Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 267 How to Ascend the Gray Fog

“Yes, do you remember the Fool? He organized a gathering in his own divine kingdom.” Luze explained to his other personality, telling her that he needed to respond to the Fool’s call by shielding himself from the tides.

"So, the ultimate goal is to reach that gray fog, not necessarily to block out the ocean tides, right?"

M confirmed.

"Yes."

Lu Ze nodded.

"In that case, there is indeed a way."

M said slowly.

"How to do?"

Lu Ze asked.

“You can create a temporary personality and have him attend the party in your place,” Ms. M said. “When he returns, you can extract his memories and put them back into your body. That way, you will know everything he said, did, and did at the party, just like you went there yourself.”

Temporarily create a copy of my personality?
Lu Ze was taken aback.

If the temporary personality carries the same memories and personality as the original, it should make the same choices and judgments as the original at the party. Just like M said, it's basically the same as if the original went!
In this way, you can still attend the party without having to bypass the illusory ocean tide!

"That is indeed a good idea."

Lu Ze praised sincerely.

However, the Fool's summoning is based on each person's etheric body, and I may need to wrap my temporary persona around my own soul to achieve it. Anyway, I'll give it a try when the time comes.

After finding a solution, he relaxed a bit and began to stroll on the sea, observing this strange world.

This was a vast sea, and as he focused his thoughts, the seawater flowed and swirled beneath his feet. Lu Ze could sense a deep connection between this sea and himself.

Indeed, I am the holder.

Lu Ze thought to himself, then stretched out his palm and opened it.

"Wow—"

A stream of illusory, thick seawater was drawn up by an invisible force, flowed into his palm, and disappeared.

No, the seawater didn't disappear; it surged into his body, filling his soul. He felt his body become heavy and imposing.

"Buzz!"

His eyes gleamed with a captivating golden light, and a howling gale swept around his body.

"Audience pathway, and sailor pathway abilities? Roughly up to Sequence 6."

Lu Ze thought to himself, as the seawater rushed in, it seemed that more abilities within him were stirring. However, his body and spirit could no longer withstand the influx of seawater and had to stop temporarily.

"I never imagined that this sea held so much more power."

M looked at the changes in Lu Ze and said in surprise.

"Ah."

Lu Ze nodded slightly. He estimated that as his own sequence improved, he should be able to leverage the status of this sea more deeply, and the authority he could use would also increase.

Conversely, once the sequence is improved, we will be able to understand more about the nature of this tide.
With that thought in mind, he left the illusory sea and returned to reality.

When Lu Ze woke up, he found that his physical body was still sitting on the bed in the bedroom, and only his spirit had entered the sea.

"Ok?"

He was suddenly startled.

Why does it feel like going to that sea is similar to going to the Fool's gray fog? Both involve detaching the mind, both are in a mysterious and unpredictable space, and both are related to a certain deity.
Could it be that the sea is the divine kingdom of the true creator? If so, it would explain the true creator's strange attitude towards me.

Lu Ze shook his head.

At that moment, he suddenly had a new idea.

—Perhaps I can use that sea to test the method M provided. First, create a temporary personality, then see if it can take my place and be pulled into that sea.
After figuring all this out, he felt more confident. *Click*.

Lu Ze got up from the bed and walked to the bedroom window.

The damned snow had stopped, and the sky was dark. The streetlights in the East District were sparsely lit, casting a dim orange glow on this blessed world.

The nearby pubs were noisy and brightly lit, filled with people drowning their sorrows in cheap alcohol, their shouts and jeers faintly audible. Outside, numb-looking streetwalkers huddled in the cold, their bodies exposed in an attempt to attract customers.
Lu Ze stared blankly out the window, contemplating his future plans.

In general, there are two things:

First, save Cecilia and continuously improve your own sequence until you find a way to revive your sister.

Second, revenge. Slaughter the true creator and his servants to end this cursed sequence. Besides, there's Ince Zangwill, who orchestrated this; that guy deserves to die too!

These two things, in essence, boil down to one thing: becoming stronger. He needs to improve his sequence, continuously advance in rank, and in his current situation, this means digesting the Sequence 5 "Shepherd" potion, seeking advancement, and searching for the Sequence 4 potion recipe and main ingredients.

Therefore, he roughly had some direction.

First, he prepared to role-play, imitating a real shepherd by creating his own "herd." Of course, this herd didn't refer to cattle and sheep, but rather to people.

"Perhaps I really should spread my faith and attract a group of followers."

He thought to himself. This wasn't a difficult task. There were far too many people in the East District who needed saving. As long as he was willing to treat the wounded and provide them with assistance, he could quickly gather a group of believers.

Luzer is preparing to conduct experiments on "herds" to explore the laws of role-playing.

Besides digesting potions, another thing to consider is the Sequence 4 potion recipe and main ingredients.

“I can try with Mr. A.”

Lu Ze thought to himself.

Mr. A certainly won't answer, but he has plenty of ways to get him to talk.

In addition, he also plans to target the Aurora Club in Backlund.

Although Mr. A has been defeated, many of his followers still remain here. I will personally destroy the entire Aurora Society here, so that Mr. A can witness the complete annihilation of all his years of hard work.

With that in mind, he first created a spiritual wall in the room, then reached into his abdomen and stirred and groped for a while before pulling out Mr. A's head.

"Blasphemer!"

As soon as Mr. A came out, he screamed angrily at Lu Ze. His handsome face was contorted with hatred and stained with bright red liquid, making him look extremely grotesque.

"Blasphemy against the true Creator?"

Lu Ze chuckled, "Don't joke around. He's already dirty enough. Who can pollute Him?"

Mr. A just kept cursing, and the shepherd's tenacious vitality ensured his survival, though he looked extremely disheveled.

"Hey, do you know the potion recipe for the Sequence 4 Black Knight?"

Lu Ze asked.

Mr. A, of course, did not answer; he simply looked at Lu Ze with disdain.

Seeing that he was not cooperating, Lu Ze called out M again, lifted her head up, and then gestured with his lips towards her.

"Do it."

"puff!"

M extended a finger and inserted it directly into Mr. A's head, then twisted it left and right, making a "gurgling" sound.

"Uh-huh."

Mr. A's handsome face immediately turned strange; his eyes rolled upwards, his mouth involuntarily opened wide, and he made a slow sound. The little black cat beside him was awakened by the sound and rolled off the cushion.

It looked this way, its blue eyes filled with curiosity.

(End of this chapter)