Struggle in the Steam Age

Chapter 254: Family cemetery

In the makeshift morgue in the Earls Court of Sauer, several paladins from the Church of God of War closed the lid of the coffin and prepared to take away the remains of the earl. The priest stood at the door and explained to Mr. Lambert what had happened.

"When the baron died, there was a high-level spellcaster who was good at those magics related to the soul." The priest of the God of War church watched the coffin lifted out of the room door to Lan. Mr. Burt they said. "In the beginning, through the inspection of the church clergy present at the time, they found that the baron was a natural death after the end of the day—"

"The baron has a longevity?" Mr. Lambert asked after hearing the words that he had died naturally. After all, nobles in this world can enjoy extraordinary medical services even if they are not extraordinary. So if you don't encounter unexpected circumstances, you can often live to eighty or ninety if you want to die. And some great nobles and people who have achieved enough on the transcendence road live longer than this.

"48 years old." The face of the war **** priest also showed an unbelievable look. "But we don't deny that some people are born with such a short lifespan, so almost everyone hadn't noticed this. If it wasn't for a mage who was present at that time who was proficient in soul magic, so I checked it when I checked. If we are more partial to the soul, we may not find this abnormal situation."

"What exactly is the abnormality you are referring to?" Lambert asked. The word abnormal is too easily associated with a lot of extraordinary problems, and this often means that there are some very troublesome things hidden behind it.

"After the death of the baron, the soul disappeared from the body as normal, but the wizard found that the traces left by the soul were obviously not compatible with the body. At first he thought that the baron was Other souls seized the body, but after a series of special soul-like magic checks, he discovered that the soul is indeed the original soul of the baron, but the age of the soul is over 90 years old."

"I remember you just said that the baron was only 48 years old." Mr. Lambert asked. "So is this a curse or some kind of evil sacrifice?"

The method that can quickly consume the life of the soul is much more difficult than the method that consumes the life of the body, and it is also much more evil. It's just that the general aristocracy will get the national luck and the attention of many gods, so it is often difficult for this kind of magic to be released to the aristocracy. Not to mention that the release of this witchcraft is very difficult, and there are not many people who can release it.

As for the possibility of one's own soul sacrifice, especially the difficulty of this kind of sacrifice is much simpler than the curse of others. But those who have sacrificed their souls will be directly exposed during the Requiem Mass after death. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the inspection of the corpse after the church's normal Requiem Mass will not check the situation related to the soul.

As a result, when the earl died, the church did not discover possible problems with him because of this habit. It wasn't until the second such a sudden death occurred in a short time that the accidental caster found something wrong, that the church responded and notified the church in Sauer County to check the Earl of Sauer, who had the same cause of death.

But because this is not the capital, so naturally there are not so many spellcasters. Therefore, members of the Church of God of War can only take the earl's body into the church, and use the power stored in the church itself and contact the gods to further check the information about the souls left on the earl's body.

After watching these paladins solemnly lift the coffin to the hearse, Mr. Lambert comforted the servants who seemed a little flustered. Then take Lawrence to continue their previous family history education.

Fortunately, Lawrence does not need to know the detailed history of the August family, plus he has a very good memory after awakening the blood of Bai Ze. So in one morning, he wrote down all the family-related things that he needed to remember to attend the funeral.

After lunch, Mr. Lambert ordered the groom at home to drive himself and Lawrence out of the city in a carriage. Mr. Lambert appeared very silent along the way, and Lawrence remained silent after discovering this.

In the silence in the carriage, the carriage circumvented the city along the new-looking cinder-cement road and came to a stop in front of a gently fenced mountain bag on the edge of the city. The black church on the top of the mountain bag and a block of stone tablets on the side of the church indicate that this is the city's cemetery.

"Is the adoptive father brought me to this cemetery to show me the seniors in the family?" Lawrence thought when he got out of the car with the adoptive father and walked into the cemetery. After all, he hadn't even heard his father introduce the situation at home since he was adopted. It is also very reasonable for his father to take him to meet these elders after returning to his hometown.

Sure enough, following the stone path in the cemetery all the way to the hillside, Mr. Lambert stopped and knocked on the door of the church. Soon the door opened, and a death priest wearing a black robes led them to a small cemetery surrounded by a wall behind the church, and then returned to the church, leaving space for Lawrence and his son.

"This is the private cemetery of our August family." Mr. Lambert said while looking at the cemetery, which is only half the size of a football field. "Come with me. I will show you to know your grandparents and your mother." ."

After speaking, Mr. Lambert walked to the only tetrahedral stone inscribed with the emblem of the Death Church in the middle of the small cemetery, reached out and held down the holy emblem before chanting the spell. As the spell was finished chanting, the stele slowly cracked from the middle to reveal a black tunnel leading to the ground below, and then two people each took one out of the row of magic lights at the entrance of the tunnel and held it in their hands. Then walked down the tunnel into the catacombs.

The catacombs are located at a depth of more than 30 meters underground. According to Mr. Lambert's introduction, this place was originally a natural underground cave. Later, it was discovered by the August family as the family crypt. However, as the church belonging to the Church of the Reaper was established, civilians began to be buried in the surrounding area. The August family, as the local lord, also acquiesced to this practice. Later, this place became one of the largest cemeteries in Sauer.

As Mr. Lambert spiraled down the stairs all the way, niches began to appear on both sides of the tunnel, in which were placed pieces of exquisite or simple tombstones.

When passing by these tombstones, Mr. Lambert stopped from time to time to introduce to Lawrence the elders who had made great contributions to the family history. Some of them created a family property, and some led the soldiers to defend the innocent and swear to their deaths, until the battlefield was stained with blood.

After seven or eight minutes, the two people came to a piece of flat ground. From a minute or two ago, Lawrence discovered that the surrounding area was no longer a natural cave~lightnovelpub.net~ but a hole hewn out of the stone. It seems that because the family members have a relatively long history here, the natural caves are not enough, and only artificial excavation methods can be used to obtain more space.

Under the leadership of Mr. Lambert, the two came to two tombstones that were close together. This tombstone is not as exquisite as the tombstones of important people before, but it is not just a stone slab with names, birth and death dates. It looks more like two busts next to each other.

"This is the grave of your grandparents. They should have died in a battle before you were born." Mr. Lambert stood quietly for a while, then introduced to Lawrence. "At that time, a dragon lich tried to destroy and plunder the city. As the lord, your grandparents fought with the family's guards to cover the escape of civilians to the last moment. Also because of them, there were at least 50,000 in this city. Those who may have been killed escaped from life."

Lawrence immediately bowed his head and stood in front of the tombstone and prayed quietly after hearing the words, because those who sacrificed themselves in this way are heroes wherever they are, and the younger generation of heroes to express their respect is something that makes Lawrence feel that he should do.

After three minutes of silence, Lawrence looked up at his father and asked. "Then how is the dragon lich now, is it still alive?"