Chapter 1059 Upper and Lower Limits

Chapter 1059 Upper and Lower Limits

Chapter 1059 Upper and Lower Limits
"I think... it's understandable?"

After looking at the droopy faces of the directors around him, the silver-haired Taurus director glared at Leon secretly, then coughed dryly and said:

"Aquarius... Leon went a little too far this time. Even though he had a good chance of winning, he still gave his [Lifespan] back. But you might as well think about it from another perspective. He fought for this opportunity in the first place!
After all, you all know how bad the situation was at that time. The present world was blocked by [Yesterday's Residence], the King of Killing and the devil were colluding with each other, and they even made moves on the nine archangels in advance. It was almost impossible to save [lifespan].

If Leon hadn't been more cautious and hadn't gone to the abyss to catch the original sin demons first, we would have been blocked by angels and demons at the same time. Not only would we not have had the upper hand this time, but even the three of you directors and the six Huangdao directors would have all been defeated at Mount Heaven."

The more he spoke, the more he felt that his words made sense. Director Taurus, who was originally a little lacking in confidence, slowly straightened his slightly hunched back and said confidently:

“So I think that although Leon violated the regulations of the bureau this time, his merits clearly outweigh his faults. Not only should he not be punished, but... ahem... considering the preciousness of [Lifespan], it’s actually okay not to reward him... what do you think?”

"..."

Let’s say… you’ve said all the good and bad things, so what else can I say?
After rolling his eyes at the Taurus Director who was clearly ready to kill Leon, the bruised Scorpio Director said with a dark face:

"Alright! Stop trying to protect me. I know that I can't get my [lifespan] back without him. I've already accepted this... and I didn't say what I wanted to do to him, okay?"

After glancing in the direction of Leon, Director Scorpio gritted his teeth and spoke with hatred:

“Although Aquarius disregarded the overall situation and was confined to personal feelings, when the situation was very good and only one small step away from allowing the entire human race to live an extra 50 years, he suddenly chose to compromise with the King Slayer Society and ran over to beat me up.

Then, despite my and the Virgin's desperate pleas, he took away the [Lifespan] that the Director and I had fought so hard to get back, and gave it to the damn Supreme Four Pillars, making all my thirty years of hard work go in vain... But didn't I say anything? Huh?"

"..."

You really didn't say anything... After all, after you reviewed everything like that, there was no need to say anything... By the way, you speak very fluently. You spoke such a long sentence without any stuttering. I guess you've been holding it in for a long time.

Seeing the resentment on Scorpio's face that was so thick that it almost condensed into substance and could at least support ten evil sword immortals, Leon, who had indeed beaten him up severely, couldn't help but reveal a rather embarrassed expression, and then whispered with guilt in his eyes:
"I'm sorry... I wanted to buy a little more time so that Capricorn could purify some of his [lifespan] and recover some of the losses, so... I'm sorry."

"I know! Didn't I just say it? I don't blame you! I don't blame you! I really don't blame you!"

After emphasizing three times that he didn’t blame you, Director Scorpio, with a face longer than a donkey, opened his mouth with two missing front teeth, smiled coldly at Leon, and then gritted his teeth and said:

“I just blame myself for being useless!
If I were stronger than you, I would beat you up, and then, like you were pinching me, I would also pick you up by the neck and force you to do what I want!"

"Um... sorry..."

"Okay! It's all over."

After glancing at the old friend next to him who said he didn't blame you but was actually upset, the weak-looking virgin director reminded him:
"Aquarius did give in under threat, but he also tried his best to make amends. Not only did he remind Capricorn to start purifying his [lifespan] right away, he also found a way to delay it for a while, thus gaining some [lifespan].

Although we were not able to bring back all the [Lifespan] we stole this time, we did absorb a portion of it, allowing everyone to live two more years, so it wasn't a completely wasted trip."

Haha, I know he tried his best, and I didn't want to blame him, but he just picked me up and beat me. Can't I just be a little upset?
After rolling his eyes at the Virgo director, the Scorpio director turned away and said nothing. After barely persuading the complaining Scorpio director, the Virgo director, whose face was pale and a little blue, turned his head and looked at Leon carefully, and then said to the Taurus director in amazement:
"Joan of Arc, is Aquarius really not yet 20 years old this year?"

"Not only that, he is still a few months away from even turning eighteen. In a kingdom like the Kingdom of Sikalewen, where the laws are more detailed, this child can even be considered a minor."

After answering the Virgo director's question, the Taurus director couldn't help but continue:

"So I don't have to defend Leon. The main thing is that he has done a really good job. When I was his age, I wasn't even a cleaner, but he has been protecting the human race from wind and rain... He is still a child."

He's a shit kid!
After hearing what the Taurus director said, the Scorpio director couldn't help but touch his neck subconsciously, and then couldn't help rolling his eyes again.

Your child can knock out two of my front teeth with one punch, and then pick me up with one hand and ask me if I am convinced? I really am... If he is still a child, then what are those original sin gods who were trained by him to be more obedient than dogs? Unborn demon embryos?

"At your age, you are probably more powerful than the third generation master."

After looking at Leon in amazement again, the virgin director said softly:

"Although it's a pity that we only got back a small part of our lifespan, we didn't gain nothing. At least in the next 130 years when Aquarius is still alive, there will be no need to send people to guard Mount Heaven and the Abyss Hells, and Cancer and Capricorn can also return to the human world... Hmm..."

When she said this, the Virgin Director paused for a moment, then said helplessly:

"But Capricorn has been hurt this time. It will take two to three years for him to recover. Cancer only has five to six years left to live. I also need to recuperate to save my life... This is really... Although the bureau has been winning, the number of people who can move has become fewer and fewer."

"..."

Ah this...

After hearing the Virgo director's sigh, Leon, who had indirectly screwed over many directors, couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly with a guilty conscience and looked at the golden ceiling of the Taurus Palace.

Anyway, I have a clear conscience. My past record can be checked. I was basically the MVP every time and never won without effort. Even the game I just lost was a result of my best efforts without any fault. As for why the director has played less and less... this... maybe it's a matter of luck?

"In short, as Jeanne said before, Aquarius, your merits outweigh your faults this time."

After expressing her feelings about the complicated situation in the bureau, the Virgin Director looked around at her colleagues and then concluded:
"In my opinion, Aquarius has done his best. Let's leave it at that. What do you think?"

"I agree."

"can."

"Humph, I've already said it, I have no objection!"

"We can't just let this go."

"?"

Under the surprised gazes of several directors, Leon turned his head apologetically and said to Director Scorpio and Director Virgo:

“This time, the [Lifespan] was brought back by the two of you from a long distance. It was also brought back by you, the Director, and Director Aries after you spent many years in the Old Land, risking great danger and going through untold hardships.

Although I don't regret my choice, and even if I had the chance to do it again, I would make the same choice, but the compromise I made did waste your efforts over the years... I will definitely make it up to you."

compensate?

After hearing what Leon said, the directors did not accept it happily, but frowned one after another.

It was naturally good that Aquarius was prepared to take responsibility, but what was lost this time was not an ordinary thing, but the life span of the entire human race. The equal compensation must naturally be one of the four [treasures] of the same level, so... "Leon!"

After calling out, Director Jinniu's expression darkened slightly, and he reminded:

"Don't be impulsive. You can't force this kind of thing!"

"Joan is right."

Director Cancer also nodded and said earnestly:
"You are still young and have plenty of time to realize your talent. There is no need to go deep into the old land now."

"Yes, there is no rush for this kind of thing."

The Virgo director secretly stepped on the Scorpio director, and then followed up with persuasion:
"We have been searching in the Old Land for so many years, and we have only encountered [treasures] a few times. Our strength has long reached its limit, so it's okay to spend time trying our luck, but you don't have to do that... Scorpio, don't you agree?"

"right……"

After secretly moving his hurt foot, the Scorpio director snorted with a grin:

"The reason I'm upset with you is because you beat me up, not because you sent my [lifespan] back. As a director, you need to stay calm and not act rashly just because you're angry!"

"Um...thank you for your advice..."

Seeing that he had only said one sentence, the directors began to denounce, agree, persuade, and provoke... fearing that he would go to extremes, Leon could not help but hide his head and then explained:

"I understand your good intentions, but I didn't say that we have to go to the old land to look for treasures now..."

"???" x4
"What I mean is that I can make up for the lost [lifespan] of our entire human race this time in another way."

After organizing his words a little, Leon began to explain:

"When it comes to lifespan, it's just a theoretical 'upper limit', and it can also delay the onset of aging.

Although the upper limit of our human lifespan is set at 150 years, except for those of us infected cleaners, most people don’t even live to be 150 years old, let alone over 90 years old.”

Upon hearing this, the virgin director was a little confused and said:
"So you mean to say..."

"What I want to say is that since the upper limit of [lifespan] has been taken back, we can start from another aspect and increase the 'lower limit' of lifespan of our human race... For example, these."

As Leon spoke, he reached out and touched his cufflinks, took out a few thin booklets from them, and handed one to each of the confused directors.

"This is the research topic that I asked the Fourth Research Institute of Mimic to do after I asked Veronica for a warrant. The content is the relationship between human lifespan and social environment, the productivity survey of the eleven kingdoms, the feasibility analysis of cross-border resource allocation, and how to use abnormal objects to participate in large-scale production.

Oh, by the way, the researchers in the first to seventh research institutes of the Robin are basically scholars from the Kingdom of Korok. Their research results may not be completely correct, but they are definitely of great reference value. The fourth research institute is currently responsible for research and visits on social issues..."

After briefly explaining the origins of these brochures and preliminarily proving their reliability, Leon explained to the bewildered directors:

"According to the survey results of the Fourth Research Institute of the Migrant, although the upper limit of the lifespan of modern humans is as high as 150 years, only a few can actually live to this limit. Excluding the special case of cleaners, the current average lifespan of our human beings is actually only 61.9 years."

"what?"

"How many?!"

"This is impossible!!!"

“It’s not about whether it’s possible or not, but about the specific data from the investigation.”

After looking at Director Scorpio who almost popped his eyes out, Leon explained patiently:

"This life expectancy data was calculated by Atifi... by the supercomputer of the Kingdom of Korok, using all publicly available household registers, cemeteries, annals... as well as the undisclosed data on the number of soldiers, land and property, industrial scale, etc. of each kingdom and city-state.

Even if the data cannot be 100% accurate due to practical reasons and statistical errors, and only an approximate value can be obtained, the negative error will definitely not exceed more than two years. "

"The negative error is..."

“It’s just a low estimate.”

I'm already sixty-one-nine, and I'm going to count it down another two years? Not even sixty? Not even half of a hundred and fifty? Then what's the point of all the things we did in the past to [live longer]?!?!

"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Director Scorpio jumped up from his chair and said loudly with an annoyed look:
"Isn't the upper limit one hundred and fifty? How could it be only this much?"

"Mr. Scorpio, the reason has been marked in the booklet I sent you. In fact, the final data was pulled up by the talents of several longevity kingdoms."

Turning the booklet in front of Director Scorpio to the third page and pointing to the chart on it, Leon explained seriously:
"The citizens of the Kingdom of the Witches basically have some Da-ting blood, so they are naturally stronger. Moreover, the kingdom is ruled by various associations, and they have low pursuit of wealth and power. In addition, the natural environment is excellent, and the average life expectancy was close to 90 years old.

The Kingdom of Ålesund, known as the Green Country, is the largest grain producer among the eleven kingdoms. Although the royal family of Ålesund is quite inhuman, the land there is so fertile that grain will grow if you sow any seeds, so the average life expectancy is not bad.

The same is true for the Kingdom of Perti, a country of medicine, and the Kingdom of Sikalevin, where the laws are relatively strict on the aristocracy. Due to various characteristics or advantages, the average life expectancy of these kingdoms is higher than the average. "

"Then how come..."

"Because the rest are really not human."

Pointing to the lowest bars in the chart, Leon couldn't help but frowned and said:
“The Thousand Sails Sea Nation, where everyone lives on plunder, often sees regional wars break out. The average life expectancy is in the early forties, with men even below thirty-two, and they are still desperately trying to lower the life expectancy of others.

In the past, the Robin Kingdom had not only a large number of factories, but also many plantations and farms owned by the nobility. The workers and farmers generally worked more than thirteen hours a day, and because of overwork and diseases caused by overwork, the average life expectancy barely reached the threshold of fifty.

It’s a bit unfair for the Ice Country to be included. Their problems are large-scale natural disasters, shortages of food, medicine and industrial products, and extremely high infant mortality rates in extremely cold weather…”

He took out a board from the mirror world and placed it on the table. He wrote and drew on it with a charcoal pencil. After explaining to the confused directors which bastards there were in the eleven kingdoms in the world, Leon spoke seriously:

"Everyone, if we can take back [lifespan] and raise the upper limit of human lifespan to 200 years, it will definitely be a great thing. But before that, I'm afraid we have to do some more basic work first, such as... raising the average lifespan to half of the upper limit?"

(End of this chapter)