Starting from the Dragon Tribe

In the dark night, at the port on the eastern outskirts of Defias, a cargo ship slowly docked at the dock.

The workers who were off duty temporarily began to unload the cargo on the freighter and came down carrying bags of various sizes.

"You think this employer is interesting. It's so late. Can't we unload the goods tomorrow? It's just a pile of flour."

A worker was carrying a sack and chatting with his coworkers.

"Hey, no matter what they do, it's probably a big businessman supplying the goods, and the people in the city are eager to get it."

The worker smiled and said, "It doesn't matter when you start work. The key is that the people are generous and give you double the wages. If there is such a good thing, I am willing to work overtime every day."

"Tch, you have so much strength that you work overtime every day. Didn't you carry enough during the day?"

A worker not far away laughed after listening to his words.

At this time, on the side of the ship, there was a man in a black cloak looking at the cargo transportation and loudly said: "Unload the cargo faster and stop chatting. If the cargo is unloaded before midnight, the wages will be doubled."

After listening to the person in charge, the workers present worked harder to carry the goods.

…………

In the classical and elegant room, the fire in the fireplace burned quietly, making a crackling sound from time to time.

After Lu Chen took a shower, he sat on the sofa and browsed some documents.

Under the guidance of Clementine, an enthusiastic tour guide, he had a long-awaited meal on the pedestrian street in the evening and experienced the cuisine of this water town.

Leng Yue lives in the villa next door. The world channel has not yet been opened. Although they are friends, they are not on the same team and cannot communicate remotely. However, with their strength, they can detect any movement at such a close distance. Support at any time.

Lu Chen put down the materials in his hands and rubbed his brows.

It's not that I'm tired, I just feel a little dizzy.

His spiritual sense was very accurate, and he had a vague feeling that the Death Note matter might not be that simple.

It's not that the strange item called the Death Note is difficult to deal with, but he feels that the appearance of this note is too abnormal.

After all, such a mysterious item that is proactive and has little destructive power is just an item in itself. Why did the Huen Provincial Church next door fail to contain it?

After the containment failed, where has the Death Note been all these years? Why did it appear in the northern part of Noah's province across the distance of a province?

Lu Chen had just received a contact from Chu Zihang. According to Chu Zihang's analysis, the Death Note probably did not appear in Defias City by chance, but was brought by someone.

The material Lu Chen was looking at just now was a "high-end course" on mysterious items borrowed from Defia's local Morning Support Church.

It records various mysterious items housed by the Defias Morning Embrace Church. Of course, due to the strength of the church's night watchmen here, the most terrifying items in their showroom are dangerous.

In the material he obtained, there were a total of fifty-three mysterious items, recording their various characteristics.

Because before, he seemed to be "illiterate" about various things in this world. After all, he did not receive several years of study and training like a traditional night watchman, and he had little academic understanding of the other side of the night.

After reading the materials, Lu Chen discovered a problem, that is, most mysterious items are not very aggressive and require specific conditions to be triggered before they can explode with unique power.

And these mysterious items, if used properly, can also be helpful to the work of the night watchman.

For example, the mythical black blade he got was essentially a mysterious item, but it was forged from a strange origin combined with special metals.

This black blade was classified as dangerous inside the showroom because even though it was an item created by man, it still had unknown characteristics.

For example, when this black blade is used, it will gradually affect a person's character and increase his murderous nature. If the night watchman who uses it cannot control himself, he will eventually become a madman who only knows how to kill.

In the Defias Church's materials, most of the mysterious items Lu Chen saw were similar.

There is a pair of red dancing shoes in the material. They look exquisite and everyone who sees them will have the urge to wear them.

Once you put on these red dancing shoes, you will dance involuntarily and cannot stop. Moreover, the dance contains special magic power, which will make all ordinary people who see the dance dance with them until they die.

Clementine, who sent the information, briefly introduced the situation of these items to Lu Chen. He may have thought that Lu Chen wanted to use the collection in the Defias Church's showroom to assist in completing the mission.

When mentioning the red shoes, Clementine also laughed at himself and said that when he was just promoted to the dangerous night watchman, he did not resist the temptation and put on these red shoes to dance in the church. Fortunately, it was In the evening, all the believers had dispersed, otherwise it would have been a large social death scene.

In the end, the high-risk senior who was still alive at the time helped him take off his red dancing shoes, otherwise he would have danced all the way through Defias City, causing a frenzy.

This is the case for most mysterious items. They usually require a "medium" like a person to activate their abilities, which is not as simple and direct as those weird things that cause trouble.

The most direct feature is that, generally speaking, they do not move on their own.

Yes, mysterious items are very safe in a sense when no one comes into contact with them. Therefore, many of the things contained in the church's internal showroom are mysterious items and are much less weird.

Generally, night watchmen choose to "crack" strange capture methods, collect the source of their power, seal them in a showroom, and regularly weaken them to ensure safety.

Lu Chen looked at the information on the coffee table. If this is the case, it is indeed intriguing that the Death Note appeared in Defias City.

This is different from the mysterious items that were exposed to the eyes of the church for the first time. Many mysterious items were unearthed from the cemetery and then passed through the hands of collectors. When the unlucky ones appeared, the church went to deal with them.

According to the information Leng Yue learned, the mysterious items should be the legacies of the first and second eras.

Lu Chen still remembered the mysterious aura he felt in Louise's brother's room at the Messer house, which dissipated after leaving from the window.

Death Note...can it really move on its own?

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Time flew by, and another five days passed. During these five days, Lu Chen hardly went out except for daily meditation practice.

Occasionally, she would go to the pedestrian street and have a late-night snack. Leng Yue was not idle. She helped the local church deal with two security-level weirdness in Defia City and received a small bonus.

Dong dong dong——

There was a knock on the door, and Lu Chen put down his teacup, "Please come in."

He didn't lock the door at all, and this kind of door can't stop the extraordinary.

Leng Yue opened the door and came in, "Mr. Lu, I feel something is wrong."

Lu Chen raised his hand to signal Leng Yue to sit down, "Is there any basis for this?"

"First of all, as Mr. Lu said before, if someone really gets the notebook, and it has not been completely eroded, and is a qualified 'owner', then he should be able to survive after a period of careful observation. He couldn’t help but start taking action.”

Leng Yue analyzed, "The Death Note is not a tool that is friendly to its owner. Whether it is a weird or mysterious item, it is essentially the will of the evil ancient gods. It is their nature to kill creatures and harvest fear, because that will make them change. Even if the person who picked it up is a very calm person with superior mental attributes, it is impossible to resist the 'murderous intention' under the influence of the Death Note."

She observed Lu Chen's expression and saw that Lu Chen did not refute, and continued: "In this case, the Death Note will definitely control the 'master' to kill people, otherwise it will not be a mysterious item."

Lu Chen nodded, looking appreciative, "That's a good analysis, continue."

Leng Yue said modestly: "Mr. Lu must have thought of it. I'm just saying it. The second basis is myself."

Having said this, she took out a prop and sealed off the entire living room to prevent outside eavesdropping and prying eyes.

"My main mission has appeared."

Leng Yue said lightly.

This time Lu Chen raised his spirits and asked, "Is it related to the Death Note?"

Leng Yue shook her head, "There was no mention of the Death Note. The mission name is 'Eternal Night Comes', and the content is to let me survive three days in Defias City. The upper limit of difficulty is... a nightmare."

"Nightmare?"

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. Leng Yue was a sixth-level supermodel. How could the first level of the main mission reach the nightmare level?

Doesn't that mean that the danger she has to face has reached at least the seventh level of existence?

Leng Yue's highest agility attribute has reached 155 points, which is comparable to ordinary explorers who have just entered the seventh level.

"Well, so I feel that the Death Note is just the beginning, or that something is lurking in this city, quietly sprouting."

Leng Yue nodded and said, this girl's facial paralysis reminded Lu Chen of a junior sister in the dragon world.

At this time, when he talked about his nightmare-difficulty mission, he seemed to be completely indifferent.

Lu Chen knew that the difficulty of a task was evaluated based on the current strength of the explorer, such as the difficulty level. For him, at least it was someone whose attributes were similar to his own. Even if he fought for thousands of rounds, he might not be able to win. opponent.

If it is a nightmare level, it means that the target's attributes are stronger than your own, but it is possible to win by taking advantage of the situation, cooperating with teammates, or fighting hard.

As for mortality...that's literally what it means.

However, the tasks given by the space have a range of difficulty, and they will become easier depending on the way they are completed.

"It's interesting. It seems that the Death Note was really brought by an outsider. This item was not contained seven years ago. I'm afraid it has some unknown secret."

Lu Chen smiled and said that Leng Yue's words gave him reassurance.

No matter what, since the opponent's mission is limited to three days, a big incident will definitely break out in Defias City within three days.

At that time, whether the Death Note appears or there are other weird things, it can become a step for him to "promote".

"Can I act in advance and kill all the suspicious targets?"

Leng Yue asked in a request for instructions, because she didn't know what the man in front of her was thinking and whether he had other plans.

For her, as a lone wolf, she had no intention of relying on the help of others to complete the task, even though the lowest difficulty in the task difficulty column was marked as easy.

As for why it is simple, from the perspective of taking advantage of the situation, as long as Lu Chen helps, it is simple.

But if she wants to prepare herself, she can't sit still and wait for death. She needs to prepare in advance to nip the danger in the cradle.

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, "...Let's see what they are planning to do first. This is a good opportunity for you and me to gain exploration points."

After thinking for a while, he added: "If necessary, if you don't mind, I will take action."

"Listen to Mr. Lu's arrangements."

Leng Yue nodded and said, of course she doesn't mind. Pride does not mean stupidity.

And if they act in advance, they will not be able to learn the subsequent secrets. This may be an opportunity to further discover the truth about the world.

Lu Chen's idea is very simple. He feels that if the matter is a little bigger and something stronger and more powerful appears, the "salary" he will get after solving it will be higher, which will help him improve his status.

The difficulty of Leng Yue's task is clear. He is not a waste of time, but has the confidence to solve this matter while taking into account the safety of the entire city's civilians.

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Early the next morning, Lu Chen took a walk to the church and returned various confidential information.

When he walked out of the church, he saw a girl on the street corner wearing a patched cotton coat and cotton shoes with some seams on her feet. Her brown hair was slightly messy in the cold wind, and her little face was flushed with cold.

When the other party saw him, he ran over with hope, "Brother, have you... caught the murderer?"

Louise signed a confidentiality agreement and could not mention Death Note's name outside. She waited outside the church for several days but did not see Lu Chen.

She asked other priests she was visiting, but they all said they didn't know anyone named Lu Chen, which made her think that her brother's death was "in the past" in the eyes of the church.

Lu Chen looked at the girl whose hands and face were red from the cold, and touched the dry and fluffy top of her head, "It's cold outside, go home, I will catch the murderer."

Louise felt the warm palm, thinking of her brother, her eyes and nose became sore, "I...I, if, if I can't find him, can I let my brother go home first?"

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the girl meant.

Louise looked towards the church, "Brother...my brother's body was taken away and has not been returned yet."

Lu Chen sighed in his heart, "Believe me, there will be results soon. The murderer will be punished, your brother will go home, and you..."

He looked at his daughter's clothes and frowned, "What you should do now is take care of yourself. Didn't I give you two pounds before?"

Louise lowered her head and looked at her feet, "I, I only have this money left now, and in the cemetery in the western suburbs, the burial fee is three pounds. Dad is there. I hope my brother can see his dad in heaven. .”

Lu Chen felt in his breast pocket, took out another three pounds of paper and pen, and handed it to Louise, "Be good, go back and have a good rest."

After that, he walked towards the distance.

It turns out that no matter what world it is in, there are always people who can't afford to die.