Chapter 193: The Exorcism Workshop
William asked curiously: "Can't holy artifacts be used for purification?"
Flora smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I don't have manifestation in this aspect, so..."
She hurriedly took out a long key.
"Father Ivor Carter of the Exorcism Workshop might be able to answer, depending on whether you are free."
"By the way, I heard that Holy Clergy Members participating in source purification can apply for more evil materials."
Flora blinked, as if whispering.
"After all, practicing Holy Power is not easy."
Since she put it this way, William had no reason to refuse.
He took the key immediately and walked towards the door.
"First floor on the west side of Dei Church; you will see a conspicuous flag there."
Flora waved from behind.
West side of the Church.
"Conspicuous flag, huh..."
The corner of William's mouth twitched as he glanced at a small flag hanging on the wall.
It had a black background and was printed with a red-faced, long-horned demon.
"This thing can actually appear in the Church."
At this time, besides him, many seminary students gathered at the door.
One of the young priests knocked "hard" on the door.
"Fa! Ther! Car! Ter!"
His face was flushed, and his hair was a bit messy; he seemed to have been waiting here for quite some time.
"Maybe he went out." Someone whispered.
"Impossible; he hasn't left the church for three months..."
Listening to these discussions, William guessed the character of this "Colleague."
After quite a while, the wooden door of the Exorcism Workshop opened.
Then passionate heavy metal music came from inside.
Immediately after, a black priest walked out, shaking his head to the rhythm.
This priest looked over fifty years old, but his body was very sturdy.
He also had a thin layer of gray beard on his chin.
"Hey! Young people, did you feel death today!" Ivor Carter greeted with an exaggerated pose.
William was stunned on the spot.
With such improper behavior, won't he really be convicted by the Church?
"Father Carter, I... Father Carter, please turn down the music!" The priest who banged on the door at the beginning shouted.
A moment later, peace returned to the door.
"What do you want." Without music, Ivor immediately looked listless.
Hearing the inquiry, the crowd instantly became lively.
"Father Carter, we are here to collect today's materials."
"Yesterday I just accepted an 'Erosion' rated commission; I need to improve my Holy Power before going."
"My practice on 'Bones' has stagnated for three months; this must be because I haven't accumulated enough Holy Power."
These students scrambled to speak, completely surrounding Ivor.
"Stop!"
The latter covered his ears and shouted.
Then the crowd quieted down as expected.
"Don't you guys know the danger of evil remains!"
Ivor scanned the surroundings.
"Every time students with 'Eyes' manifestation appear, they are taken away; not even an intern is left for me."
"It takes me two whole days to process a set of remains, controlling the evil within the range that can be absorbed."
"You only know how to reach out and ask; do you plan to let me be completely polluted by evil!"
The surrounding seminary students lowered their heads one after another.
This priest in front of them could complain, but they couldn't refute.
William rubbed his chin.
"It seems this is not a good job; no wonder this priest can be so willful." He thought secretly.
Otherwise, if placed elsewhere, Father Ivor should have been arrested long ago.
At this time, Ivor also discovered William's figure.
Seeing his young face but not crowding around like other students, the former became curious.
"Hey! You."
Ivor beckoned.
"One of the only two portions of materials today goes to you."
As soon as this remark came out, William instantly felt many gazes.
Envy, speculation, and jealousy.
This situation was not Ivor's fault.
Purifying evil remains was both dangerous and time-consuming.
Although he spent every day in the Exorcism Workshop, the output of source materials was also very limited.
Far from meeting the huge demand of the seminary.
Therefore, if these students came slightly late, they would get nothing.
"Brother Priest, I wonder which teacher you follow. I am a student of Teacher Faya; recently I have to help her..."
"I just made a two-year vintage holy artifact recently; I can sell it to you at a loss..."
"Brother Priest, the Lord teaches us to observe etiquette; you came late..."
These students surged towards William immediately.
"Thank you for your kindness; better let those who need it more have it." William said with a smile.
In the next second, the air was briefly quiet for a moment.
Everyone looked at William curiously, thinking maybe there was something wrong with this person's brain.
But since someone was willing to yield, they certainly wouldn't refuse.
So the group of students surrounded Ivor again.
The latter pushed through the crowd and walked up to William.
"You... aren't possessed by a demon, are you?"
Ivor walked around William.
"Or new here? Don't worry, Dei Seminary prohibits any form of snatching; violators will be expelled."
Knowing the other party misunderstood, William said: "I was asked by Flora to come here to help you purify the remains."
Ivor jumped up immediately upon hearing this.
"You are that new Guest Professor!"
The news that a professor came to Dei Seminary had spread in the past two days.
It was said that the other party was very young and made significant contributions to the Memorial Day incident, so he was personally invited by Archbishop Borja.
A group of seminary students all looked envious.
They were all peers, but this one was far ahead of them.
Ivor also found it hard to contain his excitement.
"After so many years, the academy still cares about an old man like me."
He immediately threw out the two portions of materials, then took William into the Exorcism Workshop.
Bang!
The thick wooden door closed heavily, shaking off a lot of dust.
William raised an eyebrow.
Inside was built with stone bricks, each engraved with Church runes.
And behind the door was only a small space, connected to a long and narrow passage.
Besides, some kind of magic array was also drawn on the door; William felt a powerful force on it.
But this priest was more concerning.
Ivor blocked the door, staring at William all the time, making the latter grip the crucifix in his pocket.
"Father Ivor, you... what's wrong?" William asked tentatively.
"Oh! Nothing, just afraid you... afraid those evil remains might leak."
Ivor almost let it slip.
"So the door must be closed tightly."
William nodded thoughtfully.
"Are the evil remains only sealed?"
He recalled that when he performed exorcisms, he dissolved the opponent completely every time.
"Only a part; however, the evil thoughts inside have been expelled."
Talking about work, Ivor finally behaved like a normal person.
"Only in this way can the remaining power be purified."
"Speaking of this." William asked his previous question again, "Why can't holy artifacts be used for purification?"
Ivor smiled upon hearing this.
"Man! If you really do that, it would be terrible!"
He gestured in the air.
"Purification... no, should say 'improving the purity of evil remains' is delicate work."
"This requires accurately capturing the evil aura, and then stripping them from the source power through Holy Power..."
Listening to Ivor's description, William roughly understood the purification process.
Simply put, this was like doing a chemical experiment, needing to separate two liquids mixed together.
Only on a more microscopic level.
And using holy artifacts would dissolve the source power inside as well.
"Come, young man." Ivor beckoned. "Let me demonstrate for you once."
He walked deep into the passage, and William followed behind.
After passing through several doors engraved with sealing arrays, the two came to a wide circular space.
This was built underground.
And a holy statue of Jesus hung from the dome, seemingly overlooking this room.
There were many rows of wooden racks around, with a ceramic jar on each shelf, somewhat similar to the basement William saw in the West District Church.
At the same time, he also noticed that the entire floor was a huge magic array.
"It seems the protection here is very rigorous." William thought secretly.
Ivor took him to a workbench.
Then he put on gloves and took out a charred limb from a clay pot, origin unknown.
"Observe with your [Holy Eye]." Ivor said.
Without needing a reminder, William had already used his ability as soon as he entered the Exorcism Workshop.
In his perspective, this limb was lingering with dark green evil aura; it seemed its owner was not weak when alive.
"See those transparent fluid-like things?"
Ivor gestured with his hand.
"Those are evil auras, very difficult to capture and extremely corrosive."
William raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"Transparent?"
He looked at the limb again; the dark green aura was almost substantial, making it hard to ignore.
William remained silent, burying this doubt in his heart.
"What we have to do is inject Holy Power into the pupils, then project it onto these auras to assimilate them completely."
A wave of energy suddenly emerged from Ivor's eyes.
Immediately after, a layer of golden circular patterns appeared on the outer ring of the pupils.
There were some golden patterns on the outer layer, but they hadn't fully formed yet.
A strange color flashed in William's eyes.
On Ivor, he indeed felt power similar to his [Holy Eye].
But William didn't have those patterns.
Next, Ivor demonstrated how to purify the evil aura.
Some Holy Power was projected from his gaze, and then a small part of that limb changed.
Slight energy collisions occurred in the air, undetectable by ordinary people.
But Ivor's purification did not go smoothly.
The evil on it was very active, swallowing his Holy Power clean in the blink of an eye.
Ivor had to project more Holy Power again.
During the tug-of-war, sweat had soaked his robe.
He constantly picked up the Holy Water on the table and poured it into his mouth to maintain the Holy Power flow.
After dozens of minutes, Ivor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Done." He smiled and placed the remains on the table.
William was stunned slightly.
He looked at the limb; the dark green evil aura on it was still dense.
But after careful observation, there was indeed a small part different from the rest.
That place was about the size of a fingernail, and the aura on it was very pure.
What surprised William even more was that there seemed to be a trace of special power there.
Very similar to the "Unknowable Space" he felt at the awakening ceremony site.
"Is this source power?" He pondered secretly.
It indeed had an essential difference from other Holy Power.
If such power was released during exorcism, its might would also be several times stronger.
But William raised his head.
Ivor looked a little tired at this time, but he still raised his chin, looking like he was waiting for praise.
William hesitated repeatedly, but still asked the doubt in his heart:
"Just... this little bit?"
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