Chapter 320

After hearing the words of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon’s smile on his face immediately stiffened slightly, then he nodded somewhat dejectedly and said:

“Back when Senior Emma was preparing to go down with the Goddess of Wealth, in order to enhance her own strength, the Goddess of Wealth directly swallowed my Holy Spirit Pendant. Even Pioneer Pione’s fart… no, the silver curse was taken away by her too.

Director, now I’m all equipped with auxiliary anomalous items, without anything that can directly harm a target. Next time you assign me a task, I think I’ll just have to work with a sniper rifle.”

“That won’t happen. I brought you guys down here with that crocodile precisely to solve this problem… move forward, remember not to stray too far from me!”

After glancing at the grayish sky above, the Red-haired Bureau Director whistled toward the sky, scattering the flock of crows that kept circling above, then stared at their flight paths, holding Emma as he walked deeper into the Deathscape.

“Leon, although you lost your Holy Spirit Pendant this time, your actual gains aren’t small. Whether it’s the fork of the Lord of Desire Dreams, the tail of the Goddess of Wealth, or the green bead that trapped Emma, they’re all good things that don’t fall short of the Holy Spirit Pendant.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director, who had stepped onto the No Return Road, while keeping his eyes fixed on the Death-Announcing Crows overhead, spoke to Leon behind him:

“But the few things you’ve obtained are somewhat troublesome. The Lord of Desire Dreams isn’t dead yet, so even if his weapon is broken, you can’t use it. The snake tail of the Goddess of Wealth can only be considered material, and similarly can’t be used directly.

As for the remaining bead, although it doesn’t have these problems, it was made for the Goddess of Wealth herself to use. The consumption for you would be a bit too high. Someone without forty to fifty Leon Values would hardly be able to produce much effect.”

“Yes…”

Leon, following behind the Red-haired Bureau Director, nodded and replied:

“That bead is called [Jade Green Dream]. It’s an anomalous item modified from the shattered [Paradise] of the Agricultural God. It can temporarily expand a jade-green world without an exit. Moreover, the more taint value the user has, the vaster the expanded world becomes. That Snake Spirit even managed to expand an entire valley.

Although I can use this thing directly, and even lead people in and out of the already expanded jade-green world, if I were to put away the current [Jade Green Dream] and activate it again myself, the expanded jade-green world would probably end up being just a few dozen square meters, and its stability wouldn’t compare to the world expanded by that Snake Spirit.”

“In short, either it can’t be used, or it’s unsuitable!”

After summarizing with a sentence, the Red-haired Bureau Director continued:

“When you have good stuff but can’t use it, you need to find an anomalous item smith.

And speaking of the best smith, it’s definitely Honorable Taurus, but she’s currently self-isolating in the General Bureau and can’t lend a hand, so we can only find the second best.”

Second-best anomalous item smith?

Upon hearing this, Leon blinked, then asked curiously:

“Director, is the second-best smith in the Deathscape? Is he one of our Clearing Bureau members?”

“Hmm, he is indeed in the Deathscape, and during his lifetime, he was also a member of our Clearing Bureau.”

“…”

Wait! Lifetime?…

“Olivia! Hahahaha! You actually came to see me!”

In Leon’s shocked gaze, a slightly hunched, half-grown old man with a square head sat up abruptly from the coffin the Red-haired Bureau Director had pried open, looking delighted and saying: “Since you’ve come to see me, does that mean this generation’s Taurus has already passed away?”

“Uh… Honorable Taurus hasn’t ascended to the palace yet…”

“Tsk!”

After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s response, the square-headed old man was greatly disappointed and raised his hand to pull the coffin lid back down, intending to lie back, but was stopped by the prepared Red-haired Bureau Director grabbing him.

The old man, who seemed to have a grudge against Director Taurus, angrily said:

“Didn’t I tell you already? If she’s not dead, don’t come to me! How could you break your word?”

“Third Generation Honorable, we didn’t agree on that initially.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director, forcefully pulling the old man’s coffin board, shook his head and said:

“According to our agreement back then, after you once again became the best smith in the world, I would find time to visit you and inform you of this good news.”

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

“It’s different.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director explained:

“Third Generation Honorable, there’s been an issue in the bureau recently. This generation’s Aquarius Director covets the Watchtower Palace and wants to enter it by replacing Honorable Taurus as the seated person.

To ensure the safety of the Watchtower Palace, Honorable Taurus has already stayed in the General Bureau under the protection of the other two directors, undergoing self-isolation. She will not come out until ascending to the palace, so you are once again the best smith in the world.”

“Oh, that’s fine then…”

After listening to the Red-haired Bureau Director’s explanation, the square-headed old man hesitated for a moment, finally deciding not to close his coffin lid and unwillingly asked:

“Since she’s not coming out anymore, I guess you haven’t broken your word… Speak up, what do you want this time?”

“To find the best smith is naturally to ask you to forge something.”

After taking out the snake tail and broken trident seized by Leon, the Red-haired Bureau Director pointed at Leon and said:

“Third Generation Honorable, he is a new cleaner who joined our bureau last year. During a rescue mission, his anomalous item was destroyed, and now he lacks an offensive anomalous item.

Could you possibly use these two things he seized as main materials and customize something suitable for him? If possible, it should consume little energy, something a general Level 3 Cleaner can handle, and ideally accommodate future growth.”

“Tsk… So many requirements!”

After muttering unhappily, the square-headed old man stood up from his coffin, reluctantly took the materials to examine them, and then surprisingly exclaimed.

“The limb and weapon of a True God?”

After fiddling with the snake tail and half of the trident with his somewhat bluish hands, the square-headed old man’s gaze fell on Leon for the first time, full of confusion asking: “Is this tail freshly chopped off? Did you encounter a True God battle while on a rescue mission?”

“Strange! You look weak as hell at a glance, and you’re a rookie who just joined the cleaning bureau last year. If you really stumbled into a battlefield where True Gods fought each other, you’d probably be killed in the time it takes to breathe. How could you seize such precious materials?”

“Well, that’s a long story.”

Giving Leon a look telling him not to pay attention to him, the Red-haired Bureau Director quietly closed the coffin lid of the square-headed old man, kicked the coffin lid on the ground away, and smiled and said: “Third Generation Honorable, how about you help him forge something while I tell you what happened?”

(The chapter ends here)