Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 364 The Soul at Sea

East End, 9 St. Anthony Street.

After flipping through the pile of newspapers, Lu Ze threw them all onto the table.

Aside from the recent assassination of the Duke of Negan, there was little noteworthy news in the newspapers. At most, a few journalists were calling for measures to address Backlund's severe air pollution.

Indeed, especially in the last few days when there hasn't been much wind, the fog has accumulated, making it difficult to see people even a few meters away. Lu Ze recalled what happened yesterday; the fog on the street was so thick that it caused him to misjudge the battle.

"Gudu."

He stuffed the last biscuit into his mouth, chewed it, and then poured the hot water from the cup into his stomach.

"You've finally started eating normal food."

M leaned against the wall and said softly, "I warned you long ago that you need to do more ordinary human activities to maintain your humanity and resist mental illness. In the end, my advice was not as effective as a dream."

"Cut the nonsense."

Lu Ze glanced at her and said.

"Ok."

The latter smiled and changed the subject, "What are you planning to do today?"

doing what?
Lu Ze thought for a moment.

My immediate goal is to completely digest the Shepherd's Potion, my mid-term goal is to advance to the Black Knight level, and my long-term goal is to seek revenge and save Cecilia.

As for his immediate goal, he has been playing the role of "shepherd," and the potion is being digested smoothly, with only a small portion remaining.

As for advancing to "Black Knight," Lu Ze had already begun his preparations. For example, his trip to Amon's Tomb a few days ago was actually an attempt to find something of value to use as leverage in exchanging the "Black Knight" potion formula with the Silver City's chief. While exploring the tomb yielded many extraordinary attributes, the only item of comparable value was the portrait of Amon.

However, being caught in the crossfire of yesterday's battle between demigods unexpectedly granted him a card of blasphemy.
This card contains the recipe and rituals for the entire "Abyss" path, and its inherent mystery and high status make it a truly exceptional item. This gave him more confidence in his negotiations with the Silver City Chief.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously took out the tarot card and noticed that the spirituality it exuded was very conspicuous.

It doesn't seem quite right to carry it around with me like this.
People with similar extraordinary characteristics tend to attract each other. The cards themselves have a high status associated with the "devil" pathway, so carrying them around might attract negative things to your surroundings. However, you're worried about losing them if you don't keep them with you.

Wait a minute, in that case, we can just store it in a special place.

Lu Ze looked up at M and asked, "Can that sea store real-world items?"

"of course can."

M gave an affirmative answer.

"How do I bring it up? Is it the same method as when I carried Katie's soul?"

He immediately recalled the scene, so he placed the blasphemous card directly into his chest. After a moment's hesitation, he also took out the "Wheel of Fortune" and stuffed it into his body in the same way.

The revolver now has a peculiar mark; it's unclear whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. After inserting both items into his body, Luze closed his eyes.

"Wow—"

The illusory seawater enveloped his body, drawing him into deep darkness, where countless frenzied and overlapping terrifying murmurs echoed in his ears. He continued to fall, fall, until a damp sea breeze caressed his cheeks and cool seawater washed over his feet, at which point he opened his eyes.

Lu Ze came to the sea once again.

Looking around, he easily spotted the only jarring feature in the sea – the strange structure he had accidentally summoned last time was only showing its head above the water, with the rest mostly submerged.

Lu Ze stepped forward and arrived at the white spire, where the surrounding edges perfectly separated it from the other seawater, creating a separate "pool." The seawater in this pool had been cleansed of impurities and was now completely under his control.

Soaking in this pool is the soul of "Interrogator" Katie.

Lu Ze looked down and saw that her illusory spirit was submerged in the translucent black seawater, appearing peaceful and calm, no longer as painful and frantic as when he was herding her sheep.

"It looks like it's working well; the damage to the spirit has been repaired."

As a shepherd, he only needed to sense it slightly to confirm that the other person's soul had improved—proving that the purified seawater could indeed nourish the soul.

"That's good."

M smiled and said, as if happy for him, "The experiment was a success."

In this way, if absolutely necessary, Cecilia's soul could be brought up and temporarily placed here.

Lu Ze thought cautiously.

No, we can't be so hasty. We need to use other souls and let it linger for a while longer to confirm.
He steadied himself, reached into his chest, and pulled out the "Abyss" card and the "Lucky Wheel" with a new mark on the gun handle. There was a raised platform in the center of the pool, just the right size to hold both items. Otherwise, simply leaving them at sea would be too careless; they might sink somewhere and never be found.

After placing the "Abyss" card on the table, Lu Ze picked up the "Lucky Wheel." He glanced subconsciously at the symbol on the gun handle; the "Mystic's" ability allowed him to easily memorize the structure of the symbol, so he could quickly recall it and draw it if needed.

".Um?"

He looked at the logo again and suddenly felt that it looked familiar.

This emblem looks a lot like the symbol of Ouro!
The true Creator's chosen one, Sequence 1, also appeared in the "Mystic's" potion, "Mercury Serpent" and "Serpent of Fate." He liked to leave murals, which always depicted rivers connected end to end, similar to the looping white serpent that devoured its own tail.

Moreover, the "Rot of Fortune" itself is an extraordinary item of the "Fate" pathway, and it is reasonable that it is manipulated by the high sequence of this pathway!
Lu Ze felt surprised and uncertain.

Could it be that Ouroboros was present at the time?
wrong!

He is a follower of the true Creator, and his stance is certainly aligned with that evil god! If he encountered me, he would only be hostile, not try to influence me in such a covert way, let alone leave his holy symbol as a reminder.
It is not Ouro, but a high-sequence extraordinary being of the "Fate" pathway.
Lu Ze suddenly had a thought.

Could it be that the one present at the time was another "mercury serpent"?
In that case, it's easy to understand; He must have been an enemy of Urelius.
A maximum of three Sequence 1 Extraordinaries can exist simultaneously on the same pathway. However, if there is a true god on this pathway, then there can be no Sequence 1 on this pathway.

This is information Lu Ze just obtained from the "Abyss" potion recipe. Because the main ingredients for Sequence 0 potions are the extraordinary properties of the other two Sequence 1 potions from the same pathway!
(End of this chapter)