I, The Janitor! Chapter 922: Boldly Reforming, Again and Again - Novel Cool

Chapter 922: Boldly Reforming, Again and Again

Chapter 922: Boldly Reforming, Again and Again

"That... Lyon..."

Hovering above the City of Regret, Taurus Director watched as tens of thousands of departed souls worked tirelessly, shouting and digging the city out of the swamp. He couldn't help but grimace and say, "Wasn't the City of Regret sunk by you? Why are you digging it out now? And you're practically half the master of the Dead Realm; shouldn't you be able to do it faster than them?"

"It's different." Lyon shook his head.

"I only control half of the Authority of Death, so without breaking the fundamental rules of the Dead Realm, I can only modify half of it. This is something others can also do, so it's better to leave it to them, even if it takes a little longer."

Regarding the reason for excavating the City of Regret, Lyon explained, "Not all departed souls can completely let go of their regrets. They still need a place to live, and I've also recruited many employees for the Underworld Branch. They can't work forever; they need some other aspects of life."

"But... isn't this a bit too good?" Cancer Director narrowed his eyes, looking at the departed souls below. Seeing the vitality on their pale, lifeless faces, almost rivaling that of the living, he couldn't help but feel conflicted. "Lyon, according to your plan, the future lives of the departed souls in the Dead Realm might be even better than in the mundane world. If you make the Dead Realm so pleasant, will the dead still be willing to walk towards the Terminus Cliff?"

"They will," Lyon replied calmly, seemingly having anticipated this question. As he modified some of the rules within the City of Regret, he explained, "True departed souls have no physical body or senses; everything is just the 'perception' of the soul. This kind of life cannot compare to 'being alive.'

"Moreover, from the moment departed souls enter the Dead Realm, it gradually erodes their 'living' aspects, just at a slower pace than the original locations. This is a fundamental rule of the Dead Realm that I cannot change... Oh, and speaking of rules."

Lyon seemed to remember something and turned to the Taurus Director beside him. "Honorable Taurus, can the way the Bureau selects Cleaners be changed as well?"

"Huh?"

The two directors were taken aback as Lyon, after making such bold reforms, immediately set his sights on another fundamental policy of the Cleanup Bureau. They both shuddered and anxiously asked, "Do you... have another new idea?"

"Actually, I've had this idea for a while," Lyon said after a moment's thought, his expression sincere. "Honorable Taurus, Honorable Cancer, I must admit that I've always believed there's a significant issue with the methods our Cleaners use to carry out their missions."

Oh no... Here we go again.

The two directors couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines, remembering the last time they heard this familiar phrase. Shortly after saying this, Aquarius had thoroughly refuted the Cleanup Bureau's thousand-year-old tradition of 'suppression first,' then proceeded to reshape the Dead Realm, transforming its once terrifying and eerie atmosphere into something unrecognizable. And the plans that followed were increasingly outrageous.

This time, Lyon was focusing on the Bureau's personnel selection process and execution methods. Could it be...

"Why not just abolish the old system altogether!"

"..."

I knew it!

After making a suggestion that perfectly met the directors' 'expectations,' Lyon earnestly explained, "Honorable Taurus, Honorable Cancer, our current selection method, while efficient in identifying those with extreme personalities and thoughts, which can lead to the creation of Abnormal Objects, has significant flaws."

However, due to this selection method, many of our cleanup agents are criminals who have committed evil deeds. Even though they now stand at the forefront of defending humanity, their methods of handling matters are often extremely harsh, often disregarding the lives of ordinary people and causing large-scale casualties that could have been avoided."

"Sigh... There is indeed an issue with this..."

After a slight sigh, the Cancer Director frowned and said, "But I still disagree with your idea. If the bureau imposes restrictions and prohibits the use of excessive force, the casualty rate among cleanup agents will inevitably skyrocket, leading to even more problems."

"I understand your intention."

After nodding to the Cancer Director, Lyon calmly explained, "I don't intend to use this reason to restrict the cleanup agents' actions and force them to make choices with enormous risks. While it might reduce casualties, it's more likely to affect even more people.

I merely hope to change the selection method and add some minor rules so that future cleanup agents can be slightly more 'human.' When faced with those difficult situations, they can make choices with a bit more 'humanity.'"

"So... what do you plan to do?"

"First, we'll naturally expand the scope of 'inspection' and replace the method of recruiting from prisons with large-scale inspections."

Lyon organized his thoughts and looked at the Taurus Director, "Your Excellency Taurus, can you forge an abnormal object with an extremely large detection range that can regularly conduct super-large-scale inspections of humans' Leone values?"

No mistakes in their well-kept, complete...

"It is possible, but..."

Upon hearing this, the Taurus Director hesitated for a moment.

"But this not only consumes a lot of resources but also temporarily increases ordinary people's Leone values. If the inspections are too frequent... Hmm... I understand."

Glancing at the City of Regret below, the Taurus Director's eyes revealed a hint of enlightenment.

They hadn't used this method to find people before because they were concerned about accidentally 'creating' a large number of abnormal object holders, leading to more abnormal disasters. However, if Lyon's transformation plan is feasible, then this small-scale, gradual 'micro-infection' is actually beneficial. It can produce more potential cleanup agents.

"I'll start trying as soon as I get back!"

"Then, please take care of it."

After nodding to the Taurus Director, Lyon looked at the frowning Cancer Director and continued, "As for the issue of cleanup agents' overly harsh methods, I think we can address it in conjunction with the current Netherworld. Although it's not possible to impose many restrictions for now, we can use a method similar to 'enticement' to encourage them to regulate their behavior themselves."

"Enticement?"

"In essence, it's still a reward and punishment system, but the nature of the rewards and punishments needs to change since cleanup agents are very different from ordinary people."

Glancing at the City of Regret below, which had already revealed more than half of its structure, Lyon spoke thoughtfully, "Your Excellency Cancer, I've noticed that while most cleanup agents have extreme and stubborn personalities, they also carry significant regrets, many of which involve their loved ones.

So, if our Underworld Branch adds a rule that allows cleanup agents who join the Cleanup Bureau and maintain excellent performance reviews, without any malicious misconduct, to regularly meet with their deceased relatives, and even revive them if they accumulate enough merit..."

(End of Chapter)

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