Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 446 Concocting Magic Potions
The Solomon Empire was a powerful nation in the northern continent during the Fourth Age. The ships they built have survived for thousands of years and still roam the five seas.

Lu Ze felt that the "mysterious queen" might be hiding something from him. Otherwise, if it were just a ship, it wouldn't have caused a fight between two kings.

It's alright, we'll deal with it once we find the ship.
"Your Majesty, is there anything special about this ship? Why can't others find it?"

He asked aloud.

"As I just said, it is a ghost ship from the Solomon Empire era."

Bernadette replied, "The special feature of this ship is that it can travel in the spirit world."

Sailing in the spirit world?
Lu Ze looked surprised.

"is this real?"

he asked subconsciously.

Spirit world traversal is a special ability that can only be acquired after reaching the intermediate level through certain extraordinary paths. It allows for rapid movement by utilizing the chaos of the spirit world. He couldn't imagine how such a large ship could do it.

"of course it's true."

The mysterious queen glanced at him and said, "In fact, the flagship of 'King of the Five Seas' Nast, the 'Black Emperor,' is the ghost ship of the Solomon Empire. It can travel to the spirit world. Moreover, my father made many modifications to it before he died. The 'Black Throne' is only stronger than the 'Black Emperor.'"

"The flagship of the 'King of the Five Seas'?"

Lu Ze imagined the scene: under the moonlight, a huge black ship quietly appeared on the sea in the dead of night, indeed very much like a ghost.

Talk about it.
"So, according to you, the flagship of the 'King of the Black Seat' is also a ghost ship?"

After all, that ship appeared quietly!

Bernadette was taken aback.

"You still remember him?"

She asked in surprise.

Um, right, the others will forget this name very quickly.
Lu Ze grinned and casually replied, "My mind is rather special; it can resist certain things. Otherwise, I would have become a fanatical believer in the true creator long ago."

The mysterious queen glanced at him but didn't ask any further questions.

After a brief pause, she began to explain in detail:
"The flagships of the kings of the sea each have their own unique features."

"You already know about Nast's ship. And the 'Death Note' of the 'Undying King' Agarito contains the aura of the 'Whisperer'; my Dawn can perfectly respond to generated fairy tale magic."

"As for Baros's ship, the special area it can sail in is not the spirit world, but the ocean of people's collective unconscious."

The ocean of the collective unconscious?
Lu Ze was slightly taken aback.

He had heard of this term before; it was explained to them by Miss Justice at the Tarot Club.

"This theory seems to come from the Alchemy of the Mind."

He said solemnly.

This mysterious organization believes that everyone's subconscious is connected, the so-called "collective unconscious," while each person's consciousness is a separate island, and the surrounding ocean is their own subconscious.

So does this ocean of collective unconsciousness really exist?

"Barros Hopkins is also the president of the Psychological Alchemy Society."

Bernadette made a remarkably casual remark.

"This"

Lu Ze had a headache.

Remember to remind Miss Justice when the time comes.
"Alright, let's put these things aside for now. Don't you have more important things to do?"

The mysterious queen said, pointing to something in the corner of the cabin—Leomaster's corpse.

At this moment, the extraordinary properties within his body had been fully released. Because it was like a lamb being herded within his body, Leomaster released far more properties than the average person, a large amount scattered across his corpse, shimmering with an alluring radiance.

I almost forgot about that.
Lu Ze walked quickly to the body.

Although Leomaster extracted many properties, he immediately recognized the extraordinary property of the "Black Knight." It was a piece of black hand bone, crystal clear, not like bone material, but more like an artwork carved from translucent obsidian.

The spirituality within it exerted a strong attraction on it, yearning to gather together.

The hand bone rested above the corpse, causing the corpse's shadow to sway automatically, as if it were alive. Just staring at it for a few more minutes made it feel as if one's own shadow would detach from the body and become an appendage of that hand bone.

As expected of Sequence 4, the material itself has such a unique effect!
Lu Ze carefully picked up the severed hand bone.

The moment his skin touched him, a frantic and distorted cacophony echoed in his ears, and his shadow swayed incessantly, seemingly about to drag his body into darkness. But it was quickly suppressed by the illusory sound of the ocean waves summoned by Lu Ze.

“Your Majesty, I will only take this one.”

Lu Ze turned around and said, "Consider the other features as payment for buying the 'Black Throne'."

Although Bernadette had said she wouldn't mind giving him the boat, he felt he should still offer her some compensation to prevent her from feeling resentful later.

".Can."

The Queen glanced at him with slight surprise and nodded slightly.

Lu Ze walked back to the table with the hand bone in his hand, a hint of eagerness showing in his eyes.

Finally, finally!
After spending so much time and enduring so much pain, he is finally about to advance to Sequence 4! All the other auxiliary materials have been prepared, and the ceremony has been held in advance. Now he just needs to prepare the potion and drink it!

However, he is currently very depleted of spiritual energy and his mental state is unstable. Forcing him to take the medication could easily lead to him losing control. To be on the safe side, it would be best for him to rest properly before taking the medication.

Moreover, they are currently in the ruins of the God War, where the harsh environment is also very dangerous.

What if it gets dark right after you drink it? Should you sleep with the potion?
the next day.

The Dawn broke away from the ruins of the Divine War and arrived at a calm sea.

A large pot was already set on the table in the ship's dining room. Lu Ze, whose spirituality had recovered and whose mental state had improved considerably, walked to the table and took out the items he had prepared in advance one by one.

Grigg's Shadow Mark, Shadow Knight's Black Liquid, 10 drops of Melissa Oil.
Lu Ze checked the materials again, and after confirming that everything was correct, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"I'm going to start."

He turned to the Queen and said.

After saying that, he began to allocate the ingredients.

"Boom."

The first thing poured into the pot was the Shadow Knight's black liquid. It was viscous and cohesive; though called a liquid, it was more like a soft ball that rolled around in the pot.

"Swipe."

Next to be thrown down was Grigor's shadow.

It was a large, thin, and ethereal object, like some kind of soft black veil. Lu Ze held it in his hand and felt no weight at all; he could vaguely see a blood-red glow on it.

"Gurgling."

After the two auxiliary materials came into contact, something strange happened: they quickly fused together, turning into a black, viscous substance at the bottom of the pot.

This stuff is more like asphalt than a potion.

(End of this chapter)