Don't call me evil god

Chapter 282 Phone Number Leaked
This was the first time that Norman encountered a divine spell that he could not copy.

Let me use a cooking analogy.

He has now mastered the recipe thoroughly and knows every step and every detail.

But there are no ingredients.

Although the effect of [Illusion Magic] in tampering with cognitive information is achieved by relying on the magic network, there is an indispensable element, that is, the divine power of the Goddess of Illusion.

In a sense, Nowen also experienced the same feeling that the mortals in this world had once experienced.

No matter how proficient mortals are in prayers, rituals, etc., as long as they do not receive the blessing of the gods, the result will be that the magic will be ineffective and their use will fail.

This is what surprised Nowen.

Because when he dissected and observed the operation of this divine art from the spiritual level.

He completed the casting part of everything until the step of asking the Goddess of Illusion for permission to use her power.

And then—it’s stuck!

Yes.

When Nowen tried to use divine magic, the entire "framework" of [Illusion Divine Magic] had been set up, and the magic network had been connected through the key information corresponding to the arcane energy, ready to respond to Nowen's mobilization at any time.

Everything is ready, except for divine power.

Nowen was sure that he was not rejected by the Goddess of Illusion.

The "Request Permission" step.

If consent is obtained, just as Nowen copied the magic of other gods in the past, the next step is to receive the divine power of other gods, fill the framework divine power, and then the spell will be successfully cast.

If rejected, although this has never happened before, Nowen can infer based on the mechanism of casting divine spells that he should receive a message that his request has been rejected.

When trying the [Illusion Magic], Nowen encountered the third situation.

There is no divine power sent;

There was no rejection of information either;
His "request for permission to use divine power" was continuously sent to the Goddess of Illusion, but in the end, all the requests were stuck with the Goddess of Illusion!
Neither agree nor refuse, but stuck!
The most vivid metaphor that Norman could find was that it felt a bit like... dialing the other party's phone number!
When he went there, he dialed the number of another god, and the other party answered the phone, agreed, and immediately sent his divine power.

If he fails to get permission, the other party will simply hang up the call.

The situation this time is - the number is dialed, but "Hello, the number you dialed is currently unanswered"!
Nowen could continue to maintain the framework of this [Illusion Magic] and in this state, messages requesting permission were constantly being sent to the Illusion Goddess, but the other party still did not make any movement.

"No, is the Goddess of Illusion asleep? Has she turned on the Do Not Disturb mode for her own kingdom?"

Noven was completely confused.

He is also a god, and he used his authority to create some "divine arts".

So Nowen knew how it felt when other people sent him a "request for permission" when they tried to use these magics.

It really feels like dialing a phone number.

The believers chant prayers and perform the corresponding ritual actions, and Norman will immediately receive reminders.

This "reminder" is like muscle memory, conditioned reflex, and body instinct. Nowen cannot ignore it even if he wants to.

Either agree to give permission, or refuse to give permission, in theory.

Even if a mortal has not joined the Church of Knowledge and is not a follower of Norman, if he can complete the divine rituals according to the corresponding requirements, Norman will still receive a reminder!

Noven was not sure whether this was because he was an evil god, or whether all gods were like this.

Of course, at this stage, even if Norman wanted to allow those mortals who did not offer their faith to him to use his divine arts, he could not do it.

Noven has observed and analyzed many details.

The process of transmitting information or divine power between gods and gods, and between gods and mortals is different.

The gray fog that permeates the kingdom of God will assimilate and destroy the information transmitted to mortals by the Norman magic.

Only those mortals who have truly established a relationship of faith can fully receive the oracle information from Nowen, which is the so-called "divine magic taking effect."

For those believers who truly believe in the God of Knowledge, when Norman transmits information to them, the information goes through the channel of divine power. The divine power protects the channel so that the information will not be assimilated and destroyed by the gray fog.

Although Norman can lock on other mortals through their ritual actions, the information transmitted at this time has no protection and will naturally be affected by the gray fog.

The focus is on:

"Why is the Illusion Goddess ignoring me? Doesn't he find it annoying that I keep sending him messages asking for permission?"

This is the most incomprehensible thing for Nowen.

After several territories belonging to the Church of Knowledge were opened to the public, there were some clever adventurers and mercenaries who came into contact with the Church. They tried to secretly learn the [Divine Art of Knowledge] and then tried to chant the prayers themselves, intending to try their luck and see if they could get a response from "Nowen, the God of Knowledge."

After all, there is a way in this world that does not require participating in the conversion ceremony of the corresponding god's church, but can establish a faith connection with the god simply through one's own prayers.

For example, this is the case with the Magic Goddess.

The ritual steps, requirements, and prayer formats for offering faith to the Goddess of Magic are public and known to mortals across the continent.

The only problem is that after you offer your faith, the magic goddess may not respond by blessing you, or she may not even accept your faith and offerings at all.

These clever guys tried to perform the ritual of offering faith to the God of Knowledge in private, which is similar to offering faith to the Goddess of Magic. They took a gamble, what if it worked?
But for Nowen, it was just like his phone number was leaked and someone was harassing him!
Every time a clever ghost appears, Nowen will be harassed.

If he accepted the other party's request to offer his faith, he would have to use up the number of believers he had obtained through perfect permission.

If he refused, the message of his "rejection" could not be conveyed to that mortal, and the other party might even harass him every few days.

That's why Nowen entrusted all the [Divine Arts of Seeking Knowledge] related to him to the Divine Creation for safekeeping.

Unless they are mortals that he pays special attention to, all others will go through the contribution ranking test mechanism.

If the conditions are met, they will be automatically accepted; if the conditions are not met, they will be automatically rejected.

It will save your mind and energy, so that Norman won't be harassed all the time.

But the illusion goddess looks like she's willing to let you harass her and is not afraid at all.

No matter how many messages Novin sent asking for permission, she never responded.

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(End of this chapter)