In the dark night, at the eastern suburbs port of Defia, a freighter slowly docked at the wharf.

Temporary workers began to unload the freighter, carrying bags of various sizes.

"You said that this employer is also interesting. It's so late, can't you unload the goods tomorrow? It's just a pile of flour."

A worker carried a sack and chatted with his co-workers.

"Hey, no matter what they do, it's possible that big businessmen are supplying them, and those in the city are eager to get them."

The co-worker smiled and said, "It's not a problem to go to work. The key is that people are lavish and give double wages. If there is such a good thing, I am willing to work overtime every day."

"Cut, you can't use up all your strength, you still work overtime every day, and you can't carry enough during the day?"

A worker not far away heard his words and laughed.

At this time, on the side of the ship, a man in a black cloak looked at the situation of the cargo and said loudly: "Unload the cargo faster, stop chatting, and the wages will be doubled when the cargo is unloaded before the early morning."

After listening to the master's words, the workers present worked harder to carry the goods.

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

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

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

Leng Yue lives in the villa next door, and the world channel has not been opened yet. Although they are friends, they are not on the same team, so they cannot communicate remotely. Respond anytime.

Lu Chen put down the material in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

It's not that I'm tired, it's just that my head feels a little big.

His spiritual sense was very accurate, and he vaguely felt that the matter of Death Note might not be so simple.

It's not that the strange item of the Death Note is difficult to deal with, but that he feels that the notebook appears too abnormal.

After all, such a mysterious item that is aggressive and not very destructive is just an item in itself. Why did the Huen Province Church next door fail to contain it?

After the containment failure, where has the Death Note been all these years? Why did it cross the distance of a province and appear in the northern part of Noah Province?

Lu Chen just received the contact from Chu Zihang, according to Chu Zihang's analysis, Death Note probably did not appear in Defia City by accident, but was brought by someone.

The material that Lu Chen just read was borrowed from the local Morning Embrace Church in Defia, a "high-end course" on mysterious items.

It records all kinds of mysterious items kept by Defias Morning Embrace Church. Of course, due to the strength of the Church's Night Watchmen here, the most terrifying thing in their showroom is the danger level.

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

Because before, he was like an "illiterate" to various things in this world. After all, he had not received several years of study and training like a traditional night watchman, and he knew very little about the other side of the night in terms of academics.

After reading the materials, Lu Chen discovered a problem, that is, most of the mysterious items are not very aggressive, and only after certain conditions can be triggered will their unique power burst out.

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

For example, the mythical black blade he got is also a mysterious item in essence, but it is forged from a strange origin combined with a special metal.

This black blade is classified as dangerous inside the showroom because it has unknown properties even if it is an artificially created item.

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

In the materials of the Defia Church, most of the mysterious items that Lu Chen saw were similar.

There is a pair of red dancing shoes in the material, which is exquisite in appearance, and everyone who sees it will have the urge to wear it.

Once you put on these red dancing shoes, you will dance involuntarily, and you will not be able to stop, and the dance contains special magic, which will make all ordinary people who see the dance dance with it until they die.

Clementine, who sent the materials, briefly introduced the situation of these items to Lu Chen. He probably thought that Lu Chen wanted to use the collections in the Defia Church showroom to assist in the completion of the task.

When referring to the red shoes, Clementine also mocked himself by saying that when he was first promoted to the Dangerous Night Watchman, he did not resist the temptation to wear these red shoes to dance in the church. Fortunately, it was In the evening, the believers had all dispersed, otherwise it would be the scene of the death of a large society.

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 dance all the way through Defias, setting off a frenzy.

Most of the mysterious items are like this, and they usually require the "media" of people to activate their abilities, which is not as simple and straightforward as those weird things.

One of the most immediate features is that, generally speaking, they do not move on their own.

Yes, mysterious items are, in a sense, very safe when no one is in contact with them, so many of the items contained in the church's internal showroom are mysterious items, and there are much less weirdness.

Generally, the night watchman chooses to "kill" the strange capture method, collect the source of power, block it in the showroom, and weaken it regularly to ensure safety.

Lu Chen looked at the information on the coffee table. If that was the case, the Death Note appeared in Defias, which was really intriguing.

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

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

Lu Chen still remembered that the mysterious aura he felt in Brother Louise's house at Messer's house dissipated after leaving from the window.

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

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

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

dong dong dong-

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

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

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

Lu Chen raised his hand and asked Leng Yue to sit down, "Is there any basis?"

"First of all, as Mr. Lu said before, if someone really got that notebook, and it wasn't completely eroded, and is a qualified 'master', then he has gone through a period of careful observation, and he should be safe I can't stop starting."

Leng Yue opened her mouth to analyze, "Death Note is not a tool of kindness to the owner, whether it is a strange or mysterious item, the essence is the will of the ancient gods of evil. Even if the person who picked it up is a very calm, ordinary person whose spiritual attributes surpass ordinary people, under the influence of Death Note, it is impossible to hold back the 'killing intent'"

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 with a look of admiration, "The analysis is good, let's continue."

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

Speaking of which, she took out a prop and sealed off the entire living room to prevent eavesdropping and snooping from the outside world.

"My main quest has appeared."

Leng Yue said lightly.

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

Leng Yue shook his head, "There is no mention of the Death Note, the task name is 'Eternal Night Comes', the content is to let me live in Defia for three days, and the difficulty limit is... Nightmare."

"Nightmare?"

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, Leng Yue is a sixth-order supermodel, how could the first-ring upper limit of the main quest be at the nightmare level?

Doesn't that mean that the danger she has to face is at least a seventh-level existence?

The highest agility attribute of Leng Yue has reached 155 points, which is comparable to ordinary explorers who are just entering the seventh order.

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

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 the task of his nightmare difficulty, it seemed that it didn't matter at all.

Lu Chen knew that the difficulty of a mission was judged based on the current strength of the explorer, such as the difficulty level. For him, at least one of his attributes was similar to his own, and he might not be able to win a thousand rounds of battle. opponent.

At Nightmare level, it means that the attributes of the target are stronger than their own, but there is a possibility of winning by taking advantage of the situation, cooperating with teammates, or fighting hard.

As for mortal...literally.

However, the tasks given by the space have ranges in terms of difficulty, which will become easier depending on the method of completion.

"It's a bit 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 an unknown secret."

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

In any case, since the other party's mission is limited to three days, then there will be a big event in Defias within three days.

At that time, whether it is the appearance of Death Note or other weirdness, it can become a step for one's "promotion".

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

Leng Yue asked in the words of asking for instructions, because she didn't know what the man in front of her was thinking, whether there would be other plans.

For her, as a lone wolf, she did not intend to use the power of others to complete the task, although the task difficulty column, the lowest difficulty is marked as simple.

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 to come, she can't sit still, she needs to prepare in advance and nip the danger in the cradle.

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

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

"Listen to Mr. Lu's arrangement."

Leng Yue nodded and said, of course she doesn't mind, pride doesn't mean stupid.

And if they act in advance, they will not be able to know the follow-up secrets. This may be an opportunity to further dig out the truth of the world.

Lu Chen's idea was very simple. He felt that if the matter was a little bigger, and something stronger and fiercer appeared, the "salary" he would get after solving it would be higher, which would help him improve his status.

The difficulty of Leng Yue's task is there. He is not a wave, but he is confident to solve this matter while taking into account the safety of the entire city's civilians.

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

When he walked out of the church, he saw a girl wearing a cotton-padded coat with patches on the corner of the street. She was wearing cotton shoes with some slits on her feet. Her brown hair was a little messy in the cold wind, and her face was red with cold.

Seeing him, the other party trotted over all the way, with hope, "Big brother, have you... caught the murderer?"

Louise signed a non-disclosure agreement and was not allowed to mention the name of the Death Note outside. She waited outside the church for several days without seeing Lu Chen.

She asked other priests, but they all said that they didn't know the person 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 with cold, and touched the top of her dry and fluffy head, "It's cold outside, go home, I'll catch the murderer."

Louise felt the warm palm, and remembered her brother, her eyes and nasal passages were sore, "I... I, if ~lightnovelpub.net~ can't be found, can I let my brother go home first?"

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

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

Lu Chen sighed in his heart, "Trust me, there will be results soon, the murderer will 'flaw', your brother will go home, and you..."

He looked at his daughter's clothes and frowned, "What you should do now is to 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 Dad in heaven. ."

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

After all, he walked into the distance.

It turns out that no matter what the world is, there are always people who cannot afford to die.