This thing… is it reliable?
After hearing the words of this blob, Leon couldn’t help but ponder a bit. He then turned his head and gave Senior Jerry an inquiring look.
“If we don’t stop [Theft of Destiny], could it possibly escape?”
“Impossible. Only an anomalous item with destiny attributes can bypass the concealment of the fate pattern. But it’s best not to take too long; otherwise, even if we haven’t stolen anything, we’ll alert Director Aquarius.”
Then let’s ask again! With the thought that the enemy of my enemy is at least someone who can cooperate and exchange ideas, Leon quickly seized the opportunity and asked:
“What exactly are you? Why were you imprisoned by the Aquarius lineage for two thousand years?”
“I’m not a thing, I’m a god! The Inspiration God!”
Speaking of his past, the self-proclaimed Inspiration God gritted his teeth and said, “That damn Director Aquarius, she saw the value in my power to grant inspiration and tricked me into manifesting, then locked me up, extracting my flesh and true spirit to create Anomalous Seeds, stuffing them into the souls of bugs like you, using my power to help activate your own abnormalities!”
?!?! A true god’s flesh and true spirit? So the Anomalous Seeds from Director Aquarius were made this way!
Upon learning this shocking truth, Leon and Jerry immediately understood why what was taken out by [Theft of Destiny] wasn’t the Door Beyond, but this imprisoned Inspiration God.
Though the Door Beyond greatly influenced the destiny of middle-aged Joshua, the Inspiration God, who provided the Anomalous Seeds, had an equally significant impact on his destiny, roughly split fifty-fifty, so either could have appeared.
Also, while its name doesn’t sound like some evil deity, judging from its reference to humans and the sheer madness and hatred practically oozing from its words after two thousand years of torment, this Inspiration God’s mental state might be even more extreme than a regular evil deity.
…
“Lord Inspiration God.”
After silently reminding himself that he should only take this mad god’s words as references and not fully trust them, Leon cautiously spoke:
“Someone within our Clearing Bureau has discovered an anomaly in Director Aquarius and is now initiating an inquiry. What do you know about this generation’s Director Aquarius?”
“Hmm? Your Clearing Bureau fools have finally noticed something’s off?”
Upon hearing that someone was preparing to question Director Aquarius, the Inspiration God couldn’t help but burst into maniacal laughter before saying half-rejoicing, half-derisively:
“Great! I thought you wouldn’t notice until after his plan succeeded, replacing Taurus and ascending to the Watchtower Palace. Who would’ve thought there are still smart people in your Clearing Bureau?”
Watchtower Palace?!!!!!!!!!!
At this point, Leon couldn’t help but tremble all over. Jerry’s eyes widened directly, and he incredulously exclaimed:
“You… what did you say?”
“I just said that your Clearing Bureau’s Director Aquarius wants to replace Taurus and sit on the Watchtower Palace himself!”
After repeating his previous statement, the Inspiration God sneered, “This generation’s Aquarius has too many distractions. His combat level is the weakest in two thousand years, but it must be admitted that his mastery of the Aquarius lineage’s ‘Anomaly Creation’ secret art is the most profound among fifteen generations of Aquariuses.
Even after being drained for two thousand years, with only a fraction of my remaining powers left, he can still use my flesh to create numerous top-tier near-divine anomalous items. His talent isn’t far off from the first Aquarius.”
After giving his nemesis a relatively positive evaluation, the Inspiration God chuckled and said,
“The ‘Anomaly Creation’ of the Aquarius lineage and the ‘Anomaly Forging’ of the Taurus lineage are the most compatible pair among the thirteen secret arts of the Clearing Bureau.
The former creates anomalies, while the latter can stabilize anomalies that are difficult to materialize through forging, turning them into usable stable anomalous items, complementing each other quite effectively.
And your Clearing Bureau’s Watchtower Palace is the greatest masterpiece created jointly by the first Aquarius and the first Taurus, combining both secret arts.”
After briefly explaining the origin of the Watchtower Palace, the Inspiration God continued, “This generation’s Aquarius, though talented, cannot achieve the level of the first Aquarius due to the protection of the Watchtower Palace making it hard for True Gods to descend, combined with two thousand years of depletion leaving high-grade ‘materials’ extremely scarce, and his own strength being rather weak.
However, your Clearing Bureau guards the Watchtower Palace, their most important trump card, far too tightly. Even the directors can’t get close. The only way to approach the Watchtower Palace is to become the Ascendant guarding it.
So starting around thirty years ago, he began planning to create a set of combinational anomalous items, hoping to assume the identity of the next Ascendant and proceed to the Watchtower Palace.”
Wait! Identity replacement? At this point, Leon’s breathing involuntarily paused momentarily as he suddenly remembered the photo in the small mirror and the six-needle wristwatch that acted like a kitten drawn to fish when tossed toward the photo.
Isn’t this referring to Anna’s [Suppose]?
No wonder he coveted this thing, even scheming to frame Senior Emma and giving middle-aged Joshua the wristwatch capable of finding [Suppose]. This thing allows him to… um… no! Realizing something he’d been overlooking, Leon’s pupils couldn’t help but instantly contract! Something’s off! Senior Emma’s nemesis isn’t the one who just died!
Calculating the timeline, it seems that when Aquarius learned he would face an inquiry, he already devised a scheme to frame her and arranged for middle-aged Joshua with the [Door Beyond] to steal photos from the bureau.
A person facing imminent internal inquiries, struggling even to ensure their own safety, should prioritize their own security. Even if they had the mindset to arrange such a matter, it wouldn’t be possible so quickly unless they had some ace up their sleeve, ensuring a high probability of passing the inquiry!
Not good! There might be complications with the director’s inquiry…
“Senior Jerry!”
Realizing something seemed amiss, Leon immediately turned to the short man beside him and seriously said, “Facing an inquiry and still considering these things means Director Aquarius might have prepared other contingencies! I think what the director has prepared might not completely subdue him. We must immediately contact the General Bureau and send this information and Joshua over!”
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“Ah?”
After Leon reminded him, Jerry vaguely sensed something wrong and nodded solemnly:
“You’re right, we must contact the General Bureau immediately!”
“…”
“…”
(O_O)? After waiting a while without any follow-up, Leon couldn’t help but urge,
“Senior! Contact the General Bureau already! What are you waiting for?”
“Ah? You don’t know how to contact the General Bureau?”
“I’ve only been on the job for a month and am still the lowest-level third-class incident handler. How would I have the General Bureau’s contact info?”
“I’m only second-class myself. If you don’t have it, neither do I…”
After staring at each other for a moment, Jerry asked with a last shred of hope, “Didn’t the director leave you any contact information before she left?”
“No… but she said if there’s anything, find Senior Emma, who can reach her…”
“Senior Emma was taken away by the General Bureau yesterday…”
“…”
“…”
Seeing the fools outside chatting enthusiastically for half a day without even a single contact method, the Inspiration God, thinking revenge was within reach, couldn’t help but feel utterly disappointed. He spat out loudly and disdainfully evaluated:
“Two idiots!”
(End of Chapter)
