Chapter 10 My Godson
Half an hour later, the family who came to deal with the burial of the deceased returned from the town.
At the same time, relatives and friends of the deceased also came to express their condolences.
Dutiful, the elderly nun returned to the chapel to take care of funeral matters.
Lindsay remained alone in the house.
After this period of communication, he has returned to calmness.
The nun gave him mixed information.
For example, regarding the word 'universe', Lindsay's understanding of being from Earth does not apply here.
The universe the nun talks about is not the dark void that holds the stars in the sky.
Rather, it is a general term for the interconnected worlds in her mouth.
The world Lindsay is in now is called the Hidden Frontier. It was explored by a joint team composed of several worlds 120 years ago. However, it was soon blocked by a large hole at the end of the world.
Some awakened ones with extraordinary abilities choose to fly.
Continue to the unknown.
The remaining people set up camp on the edge of the world in the Hidden Frontier, which over time evolved into the town it is today.
Because the Black Mountain world next door is occupied by a powerful dragon beast.
Therefore, in the past hundred years, border towns could only travel to other worlds through space transmission.
Then 10 years ago, this transmission facility was affected by the great tide of energy on the harvest day and fell into a serious failure that no one could repair.
From then on, the hidden frontier became a real hidden place.
Total isolation.
"It's such an absolutely safe place..."
Sitting on the bed and taking a sip of hot water, Lindsay sighed again, but her mentality was completely different.
Compared to the panic before, he was completely calm now.
The first is to return to the village of Annville.
This is Lindsay’s current number one goal and she wants to achieve it, but faces many difficulties.
The good news is that due to the characteristics of the Hidden Frontier, he will not be found by the Law Knights. Before successfully leaving the hidden frontier, he even had a chance to find a way to solve his own Sinner's Mark in the Capital of Law.
Possess the special skills of [Gamer].
Lindsay doesn't think her future will be spent in ordinary seclusion in the borderlands.
He should think now.
How to become stronger, how to develop your own [game player] abilities, and how to find a way to cross the Black Mountain and return to other civilizations.
I have a rough outline of the future in my mind.
Lindsay walked out of the house again.
In the chapel at the front of the chapel, a nun was presiding over the condolence of relatives and friends of the deceased. More than a dozen people walked past the yellow wooden coffin, including elders and teenagers, as well as men and women. Most of them had sad expressions, but they were never crying. .
After everyone had finished paying their condolences, the elderly nun slowly walked to the front of the coffin.
Her old body is not tall and straight, but her steady and profound temperament makes people involuntarily start to pray with her.
"Death has come, and it is by no means the end."
"The soul returns to sleep, and the body returns to the source." "The
dead should bid farewell to the world of the living, and the living should bid farewell to the dead in silence."
"Rest in peace-" "
I hope you will not Haunted by the abyss, may you not get lost in the Dead Sea, may you accept a new beginning..."
The prayer ended and the family of the deceased lifted the coffin.
Under the leadership of the nuns, they walked out of the chapel silently, leaving a silence behind.
Lindsay came to the door of the church, grabbed the door, stretched out her head and took a look.
The funeral procession walked through the snow and turned to the cemetery behind the church to officially begin burying the body.
The elderly nun is the undisputed centerpiece of the funeral.
She directed the entire process with short and clear words, and the surrounding townspeople all respected her request.
Phew -
the cold winter wind blows.
This made Lindsay, who had a cold, want to cough.
He did not want to disturb the solemn burial ceremony, so he returned to the church alone. "It's so cold."
Lindsay put her hands on her shoulders and shivered.
Although he has lived in the chapel for two days, this is the first time he has observed the scene of the chapel.
The small chapel was quiet, and there was no one except Lindsay.
Two rows of mostly repaired wooden benches were arranged on the gray stone tile floor, neatly facing the main altar, creating a solemn atmosphere. But there are also some old curtain fabrics placed against the wall.
There is no stained glass on the dome or walls.
The chapel only has some circular windows on the wall near the ceiling, and a few beams of winter sunlight slanting in, illuminating the dust floating in the air and the main beams of the church exposed to the air.
The only one that is more eye-catching.
Behind the main altar, there is a statue with a straight line in a circle.
"This... is probably a symbol of faith like the cross, right?"
Lindsay muttered.
At this time, footsteps came from the church door behind them.
He looked back and saw two guards wearing simple armor and carrying weapons. As soon as they came in, they said politely: "
Hello, let's wait for Ms. Red Moon here... huh?"
Seeing Lin With Sai's appearance, the two guards were stunned.
The town on the hidden border is quite large, but as guards patrolling the town, they have an impression of the basic appearance of the townspeople even if they can't call everyone by name.
Lindsay was a face I had definitely never seen before.
For ordinary children, when they reach this age, even if they are playing and making trouble in the street, they should have had a relationship with him once.
The two guards looked at each other and immediately had a problem in their minds.
One of the fatter ones took the initiative to walk up to Lindsay and asked nervously:
"You, are you the awakened one that Ms. Hongyue picked up?"
Through the other party's questions, Lindsay already knew that Ms. Hongyue , the name of the nun who helped him.
But more importantly, the guard in front of him knew his identity as an awakened person.
Lindsay didn't want the other party to talk to him so nervously, so he quickly explained:
"Sir, I just woke up not long ago, and I don't have any otherworldly skills."
"That's not important!" The guard interrupted Lindsay directly. "No outsider has come here for a long time, let alone an awakened one! You should go see the lord immediately and follow me!" The
guard was obviously a little scared when he said these tough words.
But when he thought about the importance of an awakened person, and looked at the young child in front of him, he couldn't help but take Lindsay away.
Lindsay subconsciously took two steps back.
Compared to the nun who took more care of him, he didn't know the details of this lord.
But after realizing her situation, Lindsay was ready to accept the reality.
In the hidden frontier, this small town is the only civilized world, and Lindsay cannot avoid contact with it no matter what she does.
What's more, rejecting the guard in front of you is tantamount to provoking the lord here.
"No need to take him away."
Just as Lindsay was about to leave with the guards, the nun's deep voice sounded from the main entrance of the chapel.
She walked in front of the two guards with steady and slow steps:
"Tell An Rui that this child will be a member of the Death School from now on, my godson."
The nun stood in front of the church door.
Black eyes stared at the two guards, with no emotion in them.
This picture instantly silenced the atmosphere, and the surrounding air became silent.
The two guards stayed for a few seconds, and then nodded vigorously:
"Ms. Hongyue, we understand."
The mission to the church had been declared a failure, but the guards did not dare to turn around and leave.
They bowed respectfully to the nun, fulfilled the due etiquette, and then left together.
[Thanks to Kazuo Usami for the reward! 】
(End of this chapter)