Chapter 758: Honesty and Descendants
Chapter 758: Honesty and the Ten Descendants
"It seems you discovered it too."
Looking at Leon who had pointed out the key point, the blue-haired old man could not help but nod slightly with admiration, and then began to praise:
"Mr. Aquarius is indeed a genius that only appears once in a thousand years. It took me almost two days to figure out the key, but you have found a way to break the illusion in such a short time."
"Um...you're too kind. I'm just lucky."
"Be humble, this can't be explained by luck alone."
Seeing Leon, who was in a "high position" at a young age, but was still polite and modest when facing himself, who was half a level lower than him, the director of the Aquarius Branch immediately felt a great favor for him and praised him repeatedly:
“I used to think that the director had only been in the Cleanup Bureau for a short time and had not experienced enough missions. He might just be talented, but lacked a lot of details.
But now it seems that you are not only outstanding in the field of mysticism and anomalies, but also in other aspects... You are more experienced than most cleaners to be able to find such a hidden flaw in such a short time."
"..."
This old...senior, he speaks quite nicely, huh?
After secretly touching the black goat's horns and discovering that it was all true, Leon's expression suddenly became much more enthusiastic.
After they exchanged a few compliments and quickly drew closer, Director Aquarius looked at the blue-haired young man who was being carried on Nightmare's back and had not yet woken up, and then spoke gently:
"Mr. Director, can I ask you for a favor?"
"You say."
"Haha, it's not a big deal. I just want you to separate a part of the Nightmare River and send these two children back up there. They really can't help with what happens next, so..."
"Uncle Grandpa!"
Before Leon could answer, the female cleaner next to him widened her eyes and said with a slightly dissatisfied look:
"It's fine if Harvey goes up there, but I'm the cleaner at the Aquarius Branch! You..."
"You're just a 'Level 3' cleaner!"
“I’m still a director!”
"Reserve Director!"
After glaring at the female cleaner, Director Aquarius's face darkened and he scolded her with a hint of dissatisfaction:
"Do you know what's going on down there? The best outcome that the Director and I can expect is to face the two True Gods of the King-Slaying Society!
And in the worst case scenario, you might even have to face the True God of the King Slayer Society, nearly a million people from the three Earth Tribes, and three Zodiac-level Great Earth Descendants at the same time! Is this level of mission something you can participate in?"
"I can definitely help!"
The female cleaner heard this and said anxiously:
"Even if I can't beat those first-hand and second-hand ones, I can still beat those ordinary three tribes! Uncle and grandpa! I want to join you..."
"Be obedient! This is not the time for you to be willful!"
The blue-haired old man, who had always been very gentle to the female cleaner, couldn't help but frown and scolded:
"Have you forgotten about the Watchtower Palace? Your bloodline with Harvey is so important that you shouldn't have come down here to take risks! If I had killed you just to exchange a few Earth Descendants, how would I explain this to the bureau? How would I explain this to all of humanity?"
"I……"……
I finally understood what the old man was saying.
After listening to Director Aquarius, who was apparently scolding Mary but was actually reasoning with him, a look of understanding flashed across Leon's eyes.
He probably saw that he had brought the blue-haired king, who was an "ordinary person", down with him, so he suspected that he had already known the truth about the "revenge of his parents" and was ready to bring the female cleaner's brother and sister into the battlefield below, and then find a reason to send them all away in order to avenge his parents.
But he hadn't done anything yet, so he couldn't point out his "ulterior motives" directly. Moreover, he was about to face a war to protect humanity, and he really couldn't afford to engage in internal strife at this time. So he had to choose an indirect way to try to make him give up the plan to kill the female cleaner's brother and sister.
The problem is that I didn't plan to do this...
After shaking his head helplessly, Leon raised his hand to stop the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, then took out the black goat and handed it to the blue-haired old man who looked a little nervous.
"Sir Balto, I brought Meili and her brother here on purpose. I do have other plans, but they are definitely not what you guessed. I want to ensure that we can complete this mission and protect the people of the North and the entire world."
After raising his hand and pointing at his soul, which was still stable and obviously not lying, Leon spoke sincerely:
"Don't worry. If the situation down there is really dangerous, I will immediately arrange a nightmare messenger to swallow both Meili and her brother. Then I will hide in the farthest place and try my best to ensure their safety... Or will I just eat them directly?"
"Um... that's not necessary..."
Looking at Leon's honest and sincere soul without any pretense, a trace of shame appeared in the eyes of the blue-haired old man. He then returned the sheep's head with a look of disgust, and then bowed slightly with a solemn expression to Leon in front of him.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Director, I thought too badly of you."
"It's okay. What I did was indeed a little strange. It's normal for you to think so."
"But I didn't tell you directly, but... Alas!"
After sighing in shame, Director Aquarius shook his head and said self-deprecatingly:
"When you get old, you have a lot of thoughts and always like to think the worst of others... I have been completely outdone by you young people."
"..."
(＠_＠;)???
No... What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?
"Mr. Balto, let's talk about the mission!"
After glancing at the confused young man opposite him, Leon asked:
"I have only been a director for a short time, and I have not read many files and secrets. I have no idea about the past events, so could you please tell me about the situation of the three tribes?"
"Ok."
After glancing at the female cleaner who was full of question marks, the blue-haired old man couldn't help but shook his head slightly, and then began to narrate:
“The so-called three tribes of the earth are actually one of the original inhabitants of this world. They have lived here long before we humans arrived in this world.
However, the world at that time was not as huge as it is now, and the living environment was thousands of times worse. It was impossible to survive in most areas. Only by relying on the suppression of the "Great Court" that runs through the earth, ocean, and sky at the same time could living things barely survive.
So the indigenous people established nine large ethnic groups around [Da Ting] which stood at the center of the world, according to their lifestyles and living environments. Including the witches living in [Da Ting], they were collectively called the Ten Descendants of Da Ting.
The three tribes that are now imprisoned in the Stone Marrow Realm are, in order, the descendants of the Great Ravines who were born in the gullies and valleys, the descendants of the Great Plains who were born in the wilderness and plains, and the descendants of the Great Cliffs who were born on the peaks and cliffs. They are born with the magical power to move the earth."
(End of this chapter)