Chapter 3 The So-Called Miracle

Sitting next to the campfire, with the sound of burning firewood as the background, Safin was telling the story slowly.

"Ah, I've never taught a new person before, and you don't seem to be in a hurry, so maybe we can take it slow and explain it in more detail."

"Please be sure to explain in more detail." Anti nodded in agreement.

Safin was quite satisfied with Anti's attitude and continued, "Then what I need to teach you first is that miracles are the power of belief. To put it more noblely, it is faith."

"Faith? Do you need to join a religion or something?" An asked.

To be honest, he didn't really want to believe in anything, not to mention that from Safin's previous tone, it seemed that there really was a God in this world.

"Haha, I said, that's just a more lofty and formal way of saying it. In fact, just trust and belief are enough. What's more, there are no gods worthy of belief in the dream world now, let alone a recognized orthodox church." Safin explained.

Anti nodded to show that he understood.

“Miracles do not favor those who have no faith. Only when you believe that miracles will happen, will miracles be born.”

"It sounds very idealistic." Anti expressed his opinion.

"Idealism? Well, it is true in the literal sense. The power of the mind is great." Safin nodded with a smile, and then continued, "The original miracles originated from the desire and pursuit of various external things by mortals like us. The first batch of wise men stole the power of nature, beasts, stars, and even gods to weave miracles for us today."

"They organized these miracles and developed a systematic method to mobilize this magical power."

“Those who have mastered this method are believers.”

After Safin finished speaking, Anti probably understood why people who used miracles were not called "miracle workers" in a more literal sense, but the somewhat mysterious "believers".

Miracles do not come directly from the user's own power, but faith comes from human nature.

"The above is an overview. I think I have memorized it correctly. Well, wait a moment." Safin said, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, then reached into the sack behind him to look for something.

Under Anti's puzzled and curious gaze, Safin took out an old book.

The words on the cover were initially unfamiliar to Anti, but after staring at them for a while, they gradually turned into the Chinese characters he was most familiar with.

Is this also one of the abilities of the eyes?
The words in the book just now were very strange, which meant that the language and writing in this world should be different from his previous life. On the other hand, he could even communicate with Safin without any obstacles...

So what exactly is the "life lock"?! How could one be so worthy of such a pair of eyes with such versatile functions?

"Ahem, it's still there." Safin opened the book.

"what is that?"

"A beginner's guide to the sanctuary."

"…Who were you just now?"

"What I just said was a summary of the preface of the reciting textbook." Safin didn't feel embarrassed at all, and a not-so-nice smile appeared on his stiff face.

"...You are really amazing."

"The preface is subject to random inspection. The instructor is very strict. If you see it in the cafeteria, you will be asked to take the preface."

Anti was speechless, feeling suddenly more at ease.

After flipping through the book, Safin smiled, closed it and handed it to Anti: "I'll give it to you first. Although it's all boring stuff, it should be of some use to you."

Anti accepted it with a smile.

Safin raised his hand and said, "Then let's get straight to the practical part. The basic process of releasing miracles is: induction, guidance, imagination, and release."

As he spoke, the bracelet on Safin's hand emitted a faint golden light. Anti caught a glimpse of a pattern like sunshine flashing by, and a ball of light emitting gentle light appeared on Safin's hand.

Anti:?
Seeing that Anti looked doubtful, Safin dimmed the brightness of the light ball a little: "Is it too bright?"

"No, I just didn't understand it." Anti said frankly.

"That's normal. Your inspiration hasn't awakened yet, so it's hard for you to sense the detailed process of borrowing power. I'm just demonstrating it to you. This is the simplest form of 'illumination' among the 'light' miracles. It extracts light from nature."

Anti took a look and was surprised to find that this ball of light could see black spots!

After looking at it, the black dots quickly enlarged to form words.

[“Illumination”: It was called “Yaoguang” in ancient times. It is the miracle of extracting natural light. It is the most basic miracle of light and also the first miracle in human history. “Kashira” was the first miracle of light, announcing that humans could glimpse the glory of miracles.]

[——"It is hereby declared that humans will no longer be slaves." ]

This miracle is the most basic but seems to have a lot of story to tell.

And Anti got another unfamiliar name.

"You keep mentioning inspiration. It seems to be something necessary to perform miracles." Anti said to Safin after he came to his senses.

"Yes. The human body is inherently weak, and there is no power in its blood, but wisdom is like a treasure, even able to reach the level of gods. Inspiration emanates from our wisdom, and as a bridge, it can help us perform miracles."

As he spoke, Safin looked at Anti and stretched out his hand: "Hold my hand. The awakening of inspiration is usually very simple. You only need to experience the stimulation of a miracle. Pay attention to the feeling."

Anti didn't hesitate and placed his hand on Safin's rough palm.

Once again, a pattern flashed on Safin's bracelet. Anti noticed it but didn't think about it anymore and focused his attention.

Soon, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes. Not only his vision, but also his hearing, smell, taste, and even his physical sense of touch seemed to have temporarily failed.

The whole person seems to have fallen into nothingness except for thinking.

He waited for a moment, and in the dark void, he seemed to feel something.

Anti "saw" a white figure.

Wait? It seems to be him!

A ball of blazing red was surging in the white figure’s abdomen.

All of Anti's senses returned to him, and he stared blankly at the white ball of light emerging from his hand.

"I borrowed your induction to perform a miracle, but because your inspiration has not awakened, all your senses are passively called upon instead. In that state of emptiness, people will be stimulated and awakened, and inspiration is about to emerge." Safin explained as he dispersed the ball of light in Anti's palm.

"Now, tell me what you saw?" Safin asked An with some anticipation.

"A white me, and something red in the belly." Anti said directly.

Safin: “…”

Anti:?
"What's wrong?" Anti could only ask when he saw Safin was still waiting.

"That's all?" Safin was also stunned and replied.

"Gone."

Faced with Anti's straightforward reply, Safin was stunned for a while.

Then he touched his forehead and asked, "Are you sure you didn't miss anything?"

"Ah."

Safin pondered.

Seeing this, Anti asked, "What's the problem?"

"You have too little inspiration. There are only two kinds: 'self' and 'qi'."

Anti listened quietly.

Safin explained: "There are many types of inspiration, just like people have different looks but the same essence. Under the general framework, there are natural inspiration, beast inspiration, divine inspiration, self-inspiration, and qi inspiration..."

"Everyone's own inspiration is necessary, and this is the most basic part. The same is true for Qi inspiration, but the degree of each person is different, it may be deep or shallow. If you can clearly see the red color of the 'Qi', that is enough. But in addition to this, everyone generally has the inspiration to feel certain aspects of nature, such as water, fire, wood, rock, etc. ... and then there are some advanced inspirations that come later."

"Does this mean that my talent is poor?" Anti scratched his head.

Safin shook his head and denied it. "No, the types of inspiration do not represent any talents, but they are like passes. Without these inspirations, you cannot directly use the corresponding objects to exert your inspiration. You need to borrow a medium later. What surprised me is that your situation is rare... This situation can be explained by the fact that you have almost no interactive experience with this world, and you are spotless."

"But this is impossible. When people are born into this world, they are already tainted by the dust of the world."

Anti wondered if it was because he had traveled through time.

"What is a medium?" He couldn't figure it out, so he continued to ask.

Safin couldn't figure it out, so he could only put it aside for now. When he heard Anti's question, he raised his hand to indicate the bracelet in his hand: "This is the medium. There are some special minerals, or some biological materials, or fallen stars in the mixed dream world. After being polished, these items can be made into media corresponding to some inspirations. With these things, even if there is no inspiration, you can use them as a bridge to sense and perform miracles."

"Don't you have any inspiration for light?" It seemed that Safin was using this bracelet when he used the miracle just now.

"No, my light sense is very profound, which is my specialty. But the same type of medium can speed up the induction and mobilization time, which is very useful at critical moments." Safin said, "The minerals on this bracelet can correspond to the five kinds of inspiration: water, fire, wood, rock, and light. Except for the light medium mineral, which I assembled myself, the other four are entry-level media that come with it."

He took off the bracelet on his hand and threw it to Anti: "This is the basic medium given by the sanctuary to every believer. Take a look if you are interested."

After getting the bracelet, Anti was not in a hurry to observe it, but asked: "Then should I mainly learn the miracles of self and qi?"

"Yes, beginners naturally have to choose the easy path. And not to mention Qi first, the basic miracle of self is a compulsory project, and there is no escape."

"For example?" After saying so much, it was finally time for the formal learning part, and Anti became more focused.

"'Sculpting' and 'calming'."

Safin said: "Body shaping can use induction to strengthen the body, allowing the human body to get rid of the weak state, and even continue to improve to a level comparable to that of wild beasts. And calmness can help eliminate external interference, stabilize the mind, strengthen mental tolerance, and even activate one's own induction."

Anti quickly caught the key words.

"Will staying calm relieve the pain?" he asked quickly.

Safin was a little surprised, but still answered: "No, it is calming, not paralyzing, but it can indeed increase your tolerance to pain. After all, this can also be regarded as external interference."

"Please be sure to teach me this!" Anti took it very seriously.

"Uh, well, I said this is a required course."

"Please teach me to stay calm. Teach me the best way." Anti said seriously.

Safin was a little confused and was silent for a while: "...I will try my best."

(End of this chapter)