Chapter 128: A Rip-off Shop!
Silas wandered around the shop on his own.
"The shop owner doesn't seem to be here..."
Since he entered, no one had come to greet him, so he guessed secretly.
After fleeing in a hurry last time, he hadn't slept well for several days.
Besides worrying about the matter being exposed, Silas was also very curious about the anomaly that appeared at that time.
Therefore, he came up with a plan—use cooperating to complete an exorcism as an excuse to get close to Bent.
For this reason, Silas had been following the latter for the past few days.
Until today, he finally saw Bent going to the shop again.
So Silas immediately approached Zar.
Originally, Zar intended to refuse; he didn't like getting too close to this show-off guy.
But the exorcism commissions issued by the Church recently were getting harder and harder, and Silas was one of the stronger ones among their peers.
So after thinking it over, Zar nodded and agreed.
Thus, the scene that surprised Bent occurred.
Back to the present.
Silas saw the row of "private rooms" in the shop at a glance.
He walked over curiously and lifted the white cloth curtain hanging at the entrance.
The space inside was very small, only enough for two people to stand, and a full-length mirror hung facing the entrance.
"What is this... used for?" He looked back at Bent.
But the latter didn't know either, so he turned his head to look at the shop owner and the little girl.
Judy looked back and found that Father William kept staring at the guy named Silas but didn't speak.
Seeing this, she could only act as a "sales guide"; after all, this was also a "necessary path for a master."
"That is the Oil Testing Booth. If you are hesitant about the Holy Oil, you can try it before deciding," Judy explained.
As soon as this remark came out, the three academy students were all stunned.
What is this? Never seen it in other holy artifact shops.
The reason why Holy Oil was expensive was precisely because of the huge demand.
Other shops didn't have enough to sell; how could they do such a losing business?
"Could there be a problem with the Holy Oil?"
Thinking of this, Silas came to a wooden cabinet.
"The shop is so small, and the goods displayed are so few... What?" After glimpsing the label under the product, his eyes widened instantly.
"Thr... Three-year vintage quality?"
Silas was a little incredulous. He looked at the placement of the Holy Oil again.
With the vision of this top student of the academy, it was indeed old and ordinary.
High-quality Holy Oil is just placed here like this?
Other holy artifact shops usually only displayed "a few drops" and would place them in a position visible as soon as one entered the store.
But in this "House of Repose," they seemed to be taken lightly.
At this time, Silas remembered what the little girl next to him said.
Thus, inside the Oil Testing Booth.
When the pure Holy Power entered Silas's body, he revealed extremely satisfied pleasure.
"It's true!"
"And the efficiency is extremely high!"
At this moment, he finally knew the reason why Bent could steal his thunder.
The other party must have used the Holy Oil from this shop!
But at the same time, Silas also realized one thing.
To be able to produce such high-quality Holy Oil, and to have an exorcism magic array arranged outside the shop...
The guy behind this must be extraordinary!
Silas was almost certain that the other party came from some ancient Church Holy Family.
"Bent and the shop owner should just have a normal business relationship," he thought to himself.
How could such a noble person come to a place like Dei Commercial Street?
"Could it be... an illegitimate child who fell in love with the wrong person, so he stole his family's things and ran away?"
Silas couldn't help but think of Judy's face.
"Had an affair with a commoner, gave birth to a girl, and hid here to avoid family accountability..."
Silas's eyes became brighter and brighter.
It fits!
Such things are really not uncommon in the Church!
But no matter what, this was an opportunity.
As long as he was on good terms with the shop owner, maybe he could use this to go further in the future.
The Dei Exorcism Academy was still too small.
Thinking of this, Silas decided to buy this bottle of Holy Oil.
He had completed many commissions during this period, plus the rewards issued by the academy, which allowed him to save up some fortune.
After coming out of the Oil Testing Booth, Silas was all smiles and walked up to Judy.
"May the Lord bless you. The Holy Oil in the shop is very good; I plan to buy it."
Judy pointed to the wooden cabinet upon hearing this, which had the selling price marked on it.
Silas looked in that direction, and the smile on his face froze instantly.
"Th... 350,000 dollars?"
"Is this robbery?!"
The corner of his mouth twitched.
This was double the price of other holy artifact shops! How shameless!
Even if Silas took out all his assets, it wouldn't be quite enough.
"That is the price for the whole bottle. If you don't need that much, we can talk separately." At this time, William suddenly spoke.
Silas raised an eyebrow.
"You are..."
"The shop owner."
Surprise flashed in Silas's eyes; he always thought this guy was also a customer.
After all, the other party's robes were dirty and messy, not looking at all like someone who could afford to open... Wait!
Dirty and messy!
Associating it with the "down-to-earth" style of this shop, Silas understood instantly.
"That's great."
He smiled and stepped forward enthusiastically.
"The quality of these Holy Oils is very good. It would be a waste for me to use too much at once."
Seeing this, Bent and Zar looked at each other strangely.
When did this guy Silas become so humble?
And William narrowed his eyes, guessing the other party's intention.
A moment later.
"Welcome to come again next time."
William handed a glass vial to Silas, containing three drops of Holy Oil.
After some probing, he had ruled out the latter's suspicion.
This guy just followed Bent because his thunder was stolen.
Seeing this, William silently released the holy statue in his pocket.
After getting familiar, Silas was just about to leave when he suddenly glimpsed the promotional sign "Commissions Accepted" in the shop.
"So you also accept exorcism commissions here?" Silas said with surprise in his tone.
"Ah... yes."
"That's great. The Church recently issued a commission. The three of us felt it was a bit tricky and were having a headache about it!"
Aside, Bent had question marks all over his face.
"When did it become 'the three of us'? And what's with your humble look! Where is that show-off appearance from before!" He complained inwardly.
William nodded upon hearing this.
"One exorcism commission is 2000 dollars, but I have to see the content of the commission in advance to decide the final price based on the difficulty, and whether to accept it."
"No problem!"
Silas breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the quote; this price was consistent with other holy artifact shops.
As he spoke, he took out a file with the Church's stamp on it.
"This is the information about the exorcism; please take a look."
William reached out to take it and opened it while sitting at the cashier counter.
Judy immediately leaned over; she was looking forward to it!
The two gazes focused on the content of the file—
"Commission Location - North Dakota. Client - Jesse Solomon."
"According to the client's description, the incident took place in a remote local village. A few months ago, the Solomon family purchased an abandoned house at a very low price, which came with a large piece of farmland...
Not long after moving in, the client began to discover some anomalies at home. Strange shadows in the corners at midnight, mottled marks on the wall that couldn't be wiped off, and the client's younger brother often reached out to the air.
The client begged her father to let the family move out of that house, but the latter refused immediately and showed distrust of the anomalies discovered by the client..."
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