Duke had no idea what had happened to the God of Light on the Oracle Plane for him to suddenly vanish. It was truly bizarre.
He also thought of how the Four Gods Church and the Light Church appeared to maintain a harmonious relationship on the surface. Even when taking action against the Light Church, they had to conceal their identities.
It was said that the Four Gods and the God of Light had no conflicts between them, and they had never allowed their followers to clash with the followers of other gods.
Perhaps it was because they had all been condensed from the Planar Will, so naturally they could not slaughter one another.
"Mr. Duke?" Seeing Duke lost in thought, Daili called to him softly. "You seem very interested in the gods themselves?"
Duke came back to his senses and took a sip of tea, concealing the turmoil in his heart.
He realized that his questions just now might have been too direct and probing. As an outsider, his eagerness to explore the nature of gods seemed excessive, not quite fitting for an ordinary Mage.
"My apologies, Your Holiness," Duke said with an apologetic smile. "I merely heard about the changes surrounding the God of Light, then learned that the source of the Church Mages' growing strength lay in divine blessings, so I could not help being curious. After all, it is completely different from how Mages like us, without formal guidance, rely on sensing elements. You mentioned earlier that Mages outside the Church increase their mental power by sensing elemental energy. That sounds rather inefficient, and the threshold must be extremely high, right?"
Daili nodded, a trace of helplessness and concern appearing on her face. "That is indeed the case. Relying on one's own talent to sense elements