Chapter 928 Phase : Gospel Investigation

“Magic addiction?! Gray dwarf?!”

The mages in the investigation team were instantly confused, just like Petr was when he first realized the problem.

Until some people gradually came to their senses.

“There’s something wrong with this thing! There’s a big problem!”

Although ordinary psychoactive drugs may have side effects such as addiction, they are definitely not addictive.

For common addictions, the Glow Magic can be said to be both a temporary and permanent cure, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

As long as there is a qualified priest who uses divine magic regularly for a period of time and does not take psychotropic drugs repeatedly during this period, even the biggest addiction can be gradually eliminated.

That is why the decadent nobles like to use these things to enjoy themselves during gatherings.

After smoking, find a priest at the local Glow Church and the side effects will be eliminated quickly.

But addiction is different.

This thing is essentially a kind of “magic network dependence”.

After getting used to the magical and powerful magic, it would be painful to go back to that clumsy state.

in other words.

It is addiction and suffering on a mental level, not a physical one.

The glow magic can heal the body.

There is almost nothing you can do on a spiritual level.

Spellcasters who are addicted to magic will often consciously control their spellcasting frequency and try to reduce their reliance on magic, especially high-level magic, in order to avoid worsening of the symptoms of magic addiction.

Because of the characteristics of magic addiction, Nowen now even has a guess.

Was the “spell slot” restriction that the Magic Goddess originally set for mages also intended to prevent the emergence of magic addiction?

After all, once those traditional wizards have used up their spell slots for the day, they will have no chance to continue casting spells.

Avoid forming an addiction by limiting the number of times you do it.

Combining the various information currently available about the Creator and ancient gods, Nowen felt that his guess was probably correct.

Behind every weird “setting” in this world, there may be a corresponding reason.

In short.

Demon addiction is a very dangerous addiction.

But the gray dwarves collectively suffered from this symptom over a period of decades.

Even though the Paisi settlement is so poor that they can’t even afford normal food, they can still afford to smoke “Good News”, and they can smoke it every day!
I dare not even imagine what the situation would be like in a place like the Limoen settlement!

“I seriously suspect that the seller of the gospel may not intend to make money from it at all, but deliberately sells it to the gray dwarves in large quantities at a very low price, half selling and half giving it away, and then let them collectively become addicted to magic!”

“I asked the people in the Paisi settlement, and they said that the gospel was produced by the dark elves!”

“Damn it, that dark elf who hooked up with Harris Eugene, what was her name? Oh, right! Annabelle! She must be the dark elf!”

“So, the gray dwarves were tricked by the dark elves? They fell into the trap and became addicted to magic?”

“What good does the dark elf gain from doing this?”

“Use magic addiction to hook the gray dwarves and make them obey you? Or cut off the supply?”

Speculations were made.

Then someone immediately refuted it in the group chat.

“No! It shouldn’t be!”

The person who spoke was Hugo.

“You don’t understand the gray dwarves and dark elves. The situation is definitely not that simple.”

“There is a reason why the Gray Dwarves look down on the Dark Elves, because the Dark Elves are the ones bullied by the Gray Dwarves in the Deep Region!”

“Dark elves are said to be a subspecies of the elves in the western continent. They are natural spellcasters. Even newly born dark elves can instinctively use a few tricks.”

“As for the gray dwarves, you have already seen them.”

“They are insulated from arcane and are almost unaffected by magic!” “So the magic that the dark elves are so proud of has little effect on the gray dwarves.”

“If we fight with real swords and guns, we will be even more defeated!”

“The two races can live in peace because they have to join forces to face the dangerous monsters in the deep region.”

“The unique enchanting skills of the gray dwarves and the magic of the dark elves are both indispensable.”

“So they have been maintaining a superficial peace, but it is only on the surface.”

“If the dark elves dare to threaten them by cutting off their supply, I suspect that the gray dwarves will more likely rob them directly instead of sitting down for a proper negotiation.”

In order to open up this unique market, Hugo Sivi did his homework before setting out.

He even spent a high price to purchase a batch of information about the Deep Region, Gray Dwarves and Dark Elves from Green Port.

It mentions the conflict and compromise between the two races.

The relationship between the gray dwarves and the dark elves can be considered a symbiotic one.

The two sides look down on each other, but neither can live without the other.

Gray dwarves live in settlements.

Dark elves are different.

They have no fixed abode in the Deep Region, never staying in one place for too long, and frequently changing their living areas.

Behind the apparent harmony are all kinds of small conflicts and contradictions.

For example, from time to time, there would be hungry and poor settlements of gray dwarves who would go and form groups to rob dark elves;
On the dark elf side, there are also many guys who like to cheat and lie. They often come to the gray dwarf settlements and cheat them of the few wealth and useful materials they have.

Hugo’s explanation made everyone fall into deep thought.

There is definitely something wrong with the “gospel” that the dark elves came up with decades ago.

There is no doubt about that.

But what exactly do they want to do with the gospel?
Thinking that you can use this thing to control the gray dwarves is just wishful thinking.

The relationship between the two parties is extremely special. If either party goes to war, the other party will be doomed as well, and no one dares to overthrow the table completely.

“Perhaps we need to find a way to infiltrate the dark elves who are selling the ‘gospel’.”

“This will give us a chance to get more information.”

This statement instantly won the approval of most people.

“There are dark elves selling gospels all year round in the Limoen settlement. Try to contact them!”

“That’s right! I have a feeling that if we follow this clue, we will definitely catch a big fish!”

The investigation team set a new goal.

With clear clues, everyone’s journey speeded up immediately.

First, we passed through the canyon of corpse dragons where the wind was howling.

There didn’t seem to be any dragon corpses in this canyon, just some iron-gray boulders that looked like dragon bones.

Then, under Gray’s guidance, they entered the addictive maze filled with mysterious mushrooms.

The maze is filled with mysterious mushrooms emitting a faint pink glow, as well as other strange fungi and mosses that cannot be identified.

Fortunately, with Gray as a guide, it didn’t take much time to get out of the Indulging Maze.

When trudging through the stinking swamp, the mages took advantage of Gray’s inattention and secretly used magic such as [Turning Mud into Stone], making the swamp, which was originally full of dangers, instantly become flat ground.

Almost a full day’s journey.

Before the deep area falls into night again.

The large settlement of Limoen.

Arrived.

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(End of this chapter)