Chapter 41

"From what I know, he has a very high talent. This is the first time I've seen him use divine magic. To be able to use divine magic so easily, it's not just about talent; it's also because of the Bishop's excellent guidance," another priest said.

"Yes, the speed at which he uses divine magic is truly impressive! If Little Price goes to the Church Academy to study and graduates from there, his future is boundless."

Several knight attendants originally did not want to bother with the small merchant who had just opposed them. If he died, it was none of their business. But when they saw Little Price using divine magic to heal, they all gathered around.

"Isn't Little Price not yet enrolled in the Church Academy? How can he use divine magic?" one of the knight attendants asked his companions in a low voice.

"Do you think Little Price's high talent is just for show? Besides, with the guidance of Bishop Price of the Dawnlight Church from a young age, does it matter whether he enters the Church Academy or not? Even if he goes to the Church Academy, there won't be a bishop to guide him in divine magic."

"That's true. But Little Price's talent is really high. He can use divine magic at just fifteen years old. I think the position of Bishop in the Dawnlight Church is already prepared for Little Price."

"You don't need to see it; everyone knows."

People were all shocked by Little Price's divine magic, but the light of the healing spell fell on the small merchant and had no effect. Little Price's expression was serious. After using the healing spell again, he realized that the healing spell could not cure such an acute condition. He turned back and asked, "Your Excellencies, can you heal him?"

His words were polite, but there was no trace of the respect a young boy would normally show to two priests. His tone sounded more like a conversation between priests.

The two priests were not offended; they just shook their heads and said, "We can only use a first-level healing spell." After saying that, they tried, but the light of the healing spell on the small merchant had no effect. His face, which was already blue, turned even darker, and it was clear that he wouldn't last much longer.

Little Price's expression became even more serious. Seeing that the two priests had abilities similar to his, and could only use first-level divine spells, he knew it wouldn't help. He began to pray devoutly, preparing to use a higher-level healing spell.

Could there be diseases that divine magic cannot cure? Or is it that Little Price and the two priests' divine magic levels are not high enough? Jiang Junming frowned, thinking. In the various legends he had heard, divine magic was almost omnipotent. The only time Jiang Junming had been close to divine magic was the night when Priest Raphael was injured. After performing a closed chest drainage on him, Priest Raphael regained his breath and used a healing spell on himself.

The effect of that healing spell was very obvious. Although Jiang Junming couldn't see the lungs healing with his own eyes, he could feel the rapid healing of Raphael's punctured lung from the fluctuations and bubbles in the container used for the closed chest drainage.

Since then, Jiang Junming had a vague feeling that divine magic was almost omnipotent. But today's events overturned that idea. Neither Little Price nor the two priests could heal the small merchant... Not to mention healing, they couldn't even alleviate his condition.

Perhaps it's because the level of divine magic is not high enough. Jiang Junming suddenly thought of when penicillin was first introduced. It had a stunning effect on all kinds of diseases. But over time, bacteria evolved. When he was in clinical practice, penicillin was no longer used; instead, first to fourth-generation cephalosporins were widely used for severe patients. More often, different drugs were used in combination to target different pathogenic bacteria. A single antibiotic could no longer cope with the evolution of bacteria.

It must be the same principle. If first-generation antibiotics don't work, you have to use second-generation antibiotics. If first-level divine magic doesn't work, you have to use second-level divine magic. But he wondered what level of divine magic would be needed to treat congenital heart disease... Jiang Junming suddenly became worried. If Little Price or the two priests cannot use higher-level divine magic to treat congenital heart disease, the small merchant won't have a chance to survive this acute heart failure.

While Jiang Junming pondered this, Little Price was praying devoutly. This time, the prayer lasted much longer than when he used the first-level healing spell. Jiang Junming could vaguely see Little Price's back, soaked with sweat. White divine power shone on Little Price, flickering and gathering with his prayers. Although there was no silver mirror to help gather divine power as in the test, the divine power around Little Price was no weaker than it was then.

The two priests looked at Little Price in shock. He... Is he going to use a second-level divine spell? A young boy going to the Church Academy, even if he is the son of Bishop Price, to attempt a second-level divine spell at this age! This is too shocking.

"Really a second-level divine spell!" one of the priests whispered in amazement.

"Can it really work?" the other priest looked at Little Price in a daze, the rhythm of his prayers sounding different to Jiang Junming, similar to the rhythm when Little Price used divine power in the test.

Jiang Junming wanted to rush forward to help, but he wasn't sure if Little Price could do it, so he anxiously waited on the side for Little Price to use the divine spell.

The light became more intense, but it took a long time to coalesce. Unlike when Little Price used the first-level healing spell, where a simple prayer and quick release were enough, the divine power reached a certain level and then stopped. No matter how Little Price prayed, he couldn't gather more divine power.

After a great effort, Little Price finally gave up. The second-level divine spell was not successfully cast.

By the time Little Price failed to cast the divine spell, the small merchant had already stopped breathing. It was clear that he didn't make it, even with the first-level healing spell, which was of no use. He died in the end.

Seeing that the first-level healing spell was ineffective and Little Price couldn't cast the second-level healing spell, and with a life at stake, Jiang Junming didn't say much. He quickly went to the small merchant, lifted him, and gently laid him on the ground. His movements were light and swift. He then turned the small merchant's head to one side, opened his mouth, and cleared the saliva from his mouth.

Jiang Junming then called one of the merchants to help him lift the small merchant's head, raising his jaw to keep the airway clear. The merchant did as Jiang Junming instructed, not knowing what kind of ritual this was. The small merchant was clearly dead, so why was Junming still doing these strange things?

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