Chapter 579

“I asked, but he wouldn’t tell me.”

Dawkya Mask helplessly said:

“He only told me that the woman from the Virgo Subdivision, although she has almost no weaknesses, her most important defensive Anomalous Item was ultimately co-created by Aquarius and Taurus.

And as one of the creators of that set of defensive Anomalous Items, while Aquarius couldn’t leave an obvious backdoor, there are still ways to take a shortcut and bypass that set of defensive Anomalous Items.”

“…”

Based on the intel provided by Aquarius, to deal with that red-haired woman, we must first resolve her defensive Anomalous Items. So, in summary, his words still amount to nothing.

After pondering over the possible moves by Director Aquarius, White Snake could still find no clue and had no choice but to frown and ask again: “Did he mention to you why he’s been keeping an eye on the Virgo Subdivision? Isn’t his ultimate goal to replace Director Taurus and successfully ascend to the Watchtower Palace? What’s the point of constantly focusing on that woman from the Virgo Subdivision?”

“He did mention that.”

After thinking for a moment, Dawkya Mask replied:

“His reasoning is that even if none of the twelve members of the Yellow Path subdivisions go, when Taurus ascends to the palace, there will be three directors protecting him. A direct confrontation would definitely not work, so we need to come up with some other plan.”

“Doesn’t this ‘other plan’ still mean he hasn’t told you anything, and all we know is that he’s going to make a move against the Virgo Subdivision? Right?”

“Hmm…”

“…”

If we can’t get any answers, it doesn’t matter anyway. Director Aquarius isn’t really on our side anyway, and his goals are completely different from those of the Execution King Assembly. Let him do whatever he wants, as long as he remains hostile towards the Clearing Bureau.”

“Dawkya.”

Just as White Snake shook her head helplessly, Black Cat, who had been listening quietly, suddenly called out and asked: “Previously, you told us that Aquarius mentioned he had already found a way to deal with the Virgo Subdivision, and he was just waiting for Leon to return… What exactly did he mean by that?”

“Ah?”

Dawkya was slightly stunned upon hearing this and somewhat bewilderedly counter-asked:

“Is there something wrong with that statement?”

“No, that sentence does have some meaning.”

After being questioned by Black Cat, White Snake seemed to understand something and spoke thoughtfully:

“From a literal perspective, it seems he plans to wait until Leon returns to the Capital City, then capture both him and the entire Virgo Subdivision at once. But if you think about it more deeply, there might be another possibility…

Perhaps Leon himself is part of his plan to deal with the Virgo Subdivision. Only after Leon returns to the Capital City can his plan be implemented!”

“…”

“Achoo!!”

After sneezing loudly, Leon, whose nose had been itching for a while, couldn’t help but rub it and complained softly:

“It’s already past the expected time, right? Why hasn’t Bureau Director Edward woken up yet?”

“Sorry for making you wait.”

Upon hearing Leon’s complaint, the Jade-eyed Maiden kneeling beside Scorpion Bureau Director turned around apologetically and said:

“The Bureau Director’s soul suffered serious damage and is quite disordered. It will probably take a little longer for his soul to recover its clarity.”

“Phelia is right.”

At this point, another Jade-eyed young man nodded and quickly ripened two sunflowers, took the seeds off them, and earnestly handed them to Leon.

“If you’re bored waiting, you can eat some sunflower seeds first… Don’t worry, this black sunflower is a specialty of our Alleson Kingdom. Even uncooked, it tastes fragrant.”

“Ah, thank you, Senior Ruben.”

Leon, surprised that his muttering had been heard, smiled sheepishly, thanked him, and took the shiny black seeds, explaining apologetically:

“I’m not actually blaming Bureau Director Edward. The main issue is that all 1.3 million citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom are still waiting to be resettled, and the only Anomalous Item that can contact the General Bureau is in Bureau Director Edward’s possession. That’s why I’m getting anxious. Sorry about that.”

“No problem, no problem, understood.”

Facing Leon, who had almost single-handedly salvaged what was originally a complete failure, even bringing back the machine from Zone 1 and giving him a new body, Ruben’s attitude was extremely good.

Seemingly worried that Leon might get thirsty from eating sunflower seeds, Ruben activated his Anomalous Item again, ripening a strange shrub. He cracked open a fruit resembling a coconut, handed the juicy flesh to Leon, and chuckled:

“As for the problem of these 1.3 million people, you don’t need to worry too much. Before your soul was expelled, with a base level of sixty Leon Values, we managed to ripen more than fifty acres of banana trees and coconut groves. Even if they eat freely, it should last them more than a week.

Moreover, Franky has already taken people to the harbor to fish. His skills in this area are reliable, so even if Bureau Director Edward sleeps forever, these 1.3 million people won’t have any problems.”

“Franky Senior is that skilled?”

Hearing Ruben’s assurance, Leon couldn’t help but ask curiously:

“Can he catch enough fish for 1.3 million people? Are there really that many fish around here?”

“Not exactly, you’ve misunderstood.”

The jade-eyed young man waved his hand and chuckled as he explained:

“Ah? Can these also be caught?”

“Besides fish, he can catch anything.”

“…”

Wow, this is something a true fishing enthusiast can do…

“Franky’s abilities are always very useful in situations like this.”

Looking at the speechless Leon in front of him, Ruben chuckled and explained: “In our Alleson Kingdom’s warehouse, there is a small pool anomaly specifically belonging to him. Relying on the effect of this [Unreasonable Pond], as long as the consumption of Leon Values can hold up, he can arbitrarily access the materials in the kingdom’s warehouse.”

I see…

Nodding in understanding, Leon, full of curiosity, was about to ask another question when he heard a delighted shout from behind.

“Bureau Director? You guys come quick! Bureau Director Edward woke up!”

Not a single one missed!

Finally awake!

Hearing the Female Cleaner Mona’s shout, Leon and the others who were chatting idly immediately brightened up, quickly pocketed their sunflower seeds, and hurried over.

After the initial bewilderment passed, Scorpion Bureau Director’s eyes instantly regained their sharpness. He stared at the joyful jade-eyed maiden beside him for a moment, then hesitantly asked:

“Phelia… Are you Mona? How did you change like this?”

“Yes, yes! It’s me, Mona!”

Seeing that Bureau Director Edward immediately recognized her, Female Cleaner Mona happily nodded repeatedly and explained:

“Our original bodies were destroyed, and there wasn’t enough time to gradually regenerate them, so we could only use the machine’s original parameters and made slight adjustments according to the appearance of the Crocodile Royal Family, which is why we look different now.”

After explaining the reason for her changed appearance, Female Cleaner Mona excitedly continued: “Director! You’re finally awake! After you fell unconscious, so many things happened, and even members of the Execution King Assembly came.

Fortunately, Lord Leon was there. He defeated Prince Andre, preserved the bloodline of the Crocodile Royal Family, persuaded him to betray the Execution King Assembly, and sent him to the Deathscape… In short, our mission succeeded!”

Mission… succeeded?

After hearing Mona’s enthusiastic notification, Scorpion Bureau Director, who had been tense, sighed in relief and slowly stood up.

“Thank you.”

Pushing away the Female Cleaner Mona’s hand that wanted to support him, Scorpion Bureau Director, whose soul still couldn’t perfectly control his body, looked at the energetic but clearly exhausted Leon in front of him and said complexly:

“This time, I owe you. Without you, not only would this mission have failed, but Mona and I probably wouldn’t have survived… I owe you one.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Hearing this, Leon smiled.

“I am also a member executing this investigation mission. There’s no talk of owing; it’s all part of my duty.”

“There’s no such thing as duty or not. You not only completed the task but saved our lives, so I owe you!”

After stubbornly replying, Scorpion Bureau Director slowly steadied himself, bit his lips, and seriously asked:

“Where is Princess Phelia now? And what about Franky, Nicole, and Algernon? Did they…”

“Rest assured, they’re all fine.”

Understanding what Scorpion Bureau Director was concerned about, Leon reassured him:

“Princess Phelia is currently comforting the citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom. Nicole and Algernon are protecting her to avoid any further issues during this time. As for Franky Senior, he just led a group to go fishing. He’ll probably return from the harbor after catching enough supplies for 1.3 million people.”

Phew… everyone is alive…

When Scorpion Bureau Director first heard that everyone was alive, his tense expression softened instantly, and he began to feel relieved that he hadn’t refused the Archer Director’s suggestion earlier and instead brought Leon along despite the difficulties.

But upon hearing where Franky went and what he intended to do, an indescribable wave of immense terror accompanied by bone-chilling cold rushed from his tailbone straight to his brain, causing him to stammer and urgently ask:

“Why… why does he need so many supplies? And… and didn’t you complete the mission and save the Crocodile Royal Family?”

“This…”

Worried about the sudden surge of Scorpion Bureau Director’s soul, Leon couldn’t help but awkwardly chuckle and hesitated before saying:

“I did preserve the royal family, but… um… the Crocodile Kingdom itself is gone.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“Director! Director, what’s wrong? Director, don’t lie down!”

(End of Chapter)