Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 419 Those who believe in fools are saved.

"Be quiet."

Lu Ze glared at Anderson, the dangerous look in his eyes quickly shutting the other up.

With a sense of helplessness, he closed his eyes and tried to feel the state of his body.

"brush!"

Almost instantly, he sensed the key. It was near his heart, right next to Mr. A's compartment, floating quietly, as if it had always been an organ of his.

It really did enter my body.
Lu Ze grinned, thinking to himself.

Can you take it out?
The next moment, with a thought, the black key appeared in his palm. It floated in his hand, swirling a few times before finally pointing in one direction, like a compass.

Thankfully, it was able to be removed.

Lu Ze said with relief.

This thing should still be able to be handed over to the Queen, right?
Maybe?
Why don't we give it a try?

"Come here and take this key."

Luzer said to Anderson.

"No."

Anderson shook his head violently.

He wasn't stupid. That key had been glowing, playing music, and spouting strange, unfamiliar language. Judging from the information he had at the Church of Knowledge, it was definitely something extremely dangerous; just touching it could have terrible consequences!

"What if I say 'please'?"

Lu Ze emphasized his words.

Anderson hesitated for a moment, glancing at Luzer and then at the key, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

"Then I'll have to help you."

His smile looked forced.

Immediately afterwards, the Sequence 5 hunter cautiously reached out and touched the black key.

Then he found nothing.

"I can't touch it."

Anderson said with a broad smile, "What a pity, I couldn't help you."

Lu Ze glared at the guy, then squatted down and threw the key onto the beach.

Then he turned around and walked away.

One step, two steps, three steps.
Lu Ze suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He felt a hard touch in his palm, and as expected, he looked down and saw the black key lying in his hand.

What the hell is this? It automatically returns after the human is separated from the machine by ten meters, right?
Lu Ze thought to himself helplessly.

He really admired Russell. No wonder he was once the "Knowledge Emperor." The things he made were amazing, with a strong binding that couldn't be canceled!
But the "King of the Black Seat" is searching for this key. Will this result in him relentlessly hunting me down?

Speaking of which, could it be that the "King of Black Sea" wants this key so much because the name of the ship matches his title?
Moreover, this key belongs to the Queen's father. Will she be dissatisfied with me because of this?

The worst outcome would be that he would offend two powerful figures at sea.
Lu Ze was both amused and exasperated.

The only advantage, as for Russell, is the "Black Throne" he mentioned.

The diary provided by Klein mentioned this ship. Russell had piloted it, leading Green, Edwards, and others on an exploration of the Misty Sea. However, the results of the exploration and more detailed information about the ship are not recorded in the diary so far.

However, judging from the voice left behind by Russell, and that smug tone, this ship must be something special; it's definitely not an ordinary ship!
Since he couldn't get rid of the key, Lu Ze could only try to cheer himself up and accept the situation.

He noticed the key was always pointing in one direction and immediately guessed that it was likely the location of the "Black Throne." He just didn't know the actual distance; if it was in the Misty Sea, he'd have to cross half the distance of the Five Seas to get there.
Luzer extended his spirituality into the key, attempting to gain more information. Unfortunately, the key offered no further feedback.

Hey Russell, are you even capable? All you do is insert meaningless music; you don't add any features that are actually worth adding.
Lu Ze inwardly criticized his predecessor, a transmigrator. He tried several other methods and finally determined that it was temporarily impossible to contact the Black Throne.

Unfortunately. He shook his head with a hint of regret.

Putting that matter out of his mind, Lu Ze began to consider what to do next.

His primary goal was undoubtedly to gain promotion. Although he had been separated from the Queen, he had finally made it to this sea area, and he absolutely could not easily give up this opportunity.

After all, he could still communicate with the Queen through dreams—provided she didn't turn against him.

In that case, he would have to leave the island and continue exploring the ruins of the God War.

In other words, he needs a boat.

However, it's highly unlikely that any ships will pass by here, and if one does, he'll have to worry whether it's a disguised Barros.

Where can we get a boat?
Luzer pondered for a long time, considering whether he should "travel" back to Backlund, buy a boat there, and then "travel" back here with the boat.

However, firstly, one cannot necessarily carry such heavy things on a "trip," and secondly, using such a precious and rare "trip" here seems somewhat wasteful.

The "travel" was "recorded" by Mr. A's herding recorder trait, and after Lu Ze used it a few times, there are currently only three left.

This is such a hassle. If only I could catch a lamb that can use "travel" to herd sheep.
Lu Ze shook his head and thought to himself.

But if this method doesn't work, we can't really do what Anderson suggested and have the two of us work together to build a canoe, can we?
Unless someone can send one up from the outside, but that's impossible. Huh?
Isn't there a way to contact the outside world and send things?

—Through the sacrifice of Mr. Fool!
Lu Ze's body trembled, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Why not just get a ship from other members of the outside world through Mr. Fool?

[Justice], who has connections at home, [The Hanged Man], who is at sea, and [The World] Klein are all good candidates!
But this has led to new problems.

—There's an additional eyewitness, Anderson.

Praying to the Fool in front of him would expose him, and acquiring a ship directly through a sacrificial ritual would be a very conspicuous act. This astute fellow would surely sense something amiss and discover something.

Control him with hypnosis?

Or grazing?
Neither seems suitable. Hypnosis might not work on Sequence 5, and while it can kill, I still need to rely on his nautical knowledge.
Then let's just make him an accomplice.

Let him pray to the fool!
After thinking it over, Lu Ze looked up at Anderson.

"What are you going to do now?"

The latter shrank back warily, seemingly sensing Lu Ze's ill intentions.

Do you want to leave here?

Lu Ze asked with a smile.

"You want to?"

Anderson looked at him strangely, wondering why he was asking such a self-evident question.

"I have a way to get a boat."

That's great, we!

"However, in order to obtain this ship, a ceremony needs to be held and a prayer needs to be offered to a certain deity."

"Not the Seven Gods?"

"No."