Chapter 3135
Chief Scientist of Theology--
The Chief Expert had exited the Virtual World. The Pope of the Holy Light Church in the Virtual World was played by him.
He was not an NPC or an Artificial Intelligence, but a living person playing the role. His purpose in doing so was to study the combined applications of faith, mental power, and Cosmic Energy.
Assuming that the might displayed by Higher Lifeforms in this universe was called "divine authority" by people, how exactly was this power born, and how could it be used?
The use of any power involved corresponding methods and techniques for exerting it. Unfortunately, Lin Qi had none of those things in his hands.
However, the news was not all bad. Aurora's existence gave him a great chance to discover those things himself.
The Chief Expert of Theology proposed a concept. Since the gods valued faith so highly, could faith be regarded as an indispensable resource for the gods—or even as part of the gods themselves and their authority?
He proposed a very interesting hypothesis: Faith was a necessary resource for influencing the material universe in combination with other powers.
In other words, if Lin Qi wanted his power to manifest physically—for example, to "create something with mass and a real existence out of thin air"—then he might need the support of faith.
This line of research was very interesting, and Lin Qi gave it his support. He would try any method that could help him increase his power quickly.
Since they intended to turn the Virtual World into a divine kingdom, it obviously needed to possess some characteristics of one. After discussing it with Aurora, they planned to use "Data Lifeforms" as a reward—or rather, a divine blessing—to bestow upon certain believers.
Only selected people would be