The Reason

"Look here."

Just as Liu Zhi grabbed the Soul-Devouring Eye, a voice came from behind him.

Liu Zhi had no intention of following the other party's method. Without even turning his head, he simply closed his eyes and observed the surrounding situation in his soul state.

He saw that there were more than 130 souls in Dock Five.

With Liu Zhi's current strength, adjusting all the souls was easy.

Although the adjusted souls would inevitably have some problems, this was, after all, modification directed at the soul, rather than at memory or the mind.

But this was what Liu Zhi knew how to do, so there was nothing he could do about it.

Only after processing everyone's souls did Liu Zhi look toward the direction from which the voice had come.

He remembered that there had been three relatively powerful souls there just now, and he had paid special attention to them while working.

Looking over, Liu Zhi found three men standing there in black aristocratic formalwear. Their noble attire was full of Victorian style and appeared to match the maid outfits. However, what they were wearing should have been intended for high-ranking male servants.

All three had mechanical hands, but they had not revealed them, hiding them inside White Gloves.

Each of them held something resembling a cane, and each wore a tall black top hat.

The three of them were now standing motionless, their movements frozen in the same poses they had held when calling Liu Zhi to turn around.

The man in the center was holding something like a pocket watch. It was open, with its dial facing Liu Zhi.

They had suddenly called Liu Zhi to turn around precisely so that he would look at this pocket watch.

Walking over to the three men, Liu Zhi