Don't call me evil god

Chapter 5 Teach a man to fish
At the same time, Nowen, who was far away in the Kingdom of God, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough, my judgment was correct."

The information that appeared out of thin air in Petr Chinal's mind was naturally written and provided by Nowen himself, with the purpose of verifying Nowen's speculation.

As for why it was made into a series of task instructions, and even made a "ding" sound to make it look more formal, it was a preventive measure that Norman thought of on the spur of the moment.

After all, his appearance is clearly that of an evil god. If he intends to preach and gather believers, it would be better for him to wrap himself in a layer of normal-looking skin to make himself look like a serious god in the eyes of mortals.

Otherwise, people would think that he was being targeted by some evil god, and if he did something like dying rather than surrendering, Nowen would have no place to cry.

Well, although in a sense, it is true that the mortals chosen by Norven are targeted by the evil god;
But Nowen felt that he should not be considered an evil god, at least he was trying his best not to look like an evil god.

The tests conducted on Pete finally achieved results that made Novan quite satisfied.

"Confirmed! Even the so-called divine power must follow certain laws, or rules, in this world!"

"At first I thought the so-called divine power would directly grant the believers the ability to cast spells. They don't need to understand how the spell is constructed or how it works. They can successfully cast it as long as they consume the blessed divine power. It is equivalent to the power of the concept of causality."

"But from the test, it turns out that the opposite is true, and the world is actually quite rigorous."

"The process of casting a spell does not disappear. Instead, after the god responds to the believer's request, it consumes its own divine power to complete the spell on behalf of the believer."

"From my perspective, the process of casting a spell is actually completely transparent. The specific actions and spells required for each step, as well as the shape details of the spell model, how to arrange the magic energy according to the corresponding rules, and even a variety of advanced knowledge."

"These things have nothing to do with divine power. They are the most basic knowledge that is universal to the entire world!"

"If a mortal can learn this knowledge, then he can completely bypass the steps of offering faith to the gods and receiving divine power, and cast spells through his own efforts."

"Pet's successful release of [Hada's Hunger] can prove this!"

"But - it is precisely because of this simple and convenient method of praying to the gods that mortals don't have to put in much effort at all!"

"After all, when they encounter difficulties, they only need to call on the gods they believe in, and then they can wait for the gods to appear and help them solve the difficulties."

Nowen realized the key to the huge difference in the development of this world from his previous life.

The development of mortal civilization would have encountered many difficulties. The earliest tribal era faced various natural disasters, ferocious beasts, viral plagues, and even lack of food and clothing. These were serious problems that could have brought about a catastrophic disaster to the weak mortals. One careless move could have led to the demise of the entire tribe.

In Nowen's original world, countless predecessors paid a huge price and worked hard to use the wisdom and talents of mortals to summarize the laws and create tools bit by bit, and finally pointed out a flourishing technology tree, allowing civilization to survive and develop.

But when Nowen traveled to this world, the mortal's development path went astray from the beginning!
Because you can directly ask God for help when you encounter any difficulties.

And when the gods have something to do, it really matters!
If mortal civilization wants to grow and develop, the most worthy thing to study is undoubtedly how to obtain the response of gods more efficiently and stably.

As for studying knowledge and understanding the world?
When there is a shortcut, why bother to waste time and effort on something that is thankless?
“Tsk… It’s hard to judge which of the two civilizations’ development models is superior. But since we’ve come to this world, and my divine power has such a big problem, the power that mortals pray to me for will only pollute them and turn them into deformed monsters. So I only have one option left.”

Noven determined his thinking.

“I can’t give a man a fish, but I can teach him how to fish!”

"As long as believers pray to me, I can obtain the relevant knowledge and information about the things they need. Then I can guide mortals through oracles and let them complete it step by step with their own efforts." "Also, I have a unique advantage."

"Divine power!"

“Even gods cannot respond to the requests of every believer without cost or conditions. After all, miracles require divine power to manifest, and divine power is transformed from the faith of mortals.”

"The faith that mortals can offer in prayer is often much less than what God consumes in giving."

"So in order to maintain a certain 'balance of income and expenditure', other gods cannot respond to every request. They must divide their believers into different levels. This is the only way to maintain the stability of divine power and the conversion of faith."

"And I'm different!"

"All I have to do is package the relevant knowledge in the form of oracles and pass it on, then pay attention to the status of the believers and update the oracle information at any time according to their progress."

"This process consumes much less divine power than the divine gift!"

Noven could clearly sense the difference between the two.

If the divine power transmitted from the power of faith provided by the black-robed people in the cave when they prayed to him collectively at the beginning is counted as 10 units.

So when the blessing was bestowed for the first time, causing the black-robed man to be deformed, at least 30 units of divine power were consumed!

In other words, this grant was a pure negative benefit for Nowen. The divine power earned from the believers' prayers was not enough, and he had to put in a lot of effort himself, and only one mortal gained the "power".

But later, when the oracle provided Petr Chinar with knowledge of the spell [Hada's Hunger], the whole process only consumed about 1 point of divine power. Theoretically speaking, Noven even made a net profit!
"Although my followers cannot gain power as quickly as followers of other gods, I also have my own unique advantages," Noven nodded with satisfaction. "I am different from those other gods who only make empty promises. As long as the followers are willing to work hard according to the methods I provide, they will definitely be rewarded in the end!"

"Other gods rely on a lot of prayers to gain faith, but in the end they can only cultivate a few high-quality believers because their divine power is limited and cannot support the cost of cultivating more believers. Most believers can only pick up some scraps and cannot enjoy the special care of the gods."

“I could totally start a different new track!”

"Win by quantity!"

"Anyone who is willing to provide me with faith will receive the rewards they deserve from me!"

"Although the initial effect is not as immediate as other gods, it is still good in that the quantity is large and it is long-lasting!"

"As for how to find more believers..."

Novin slowly turned his gaze to his only shallow believer at the moment - Petr Chinar.

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