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The two soon came to the gate of the cemetery. Although it was far away from the village, the sweltering summer night was not quiet at all. There was not a trace of coolness in the wind.
Of course, there will be no obvious lights near the cemetery, but the light of the gravekeeper's hut in the center of the cemetery can be vaguely seen.
The perimeter of the cemetery is surrounded by iron fences, and the paths are also covered with dry mud due to the heavy rains of the past few days. It looked like the gates were locked, but on closer inspection it turned out that the two gates with spikes on top were just chained together.
Although it is a village cemetery, it looks more formal probably because it is close to the city. Unchained and entered the cemetery, a straight road less than thirty steps long leads directly to the gravekeeper's hut in the middle of the cemetery, while the rest of the cemetery is the graves of the past and present.
Different from the hometown of outsiders, according to the tradition of De La Rion and the funeral regulations of the Tobesk region, the height of the mound of the general grave cannot exceed the length of the thumb, but it is allowed to use long strips of white stones on the ground to surround the edge of the grave , to facilitate identification of the location of the grave. Looking at the cemetery under the moonlit night with Miss Louisa, I can only see graves with similar appearances lying there, and there is some frightening chill in the silence.
The style of the tombstone varies, and most of the small stone tombstones are embedded directly in the dirt in front of the tomb, which is a cheaper way of burial. Although Shad had never visited Detective Sparrow in the city public cemetery, his grave probably looked like this.
A tombstone that can be erected on the ground means that the deceased had something worth recording during his lifetime, or that relatives are willing to pay for an expensive tomb. For example, Shad himself, if he dies tragically, then with his current savings and the upcoming "Knight of the Order of De La Rion", he is eligible to have a standing tombstone.
"Huh? What am I thinking."
He silently asked himself.
After entering the cemetery, it seemed that the temperature suddenly dropped a little. The female voice in his heart once asked Xia De if he was afraid of ghosts. Although Xia De was not afraid, he still couldn't help feeling a little worried in this environment.
"However, in this mysterious world, visiting the cemetery at night seems to be a good storyline."
He was entertaining himself in his mind, but Miss Louisa suddenly stopped and looked to the left of the road.
Xia De also looked over, two long and two short white stones surrounded the tomb, and then the moonlight could vaguely see the words on the tombstone, the unlucky guy lying here died 24 years ago, the cause of death was being stuck with peanuts while eating breakfast Hold the trachea. It was three days after people found his body.
What was unusual was not the cause of death, but the shaking of the stones on the grave. But this was not an earthquake. Under the watchful eyes of Xia De and Miss Louisa, a rotten finger first protruded from the mud, and then the palm of the stinking corpse also pierced the ground.
"Mr. Copps, next time it's better to change to an evil spirit to scare me."
Miss Louisa shouted to the lighted gravekeeper's hut, and there was an extra match in her right hand under her gown. She just twisted the match and flicked it in the air, and the match head lit up.
Then he threw the burning match to the hand protruding from the tomb, and almost the moment the flame touched the rotting corpse, the flames flickered like fireworks. But that was only for a moment, when the light disappeared, only the green smoke of the match rose from the ground, the tomb was intact, and the extinguished matchstick lay there quietly.
"It's another trick."
Miss Louisa commented dissatisfiedly, and then the two heard a bang together. Turning his head, the door of the gravekeeper's hut was opened.
Contrary to Shad's imagination, even in the village cemetery, the gravekeeper's hut is not simply built of straw as if it would fall down when blown. This is a real stone house, with the dim light of a kerosene lamp inside the door, a skinny middle-aged man with a white face who seems to be over-indulgent, walked out of the light in the house, and looked at him in black with some impatience. Two people in robes:
"I knew there would be no peace tonight. What do you want?"
Strange as it may seem, Mr Copps, the keeper of the grave, speaks normally.
Miss Louisa pushed Xia De, and Xia De knew it was best not to stay here for a long time:
"A small bag of bone meal, a bone whistle made from human hand bones, two eardrums, thirty ears of corrupted blood, and a human face stone."
"Human face stone" is a stone cultivated from corpses by special techniques. It is not so much a mineral as it is some kind of alchemy material, which is also the most expensive of these materials.
"Have you brought enough money?"
The impatient middle-aged man asked, and Xia De noticed that he was wearing a black apron, which made Xia De think of the butcher inexplicably:
"How much?"
"Twelve pounds."
"You can pay now."
"Then you wait."
After a short conversation, Mr. Copps turned and went back to his hut, and the two people outside the door could hear him rummaging through things. Not long after, he came out with a paper bag in his arms.
He walked towards Xia De, and after the two approached, Xia De smelled a familiar scent of corpses (Note), which was definitely an indelible smell that could not be washed off after years of contact with corpses.
After paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Mr. Copps went back to the cabin and closed the door without any intention of talking to the two of them again. If he was running the store normally, he might never get rich with this attitude.
Even including the time spent by Mr. Copps rummaging through things, the entire transaction took no more than 10 minutes.
"Don't forget to rewind that chain when you leave."
Miss Louisa shrugged at Shade:
"He always does, don't be surprised."
Leaving the cemetery and entering the grove, Xia De learned thaumaturgy directly from the materials in his arms. He didn't want to walk around with this pile of things.
"Xia De, you will come into contact with more Ring Warlocks one after another in the future, and then you will find that Mr. Cops is definitely not the weirdest person."
This was Miss Louisa's evaluation of Mr. Copps. She leaned against the tree and watched Shade check the bag of bone meal. Among the three effects of the thaumaturgy [Soul Echo], the only active "psychic" requires the material for casting, which is bone meal. Fortunately, the dosage is very small, so this small cloth bag is enough for Xia De to consume for a long time.
Then he put the stone on his ear.
"But the ring warlocks I've come into contact with all look normal...except that La Soya."
Xia De was talking, but his attention was mainly focused on the Human Face Stone in his hand. These strange stones are created from corpses, and according to alchemists, they have the ability to speak due to the absorption of broken souls. One of the steps in thaumaturgy learning is to listen to what the stone said.
As for the bone whistle, eardrum and other messy materials, they are all auxiliary.
"Detective, that's because most of the ring magicians you come into contact with are formally trained by the academy and the church. The ring magicians who work informally have a greater risk of losing control and have more weird personalities."
She said so, and then yawned. Seeing Xia De looking over, he turned his head with a slightly red face. Although the hood had been removed, the moonlight in the forest was even dimmer, so Shade couldn't see her expression.
"Why, haven't you seen a lady yawn?"
Goldilocks asked.
"...seen a lady hiccupping."
Xia De joked, and then knew that the joke was a bit inappropriate, because Miss Louisa reached out and broke off the branch above her head and threw it at him.
(Mia is running...)
It was Sunday again in a blink of an eye, and when he opened his eyes from the bed, Xia De couldn't help but sigh in his heart, since he joined MI6 on Monday, how quickly this week has passed.
The most important thing today is to go to the royal manor outside the city in the evening to attend the commendation dinner. If it wasn't for this incident, Xia De would use that white stone crystal during the day to carry out the first space teleportation.
Of course, he didn't waste the day either. After breakfast, he wrote another letter to the client, Mrs. Lemaire, confirming more details about receiving the inheritance next week.
Later, the visiting Captain Lades was welcomed again. Although the captain did not receive a medal or other award, he was also on the list of commendations, so Shade was invited to set off with him at night.
After seeing off the captain, I originally thought about going out to post a letter, and then go to Priest Augustus. Go to Liming Church to listen to the lectures, and at least get acquainted with the church.
Unexpectedly, Mr. An Luosi, Xia De's boss, came to the door before he changed his clothes for going out.
He didn't enter the door, but was standing in the foyer talking to Shad:
"Hamilton, the situation has changed. You may not be able to get the 'De La Rion Honorary Knight Medal'."
This gentleman probably came running in a hurry, sweating profusely as he grabbed the door frame behind him.
"Why? Oh, please come upstairs with me and we'll sit down and talk."
"No need to go upstairs, I have other things to do, you know, our department is never quiet. As for your medal..."
He suddenly approached Xia De, his eyes widened but his voice was very soft:
"I heard the news that you will be rewarded with a heavier reward than a medal."
Then the body returned to its original position~www.mtlnovel.com~ The middle-aged man wiped the sweat with the back of his hand regardless of his image:
"Speaking of which, your house is really cool...so, you must be there on time at night, and you must be well-dressed. Never be late."
"Heavier than a medal? The royal family wants to give me a title?"
Xia De froze for a moment and then asked in surprise.
"What good thing do you want?"
Mr. An Luosi smiled and waved at him:
"What I heard may not be the correct news, but the Church of Dawn has made great efforts. You are really smart and know how to get support from the Orthodox Church. Oh, and the royal family, I don't know who it is, but someone is here Doing my best to help you fight for the reward. No, not Queen Diana or Miss Galina, but another important member of the royal family..."
He looked at Xia De, as if he wanted to get to know the young man in front of him again:
"In short, never be late at night. Remember, never be late."