Chapter 44: Formal Intervention
The church in Biketown is small and dilapidated, and it is evident that the Holy See, which is admired in some parts of the mainland, is not well received here.
It's not a day to worship, but it's a small building that's full of people at the moment.
The vampire incident has caused a lot of panic, and many believers can only come here to pray, hoping that they and their families will not suffer misfortune.
Wearing a mage robe and carrying two beautiful lolias, Xiwei is still very eye-catching in the crowd. Not long after they arrived at the Holy See, they were approached by a priest of about forty years of age, with a full beard and still wearing a Mass garment.
"Hello, Mr. Priest." Sivi took the lead in making a mage salute, and then reported to himself: "I'm the traveling mage Sivi Edric, and these two are my assistants. β
Respect is something that you give to others, and others will give it to you - of course, this does not apply when the two are very different.
In other people's territory, proper respect must still be shown, not to mention that the other party is qualified to wear the mass dress of the officiating service, obviously this church also has a high status, and if you want to obtain information, it is necessary to be polite.
"Hello, Mr. Edric." In front of many believers, the priest's vanity was greatly satisfied by a noble mage who greeted him so politely, and a little smile appeared on his originally straight face: "My name is Tony Wesley. Is there anything I can help with? Surely the glory of the Lord will not be stingy to shine on his friends. β
"Actually," Sylvie lowered his voice and said straight to the point, "I want to inquire about the recent rumors. β
Recently, only rumors of vampires have been circulating, and Father Tony immediately understood what Sivi meant.
So he gave the task of presiding over the prayer to the young priest and nun and led them to the confessional at the back of the church.
After all, that kind of thing cannot be discussed in public, and as a priest and a magician, the meaning of every word they say may be distorted by those ignorant civilians, and at the end it will become a strange rumor.
Tony didn't want to be sent back to Horadour by the damned Iron Mayor for rumor-mongering or something - the salary was secondary, but it was too humiliating for his peers.
"And Mr. Wesley, how much do you know about this incident?" As soon as he sat down, Sivi asked.
The clergy are similar to the civil servants of a certain Celestial Dynasty, and they like to ramble and talk without mentioning business for a long time. Sivi didn't have that much American time to talk to him, so he asked dryly.
"I haven't seen a vampire, but because the mayor doesn't like magicians, and there are some reckless demon swordsmen around him, two of the walking corpses found were overtaken by my divine magic, Amen, may the souls of those two children go to heaven." The priest wiped his eyes as he spoke, but there were no tears: "But I believe that as a knowledgeable magician, Mr. Edric, you should also understand that there are many reasons for the formation of walking corpses, not only vampires. β
"Really? But Father Wesley, you should also know very well what the characteristics of a vampire-made walking corpse are, right? Sivi raised an eyebrow, he was talking about the bite marks on the neck of the walking corpses, although ordinary people may not be able to see them, but a priest who is proficient in light attribute magic should be able to detect a wound with a hint of evil power.
Then his gaze fell on a small bottle of liquid that looked like pure water on the table in the confessional: "At least I don't think that an ordinary walking corpse can make a church place holy water in the confessional in defiance of tradition." β
The confessional room, also known as the confessional hall, is a place for believers to confess their sins to the clergy, repent in front of the statue of the Lord, and vow to correct their sins in order to obtain forgiveness. β¦,
Such a place would not require anything other than a chair and a cross or a statue, but at the moment the confessional chamber was furnished with a number of weapons peculiar to evil creatures, such as silver daggers cast with solemn ornamentation on the walls, in addition to the extra table and the beautifully shaped crystal vase containing holy water on it.
Even the crosses, which are placed opposite the chairs, usually made of oak, are plated with a layer of silver.
"The Lord teaches us not to take a potential enemy lightly." The priest, who was exposed by Xiwei, calmly faced Alyssa's somewhat disdainful gaze and said without changing his face.
Regardless, Sivi's purpose of confirming whether the vampire really existed or if it was nothing more than a rumor had been achieved.
Just when Tony thought that this magician, who looked very young and was not easy to fool at all, was leaving, Sivi picked up the bottle of holy water on the table and shook it, then raised his head and asked him, "Then the next question, can Mr. Wesley sell me some holy water?" β
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As a result, after some bargaining, Xiwei exchanged two pieces of broken elemental crystals for seven bottles of this prop that was labeled [Diluted Inferior Holy Water] by the system.
This is the first time that Xiwei has seen something with attributes in the real worldβnot even the wand of his predecessor that can increase the casting speed by a little bit is not treated.
The introduction to this holy water also states that it has a harmful effect on dark, undead, and shadow creatures, although there is still some debate in the academic community about whether vampires belong to the undead or demonic classes (generally recognized as undead), but no matter what that thing belongs to, this holy water can obviously cause damage to it, which is still very useful for Sivi.
But when he walked out of the confessional room, the mood that had been a little happy immediately sank.
The atmosphere outside was even more gloomy than before, the townspeople lost their smiles on their faces, worry was written all over their battered cheeks, and even the naughty children seemed to feel the heavy mood of the adults, and obediently took the hands of the adults one by one without making any noise.
Alyssa didn't have her usual smile either, her brow furrowed tightly, and Tio was already on Sivi's leg, and Sivi could even feel her slender body still trembling slightly.
It was as if the chest was being weighed down by a heavy object, and the extreme dullness enveloped the church, and it was really uncomfortable.
Sivi sighed and pulled up the layout of the academy's spellbook - the certificate of the strong man he got last time was useless because he really didn't know which magic to order.
"Anyway, there are still a lot of copies, so it shouldn't matter if it's a little extravagant." He said in his heart.
Then, after a little hesitation, he used the proof of the strong to activate the 'Piety Aura' in the magic of light.
In addition to being able to quickly calm down the surrounding allies and alleviate bad moods such as fear and anxiety, this kind of range-based magic only has a little bonus effect when meditating, which is the second-ring magic that Xiwei is most optimistic about, but at this moment he clicked on this magic and opened the aura to the maximum in one go.
Suddenly, the people around them focused their eyes on Sivi, although they couldn't see the aura of piety, it didn't prevent them from having an inexplicable sense of identity and dependence on Sivi - as if as long as he was still there, there was nothing to be afraid of.
I didn't expect the effect to be like this, and under the gaze of nearly a hundred pairs of eyes, his head was hot, and he said: "The townspeople of Bike Town, as well as the residents around Bike Town, please calm down and return to the usual routine." I, the magician Sivi Edric, have made a vow here that I will settle this incident! β
At the end of the sentence, the applause was overwhelming.