Chapter 953: You're Too Radical!
Chapter 953: You're Too Radical!
What else could I say?
Lyon, the Serpent Director, stared at himself, seemingly waiting for a response. He couldn't help but open his mouth in disbelief, feeling as if his brain had been ironed with a charcoal-heated iron, and his mind was smoothed out by Lyon's "fiery" words.
Is this right?!
I, the one accused of meddling with Crimson Power and colluding with the Outer Gods for restoration, the so-called "greatest criminal," only wanted to overthrow the Purification Bureau and then act according to my own principles. But you're not even planning to keep the Purification Bureau, and you're even considering wiping out all thirteen kingdoms?
What... what are you doing? Even the Outer Gods of the Slaughter King didn't think of destroying all human kingdoms! Are you truly a member of the Purification Bureau?
"Are you serious?"
After standing in place for a good while, his face turning red from holding back his words, the Serpent Director, amidst the sighs and laments of the Red-haired Director, spoke incoherently:
"Your idea is too... You can't do this. Even if your intentions are good, if you rush into it like this, you'll likely make things worse in the end!"
"Why not?"
Looking at the Serpent Director, who was about to say, "But on the other hand," Lyon couldn't help but frown, then asked with displeasure:
"Didn't you just say that the reason the current world is in such a mess and most people are struggling is because of the Purification Bureau and the thirteen royal families? It's precisely because these rotten-to-the-core entities avoid the decay they should have faced, leading to the current situation.
So, if you want to change the world, you must tackle the root of the problem. Sweep away all these things that are already rotten to the core but still cling to their existence, and throw them into the trash heap of history... You understand this clearly, don't you? Why are you having second thoughts now?"
"I... I'm not having second thoughts..."
Confronted with these radical views that he had spoken but somehow didn't feel like his own, the Serpent Director unconsciously took a half-step back. Then, holding the Longevin Lance in his hand, which was inexplicably starting to heat up, he stammered in explanation:
"What I mean is, the Purification Bureau and the thirteen royal families do have issues, which have led to the current state of the world. But... their existence isn't entirely pointless.
For example, the thirteen royal families, they indeed support the Palace of Observation and keep the True Gods from entering the world. As for the Purification Bureau... they have done a lot of practical work, barely suppressing the abnormal incidents from disturbing the world, so..."
"So, you mean that by reforming the Purification Bureau and the thirteen royal families, giving them a fresh start, there's no need to overthrow them completely?"
"Umm..."
"This is a shameful compromise! It's laziness, content with the status quo! It's cowardice, afraid to break the old order!"
Under the influence of the strange "heat" constantly transmitting to his brain, Lyon, who usually acted before speaking, uncharacteristically let his words run ahead of his thoughts. With a look of disappointment, he said:
"How can you pin your hopes for solving the problem on replacing the beneficiaries? Can't you see it? The problem with the thirteen royal families isn't the number thirteen, but the very concept of 'royalty' itself! If the root cause isn't addressed, it won't matter who you replace them with!
As long as the monopoly on power, wealth, and resources remains unbroken, the new royal families will act just as recklessly. The emerging merchants will continue to exploit laborers, and the newly appointed nobles will still oppress the people. Nothing will change!
Moreover, the Purification Bureau also has significant issues. Not only are their recruitment methods and internal structure problematic, but even their self-positioning is flawed! What we should do is not take over their responsibilities but thoroughly change this isolation... Ugh... What's that smell?"
"Ah, a scent?"
Upon hearing Lyon's words, the Serpent Director sniffed, detecting a strange odor emanating from his own body.
To be more precise, it was the Longevin Lance in his hand, which glowed with a crimson hue, and his right hand, nearly scorched by the lance.
"Ah!"
As the Serpent Director snapped back to his senses, he hastily tossed away the Longevin Lance, which was as red as a branding iron. Lyon's pupils suddenly cleared, and his slightly flushed face returned to its normal pallor.
"Did I fall for it?"
As his rationality returned, Lyon's eyes narrowed slightly, and his mouth, which had been spouting nonsense, immediately clamped shut again.
The whip-like object probably didn't have direct killing power, but it seemed to weaken the suppression of rationality, making one's thoughts and reactions more "unrestrained" and closer to their original inner desires.
This object that could make people open up was best kept in his own hands.
Lyon's left hand quickly moved behind his back, sensing a threat as he vaguely guessed the ability of the abnormality in the Serpent Director's hand based on his own symptoms.
In the midst of the dog barking that only he could hear, Lyon's fingertips reached into the Mirror World from his belt buckle. They emerged from the polished floor tiles at the feet of Prince Vernon and reached out to grasp the Longevin Lance.
However, just as Lyon was about to grab the lance, the broken whip, which smelled like roasted meat, seemed to have a mind of its own. It sprang up from the floor tile, evading Lyon's palm and bouncing back into the Serpent Director's hand.
"Is this a secret art of the Snake Lord Palace?"
As the whip returned to the Serpent Director's hand, it seemed to merge with the Prince's flesh and blood, disappearing in an instant. Lyon's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked up at Prince Vernon across from him.
"Abnormalization?"
"Yes... No! You're wrong!"
The Serpent Director shook off his burnt right hand, flinging the dead flesh and skin to the ground. He took a deep breath, then looked at Lyon across from him and shouted with a wary gaze, "Stomach God! You're really too radical!"
"..."
"I don't know how you managed to deceive the Purification Bureau and even took the position of the twelve directors, but if the Purification Bureau and the present world fall into the hands of someone like you, they will inevitably be led to destruction!"
"..."
"Brother, let's not discuss whether I would lead the present world to ruin. But the words you just spoke, were any of them appropriate for you to say?"
"..."
Seeing Lyon's twitching cheeks, the Serpent Director also realized what he had said. His cheeks twitched, and he threatened with a forced smile, "Stomach God! You'd better abandon your absurd ideas, or else..."
"Or else what?"
Lyon's eyebrows lifted slightly at the question, and he asked with a strange expression, "Are you going to report me to the Purification Bureau?"
"..."
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