Chapter 895 The so-called gods, the legend of Cliff
"What?!"
Shado could barely hide his shocked expression. This was completely different from the surprise he had just pretended to be. This was real shock. He stared at Atwood with a piercing gaze, "Say it again!"
"Sir, I have received a natural response!" Atwood also knew the seriousness of this matter and repeated it solemnly.
It's actually true!
Shado didn't doubt that Atwood was lying to him about this kind of thing, but the progress was indeed beyond his imagination. He originally thought it would take several years, but he didn't expect the result to come out like this.
Of course, getting a natural response does not mean having natural holy power, but it is obviously one of the prerequisites for obtaining holy power, and it is the most important prerequisite.
In Netheril, the status of clergy is not as high as Shado originally thought. They are just a special class of spellcasters, dependent on the lord, and are restricted from the source of the doctrine.
The clergy here specifically refer to the priests of the Lord of Radiance.
As for the priests of other gods.
In fact, there are only five so-called gods whose true existence can be confirmed - the Lord of Radiance (Sun God), the Lord of Death (Death), the Goddess of Magic, the Moon God, and the Lord God of the Elves.
Among them, the priests of the goddess of magic are basically mages or arcane masters. There are very few who only master the holy power, and they are basically not treated differently.
As for the Moon God, except for the fact that Xavier's Grand Arcanist provoked the Moon God and was punished by God for being exiled, which Sha Duo clearly knew, there were no more miracles. Even the priests were among the legends and few people had seen it.
The only temple or temple is the Moon Monastery on the Su Lun Peak in the north. It is basically inaccessible and there are few rumors about it.
However, the moon god Suellen is indeed a confirmed true god.
As for the Lord of Death, through his experience in [Projection Plane: Birth of Glory] and some legends on the main plane, Shado roughly guessed that something might have happened when Netheril was first established.
The Death Priest, who originally held an absolute leadership position, has declined inexplicably for some reason. It can even be said that he suddenly fell into the dust.
Most of today's death priests can only live in the temple of the Lord of Glory, and have a very low sense of existence, let alone control power and influence politics.
As for the main god of elves, there is not much belief among humans. As for the priests, they are probably only the group of human druids who are cheating on others.
Therefore, when people talk about clergy or priests in Netheril, in most cases, they refer to the priests of the Lord of Radiance.
As for the priests of the Lord of Glory, due to doctrinal restrictions, even if they have huge influence at the bottom, it is difficult to influence the upper ruling class.
Basically, it exists as a vassal.
The only way to counterattack is probably to become a mage, and the most famous among them is the Grand Arcanist Cliff.
To be able to grow from a marginalized little priest to one of the fifteen most powerful people in Netheril today, Cliff is simply a legend.
Shado originally planned to go to the Raisen Territory to find a way to downgrade the planet after the Kingkiller Planet disappeared, and he had a very close relationship with the Grand Arcanist Cliff.
The main reason why Lord Leisen continued to be a lord after losing his magical power was because his son was an arcanist and Cliff's student.
My son didn't want to take over, and he also had a powerful teacher. Naturally, I had no choice but to continue to suffer, while others could only watch.
Chateau also learned a lot about Cliff's deeds when he was inquiring about the situation in Leisen. To be honest, he was really shocked.
This is like his subordinate Leiden suddenly starting to learn magic, and growing up to become a great arcanist along the way, which is really incredible.
To be honest, when magic becomes popular in the future, Layton may not be able to become a Grand Arcanist, but Cliff achieved his achievement in an era when magic was relatively backward, and the difficulty is completely different.
Even in Cliff's time, the magical atmosphere in Netheril was not as conservative as it is now. Ordinary people could also access the [Scroll of Netheril], but it was still difficult.
There are only fifteen great arcanists in Netheril, which is enough to illustrate his legend.
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Of course, a great arcanist who grew up as a priest cannot change the overall environment of Netheril. The vassal status of priests is still an unshakable reality.
Based on this reality, many secrets about the Holy Power are not actually secrets, especially for the lord class.
When Chateau asked Bishop Ambril of the Saville Territory to help remove the petrified state of Jabas and his son, he once asked him about the origin and characteristics of the Holy Power.
Naturally, Bishop Ambril would not reject the husband of the lord to whom he was loyal, even if it involved the very foundation of his power, and Leiden, who was beside Chateau, knew everything and talked about it.
Even the information provided by those who have become holy powers like Leiden is easier for ordinary people to understand, let alone the relevant records in the Tower of Time.
Therefore, Sha Duo is relatively familiar with the process of obtaining Holy Power. The biggest difficulty lies in obtaining a response from the source of Holy Power.
The priest of the Lord of Glory, the source of the Holy Power is naturally the Lord of Glory. Before getting a response from the Lord of Glory, no matter how hard you try, you will not be able to possess the Holy Power.
Of course, as long as you regulate yourself according to specific doctrines and concepts, the Lord of Glory will definitely respond. Once you perceive the holy power, unless you betray your faith, the holy power will always exist.
The main elven god is different. Even though Atwood did not abandon his faith at the beginning, his holy power automatically dissipated because he was unwilling to go to Cormanthor to worship when the relationship between the two countries was sensitive.
This level of interference in the mortal world is simply the work of evil gods.
From this perspective, the Lord of Glory appears to be particularly lovable. Even Xia Duo would read a few lines of "The Sacred Proverbs of the Lord of Glory" from time to time.
But now, what he wants to develop is different from the elf druid teachings. The natural druid under the new natural concept, as the name suggests, is to directly use nature as the source to perceive the holy power.
The biggest difficulty is that [nature] is not a specific existence, but a collection of all things, or simply a cognition or an idea.
Whether it is possible to directly perceive the holy power from nature, Xia Duo is actually unsure.
Even though in the game background before time travel, there were priests and druids who did not need to believe in the gods, but in this real magical world——
What is the essence of holy power, what is the principle of its generation, what kind of existence are the gods, etc., are still big question marks.
Just relying on a few background descriptions in the game before time travel is not enough to convince Sha Duo of the existence of natural druids, but he does have such expectations.