Chapter 66

“……”

You pick a fart! So all this time I was giving advice to a dog, huh? Watching the red-haired Bureau Director’s eyebrows slowly rise and unconsciously starting to glare at him, Leon quickly spoke up:

“Director, please don’t get upset. There’s definitely a reason for my choice.”

You better have one!

Unable to help but glare at Leon again, the red-haired Bureau Director said irritably:

“Explain! If it’s unreasonable, you’ll choose as I said, and today will count as your absence without leave!”

“Uh…”

Seeing the clearly irritated Director who had already started retaliating, Leon didn’t speak immediately. After organizing his thoughts, he asked:

“Can I ask first, if I choose the first option, how long would it take to reach the level you mentioned?”

“That’s hard to say.”

The red-haired Bureau Director frowned and said: “The more abnormalities a person possesses, the stronger they are, and the greater the impact on themselves, the faster they transform into ‘non-human.’ Every cleaner’s situation is different in this aspect.”

“So let me rephrase my question.”

After thinking for a moment, Leon raised the broom in his hand and asked:

“If we don’t consider practical use and only focus on influence and conversion speed, how many abnormal items of this level do I need to reach that level?”

Measuring with the Witch’s Broom, huh…

After hearing Leon’s words, the red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but ponder this question she had never thought about before.

Although the flight ability is extremely rare and very useful for survival or reconnaissance, the Witch’s Broom itself isn’t particularly strong.

And while the toad’s strength has diminished significantly, it is still a Holy Spirit imbued with divinity, having initially grasped concepts and rules through faith. Calculating this way…

“Probably… sixty to seventy pieces? To unleash its full potential, you might need close to ninety.”

After stating the number of abnormal items needed, the red-haired Bureau Director seemed to find it a bit excessive herself, frowning and added:

“But you can’t just calculate based on the Witch’s Broom. Its advantage lies in stability, low consumption, and providing flight capability. Conversion speed isn’t its forte. Most abnormal items convert much faster, usually more than twice as fast.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Almost twice as fast? I remember the Witch’s Broom’s taint value was exactly 0.5?

After hearing the red-haired Bureau Director’s words, Leon quickly estimated the strength of the new abnormal item in his mind and cautiously asked:

“Then let’s assume a non-existent value to describe the conversion speed of abnormal items and the strength required to unleash their maximum potential. Let’s set the value of ‘most’ abnormal items at 1 and the Witch’s Broom at 0.5.

According to what you just said, if it takes ninety Witch’s Brooms to reach the upper limit, then the maximum strength of the first choice is roughly around 45. Is it okay for me to calculate this way?”

Hmm? Upon hearing Leon’s proposed method of measurement, the red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but glance at him in surprise.

Since the effects of abnormal items vary widely and are influenced by the user’s own strength, their intensity is basically impossible to quantify, making it difficult to establish appropriate standards. One can only estimate the general strength based on feelings after use.

But if we abandon calculating usage effects and only calculate the conversion speed for the user and the level required to unleash maximum strength… it seems勉强possible?…

Following this line of thought, after not finding any obvious flaws, the red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but smile, looking approvingly at Leon and said: “Your calculation method is valuable. Remember to organize it and submit it to me. I’ll report it upwards. If it gets adopted by the bureau, there’s a good chance of a direct promotion. At worst, you’ll receive a substantial bonus.”

“Ah? Okay! Then I’ll go…”

“Hold it!”

Seeing Leon trying to slip away, the red-haired Bureau Director who had just smiled turned serious, extending her finger slightly toward his back and controlling his neck hair to drag him back.

“Rewards are rewards, but you haven’t explained why you made such a random choice yet! These two things are separate issues!”

“……”

“What are you looking at?”

Glaring at Leon, the red-haired Bureau Director said irritably: “Using your method, the Leon Value of the first option is forty-five, the second option’s Leon Value is also around forty-three or four, and the third option is the weakest, probably around forty-one or two at most! You choosing the lower option instead of the higher one makes me even angrier! Explain your reasoning quickly!”

Shouldn’t it be called Taint Value? Leon Value sounds so awkward…

Watching the Director whose emotions change faster than lightning, smiling just two seconds ago and now glaring at him again, Leon could only explain helplessly:

“I think the first option, although having the highest upper limit, is too ‘late game.’ According to Senior Emma, the bureau averages one abnormal item per three missions, and each mission usually lasts one to three months.

So if I want to gather 45 points… Leon Value, with bad luck, it might take twenty to thirty years, and I’d have to pray that I survive these twenty to thirty years without encountering unexpected events like that toad… Do you think that’s possible?”

“……”

“Also, the premise of being able to buy things is that others are willing. Even if I survive these twenty to thirty years and complete over two hundred missions without dying, many things are simply unattainable.

Even if I can obtain weapons or hire armies from the Kingdom Military Department through the Clearing Bureau, let alone encountering Holy Spirits, just another Red Brick Road Hospital would make any army sent useless.

Even if I could set up twenty cannons in the Capital City and blow up the entire building, how would you explain this to the Kingdom if I did that?” “……”

“Besides, given the relationship between the Clearing Bureau and the Kingdom, wouldn’t you be able to call for reinforcements when cannon support is truly needed? Would I need to spend money to buy it?”

“……”

“And apart from direct strength, the first option has other issues.”

Looking at the red-haired Bureau Director who was deep in thought, Leon reminded her:

“Do you understand economic knowledge? Over-issuing unplanned currency will inevitably lead to devaluation, affecting ordinary people’s lives. And if powerful individuals seize power, Scale Gold Religion losing it would be fine, but if someone like me, a newcomer, seizes power, wouldn’t the True God of Scale Gold Religion have me in mind?

Moreover, once the number of transactions increases and my abilities leak out, would I have the strength to protect myself? Would I have to pay Senior Emma to guard me 24/7?

And…”

“Alright alright, I get it! You’re right!”

Listening until her head hurt, the red-haired Bureau Director waved her hands repeatedly, rubbing her temples and muttering painfully: “It all boils down to being too weak! If you were a branch director, would there be so many problems?”

(End of Chapter)