Under the colonnade of the chapel, seeing that Jenkins could not answer, the professor changed another question:
"Then let me put it another way. The core clergy of the twelve righteous gods are arranged according to the month. What rules can you find?"
"[Nature] [Sun] [Earth] [Ocean] [Night] [Starry Sky] [Fate] [Mechanical] [War] [Knowledge] [Travel] [Death]..."
Jenkins said these twelve words, and after thinking about it, he asked uncertainly:
"It seems that the priesthood is gradually shifting from the world of objective existence to the concept of the emergence of intelligent creatures... But the last [death]..."
"December is both a beginning and an end."
The professor added in time, seeing that Jenkins was still thinking, he added:
"It's easy to understand. Although this is the order from January to December, the end of the year does not mean the end of the world. This should actually be called the cycle from January to December. December is the end and the beginning, [Death ] to govern this month is really appropriate."
"But if this is the case, doesn't it mean that from the perspective of the month order, [Death] is in the same queue as the priesthood of the original three gods."
Jenkins finally came to this conclusion.
"Yes, the God of Death does have such qualifications, but there is no such great one among the original three gods. There are some very blasphemous legends in some hidden classics. I hope you just listen to them and don't tell others. Our focus today is talking about the Skeleton Sword…”
The professor looked around furtively for a long time, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, he threw another spell to block the sound, and then put his mouth close to Jenkins' ear and whispered:
"The current god of death is not the original god of death."
After saying this, he looked around again in horror, then bowed his head and prayed silently, drew the holy emblem of the sage on his chest, and dared to speak again after a while, but it seemed that he regretted what he said just now.
Jenkins thought of more things. He had learned the name of the master [Ancient Death] in the undead event, and this master had an extraordinary connection with the Augustus family.
Combined with accepting the words just now, it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that the master [ancient god of death] is the original god of death, and the modern righteous god [end of death] is the successor.
"But what does that have to do with the skull sword?"
Jenkins hasn't forgotten why the topic started.
"I saw a saying that the Skull Sword was formed when the original god of death was in transition with the successor. It was a terrible weapon formed after the slight authority of the god fell into the material world, so it was so powerful..."
The professor felt that he had said enough. He shook his head and bent down to pick up the silence charm. When the preoccupied Jenkins was thinking about the problem, he repeatedly told him not to tell the third person about today's conversation.
Although there are still chocolates who heard this conversation, chocolates are cats and not people.
Jenkins still wanted to talk about it, but the professor didn't want to. When he heard that Jenkins was interested in "the original god of death", the professor told him in fear that those claims just now were just blasphemous ideas without evidence. But unable to withstand Jenkins' repeated requests, he still revealed some key clues, but that was only one direction.
"The son of the evil god was born next door to your house. When it receded, do you remember what the church found? Among the items that helped deliver the baby, one of them might be helpful..."
"..."
Jenkins' eyes lit up, "A-12-4-6701 [Reaper's Cloak Fragment]!"
The first time I heard about this item, it dates back to last fall when Jenkins just became a boon. He heard about this collection and [Death and the End] Church's trick from his father, and was robbed and taken to New Truman City. He didn't know that the cloth was used until winter came and the Son of God was born. Used as a swaddling baby after delivery.
It has been several months since the matter of the Son of God, and this strange thing has been returned to the Church of [Death and the End], but as long as it is still in Nolan, there is still hope. After all, Jenkins is also a man of face now.
The information provided by the professor was so valuable that Jenkins kept his head down thinking about it throughout the funeral. Fortunately, he was not required to participate in the funeral process. The church originally planned to let Jenkins bless the victims, but later, considering safety issues, the blessing process was changed to after the funeral was over and most people left. Jenkins and the saint who knew him People with sub-identities work together.
The entire funeral process was long and depressing. The scribes and ordinary priests who died in the skull sword incident were eligible to be buried in this cemetery. The bishop personally introduced each of them and encouraged everyone to come out of heartbreak and grief as soon as possible.
The family members of the victims also came, and Jenkins didn't want to recall the crying.
The funeral lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon, and after Jenkins finished blessing the coffins, the setting sun could already be faintly seen in the western sky.
He rode back to town in the carriage with Pa, and Jenkins didn't say much all the way.
"Are you in a bad mood?"
asked Dad.
"The first time I saw so many victims, I thought I was a very strong person."
He was just thinking about the ancient god of death. Although the funeral affected his emotions, it was far less serious than what he said.
"You will get used to it. As a scribe, we may encounter life and death scenes at any time. You will gradually get used to Jenkins. After all, you are still young..."
Dad sighed, not knowing what to think of. Maybe it was also affected by the mournful atmosphere of the funeral, maybe it was the conversation with Jenkins that reminded him of the past. Before returning to the antique shop, Dad didn't bring up new topics.
It's closing time now, but Jenkins decided to stay in the antique shop for a while before going home, considering he hadn't been in the store all day today. Mrs. Mahart, his maid, would leave if she saw that the yard door was not open, and Jenkins would not deduct her salary for it, which was agreed when the employment agreement was signed.
After changing out of his formal attire for the funeral, Jenkins simply tidied up the counter, flipped the "rest" sign at the door to "open" on the reverse side, and took the cat, who had been bored all day, out to buy dinner.
Bring dinner back to the store to eat with Dad, and the two talked about the funeral.