Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 463 Divinity and Believers

Prophecies are always specious.

Even if prophets are deities, they can only see some vague fragments, and their visions are often misinterpreted.

And coincidentally, the power of the god of trickery and lies is adept at misleading others.

After seeing several clips that Murphy deliberately showed, Morrigan thought she had figured out Murphy's secrets.

She saw a demigod who was nearly imprisoned and transformed by Christ—a method Christ excels at using to convert native deities into his own angels or distort them into demons—Murphy's powers seemed to come from the ancient god Pan, but he escaped Christ's transformation and then vowed revenge against Christ for trying to enslave him.

Morrigan was relieved.

Revenge—there is no purer motive.

Moreover, his enemies are also his own enemies.

This is a perfect tool.

"Wizards are merely mortals. Your magic net may enhance their power, allowing them to fight against ordinary angels. But you've seen archangels; they are not opponents that wizards can contend with," Morrigan explained persuasively.

"You need us just as much as we need you."

Murphy frowned, as if his secret had been exposed, yet he still hesitated, unwilling to relinquish his power.

So Morrigan went a step further, "We are very generous to our friends. If you wish to protect your fellow wizards, the power of the magic web alone is not enough, but we can help you. All the elves of Great Britain, all the goblins, centaurs, and merfolk will be your friends, and you will be able to roam freely anywhere."

"But we also cannot allow the existence of an enemy."

"You killed Merlin, and many gods are very displeased with this. You do not wish to face their wrath."

Murphy remained silent, as if he were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

But the gods have plenty of patience. Morrigan stood before him, countless phantoms overlapping her, making her seem unfathomable.

After a long while, just as Morrigan was about to apply a little more pressure, she heard Murphy suddenly let out a long breath, as if he had put something down.

"The magic network can enhance the power of gods," he said. "I'm not just referring to helping gods use their divine power better, but rather purifying their divinity, permanently increasing the upper limit and quality of their divine power, making them even more powerful."

"What did you say?" Morrigan exclaimed in surprise.

The concept of divinity, similar to that of divine office, refers to a certain attribute of the "concept" possessed by a deity. Divine office represents the scope of the concept occupied by the deity, which is the breadth of the concept, while divinity represents more of the extension of the concept, which is the depth of the concept.

Divinity gives rise to the unique authority of deities. For example, the god of trickery and lies is adept at deception, and the authority of the sea god can easily influence water bodies and storms.

The two are related but also independent of each other. Generally speaking, the broader and more fundamental the divine authority, the wider and deeper the angle from which the concept can be explained, and the higher the intensity of divinity.

However, this is not always the case. Different deities have different levels of understanding and interpretation of their own concepts, so even those with the same divine office can have differences in divinity.

These differences will ultimately be reflected in the quality and level of divine power.

Besides divinity and divine office, the number of believers and the degree of faith of different deities also affect the quantity and quality of divine power.

Therefore, setting aside divine office and divinity, what ultimately reflects the power of a deity is the quality and quantity of divine power.

Murphy said that the magic network can increase the upper limit and quality of divine power, and if what he said is true, then it can indeed make gods stronger in essence.

This was a pleasant surprise that Morrigan had not anticipated.

"I originally planned to use this method to enhance my power after I became the God of Wizardry," Murphy sighed. "But you're right, I'm still just a mortal. I don't know when I'll be able to become a god. Even ordinary gods would find it difficult to fight against archangels, let alone Christ God."

"To defeat him, we need more powerful gods."

"Wait, how does the magic network enhance the divine power of the gods?" Morrigan had no time to listen to Murphy's thought process and asked impatiently.

The gods fight each other all day long, practically tearing their brains out, all for that little bit of faith and divine power, right? So why do you dare to claim that something you just conjured up can enhance divine power?

"The key lies with the believers," Murphy said, then, seeing Morrigan's confusion, asked, "Would you respond to the prayers of your believers?"

"Of course."

Responding to believers' prayers and fulfilling their wishes is the main means by which God increases the number of devout and fanatical believers.

"What about frequency?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Morrigan was very dissatisfied with Murphy's teacher-student attitude. "Just say it clearly in one sentence."

Murphy sneered inwardly, but nodded outwardly, "Okay. I'll explain briefly."

"Communication between gods and believers has many benefits. On the one hand, it can enhance the depth of believers' faith and provide gods with more and better divine power. On the other hand, believers' own understanding of faith can also help gods to expound and revise doctrines more profoundly to gain more believers, increase believers' loyalty, and even obtain broader divine offices."

"However, the frequency of communication between deities and believers is often very low. This is partly due to the need for deities to maintain their mystique, but it is also constrained by the quality of the communication and processing capabilities."

"On the one hand, the faith channel between deities and believers is very primitive, and the communication quality is extremely poor. Usually, only extremely strong intentions or very powerful believers can convey prayers to the ears of deities. This makes it difficult for deities to receive prayers in real time, and thus makes it difficult to establish effective communication."

"At the same time, granting miracles through the channel of faith is too inefficient and would greatly deplete the power of the gods. Even if the gods hear the prayers of the person, it would be difficult for them to grant them."

"On the other hand, the information processing ability of gods is not much different from that of ordinary people. They cannot communicate with multiple believers at the same time. Therefore, both their energy and the consumption of their energy do not allow gods to communicate with believers too frequently."

"And the Magic Network will solve all of this."

"On the one hand, the magic network can provide high-quality real-time communication within its coverage area, enabling believers' prayers to reach the gods in a timely manner. On the other hand, within the coverage area of ​​the magic network, the divine power consumed by the granting of miracles is also very limited, greatly reducing the consumption of communication with believers."

"At the same time, the magic network can collect believers' suggestions anytime and anywhere, and even read their minds to uncover their deepest desires, provide precise comfort, or extract their thought patterns to more profoundly expound on doctrines and the essence of divinity, so as to improve the quality of divinity."

"On the other hand, the central processor of the magic network can process hundreds or thousands of accesses in parallel, allowing the gods to communicate with hundreds or thousands of believers at the same time. If they find it cumbersome, they can even let the magic network provide feedback on its own. The magic network can record the gods' usual response methods and mimic the communication between the gods and believers, thereby reducing the gods' workload."

"It can be said that with the magic network, gods don't need to do anything, and their divine power will continue to increase."

(End of this chapter)