Zhao Xu had not expected his acquisition of Divine Spells to be exposed. Fortunately, Archbishop Sosi had deep ties to the Mage Association, so it was not much of a problem.
He was used to seeing Antinoa and Rayne cast spells with a mere gesture. This time, Archbishop Sosi honestly followed the proper procedure to cast a Divine Spell and even used a holy symbol, leaving him rather stunned.
It seemed he really needed to put training in the Spellcraft skill on the agenda.
He had not even recognized the Detect Good spell he himself knew. That would be far too embarrassing to admit.
In Arthur, it was far too difficult to be an Evil person who remained well hidden.
Unless one reached the ranks of power, no one would dare casually throw an alignment-detection spell at them.
Detect Evil, for instance, was a basic ability of Paladins, which often led them into struggles against Evil.
The players might currently need Paladins, but once they got to know them better, they would understand why people said, "A sleeping Paladin is the best kind of Paladin."
Too many player parties had been left helpless by Paladins' unwavering determination to fight Evil.
That was also why many people liked having Paladins as close friends but not as teammates.
Because of his Aura of Good, detection spells had a more obvious effect on Zhao Xu.
Only Good creatures above 11 HD would emit a moderate aura under Detect Good.
For a Cleric of a Good deity like Zhao Xu, the aura was faint at level 1, but it rose to moderate at level 2.
As Zhao Xu considered this, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
"That's not right. I originally chose Absolute Neutral," Zhao Xu said.
Absolute Neutral was only one step