Theus couldn't help shivering. In his memory, Candlelight Society churches were usually located at the center of a city, just as this one was close to the center of Castel. If even a church in such a location required defenses...
Theus suddenly found himself more interested in the history of the past. He looked at Chloe with a trace of anticipation.
"Well..."
Chloe scratched her head, and her orange-red hair had become a mess, stubbornly poking out from beneath the veil of her nun's habit.
"Honestly, I'm not too sure either. I've never seen a church activate this before. I even suspect its main purpose is to purify pollution."
Almost everything Chloe knew about the protective inscriptions came from personal interest. Even the Candlelight Society possessed little information on these precious inscriptions, and modern priests had nearly forgotten how to activate them.
As for purifying pollution, Chloe was not optimistic about it. If the protective inscriptions were effective enough at purifying pollution, the Candlelight Society would have kept them running every day. There would have been no need to go to such lengths to manufacture Moon Candles; even for the Candlelight Society, those things were a heavy burden.
"We can try it when we have time. For now, we can start expanding the church. You were right—this thing will be immensely useful to Castel." Theus patted the stone wall in satisfaction. "By the way, I recall you saying that these protective inscriptions need an energy supply?"
"That's right, but it isn't a major issue. What they actually need is fuel. Anything that can burn will do. It needs quite a lot, but we don't lack it."
Naturally, Chloe's confidence came from the tangible pollution that could be burned. She and Moth Chasing Flame had already conducted a thorough assessment of