"What did you say...?" Mikoto stared at Qinggong in a daze, wondering for the first time in her life if something was wrong with her ears.

Every magician...is his power not his own?

"Maybe there is something wrong with my expression," Qinggong couldn't help but smile when he saw Mikoto's expression, "I'll give you an example and you'll understand."

"What does every magician with a sect come from?" Qing Gong spoke softly, looking at Mikoto with bright eyes.

"What comes from..." Mikoto was still a little confused, "Faith...belief, wasn't this what you said?"

"You are right." Qing Gong snapped his fingers, "So, what is their belief?"

"What is faith..." Mikoto was completely confused by the Qing Palace, "What is religious belief? Of course I believe in God, you..."

"Well said!" Qing Gong raised his eyebrows suddenly, "So, what is God?"

"I don't know what God is!" Mikoto finally couldn't bear it anymore, "What are you going to say?"

"On the magic side, there is a thought about mysticism. It mentions the concept of the 'tree of life' in Kabbalah's thought." Qinggong chuckled and rubbed Mikoto's head, soothing her irritability. "In this kind of thought, people, angels and gods are located in the bottom-up order of the tree of life, which is the third, second, and first class. The number of creatures in each class is limited. People cannot go from bottom to top, and gods cannot go from bottom to top. This is the view from the magic side."

"But is this really the case?" Qing Gong raised his head, looked at the storm with lightning and thunder outside the window, and murmured, "'The Power of God' can be summoned to the human world from top to bottom, so what about God? What about humans?"

"Qinggong, what...what do you want to say?" Looking at Qinggong's appearance, Mikoto was a little scared, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Looking at Mikoto's worried look, Qinggong couldn't help laughing, "I'm just making a few assumptions."

"You understand the meaning of the water behind you," Qing Gong waved his hand with a smile. "Most of the power of magicians from the church or sects comes from faith, and the object of faith is naturally the leaders of their own sects, that is, their respective gods. Is that right?"

"..." Mikoto nodded in a daze.

"So, suppose one." Qing Gong picked up a French fries and drew a thread out of thin air, "God exists."

"I mean existence, which is physically present." Qing Gong waved his hand, "In other words, God is a creature, or a person who is powerful to a certain extent."

"This is indeed consistent with some facts," Qing Gong said softly, "Although I have never seen the so-called god, I have seen the angel on the second level, that is, the body of the guy Orville, the archangel's 'power of the god'."

"Gabriel?" Mikoto's eyes widened subconsciously, "Have you seen...it?"

"I've fought with him." Qing Gong smiled indifferently, "Do you still remember the task I suddenly left for the Phibli incident?"

"That time..." Mikoto stared at Qinggong in shock, "Is this what you said... mission?"

和一个天使......打架?

"Not that exaggerated." Looking at Mikoto's expression, Qinggong couldn't help laughing and gently combed a strand of hair on the girl's forehead to the side. "The angel does exist, but it is just a creature with a form that ordinary people cannot understand. Its power is indeed very strong, but it is not incomparable to humans."

"However, the existence of the angel cannot prove whether God really exists." Qing Gong whispered, "and this is somewhat inconsistent with the fact that Orville told me."

"If the power of the magician comes from faith, then the power of the water behind cannot be explained!" Mikoto reacted suddenly, "then he could not assume that Gabriel could become a new archangel after he fell! His abilities should be dissipated with the fall of the archangel!"

"Yes." Qing Gong said softly, "This is the most important revelation he gave me, and it is also the reason that prompted me to guess the second possible."

"God, maybe it doesn't exist." A golden light flashed in Qinggong's eyes, "At least, the 'god' that the real magician believes in does not really exist!"

"I have heard of Chinese myths," a distant memory flashed in Qinggong's eyes. "In Chinese myths and legends, if an ordinary clay sculpture is worshipped and believed every day, over time, it will produce wisdom and become an existence with supernatural powers. This is very similar to the problems we are facing now."

"You mean..." Mikoto spoke hesitantly, "Those so-called 'gods' of magicians do not exist, but they are shaped by faith?"

As a scientifically capable person, Mikoto is naturally an atheist, but in this situation, she is a little confused.

"It's possible." Qing Gong nodded slightly, "Magic may be more magical than we imagined. The 'god' they talk about may be a collection formed by the gathering of magic power over the years through certain beliefs or thoughts. They borrow various powers by believing in their own 'god' to release magic. This is my guess."

"This is what the water in the rear said, it is ridiculous that magic can be released through gestures or movements?" Mikoto said thoughtfully.

"This is just a guess from me." Qing Gong chuckled, "However, there are examples to follow."

"Is there any example to follow?" Hearing this, Mikoto looked at the Qing Palace curiously, "Have you ever experienced such a thing?"

"It was not what I experienced, it was what you and I experienced together." Qinggong smiled slightly and gently rubbed Mikoto's hair. "Do you still remember the 'Fantasy Hands' and 'Fantasy Beast'?"

"'Fantasy Hand' and 'Fantasy Beast'?" Mikoto was slightly stunned, then suddenly woke up, "You mean...!"

"Although it is different in essence, it is very similar in general." Qinggong nodded slightly, "Everyone who has used the fantasy mage can use the ability that is far beyond his original computing power. Although the principle is similar to that of a plural computer, you who have accepted Misaka Network can probably understand this process, right?"

"It's understandable, but..." Mikoto's face looked a little strange, "What do you mean is that the so-called magicians can use their abilities, is it similar to a large computer group? This..."

After hearing what Qinggong said, the magic that originally existed in novels and anime suddenly became strange in Mikoto's heart.

"I said that all this is just a guess from me." Qing Gong shook his head, "No one knows the actual truth, but there is indeed a recognized statement on the magic side."

"Magic is developed to allow people without 'talent' to do the same thing as people with 'talent'." Qing Gong looked at the heavy rain outside the window and said softly, "I have a bold guess when I think of Orville's last words..."

"God is born from people's faith, so that those who believe in God have part of God's power. So, what are those of us who have power in themselves?"

"Are we capable people to some extent considered...?"

"god!"
Chapter completed!