Chapter 270: The Duke's Funeral
Haixin looked at the clothes of himself and the others, fortunately, the coats he wore today were all dark colors, and he was not too fancy, otherwise it would be a bit abrupt.
Haixin and the others followed the flow of people towards the Duke's Palace, passing some houses and houses along the way, and at the door of these houses, some elderly people walked out of the houses with the support of their relatives.
There were also some people who simply came to the door by themselves in magic crystal powered wheelchairs, although they were unable to go to the Duke's Palace to give Duke Chris a funeral, but they were not idle.
Instead, they faced the direction of the Duke's Mansion and prayed for Duke Chris with the divine incantations of their respective beliefs, looking at the wrinkled but pious faces of the gray-haired old men, Haixin's heart fluttered suddenly.
When Haixin came to the Duke's Palace, the crowd that was standing in the streets and alleys, as well as the white flowers that surrounded the entire Duke's Palace like an ocean, all of which filled Haixin's hearts with an indescribable shock.
Before today, although Haixin knew about Duke Chris's lofty status in the hearts of Caesar's people through hearsay, Haixin had never imagined that this uninhibited and unkempt bearded captain would be so lofty in the minds of these people.
Haixin asked himself, in their waltz kingdom, and even in all the countries of their western continent, there had never been a large-scale event of this scale in their history, and this activity was organized by these people themselves.
People have believed in it since ancient times, and they all have the worship of the gods, and the gods are not stingy, and they have given these believers magic, spells, martial arts, and even fighting spirit, which make them extremely powerful, so that they can defeat the beasts, heal their injuries, and even save their lives.
Such a great favor is naturally exchanged for the incomparably devout faith of the believers, and they are more willing to give themselves more when they are loyal.
However, today Haixin sees an ordinary human being, but accepts the people of this country as if they were gods, why does this person make them respect so much?
Haixin and the others squeezed into the crowd with great effort, and let the guards report in front of the Duke's Mansion before entering the mansion.
At this time, the funeral has already begun.
The atmosphere in the Duke's Palace was solemn, the crowd at the entrance of the hall stood in an orderly manner, Leo stood in the first place, his eyes were red, and he immediately beckoned them to stand beside him after seeing Haixin and the others appear.
In such a solemn funeral, Haixin didn't say much, so he could only comfort Leo quietly after a few words of comfort, and then quietly watched and stopped talking.
Haixin saw a portrait of Duke Chris in the hall, and an empty coffin was parked underneath, but only the butler Lao Roque was busy in the huge hall at this time.
Haixin was a little puzzled, Leo shook his head and said, "He didn't allow others to interfere, and said that he would personally do the last thing for the teacher." ”
Haixin nodded, and looked at Old Roque silently, although Old Roque was old, his movements were very quick, his every move was so serious, he was so meticulous, this old man who had served the Duke all his life, this time was really the last time for the Duke.
Old Roque put everything in order, and finally took out a boxy metal flask, which he carefully filled with wine, and then gently placed it in the middle of the coffin, as if he were a newborn baby instead of a flask.
Haixin saw that two big characters were clearly engraved on the wine jug - "Caesar".
He asked, "Isn't this the flask that the captain carried with him?"
Leo was more touched when he saw the flask, and his tears came out of his eyes again, and he choked up and said, "Well, this is the teacher's favorite flask, that's because this flask was the first thing my grandfather made with his own hands back then." ”
Although it was very simple, but it was very precious, and later he gave it to the teacher, who carried it with him every day and never left it, and now, this flask is the only relic of the teacher. ”
Old Roque put the flask away, and four guards came in and covered the coffin, draped it with the banner of Caesar's Empire, and then they lifted the coffin, and in the reluctant eyes of Old Roque, everyone headed towards the cemetery.
When the crowd outside saw Duke Chris's coffin come out, they automatically made way for the team to walk, and then followed closely all the way.
Some of these people are local residents of the imperial capital, some are from the east, west, north and south of the Caesar Empire, and some people are specially rushed back from other countries, they are all citizens of the Caesar Empire, and they are all here today to attend the funeral of Duke Chris.
The number of people following the team increased, and the long procession was like a long black dragon, it swam slowly, mixed with the sound of muttering and crying, this was a sad procession, this was a long dragon that was weeping.
The party arrives at the royal cemetery in the eastern part of the imperial capital, where Leo tells Haixin that this is the burial place of the princes and nobles of the imperial capital, where his grandfather Julius Caesar is buried.
Haixin stopped with the team, and in the cemetery, Count Edmund had already led a group of crew and sailors of the Sea Dragon to wait here, they didn't know how many times they had cried, and their eyes were red and swollen, and they were sluggish.
The crowd that followed the team was isolated outside the gate of the cemetery by Leo's escort soldiers, and after a while, the outside of the cemetery was crowded with people blocking the gate, black clothes and black hair, and it was black and oppressive as far as the eye could see.
Perhaps the gods in the sky also felt sorry for Duke Chris today, and the clouds in the sky were overcast at this time, and the clouds echoed the crowd outside the cemetery, making people's mood even more sad and depressed.
Looking at the crowd of such a scale, Old Roque said excitedly that this kind of scene could only happen when Julius Caesar died. It is enough to see that Duke Chris has become a god in the hearts of the people, and no one can surpass him except Julius Caesar.
The funeral was presided over by a priest of the goddess of light, who was also known as the goddess of life.
In addition to the creator of mankind, the two supreme gods of the Father Inno and the mother goddess Tuya, the goddess of light has the highest status in the hearts of the people of the mainland, she represents the god of light and life, is optimistic, and is full of vitality and happiness.
Most of the countries on the Jade Tears Continent will invite the Goddess of Light Priest to conduct the Holy Light Baptism when they hold a funeral, and they will also let him preside over the funeral by the way, and in the long run, it has become a custom to invite a Goddess of Light priest to preside over the funeral, which has continued to this day.
As a student of Duke Chris, Leo will not make the funeral too simple, although he has implemented the simple and uninhibited style of Duke Chris.
After all, Duke Chris is his own teacher, and he is the "alchemist of the protector" of the empire, and he has made too many contributions to the empire in his life, and he deserves better treatment.
So Leo is going to do something for his teacher, and for this matter, he has brought almost all the great mage alchemists of their Caesar Empire today!