Hospital 444
Chapter 676 - 9 The Rules of Transforming Cursed Spirits_2

Chapter 676: Chapter 9 The Rules of Transforming Cursed Spirits_2

"All of this would never have happened... It’s all because of you, Salgeni Medel!"

If it weren’t for this man, the hospital wouldn’t exist, the director wouldn’t be able to touch this originally three-dimensional material level, and Wei Shirling would not have died.

Everything originated from this man, which led to the birth of the hospital.

That man... was once one of the residents of that apartment.

The secrets related to him were known only to a very few, such as Yin Wuque.

...

"Your neck..."

Feng Xiao looked at Yin Wuque’s reddened neck and asked, "Did that skeleton directly strangle you?"

"How about it, how do we reinforce the cursed object’s seal?"

"You are categorized as a Quasi-curse spirit, the pinnacle of Ferocious Spirits, and has already begun to transform into a Cursed Spirit..."

"Don’t I know these things? You’re the deputy director of the Department of Cursed Objects. If you can’t manage, let Vice Dean Fang handle it."

Feng Xiao looked at the Yin Wuque before him.

The latter never knew that Feng Xiao was almost equivalent to a clone of Han Ming.

In other words, to some extent, Han Ming wasn’t dead yet.

"From what I see, your father still retains some of his consciousness from when he was alive. It’s possible for a Fierce Ghost, but as a division of a Quasi-curse spirit..."

"I obviously know this isn’t normal!"

"Your father’s soul is very strongly attached. In some ways, it’s comparable to a Karmic Obstacle Ghost."

Hearing this, Yin Wuque’s mouth twitched.

"What Karmic Obstacle Ghost? My father is not a Karmic Obstacle Ghost!"

"I obviously know he’s not. Please discuss your father’s matter in detail with me; it might help stabilize the reinforcement of the cursed object’s seal."

If given a choice, Yin Wuque would not want to discuss his father with anyone.

"Must it be this way?" Yin Wuque glared intensely at Feng Xiao, "What does this have to do with reinforcing a cursed object’s seal?"

"Although you are the vice dean, the Department of Cursed Objects is an independent department and does not come under your leadership. So, to me right now, you are merely a patient, not the vice dean."

Feng Xiao spoke bluntly, without giving any face to Yin Wuque.

Under such circumstances, Yin Wuque gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, just a clone, I’ll consult other Curse Object Department Doctors."

"If you insist on playing Cai Huan Gong, I won’t insist on being Bian Que."

"Are you cursing me?" Hearing this, Yin Wuque suddenly became angry, "The story of ’Bian Que meeting Cai Huan Gong’ is too famous, he clearly remembered what eventually happened to Cai Huan Gong."

"Patients all hope doctors are angels announcing good news, but you’re also a doctor, you should clearly know that doctors can only tell the truth. And the truth is often unpleasant."

Yin Wuque forcibly calmed himself down.

Feng Xiao was someone not to be offended, although Fang Shen was the director of the Department of Cursed Objects, he was largely hands-off, and it was Feng Xiao who typically handled things. His self-comparison to Bian Que sounded arrogant, but he indeed had the capital to be arrogant.

"I understand."

Yin Wuque was by no means willing to gamble with his own life. Paranormal Doctors who survived after implanting a Quasi-cursed item were few and far between; a Curse Backlash beyond control was also a possibility, and Yin Wuque would never dare to risk his life on it.

"But shouldn’t we run some tests first?"

"You and I both know... Only Ghosts at the spiritual body level can be detected by hospital equipment. Quasi-curse spirits have begun to move away from the spiritual body level, transforming into the curse itself. I’ve always believed that treating Quasi-curse spirits as a type of Ferocious Spirits is a grave mistake, as they differ completely in terms of Curse Theory. It’s like carcinoma in situ, which although not yet metastatic, can no longer be considered benign."

When it came to discussing Curse Theory, Yin Wuque indeed had no way to challenge others’ expertise. From a surgery doctor’s perspective, he could only determine the nature of the curse through the reports from the Department of Cursed Objects. But for them, how to interpret Curse Theory was completely perplexing; determining whether Quasi-curse spirits were considered Ferocious Spirits was more about the treatment methods than Curse Theory.

"How close are Quasi-curse spirits to Curse Spirits?"

This was something Yin Wuque had always wanted to know.

However, the Department of Cursed Objects didn’t interact with clinical departments, and clinical doctors who wanted to learn couldn’t get any teaching from the Department of Cursed Objects. Jiang Licheng, a surgeon knowledgeable in both clinical and cursed objects aspects, was truly an exceptional case.

He had always wondered...

Why were Quasi-curse spirits keen on creating numerous avatars? And what was the process of their transformation into Curse Spirits like?

For clinical doctors, it was impossible to differentiate between the two and they had to rely on the diagnosis from the Department of Cursed Objects, which was quite a headache.

"Director Yin, our department’s basic rule is that we don’t teach medical knowledge related to Cursed Objects to other departments. If you want to research, you’ll have to learn it by yourself; we will not stop you from conducting research in this area."

Self-study?

Yin Wuque chuckled self-deprecatingly, where would he get the capability for that?

The Department of Cursed Objects was a highly independent department. Even clinical doctors didn’t know how curse treatments that were implanted or ingested by patients were produced like products on an assembly line.

Precisely because of this, every clinical doctor wanted to learn about curses from Curse Object Department Doctors. Han Ming even went to the extent of soul snatching Feng Xiao’s body, turning him into "Han Ming’s avatar." But even so, Feng Xiao and Han Ming could not share memories, and the former wouldn’t disclose the intricate knowledge of Curse Theory to the latter.

"I don’t have the capability to self-study. Don’t tease me, Director Feng."

Afterward...

Yin Wuque could only talk about his father.

"You just asked me why Quasi-curse spirits create avatars, right? I can answer that question, since it doesn’t involve Curse Theory."

Yin Wuque listened, his spirits lifting immediately.

"Hold on, let me take some notes."

"What I’m about to discuss is the content of a new paper I’m preparing to publish. Once the paper is released, you’ll be able to download and save it, no need to record. To put it simply, Quasi-curse spirits... no, one should say, as Ferocious Spirits transform into Quasi-curse spirits, they slowly change from Evil Spirits into the curse itself, this process gradually transforms the spiritual body into a kind of rule."

"Rule?"

"The essence of a rule means that it has no emotions, no sense of right or wrong. I need to explain to you, this isn’t absolute evil, just a rule."

"So, it’s not chaotic evil, but lawful evil?"

"That would be one way to put it. A Fierce Ghost can kill countless people; the restrictions are far less than those imposed on a Curse Spirit. By the level of a Curse Spirit, it does not kill any lifeforms other than humans. A Curse Spirit is a rule curse directed solely against humans."

"Just like that apartment complex."

"Yes... This is why Quasi-curse spirits fall into a state of ignorant folly, their cognitive abilities gradually diminishing, as features of the spiritual body are replaced by rules. All Curse Spirits will no longer have any real will of their own, instead becoming one with the curse."

"Could it be..." Yin Wuque wasn’t foolish, and by this point, he roughly understood what Feng Xiao was trying to indicate, "Is that why they need to create avatars?"

"Yes, that’s why Quasi-curse spirits need avatars. The avatars, despite being weaker, are under fewer restrictions and can retain the potent malicious intent of Evil Spirits along with a complete sense of self. The role of avatars is significant before the transformation into a Curse Spirit! After all, as you know... as long as it hasn’t become a true Curse Spirit, it can’t be considered invincible to us!"