Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 72 Behind the Door
"A clockwork clown? That suits you perfectly."

After hearing Lu Ze's choice, Dunn thought for a moment and nodded.

Lu Ze's biggest problem right now is that his extraordinary abilities are more support-oriented, while his close combat and melee abilities are lacking. With this sealed artifact, this deficiency can be remedied to some extent. Moreover, the side effects of this sealed artifact are relatively easy to control; there will be no danger to life, at most it will only put the user in an awkward situation.

Society dying is better than a person dying, I suppose.

"brush."

Dunn took out a pre-prepared document from the drawer, quickly wrote some words, then signed and stamped it before handing it to Lu Ze.

"Take this document and go behind the Charis Gate to retrieve the sealed artifact. Also, Luze, although the Holy See has approved this, you should still keep it quiet and not let too many people know about it."

Dunn instructed him.

"I understand that, Captain."

Luze took the document, which was an application to retrieve the sealed artifact and distribute it for personal safekeeping. It also included the original of the Holy Temple telegram. On the line of the sealed artifact, Dunn clearly wrote the number 3-169.

Leaving the captain's office, Luze descended the stairs into the underground and, illuminated by the gaslights, arrived at Charnis's door.

"What's the matter?"

In the guardhouse of Chanis Gate, Luo Yao was looking at a women's magazine. When he saw him come in, he asked.

"Take a sealed item."

Lu Ze handed her the document.

Luo Yao looked somewhat surprised after reading the document, but didn't ask any further questions. She completed the registration as required, signed her name, and returned it to Lu Ze, allowing him to pass.

Luzer walked toward the Chanis Gate behind her. It was a double black iron gate, so high that one had to look up to see it. Seven holy symbols were painted on the gate, appearing deep and distant in the gaslight.

Come to think of it, I've never been on duty at the Chanis Gate before.

Lu Ze thought to himself.

According to internal regulations, team members would take turns guarding the Chanis Gate at night. However, since joining the team, he had always been delayed by other matters and had never been able to guard it.

Lu Ze stepped forward and knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time. After about ten seconds, just as Lu Ze was hesitating whether to knock again, the door opened with difficulty and heavy force.

"crunch-"

The gate opened to a width of one person and stopped, from which emerged an elderly man in a black robe carrying a lantern. He looked old and cold, and even the warm light of the gas lamp could not bring him any warmth.

"document."

The withered old man said simply.

Lu Ze handed him the document, which he read expressionlessly. After carefully examining the sanctuary's approval, he finally fixed his gaze on Lu Ze. His eyes were cold and ruthless, sending chills down one's spine.

"Wait here."

Finally, the old man spoke in a hoarse voice, then turned and walked inside, closing the door behind him.

The moment he turned around, Lu Ze's eyes narrowed sharply.

He saw something dark flash past behind the old man. It wasn't just the old man; the entire space behind the door was filled with thin black lines. They floated quietly, sometimes clustering together, sometimes scattering, appearing both peaceful and terrifying.

Lu Ze felt a sharp pain in his eyes, but fortunately he only saw it for a moment before the door closed, preventing further damage from looking directly at it.

This must be the sealing power within the gate; it's quite terrifying. No wonder it could suppress other sealed objects. He waited outside the gate for a while and finally received 3-169 from the old man.

This is a crudely made clown doll, which, judging from its appearance alone, looks like a cheaply made toy. The clown is made entirely of wood, with hair made of tangled yarn, facial features painted on its face, and a brass spring on its back.

Lu Ze reached out and touched the spring, trying to turn it by hand, but it wouldn't budge. So he infused it with his spiritual energy, and the spring immediately became elastic, gradually tightening as he turned it.

I poured all my spirituality into it, I wonder how many times it would spin.
Lu Ze pondered as he wound up the spring and walked upwards. One of the good things about this thing is that you can wind it up first and not use it until you need to start it.

Where should we try it?

Upon reaching the ground, Lu Ze found an office that was conveniently empty, so he went in and closed the door. He looked at the simple doll, hesitated for a moment, and then gently touched its forehead with his finger.

"Crack!"

Like any wind-up toy, the clown doll started to move.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!"

Its arms swung up and down, its head moved from side to side, all while emitting a comical yet piercing laugh. The laughter echoed in the office and resonated within Lu Ze's body, making him suddenly feel incredibly light. He took a step and instantly traversed the entire length of the room, rushing straight to the window.

Seeing that he was about to crash into the windowsill, Lu Ze remained calm. At that moment, he was holding the doll in his right hand, so he reached out his left hand to place it on the windowsill, pushed off with both feet, and lightly jumped up, flipped once in mid-air, and landed steadily on the back of the office chair, which was about two fingers wide.

Amazing.
It was only then that Lu Ze realized what he had done, he thought in surprise. His reflection in the mirror opposite him showed him in a formal suit, but crouching on top of a chair in an unseemly posture.

He looks just like a monkey.

For some reason, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Squeak-"

He had just grinned when the office door opened. Ms. Xijia, who had only casually glanced around the room, suddenly noticed Luzechit's condition and her eyes widened, losing her usual composure.

"Lu Ze, what are you doing?"

"Um, I, I'm exercising."

Lu Ze explained awkwardly, then quickly jumped off the sofa.

The clockwork clown had exhausted his spirituality and stopped laughing. He was having trouble adjusting to his suddenly sluggish body and almost fell when he jumped down.

"Just let it be."

Sigia seemed too lazy to investigate his true intentions. "Klein has submitted a special application for promotion. Everyone wants to hear about his success story. They're all in the lounge now. You should go over and listen too; it will do you good."

After saying that, he turned and left, shaking his head as he went.

Was that a side effect? ​​I don't think I was laughing hysterically; it was probably just a coincidence.

Luze awkwardly touched his face, stuffed the clown into his inner shirt pocket, and hurriedly walked outside to listen to Klein's speech.

Actually, this was a plan the three of them came up with after discussing it. Under the pretext of a special application, they shared the role-playing method with all the night watchmen in Tingen. These teammates are all good people, and hopefully they won't leave because things get out of control.

　I apologize, everyone, there was a problem with my wording. Because the website's policy was to put my book on sale at noon, I just said it like that.

　　My original intention was that the book would be available for purchase starting at 12 o'clock, not that I would update at 12 o'clock. Actually, I usually update in the evening, so I'm really sorry to have kept everyone waiting.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)