Chapter 479

"Creating new magic to improve people's standard of living?" In the council hall of the divine kingdom Shelter, Ariel, Goddess of the Sea, whose mastery of magic surpassed that of all the other gods, pondered for a moment before smiling and nodding. "That is an excellent idea. Improving the living standards of believers will both help consolidate their faith and strengthen them. Once they grow stronger, they can promote the expansion of the faith and set off a virtuous cycle."

Sui Xiong froze for a moment, not expecting her to consider things from that angle. But after a second thought, he understood—goals gave people motivation, and benefits gave them enthusiasm. If his idea could benefit the people while also benefiting his friends, would that not be the best possible outcome?

"Exactly." He smiled. "So I think everyone can work together to identify the troubles in people's current lives that magic could easily solve, then invent targeted spells for them."

"I do not think that is a good approach." Jormungandr, the Justice God, who was always dressed shabbily, shook his head and poured cold water on the idea. "Spellcasting itself is highly difficult, and training spellcasters requires vast amounts of time and resources. Spending such enormous resources merely to solve some non-urgent problems would be a waste."

"It is still better than being unable to solve them," said Manis, Goddess of Wealth. "Having a solution is better than having none."

"This idea is far too naive." Jormungandr sighed. "Think about it. At present, spellcasters are roughly concentrated in the hands of three powers. The first, which holds the largest share, is naturally religion. But the various gods are hostile toward one another, and aside from preaching, most of the spellcasting abilities of clergy are consumed in meaningless confrontations. There are not