Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 78 Obtaining Divine Arts
"Your father and mother died in the war when the Abyss invaded the Mechanical Realm four hundred years ago. The dragon egg carrying you floated in the Phlogiston Sea of ​​the Prime Material Plane for hundreds of years and eventually fell on this planet."

"I sent my messengers to search for you on many planets, but I didn't find you until the moment you were born."

"My former chosen one - the son of Gadolina, the servant of wisdom."

Nemesis blinked. So his cheap parents, whom he had never met, had to abandon him in the Prime Material Plane? He had always thought that he was unlucky enough to meet a scumbag dragon who was unwilling to raise a young dragon.

Another piece of information from Ogma also caught his attention. His father was actually a Seraph? And he himself was a half-blood dragon?
The so-called Seraphim are the kings of angels who serve the gods. Each Seraphim is the most powerful archangel, stronger than Balrog!
They have different attributes depending on the environment in which they grow up. For example, the Chosen Ones of Oghma are angels in charge of knowledge and wisdom.

Most importantly, they are also the strongest line of defense when the kingdom of the gods is invaded.

Nemesis understood why Selûne claimed that it was his responsibility to stop these demons corrupted by Demogorgon, because his parents also died at the hands of the other party while protecting the Mechanus.

Although Nemesis, as a dragon who had lived through two lifetimes, had no feelings for his parents whom he had never met, he had to admit that he was touched by what Oghma said about his two parents who wanted to protect him until the last moment of their lives.

"Demogorgon." Nemesis felt a stinging pain on his tongue just by uttering the name of the lord of the abyss. It was the ultimate evil that even the gods were helpless against.

"You bear the blasphemous emblem left by Demogorgon when you were a dragon egg. Any high-level demon in the abyss will immediately recognize it as the mark of their master when they see you, Nemesis. You are not safe," Oghma said in a threatening tone.

"Only if you come to the Mechanical Realm and become my chosen one can you grow up safely under my protection."

Nemesis narrowed his eyes. This fan of the dragon volume was really determined and wanted to recruit him.

"Thank you for your kindness," he said with a smile, "but I am still in Faerun, right? As long as I am here, the minions of the devil cannot cross the protection of the [National Sky] crystal wall system to harm me. On the contrary, in the mechanical realm, even my parents cannot be guaranteed to be safe, let alone me?"

Ogma choked, sighed helplessly and chose to give up: "Okay, Nemesis."

"Since you have chosen to reject my glory, I hope you can grow up safely on the path of knowledge. Son of Gadolina, this is the blessing I give to your race. You will become my priest. Regardless of whether you believe in it or not, as long as you continue to pursue the path of knowledge, the power of the realm of knowledge will be opened to you."

The sound disappeared, and the scroll in front of Nemesis flashed with dazzling golden light. The golden light continued to spread in the air, forming a golden network. A warm force flowed into his body like a surging wave. It was the divine power of a priest.

Level 1, level 2, level 3, level 4. All the way to level 9!
The magic runes around Nemesis became more and more complex. The runes formed by divine power were entangled with arcane runes. Divine magic rings were born in Nemesis' body. The power of the magic net continued to vibrate. Under the amplification of the mind gem, the divine power circulated and expanded continuously, becoming ten times as much.

"What is this?" Even Oghma, who knew everything, was shocked. All the power of the priest was based on the gift of God. Therefore, Oghma knew very well how much divine power he had given and how wrong the other party's current condition was.

It's like you gave 100 yuan to a penniless person, and the next moment that person turned the 100 yuan into 1000 yuan in front of you!
"Is it the magic network?" Oghma's tone was full of confusion. The power bestowed by the gods on the priests was also transmitted through the magic network. All divine arts were the result of the gods transmitting their divine power into the magic network, and then the magic network transferring it to the priests.

In the eyes of the God of Knowledge, the shocking situation of the alien dragon in front of him could only be attributed to the inexplicably high affinity between the other party and the Magic Net, causing the Magic Net to double its own divine power and give it to the other party.

Although this speculation was so absurd and incredible, it was the only explanation Oghma could think of.

Unfortunately, what Oghma didn't know was that the source of the doubled divine power was a treasure that even the most powerful divine power could not see through.

Nemesis was also very nervous at this time. Although he believed that Oghma had strong good intentions towards him, the inexplicable existence of the Infinity Stones still made him a little worried.

So he opened his eyes and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, the God of Knowledge? What did you do?"

Oghma spoke in a complicated tone, "I have given you divine power, and from now on you can be considered my priest. However, something seems to have gone wrong with this divine power. The magic network not only did not reduce my power during the transmission process, but instead gave you more power."

Then he asked, "Tell me, Nemesis, when you were studying the arcane, did you also have such special circumstances? Are your spells much different from those of ordinary people?"

Nemesis shook his head, as if he didn't understand what the other party meant. "More than the average person? I don't know if it's abnormal, but my spell slots are indeed about ten times more than the average person."

When Oghma heard this, he knew that his guess was correct. Magic spells, like divine spells, also draw power from the magic weave. Since even the spell slots are the same, it seems that the magic weave is indeed the cause.

"What a powerful talent, Nemesis," Oghma praised, and then hurriedly warned as if he had thought of something.

"Your affinity for the magic network is beyond my imagination. Don't attract the attention of Mystra, otherwise that woman will force you to be her chosen one! Since you have rejected me, you must never be the chosen one of other gods!" "Remember, Mystra is an old woman! If one day she uses her young and beautiful appearance to seduce you to be her lover, don't believe it!" Oghma gave a strange warning.

Nemesis twitched his lips. Being the lover of a goddess? Oghma thinks too highly of himself. Not everyone has an abnormal obsession with the Tome Dragon like him.

"I understand. I don't have any idea of ​​becoming a chosen one of the gods for the time being." Nemesis said perfunctorily, considering that the other party gave him the five-ring divine magic position.

Oghma was quite satisfied with Nemesis's reply. After another brainwashing attempt to make Nemesis his chosen one to no avail, he left unwillingly.

After finishing his prayer, Nemesis immediately began to understand his new power - divine magic.

Divine magic is actually an extremely scarce resource in the continent of Faerun. Not only because divine magic possesses the power to heal serious injuries, resurrect the dead, create and multiply food, etc., which is extremely sought after by society, but also because of the scarcity of priests.

The power of priests comes from gods, which means that all their achievements are destined to come from the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of the source of their faith. Moreover, gods are not natural beings with infinite power like the magic web that runs through the multiverse, and it is impossible for them to grant power to priests without restraint.

Therefore, the number of priests is very small, and only those believers who have made important contributions and have extreme faith will be favored by the gods.

The same is true for Oghma. In the continent of Faerun, there are many believers who believe in Oghma, but there are very few who truly master the power of Oghma. Oghma encourages believers to seek knowledge carefully rather than solve problems through violence.

Ordinary priests are not only rare in number, but their levels can only be promoted after making contributions to the church step by step and praying to God. Probably only the chosen ones were directly granted the ninth-level priest level by Oghma, just like Nemesis.

Unfortunately, the world is so unfair. On the continent of Faerun, the divine power that hundreds of millions of believers have been seeking in vain is readily available to the Scroll Dragon.

In fact, not only Nemesis, but all the scroll dragons born in the Mechanical Realm will be blessed by Oghma and the power of divine magic at birth, and they will grow with their bloodline.

Don't ask why; this is the horror of Tome Dragon fans. Even if Tome Dragon is indifferent to the idea of ​​becoming his believer, Oghma will tirelessly protect Tome Dragon.

Fortunately, this secret is only circulated among the dragons in the scrolls. Otherwise, if the believers of Oghma in the countless worlds of the main material plane heard this news, they would probably be heartbroken and convert on the spot.

Such a rare power naturally brings about an effect that is completely different from spells. Unlike spells that need to be learned, the power of divine magic was acquired by Nemesis as early as when he obtained the level of a priest.

Now, as long as he prays to Oghma when he wakes up every morning, or even if he doesn't pray, he will automatically gain the following spells from level one to level five:
First ring: [Blessing] [Create Water/Dry Water] [Tracer Bullet]; second ring: [Silence] [Healing Prayer]; third ring: [Create Food] [Talk with the Dead] [Cure Serious Wounds] [Remove Curse] [Mass Healing Mantra] [Axiom Storm]; fourth ring: [Exile] [Anti-Death Ward] [Guardian of Faith] [Arcane Shield]; fifth ring: [Legend Mastery] [Mass Healing] [Resurrection of the Dead] [Flame Strike] [Holy Abode].

and divine arts in all fields of knowledge.

The effects of some of these divine spells can be said to be extremely useful, and are things that magic spells are completely unable to achieve.

For example, there are spells that can create water and food out of thin air, spells that can remove curses, spells that can invalidate death spells, spells that can heal injuries, and even spells that can resurrect the dead!

Of course, as a five-ring divine spell, [Resurrection of the Dead] has great limitations. For example, the spell can only revive the dead who died within one hour, and the lost limbs cannot be restored after the dead are resurrected, etc.

Rather than resurrection, it is more like the existence of a pacemaker.

It is said that five hundred years ago, when the power of God could be freely exerted in Faerun, [Resurrection of the Dead] could revive creatures that had died within 10 days. However, after [The Holy Catastrophe], the power of the divine art was greatly weakened, and this art became what it is today.

Nemesis raised his dragon claws. Golden divine power, blue magic power, and silver spiritual energy surrounded his fingertips. The magic runes around him were about to mature completely, and he would evolve to the young dragon stage during his next sleep!

　Suddenly I discovered a use for screenshots. I can show you some spell annotations whose effects you can't tell from their names, and you don't have to spend any money.

　　Is this feature necessary? Will the two pictures explaining the spell effects today affect the viewing experience?

　　One more thing:
　　The Tome Dragon is a natural spellcaster who practices both the magic and the magic of the gods. This is explained as the blessing of Oghma, because in the setting of this book, only priests can use magic because it is the power of the gods. The Tome Dragon was originally set to be in the bloodline, but it has been changed here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)