Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 406 Officially Heading to the Ruins of the Gods
Inside a hotel on the island of Toscate in the Sunya Sea.

The virtual persona went above the gray fog, and Lu Ze himself wasn't idle either. He was petting the cat while taking stock of the gains from the battle at the palace.

Aside from formally slapping the royal family in the face, he actually gained two things.

First, the new lamb, the hybrid evil spirit of Medici Soren Einhorn. The name was rather awkward, and since Medici was always the dominant figure, Luzer intended to call him Medici.

This evil spirit was originally only at the Hunter Path Sequence 4 level, but its original rank was much higher, being a Sequence 1 Angel. With the help of that tide, its power was temporarily enhanced; although it could still only unleash Sequence 4 abilities, the power level would be greatly increased.

Of course, this would require Lu Ze to exert all his strength, transforming his body into a river of blood and merging it with the tidal wave. This would be an immense burden for him, almost costing him his life, and he would only use it as a last resort.

The evil spirit brings more trouble than anything else; it constantly erodes Luze's spirit, attempting to possess his body. He must advance to Sequence 4 as soon as possible to have any chance of complete control.

As for the second gain, it was the thing that Lu Ze was playing with.

It was a normal-sized tarot card, depicting a peculiar image—a chariot speeding by, driven by a male priest in a deep red robe, flames burning in the ruts it left behind, as if bringing endless strife to the world.

The priest's face was strikingly similar to Roselle's.

Blasphemy!

Medici showed it to him as a reward to tempt him into breaking the seal!

"Meow~"

Luna was very interested in the glittering words "Sequence 0: Red Priestess" formed from starlight on the playing card, and kept trying to reach out her claws to touch them, but Luze held her down each time.

"Red Priestess" plaque!

The sequence it represents is Hunter. It is likely due to the principle of extraordinary item aggregation that this card gradually came into the hands of "Red Angel," and when Luze was tending Medici, he also obtained it.

In other words, he simultaneously obtained a high rank in the "Hunter" pathway and the entire sequence of potion recipes!
“The demon’s face on the previous Abyss card was also Roselle. This senior is really narcissistic.” Luze looked at the priest’s face on the card and couldn’t help but shake his head. “I just wonder what he will look like on the ‘Witch’ card. In women’s clothing?”

Looking at Russell's beard, he felt a chill and gave up on imagining it.

"call!"

Just then, a crimson light surged from the void, and the gathering ended. His virtual persona shattered upon returning, transforming into pure memories that flowed into his mind.

Clues to Grigg's Shadow. Gold pound income for the [Hanged Man] recipe and main ingredients. [The World] was indeed Klein. He quickly received the information and grasped everything that had happened at the party.

Very good. Next, we will hold a ceremony, send over the materials, and receive the gold pounds.

The collection of materials for the "Black Knight" potion is progressing smoothly; only one auxiliary material is missing. I can ask the Queen about it, and there's also the matter of the mermaid.
Lu Ze was thinking when his hand, which was stroking the cat, stopped.

"What was that just now?"

Suddenly, someone spoke up and asked.

Lu Ze was slightly taken aback, then looked down at his chest.

The one speaking to him was none other than Medici within him. This was the first time He had spoken after a long period of silence, and His tone seemed slightly serious.

Can this guy sense the presence of the gray fog?

In other words, this aura is so important to Him that it must be extraordinary.

"nothing dealing with you."

Lu Ze composed himself and did not tell Him.

"Tch." Medici seemed to sneer, then shrank back into the depths of Luze's body.

But Lu Ze knew that this guy definitely had a way of observing his every move. Just like before, he pretended to ignore him, but in reality, he was constantly paying attention to the information around him, preparing to use it against him.

As expected, the Hunter's Path is indeed cunning.

Lu Ze looked up and glanced to the side. There, the illusory M was sitting in a chair in the hotel; it was unclear how she, without a physical body, had managed to sit there.

He exchanged a glance with M, the gist of which was, "Don't talk about private things casually in the future, Medici is eavesdropping." The latter, true to his mastery of psychological manipulation, immediately understood and nodded.

After that, Luze summoned a phantom tide to surround Medici with flesh and blood, completely blocking his senses. Only then did he summon the innkeeper and hypnotize him into performing a sacrificial ritual, offering up the extraordinary characteristics of the "Wind's Chosen" in exchange for the gold pound given to him by the Hanged Man.

—The main ingredient of the Wind-Cherisher comes from the lambs that Mr. A herds.

Because of the power of that illusory ocean, Luze can freely use the abilities of the "Spectator" and "Sailor" pathways, so even though the Wind Favorite's abilities are very useful at sea, it's not a big loss to immediately transfer them to the Hanged Man.

He then sent most of the money, along with the eye-catching "Red Priest" card, to the other side of the sea, thus ending the shielding of the Red Angel.

"Oh, how cowardly."

Medici made this assessment of Luzer, but Luzer pretended not to hear it, because being provoked by Him was the real loss.

After successfully concluding the tarot session, he finally relaxed a bit. He enjoyed local cuisine for dinner and spent a quiet night at the hotel before leaving Stokart Island the next day and returning to the "Mysterious Queen" aboard the Dawn.

"Are you ready?"

"Bernard asked. Perhaps it was because her attire on the ship was more androgynous; instead of a skirt, she wore a shirt and trousers, which made her look more like a captain."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Ze said, holding the cat.

Perhaps it was his imagination, but the Queen looked a little more tired than yesterday.

As for M, she had already disappeared as soon as the Queen's ships came out of sight.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After Luze boarded the ship, the massive "Dawn" set sail again. Although there was no wind, its sails billowed automatically as it headed deeper into the east, into dangerous waters that ordinary ships dared not approach.

From the outside, this sea area seems no different from the surrounding sea areas.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I'd like to ask if you have any of the Shadow Knight's Black Liquid?"

During a brief lull in the Dawn's rapid advance, Luze asked.

"The auxiliary materials for advancing to Black Knight, right? Yes, we have them."

The other party's reply delighted him: "500 gold pounds."

"That's great."

Lu Ze laughed, not caring too much about the price. After Sequence 4, it's basically impossible to measure the value of various materials by price.

"Do you know any trace of mermaids? Was the one you summoned earlier a mermaid?"

he asked again.

(End of this chapter)