Chapter 177

The ancestors of the royal family of the Twelve Kingdoms… Were they all once palace sitters at the Watchtower Palace?

It was originally just a little trouble, and Leon felt a bit embarrassed to bring it up to the Bureau Director. But after hearing such a secret, Leon, after a brief silence, couldn’t help but ask: “Then is Honorable Taurus also…”

“Honorable Taurus has no children.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director replied:

“However, if she had descendants and this idea, the Clearing Bureau would be willing to provide certain conveniences, including supporting her descendants in establishing a country. If everything goes smoothly, after a hundred years or so, the Twelve Kingdoms might become thirteen kingdoms again.

Leon, this world is much bigger than you imagine, not only the place where the Twelve Kingdoms are located is suitable for human survival. And the Watchtower Palace is the last barrier protecting the world. With the achievements of the palace sitters watching over the world, if these conditions are met, the Bureau believes they are not unacceptable.”

“…”

Even though… Ancestors save the world and then rule it? What kind of Celestial Dragon Person setting is this…

After listening to what the Red-haired Bureau Director said, Leon couldn’t help but open his mouth speechlessly, wanting to nitpick. But after thinking about it, he closed his mouth.

Compared to the Celestial Dragon People, the royal families of the Twelve Kingdoms are still quite normal. Although there are some who act recklessly, because most countries are not absolute monarchies, their power is somewhat restrained. At least they haven’t exceeded the scope of “human”.

And the Clearing Bureau itself operates secretly with a loose structure, imposing severe penalties on behaviors that interfere with “normality.” Each branch office enjoys great autonomy and is not a tightly controlled power organization.

Aside from giving special favors to the royal families based on the identity of the descendants of the palace sitters, it doesn’t seem like they’re dead set on protecting the Twelve Kingdoms. So, the relationship between the Twelve Kingdoms and the Clearing Bureau feels more like a mutually beneficial one.

The former depends on the latter to resist abnormal invasions; the latter needs the former to maintain the stability of the surface world and provide corresponding help and support when necessary, thus maintaining a relatively stable balance.

“Also, you need to be extra careful during this time.”

Just as Leon was pondering the situation of the Twelve Kingdoms, the Red-haired Bureau Director thought for a moment and then said uncertainly:

“I think this incident may also have something to do with the Aquarius Director.”

Aquarius Director again?

After frowning, Leon cautiously asked: “Is it because the rebels’ abilities come from the Aquarius Director? Do you suspect that this attack was actually orchestrated by the Aquarius Director?”

“There’s a reason for this, but more importantly, it’s about the intensity of that ability.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director frowned deeply: “If it were just making an ordinary person completely forgotten, there wouldn’t be many abilities capable of achieving such a level. However, making a princess disappear from everyone’s memory requires an astonishing level of ability intensity, anomalous item rank, and cost. There aren’t many people among the branch bureau directors who can achieve this.

Moreover, despite the disappearance of an extremely important figure, no one noticed anything amiss. Everything was forcibly ‘rationalized,’ as if the country never had a princess to begin with… Doesn’t this ability seem familiar to you?”

Forcing everything to be rationalized…

After frowning and contemplating for a while, Leon suddenly realized something and exclaimed in surprise:

“You mean… The brain of the evil god responsible for erasing traces of anomalies?”

The Red-haired Bureau Director narrowed his eyes: “The strength of this forgetting ability seems a bit excessive, so I’m inclined to believe that someone extremely familiar with the operating rules of the [Illusion Vase] took a shortcut using its power.

This forgetting ability likely just started things off, subsequently piggybacking on the [Illusion Vase]’s trace-erasing ability. By misleading the [Illusion Vase] into judging the event as concluded and the princess disappeared, it actively erased the event traces on a large scale, causing the current effect.

Otherwise, if it were just a simple forgetting ability, anyone flipping through old newspapers or receiving official documents signed by the princess before she was forgotten would immediately notice something wrong. Only the [Illusion Vase] within the Bureau could ensure all these issues are forcibly rationalized. And the person capable of doing this…”

Isn’t that person none other than the Aquarius Director! As one of the twelve directors, he should be very familiar with the rules of the [Illusion Vase], plus there’s some connection between him and the rebels. So, it’s not far-fetched to say that he’s behind the scenes this time—it’s almost like he’s already handed over his ID number! After instantly understanding the logic in the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, Leon felt extremely uncomfortable, as if being watched by some legendary old coin.

“Director…”

After checking his own measly taint value of 4.1 and confirming that his frail body couldn’t withstand any more trouble, Leon couldn’t help but complain:

“It hasn’t been a week since the Blood Night of Leon, and the review from the General Bureau has already come down. And since we reported that the Aquarius Director might be problematic, how many days have passed? Why hasn’t the General Bureau made any move yet?”

“What else do you expect? Should they directly arrest the Aquarius Director and let you drag that sheep out to interrogate him?”

The Red-haired Bureau Director glared at Leon and said irritably:

“No matter what, he’s still a director! You’ve only been in the Clearing Bureau for a month. Suggesting a review of him is like a sheep herder from Leon County reporting that the king stole sheep from his pen yesterday—basically, no one will listen.

Even if I vouch for you and make this information get attention, implementing a review of him is still troublesome. We’d at least need the approval of three directors. Moreover, most of the directors in the Bureau not only keep their identities confidential, but whether they’re even in this world is uncertain.

So, keep waiting!

Anyway, the year-end review is coming soon. Every year, three directors are responsible for hosting the year-end review. Plus, the Honorable Taurus is on her way back. Next week, I can at least notify four directors, and by then the review of Aquarius should be able to proceed.”

A week…

Leon thought about it for a moment and relaxed slightly. But just as he wanted to continue saying something, he heard a creaking sound coming from the drawer behind the Red-haired Bureau Director.

“It must be a message from the General Bureau.”

Noticing the sound, the Red-haired Bureau Director returned to his desk, opened the drawer, and fiddled with it for a while before pulling out a table dripping with ink, quickly scanning it.

“I thought it was something else, turns out it’s your investigation result… You… Huh?”

Seemingly seeing something inconceivable, the Red-haired Bureau Director first blinked hard, then instinctively furrowed his brows.

“Leon…”

After skimming through the table at a glance, his gaze lingered on evaluations like “Suspicious!” “Dangerous!” “Crazy!” etc., then took a deep breath, and informed him with a troubled expression: “Your investigation results… Aren’t looking good…”

(End of Chapter)