Struggle in the Steam Age

In the temporary morgue of Earl Sauer's mansion, 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 happened.

"When the baron died, there happened to be a high-level spellcaster present, and this spellcaster was better at magic related to the soul." The priest of the God of War Church looked at the coffin being carried out of the door of the room and said to Lan Mr. Burt they said. "At the beginning, through the inspection of the church clergy who were present at the time, they found that the baron died naturally after the end of his life—"

"The baron lived a long life?" Mr. Lambert asked after hearing the words that he died of natural causes. 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 the age of eighty or ninety if you want to die. And some great nobles and people who have achieved enough achievements on the path of the extraordinary live longer than one.

"48 years old." The priest of the God of War also had a look of disbelief on his face. "But we don't deny that some people are born with such a short lifespan, so almost everyone didn't notice it at the time. If it wasn't for a mage who was present at the time who was proficient in soul magic, he checked it out during the inspection. If we compare the soul problems of the side door, we may not find this abnormal situation."

"What 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 baron died, the soul disappeared from the body as normal, but the mage found that the traces left by the soul obviously did not match the body. At first he thought that the baron had been killed Other souls seized the body, but after a series of special soul magic checks, he discovered that the soul was indeed the baron's original soul, but the age of the soul was 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 of quickly consuming the lifespan of the soul is much more difficult than the method of consuming the lifespan of the body, and it is also much more evil. It's just that ordinary nobles will receive the attention of the country's luck and many gods, making it difficult for this kind of magic to be released on the nobles. Not to mention that it is very difficult to release this kind of magic, and there are not many people who can release it.

As for the possibility of sacrificing the soul by yourself, it is not impossible, especially the difficulty of this kind of sacrifice is much simpler than other people's curses. But those who have sacrificed their souls will be directly exposed during the requiem mass after death. So this also leads to the fact that 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 find any possible problems with him because of this habit. It wasn't until the second case of this kind of sudden death in a short period of time that the spellcaster who was unexpectedly present found that the situation was wrong, did the church react and notify the church in Sauer County to check the Earl Sauer who had the same cause of death.

But because this is not the capital, naturally there are not so many spellcasters. Therefore, members of the Church of God of War can only bring the earl's body into the church, and then 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 the paladins solemnly lift the coffin onto the hearse, Mr. Lambert comforted the flustered servants. Then take Lawrence to continue their previous family history education.

Fortunately, Lawrence doesn't need to know the detailed history of the August family, and he has a very good memory after awakening Bai Ze's blood. So in one morning, he wrote down all the family-related things that he needed to remember for attending the funeral.

After lunch, Mr. Lambert asked the family groom to drive himself and Lawrence out of town in a carriage. Mr. Lambert was very silent all the way, and Lawrence was silent when he found out.

Amidst the silence in the carriage, the carriage circled the city along the new-looking cinder cement road and stopped in front of a gentle hillside surrounded by fences. The black church on the top of the hill and the stone tablets beside the church indicate that this is the city's cemetery.

"Did my adoptive father bring me to this cemetery to introduce me to the elders in the family?" Lawrence thought when he followed his adoptive father out of the car and walked into the cemetery. After all, he hadn't even heard his father introduce the family situation since he was adopted. It is also very reasonable for his father to take him to meet these elders after returning to his hometown now.

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

"This is the private cemetery of our August family." Mr. Lambert looked at the cemetery that was only half the size of a football field and said, "Come with me, and I will show you your grandparents and your mother." .”

After finishing speaking, Mr. Lambert walked to the only tetrahedron stone tablet engraved with the emblem of the Church of Death in the middle of this small cemetery, stretched out his hand and pressed the holy emblem, and then recited the spell. After the spell was recited, the stele slowly split from the middle to reveal a black tunnel leading to the ground below, and then the two of them each took one from the row of magic lamps 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, this place was originally a natural underground cave. After being discovered by the August family, it was used as the tomb of their own family. However, as the church belonging to the Church of Death was established, civilians gradually began to be buried around. The August family, as local lords, also acquiesced to this approach. Later, this place became one of the largest cemeteries in Sauer.

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

When passing these tombstones, Mr. Lambert stopped from time to time to introduce to Lawrence those elders who have made great contributions to the family history. Some of them created the family property, and some led the soldiers to defend the innocent until the blood stained the battlefield.

Seven or eight minutes later, the two came to a flat ground. From a minute or two ago, Lawrence discovered that the surroundings were no longer natural caves, but holes carved out of stones. It seems that because of the relatively long history of the family members here, the natural caves are not enough, and they can only obtain more space by means of artificial excavation.

Under the leadership of Mr. Lambert, the two came to two close tombstones. This tombstone is not as exquisite as the tombstones of previous important people, but it is not just a stone tablet with names and dates of birth and death carved on it. 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, and then introduced to Lawrence. "At that time, a dracolich tried to destroy and plunder the city. As the lord, your grandparents fought to the last moment with the family's guards to cover the escape of the civilians. Also because of them, there are at least 50,000 people in this city. Those who may have been killed escaped alive."

After hearing the words, Lawrence immediately lowered his head and stood in front of the tombstone and prayed quietly, because such a self-sacrificing person is a hero wherever he is placed, and as a hero, the juniors express their respect is something that Lawrence feels he should do.

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