I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1025 - 944: Opening the Mind

"Number 057, Reins of Thought... I didn't expect this to end up in your hands."

After examining the broken half of the reins in the hands of the Serpent Executive and identifying the origin of this anomalous object, the red-haired director couldn't help but frown:

"Did you just use it to attack Leon?"

"This wasn't an attack; I just helped broaden his mind a little."

After stealing a glance at the red-haired director's grim expression, the Serpent Executive, who rarely had the upper hand, couldn't help but smile:

"My brain might not be as sharp as yours, but I'm no fool. How could I not know this kid was secretly up to something against me? The reason I didn't resist upon discovering it was that when he targeted me, it also gave me a chance to influence him."

"So, what now?"

Looking at Leon, whose soul was stable but whose thoughts and consciousness were vaguely beginning to scatter, the red-haired director squinted and said:

"The number of this thing is too low to harm Leon, it can only make him slightly distracted... so what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Didn't I just say? I wanted to help him expand his mind a little."

Seeing the red-haired director vaguely anxious, the Serpent Executive's eyes flashed with a trace of pride. Learning from her usual manner, he said cheerfully:

"You stubborn people, brainwashed by those old folks in the Cleaners Bureau, need most to let go of your prejudices, fully open your rigid thoughts, and learn to face reality head-on.

Don't worry, I didn't try to dissolve his soul. I just used the ability of the [Reins of Thought] to make a small breach in his thoughts, temporarily freeing his mind from the constraints of reason, allowing him to cast aside prejudice and genuinely experience my understanding of the present world."

"Your understanding of the present world?"

"It's what I just said to him before."

Glancing at Leon, whose expression had changed and now showed a contemplative look, the Serpent Executive, with some pride, said:

"Your intention to bind me with a bet, to make me follow this kid, is nothing more than hoping his every move could eventually win me over, but what you don't know is, I share the same intention as you!"

"..."

"Olivia, you all might be smarter than me, but your understanding of the world is definitely not deeper than mine!"

In the face of the red-haired director's somewhat strained look, the Serpent Executive confidently spoke:

"Although the sentence was short, it was the conclusion I came to after traveling the world and reaching thirteen countries. It utterly transcends his cognitive range and is sure to deeply shake his soul.

He is first swayed by my conclusion, shaking his rigid perceptions, then the [Reins of Thought] pries open the defenses laid by reason. Once this round of thinking is completely finished, he will inevitably begin to align with my views.

But in this You Sui Sanctuary, which upholds the 'Principle of Justice', as soon as he genuinely acknowledges me as being right, his soul will be marked with the 'ointment seal' from the Principle of Justice, thus breaking away from you and the already decayed Cleaners Bureau, choosing to stand on my side!"

"..."

"Ha, are you surprised by my scheme?"

"..."

It is indeed surprising... but what shocks me is not your scheme, it's how you... oh, forget it.

After confirming Leon was fine and feeling relieved, the red-haired director looked at the old friend who clearly wore a smug expression, didn't know what to say for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh in resignation before closing her eyes and saying nothing further.

Seeing that she seemed to give up struggling, as he won for the first time in a strategic confrontation, the Serpent Executive, feeling relieved, waited until Leon was free from the influence of the [Reins of Thought], then with a smile asked:

"So, what do you think of what I just said?"

Your previous words?

Upon hearing the Serpent Executive's words, Leon, whose thoughts were racing wildly and had forgotten where he started from, momentarily paused in surprise and then hesitantly asked back:

"What did you say just now?"

"..."

"Oh, oh, I remember now!"

Before the face of "Vernon Prince" began to contort, Leon finally rediscovered his point of departure, recalled the simple yet correct statement, and couldn't help but nod approvingly:

"You made a pretty good point."

Ha ha! He acknowledged it! He acknowledged it!

Looking at Leon, whose eyes showed a sign of recognition and who admitted his idea openly, the Serpent Executive couldn't help but laugh out loud in his heart.

Although the principle I control most deeply is "the principle of bravery," as the low fever spreads through the Western Carlay Wen Kingdom these days, by eroding the bloodline of Western Carlay Wen, I have already gained initial recognition from the "Principle of Justice."

With my strength, nearing the level of the pillar god, through the You Sui Sanctuary that serves the Principle of Justice, using the ointment condensed from the beliefs of all the justice bloodlines for thousands of years, the potency is almost equivalent to that of the principle of the pillar god! As long as he acknowledges I'm right, he'll be thoroughly...

Where's the ointment? Where's my ointment?

After secretly activating the You Sui Sanctuary and waiting a long time without any ointment descending, the Serpent Executive was somewhat stunned. Then, abruptly looking up at Leon, he shouted with a faint anger:

"You tricked me?!"

"?"

Upon hearing the odd, baseless question from "Vernon Prince," Leon couldn't help but ask, puzzled:

"Trick you about what?"

"You didn't actually acknowledge my words!"

"I did acknowledge them."

Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but frown and said:

"Didn't I just say? I think you made a valid point."

"..."

It seems he wasn't lying to me?

Staring at Leon suspiciously and feeling like he wasn't lying, the Serpent Executive couldn't help but move his lips, then tentatively asked:

"Then do you… now agree to stand on my side?"

"How could I? I'm not silly."

"..."

You damn... you really were tricking me!

After being suffocated for a moment, the Serpent Executive gritted his teeth and decided to intensify things with this stubborn kid in front of him.

"Listen up, now I tell you what I really want to do!"

Taking out the Reins of Thought again, locking tightly onto Leon's consciousness, the Serpent Executive raised his chin slightly and resolutely declared:

"I want to solve the Cleaners Bureau! I want to overthrow the thirteen royal families! I want these things that should have rotted long ago to rot immediately! Then, rebuild a new Cleaners Bureau and a new Thirteen Kingdoms!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

After a moment of silent confrontation between the two, seeing Leon's completely puzzled face, the Serpent Executive couldn't help but ask:

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Um... what should I say?"

"Of course, your thoughts on what I want to do!"

"As for my thoughts... your plan is somewhat conservative."

Under the somewhat dumbfounded gaze of the Serpent Executive, Leon asked rather confusedly:

"Think about it, since you have the ability to dismantle the Cleaners Bureau, why go through the hassle of rebuilding it? Just replace it all at once! Is there any need to stick to their ways?"

"..."

"As for rebuilding the Thirteen Kingdoms, that's even more ridiculous. What's worth rebuilding? If you ask me, aside from leaving the Witch Kingdom and considering keeping one Daiting Autonomous Region, merge the other kingdoms."

"..."

"Moreover! The thirteen royal families should be abolished! If you want to keep surnames or whatever, you can, but the term 'royal family' must be scrapped, and the aristocratic system, titles, fiefdoms... all revised!"

"..."

"In my opinion, this world doesn't need any kings or nobility! Everyone is just human, and the only distinction is between the living and the dead... hmm? Why aren't you speaking now?"