Hogwarts Summoning Manual

After dealing with the Yellow Robe Bishop, the power of the ancient gods in Songjiang was greatly weakened. Yan Nishuang also quickly cleared out the strange insects in the city. In one afternoon, Songjiang City was basically recovered.

"Did Fujiwara Eko invade our team channel?" asked Youxi.

Although Bai Lin was the main force in the battle, the mages needed more rest, so they settled down in the military-controlled area west of Songjiang River, and Bai Lin held a combat meeting without stopping.

"That woman can't be trusted!" Qiqi said firmly: "I think this is a trap!"

"Brother Linzi, the Supreme Council is very satisfied with our quick resolution of the Songjiang war. Facts have proved that your Tower of Babel promotion has greatly improved the overall strength of Eastern mages, and you are highly commended." Zhao Yu said respectfully. Although he still called Bai Lin his brother, he already regarded him as an idol in his heart.

Zhao Yu paused, then took out a spell scroll with some hesitation and continued, "However, the Supreme Council wants you to lead the team to recapture Tongcheng, Ningcheng, and Hangcheng, and then take advantage of the situation to go south and eliminate all the threats from the ancient gods in the east and south."

His implication was naturally the same as Qiqi's. He did not support Bai Lin's decision to go to Neon according to the request for help he received in order to find out the secret of the Sun God.

Yan Nishuang's expression didn't change much, but it could be seen that she was thinking deeply and expressed her own opinions.

"According to your previous experiences in the historical fragments, the structure of the entire world is very different from the history recorded by humans and the inferences of materialistic science. Combining the ancient myths and legends of the East, the remains of the Conferred God War, and the inheritance of various sects, the Sun God, or the guardian god of the earth, may really exist, but it is very different from our previous understanding of gods."

"That's right." Bai Lin took over the conversation and said, "There is a saying that history is written by the victors. If the minions of the ancient gods occupied the entire earth, then alien monsters like Hastur or Cthulhu would undoubtedly become gods of the earth."

"I'm getting off topic. When it comes to the gods on Earth, whether they are from Eastern legends, or from India, Greece, Northern Europe, Africa, South America, or various religions, those images were actually recorded by humans. It's not that humans deliberately made up stories when recording them, but they all made a serious mistake, which is to give the gods human nature."

"I can understand this. For example, the gods of Egypt are the pharaohs' creation of themselves. Not only do they have human emotions, but they can also directly manage the country." Qiqi interrupted.

"The Olympian gods in Greek legend are even more ridiculous. They are nothing more than a debauched human court." Yuxi asked, "But what does this have to do with Fujiwara Eko's call for help?"

Bai Lin smiled at her and said, "Based on the experiences in the historical fragments, I have a few speculations."

"The first is what gods are. I think there are at least three levels. The first level is the creator god, who can create life, planets, and even an entire parallel universe. We can regard him as the will of the universe itself, or the collection of all the laws that govern the universe. He does not need a name or a specific image, and he will not care about what happens in the universe. He will neither help humans nor the ancient gods. Just as in Eastern philosophy, heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs."

Without waiting for everyone's response, Bai Lin continued, "The second level is the Rule Gods. They may be the first group in the universe to awaken wisdom, or they may be the first race to understand how to use the rules of the universe. They take it as their mission to spread the rules of the universe they believe in throughout the universe."

"Such as the forces of order and chaos?" Yan Nishuang asked, wrinkling her beautiful nose.

"Bingo!" Bai Lin gave her a thumbs up and said, "In fact, the corruption of the ancient gods is also a kind of cosmic rule, but the power of chaos and order more or less benefits the lives of other planets, while corruption is completely invasion, occupation and assimilation."

"I don't want to become a minion of the ancient gods, no matter how much power I am given." Zhao Yu muttered. In fact, ordinary people like him who often come into contact with magicians will have a sense of inferiority from the bottom of their hearts, hoping that they can also possess magical powers or other extraordinary powers. However, only a few people can withstand the temptation of ancient gods or other evil forces.

"Are the gods on our Earth actually aliens who have understood the power of order?" Qiqi asked.

"That's half right. In fact, there are many controllers of chaotic forces. Order and chaos are two sides of the same coin, and neither is indispensable. Pure order will pursue a perfect solution too much, and ultimately make life forms return to one form, such as tireless machine life. Chaotic forces are a collection of variables. Only when combined with the power of order can so many planets and life forms of various shapes and sizes be born. Look at the magical creatures in this world. Without them, we humans would be so lonely."

Although everyone didn't fully understand, they all nodded.

"Some of the gods we are familiar with are more like extraordinary humans who help the gods of rules manage the planet. That is why they have human emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and that is why there is a battle to confer the title of god."

Yan Nishuang seemed to be thinking about something, but it seemed like something suddenly came to her mind. She said, "According to this theory, many things do make sense. For example, ancient gods like Nuwa, Fuxi and Pangu should be the gods of rules you mentioned, and those who were deified in the Conferred Gods War were all extraordinary humans."

"That's right. The Rule God Church has several motives for some human supernatural powers. One is to spread the power of order and chaos, and the other is to recruit soldiers to fight against other Rule Gods, such as the Ancient Gods." Bai Lin said.

"The War of the Gods is a conscription. The gods of rules have taught humans very clearly the consequences of extraordinary powers. Fighting for power and greed is human nature, so ground warfare is used as a selection mechanism. High-quality souls can be used as pawns to fight against ancient gods or other gods of rules. This is similar to the legend of Valhalla in Norse mythology." Bai Lin continued to explain.

"Of course, there is another special god." Bai Lin said mysteriously, "For example, the Silent One Orisaga, Amaterasu, and Tsukuyomi that I met in the historical fragments. They are more like insurance for the gods of rules on Earth, or anti-virus software. Once there is a corrupt force on Earth that exceeds the threshold, the anti-virus software will be activated to cleanse the Earth."

"After saying so much, you still haven't made it clear what this has to do with Fujiwara Eko?" Yuxi asked with a pout.

Bai Lin gave her a calming look and said, "My summoning atlas is a gift from the Sun God. In other words, it is the extraordinary power bestowed upon humans by the God of Rules. What I need to figure out now is whether to activate anti-virus software like Orissaga or be conscripted by the Sun God!"