Chapter 672: The Cruelty of Human Hearts
Chapter 672: The Cruelty of Human Hearts
This damn old fool!
As the Third Generation Director grinned shamelessly, the Reincarnated Doe, filled with rage, felt the urge to kill him for the third time. But in the end, for the sake of the "greater good," she suppressed her anger, closed her eyes, and coldly said, "The one who made the pact with you has disappeared in the old lands. We have only inherited the agreement between you and the Slaughter King Guild, and we do not have the authority to modify the specific terms. Therefore, the price cannot be increased, and we can only ask one question every twenty years!"
"Then why don't you ask separate questions?"
Glancing at the Reincarnated Doe, who was suppressing her anger, the Third Generation Director, feeling delighted, chuckled and said, "In that case, I'll give you a free question. I crafted three Anomalies for him in total. You can ask what the first one is, what the second one is, and what the third one is. Isn't that equivalent to increasing the price to sixty years?"
"..."
I shouldn't have taken this task!
The Reincarnated Doe, filled with regret, pawed at the ground and then snorted loudly. With the Third Generation Director's triumphant gaze upon her, she grimaced and spoke, "In the name of the official member of the Slaughter King Guild, the Deer, and in accordance with the wedge pact established between us in the Law Book, I ask three questions to the member, the Iron Badger. For each question answered truthfully, the Slaughter King Guild must extend his lifespan by twenty years without compensation..."
As the Reincarnated Doe spoke, several scraping sounds resembling an axe chiseling a stone tablet echoed one after another. Three rows of wedge-shaped characters, no larger than a bean, appeared in mid-air, horizontally arranged. Then, like living beings, they penetrated the square-headed old man's mouth, inscribing his tongue and throat.
Tsk... What ugly handwriting.
The Third Generation Director, after examining the countless bean-sized true words engraved on his tongue, couldn't help but show his disdain with a curled lip. He then answered, "In total, I crafted three Anomalies for Lyon. The first one is the Desire Dream Invader, created from the weapon of the Lord of Desire Dreams, which can invade dreams or pull others into dreams;
The second one is called the Unjust Snake Pact, made by stewing the tail of the Goddess of Wealth, and its effect is to forcibly exchange the target's Anomaly under certain conditions; the third one is made with the soul of the 'former' Aquarius Director and the translucent nettle..."
At this point, the square-headed old man's cheeks twitched slightly, as if his tongue had been pricked harshly. Surprised, he spat out the blood from his mouth, frowned, and thought for a moment. Then, speechless, he continued, "The third Anomaly is the Scream Hand, crafted using the soul of the 'former' Aquarius Director and the translucent nettle. If struck by it, even a true god would scream out in pain..."
"Yes, these are the Anomalies I crafted for him. By the way, this agreement is incredibly rigid. Even if I omit a single detail, it would be considered a lie?"
"Damn it!"
Ignoring the Third Generation Director's complaints, the Reincarnated Doe, after hearing about these three Anomalies and committing them to memory, couldn't help but curse. Then, with a furious expression, she asked, "You're not keeping your word! Where are the most crucial parts—the Undying Body and the Power of Extraction? Why aren't they included?"
"You didn't ask about those~"
Glancing at the furious Reincarnated Doe, the square-headed old man suddenly broke into a brilliant smile, then squinted and said, "I can give you another piece of information for free. That Lyon, while learning from me... Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Suddenly, as if he was about to run out of breath, the Third Generation Director coughed violently. Then, suppressing his strange smile, he said seriously, "The last time he came to me, besides asking me to craft Anomalies, he also used the rare materials I gave him to personally craft five Anomalies here... So, do you want to ask five more questions?
"The anomaly personally crafted by Leon Ryan?" After hearing the Third Generation Director's words, the Reincarnated Doe hesitated for a moment before shaking her head warily. "I won't ask! He's just a beginner, and even with your guidance, he definitely won't be able to create anything good!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Upon hearing the Reincarnated Doe's words, the Square Head Old Man suddenly flew into a rage, slapping his tombstone. "Who the hell guided him? I never guided him! That guy didn't learn any forging from me... Damn it!"
After cursing angrily, the Third Generation Director, punished for lying, spat out the blood from his mouth and scowled. "Fine! I admit it, I did teach him a few things, and he produced results that opened my eyes. That kid's talent in Taurus Palace Secret Techniques is absolutely unique; there's never been a second person as special as him in the entire history of the Purification Bureau."
"The five anomalies he personally forged under my... my guidance, using a large amount of precious materials, possess almost unparalleled mysterious abilities. In terms of uniqueness, they even surpass the majority of numbered-grade anomalies."
?!?!?!?
The Reincarnated Doe examined the Third Generation Director's mouth, finding that the Law Book hadn't been triggered, and couldn't help but gasp, her doe eyes filled with shock.
Unique, unparalleled, surpassing most numbered-grade anomalies... Is his forging talent really that exaggerated after learning for just two or three months?
"Look, I'm telling the truth." The Third Generation Director stuck out his tongue and let the Reincarnated Doe inspect the Law Text on it, then spoke with some regret, scowling.
"Anyway, I can guarantee that the anomalies personally forged by Leon are absolutely something you've never seen in your life, or anyone in the Slaughter King Guild for that matter, and they will definitely shock you immensely."
"Okay, the conditions are the same as before. One question per anomaly, five questions in total for a hundred years. Do you want this information?"
"..."
Such precious information, how could I possibly not want it? The Reincarnated Doe almost agreed immediately, recalling the Third Generation Director's descriptions that were almost too shocking to believe.
However, remembering her recent experience of being deceived, she hesitated for a while before narrowing her three pairs of doe eyes` and speaking. "I am interested in this information, but you must tell me first if his undying body and ability to strip away powers are among those five anomalies."
"Hehe." In response to the Reincarnated Doe's question, the Third Generation Director chuckled coldly and then pretended to pull an invisible zipper from left to right beside his lips.
From now on, I won't say a word, ask or don't ask!
"..."
Damn it! This old guy is still trying to trick me!
Seeing the Square Head Old Man's obvious intention to take advantage of her, the Reincarnated Doe stomped her hooves in annoyance, instinctively wanting to refuse the deal.
But remembering the Third Generation Director's descriptions, which sounded extremely exaggerated yet were proven true by the Law Book, she clenched her teeth and opened her mouth again.
"In the name of the official member of the Slaughter King Guild, [Deer], and in accordance with the wedge pact established in the Law Book, I ask five questions to member [Iron Badger]..."
(End of Chapter)
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