Mystery: The Last Shepherd.

Chapter 724 Miss Sharon's Invitation [The first two chapters have been revised, but the main plot remains unchanged]

Above the illusory ocean tide.

"Being the parish supervisor is such a tough job, I feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick."

At the top of the towering stone tower, Luze sat beside the pool that nurtured Cecilia's soul, and murmured, "The promised recipe and materials are still nowhere to be found, while the number of tasks piled up on me keeps increasing."

He kept complaining.

In the pool before them, a beautiful young girl slept peacefully, as if she might wake up at any moment.

Occasionally, when he had free time, Luze would come here to talk to Cecilia. In the real world, he wore many masks and concealed many secrets, enduring them all alone. Only here could he confide in his sleeping sister.

"However, sister, you know my personality. I've already pushed those troublesome tasks to my subordinates."

Lu Ze chuckled softly, "It's her choice to pick me as the person in charge."

He paused, his smile fading, and shook his head, saying, "If you were still sober, you'd be worried about me. You'd be afraid I'd gone too far and might lose my job..."

The girl's illusory soul rested peacefully at the bottom of the pool, her expression serene.

"Whoosh!"

The ethereal, viscous tide gently lapped against the base of the stone tower, stirring up wave after wave of spray. Those sprays seemed to contain all colors and all possibilities.

M, with red hair and golden eyes, stood quietly below, looking up at the brother and sister with a peaceful gaze.

"...I will come to see you again."

After gazing for a long time, Lu Ze left behind his last words and departed from this world.

When Lu Ze opened his eyes in the carriage, the carriage had stopped shaking; the carriage had come to a complete stop.

"Sir, we've arrived at the Brave Ones Bar."

The driver's voice came from ahead.

"Um."

After paying the fare through the small window in front, Lu Ze got out of the car and arrived at this long-lost place.

"Sir, the environment here is a bit dangerous. Please be careful when drinking."

The coachman kindly left a reminder and drove the carriage away.

"I see, thank you."

Lu Ze smiled and said.

He certainly didn't come here to drink. Just yesterday, Miss Sharon sent him a message through a messenger, asking him to come today, saying she needed his help with something.

Lu Ze did not refuse.

He didn't even greet the church; he went straight to the meeting place.

When he was a senior deacon, he was still responsible to Archbishop Anthony and had to show his face at the church at least once a day. Now that he was the head of the diocese, no one here could control him anymore.

Lu Ze pushed open the bar door, but all the customers inside ignored him, as if he had never existed. Only the bartender behind the bar raised a finger in confusion, pointing him in the right direction.

"Knock knock".

He arrived at the door of billiard room number three and knocked. The door opened quickly, revealing the face of a teenager through the crack.

"Who are you looking for?"

The other person had a pair of bright red eyes and was looking at Lu Ze warily.

"Sharon."

Lu Ze gave a simple answer.

"Ah, then you must be the other guest Mr. Marich mentioned." The other person's tone became respectful as he fully opened the door. "Please come in."

Lu Ze walked into the billiards room, his gaze sweeping casually across the room.

A pool table, two guests. Maric, dressed in a white shirt, black vest, and black trousers, with a barely concealed malice in his eyes, and a young man with a full beard and gold-rimmed glasses.

"It really was you."

Lu Ze pointed at the man and said, unsurprisingly.

"I thought you'd be even later."

Klein, disguised as Sherlock Moriarty, said with a smile. He was also acquainted with Sharon, so it was only natural that she invited him.

"Sir, it's been a long time."

Maric, who was playing billiards, put down his long cue and said respectfully.

At the same time, a beautiful figure slowly emerged from the high stool behind the billiard table. It was Sharon, dressed in a black court dress and wearing a small soft hat, looking as delicate as a doll, with a lifeless beauty.

Her figure floated up gently and bowed to Lu Ze, lifting her skirt.

They hadn't been in touch for a while since they met briefly after returning to Backlund.

"So, what brings you here today?"

Lu Ze skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"That's how it is..."

Maric gave the composed young man a look, and upon seeing this, the young man immediately pushed open the door and left, leaving only the four of them in the room.

Sharon remained silent as always, handing over the task of communicating to Marich. He explained, "The day after tomorrow, a ship from the Southern Continent will arrive at Pulitzer Port. It has close ties with the Rune military."

"This ship was loaded with a lot of treasures and artifacts plundered from the Star Plateau, the Pass River Valley, and the Hagati Grassland. Among them was a mummy, the nineteenth king of the ancient Highland Kingdom, Tutankhamun II."

"Tutankhamun II was once a high-sequence powerhouse, but after his death, his corresponding characteristics were recovered, leaving only his body, which was then mummified."

The Rune colonists plundered the treasures and artifacts of the Southern Continent. Wow, this plot doesn't surprise me at all!

Lu Ze gave a disdainful smile.

Maric continued, "Tutankhamun's mummy is a spiritually significant material, an excellent subject for making living corpses, but for us, it is even more important, and we hope to obtain it."

Is it of great significance?

What additional significance do the corpses of high-sequence powerhouses without extraordinary characteristics have, besides being used as materials?

Lu Ze found it somewhat strange.

But after a moment's thought, he suddenly realized something.

—Could this be the ritual Sharon needs to advance to Sequence 4?

The Hermit seeks the blood of a mythical creature, requiring the corruption of thousands to advance his own career. What Sharon needs for advancement is a mummy that once reached the angelic level.

Sharon is a Sequence 5 "Wraith," and has always maintained the state of a puppet. It is obvious that she is always playing a role, and she has probably already digested most of the potions. It would not be surprising if she were to advance to the next level... However, these two remnants of the "Rose School" of temperance actually possess the Sequence 4 potion formula, which shows that they are not without resources.

He looked up and met Klein's gaze. The latter gave him a meaningful look, probably thinking the same thing.

Lu Ze thought for a moment and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"We want to steal that mummy."

Marich Way.

"It doesn't sound too dangerous. If it's just a high-sequence mummy without any extraordinary characteristics, the level of protection won't be too high. Even if it's just the two of you, you should be able to steal it without too much difficulty," Klein pondered, raising his question.

From what they said, there were many important items on the ship, and they might be scattered in different cabins due to different preservation methods, which would further reduce the difficulty of looting.

This time, it was Sharon who provided the explanation, stating as succinctly as ever: "We are worried that this is a trap set by the Rose School against us."

The Ruen military, and the Rose School?

Hearing this, Lu Ze perked up.