After hearing the words of the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon slightly pondered for a moment, then reached out to touch the [Heart-stealing Pin] and the [Silver Knife].
[Name: Heart-stealing Pin – Left (Heart-connecting)]
[Appearance: A ruby earring that can only be worn on the left ear, styled as half a cracked heart. When the wearer is attacked, it glows with a pearl-like luster.]
[Ability: Penetrate the Heart]
[Cost: The more heart voices you overhear while wearing this earring, the harder it becomes to express your own thoughts.]
[File: Among the mermaid race, there’s a legend about the “Heart-connecting Gem.” It’s said that holding this gem in your hands allows you to understand the thoughts of all sentient beings…
During a joint operation, the mermaid priest leading the clan was killed while invading a harbor, and the “Heart-connecting Gem” was shattered by the Fish Division. The fragments were obtained by Bureau Director Beverly of the Leo Subdivision.
The “Heart-connecting Gem” fragments were forged using Taurus secret arts into a pair of earrings, one for the left and one for the right. Since no one from the Leo Subdivision claimed them, they were handed over to headquarters and eventually acquired by Bureau Director Olivia of the Virgo Subdivision.]
[Evaluation: Quite practical anomalous item, very suitable for those with indestructible bodies, just a bit girly in style.]
[Taint Value: 3.3]
[…]
[Name: Silver Knife (Cutting, Removing)]
[Appearance: A pure silver knife with a smooth blade, light and gentle to handle. Its handle is made of black elderwood, hard and smooth without thorns. On the blade side, there’s an imprint of ancient text that has been lost, meaning “The Pure Blade that Cuts Life and Slices Death.”]
[Ability: Those who cut live, those who slice die]
[Cost: When using this knife, one must maintain purity and focus within their heart, unrestricted by good or evil but must be sincere.]
[File: One of the six special anomalous items owned by the deceased Deathscape Sovereign “Six-Faced Elephant Deer,” responsible for cutting the “Death Soul Roster” to generate lists of the dead, thus imbued with some powers of life and death cutting.
After choosing to jump off the End Cliff due to hatred for his endless work, the “Six-Faced Elephant Deer’s” six anomalous items were scattered throughout the Deathscape and obtained by the Gemini Division Director…]
[Evaluation: Quite astonishing anomalous item. When activating the “cut” effect, it can cleanly split anything it touches into two living halves; when activating the “slice” effect, it forcibly removes part of something from its “main body” and immediately bestows upon it an irreversible death.]
[Taint Value: 0.1 (Cut), 60 (Slice)]
…
You really can’t say, this combination seems to actually work.
After reading the descriptions of the [Heart-stealing Pin] and the [Silver Knife], Leon’s eyebrows immediately twitched slightly.
For himself with an indestructible body, unless it’s an extremely targeted attack, taking hits won’t lead to death. However, if his opponent gets slashed by the [Silver Knife], it might just be fatal.
Even though the [Heart-stealing Pin] doesn’t always trigger at 100%, and even when it does, it might not hear appropriate inner voices, after getting hit dozens of times, it will succeed at least once. And this set of things, as long as it succeeds once, will make his opponent drink quite a lot.
The only slight drawback is that the combination of [Heart-stealing Pin] + [Silver Knife] is only suitable for close-range opponents, lacking means for long-distance combat.
But with the soul vision of the [Black Goat] and supplemented by the Silver-level [Shooting Expert] badge, the effect isn’t worse than ordinary long-range anomalous items. Even if it’s slightly lacking in terms of defeating enemies, it’s already enough to serve as a supplementary means.
Looking at the satisfied look in Leon’s eyes, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but smile, then opened her mouth earnestly to remind him:
“But even with new main battle anomalous items, you’d better still be cautious. Not mentioning the controlled cleaners from the Gemini Division, just the thermal weapons of the Crocodile Kingdom itself are exceptionally dangerous.
In this joint investigation task with the Scorpio Division, my biggest requirement for you is to ensure your own safety. Once you encounter unsolvable troubles, don’t be reckless and don’t feel embarrassed to ask Edward for help.
Although Edward and I have a very strained relationship, he is still barely trustworthy. At the very least, he won’t let you die. If he’s also stuck, try to stick with Nicole. Her survival skills aren’t bad either…
In short, whether the mission succeeds or not doesn’t matter; your safety is the most important thing. Got it?”
“Hmm, I’ve remembered.”
Hearing the heartfelt advice from the Red-haired Bureau Director, Leon couldn’t help but feel a little warmth in his heart.
Although his bureau director has a somewhat mischievous personality and is extremely unreliable when drunk, she’s mostly dependable most of the time. She also has good charisma and takes very good care of him, making her a pretty good leader.
“Also…”
Just as Leon was moved by the Red-haired Bureau Director’s meticulous advice, she lightly coughed, then unconsciously shifted her gaze, looking slightly hesitant as she said,
“If you end up causing… another big commotion this time, like accidentally blowing up the Mechanical City or almost wiping out the Crocodile Royal Family, remember to say it was Edward’s command, alright?”
“…”
…
“Remember, your primary task is not to investigate the situation of the Crocodile Kingdom but to keep a tight watch on Leon and prevent him from causing trouble!”
Seeing the two cleaners first exchange confused looks and then look at her with puzzlement, the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t help but rub her temples and continued to warn them with a headache-inducing expression: “Anyway, you don’t need to worry about other things. In this joint investigation mission, if you two can just keep an eye on him and avoid any major disasters, then you’ll get top credit! Got it?”
“I’ve got it.”
“Okay, Director!”
Faced with the serious warnings from the Scorpion Bureau Director, despite being full of doubts in their hearts, the old and middle-aged cleaner had no choice but to nod in succession, indicating that they would definitely keep a close eye on Leon.
However, although they agreed on the surface, in response to the Scorpion Bureau Director’s overly alarmed behavior, the two Scorpio Division cleaners couldn’t help but grumble internally, even thinking that their director was somewhat exaggerating.
After all, powerful anomalous items can be quickly obtained, but the degree to which cleaners accept anomalous item taint still requires time to gradually develop. That Leon has only been in the Cleaning Bureau for three months at most, and could accumulate five or six Leon Values at most.
And the two of them are veteran Level 2 Cleaners, having joined the Cleaning Bureau for over five years, nearing the thirty-point threshold for Leon Values. Judging solely from “paper” strength, they probably have five to six times his power.
You see, the Leon Values brought about by long-term anomalous item taint can gradually transform a cleaner’s body towards “non-human.” By the time they reach Level 1 Cleaner status, they can even rely purely on physical reflexes to dodge bullets coming from far away.
With such a huge gap between 30 points and 5 points, if we two were to get close to him, that Leon probably wouldn’t even have the chance to use anomalous items. With two of us watching one person, how could there possibly be any problems? Is it necessary to repeatedly remind us? (End of Chapter)
