After the church service, the coffin was taken to the cemetery. Different from ordinary burial scenes, there were fewer people left to perform the burial ceremony, only three or four middle-aged people wearing black dresses. After the pastor said the prayer, he looked at his relatives and friends and found that no one wanted anything, so he motioned to the people at the Grand House.
Matthew directed the hired farmers to put down the coffin, and waited for the relatives and friends of the deceased to sprinkle a handful of soil. With a wave of his hand, several strong farmers began to fill in the soil...
It's always awkward to watch a stranger's funeral, and Grande's people stood at a distance, waiting for the process to be over. But Zach and Benjamin were getting used to the real work, and so were everyone else.
Matthew has memorized the funeral process, and Benjamin can just watch from the side without interfering.
Louise has also become familiar with her work. The reception and decoration no longer need Zach's reminder. The 'Grand to-do list' that was once only controlled by Zach has now been completely handed over to this 'girlfriend'. In the original reception room, there is also an extra desk dedicated to Louise.
This change only took one week, a peaceful and fulfilling week. It is expected that this living situation will continue for another week before the wave of tomb removal will pass.
Zach tilted his head and looked at Father Constantine walking from a distance. After signaling with Benjamin, he walked towards the priest.
"Father? What's the matter?" Zach asked after saluting.
Constantine returned the greeting, pursed his lips, and smiled apologetically, "The church has just notified the renovation time."
Zach smiled and said, "It doesn't matter." Zach pointed in the direction where the burial ceremony was taking place, without saying anything.
Constantine looked at the cemetery where there were more workers than relatives and friends, and sighed helplessly, "It seems that people are a little tired of this form."
During this week, many people rested directly in their cars after attending the funeral in the morning, waiting for the funeral to begin in the afternoon.
What else could we expect? Wells, the civil servant, followed strict standards when selecting these people. The people who account for only one-tenth of the population in Barton West District have such a large living circle. Intensive funerals often take up several days of their time, and everyone becomes impatient with this 'secondary' form.
There was a hint of sadness in Father Constantine's eyes, which made people want to confess to him involuntarily.
Zach kept smiling, "Maybe I can give them a reason now."
Constantine silently crossed himself on his chest, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Well, these are the people the deceased needs."
The two looked into the distance to see the three or four people who still stayed to attend the burial ceremony.
Zach looked back at Constantine, "When will the renovation start?"
Constantine turned back and answered Zach's question, "People from the church may not come over for another week, but the church has advised us to close early for inspection."
Zach head. This week, six consecutive reports of church accidents in Barton City appeared in the newspapers. The Virgin Mary Church collapsed due to the breakage of steel bars on the second floor. It was closed after the service last week. The causes of major accidents that occurred during services in other churches were also found to be simply the decay of the items.
During worship, the large flow of people triggered these hidden problems and led to accidents.
During this week, churches occasionally had seats collapse and windows fall down. Normally, these would not matter, but after the large-scale accident last week, such things became prominent.
Church safety issues are oppressing the church, but their resources are also limited and they can only maintain them one by one. The turn of the Holy Child Church in the South District will naturally be delayed.
"Then when will the priest be temporarily closed?" Zach asked.
Constantine thought for a while and smiled, "I was planning to postpone it, but now it seems that it is better to close it tomorrow."
Zach also smiled and responded, "Yeah."
The vampire's smile was sincere. Without the farewell ceremony in the church, the workload was significantly reduced and the time was shortened by more than half. This is a good thing for Zach, who doesn't like 'work' very much.
Farewell to the priest, the burial ceremony in the distance also ended. Matthew retreated with the workers, and Grande's work ended here.
A group of people left the cemetery and returned to the Grand House. Louise paid the hired workers, returned to her desk, and started making phone calls. Zach had told her about the church's closure, and she wanted to inform future clients one by one.
Zach saw that Louise was already in working mode, so he walked to the kitchen without disturbing her. It was almost noon, and Alice had already started preparing lunch. After Louise got a formal job, she was very busy especially during this period, so she had little time to help Alice.
Zach rolled up his sleeves. He was in a good mood today. He sat at the counter and took the bowl of eggs from Alice's hand.
"Turn the page." Ryan said, floating on the desk.
As soon as Alice put down what she was holding, she saw Zach leaning over and reaching out to turn a page. Alice turned around and picked up her things again, and continued to work.
Zach leaned on the desk, tilted his head, and looked at the brown notebook placed next to a pile of vegetables. It was densely packed with pictures and words. Zach looked at Ryan again. The translucent body of the Earthbinder was floating, spinning in circles in the air to see clearly the words written in various directions. A translucent finger slid along a certain pattern on the page without any real sense.
"Turn the page." Ryan again.
Zach raised his eyebrows, could this guy see so quickly? Zach, turned another page for him.
"No! Turn back!" Ryan yelled.
It turns out it's not fast. Zach glanced at the anxious Ryan and turned back two pages.
"Turn it over again!" Ryan just took a look and shouted again.
Zach put a finger on a piece of yellow paper and stood the page up. Then he took two slices of carrot and stuck them between the pages.
"That's good!" Ryan shouted to Zach. Then, like a bag flying in the air, it swayed on both sides of the upright paper.
Zack looked at it for a moment and shook his head. This is just a simple soul trap spell. Anyone can cast it after preparing the materials and drawing the spell. It's just that the wizard has a way to simplify this process. Sibella wrote every step in great detail, but Ryan really doesn't have any talent for witchcraft, and it takes such a long time to learn such witchcraft.
"You shouldn't look at some spells that enhance cohesion. What's the use of these?" Zach fiddled with the eggs in the bowl.
"Can't I trap something if I want? I do!"
Zach curled his lips and looked at Alice.
The banshee turned her head and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what Ryan was doing. Zach shrugged and ignored the guy.