Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 103 "Assassin" Potion

"The aura emanating from Mrs. Sharon is similar to that of Triss, so I have reason to suspect that she is also a witch."

As soon as Lu Ze said this, the others all showed expressions of surprise.

"Are you sure?"

Dunn asked, his eyes deep.

"I can't guarantee it, but it's very likely."

Lu Ze didn't make any definitive statements, as being too certain would make him seem suspicious. "Besides, speaking of Mrs. Sharon, her most famous achievement is her beauty, which made her sought after by the upper class. Triss's appearance improved significantly after becoming a Sequence 7. So I feel that this path might enhance one's appearance."

Klein and Frye exchanged a glance after hearing this.

That seems to make some sense. But how can we prove it?
After a moment's thought, Dunn spoke:

"Let's retrieve Mrs. Sharon's body first, and then investigate her residence. If she is a witch, we should be able to find clues from her place. Perhaps we can also obtain information related to Triss through this."

The captain gave the order, and the night watchmen naturally followed it. They helped Fry put the body into bags and load them into the wagon.

There's a clue about Triss. She might be one of Mrs. Sharon's subordinates.

Lu Ze thought to himself, and just then, a question suddenly came to mind.

"That's right, Captain."

Lu Ze asked, "When we were dealing with Triss that day, you didn't let Klein participate, saying he was just a support character. But he's already advanced to Sequence 8 and has combat capabilities, right?"

After passing the review, Klein took the potion and advanced to Sequence 8 of the Diviner path: "The Clown".

According to his own description, "The Clown" possesses agile skills, can turn playing cards into throwing knives, and can predict other people's movements. Based on these descriptions, Lu Ze strongly suspects that the sealed artifact 3-169 he carries is related to "The Clown's" potion.

Dunn was taken aback when he heard Lu Ze ask that question.

After a moment, he slowly shook his head and said, "You're right, I forgot he's already been promoted."

what?
Lu Ze was speechless.

forget
Forgetting is fine, isn't it?
Klein, who was also standing nearby, was dumbfounded when he heard Dunn's words. "Captain, I thought you had other considerations for not letting me go. It turns out you just forgot."

Dunn's eyes darted around, and he said nothing more, instead quickening his pace toward the carriage.

It was clear that he seemed a little embarrassed.

"Is the captain's forgetfulness a bit too serious?"

Luze, left behind, wasn't in a hurry to catch up, but instead spoke to Klein.

"That's because the captain is currently experiencing a 'nightmare,' and sometimes he can't distinguish between reality and dreams, which is why he seems a bit confused. The most dangerous thing would be if his memory returned to normal one day."

Klein explained in a low voice.

Later, the Night Watchmen searched Mrs. Sharon's room and found a skeleton statue of the Primal Witch in her safe. From this, Dunn concluded that Mrs. Sharon was indeed a witch. With Luzer's encouragement, the case was ultimately classified as a conflict between cult members.

Upon hearing that Mrs. Sharon's background was questionable, the upper echelons who had been clamoring for justice for her immediately fell silent. Although the church attempted to find clues, they ultimately failed due to numerous obstacles. In conclusion, Luzer easily cleared himself of suspicion.

Of course, that's a story for later. Right now, Lu Ze is simply spared the risk of working overtime at night. After leaving Mrs. Sharon's residence, he didn't return to the company. Instead, he made an excuse that he was running low on mysterious materials and needed to go to the underground market to buy some more. He then said goodbye to Dunn and the others and boarded a carriage to the dock area.

The "Dragon Bar" in the dock area was as bustling as ever, and the underground market was teeming with people. Luze tried to find traces of the "monster" Admitor inside, but to no avail. After asking around, he learned that Admitor had been too afraid to go out lately.

Lu Ze had intended to ask him for details about the "disaster" he mentioned, but seeing the situation, he had no choice but to give up. He could only wander around the market, buying all the necessary materials for his sister's promotion, and also supplementing his own materials.

Klein had once suggested that the cost of purchasing materials could be covered by the "reimbursement" system invented by Emperor Roselle. However, Luzer found the paperwork for reimbursement troublesome, and since the cost of materials wasn't much, he never tried it.

After shopping, Lu Ze took a trackless carriage back to his home at No. 6 Narcissus.

By then, it was already dark.

"Lu Ze, welcome back."

Cecilia greeted him at the door as always.

"Cecilia, don't come any closer, I smell a bit."

Luze quickly stopped her. After examining Mrs. Sharon's body that afternoon, he helped Frye move the body into the carriage, leaving him covered in the stench of death. This smell wasn't easy to remove; he could faintly smell it on himself all afternoon.

He put the things on the table, went to the bathroom first, took a good shower for a while, and only came out after barely suppressing the smell on his body.

After leaving the bathroom, Lu Ze went upstairs to the bedroom. He retrieved a briefcase from under the bed, containing Mrs. Sharon's organs, preserved through a ritual, several of her personal belongings—daggers, jewelry, and the like—as well as two extraordinary traits: a black spike, a Sequence 9 Assassin trait; and a purple crystal, an extraordinary trait extracted from Mrs. Sharon, likely a mid-sequence Assassin pathway.

Lu Ze carefully took out the black iron spike, then closed the box and sealed it again with a spiritual wall before carrying the extraordinary characteristics of this "assassin" downstairs.

Ms. M and Cecilia were already waiting for him in the living room.

"Cecilia, wash our pots and pans and bring them over."

Suppressing his unease, Lu Ze spoke to his sister. To be honest, he hadn't been this nervous even when making potions for himself. While his sister went to fetch the iron pot, Lu Ze took out the auxiliary ingredients one by one and arranged them on the table.

80 ml of pure water, 5 drops of white datura juice, 5 grams of night-blooming jasmine powder, and 10 grams of adult night-lion whisker powder. He recalled the potion recipe once again, and after confirming that it was correct, Cecilia also brought over the iron pot.

"Okay, I'm going to start."

Lu Ze smiled at Cecilia, as if to comfort his sister, but actually to encourage himself.

He poured 80 ml of pure water into the pot, then added night-blooming jasmine powder and white datura juice, turning the liquid in the pot a dull green. After the two ingredients were mixed evenly, he added the "Assassin's" extraordinary properties.

With a "plop," the black iron-colored spikes submerged in the liquid. Their original hardness quickly dissolved, causing the entire pot of liquid to swirl and occasionally sprout sharp, pointed protrusions that looked like spikes. Only when Lu Ze poured in the last ingredient, the spirit cat whisker powder, did the potion return to calm.

By this time, the potion had turned into a transparent light blue, like a semi-solidified jelly.

It looks like it was a success.

Lu Ze thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)