indeed not an undead."

"You just said that her state is unstable and is in the process of transformation?" Wright noticed Kamel's words just now, and couldn't help asking, "What does this mean?"

"Spiritual creatures transformed from humans need a transformation process to be completely stabilized, because after all, we are not elemental creatures born with energy bodies," Kamel said, "Of course, I just did this according to my own situation. Inference, because of the limited sample size of the study, I cannot be sure that this is the case for all transformations."

Wright then asked, "Then do you know how Emily became like this?"

"I need to understand the situation with you first," Kamel turned to Wright, "I heard that you regained the Holy Light after breaking away from the belief in the God of Holy Light. This little girl named Emily is here It played a huge role in the process ... what happened at that time?"

Kamel, who was obsessed with research, didn't know about Wright's experience, but only learned some general information from Amber, so Gawain and Wright told Kamel about the night in Consco.

After hearing all the ins and outs, Kamel let out a slight sigh, and said quietly: "This is really an incredible experience..."

Then he said while thinking: "My transformation is due to the influence of the God of Nature, Julu Amoen. The power of the God of Nature poured into my body, thus changing my shape. The transformation produced by the light infusion...my transformation is connected with the body, my body is recast into these 'armor pieces' you see, and Emily only has the soul to complete the transformation , her body was not preserved..."

"It should be because the giant deer Amon has a higher level of power, so it can carry out a more thorough transformation," Amber tried to guess, "But Wright was able to transform Emily into such a The spirit body... is powerful enough."

"This shouldn't be just Wright's power," Kamel said while summoning an arcane energy ball, causing Emily to float around the energy ball, "Emily herself...maybe also You have to have a high enough Holy Light affinity."

Chapter 0425 The Fuzzy Boundary of the Material World

No one is better suited to be Emily's examiner than Kamel - an energy spirit being trapped in the Fortress of Rebellion for millennia, Kamel has nothing to do for the last few hundred years of being trapped , He touched every brick, every beam, every gully in the fortress of rebellion, and also studied every mystery and detail of his body. This ancient arcane master once said:

"As a researcher, I have extensive experience both in researching and being researched."

Emily's situation is not exactly the same as his, but at least the essence of "energy creature" is still common. Based on his own research results, Kamel knows how to start when facing another energy creature.

After some tentative negotiations, Kamel first confirmed Emily's current state of mind: "Her thinking ability is sound, but the way of perception and feedback are a little confused. This should be a dislocation caused by a sudden change of life form. So now she's acting a little...unlike ordinary people."

Gao Wen nodded, looking at Emily who was floating around the amber—the little girl seemed to be curious about every stranger in front of her, and she was using the mentality of "researching new things" to communicate with everyone on the scene. However, in this process, she did not have much effective communication with others. She seemed to be immersed in her own spiritual world, and only accepted the limited interference of the real material world, which made her action mode somewhat weird.

According to Kamel, when a human being suddenly transforms into an energy body creature, the world in his eyes will be "overlapping" and "illusory" in a short period of time, just like observing a group of people through layers of curtains. It is as elusive as a flame, and the transformer's own mind will also change during this process to match this physical mutation. This dislocation is not permanent, and Emily is clearly in the middle of this change now ——The only thing to be happy about is that the little girl seems to be adapting well.

"Does she still have her own memory?" Wright next to him couldn't help asking curiously, "I mean... is she still Emily?"

"Basically it's going to stay, just like me, but the way she treats these memories is hard to say, it depends on her later mental remodeling," Kamel said, "But she is still her anyway. , being able to retain the self—this is also the biggest difference between energy creatures like us and the undead.”

While speaking, Kamel felt a little bit emotional: "This child must have a very special talent for the affinity of the Holy Light... This talent should have been manifested before she was alive."

"She once said that she saw a circle of light around me..." A gleam of light flashed in Wright's eyes, and he suddenly remembered the forgotten details of that night, "I thought she mistook the light of the campfire for something else. thing……"

"What she saw might be the holy light surging around you—those holy lights never leave you, but you can't perceive them, so they can only wander around," Gawain guessed, "and I remember you still Did you say that the people who adopted Emily said the child was 'not quite right in the head'?"

Wright nodded: "Yes, they said that Emily had weird ideas since she was a child, and she often had hallucinations, and sometimes frightened adults."

Pittman was full of emotion: "A gifted poor girl, although this kind of thing has not happened, but compared with those rich children who can receive a good education and develop healthily, this kind of thing often only exists. In the imagination of the poor...it can only be said that all this is simply too coincidental."

"No, I don't think it's a coincidence," Wright shook his head suddenly, he looked at Emily with some inexplicable light in his eyes, "I think it's the guidance of the Holy Light... to guide me You stupid people, the Holy Light arranged for me to meet Emily."

Emily heard Wright's voice, she giggled, landed lightly behind Wright, grabbed the latter's shoulder with her hands, and slowly fell there like a veil, then tilted her head without knowing it After thinking about something, she suddenly waved her arms at Kamel again, and her whole body glowed warmly and brightly.

Kamel froze for a moment, then smiled softly, raised his arms, and responded with a pleasant light blue glow.

Amber stared blankly at the side, and couldn't help poking Gao Wen's arm after a while: "Hey, can you understand what they are doing?"

Gao Wen couldn't understand the communication mode of the two luminous creatures, he could only analyze randomly: "...Maybe they can resonate and communicate after being transformed into energy bodies?"

At this time, Kamel floated over: "I don't know what she means, so I will flash twice."

Gao Wen & Amber: "..."