Fanatics of the Magic Academy

After reading it, Rose was silent for a moment, her first thought being:

"Mason is a character."

This book is definitely a banned book!

The first half celebrates the legitimacy and controversy surrounding the establishment of the Magic Federation, and recounts the ignorance and bloodshed of that "Age of Gods".

This part was alright, but things really took a sharp turn for the worse in the second half!

In an instant, they began criticizing the Magic Federation for its darkness and depravity, and for its past practices of educating and imprisoning believers.

It has been transformed into an institution that feeds the lower classes, sings praises of peace, and provides toys for the upper nobility.

Yes, Rose was busy leveling up and improving her proficiency, and was also busy with survival activities.

I hadn't realized this before.

He had previously witnessed believers being burned at the stake in the slums.

But when you arrive at the slums, those places of suffering where faith is most easily born,

Surprisingly, even a dog on the street knows that baring its teeth at believers can earn a reward.

There is simply no fertile ground for believers; they are instantly killed the moment they show their faces.

So, where do the believers who are burned at the stake every year come from?

Now that Rosell's spiritual vision has improved further, he realized that the church he had previously belonged to was a place that provided believers.

Those believers were poor people who had been deceived and lured into becoming believers.

Those who truly protected them were the high-ranking magicians and nobles.

In countries where "execution of believers" is enshrined in the constitution, only high-ranking magicians and nobles can protect believers.

Niu Bo Yi.

Do those yin beings still resemble humans?

They've even started to cultivate their own power by harboring bandits.

This means that the mastermind behind the Self-Nature Cult should also be a high-ranking magician or senator.

They are most likely a community of shared interests.

And the Arcane Council is quite a character.

The project's funding was approved for three or four thousand years.

Oh, it's highly likely that relevant lawmakers were also involved, engaging in conflicts of interest.

This episode is amazing.

Rose opened the book and saw the author's name: "Lia Wayne".

I sighed. This author is quite a character.

What happened to the author of this book in the end?

Rose could roughly guess the author's ultimate fate.

Much of the information in this book is clearly not accessible to the average person.

The author of this book is very likely also a magician.

He'll probably be executed after he finishes writing this book.

He's most likely dead by now, since judging from the publication date, it was written a thousand years ago.

Based on the information in this book, it is estimated that the "War of Dawn" was launched in the Federal City 1231 years later.

After fighting for over 300 years, they were victorious in 1543.

Now it is the year 5218 of the Magic Calendar. After the addition of extraordinary elements, can a country exist stably for so long?

Rose was somewhat surprised.

The entire lower levels of the magic capital are in this mess now; it looks like the building is about to collapse.

The result was that it had been like this for over 1000 years!

And it has remained stable and continues to this day!

This Magic Federation is quite a character.

Rose felt that this Magic Federation was really something.

Rose can say that the Magic Federation is rotten and doesn't treat people like human beings, but you can't say it's weak.

The fact that this system can keep running means there's something Rose doesn't know about it.

At this moment, Rose realized something else.

So, what about me, a "Gu Long believer" and a believer?

According to the book, in this kind of "observation point,"

The gods worshipped by all believers are castrated; it is impossible to pray to them for miracles.

"Then, what about my faith? Why is it working properly?"

"Moreover, when I use prayer, I can confirm one thing: everything comes from my own power."

Just as magic is the power to tap into reason,

My magical prayers are entirely attributable to my own power, not through any deity.

Rose fell into thought, feeling that his faith seemed to differ from that of other believers in some way.

He remembered that the [Ancient Dragon Followers] did indeed have a deity, and he had met Him twice.

One instance was when He chose him as a follower of the Ancient Dragons.

One time, after he unlocked the [Legacy of the Ancient Dragon Followers of Glimmer], he dreamed of that god.

And the gods instructed Rosace to find his own path.

Apart from that, the god did not ask Rose to do anything else.

There was no interference with Rose's choices, nor was there any "divine revelation" given to Rose.

It was as if it had never existed.

Furthermore, based on the earlier descriptions of the fanatical believers in the book,

Logically speaking, believers who are fanatical should unconditionally obey and worship gods.

But Rose did not have these feelings for the gods.

And the gods of Gu Long's followers don't care about any of this.

Rose couldn't immediately tell whether all of this was because of something special about him.

The Gu Long faith is unique.

Of course, it's highly likely that they are both extraordinary individuals.

Didn't you see that when Rose awakened, all the gods abandoned her?

Only Gu Long's god, did he and that turtle look at green beans, hit it off?

This shows that the two are a match made in heaven, and are birds of a feather.

Moreover, Rose hadn't forgotten that after Rose's driftwood saw Rose's eyes, it said:

"My God, these are believers unlike anything ever seen in history."

When put together, this information is enough to suggest that the gods worshipped by Gu Long before him most likely did not choose their followers.

Rose had a premonition that when he completed the second condition for advancing to [Shining Ancient Dragon Follower]:

"Find your own path as a follower of the ancient dragons"

At that time, he will know what kind of thing the god he worships really is.

Rose looked up and, through the faint light of the tent, realized that it seemed to be dawn.

Thanks to the keen sense of time brought by the followers of Gu Long,

Rose realized that it should be around 7 a.m. now.

He has been reading this book since midnight, and it took him 7 hours to finish it.

Rose believes that reading books is the right thing to do, and now he has a general understanding of the history and social systems and structures of this world.

He rubbed his eyes, thought for a moment, and realized that the world was still too sinister; there were more and more bounty hunters in the slums lately.

It seems he really made a big fuss.

Rose decided to level up her remaining magic proficiency before going out.

Furthermore, Rose needs to get used to the new magic she has just learned—

[Transformed into the shape of clouds].

Rose found a secluded alley and used [Wind Network Perception] to confirm that no one was around.

The chanting began:

"Wind! Centered on me, gather, compress, deflect, synchronize, provide feedback, translate, and transform!"

As the runes were fully constructed in Rose's mind,

Reason, acting on the runes, consumed 6 points of focus on the panel.

An invisible wind acted around Rose's body.

Rose felt light as a feather, able to jump very high with just a light leap.

He discovered that he could manipulate the compressed winds that were attached to his body at will.

It enables deflection attacks, increases speed, reduces wind resistance, lifts the body, and enhances basic attacks.

The enhanced basic attack uses wind to propel the arm, increasing the power of the punch and reducing recoil.

Rose continued to maintain his cloud-like form, calculating the consumption of his concentration.

It takes 6 points to start, and about 2 points of focus are needed to maintain it for 10 minutes.

The amount of focus required is not fixed; it depends on the number and complexity of the operations performed during that period.

The more focus you consume, the more likely you are to lose, but generally it will fluctuate around 2 points.