End-of-Life Caregiver

"Once we get to Gospel, you'll be in charge of corpse disposal with me. Then I'll find you a part-time job cleaning death scenes. The Necromancy Faction doesn't have many books. You get started through hands-on work. Corpse disposal is the fastest way for you to grasp the physiological characteristics of every race."

Qikala listened and nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Mentor, does cleaning death scenes help the Necromancy Faction in any way?"

Harvey thought about it seriously, then shook his head. "No."

The Orc froze. "Then why should I work part-time cleaning death scenes?"

"Hm?" Harvey looked puzzled. "Why, you ask... Because cleaning death scenes is fun."

"Fun?"

"Yes. Through this part-time job, you can witness the vast majority of death scenes. People who hang themselves, because of gravity and incontinence, end up with urine and feces running down their legs all over the floor. People who drown develop giant cadaveric swelling, and that bloated posture is deeply moving. People who die in high temperatures and aren't found for several days become breeding grounds for maggots. When you turn their head over and see maggots and flies crawling out of their mouth, nose, and eyes, it really is... wow..."

Harvey spoke with leisurely fascination and even licked his lips. Who knew what he had remembered? But when he saw the Orc's expression had grown extremely grave, he asked, "Don't you think that's interesting?"

"Since you're my mentor now, I don't want to say anything too harsh," Qikala said.

"But," Harvey thought for a moment, "but I became a Necromancer by starting with death scene cleanup."

"If it doesn't help the Necromancy Faction, we can just skip it."

"But death scene cleanup is very meaningful." Harvey gave an example. "For instance, I once handled a murder case in a shared apartment.