This was the first time Violet had so clearly and distinctly felt the power known as “faith”. It felt like a soft thread gently winding around her fingertips, continuously transmitting positive emotions of admiration and respect, with a faint sense of warmth.
Ordinary individuals’ faith could never let higher beings perceive it so clearly. It probably had something to do with Little Blue’s special situation and Violet’s own “acknowledgment” of this connection. It was like a somewhat loose and fragile special contract.
Violet could easily break the thread in her hand and sever this connection, but so could Little Blue. This “contract” was linked by the causal power called faith, and would immediately disappear if either party failed to meet the conditions. But in doing so, this small complementarity and feedback would also dissipate.
So this was the relationship between a deity and their followers... But as the saying goes, the connection between ordinary believers and deities should only be even weaker than this. Little Blue’s situation seemed more like a feeling of “being chosen” or “being watched”.
From the perspective of the current perception, it was obvious that the input and output of both the god and the believer were not proportional. In simpler terms, the return of faith that a deity could receive compared to the individual favors bestowed was clearly a losing deal.
However, considering that people like Little Blue in cults and other organizations are very likely to become leaders who spread religious doctrines and perform miracles to attract more individuals to believe in the gods, it should still be more beneficial than harmful in the long run.
Hmm... is it too utilitarian to think like this? Unlike myself, who doesn’t know what’s going on, real deities like Sethlin probably wouldn’t bother about such minor power losses, because the power shared through these relationships is really negligible.
“It seems like it worked. Get up, Little Blue. How do you feel now?”
Establishing the so-called relationship of faith didn’t seem to have caused much change in Miss Slime. After Violet withdrew her hand from the top of her head, Little Blue quickly stood up again, brushing off the snow on her cloak and looking around her gelatinous body with some surprise.
“Miss Violet, I... I’m not sure how to describe it, but I can faintly sense... should I say, your presence? I can feel that you’re watching me, but it’s not like a physical gaze, it’s really hard to describe...”
“Why does that sound like a pervert... Anyway, let’s not dwell on that. Time is of the essence. Little Blue, see if you can produce something different now?”
“I’ll try... Solar Flare!”
Little Blue extended her hands and closed them in front of her body, making a posture reminiscent of a certain turtle-based martial art.
With this somewhat embarrassing gesture in Violet’s eyes, she actually lit up and emitted a brilliant golden beam about the thickness of a thumb. After piercing through several large trees along its trajectory, it disappeared into the distance of clouds and flying snow.
“Ah! It really worked! My goodness, this is simply unbelievable!”
Even with Little Blue’s composed nature, she couldn’t help but let out an undisguised exclamation of astonishment at the sight. It’s worth noting that what she just used wasn’t any conventional magic. Just by casually striking a strange pose and shouting a bit, she unleashed such a powerful attack, which was truly unheard of.
“Cough... It seems to have worked indeed... So, did you deplete your magical power?”
Clearing her throat awkwardly, to be honest, seeing the scene just now, Violet couldn’t help but think of a certain winged girl named Doreena...
“It seems... I did lose some magical power, but not much, Miss Violet. Just now, was that...”
“Yes, it’s something similar to Faith Magic.”
So that’s how it is.
Although the specifics of Faith Magic in this world are still uncertain, there’s no doubt that the attack Little Blue just unleashed through specific movements and the name of the technique was indeed the power Violet “bestowed” upon her through that vague connection.
She didn’t do much, the cost of releasing the ability still came from Little Blue herself. Violet merely made some slight modifications to her low-level skill, named “Sacred Ray,” intentionally setting it as “Solar Flare,” a name that sounds strange at first, and designating that posture as one of the necessary conditions to activate the ability, then transmitting it to Little Blue through the medium built on “faith.”
In the end, it formed this strange ability that was actually much weaker than what Miss Priestess herself could cast.
And the “cost” she paid was just a small amount of SP consumed when improving this skill.
That said, from Violet’s perspective, it might be a very powerful skill for Little Blue, who originally had magical power but couldn’t use it well, and most ordinary creatures in this world.
So... Similarly, could the Faith Magic of the Goddess’s Teachings be a modified version of the Light Goddess’s abilities taught to mortals?
Are those ritual-like technique names, postures, and so-called sacred artifacts all intentionally set up by Aurora to enhance the sanctity of Faith Magic, even though they are not actually necessary?
If not, then it would be impossible to explain how Little Blue could still use the same sacred attribute ability despite using movements that were almost like a joke.
It seems very likely, but there are still some details that don’t quite match up.
For example, in this world, Faith Magic is said to be a miracle that even ordinary people without any magical power can use as long as they have enough faith in the Goddess.
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However, what Little Blue just consumed was her own magical power.
Although Violet can indeed transfer some power to Little Blue to a certain extent through the connection of faith, there is a cost to it, which can be said to be quite unprofitable.
The Goddess’s Teachings are vast in scale, with followers almost everywhere in the world, numbering in the billions. Even a deity cannot possibly supply so many followers with power day and night, let alone talk about whether it’s profitable or not.
What’s going on... or rather, what principle is it operating on?
Forget it, this matter will take some time to figure out, and it’s not urgent. It’s already quite difficult for the experiment on Little Blue to succeed, so let’s focus on the matter at hand for now.
“Let’s go, let’s continue up the mountain, and we’ll try out other abilities later.”
“Okay, Miss Violet.”
As the two girls started to walk away, Violet suddenly turned back and looked at Lulu, who was still standing there, seeming a bit absent-minded and lost in thought, not having joined their conversation. Lulu then tilted her head in confusion.
“What’s wrong? Is something off?”
At the same time, Little Blue, who had been immersed in her newfound power, also noticed her friend’s seemingly strange expression and immediately cast a concerned glance at her.
“Lulu, were you scared by what just happened? It’s okay. Although Lady Violet may seem mysterious, I can feel the pure and warm radiance she constantly emanates. She’s definitely a fundamentally good person.”
It was only now that Lulu seemed to snap out of her reverie, awkwardly scratching her head.
“Oh? Oh, haha, I see. That’s good, that’s good! Honestly, I didn’t expect you two to actually succeed. I was quite taken aback...”
“?”
The priestess furrowed her brow slightly. She had just seen a fleeting expression on the face of this butterfly girl that seemed reminiscent and sad, but it disappeared quickly. Without immediately addressing it, Violet simply nodded subtly.
“Alright, let’s get going. We’ve already wasted quite a bit of time. We need to quickly understand the situation up there.”