Chapter 239: Seeking a Companion
"This needs to be measured according to the strength of the evil spirit or demon. Usually, the more dangerous the evil monster, the higher it will naturally be."
Farlin smiled slightly.
"Of course, occasionally there will be situations where low-rated monsters are full of intense resentment."
"This is a phenomenon that occurs after an evil spirit has suffered a huge emotional stimulation, but this probability is very small."
Subsequently, Farlin spoke again: "Evil spirits with an 'Anomaly' rating can generally provide 100 Resentment Points. 'Erosion' rating is above 500 points."
"And gaining over 2000 Resentment Points at once is already a relatively high situation."
William looked at the top ten on the leaderboard; most of them were over a hundred thousand points.
And the first place reached an astonishing one hundred and fifty thousand points.
He glanced at the name column on the left; most of them were displayed as "Anonymous," it seems these guys didn't want to be too conspicuous either.
"I mentioned to you earlier that after completing an exorcism commission, you will gain a certain amount of points; this refers to these Resentment Points," Farlin added.
"The consumption of Resentment Points is linked to the ranking."
"If you use up all your points, you will also drop out of the leaderboard rankings."
"So that's how it is." William rubbed his chin.
Under this system, the top-ranked exorcists appear even more powerful.
After all, one has to maintain the ranking and also take care of resource exchange; this is a difficult task.
"Thank you for explaining."
Farlin had a smile on his face, bowed slightly, and said: "You overpraise me; these are my due responsibilities."
"By the way, do you need to apply for membership? Some areas of the Exorcist Guild are only open to internal members. Of course, if you are just here to buy some materials, you don't need to consider these."
If it were in the past, William might have rejected such a "Sales Pitch."
But this manager's professional attitude indeed made him admire him.
Plus he was here to take on commissions anyway; becoming a guild member would make things more convenient in the future.
Next, William asked about some rules of joining the membership. After confirming there were no particular restrictions, he immediately nodded in agreement.
A moment later.
William played with a brand-new silver coin in his hand.
After handling the member profile, he also knew the meaning of the Latin on this silver coin—Let the world return to ordinary again.
This actually surprised William a bit; he thought it would be some concepts like "Eliminate all evil" or "Irreconcilable with demons."
That manager had already taken his leave.
So William explored the facilities in the hall by himself.
Through the silver coin, he also checked the items that could be exchanged within the Exorcist Guild.
First is the most basic accommodation service, which actually included all top hotels in North America, such as the Ritz-Carlton near Central Park in New York.
At any time, these hotels would reserve a room for exorcists.
And the points consumed were indeed not small; one night required 1000 Resentment Points, equivalent to completing ten "Anomaly" rated commissions.
As for materials, they mainly consisted of common materials used by exorcism forces like Holy Oil, holy artifacts, and witchcraft herbs.
Their quality was generally better than outside. William even saw quite a bit of 5-year vintage Holy Oil, and the selling price ranged from hundreds to thousands of Resentment Points.
Evil remains were much more precious; a complete material of "Anomaly" level actually cost 500 points.
Yet the Resentment Points generated by the evil spirit itself were only 100.
From this, it can be seen that the Source Power contained in evil remains is equally precious to other exorcists.
After putting away the silver coin, William came to the commission display board area.
He squeezed through the crowd to the front row, sizing up the contents on it.
From right to left, they were "Disaster, Danger, Erosion, Anomaly" ratings.
Among them, the Disaster rating had the fewest onlookers, and the commissions on it could be counted on one hand.
William randomly read one of the commissions—"There is a mysterious cabin in a dark forest; it itself seems to be connected to some kind of Ancient God sacrifice."
"According to the Exorcist Guild's investigation, every once in a while young men and women will go there, but afterward, they completely disappear..."
"This commission is limited to 3-Star Exorcist License holders to participate, please choose carefully!"
William rubbed his chin.
"Looking at the description of this commission... why does it look a bit like that original work (Cabin in the Woods)." He smacked his lips.
"To think it appeared so soon..."
Although he had solved a few commissions of "Evil Descent" before.
William had always destroyed the other party's arrangements before the demons acted, so he didn't think he was truly competent for this level of commission.
Then he went to the "Danger" area.
The number of commissions here increased a lot.
William looked directly at the highest position, where there was a slightly wrinkled notice, looking like it had been posted for quite a while.
"...According to the police report, the town of Haddonfield has experienced serial killings for many years. The suspect is suspected to be an adult male wearing a white mask, but after investigation, no person with similar characteristics was found among the residents..."
"An Earth Knight Exorcist had undertaken the commission, but later the Lord Knights confirmed that the knight had died. Please carefully consider the danger of this commission..."
William's eyes lit up; this is an old acquaintance.
"Didn't expect in the American Horror world, Uncle Myers' chopping is so sharp too," he thought inwardly.
The "Erosion" area had the most people.
The difficulty of commissions at this level was moderate, and the rewards were also quite a lot, so they were favored by many exorcists.
When William walked over, he saw many people recruiting companions; even he was asked a few times.
He could only look at the nearest two commissions.
"A group of monsters from Hell are hiding in the forests of Maine. Upon investigation, they possess the ability to change their appearance. The Exorcist Guild has joined forces with the authorities to set up defense lines to prevent monsters from infiltrating human society..."
"This commission recommends at least four people to undertake it jointly, and the exorcists should possess strong mental power..."
William looked at another one.
"...Multiple child disappearance incidents occurred in the town of Derry. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen a strange clown..."
Almost all commissions had notes for "Acceptance Suggestions," which William quite agreed with.
Any piece of information could become a key clue to save a life.
This detail of the Exorcist Guild is undoubtedly a huge help to exorcists; it is believed many beneficiaries would be even more grateful to the Guild.
Compared to this, the Church could actually have situations of "Commission Rating Errors."
William couldn't help but sigh; what kind of hard days had he been living before.
Finally, he came to the "Anomaly" area, which was also the main purpose of his trip.
But soon the corner of William's mouth twitched.
He saw there wasn't a single commission on it, forming a huge contrast with the other three areas.
"Could this really be the Lord's revelation to me?" William was helpless inwardly.
It seems low-rated commissions are highly sought after everywhere.
Just as he was considering whether to switch to a high-rated commission, a voice suddenly rang out behind him.
"Excuse me, sir, are you looking for Anomaly-rated commissions?"
William turned around, and a smell of herbs immediately rushed into his nose.
He saw a black-haired young man standing in front of him, wearing a brown windbreaker with quite a few stains on it.
Despite standing still, faint clinking sounds came from his body from time to time; it seems many items were hidden under the robe.
William recognized the other party's origin at a glance—a Wizard.
And the other party's self-introduction also confirmed this point.
"I... my name is Zole Torre, a wizard, currently looking for a companion to complete a commission."
"That's right, I am indeed waiting for a commission." William nodded.
Zole turned his head upon hearing this, his hands twisted together: "Ex... excuse me for asking, do you need evil remains after completing the commission?"
William narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it too early to talk about this now, I still don't know the content of the commission."
He didn't want to tell the other party his own purpose.
Besides, William had also inquired just now—exorcists looking for companions in the hall generally understand the commission content first, and then distribute specific benefits according to each other's needs.
After all, the commission content is public information. If one feels incompetent, they can directly choose not to join.
And the exorcist's needs are entirely personal privacy.
Because critical information might very likely be exposed behind the target, such as the spells practiced, some other purposes, etc.
In the history of the Guild, there once appeared a power struggle caused by the exposure of a personal target incident.
Later, "Not inquiring privately" became an unwritten rule of the Exorcist Guild.
So this wizard's behavior in front of him was indeed too presumptuous.
"Sorry... I didn't mean to offend, it's just..."
Zole seemed somewhat hesitant.
A moment later he made up his mind, looked up, and said: "I need evil remains, so... if there is only one complete body in the commission, that share must be given to me."
"If you eliminate the evil spirit, the remains naturally belong to you, and the rest can be compensated with other items." William said with a puzzled face. This is originally a tacitly understood matter; there seems to be nothing to be embarrassed about bringing up.
"Yes... that's right." Zole scratched his hair, seeming to organize his words. "You should be able to tell, I am a wizard, but actually I only know witchcraft like healing and psychological comfort. I am not good at attacking evil spirits..."
"What equivalent reward can you offer?" William said.
"Potions that heal external wounds, charms that help sleep, is that okay..." The young wizard's voice became smaller and smaller.
"You mean..." The corner of William's mouth twitched.
"You need a fighter to help, and after the commission ends, you also need the main evil materials. At the same time, you can only provide some low-value auxiliary items in return..."
This guy is really shameless!
William roared inwardly.
How is this looking for a companion, it's clearly looking for a 'Sucker'!
"Y-yes."
Perhaps knowing his conditions were somewhat excessive, Zole touched his head.
"You must have been rejected many times." William said.
"Did you figure it out, hahaha..." Zole smiled foolishly, "I have been asking here for several days."
William's eyes were strange: "Then why did you come to me?"
Zole whispered: "I just saw you walking with Farlin. Only newcomers would take the main entrance of the Sea Lion Hotel, so..."
William took a deep breath.
"This guy Flora... why didn't she just give me the passage for official members." He thought inwardly.
This kind of scene exposing the true situation made William feel like he was being seen through.
However, although the other party's conditions were excessive, William couldn't not accept them.
He originally only needed evil aura, and right now Anomaly-rated commissions were very scarce.
As for remains, the Seminary's Demon Trapping Room has plenty of this stuff.
After thinking for a while, William looked at the other party: "Let's look at the commission content first."
Zole's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Among the exorcists he had sought out before, they either quickly refused coldly or rudely told him to scram.
Considering his requests were indeed excessive, Zole only apologized and left.
Now he finally found an exorcist who might accept the conditions.
Zole immediately invited the other party to a private room for a detailed talk.
Inside a well-decorated small room, the two sat face to face at the table.
Using the private room also consumes Resentment Points, but the "Generous" Zole proactively took on the cost.
"This is the file information regarding the commission." He took out a file folder.
Commissions of the Exorcist Guild are in a bound state after being accepted.
After completion, only the accepter can verify the specific rewards with the Guild, so Zole wasn't worried William would snatch the commission.
But if it wasn't completed for a long time, the commission would flow back into the selection pool.
William opened the file folder and read the contents on it.
"...According to the Los Angeles Police Department report, an accidental case occurred in a villa on Sunday local time. The deceased is a young woman found hanged in the stairwell of her home. According to police investigation, the deceased did not form enmity with anyone during her lifetime..."
The first piece was an investigation report from the police. From the conclusion, the authorities also believed it was an accidental death.
William turned to the second piece; this seemed to be a personal account from a good friend of the deceased.
"...Debbie wouldn't commit suicide. I already felt she was a bit strange before the incident happened..."
"...That evening, I wanted to find Debbie to watch a game together, but she said she wasn't feeling well. I didn't force her, but before parting, Debbie told me she played the Ouija board once more, but she had already burned that thing..."
"...Ouija board is an adventure game from our childhood. It is said it can communicate with dead spirits who have passed away, and even see former relatives."
"...But there are three rules that MUST be followed! First, absolutely do not play alone. Second, absolutely do not channel spirits in a graveyard. Third, must say goodbye after the game ends..."
"...Debbie's mother was overly heartbroken, so she decided to travel out and left the house to me to look after. But I found a thing that shouldn't exist—a Ouija board!"
"This thing should have been burned by Debbie, why would it appear here?"
"...No matter what, I decided to play the Ouija game once with friends. If we can contact Debbie, maybe we can find out the real reason for her suicide, and also properly say goodbye to her once more..."
Seeing this, William couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This narrator is named Laine, the deceased's best friend during her lifetime.
But how do the words between the lines look like an investigation? This girl is clearly seeking death!
You already suspect your best friend's death is abnormal, and the other party even burned that Ouija board.
Then take a guess, why did she burn it!
And that deceased person...
According to the file content, the rules concerning spirit channeling are written on the Ouija board from the beginning.
Then the deceased definitely knew the rules.
Under these circumstances, still insisting on playing alone... if you don't die, who will!
What made William even more speechless was that this Ms. Laine had already realized the anomaly after finding the Ouija board.
But she actually had a "Sudden whim" and planned to continue playing.
The courage of the North American people is really commendable; it seems summoning dead spirits is like taking a walk after a meal for them.
Compared to the fearlessness in these people's hearts, the people on the west coast of the Pacific are obviously much more awestruck.
Especially those guys who often "Go fishing" (meaning return empty-handed); if they encounter anything slightly strange outside in the middle of the night, they probably run far away immediately.
After sighing, William continued reading the next piece.
"...I called a few friends, specially chose an evening to come to the villa, and after emphasizing the rules to them again, we put our hands on the Ouija board."
"Soon, the Ouija board had a response..."
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