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Chapter 18 Funeral Homes

Old Warren was also used to carving stones at this time in the morning with his lifelong awl, and cutting wood with his somewhat old but still sharp iron saw, which could be used to make some daily necessities.

Well, in fact, he was just carving patterns for tombstones and making wooden coffins for a few poor people who were not so poor.

When he was young, he worked as a mason and carpenter. He even once imagined being a sculptor who was respected and could even be looked upon by nobles.

But obviously, for a child born in Backlund East District, this is undoubtedly a dream.

And because his father was an undertaker, he couldn't even become a carpenter or stonemason.

He had to change his career and started carving tombstones.

After all, who would buy wooden furniture and stone sculptures made by the children of an undertaker?

In this profession of serving the dead in the East District, he has seen countless tragedies and witnessed the destruction of countless families.

This morning, he got up early and carved a stone tablet for a family that had suffered a disaster.

He sat in front of his home store and quietly carved with an awl.

The morning fog in Backlund often carries water vapor.

Faintly, he saw a figure walking towards him.

This figure was carrying a cane, wearing formal clothes and a top hat common to gentlemen. Vaguely, Old Warren seemed to see himself in his youth.

"Ahem, what do you need."

Old Warren cleared his throat and asked. He glanced at the man, then lowered his head, and did not stop what he was doing.

"Are you recruiting undertakers here?" Jon asked.

"Young man, this is the East District, we don't do this."

Suddenly, Old Warren felt that he had heard some joke, but he did not laugh.

He explained to the young man in front of him who seemed to be ignorant of the world, "In a place like ours, it is considered very respectable for people to buy a tombstone for their relatives."

"You have to go to the Jowood area, where the funeral parlor will hire an undertaker."

"You don't have to look at what I'm doing, I don't accept apprentices."

Warren Sr. noticed that Jon seemed to be observing his carving movements.

"Actually," Jon paused, "I can do it for free."

Old Warren suddenly laughed, which made the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes more obvious, "Are you kidding me, an old man?"

"Stop teasing me, don't waste time with me, an old man. Young people's time is much more precious than mine."

"I can put makeup on the dead, and I know how to embalm corpses."

Jon said, "I do all my services for free. I'm not kidding."

Old Warren was a little silent.

"If you are mentally ill, then you can stay."

He paused.

"I will not provide you with a salary, nor will I provide room and board. If you want to learn how to carve stone tablets and coffins, I will not teach you. I no longer have the energy to teach apprentices."

"By the way, most of the family members of the deceased may not need you. They may even have some impulsive and unpleasant words. Pay attention to your words. You cannot offend them."

"Please forgive someone who has just experienced tremendous grief."

He wanted to persuade Jon to quit, but it was obvious that Jon was not looking for a job, he just wanted to play.

"I will pay attention, then I will stay. Let me introduce, I am Jon Snow." Jon smiled.

"Old man, what do you call me?"

"Warren, call me Old Warren or Old Man Warren."

"There are a lot of rules here, and there are also a lot of thankless tasks. Let me tell you slowly, if you can't do it, get out of here as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he blew the dust off his hands.

...

In the end Jon stayed.

However, although Old Man Warren has always emphasized that he will not pay salary, Jon can also accept this.

But Old Man Warren still decided to give him 3-4 sulers for food every week.

In the Eastern District, most female lead-making workers only earned 8 soles per week.

...

From Blackthorn Security Company, Dunn Smith came in with Klein, Luo Yao and several others.

"Captain, old Neil...?"

Roshan's heart sank when she saw that Old Neil was not among the group of people.

"Old Neil's condition is very bad and he is on the verge of losing control."

Dunn said in a gentle voice.

"But there is still hope. Klein discovered it in time. We have sent him to the church. I have also notified the church's top brass. It won't take long before the church will send someone to treat Old Neil."

Dunn continued.

Dunn then thought about what Klein reported to him, "There is something incongruous about the fate here."

...

On the outskirts of Tingen, there is an ordinary house with a green lawn and a red tobacco.

A quill pen is writing rapidly without anyone holding it.

"No one expected that Jon Snow would discover information about the Corpse Eater Church and report them to Klein.

This is reasonable. The heads of that group of people are even emptier than those of the madmen of the Aurora Society. The fact that they were not discovered and reported until now is entirely due to Ince Zangwill helping them hide them.

The plan of the Corpse Eater Church was simply destroyed.

But Ince Zangwill is not panicking because this is just his backup option."

...

"It's really surprising that Klein actually realized that his fate was arranged by unknown things.

He seemed to have noticed something from a series of coincidences. Even with Azik's reminder, this was still unbelievable.

This is really a script that only a third-rate writer could arrange.

This really surprised Ince Zangwill. Klein did not hesitate to inform Dunn Smith about this matter, even though the reason he gave was a bit far-fetched.

Now as long as Dunn thinks a little, as long as he reports this matter to the church, he will definitely be able to detect a person on the church's wanted list.

Poor Ince Zangwill, his plans are about to come to nothing when the Church discovers that he is in Tingen..."

At this moment, a pair of pale hands grasped the quill tightly, and the owner of this hand changed the line without hesitation and continued writing.

"In Tingen, the traces of the Corpse-eating Church attracted the attention of most official Beyonders. This incident undoubtedly attracted the attention of all official Extraordinaries in Tingen. Almost all official Extraordinaries are out to find these.

Rat tracks, it makes perfect sense..."

Then he wrote something more but erased it.

"As the captain of the Tingen Nighthawks, Dunn Smith recently discovered traces of the Corpse Eater Church in the suburbs of Tingen, and he had to go after them."

"Unfortunately, because he was contaminated by the statue of the Church of the Corpse Eater, he mistakenly thought that he had reported the matter to the church. As a nightmare who often cannot distinguish between dreams and reality, this is possible.

It’s very reasonable.”
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