Chapter 305

“Lord Snake Spirit, there are probably cleaners who have infiltrated the gathering. They’re currently on a shopping spree with a bunch of dubious currency. I fear they have ill intentions, so I’ve come to report this in the Dream Realm.”

Following the prearranged words discussed with Senior Tom, Leon provided information that wasn’t entirely false but not completely true either. Then he tried opening his system panel and glanced at the Holy Spirit Badge, which had lost its silver glow and now radiated with golden brilliance.

[By cooperating with Level One Cleaner Tom Linus from the Virgo Subdivision, you completed the murder of the Scale Gold Religion’s Bishop. Relying on your Scale Gold Divine Selection status granted by the Snake Spirit, you directly succeeded as one of the Scale Gold Religion’s Wealth-Devouring Bishops.

Since you’ve met the promotion conditions, your Silver Rank Badge “Practitioner” has successfully advanced to the Gold Rank Badge “Agent.”]

[Agent (Gold): The highest-ranking divine personnel acting on behalf of a deity, requiring deep understanding of doctrines and the ability to expel heretics through force. This position is equivalent to most sects’ bishops.]

[Badge Effects: When in contact with anomalous items marked as “Holy,” you will automatically gain the right to use them, greatly enhancing their effects while reducing the cost of usage.]

[Promotion Path: If your Taint Value reaches 60 points and you obtain a True God-level power, this badge will automatically upgrade into the variant badge “Order True God.”

If you didn’t acquire the power through enlightenment but defeated a True God and forcibly took their power, it would instead become the variant badge “Chaos Evil God.”

Due to not obtaining Agent status through orthodox means, a special promotion path is given. If, before reaching 60 Taint Points or mastering any powers, you prematurely kill a True God, this badge will automatically advance into the hidden variant badge “God Slayer.”]

[Hidden Trait (No need to wear): As the highest-ranking divine personnel acting for a deity, your piety and determination make your soul extremely pure, naturally earning the favor of order entities.]

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Are there people from the Clearing Bureau mixed in?

After hearing the “Bishop’s” report, the giant snake spirit, whose size rivaled a statue, couldn’t help but tremble slightly and hastily asked, “That suspected cleaner… Is it male or female? What color is their hair? Is it red?”

“…”

This snake spirit seems rather dim-witted, doesn’t it? If it were a red-haired woman, she wouldn’t need to “infiltrate.” She’d probably just storm in! “No, it’s a man, and his hair isn’t red.”

Shaking his head slightly, Leon answered as honestly as possible:

“That man always looks like he’s half-asleep, appears rather lethargic, and feels like he shouldn’t be dangerous.”

“Not dangerous? If he’s not dangerous, then there aren’t many dangerous people in the entire Clearing Bureau!”

Upon hearing the bishop’s overly foolish judgment, the snake spirit couldn’t help but glance at the little snake and snorted disdainfully:

“If I’m not mistaken, the man you call ‘not dangerous’ is likely the Unlucky Dice Emperor from the Clearing Bureau’s Virgo Subdivision, with a record of single-handedly driving away True Gods. Moreover, his methods are extremely bizarre and impossible to guard against! With so few people in the Virgo Subdivision, they can still firmly hold their place among the twelve Zodiac Divisions mainly due to him and the woman confined in the Emerald Forest. These two Level One Cleaners are elites among elites, matching the capabilities of bureau directors from non-Zodiac divisions. If that ‘not dangerous’ man really wanted to deal with you, someone like you wouldn’t even know how you died!”

After criticizing Leon’s foolish judgment, the black-spotted giant snake spirit pondered for a moment before narrowing its eyes and asking, “What did the Dice Emperor do? Did he only buy things around the perimeter of the gathering?”

“He indeed bought a lot of stuff.”

Leon’s eyes flickered momentarily before he said somewhat painfully,

“Lord Snake Spirit, I don’t know how that man managed it, but the money in his bag seemed endless. He practically emptied half a street. Shouldn’t we try to stop him?”

“Let him be.”

Upon hearing this, the snake spirit also looked pained but shook its tail and said helplessly, “He might be here to take advantage of bargains. During the last gathering in Sai Ao Kingdom, he once infiltrated and used some unknown source of wealth to buy a large amount of goods. This time… um… let me think.”

“The person sent by the Clearing Bureau’s Aquarius Director said the red-haired woman from the Virgo Division definitely wouldn’t cause trouble for me. It seems he wasn’t lying.

However, the situation is unclear. If the Dice Emperor isn’t here for bargains but is targeting the trapped woman, we could have problems… By the way, what’s the situation at the Secret Shrine?”

“Everything is normal at the Secret Shrine.”

Leon, who had already switched to the [Performance Master] Badge, lied without batting an eye, “When the followers heard about the opportunity to pay homage to your true form, they started fiercely competing for those three spots. Before I came to report to you, the final selections were confirmed, and the offerings for you are piled up in the Secret Shrine.”

“Is that so…”

The snake spirit hesitated for a while before sighing, “You should go back first. I’m not sure why the Dice Emperor came, so it’s safer if I don’t leave. Go refund all the offerings and tell them that this visitation is canceled.”

“This…”

“What do you mean ‘this’?”

Sighing painfully, the snake spirit looked annoyed and said,

“Do you think I don’t want the offerings? But the priority right now is solving the problem of the trapped Level One Cleaner!

Once her indestructibility is worn down, my strength will also be drained. If that damn man has ulterior motives, I may not be able to handle him! Stop arguing and get back to work immediately!”

“Alright, I’ll go back right away!”

Looking at the snake spirit with some reluctance, knowing further insistence might expose him, Leon bowed respectfully and retreated, releasing his tail wrapped around the statue. He disappeared from the snake spirit’s tail.

After his soul “disconnected,” the snake spirit, who previously appeared pained, instantly became grim-faced.

…

Returning the offerings… He definitely isn’t my bishop! If I’m not mistaken, regardless of whether the cleaner coming is the Dice Emperor or not, the Secret Shrine is likely already destroyed. The enemy who infiltrated the gathering must have set a trap, trying to lure me back and eliminate me!

For safety, I can’t even stay here.

With a sinister gaze, after pondering for a moment, the snake spirit looked at the emerald forest in front of it. First, it flicked its tongue, then extended its black-and-white spotted tail and swirled it twice in the void in front of the emerald jungle.

Accompanied by a strange ringing sound, the vast emerald forest spanning dozens of miles quickly shrank into a transparent green bead. Inside the bead, a woman with vines shackling her limbs suddenly opened her eyes and glared angrily at it through the bead.

“Don’t glare at me. The [Emerald Green Dream] was specially bestowed by my deity to deal with you. Even if the Dice Emperor comes, he won’t be able to get you out.”

After sarcastically mocking Emma inside the bead, the hundred-meter-tall black snake abruptly opened its mouth, directly swallowing the emerald-green bead named [Emerald Green Dream]. Then it found a gap between reality and the dream realm, slipping through the seam to prepare for evacuation before the Dice Emperor realized what was happening.

But before it could escape far, a massive apple core made entirely of mist, towering seventy to eighty meters high, strangely appeared ahead, faintly flickering between reality and illusion.

Immediately after, seventeen or eighteen enormous chicken beaks inexplicably pierced through the barrier between the dream realm and reality, pecking wildly at its head. Accompanying these actions were excited rooster crows due to the unexpected bonus meal.

“Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo!”

(End of Chapter)