Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 211

2021-07-23

Chapter 211 Major Rewards
The two soon came to the gate of the cemetery, although they were far away In the wild of the village, but the sultry summer night is not quiet at all. The wind brings the cicadas and treetops to my ears, but I can't feel the coolness of the wind in the hood.

Of course, there will be no obvious lights near the cemetery, only the light of the gravekeeper's hut in the center of the cemetery can be vaguely seen.

The cemetery was surrounded by iron fences, and the trail was also covered with dry mud due to the torrential rain the day before. It looks like the fence gates are locked, but when I get closer, I find two fence gates with spikes on the top, just tied together by iron chains.

Although it is a village cemetery, it seems to be more formal because it is close to the city. Unchaining the chains and entering the cemetery, a straight road less than thirty steps long leads directly to the gravekeeper's hut in the very center of the cemetery, while the rest of the cemetery contains past and present graves.

Different from the hometown of foreigners, according to the traditions of Delarion and the funeral regulations of the Tobesque region, the height of the mound of the general tomb cannot exceed the length of the thumb, but it is allowed to use long white stones on the ground. Encircling the edge of the tomb to facilitate identification of the location of the tomb. Looking at the cemetery under the moonlight next to Miss Luyisa, I could only see graves with similar appearances lying there, with a terrifying chill in the silence.

The styles of tombstones vary. Most of the small stone tombstones are embedded directly in the soil in front of the tomb, which is a cheaper way of burial. Shade hasn't visited Detective Sparrow in the city's public cemetery, but his grave probably looks like this.

A tombstone that can be erected on the ground means that the deceased has something worth recording during his lifetime, or that relatives are willing to pay for an expensive tomb. For example, Shade himself, if he dies tragically, then with the current deposit and the "Delarion Honorary Knight Medal", he is entitled to a standing tombstone.

“en? What am I thinking.”

He asked himself silently.

After entering the cemetery, it seems that the temperature suddenly dropped a little. The woman's voice in her heart once asked Shade if she was afraid of ghosts. Although Shade was indeed not afraid, she couldn't help but feel a little worried in this environment.

"However, in such a mysterious world, visiting the cemetery at night seems to be a good storyline."

He thought to himself entertainingly, revealing Miss Yi Sha suddenly stopped and looked towards the left side of the road.

Shade also looked over, two long and two short white stones surrounded the tomb, and the moonlight could vaguely see the writing on the tombstone, the unlucky guy lying here died 24 years ago, the cause of death. It was a peanut stuck in the windpipe while eating breakfast. and the others found his body three days later.

What is unusual is not the cause of death, but the shaking of the gravel. But this was not an earthquake. Under the watchful eyes of Shade and Miss Luisa, a rotting finger first stretched out from the mud, and then the palm of the stench also pierced the ground.

"Mr. Copps, why don't you change to Evil Spirit next time to scare me."

Miss Luisa shouted loudly at the lighted gravekeeper's hut Road, there is a match in the right hand under the robe. She just twisted the match and flicked it in the air, and the head of the match lit up.

Then threw the burning match to the hand stretched out from the tomb. Almost at the moment when the flame touched the rotting corpse, the flame shone like a fire. But it was only a moment, when the rays of light disappeared, only the smoke of the matches rose from the ground, the tomb was intact, and the extinguished matchsticks lay there quietly.

"It's this little trick again."

Miss Luyisa commented with dissatisfaction, and then the two heard peng sound together. Turning his head, the door of the gravekeeper's hut was opened.

Contrary to Shade's imagination, even the cemetery of the village, the gravekeeper's hut is not a simple construction of straw, as if it were blown down. This is a real stone house. Inside the door is the dim light of a kerosene lamp. A thin middle-age person who looks like an overindulgent, pale-faced person walks out of the light in the house, looking towards him impatiently. The two men in black robes:
"I knew it would not be peaceful tonight, what do you want?"

Although it looks weird, Mr. Copps, the grave keeper, speaks normally.

Miss Luysha pushed Shade, Shade knew it was best not to stay here for long:

"A small bag of bone meal, a bone whistle made of human hand bones, two eardrums, three Ten gallons of corrupted blood, and a human face stone."

"Human face stone" is a stone cultivated from corpses using special techniques. It's not so much a mineral as it is some kind of alchemical material, which is also the most expensive of these materials.

"Have you brought enough money?"

The impatient middle age person asked, Shade noticed that he was wearing a black apron, which made Shade inexplicably think of the butcher :

"How much?"

"£12."

"Pay now."

"Wait, then ."

After a brief conversation, Mr. Copps turned back to his cabin, and the two outside the door could hear him rummaging through things. After a while, he came out holding a paper bag.

He walked towards Shade, and after the two approached, Shade smelled a familiar smell of corpse (note), which was definitely a smell that could not be washed away after years of contact with corpses.

Paying for the money and delivering for the other, Mr. Copps then went back to the hut and closed the door, not paying any attention to the two of them. If he was running a normal store, this attitude would never make a fortune.

Even with the time Mr. Copps had to rummage through, the entire transaction took no more than 10 minutes.

"Don't forget to rewind that chain when you go."

These were the last words he said to the two of them.

Miss Luyesha shrugged at Shade:

"He's always like this, don't be surprised."

Leaving the cemetery into the grove, Shade He learned Mystic Art directly with the materials in his arms, he didn't want to walk around with this pile of things.

"Shade, you'll come into contact with more ring warlocks in the future, and then you'll find that Mr. Copps is definitely not the weirdest person yet."

This is Miss Luisa's comment on Mr. Copps, leaning against a tree, watching Shade examine the bag of bone meal. Among the three effects of Mystic Art [Soul Echo], the only active "psychic" requires the casting material, which is bone meal. Fortunately, the amount is very small, so this small bag is enough for Shade to consume for a long time.

Then put the stone on his ear.

"But the ring warlocks I've come into contact with, all look normal except for La Soya."

Shade speaks, but concentrates mainly on the face in his hand on a stone. Manufactured from corpses, these bizarre stones, according to alchemists, have the ability to speak by absorbing broken souls. An important step in Mystic Art learning is to listen to what the stone is saying.

As for the bone whistle, eardrum and other messy materials, they all play an auxiliary role.

"Detective, that's because most of the warlocks you've come into contact with are those formally cultivated by the Academy and the church. Those who are informally employed are more at risk of losing control and have more eccentric personalities."

she said so, and yawned. Seeing Shade looking at him, he turned his head with a blushing face. Although the hood had been taken off, the moonlight in the forest was dimmer, so Shade couldn't see her expression.

"Why, haven't you seen a lady yawn?"

Goldilocks asked.

“.I saw a lady hiccup.”

Shade played said with a smile, and then knew that the joke was a little out of place, because Miss Luyesha reached out and broke off the branch above her head and rushed He dropped it.

(Xia is running.)

It was Sunday again. When he opened his eyes from the bed, Shade couldn't help but sigh in his heart since he joined MI6 on Monday. , this week went by really fast.

The most important thing today is to go to the royal manor outside the city in the evening for the recognition dinner. If it weren't for this, Shade would have used that white stone crystal during the day for his first Spatial Teleportation.

Of course, he didn't waste the day. After breakfast, I wrote again to the client, Madame Le Maire, confirming more details of the inheritance next week.

Then we welcomed the visiting Captain Ladds again. Although the captain did not receive awards such as medals, he was also on the commendation list, so Shade was invited to set out with him at night.

After sending off the captain, I was thinking of going out to send a letter and then going to Augustus Priest. Go to Dawn Church and listen to Scripture Lecture, at least get familiar with the church.

didn't expect to change clothes before going out, Mr. Anlos, Shade's boss, actually came to the door.

He didn't enter the door, but just stood in the foyer and talked to Shade:
"Hamilton, the situation has changed, you may not get the 'Delarion Honorary Knight Medal' you originally said."

This gentleman was probably in a hurry, brow beaded with sweat as he grabbed the door frame behind him.

"Why? Oh, please come upstairs with me, we'll sit down and talk."

"No need to go upstairs, I have other business, you know, our department As for your medal."

He suddenly approached Shade, stared wide-eyed but his voice was very soft:

"I heard the news, I want to give you a comparison A heavier reward."

Then the body returned to its original position, and the middle age person wiped the sweat with the back of his hands regardless of his image:
"speaking of which your house is really cool, so you must be on time at night. Be there, must be well-dressed. Don't be late."

"Heavier than a medal? The royal family wants to give me a title?"

Shade froze for a moment and then asked in surprise.

"What are you thinking of?"

Mr. Anlos said with a smile and waved at him:
"What I hear is not necessarily the correct news, But Dawn Church is doing a lot, and you're smart enough to get support from the Orthodox Church. Oh, and the royal family, I don't know who it is, but someone is trying to help you get your reward. No, not Queen Diana or Miss Galina, is another important member of the royal family."

He looked at Shade, as if he wanted to re-acquaint himself with the youngster in front of him:
"Anyway, don't be late at night. Remember, never be late."

PS: The first chapter explained that he was helping his friend deal with the funeral before crossing. Because it is the last memory before crossing, so "familiar" is used here.