Chapter 475

Even if a soul is ground to dust, wills still won’t perish, huh…

After hearing the Honorable Taurus’ response, Leon couldn’t help but fall silent for a moment before asking:

“So if the twelve royal families are controlled or even killed, it’s equivalent to erasing the anchor points left behind by those senior Star Palace dwellers. And once deprived of the willpower support from those seniors, the Watchtower Palace will also be weakened?”

“Yes, though ‘weakened’ isn’t entirely accurate. It should rather be said that it’ll revert to its original state.”

The Honorable Taurus sighed, “Initially, the predecessors who created the Watchtower Palace merely hoped that when an entity on the level of Pillar Deities descended, they could receive early warnings and perhaps slightly impede them, pushing the battlefield as far away from the present world as possible.

After all, beings on the Pillar Deity level possess truly terrifying destructive power. Olivia, with the backing of the Star Palace, can barely reach the lower limit of this tier. When she unleashes her full force, she can obliterate the entire Capital City within minutes. Such battles absolutely cannot occur in the present world.

But what the predecessors didn’t anticipate was that, with the successive sacrifices of generations of Star Palace dwellers, the strength of the Watchtower Palace kept growing stronger. Its protection over the present world became increasingly thorough, far exceeding their originally designed objectives.

By the time the ninth Star Palace dweller appeared, entities on the True God level were already unable to enter. Nowadays, even weaker Holy Spirits wishing to descend need large numbers of human believers to pray beforehand, utilizing the will of humans to open a path from within, only then can they temporarily break through the Watchtower Palace’s protection and open a temporary passage.”

I see…

After listening to the Honorable Taurus’ words, Leon’s eyes revealed a look of sudden understanding.

To put it simply, the initial version of the Watchtower Palace 1.0 could only block entities with 70 taint value. But after the sacrifices of generation after generation of Star Palace dwellers, the ever more powerful Watchtower Palace N.0 now has sufficient spare capacity, to the point where Holy Spirits with 50 taint value can no longer enter.

And the target of the organization that Aquarius Director joined is to destroy the anchor points left behind by the previous Star Palace dwellers, causing the Watchtower Palace to lose the support of the predecessors’ will, reverting back to the initial 1.0 version, allowing the True Gods to come and go freely.

…

“In short, the royal families of the twelve kingdoms must not suffer any losses.”

After explaining the reasons, the Honorable Taurus said solemnly: “Olivia, regarding that organization, you’d better stay out of it. The manpower of your Virgo Subdivision has always been insufficient, and your abilities aren’t suited for protecting targets. Once you’re too far away, it’s easy to react too late.

As for the Doe of Afflicted Flesh and Apheta 01’s situation, I’ll have the Archer Director find other subdivisions to investigate. From now on, you must remain in the Capital City to guard it, ensuring there are no mishaps here.”

“I understand.”

Upon hearing the Honorable Taurus’ words, the Red-haired Bureau Director nodded seriously, but after thinking for a moment, she asked again:

“Director Taurus, do you remember that Level 1 Cleaner in Gemini Division who lost both her hands?”

“Nicole? Isn’t she the adopted daughter of Aquarius Director, who rebelled along with him?”

“This… the situation is somewhat complicated, but after careful judgment by both me and Leon, we believe she can still be trusted. So for now, she’s temporarily attached to me.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director suggested:

“Nicole has been in the Crocodile Kingdom for nearly twenty years and was always a member of Gemini Division. She knows the situation there best. Therefore, I believe that when investigating the Crocodile Kingdom, she should also be included.”

“Is that so…”

Upon hearing this, the Honorable Taurus pondered for a moment before decisively making a decision:

“If you trust her, then let her join!

However, based on my understanding of the Archer Director, the task of investigating the Crocodile Kingdom will most likely be assigned to Scorpio Division. But since you’ve always had conflicts with them, it would be best to send someone who can ease the tension.”

Someone who can ease the tension? Who?

“Leon, would you be willing to join this investigation mission?”

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

Looking at Leon’s somewhat bewildered expression, the Honorable Taurus said apologetically: “I know this mission is quite dangerous, but you are indeed the best candidate.

During the last descent of the Nightmare King, you fought alongside Edward. Although he later criticized… your choices, I noticed that in the report he submitted afterward, he showed considerable admiration for you.

Moreover, since you judged Nicole as trustworthy, it shows that you two are relatively familiar with each other. Additionally, you can forcibly obtain a great deal of hidden information through touch, which is exactly what this investigation mission needs the most.”

“Director Taurus, I think this is inappropriate!”

Upon hearing this, the Red-haired Bureau Director frowned and couldn’t help but protest: “Although we don’t yet understand what’s going on with Apheta 01, since the entire Gemini Division has been compromised, it’s definitely not something easy to handle. Leon is just an ordinary Level 3 Cleaner; participating in a mission of this level might not be suitable.”

“…”

After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, the corner of the Honorable Taurus’ mouth involuntarily twitched.

I admit, this mission does indeed carry significant danger, but… an ordinary Level 3 Cleaner? Could you check his utterly insane record before saying that? Whose Level 3 Cleaner dares to eat True Gods alive? ‘Director.’

Quietly nudging the Red-haired Bureau Director’s back, Leon transmitted telepathically: ‘How about I go? Director Taurus is right; this mission…’

‘Ssh!’

“Director Taurus, Leon really isn’t suitable for this mission.”

Secretly glaring at Leon, the Red-haired Bureau Director sighed deeply and said with difficulty: “In principle, we shouldn’t refuse such tasks, but the Crocodile Kingdom is too far away. Leon’s reliance on his indestructibility won’t work, meaning he loses his means of survival. Moreover, recently, he’s lost a lot of his anomalous items…

Do you know? The Holy Spirit Pendant you gave Leon has already been destroyed by the Goddess of Wealth. The new anomalous item I helped him find was temporarily lent to Snow Maiden for survival, and even the broom I got for him from Beverly has been broken into two pieces.

Tell me, given Leon’s current condition, sending him to perform such a dangerous mission with that jerk Edward, isn’t that tantamount to sentencing him to death?”

“…”

So you wanted to negotiate some benefits for him…

Staring speechlessly at the Red-haired Bureau Director, the Honorable Taurus glared darkly and said:

“If you want something, just say it directly! Stop playing mind games with me! Speak up! What do you want this time?”

“It’s not like I want anything.”

After hearing this, the Red-haired Bureau Director blinked, then smiled and said:

“I was just wondering if you could discuss with the Archer Director to temporarily lift the lock on the [Wish Wheel], bring it over, and lend it to Leon for one use?”

(End of Chapter)