Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 426 News of the Fountain of Youth

With Anderson's command of "Let's go!", the flesh golems began to busy themselves in their respective positions. Some hoisted the anchor, while others rowed, slowly steering the ship away from the nearshore waters.

"brush!"

Two flesh-and-blood puppets gripped the ropes and pulled hard, slowly raising and unfolding the mainsail.

"Continue adjusting the rope to the left to allow the sail to receive better force."

Anderson stood at the bow of the ship, giving instructions with great interest.

He was a novice at sailing. But directing so many people to do something new was quite interesting, especially with a few minor, not-too-troublesome problems to solve. Once they were resolved one by one, the ship would perfectly unfurl its mainsail and head towards the depths of the ocean, just as it intended.
Anderson thought expectantly.

"call--"

However, a perfectly timed strong gust of wind blew in, causing the mainsail to unfurl and tighten instantly. The large ship, like a wind-up toy carriage, shot forward with a whoosh.

"Why make it so complicated?"

Lu Ze withdrew his hand and said.

Anderson: "."

Yes, there's a direct air source available here, so why bother adjusting it?
Anderson's initial interest quickly dissipated, and he climbed off the bow of the ship.

The rest of the voyage was uneventful; neither night fell nor a golden carriage passed by. Luze was initially curious about operating the sailboat, but after a while, he grew tired of it and handed the work over to the flesh golem and Anderson, while he sat on the side of the boat fishing to replenish his flesh and blood with fresh fish.

Perhaps because there are few boats here, the fish in the water are completely unaware of the danger and will foolishly rush to bite when they see the bait. Before long, he caught quite a few.

"what?"

Just as he caught his seventh big fish, replenished his flesh and blood, and began feeding it to Luna, Anderson, who was observing from the bow of the boat, suddenly let out a soft gasp.

"what happened?"

Lu Ze asked, casually removing the hook from the fish's mouth and tossing the fish to Luna.

There seem to be ships ahead. And more than one!

Other ships?
Could it be the King of Black Seats or the Mysterious Queen?
Luze suddenly stood up, rushed to the bow of the ship, and looked in the direction Anderson was pointing.

He saw a three-masted sailing ship in the distance where the water met the sky. Closely following behind it was an even larger vessel. The two ships, one after the other, seemed to be enacting a chase and escape game.

The two ships were moving very fast, and in the time Luze had been observing them, their size had increased from a dot to the size of a fingernail.

It wasn't the ship of those two kings.
Lu Ze saw more details on the ship and relaxed slightly.

However, Anderson, who was standing to the side, did not have such a good attitude and immediately shouted.

"Damn it! It's someone from the 'Undying King'!"

"The Undying King"?
Lu Ze was taken aback.

Isn't that the third pirate king of the sea?

This is truly unexpected; three kings have gathered at the same time within this site of divine war!
“No, it shouldn’t be him. That ship isn’t their flagship, the ‘Deathbearer’,” Anderson said. “But the black tombstone pattern on the sails suggests it’s one of his ships. The crew members on board are probably the other members of the pirate crew.”

Hearing this, Lu Ze examined the large ship chasing the three-masted sailing ship more closely. Sure enough, black tombstones were painted on its unfurled sails. The tombstones were eerie and profound, filled with an ominous aura.

"They're coming this way, should we get out of the way?"

Anderson asked in a low voice.

The three-masted sailing ship in front must have spotted them too, and was speeding towards them. It was faster than the larger ship behind, but the larger ship was firing its cannons intermittently, interfering with its speed; the sea around it was constantly churning up sprays of water, and sometimes cannonballs would hit the ship, causing a moment of panic. "No need."

Lu Ze said calmly.

He actually saw this as a good opportunity to refresh his sheep pen. The pirates under the "Undying King" were ruthless and felt no remorse when killing them—he only hoped that these pirates had high enough extraordinary sequences and good enough abilities.

"Lean closer."

He said.

".ah?"

Anderson paused for a moment, then guessed his thoughts, "You want to hunt them? Hunt the minions of the 'Undying King'?"

"Can't you?"

Lu Ze glanced at him, then simply created a strong wind himself, billowing the sails and sending the ship heading towards the two pursuing vessels.

Upon hearing this, Anderson's expression changed rapidly, but in the end, he still laughed out loud.

"Okay, let's just say it's to make some money from this trip."

As he spoke, he unconsciously began to stroke an ordinary button on the middle of his shirt. They have two Sequence 5s on their side, and that Alexander Gascoigne is a formidable shepherd. It's hard to say which side is stronger!

The three sailboats sailed towards each other, and the distance between them quickly closed.

Luze could gradually make out the expressions on the faces of the people on the ship. They were terrified, yet still desperately trying to escape. And this wasn't a desperate struggle—their eyes gleamed with greed and fanaticism, as if something more important was driving them forward, regardless of the threat of death behind them!

"Hey! Help us!"

The three-masted sailing ship was already very close to them when a blond-haired crew member shouted to them, "We are adventurers! We have discovered clues to the Fountain of Youth—the secret to the immortality of the 'Undying King'!"

Fountain of youth?

Anderson, upon hearing this, recounted it with great interest.

Legend has it that deep within the Sunya Sea lies a spring called the "Fountain of Youth," from which those who drink will remain forever young. Agaritou, the "Immortal King," is said to have drunk from this spring, and if one could truly find it, they would be incredibly fortunate.
Lu Ze ignored them and instead turned his attention to the large black-sailed ship further behind.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.

It turned out that the ship had stopped chasing them at some point and turned around to sail away in a direction far away from them!

These guys are trying to escape!

"Huh? Why did it run away?"

Anderson said with a mixture of regret and relief, "What a pity. But we can talk to those adventurers and see if the clues about the Fountain of Youth are reliable. Wait, what are you doing!"

"call!"

Anderson had reason to scream, as a surge of air rose from beneath his feet, lifting him into the air.

Lu Ze also floated in the air.

"Follow me!"

He said that, and then, without giving Anderson any time, he took him directly to chase after the large ship with black sails!
Although he didn't know why they had fled, Lu Ze was determined to pull off a heist, so how could he let his prey go?!

(End of this chapter)