Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 350 Breaking the 10,000 Pound Barrier
Backlund, Hillston District, Cragg Club.

It was early morning, and the lobby on the first floor was nearly empty. At a table in the corner, two club members sat facing each other, enjoying their fragrant black tea, but their brows were furrowed.

“Even now, I still can’t believe that Talim has left us.”

One of the guests, surgeon Alan Chris, said in a somber tone.

"Me too."

Across from Allen, Klein also expressed his shock—even though he knew there was something fishy about it.

The two were talking about a young nobleman named Talim Dumont.

Talim was a mutual friend of both men, a warm and friendly person who got along well with them at the club. Just the day before, at the Krag club, in front of many witnesses, he suddenly collapsed and died instantly. His death was so swift that there was no chance for resuscitation.

“Poor Talim, he never married because of his family.” Allen sighed and shook his head. “Who would have thought that such a strong man would die from a heart problem?”

It's not a heart attack, it's a curse.

Klein retorted silently.

In the instant he witnessed Talim's death, he activated his spiritual vision and noticed a wisp of black energy flash across the man's chest. It was the scent of a curse, proving that Talim's death was entirely man-made.

Not only was his death strange, but Talim also said some odd things to Klein before his death. Combined with the fact that he was very close to members of the royal family, the inside story is even more difficult to judge.

May he find peace.

Klein said.

Just then, he suddenly heard layers of illusory prayers in his ears.

Who is contacting me?
"Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom for a moment."

Klein immediately made an excuse to get up.

“It’s alright, actually I have something to do too, I was just about to leave.” Allen also stood up, “My wife needs to go to the hospital for a check-up.”

"Is something wrong with the child?"

Klein couldn't help but ask.

Based on the information he had, the child that Allen's wife was carrying was very likely a Sequence 1 "Mercury Serpent".

"It's nothing, just a routine check-up."

A smile appeared on Allen's face when he mentioned his children.

After saying goodbye to Allen, Klein saw no need to pretend to go to the restroom. He simply went upstairs and asked a waiter to open a room for him. After locking the door, he took four steps backward and arrived above the gray fog.

There, the crimson star representing "Temperance" is rippling with layers of waves.

Was it a prayer from Luze?

News of the Shadow of Human Skin! Suppressing his excitement, Klein slowly extended his spiritual power, connecting with the star. A phantom image quickly appeared before him. There, Luze, still in a praying posture, spoke:
“Dear Mr. Fool, please tell [the world] that I have obtained the Shadow Skin trait. Give me 1800 pounds, and the item is his.”

As expected, it has the characteristics of a ghostly human skin!
Klein thought happily. It seemed that Luzer and Miss Sharon had gone to the cemetery last night and didn't know what dangers lay within Amon's tomb.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a closer look at Lu Ze's figure, repeatedly confirming that "Amon" was not parasitizing the other person before he felt relieved and began to calculate his own assets.

Luzer was quite reasonable; he didn't ask for too much. But even so, 1800 pounds wasn't a small sum for me.
The main material for Sequence 6 is worth around £1500, but in the actual trading market, due to its increasing scarcity, it often has a premium of varying degrees, and it is not uncommon for it to sell for more than £2000.

Klein thought for a moment, then created a phantom of prayer on the gray fog and had the phantom speak: "Honorable Mr. Fool, please tell Temperance that I will transfer the cash immediately and ask him to prepare the sacrificial ceremony."

After he finished speaking, he extracted the video clip and threw it into the star representing "Temperance".

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East District, the area effectively controlled by the Lehman Brothers.

Not long after Luze finished praying, a gray mist appeared before his eyes. He saw the [world] within the gray mist and heard the words spoken by the other party.

"Wow—"

But before he could hear what the other person said, the illusory sound of ocean waves quickly arose. The waves surged and rushed out of Lu Ze's mind.

Oops!

Lu Ze sensed something was wrong. The tide instinctively resisted the gray fog and was about to burst out, destroying the scene formed by the gray fog.

However, the tide's response wasn't very strong, nor was it overwhelming. Lu Ze forcefully controlled the tide's flow, preventing it from overflowing, thus fully receiving the information transmitted by the Fool.

"Fortunately, the fog wasn't too thick."

Lu Ze thought to himself with a sense of relief.

After becoming a nominal follower of the Fool, he gradually figured out the pattern between the tides and the gray mist within his body. The tides seemed to have an automatic counterattack system; when they sensed the gray mist, or rather, the aura of Mr. Fool, they would instinctively resist.

However, this resistance is relative; that is, the intensity of the resistance is directly related to the strength of the "fool's spirit."

When Luze prays directly to the Fool, or goes above the gray fog, the tide will resist with all its might, forcing him to give up; however, when the aura of the gray fog is not very strong, the intensity of the tide's resistance will also decrease.

It's like a fierce guard dog. When it sees another fierce dog in the house, it will bark and bite wildly, and even the owner can't stop it. But when a small dog comes, it will lose interest, just sniff the smell, and will retreat when the owner calls it.

For Luzer, this mechanism makes it easier for him to receive the Fool's messages, instead of having to create a virtual persona all the time to receive messages, which is indeed a good thing.

After that, Luze successfully performed the sacrificial ceremony and received £1800 in cash from Mr. Fool's kingdom. His cash holdings also successfully broke the £10,000 mark, reaching £11600.

"I don't know if 10,000 pounds is enough to buy a Sequence 4 main material. Sequence 4 main materials aren't necessarily something you can buy with money."

Lu Ze pondered for a moment, then put the money away and left his lounge.

“Mr. Anderson, Miss Audrey is already waiting for you.”

As soon as he stepped out of the lounge, Charles, the leader of the Lehman gang, hurried over and whispered something. Audrey Hall was the factory's financial backer, and Charles's attitude was very polite.

(End of this chapter)