New Gods of North America.

Chapter 354 Honest Man

After handing the body over to the guys from the exorcism department, he went back to the monastery and looked through Roy Stampler's belongings.

Wayne had a general idea of the situation, so he shared the information with others, and then got on a carriage to find David Mills with his conclusions.

In the room that was not a cell but was better than a cell, there was a neatly hand-copied "Holy Scripture", a holy emblem was engraved on the wall, and many pants showed the wear and tear of long-term kneeling, and even the corresponding floor tiles were a little worn flat.
This was not a compulsory task in the monastery and can only be considered the result of Roy Stampler's own personal behavior.

For a believer like this, you can say that he is too "contaminated" or that he has become crazy in his "faith", but it is not scientific to say that he would run away and commit suicide.

In the carriage, it was Inesa's turn to drive.
Wayne was playing with a small bottle containing extraordinary materials in the carriage.

Why does this extraordinary material from the sacred realm look like mud scooped out from the butt of a firefly?

I opened the bottle and fanned it a little with my hand, but there was no smell.

In the realm opposite to the "sacred", the only living people the detective agency knows are those in the realm of "wisdom" or "knowledge", such as Ryan or Miss Olivia.
It feels good to use it as a year-end bonus or to trade it.

But Inesa reminded Wayne in front:

“Although the churches that believe in the Holy Spirit may tolerate a few extraordinary people from hostile fields, they will also regard the matter of ‘the fallen people absorbing extraordinary materials from the sacred field’ as an unforgivable crime.

"If you want to give this extraordinary material to anyone, you must keep it strictly confidential from the church. It is best not to tell anyone else, otherwise it may eventually bring hostility from the church to the other party and all those who know about it."

Well……

This is not difficult to understand. In some places, there are similar simple values, such as "a domestic dog that bites its owner will be beaten to death."

It would be better to leave that feeling to Ryan. The Fisk family is wealthy and powerful, so buying the extraordinary materials from the two realms next to "Sacred" should not be a problem.

The invisible "eye" in the body suddenly opened,

After a while, Wayne couldn't help but start asking questions:

"Inisa, if someone absorbs extraordinary powers from several different fields, beyond the scope of 'one's own field and the three relative fields', will there be any side effects?"

Inissa's voice came from the front:
“The vast majority of Extraordinary People will lose control or go crazy, and a small number will be in a critical state where they may collapse at any time.

"According to the currently accepted view in mysticism, before the birth of the Holy Spirit, many gods in ancient mythology possessed adjacent or mutually exclusive domain powers. Some myths even believe that as long as one forcibly accommodates the power of all domains, one can achieve true 'omniscience and omnipotence'. Rather than simply bragging about oneself.

"But even with the status of a god, it seems that it cannot avoid the result of collapse in the end, and is even worse than the gods who control a single field. Therefore, as I told you at the beginning, the Beyonders in each field can only 'safely' absorb or devour the spiritual energy of the three fields opposite it."

Just like magnets that repel each other, even if you force them together, they will still fall apart as soon as you let go?

Wayne thought about it and asked, "Is it possible that this Roy Stampler is not actually a Beyonder in the Holy Realm?"

"probably not."

Inessa continued to answer Wayne's questions, "'Softness' and 'radiance' are the more iconic features of extraordinary materials in the Holy Realm, especially when they appear at the same time. Considering that the church has previously reduced his punishment and only required him to go to the monastery for penance, the possibility that he belongs to the Holy Realm is not low."

After answering the question, Inesa tilted her head slightly and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to ask this question?"

"Nothing, it just suddenly occurred to me."

Wayne looked at the extraordinary materials that were almost "sucked dry" in an instant, silently hid the almost empty bottle, felt the "blue bar" in his body grow a little, and then thought about how to write his will. How about setting up a Wayne Foundation?
From now on, scholars from all walks of life will be proud or ashamed to receive an award named after me.

In the New World of another world, there was once a famous chaotic man who used his will to torment many people.
For example, he gave a villa under his name to several enemies, but required them to move in at the same time to exercise unlimited use rights. Finally, after the enemies reached an agreement and went to another place, they found that the villa had actually been sold long ago.

For example, he proposed to donate part of his property to the local families who had the most children in the past ten years. In the end, several civilian families who had given birth crazily but could not afford to raise them suffered the death of their children, lost all their money, and ruined their reputation.

Wayne thought that if he died with regrets, it would be nice to make a little prank on a few priests.

But Wayne actually felt pretty good about himself at this time.

So he couldn't help but doubt again:
“Is there some special physique that can absorb extraordinary abilities from any field?”

Inessa thought for a moment:

"It is unlikely that everything can be 'safely absorbed'. Even gods cannot do that. However, there are some special cases, such as Miss Russell whom we visited today.

“She didn’t seem to have been in contact with the ‘Lucky Coin’ for long, yet she was the most severely contaminated. However, the church’s treatment had the most significant ‘purification’ effect on her—even though it made her sicker than anyone else.

"This is what is called a 'psychic' physique. It is very friendly to extraordinary powers in all fields and can be easily 'contaminated' by extraordinary powers in various fields. Although it is impossible to actively control extraordinary powers and is destined to not awaken, and it is easy to die from it, there is no field that it is particularly afraid of."

As long as I am vulnerable enough, it means I have no weaknesses...?
Wayne didn't have a strong desire to complain at the moment. He thought back to what Inissa had said just now, "It might eventually bring hostility from the church to all those who knew about it." He thought that since he felt pretty good, it would be better not to tell her about the extraordinary materials he had just absorbed from the sacred realm.

Sometimes, Inissa's character seems to be more "honest", she admits reason, and she is still "bound" and waiting for the Exorcist Association to unblock her, so let's not cause trouble for her for now, at least wait until she is "unblocked".

Wayne didn't doubt that Inesha would leak the secret, but he was worried that Inesha would be exposed because she was not good at lying. For example, like some old foxes in the church, you might just hesitate a little when answering a question, and the other party might be able to guess the answer directly.

In this regard, Wayne was more reassured by Lina, as she seemed to be able to lie without even blinking.

Back at the academy, Wayne told David Mills about the discovery of Roy Stampler's body and the results of the investigation, saying that the monastery's internal personnel might be involved and that the detective agency was no longer suitable to continue the investigation.
By the way, Wayne also secretly said that the extraordinary materials extracted from Roy Stampler's body had been taken away by someone in advance.

David Mills looked relieved at first, and then seemed to be vaguely angry about Roy Stampler's death.

Wayne felt that according to the current investigation results, David Mills at least did not have to bear the blame anymore. At least the prisoner he saved was most likely "pious".

Judging from the current situation, for the church, "piety" may be more important than "right or wrong".

So Wayne also provided David Mills with some directions for subsequent internal investigations.

For example, investigating who may have handled the wick of a special oil lamp, which monks were on duty last night, etc.

Anyway, in Wayne's opinion, since the person didn't climb over the wall, the most likely person to have committed the crime is an "insider".

After David Mills finished listening, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked someone to bring a small bag.
Wayne took the packet in confusion, "What is this?"

David Mills seemed to be still thinking about the follow-up investigation at this time.
Hearing this, he didn't take it too seriously. "Oh, this was sent by Professor Aber Maisel of your college. It seems that he said it was a homework prepared for you and Emma."

What the hell? !

How can you repay kindness with enmity?

(End of this chapter)