Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 373 The Black Knight Recipe Acquired

One day later, in the East District, the area effectively controlled by the Lehman Brothers.

"Charles, I have something to tell you."

Lu Ze called over the leader of the Lehman gang and said...

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

The other person walked in and asked respectfully.

Lu Ze looked at the man.

This guy was essentially a greedy and cunning scoundrel, but by a series of events, he gained control of the Lehman gang and several nearby blocks, becoming the enforcer of Luzer's will. If it weren't for Luzer's mental manipulation and power, he would have simply bullied the residents like his predecessors, exploiting them to the fullest extent of their resources.

Previously, even if Charles had any objections, Lu Ze would suppress them, but now he has plans to leave.

"I'll be away for a while, so I'll leave everything here to you for now."

He said to the other party.

"what?"

Charles paused, then feigned surprise, "Why are you leaving?"

"I need to go out and preach."

Lu Ze casually explained, "He might not come back for two or three months, or even four or five years. You'd better take care of yourself."

"This is such a pity."

After hearing this, Charles sighed helplessly, "You have lofty ambitions, and I don't know how to persuade you to stay."

M's figure slowly appeared beside him.

"He's lying."

She said with a smile, "I can feel that he's so happy he could jump for joy."

Yes, how wonderful it would be to be free from the powerful control of the top leader and face a large group of lambs who will not resist and can create a lot of wealth on your own—I can't even imagine it.

Unfortunately, Lu Ze wouldn't let him off so easily.

"brush!"

M extended a finger and inserted it into Ciel's head. Ciel, who had been incessantly expressing his emotions, immediately froze, his expression turning blank. M's finger stirred within his head, altering his perception.

"Treat the people in the neighborhood the same way I did before I left."

Lu Ze said to him softly, "At the same time, keep the neighborhood low-key and evacuate those who don't want to stay any longer."

To remain inconspicuous, he planned to scale back the operation. Apart from the core group of lambs, those temporarily staying there could be gradually relocated until they no longer attracted attention.

"it is good"

Under normal circumstances, Charles would never have agreed to such a thing, but he was currently being manipulated and had accepted Luzer's suggestion without any power to resist. After that, Luzer toured the territory again, making the same arrangements for all the gang members.

Luze's "Shepherd" potion is almost finished.

By now, he had basically figured out the rules of acting: First, feed the lambs, keep them alive, and provide them with a means of livelihood;

Second, guide the lamb. The lamb is foolish and needs faith and direction. Guidance can be provided through proselytizing or teaching doctrine.
Third, protect the lambs. Lambs are innocent, weak, gentle, and easily harmed, and must be protected from the claws of wild beasts.

Through these three steps, the lambs will gradually accept him as the shepherd and trust him. A spiritual connection will form between them, which will ensure the shepherd's absorption of the potion and gradually bring him back from madness.

"brush!"

Just as Lu Ze was still lost in thought, a deep red light flashed before his eyes, followed by a surge of gray mist. Within the mist, he saw a tall figure bowing his head in prayer.
"Dear Mr. Fool, please inform Mr. Temperance that the exchange has been completed, and he now needs to hand over the formula to me."

So fast?
[Sun] Sure!

Lu Ze was overjoyed. He turned around, found an empty room on the street, quickly wrote down the formula, created a personality, and handed it over through a sacrificial ritual to the Fool. Then he waited for the Sun to pass it on to the Chief for verification.
Cut to the chase, from morning till afternoon, he finally succeeded in obtaining the "Black Knight's" potion recipe.

Lu Ze eagerly unfolded the note and read the words on it:

Sequence 4, The Black Knight.

Main materials: Shadow Knight's remaining curtain, Grigor's flesh and blood concretion.

Additional materials: Grigg's Shadow Mark, Shadow Knight's Black Liquid, one drop of blood from each of the ritual subjects, and 10 drops of lemon balm essential oil.

Promotion Ritual: Without using violence, it induces more than 10,000 people to fall into depravity. The higher the sequence of fallen individuals, the better the ritual effect. In addition, the more concentrated the transformation points from normal to depravity are in time, the better the ritual effect.

"What?"

After reading the entire recipe, Lu Ze's lips twitched violently.

The depravity of more than 10,000 people?
This is insane, this is cruel!
As expected of the methods controlled by that madman, the "True Creator".
He felt a chill run through him; the potion recipe he had gone to so much trouble to obtain required such an extreme ritual to complete. However, it was also mentioned that the higher the Fallen One's sequence, the better the ritual's effect, which should reduce the number of personnel needed.
By the way, isn't Lovia also going to undergo a Sequence 4 advancement?

There are only a handful of people in Silver City; it's impossible to sacrifice the entire city just to hold her ceremony. Since Lovia dared to openly hand over the formula to the Chief, it means there must be a better solution for the ceremony.

Furthermore, setting aside the ritual for now, simply collecting the extraordinary materials for Sequence 4 is a massive task that could take a very long time. During this period, we can slowly devise a solution to the ritual issue.
With this in mind, Lu Ze finally began to relax.

He read the contents of the note again, making sure he had memorized it completely with his spirit, then rubbed his hands together and burned the note.

M's figure emerged in the firelight.

"The depravity of 10,000 people is no small number."

She said with a smile, "Backlund has 500 million. If it develops for a few more years, maybe it can achieve that."

"Shut up."

Lu Ze gave her a cold look.

He gradually discovered that this persona, as part of his personality, seemed closer to the cold-blooded side. Aside from showing obvious emotion when facing Cecilia, she displayed complete indifference towards everyone else.

Fortunately, no one else will see her; only Luze knows the thoughts of her other personality.

Ignoring M, he turned and left the room.

Tonight is the time I've arranged to meet Sharon. We'll go together to the abandoned botanical garden north of Backlund, where the Queen has built a new castle and continues to hold parties.

The Queen's gathering is relatively high-end, with many talented participants. Perhaps he can obtain his potion's main ingredient at the gathering, or maybe there's a solution for the advancement ceremony.

(End of this chapter)