Chapter 35: Early Winter on the Bell Tower

Back inside the church, Red Moon retrieves the Blood Stone from the basement to treat the injuries on Lindsay's chest.

But it's different from the last time I treated a cold.

When the wound on Lindsay's chest healed and scabbed at a very fast rate, the cold essentia in it was also eliminated.

This bloodstone has also completely lost its red color.

It was transformed back into a hard, gray-black stone with a pitted surface.

Red Moon didn't say anything, but arranged for Lindsay to go to rest immediately.

Because she knows it well.

A long day of hunting, followed by two life-and-death chases.

Anyone who encounters such an experience will inevitably be entangled in exhaustion in body and mind.

Now her godson, what she needs most is rest.

So when Lindsay lay on the bed in her cabin, she almost closed her eyes and immediately fell asleep.

……

Six hours later.

With the maintenance of the vital essence, Lindsay's biological clock is quite punctual.

Before midnight, he got out of bed on time.

First of all, I looked at the injury on my chest, and when I woke up, the blood scab was completely coagulated, and its hard edges and even soft skin did not match, so it was slightly upturned.

Lindsey reached out and clasped it.

"Shhhh

"Forget it, don't reveal it."

Lindsay resolutely abandoned what he had just done, showing his courage and courage.

Then he got dressed and got out of bed, tied a piece of fabric into a bag, and transformed—

The bag disappeared in an instant, and Lindsay also sensed his spatial equipment.

Because it's just a simple wrap of fabric, there are only 8 grids in the [carry-on bag] at present, and the weight is only affected by Lindsay's attributes, but there is a good upper limit of 80kg.

Lindsey tried to tuck the bed in.

Brush –

The bed on the bed disappeared immediately, and a compartment in the bag was filled.

Instead, there is a rolled-up bed icon.

Lindsay then tried to move around the house, and his speed and agility were normal.

"The weight in my bag doesn't affect my body in reality at all."

Lindsay thought for a moment and took the bed out.

The bed is what it looks like when it is put in, and it is what it looks like when it is taken out.

He then walked to the cabinet next to the bed, took out a few leftover copper coins from it, and turned on the automatic pickup function of [Carry-on Bag].

Brush –

The copper coin placed in front of him disappeared immediately, and the grid of the bag also had the logo of the copper coin, and there was a number showing the number in the lower right corner.

Lindsey took out the copper coins and tested them in different places.

The automatic pick-up function of the [Carry-on Bag] is simple.

If the target is under his feet, or where he can reach out and touch it, then the automatic pickup will take effect; Conversely, if Lindsay himself can't reach it, such as being too far away or in a sealed container, the automatic pickup will not work

"It's just a simplification of my action of picking up things."

Lindsay sighed.

After completing the aptitude test, he walked out of the room and into the chapel in full dress.

The time is just right.

Rez's body had been transported to the chapel, along with several others.

Lindsay silently stood behind the chapel and looked around.

Rez's sister, a girl about 1.6 meters tall and dressed in a yellow cloth dress, was standing by the corpse, sobbing softly.

In addition to this, Red Moon is praying in front of the corpse.

Lindsay also saw Lords Anrui and Dan, who were standing farther away, their expressions equally low and serious.

About a quarter of an hour later, the prayer of the red moon ended.

She waved her hand at Lindsay, let her godson come to her side, and whispered:

"First of all, the coffin of the deceased."

"The family of the deceased usually asks a tailor to make a black funeral dress for the deceased. The imprint of our school will be painted on it, symbolizing respect and mourning for death. At the same time, the inside of the coffin should be covered with cloth and grass, which means that the deceased is provided with a comfortable final resting place. ”

Red Moon explained to Lindsay while placing the grass and cloth placed next to her under the coffin.

Lindsey was also on the side and immediately stepped forward to help.

The two worked together to lift Rez's body up, and then carried it into the coffin to lie down.

At this time, the red moon spoke again:

"After the deceased is placed, a piece of hard wood, such as oak, is prepared, and his name and important deeds of his life are engraved on it, representing the remembrance of the deceased."

"However, in the case of limited resources, it can also be replaced with strips of cloth and written on them with paint."

In a hurry, Rez's sister apparently didn't have time to find any hard wood.

So Hongyue took a piece of the curtain fabric stacked in the corner of the chapel. Rez's sister couldn't write, and under her dictation, Red Moon wrote some of Rez's personal information and put it on the corpse's chest.

"Now close the coffin."

Together, Red Moon and Lindsay close the coffin and drive seven nails around it. Then she walked around and struck several places under the nail in the coffin, reciting a prayer in her mouth.

After completing the ceremony, she explained to Lindsay:

"The blockade of the seven coffins, which means seven days of the week, symbolizes the complete isolation of the deceased from the real world. The concept of collecting death with Bloodstone is also carried out through the position of the nail. ”

After explaining to Lindsay, Red Moon looked at Rez's sister again.

"Go tell the rest of the town, and the final condolences can begin."

Rez's sister's eyes were red, and her body was barely able to cry.

But she shook her head firmly and rejected Red Moon's proposal:

"It's too late, let's have a good rest, and let my brother rest in peace soon."

Red Moon nodded slowly.

"Death has come, not the end."

"The soul returns to slumber, and the body to essentia."

"The dead should say goodbye to the world of the living, and the living should say goodbye to the dead in silence."

"Rest in peace—"

"May you not be disturbed by the abyss, may you not get lost in the Dead Sea, may you accept a new beginning......"

After her final prayer, she beckoned to Ray and the huntress.

The two able-bodied Awoken lifted the coffin, and the group walked out of the chapel and into the cemetery at the back.

With Lord Anrui here, digging a grave pit is fast.

They put the coffin down, and then Red Moon took out a small candle and placed it directly above the coffin, and then ordered the other two to fill it with earth.

The burial of the coffin was quickly completed.

Finally, the tombstone was erected, and Rez's sister began to weep quietly in front of the grave.

Red Moon gently stroked the girl's back.

She didn't say anything comforting, only soothed the other party's sad soul with her actions.

After a while, she said to Lindsay:

"Lindsay, Finn is old, and we didn't inform him of what happened today."

"Can I trouble you to come over early in the morning?"

Lindsey certainly has no objection:

"I'd love to."

Hongyue reminded again:

"I have a book on the table in my room, which is for you to practice reading."

Lindsey nodded in understanding and returned to the house.

He found the book in Red Moon's house, the Book of Burial in the Cemetery.

It records the rites of the Death School for the burial of the dead, as well as some variations of different situations, as well as stories about burials.

Lindsay sat down to read, and time passed quietly.

In the early morning, he unconsciously followed the shadow to Lindsay's feet.

"Huh? Is it dawn? ”

See the light of the morning sun shining under your feet.

Lindsay hurriedly put away the "Cemetery Burial Book" and rushed to the town to inform the botanists of what had happened yesterday.

Red Moon and An Rui are checking on the situation in the woods, and they won't be back early today.

Leaving Finn's cabin, Lindsay was left with nothing to do.

Today's weather is a bit gloomy.

Lindsey remembers what she experienced yesterday and begins to trot around the town, accumulating experience points for basic attributes.

Before he knew it, he was at the westernmost lighthouse bell tower in town.

Except for the bell ringers, there are no guards guarding here.

Curious, Lindsay pushed open the door and walked in, following the wooden spiral staircase inside to the top of the lighthouse bell tower.

On the side facing the town, there is the bell tower.

A huge metal bell hangs here, with a wooden ram hanging underneath, the surface of which has been smoothed by time.

Winding around to the side facing away from the town, here is a semi-circular lookout.

In a silver vessel shaped like a searchlight, a beige spar is inlaid inside, as if it is the source of the searchlight.

“……”

Lindsey looked at the appliance in silence.

Although he was only an awakened person who had just started on the road, at this moment, he could also sense the surging essentia of Pengbai in the hedron.

He had a very strong premonition.

As long as he dares to reach out and touch it now, the power in this hedron will instantly burn him to ashes!

This is the beacon for the explorers when they return home.

It is the only one that can illuminate the big hole at the edge of the world and provide the only beacon for mankind!

Lindsey shrugged her shoulders and didn't die.

He turned to the side of the bell tower and sat down.

At this time, Lindsay felt a wet forehead, and when he looked up, the sky was just beginning to fall snowflakes.

Reaching forward, tiny snow-white particles float down into your hand and then melt into water.

Look ahead.

On a quiet morning, the silhouette of the town is surrounded by dense forests. In the snow-covered forest, every tree shimmers quietly in the snow, and this scene is like the kingdom of elves.

Dawn has arrived, and the morning sun shines through the clouds in the far east.

The soft light stretched out, like a pair of large hands sweeping through this snow-covered world, and the golden sunlight contrasted sharply with the pure white snow, as if playing a calm and soft music.

In the town, early morning smoke rises from the chimneys, creating a beautiful landscape with the surrounding snow.

Everything is bathed in this tranquility.

Time seemed to stop at this moment.

Whew-

A cold wind blew.

Lindsay sat on the bell tower and slowly closed her eyes.

He still has to live here for a long time, and his heart and hope for the future are drifting away in the early winter with light snow.