Chapter 221

Let me do it again? Upon hearing the words of the Clearing Bureau Director, Aquarius Director couldn’t help but take a deep breath instantly, feeling her brain really start to boil.

If we were to rank the world’s pains by severity, the process of having one’s memories read by a divine-level brain-eating demon would definitely make the list.

That long tongue covered with purplish-red tumors, every time it gently wipes along the brain’s grooves, extracting the memories bit by bit, brings not only the pain of the slow loss of “self” but also real physical torment.

Going through the entire memory extraction process feels like being trampled on by hundreds of burning feet, one after another, targeting a crucial spot between your legs and kicking non-stop for several minutes. It’s a pain no human could endure!

“Impossible! I…”

“Sorry, but since it involves the Watchtower Palace, please do it again.”

“And if doing it again still doesn’t work?”

“Don’t worry, this time it will definitely be fine!”

Looking at the pulsing veins on the Aquarius Director’s forehead, the Clearing Bureau Director, who also understood how painful this process was, couldn’t help but assure her with a slightly apologetic expression: “Before you woke up, Honorable Taurus already inspected the Dream Memory Furnace and temporarily repaired the corroded parts. This time, it’s guaranteed not to have issues!”

Taurus, huh? After hearing the Clearing Bureau Director’s assurance, the intense anger in Aquarius Director’s eyes finally subsided somewhat.

As someone chosen by the Watchtower Palace for elevation, the integrity of Taurus Director is beyond question. Even if she stands on the “opposite side,” it’s unlikely she’d sabotage something like this.

Moreover, the real cause of the issue with the Dream Memory Furnace might not even be the stomach acid of the brain-eating demon, but rather an error on our side. After all, the brain inside my skull isn’t the original, so some problems are inevitable.

There’s no way around it; looks like I’ll have to go through the memory extraction again.

Glancing at the director, whose mouth said sorry but whose eyes revealed an unmistakable refusal, Aquarius Director didn’t waste any more effort struggling. Instead, she took a deep breath, her face dark as she stood before the divine-level brain-eating demon once again.

…

When I decided to act, I had already considered the possibility of memory extraction and prepared the corresponding solution.

Although the memory extraction by the divine-level brain-eating demon can’t be resisted, it ultimately reads memories through physical contact without involving the soul. By simply replacing the brain with an identical one, it can trick its probe.

To withstand memory extraction at a critical moment, I drank the water from the Twin Mirror Lake and created a duplicate of myself. With the preparations made beforehand, I killed it and directly extracted the other brain.

Next, as long as I put this replicated brain to sleep and create realistic dreams for it, I can fabricate almost flawless false memories.

If there’s ever a chance that my memory might be read, I can temporarily replace my brain using a brain-swap surgery from the Crocodile Kingdom. Even if it’s not 100% identical, achieving 95% similarity should be possible.

The only flaw is that the memories of the other brain come from dreams, so the extracted memories may not be entirely real and could be fragmented, which could expose me if observed directly.

However, fortunately, the brain-eating demon doesn’t directly provide the original memories but replicates them into dreams through the Dream Memory Furnace. Under this dream-to-dream process, the final 5% discrepancy is patched up.

After all, I am the real Aquarius Director. Although my brain isn’t the original, it’s still “my” brain, and the memories within completely match my statements, just slightly blurry. It’s enough to pass undetected.

As for why there’s an issue now… could it be because it happened earlier than expected? Glancing toward the Gemini Division Director, I confirmed that no one tampered with anything—it’s indeed a problem with the Dream Memory Furnace. Aquarius Director couldn’t help but sigh inwardly at her bad luck.

Due to the sudden appearance of the Clearing Bureau Director, the interrogation was advanced by a whole day, causing the newly replaced brain to not fully awaken yet, leading to incomplete memory extraction.

However, luckily, I anticipated this possibility, and the doctor from the Crocodile Kingdom provided a solution for such situations.

Quietly pressing the thin copper plate embedded at the back of my head and slightly increasing the electric current to activate the brain, Aquarius Director and her fake brain were once again submerged by hundreds of tongues covered with tumors…

Little Leon… We might be in trouble…

After reviewing the “partial memories of Aquarius Director” sent to me, watching Leon talking with the director on the main platform, Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but sigh, crushing the sphere containing the memory dreams and silently apologizing to Leon in her heart.

Even though the Dream Memory Furnace malfunctioned suddenly, resulting in only about 5% of Aquarius Director’s memories being copied, these 5% are already enough to reveal signs.

In order to completely pin down Aquarius Director in one go, I, Beverly, and the Gemini Division Director, who voluntarily provided a lot of evidence after learning the situation, conducted extensive investigations during this period, practically mapping out his movements to about 80-90%.

Yet, in these 5% of memories, Aquarius Director’s actual actions differ greatly from what we summarized.

So if my guess is correct, Aquarius Director has likely prepared other contingencies over the past twenty or thirty years, perhaps even finding a way to deceive a divine-level brain-eating demon.

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Currently, although the unexpected failure of the [Dream Memory Furnace] allowed us to get through the first round of memory extraction, after Honorable Taurus’ inspection, the next extraction will definitely work. It seems I can’t avoid memory extraction, and even Leon will be affected.

It’s truly… My inquiry was too hasty. If I had prepared more, things might not have been so passive, and at least Leon wouldn’t have been dragged into this…

…

“I just checked, this thing is running perfectly fine!”

While the frowning Red-haired Bureau Director was lamenting her insufficient preparation, Leon on the main platform was vigorously patting his chest, confidently assuring the Clearing Bureau Director:

“After Honorable Taurus inspected it, its efficacy is much stronger than before. Normal use will definitely be fine!”

“That’s good, I hope it won’t malfunction again this time.”

After receiving assurances from two “professionals,” the Clearing Bureau Director nodded satisfactorily, not suspecting that someone might have tampered with it.

Meanwhile, Leon, while observing his expression, switched to [Elite Performer] and subtly suggested: “Speaking of malfunctions… Director, actually when I checked it the first time, there was nothing wrong with it. It should have worked normally. The Dream Memory Furnace, although old, wasn’t to the point of malfunctioning.

And I think Honorable Taurus probably felt the same way. She just couldn’t find other issues, and you didn’t have time to wait for her thorough inspection, so she had to temporarily conclude that the Dream Memory Furnace was damaged.”

Huh? After hearing Leon’s reminder, the Clearing Bureau Director couldn’t help but pause briefly, then first glanced at Taurus Director, noticing she was indeed frowning in thought, and then mused aloud: “Are you saying… the problem might be on the Aquarius Director’s side?”

(End of Chapter)