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Chapter 35: A syringe and a... chip? Exorcist Web!
Chapter 35
Exorcists had pseudo-immortality in a sense. To normal humans, they were like deities walking in plain sight, and that's why exorcists were respected everywhere in the normal world of humans.
Not to mention, humanity was being protected by exorcists, so they naturally shared a higher status in society overall.
But there were strict rules set by the clans for exorcists not to meddle too much in normal human society unless it was for demons or something important. It was believed that exorcists and normal humans should live separate lives. There have been incidents where heretics would abuse the powers of exorcism to rule over a village or small town of humans with tyranny.
Of course, such heretics were quickly hunted down as soon as the news reached the clans or other organizations.
Demons were already enough of an issue, so they could not afford to let their fellow species cause more trouble for them.
Now that the war was at a stalemate for the time being, these heretics were being hunted down actively by other exorcists.
Exorcists were also humans but at the same time, they were different from normal humans.
It was best to draw a clear line between the two, as there have been since ancient times.
Other than that, there were many rich normal humans who hired exorcists and whatnot. Firearms, technology, and everything was actively supplied to exorcist clans to make their lives and war easier.
"Here. Take this." Jenna opened a locked door in her desk and retrieved a black chip with a cursive letter 'C' written on it in golden color.
"A chip? What is it for?"
"To inject it into your bloodstream," she said calmly.
"What!?" He could not help but doubt her words.
Inject the strange chip into his bloodstream?
That sounded so uncomfortable and dangerous.
Even in his previous world, no one ever dared to experiment with something this crazy on a human before.
"Yes. You heard that right. Don't be a kid... err... I mean—a coward. This chip will directly register your blood signature into the organization's main database and allow you access to their virtual network to connect to. Not only that, this chip would also serve as proof of your loyalty to the organization."
She looked at his hesitant and uncomfortable face and knew that he was worried about something foreign entering his body.
"Don't worry, it's not painful at all, just lightly press the chip against your skin for a few minutes, and it will automatically enter you."
Oliver felt this was quite terrifying; the Black Codex Foundation sure lived up to its name as he had read in the novel.
It was not that he was worried about the chip or anything, but he just felt uncomfortable letting something inside his body, something foreign like this chip.
From the novel, he was aware that this chip just served as a connection between the individual and the Black Codex Federation's main database. Almost all members of the organization were given one at their joining.
Jenna probably said the words like loyalty and all to keep him aware that he must never betray the organization in the future as the chip would keep him in check.
But he knew better. There were many ways he could hack into this chip and cheat the system. The chip did not have any monitoring function in it and was just a slightly advanced piece of machinery to maintain connection and authenticity.
There were many unknown details, but he believed he could find them himself.
Not to mention, the organization cared a lot for its true official members and won't do them any injustice so long they don't harbor any evil intentions towards the organization itself.
Plus any exorcist would not accept the idea of being controlled by someone or being monitored, while the organization had guts, they were not bold enough to upset their own members.
He remembered the faces of some of the characters with extremely erratic personalities but yet they were treated like elites in the organization.
'Well... anyways.'
He decided to give it a try and pressed the chip against his left arm, holding it still for a minute before he felt a cool sensation around the area.
He saw in excitement as the chip slowly started to assimilate itself into his skin before turning invisible.
Using [Cosmic Void Gaze], he could easily see the chip flowing through his arteries, slowly shrinking until it was as small as one-tenth of a fingernail.
It might be done to prevent a member from trying to extract the chip through manual means.
He could see how the small chip had mixed deeply in the blood, finding which was impossible.
Oliver knew that this chip was very advanced technology that the Black Codex Federation's best engineers have had developed.
It was definitely prone to various medical analysis machines and wouldn't be detected in them either.
Well, he could still spot the chip through his special eyes. No big deal.
"Great, you are now officially a true member of Black Codex Federation. I'll provide you with the starting kit that all members receive upon joining."
She said as she opened another drawer under her table and retrieved a black box.
Oliver curiously looked inside and found a variety of things inside the box.
Firstly, there was a syringe containing a seaweed-green colored liquid.
She looked at him and answered his curiosity.
"This is an attribute awakening essence. It's a potent essence extracted from a mysterious site. Upon injecting this, it will help you awaken a random attribute to your espera. All the members receive one."
He heard her say and couldn't help but ask, "What essence is this? Which attribute will it awaken?"
"It's completely random; the place from where this essence was extracted and refined from is also unknown. It depends on your luck which attribute you can awaken when you inject it."
She paused before adding, "The only thing that I can tell you is that this was refined by the most skilled alchemists of the Black Codex Federation. You can inject it when you go back."
He nodded, looking at the other things.
Jenna then picked up a device and handed it to him.
"What's this?" He asked.
"A smartphone."
"...."
"I am aware of that. I wanted to ask what this thing is to be used for?" He clarified. He wanted to know if this was just an ordinary smartphone or had to be used in specified circumstances only.
'Why do I feel like a spy...?'
"This is a normal smartphone both in appearance and function, but I'll provide you with an access code that upon being used will allow you to enter the organization's secure web as well as the common exorcist web of the world."
Pulling out a piece of ivory paper, she wrote a special code onto it and gave it to him.