CHAPTER 378: 0320 THE SECOND BEST_1

"Hmm..."

Hearing the red-haired director’s words, the smile on Leon’s face froze slightly, and then he nodded somewhat gloomily, saying,

"Previously, when Senior Emma was preparing to perish together with the Goddess of Fortune, to enhance her own power, the Goddess of Fortune swallowed my pendant, along with Senior Pioni’s cu... Cursed Silver."

"Director, now all I have are support-type anomalous objects, nothing that can directly damage a target. Next time you assign me a task, I guess I’ll have to carry a sniper rifle to work."

"You won’t need to. I let that crocodile bring you down here to solve this problem... Keep moving forward, and remember not to stray too far from me!"

After looking up at the gray sky overhead, the red-haired director whistled upwards, scattering the crows circling above. He then watched their flight path and, carrying Emma, walked toward the depths of the Realm of the Dead.

"Leon, although you lost the Holy Spirit pendant this time, you actually gained quite a bit. Whether it’s the Lord of Lustful Dreams’ fork, the Goddess of Fortune’s tail, or the green bead that trapped Emma, they’re all just as valuable as the pendant."

Walking the No Return Path, the red-haired director spoke to Leon behind him without blinking while staring at the Crows of Death Report overhead,

"However, the things you got are a bit problematic. The Lord of Lustful Dreams isn’t dead yet, so even if his weapon is broken, you can’t use it. The Goddess of Fortune’s snake tail is just material, also not directly usable.

The remaining bead, though not having these problems, is something the Goddess of Fortune used for herself. The cost for you to use it is a bit too high. Without fifty Leon Values, you can’t get much out of it."

"Yes..."

Following the red-haired director, Leon nodded and replied,

"That bead is called [Dream of Verdant Green], an anomalous object modified from the shattered [Land of Bliss] of the God of Agriculture and Pastoralism. It can temporarily open up an emerald world with no exit, and the more the contamination value of the user, the vaster the world. That Snake Spirit even expanded an entire valley.

Although I can directly use this thing and even bring people in and out of the already expanded emerald world, if [Dream of Verdant Green] is put away now and I activate it again, the expanded world might be just a few dozen square meters, and its stability couldn’t compare to the world expanded by that Snake Spirit."

"In short, either it’s unusable or unsuitable!"

After summarizing, the red-haired director continued,

"When you have good things but can’t use them, you need to find an anomalous object forge master.

And if we’re talking about the best forge master, it must be Taurus His Excellency, but she’s self-sealing in the headquarters now and can’t lend a hand, so we have to find the second-best."

The second-best anomalous object forge master?

Upon hearing this, Leon blinked and then curiously asked,

"Director, is the second-best forge master in the Realm of the Dead? Was he someone from our Purification Bureau?"

"Yes, he is indeed in the Realm of the Dead and was part of our Purification Bureau during his lifetime."

"..."

Wait! During his lifetime?

...

"Olivia! Ah hahaha! You actually came to find me!"

In Leon’s somewhat shocked gaze, a slightly hunched, goofy-looking old man sat up from the coffin pried open by the red-haired director, full of joy,

"Since you’re here to see me, does that mean this generation’s Taurus is already dead?"

"Uh... Taurus His Excellency hasn’t ascended yet..."

"Tsk!"

After hearing the red-haired director’s response, the goofy old man looked utterly disappointed, lifting the coffin lid to lie back down, but was stopped by the well-prepared red-haired director.

"Don’t mess with my coffin! Let go of me this instant!"

The old man, who seemed to bear a grudge against the Taurus Director, angrily said,

"Didn’t I tell you? Don’t come to me if she’s not dead! Why aren’t you keeping your word?"

"Third Generation Your Excellency, that wasn’t our agreement at the time."

The red-haired director, pulling hard on the old man’s coffin lid, shook his head and said,

"According to our agreement back then, it was that I would come to see you once you became the world’s best forge master again and tell you the good news."

"Isn’t that the same thing?"

"It’s different."

The red-haired director explained,

"Third Generation Your Excellency, there’s been a bit of a situation at the bureau recently. The current Aquarius Director covets the Watcher’s Palace, intending to replace Taurus His Excellency as the Palace Occupant to enter the Watcher’s Palace.

To ensure the security of the Watcher’s Palace, Taurus His Excellency, under the guardianship of the other two directors, is self-sealing at headquarters and won’t come out until she ascends the palace. So, you’re the best forge master in the world again."

"Oh, well, I suppose that’s acceptable..."

After hearing the red-haired director’s explanation, the goofy old man hesitated for a moment, finally not continuing to cover his coffin lid. Instead, he reluctantly asked,

"Since she’s not coming out, I suppose I can consider you kept your word... So tell me, what do you want from me this time?"

"If we’re looking for the best forge master, it’s naturally to ask you to forge something."

After taking out the snake tail and broken halberd that Leon had acquired, the red-haired director pointed to Leon and said with a face,

"Third Generation Your Excellency, he’s a new cleaner who joined our bureau just last year. While performing a rescue mission, his anomalous object was destroyed, and he now needs an offensive anomalous object.

Can you use the two things he acquired as the main materials to custom-make something suitable for him? If possible, it should not be too consuming, the kind that an average third-class cleanser can handle, and ideally, one that accommodates future growth potential."

"Tsk... So many requirements!"

Grumbling with dissatisfaction, the goofy old man stood up from his coffin, took the materials with a sullen face, and examined them, then exclaimed in surprise.

"A True God’s body part and weapon?"

Manipulating the snake tail and half of the trident with his slightly green-tinged hands, the goofy old man finally looked at Leon, and asked with a face full of confusion,

"Is this tail freshly chopped off? Did you happen to encounter a True God’s death battle during your rescue mission?"

"Strange! You look so weak at a glance, and you’re still just a newcomer who joined the Purification Bureau last year. If you had really stumbled into a True God’s battlefield, you might not survive long enough for outsiders to blink, so how did you get such rare materials?"

"That’s a long story."

Giving Leon a look that said, "Don’t even bother with him," the red-haired director quietly closed the goofy old man’s coffin lid, kicked the coffin on the ground far away, then smiled warmly and said,

"Third Generation Your Excellency, why don’t you craft something for him while I tell you what happened? What do you say?"