Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 687 A Variety of Healing Techniques

Three days later, Egno walked into Harvey's office with two of his students and a thick stack of test records.

"Your Majesty, this is our test of the magical abilities of these priests and clergymen recruited from the Holy City..." Egno handed over the report, his expression somewhat complicated. "I must say, their abilities are quite uneven, and the magical arts they have studied are all sorts of different kinds..."

“It’s true that there are differences in abilities… but shouldn’t it be a good thing that there are many different types of divine spells?” Harvey took the report with interest and began to quickly flip through it. “The more divine spells they master, the wider the range of injuries and illnesses they can treat. I think I’m right, aren’t I?”

Egno and Liberl, the student in charge of managing this group, exchanged a glance and said with a wry smile, "Theoretically, that's true, but if I hadn't personally participated in the testing, I wouldn't have discovered that the release of non-offensive divine spells actually requires a lot of ritual preparation and incantation guidance, just like the caster's non-instantaneous spells."

“I had heard about that before.” Harvey nodded in agreement. “Although the former Pope’s secret priest Garrett was still unwilling to accept my employment as my religious affairs advisor… he has changed his attitude and views a lot recently, and has revealed many secrets of the Vatican to me in our several meetings and conversations.”

This naturally includes the rumor that the creation of the Church's divine magic relies on the rules of magic, which is actually a taboo that needs to be kept absolutely secret within the Vatican.

With the complete collapse of the Papacy's power in the Southern Territory and the disappearance of the former Pope who abdicated... Garrett, a cryptic prayer, also realized the catastrophic crisis of resisting the invasion of alien races in the future. He had no choice but to rely on Harvey and the United Kingdom of Saint Valen under his control. As a result, these secrets that should have been buried in the dust of history along with the collapse of the Holy City gradually surfaced.

Divine arts and magic were originally two different things with the same origin in ancient times... The only difference is the way they use the energy of the magic network and other dimensions.

"Let's see what effect these diverse healing spells can have when applied to battlefield medics..."

Harvey flipped through the report in his hand, page by page, and frowned slightly after only glancing at it.

Prayer technique... A simple divine spell commonly mastered by low-ranking priests and clerics. Its purpose is to calm the mind and spirit of the recipient, and to help them get rid of intermittent convulsions and insomnia caused by hallucinations or nightmares.

"It sounds like a form of psychological therapy, which isn't very effective for battlefield medicine. However, it could be promoted within government departments to serve those kingdom officials who are mentally exhausted due to excessive work pressure..."

The advanced version of prayer is a powerful divine spell called Holy Prayer... Although the casting process is the same as ordinary prayer, using incense and chanting religious mantras as guidance, it requires the use of holy water that has been blessed and sanctified. It can greatly dispel evil plagues and spiritual corruption involving supernatural powers.

Harvey had heard of this divine art before; it was a specialty of the Vatican used to suppress necromancers. Once cast, it could easily purify the undead puppets they had refined and controlled, turning them back into real, uncontrollable corpses.

"It also won't do much for battlefield medical treatment unless the Lizardmen evolve into special units that involve mental attacks." However, the next healing spell is very useful. It is a common divine spell that low-ranking priests and clerics generally master. It does not require any casting materials and relies entirely on guiding and extracting the pure energy of the magic network, converting it into pure healing energy that acts on the recipient's body, and it has absolutely no side effects.

This is extremely effective for non-fatal combat wounds, and when combined with the rapid suturing of the medical alchemy beast and the simultaneous use of hemostatic coagulants... it's a flawless and perfect solution!

Harvey picked up his pen and quickly circled the record, emphasizing, "Have them incorporate this divine spell into the military medical training and procedures. The training of priests and clerics is not like that of spellcasters, which requires the selection of individuals with magical affinity. Ordinary military doctors, as long as they study diligently, also have the opportunity to learn such a treatment method involving extraordinary power."

Egno's heart skipped a beat, and he said with surprise and doubt, "Your Majesty...you actually intend to have the army doctors study the Church's healing magic? Won't this cause ideological strife and disputes within the army? The Church of Radiance has always been our mortal enemy!"

Harvey shrugged indifferently and chuckled, "They used to be mortal enemies, but now they're our defeated foe and prisoners we can easily manipulate... So naturally, we can do everything we can to extract their remaining value."

Egno clicked his tongue, seemingly trying to grasp the true meaning of the unfamiliar slang the emperor had casually uttered, and temporarily fell silent without arguing.

Harvey then continued to review the subsequent records and reports.

Blessing magic? It sounds like a placebo-like form of psychological therapy, just like prayer magic, but the only redeeming quality is that... blessing rituals can transmit or attach pure divine energy to tangible things in a specific way. Whether it's the sun god emblem sold and given to nobles and commoners by the church, or the holy water commonly used in large-scale mass ceremonies, they are actually mass-produced using blessing magic.

It can be effective in treating common colds and high fevers, as well as non-fatal chronic diseases. The church uses this to win people's hearts and minds, so that believers can remain steadfast in their faith and pray to God to remove their illnesses and injuries.

Although its actual effectiveness is limited, as long as the receptor material that conducts energy has magical properties, the effects of exorcism and healing will be multiplied... In other words, an alchemical potion that already has hemostatic effects will have its effects significantly enhanced after being blessed. It can achieve good hemostasis and healing without the need for excessive consumption that could lead to magical erosion.

When the plague broke out in Golden Radiance City, the Church quickly produced a divine grace potion, which was a typical sanctified magic potion. Taking advantage of the ignorance of the nobles and the masses, they widely publicized it as a life-saving straw to cure the magical plague.

Isn't this the perfect way to mass-produce "over-the-counter" alchemical potions?
Moreover, with the dual blessing of magic and divine arts, which compensate for each other's shortcomings, this blessed potion has become a true "magical Chinese medicine" without side effects!
“Selecting those priests and clerics skilled in blessing spells from among this group might provide unexpected assistance to the medical institute’s subsequent drug research.”

As for other spells like Holy Light Healing, Rebirth, and Bloodline Conversion, they are, on the one hand, obscure and profound high-level divine arts, and the number of high-level priests who can master and perform them is very small, making it impossible to popularize their application... On the other hand, the required rituals and procedures are too complicated, and a high-level priest will exhaust his energy after performing one, making it impossible to achieve the effect of treating a large number of seriously injured people in a short period of time, and the cost-effectiveness is too low.

(End of this chapter)