According to the funeral ceremony of the general bishop, after completing the ceremony of sending the deceased to the "Saturday of Glory", the subsequent "bone division ceremony" will continue until midnight.

This is the most important step in the funeral ritual. The cremated remains are sorted out and then divided into several parts and placed in several small boxes. These small boxes often use solid amber fragrant wood as the basic material. The wood after special methods are processed is not only hard, but also effectively protects the things in it.

The bone division ceremony is to carry out the bones that have been transformed into ashes into several parts, and then apply specific prayers to each part using different means.

The wisdom of the strong wind, the will of the flame, the cleansing of pure water, the tenacity of the earth... and other complex symbols, these concrete blessings are given in the name of the god they believe in, not only protecting their spirits, but also defending some of the remains of the world.

After praying, each box of bones will be uniformly placed in an urn, which is the final belonging of the dead. The bones that receive blessings are closely mixed together, and the blessings attached to them are connected into a whole to avoid being eroded by evil.

Is this ritual really effective? Curt once doubted the reliability of the excessive bone ritual. After all, the "holy master" they believed in did not strictly exist. Not to mention the "only true god" he was, he might not even be as good as the ancient religious gods he denounced as heretics.

"This so-called blessing ceremony can be regarded as a spell in a sense."

Regarding Curt's question, Liqi explained: "Just like most magicians who use ancient spells, they may know the method of casting a spell, and the effect of this spell, but they do not know the principle - of course. This does not hinder the effect of this spell."

Similar legends exist around the world, but only because some dead people who have not been properly buried will turn into disasters between life and death because of resentment. Their moving bodies wander in the wilderness, attacking all creatures they discovered, and venting their anger with violence.

The dead, the undead, the undead... These individuals have various names, and some things that should have died stood up unreasonably. They had no trace of reason for humanity, and they didn't know what kind of power they were controlled by, and they only knew killing and destruction.

"Not to mention whether it is subjective artificial or accidental product, dead people who can move may be produced at any time." Liqi shrugged. She did not agree with the proposition of the Holy Bishop, but she was still quite serious about the study of spells. "As you know, it is the same for both the Holy Bishop and the Vikinas religion. Many religions have descriptions of funerals. Most of them exist to avoid ancestors becoming their enemies."

Corps are treated with anti-corrosion, burial methods... Various burial rituals are not only to comfort the living, but also to allow the dead to rest. The bone division ceremony of the Holy Bishop is such a ritual. Use complex blessing methods to prevent the dead who have turned into ashes from continuing to cause chaos.

Curt felt that this behavior was a bit redundant. Since it had been burned to ashes, the pile of skeletons that were charred to dry and brittle and shattered so much that they could not even see the prototype could naturally not make any mess. And if it was a spirit body formed by strong emotions, it would be impossible to eliminate it by this method.

Liqi's voice was light and seemed to disappear at any time: "In fact, one of the easiest and quickest ways to deal with corpses is to burn them, not only to avoid the epidemic of corpses' decay, but also to prevent the corpses from being controlled by ulterior motives. It is to create a 'walking dead' for their evil purposes."

Unwilling to die by oneself and not want his relatives to die - the survival instinct's fear of death gradually developed spells that study death. So spells were born to manipulate the dead. It can be imagined that these spells eventually became taboos, and in order to avoid spells controlling the dead, corresponding countermeasures appeared.

There is demand, and when this demand evolves into a custom, the market becomes more widespread.

However, the cost of preparing these ceremonies is quite high, and the necessary equipment alone is expensive. The poor and poor people will not have any extra money to organize expensive funerals after their death, and the government will only be responsible for simply condensing and burying the ashes after the barbecue.

"Form is actually very important, especially for some people who have money and have no place to spend it. Such a 'form' gives them more than just spiritual peace." Liqi seemed to be mocking something, "At least the 'bone division ritual' is a very important ritual in the Holy Bishop, and ordinary people may not be able to afford it."

As she said, in those times when ignorance was still common in society, sacrifices of birth and death were extremely important, and a large-scale festival was undoubtedly a demonstration of its own strength.

Power, financial resources and other... The meaning of the ritual itself has been diluted in their behavior. These people pay more attention to the added value it can bring. And the poor masses who can only be buried in a hurry can only keep everything simple, even if it is an important ritual.

More importantly, in the provisions of this sect code, only the relatives of the deceased and the clergy who performed the ritual can participate. Yes, today's funeral ceremony is obviously not in line with the regulations - except for the young man, there were only a few people who had some connection with them. In this group of less than ten, there was not even a person with a substantial blood relationship with the poor.

This is probably not something that is strange. These extremely poor people have long been displaced. Even if people with blood ties are with them, those people probably have lie with them. Men, women, elderly people, children... the bodies that have lost their lives have been sent into the flames.

The black-robed spell who did all this did not hesitate at all when he started the move, and his move was simple, straightforward and neat. He mastered the high-level spell and wanted to kill these people who had no way to resist his power, as simple as breaking a baby's arm.

He seemed to believe that his actions were correct, that he was a noble person who advanced for justice. The blood and corpses sprinkled by the innocent were sacrifices for the glory of his destination. Those who became victims of his hands were undoubtedly the stepping stones for his glory to honor.

The black-robed magician was a dangerous person, and most likely a convictional criminal. Grosted, who confirmed that Curt provided information, told Curt his inference while reviewing the files. At this time, he and his colleagues went to the interior of the Liangu Hall and asked other related matters with the staff.

Confident crime... is a legal term proposed by the empire's legal scholar Lad Bruch. It refers to the crime that some people choose to commit based on moral, religious and political beliefs. What we often call righteous thieves and terrorists are representative cases.

The so-called conviction of crime means doing something that is in line with one's conscience and one's own belief that it is the right thing. They firmly believe that the interpersonal relationships between other people around them, even government orders or laws, are wrong, and then commit crimes that they believe are "correct".

Among them, it is undoubtedly correct to believe that the offender is usually convinced that the behavior they have done is sufficiently legitimized. They generally clearly understand that the ongoing behavior is a violation of relevant legal orders, but they may not have imagined that they will accept legal punishment.

The law can only control those who fear them, and in the eyes of those who are sure to violate the provisions of the law, these provisions may not even be scrapped. They are not afraid of being punished by the law because they are convinced that everything they do is justified, and some are even willing to sacrifice for it.

"Everything has just begun... but we haven't even taken the initiative in this battle." Grosted said with an embarrassing smile at the sick mercenary, "We must speed up the efficiency of our work, otherwise such a funeral will happen several more times."

The huge chaos cannot be triggered by an incident that unfolds at once. The seemingly inconspicuous events spread little by little, like a snowball. When such events gradually accumulate enough to shake the city, the original order pattern will be difficult to continue to maintain.

Hearing Grosted's words, Curt nodded seriously and responded: "Yes, now is only the outpost stage, and your guards have to work hard for a while. In order to protect the people living in this city... and also protect this difficult-to-get stable life."

The stable daily life is no longer sustainable. Even if they can stop the other party's plan in time, the original life will not continue. They were swept into this vortex and swayed in the storm - obviously, Curt and Liqi have both become each other's key observation objects.

"It's really troublesome..."

Curt looked back at the sky, his eyes following the white smoke drifting from the big chimney of the funeral home to the gray sky. In the misty mist, the white smoke drifted like a ghost.

Just as he took Liqi to walk around the neighborhood, the silent boy walked up to him: "I heard the guard officer named Grosted say... Your name is Curt? Ryanster, right? And he is also a mercenary who can work with money."

The boy's eyes clearly looked at the brother and sister in black mourning clothes, but his eyes lacked obvious movement. It was as dark and dirty as the mud at the bottom of the pond. The little light that once shone in his eyes seemed to be swallowed up by the darkness. Now he is like an empty shell.

"Yes, that's right. The iron-level mercenary belonging to the Mercenary Management Office, Curt Ryanster." Ke Te nodded, and he looked at the boy with interest - this was probably the first time he talked to this boy, "Is there anything you need to ask me? I don't seem to know what your name is."

Curt did not think there was anything that had to be solved between him and the boy, so he was a little curious about why he came to talk to him. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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