In Ulysses's mouth, both he and Richard were true Divines, sent down as Prophets, Sages, Saints.
So, the means available to them would be very close to those of the mortals.
But in fact, Ulysses didn't need to patch this up, because their two rivals had already defined transformation as a kind of Divine Grace.
Therefore, when Richard spoke of flesh transformation, Ben had no doubts.
He thought this was just right. A Saint sent by the Divine should be like this.
Under Richard's guidance, Ben laid down on Richard's usual dissection table, his heart full of excitement.
Richard administered a bit of anesthetic to make him unconscious and then started pondering the transformation plan.
This transformation was not Richard's own idea but a suggestion from Ulysses.
According to Ulysses, as Richard's first Believer in this world, he must display enough miracles in front of Ben to secure his faith.
Then use Ben as a starting point to preach among the general populace.
