[You consumed a terrified True God and made an effort to absorb the nutrition he brought, gaining some insights into the Authority he possessed]

[You successfully activated the no-level special badge "Heart Lake Illusion"]

[Heart Lake Illusion: During the tasting of the false illusion and the Heart Lake God, you developed a vague understanding of the two Authorities it mastered]

[Wearing Effects:

Effect One: When intentionally deceiving, the credibility of your lies and falsehoods will significantly increase based on the specific degree of plausibility.

Effect Two: You can sense the tumultuous Heart Lake and extract a portion of its power to strengthen yourself, with the specific extraction range depending on the current maximum Contamination Value]

[Advanced Route: Achieve a Self-penetration value of 60 points, and after defeating a True God level being who possesses the "False Illusion" Authority, complete the missing Authority and this badge will automatically advance to the Colorful Badge "False Reality";

Achieve a Self-penetration value of 60 points, and after defeating a True God level being who possesses the "Heart Lake" Authority, complete the missing Authority and this badge will automatically advance to the Colorful Badge "Master of Tides"]

[Hidden Trait (no need to wear): Those coveting the existence of the "False Illusion" and "Heart Lake" Authorities will have a great chance of actively launching an attack on you,]

...

Did I actually pick up another no-level badge?

Staring at the slightly flickering [Heart Lake Illusion] on the panel, Leon blinked and revealed a pensive expression.

This was the second no-level badge he obtained; the previous one was contributed by the King of Nightmares, [Nightmare is the deepest Fear in the night], and the effects of [Night, Fear] were extremely similar to [Heart Lake Illusion], providing part of the Authority mastered by the King of Nightmares.

So that means... I can gain the Authority possessed by a True God during his lifetime by "consuming" them?

Hmm... If I remember correctly, the "Prison" of the Cancer Director still holds many True Gods. If I could ask him for ten or eight to eat, wouldn't that be...?

"Director!"

While Leon was slightly distracted, pondering the stock of the Cancer Director, the Aquarius Director beside him clenched his fists and asked nervously:

"How's the investigation going?"

"Huh? Investigate what?"

"???

Bewildered by Leon's inexplicable expression, the Aquarius Director couldn't help but wear a strained expression and said:

"Didn't you just let it out to gather intelligence?"

"Yeah, but didn't it refuse to speak?"

"It's not that it refused to speak; it obviously wanted to negotiate terms!"

"Then it means it doesn't want to talk!"

"..."

Falling silent after Leon's answer, the Aquarius Director's chest heaved twice urgently, then he said with twitching lips:

"And you didn't eat it to read its soul?"

"Of course not, I'm not a Brain-Eating Demon, how could I have such a function?"

"But... But..."

"Stop the buts! Instead of pondering how we got here and how to save your traitorous daughter-in-law, what we should focus on now is coming up with a plan to deal with those offspring of the Earth!"

Feeling the Earth below becoming increasingly "wild", Leon hurriedly tore off the snake bracelet on his wrist, releasing the Cleaner siblings, and then urged:

"Thankfully, I still have a final contingency plan... Hurry up and get your grandson to abdicate, let your granddaughter succeed as Queen!"

"That's grand-nephew and grand-niece..."

After instinctively correcting this, the Aquarius Director asked in a surprised yet bewildered tone:

"You really have a contingency plan? But what does dealing with the Earth offspring have to do with Harvey's abdication?"

"Yes! And greatly so! In short, if you still want to keep the Northern Kingdom, then do as I say!"

After interrupting the Aquarius Director, Leon slapped the blue-haired King awake, and then roughly pulled off the crown on his head, forcibly placing it on the head of the bewildered female Cleaner.

The slender and petite female Cleaner had a head circumference at least a circle smaller than her brother's. The crown, which fit perfectly on the blue-haired young man's head, slid directly down her head, turning into a necklace hanging around her neck.

Heck! The Northern Kingdom's craftsmen must be brainless, not even making a crown one-size-fits-all!

Unable to hold back a complaint in his heart about the hindrance, Leon immediately picked up the gem-studded metal "necklace", pulling it back up to the Cleaner girl's head. He used so much force that her nose tip turned red from friction.

Next, under the shocked gazes of the Aquarius Director's family of three, Leon first pried off the largest white gemstone in the center of the "Crown of Snow Rivers", then audaciously used only his hands to fold the front part of the metal crown into a "Z" shape, manually adjusting it to the right size for the girl Cleaner.

"Gosh! This thing is over six hundred years old! How could you..."

"If I didn't do this, your entire Northern Kingdom would become history today!"

Retorting leisurely before speaking, to ensure that the crown wouldn't be unrecognized due to its damage, Leon bent the spikes on the crown back, setting the massive gemstone in place, then shouted to the utterly bewildered blue-haired King:

"Hurry! Abdicate immediately and let your sister become Queen!"

"???

What... can anyone in my family understand this? I just got dragged down the river and had a hot bath, how come in a swoop, I lost the throne?

Also, uncle, are you just gonna stand there and watch? Say something!

"Do as he says..."

Receiving the helpless look from his grand-nephew, the Aquarius Director's lips moved slightly, then he smiled bitterly and said:

"Great-uncle has no other way now, just follow Leon's instructions!"

"But... but even if there's to be an abdication, it isn't right under these circumstances!"

The blue-haired youth shook his mustache, speaking in strong resistance:

"According to the ancient customs of succession, there must be high-ranking elders present, foreign envoys invited in advance to witness, and at least half of the tribal chiefs or emissary representatives attending..."

"Don't worry, we have it all!"

Leon interrupted, saying:

"Your grandfather is the elder, I am the foreign envoy witnessing, and there's no shortage of tribal representatives; All Rehe City's people are already here,"

"Huh?"

"Hurry up! Abdicate and give the throne to your sister! Whether the Northern Kingdom can be saved hinges on this!"

"..."

Despite having no clue about the situation, since his great-uncle didn't oppose, and his sister nodded in agreement after being in a daze for a while, the blue-haired King could only raise his hand in bewilderment, stammering as he proclaimed:

"In adherence to the ancient customs passed down by Ashito Kingdom, in reverence of the sacred ancestry's calling, witnessed by the Hexagonal Snow Mountain and the icy winds of the tundra..."

"Less nonsense! Drop the useless stuff and just say the simplest version!"

"..."

"Hurry, say the words!"

"I... I, the current King of the Northern Kingdom, Harvey Ashito, now declare my early abdication and transfer the throne to Princess Melsande Aixi!"

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