Chapter 476

Noticing the Taurus Director’s unusual expression, Leon couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow slightly and inadvertently became a little curious about this “Wish Wheel.”

If Aquarius is the dad of the female journalist, then the Taurus Director is the mom of our Bureau Director. She isn’t just generally accommodating to the Bureau Director; given their relationship, even something extremely precious like an anomalous item would be handed over without hesitation.

But right now, not only was the Bureau Director not asking for anything for themselves, they were merely requesting to borrow that “Wish Wheel,” and the Taurus Director still hesitated for a moment. This “Wish Wheel” must be quite extraordinary!

…

“Olivia.”

Under Leon’s curious gaze, after hesitating for a while, the Taurus Director surprisingly still didn’t directly agree but instead asked:

“If I convince the Archer Director and borrow the Wish Wheel, how do you plan on using it?”

“Of course, we’ll just perform the most basic wish!”

Seeing the Taurus Director’s attitude soften somewhat, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but feel a slight joy in his heart. He immediately promised with a thump on his chest: “Isn’t Leon missing a suitable anomalous item? I intend to let him spin the Material Wheel to find him a fitting anomalous item. As for the higher Floating Life Wheel and Fate Wheel, we promise not to touch them!”

Just the basic Material Wheel, huh? After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s assurance, the Taurus Director’s demeanor relaxed slightly. But after glancing at Leon, she still seemed somewhat uneasy as she said:

“But you… forgive me if my words sound unpleasant, both of you have your own regrets deep down. If I hand over the Wish Wheel entirely, I think with your willpower, you might not be able to resist using it.”

“You’re underestimating me by saying that!”

The Red-haired Bureau Director, hearing this, argued back with some resentment:

“Leon’s willpower may be weak, but I am the Bureau Director of the Zodiac Division! Haven’t I gone through all sorts of things over these years? Even gods specializing in souls can’t shake my resolve. My will is rock solid!”

“…”

Yeah, right! True Gods might not be able to shake your resolve, but a good bottle of wine certainly could!

Looking at the Red-haired Bureau Director who was making grand promises, the Taurus Director’s lips moved involuntarily, then she couldn’t help but glance at the Red-haired Bureau Director’s lips, and then couldn’t help but sneak a peek at Leon.

And noticing where the Taurus Director’s gaze landed, Leon suddenly felt a pang of guilt in his heart. He realized she was recalling the day of the Bureau Director’s birthday when he tried… uh… to bypass the Taurus Director’s verbal restrictions and ended up drinking a mouthful of chili oil. He could only give her an awkward smile in return.

“Still, forget it…”

Remembering the characteristics of Leon and the Bureau Director as drunkards and troublemakers, the Taurus Director, who had been somewhat tempted earlier, quickly squashed any trust she had in them and refused without hesitation: “The ‘Wish Wheel’ is impossible to give to you two. The stakes are simply too high, and the Bureau is very busy right now. If you two start messing around, no one will be able to clean up after you.

As for Leon’s anomalous item… I haven’t discussed the task of investigating the Crocodile Kingdom with the Archer Director yet. It will probably take some time before things are decided. You two can wait. I’ll look for a suitable anomalous item… That’s all. I have other matters!”

Seemingly worried that the Red-haired Bureau Director would continue to argue unreasonably, after refusing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s request, she didn’t wait for her to protest and directly turned off the [Celestial Mirror], forcibly cutting off communication between the two sides.

Unfortunately… We almost convinced her!

Seeing that their unreasonable arguments failed, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but sigh in disappointment. Before Leon could ask, she immediately explained:

“The ‘Wish Wheel’ I wanted to borrow for you is Abnormality No. 005, also one of the most important trump cards of the Bureau… um… Simply put, it’s a kind of omnipotent wishing machine that can almost fulfill all the user’s wishes.”

An omnipotent wishing machine? The Clearing Bureau actually has something like that?

Hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and curiously followed up:

“Bureau Director, can the ‘Wish Wheel’ really fulfill any wish?”

After correcting Leon’s statement, the Red-haired Bureau Director explained:

“To be precise, the ‘Wish Wheel’ doesn’t directly fulfill all your wishes. Instead, after you express your wish, it will directly ‘tell’ you exactly what you need to do to achieve that wish.

In theory, no matter how outrageous the wish is, as long as there’s the slightest possibility of realization, you can find out the way to achieve it by spinning the ‘Wish Wheel.’ Following its instructions guarantees success.”

Whoa, even if it doesn’t directly fulfill wishes, the fact that it always gives correct answers is already incredibly broken.

After pondering the significance of this thing, Leon couldn’t help but exclaim: “So, it’s like a natural ‘all-knowing’ entity that answers everything?”

“It doesn’t answer everything.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director shook her head and said:

“If you want a suitable anomalous item, just have that intention and spin the outermost Material Wheel to find its location; if you want to become the king of a country, you have to spin the Floating Life Wheel and ask how to become a king;

In short, the wishes you make and the questions you ask cannot be vague or absurd. They must fall within the seventeen wheels of the Wish Wheel for it to give you a response.”

“That’s still pretty impressive.”

Leon couldn’t help but marvel:

“Regardless of anything else, just the fact that it always gives the right answer makes it better than anything else… By the way, Bureau Director, if this thing is so powerful, why doesn’t the Bureau use it more often and keep it locked away?”

“Regarding this question, when I first learned about the existence of the ‘Wish Wheel,’ I also asked Honorable Taurus.”

Furrowing her brows as she recalled, the Red-haired Bureau Director replied:

“At the time, Honorable Taurus told me that the ‘correctness’ of this thing is only relative, and even if you follow its ‘correct’ path all the way, it doesn’t necessarily lead to the best outcome. Over-reliance on it isn’t a good thing.”

“?!”

“Let me explain it to you this way.”

After organizing her thoughts, the Red-haired Bureau Director hesitated and said: “Suppose you go back to the time when the Clearing Bureau was just founded and was constantly harassed by Outer Gods, and you ask the ‘Wish Wheel’ for ways to protect humanity. The ‘Wish Wheel’ would tell you that you should build a ‘Watchtower Palace.’

With the ‘Watchtower Palace,’ True God-level entities would be kept out of the Present World, ensuring human safety. However, as a result, the overall strength of the Clearing Bureau would begin to gradually decline.

At its peak, the twelve directors of the Clearing Bureau, even without the blessing of the Star Palaces, possessed Pillar Deity-level power, capable of driving away hordes of Outer Gods who would tremble at the mention of the Clearing Bureau’s name.

But with the protection of the ‘Watchtower Palace,’ due to the sudden drop in the probability of anomalies appearing and the drastically reduced intensity of battles with Outer Gods, the new generation faced overly peaceful conditions, leading to extremely slow improvement in their strength.

And when the older generation is gone, if the successors are too weak, lacking even a single Pillar Deity-level individual and few True God-level ones, should the ‘Watchtower Palace’ have any lapses, and a Pillar Deity-level strong being descends into the Present World, humanity’s fate would be destruction.”

“…”

Watching Leon beside her, who fell silent and began thinking deeply with furrowed brows, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but sigh: “Returning to the ‘Wish Wheel,’ the answers it gives indeed fulfill your wish to protect humanity, but humans who could normally continue to thrive might, because of your protection, prematurely face extinction on a certain day in the future.

Therefore, although the ‘Wish Wheel’ is always correct, and the wishes you propose can certainly be achieved, the final results may not be what you want. That’s why it has been sealed away.”

(End of Chapter)