His magic is directed at the metadivine realm, trying to tap into its powers. It's not directed at the gods. It's trying to tap into the ultimate source of power to use that power to influence the gods in a particular way or protect oneself against the gods.

这种法术的对象是超神领域，试图获得其中的神力,它不直接针对神，而是通过接近,神力的源头来获得力量，用特殊的方式影响众神,或保护某人不受到神的伤害。

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In the language, if I can switch to the language of modern economics, one could say that for Thrasymachus politics is a zero-sum game.

换个领域的词汇，让我用现代经济学的话来说，这可能将，Thrasymachus，式的政治,喻成一场零和游戏。

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