Chapter 321

After glancing back at his coffin that had been kicked far away, the square-headed old man, who looked no different from a living person except for his inverted black and white eyeballs, muttered with a face full of annoyance: “I’ve already come out of the coffin, and I’ve also received the materials you brought. How could I crawl back in before finishing making the item?”

“Hmm, you’re right.”

The red-haired bureau director didn’t get angry after being teased by the old man but instead smiled as he pushed the square-headed old man to the side of the forge, helped set up a big, sooty iron pot, and then began recounting recent events.

“Third Generation Honorable, don’t look down on Leon just because he’s new; he joined our branch less than a year ago but has already completed many dangerous tasks. Even the conspiracy of the Aquarius Director was uncovered by him…”

As the forging began… I should be able to make my move!

Leon glanced at the old man who was chatting with the director while throwing snake tails and half a trident into the pot, stirring it with a clinking sound. After confirming that his attention was completely absorbed, Leon quietly took two steps back, then picked up the coffin on the ground and ran off!…

Let’s rewind time a little.

“Leon, the next person we’re going to see is the second-best anomalous item smith in the world and also the third director of the Clearing Bureau.”

Pointing to a somewhat dilapidated cemetery in the distance, the red-haired bureau director earnestly instructed while holding a large shovel:

“The Third Generation Honorable can mark a person’s soul through sound. Once he hears your voice, you won’t be able to escape his perception no matter where you are. So when we go inside, whatever he says to you, ignore him. If you absolutely can’t, just smile at him and pretend you’re mute.”

“Okay…”

Leon, also carrying a shovel, nodded but couldn’t help asking:

“Director, shouldn’t the third director of the Clearing Bureau have been dead for a long time? Why can he still forge anomalous items for us? Can you or I become like him after we die?”

“We definitely can’t, and actually, the Third Director can’t either.”

The red-haired director shook his head and said:

“The real Third Generation Honorable actually died a long time ago. The situation of the Third Director inside is similar to the ‘King of Drama’ you and the princess caught at the Central Cross Theater. It’s a collection of the Third Generation Honorable’s obsession with anomalous forging.

Back then, he learned the Taurus Secret Art better than anyone else, surpassing others by a wide margin. He was about to become the new Taurus Director, but because of his extraordinary talent, he was temporarily appointed as the Third Director, missing out on the beloved Taurus Secret Art, which left him regretful for life.”

With a loud clang, the red-haired director kicked open the cemetery gate and continued telling the story while counting the positions of the graves:

“You know, things like obsession and regret easily induce abnormalities. Add to that the fact that the Third Generation Honorable himself was very powerful, and his forging skills were truly top-notch, increasing the probability even more.

In short, after the death of the Third Generation Honorable, his regret over missing out on the Taurus Secret Art and not becoming the best anomalous forger turned into an anomaly capable of forging anomalous items, preserving his superb forging skills.”

“The appearance of such a high-level forger naturally made the bureau happy. However, although the Third Generation Honorable’s forging level is excellent, he hasn’t truly mastered the Taurus Star Palace. Once a new Taurus Director appears, he can only be the second-best anomalous forger.

Even though each generation’s Taurus Director has lower forging skills compared to him, with the enhancement of the Taurus Star Palace, they are still slightly stronger than him. No matter how you compare, he can’t match up… Leon, dig up that grave. The Third Generation Honorable isn’t buried here; he might have changed places.”

Pointing to the grave opposite him, the red-haired director continued digging another grave while saying:

“And every generation’s Taurus Director, after death, their souls without the enhancement of the Taurus Star Palace, will be pulled by him to compare forging techniques, proving who is the strongest forger.

This generation’s Taurus Director chose to ascend to the palace, so her soul won’t reach the Deathscape. He lost the opportunity to compete with the Taurus Director without the Star Palace’s enhancement, proving who is the strongest forger, so he got angry and crawled into the coffin and buried himself… Ah, it should be this one!”

After digging up seven or eight graves and finally hitting the coffin, the red-haired director couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction. Then he called Leon over to help dig out the coffin covered by a large iron pot from underground.

“Remember, never talk to him.”

After reiterating the instructions, the red-haired director threw away the shovel and pointed at the coffin covered by the big pot:

“Next to the cemetery is the forge. Later, I’ll help him set up the pot. Once the Third Generation Honorable starts forging, you steal his coffin!”

“Ah?”

“Don’t worry, just feel it.”

After pressing Leon’s hand against the coffin, the red-haired director explained:

“There’s nothing wrong with the content in 69 Book Bar!”

“Although you can release Emma from the [Emerald Green Dream], she died hundreds of times inside it. Many parts of her body have been emeraldized, and even her soul has been infused with some power from the Emerald Green Dream.

There are quite a few anomalous items that can solve Emma’s problem, but most of these high-level items are stored in the General Bureau. Only the Third Generation Honorable’s coffin remains outside, so we can only steal his coffin.”

“…”

Looking at the sooty pot and the dusty coffin in front of him, Leon hesitated and asked:

“Director, why do we have to steal his coffin? Can’t we just borrow it directly?”

“If he was willing to lend it, would I need to think of ways to steal it?”

After giving Leon a sidelong glance, the red-haired director urged:

“The living Third Director would definitely lend us the coffin, but the deceased Third Generation Honorable, no matter how human-like he seems, is just a form of obsession. For him now, becoming the strongest forger is more important than anything else.

Once this coffin is used by someone else, his maintained state of death will slowly be interrupted, turning him from the strongest forger among the dead into the second-strongest forger among the living. So he definitely won’t lend it…”

“Anyway, just listen to me. I’ll find a way to hold him up, and you take care of stealing his coffin. Then put Emma inside, close the lid, let her stew for a while until her injuries are healed, then secretly return the coffin. Everything will be fine! Any problems?”