I! Cleaner!-Chapter 730 - 665: The Secret of Humanity

Upon seeing the contents left by the Aquarius Director on the paper note, the more than eighty deputy directors present fell into a collective silence.

Although the note was extremely brief, the message conveyed was not flimsy. Especially with the intense ink strokes that pierced through the paper, it clearly revealed the writer’s breached emotional defenses.

However, there was something puzzling. Hadn’t the Aquarius Director already achieved his wish, successfully replacing Mr. Taurus and ascending to the Watcher’s Palace? Why would he still write a note to curse someone?

"In any case, the situation is as you see it."

After keeping the note filled with Aquarius’s wrath, the Sagittarius Director on the square spoke with a furrowed brow:

"It seems Aquarius is not prepared to keep his promise, to continue forewarning us of potential crises. Therefore, we must mentally prepare that before the next person ascends the palace, we might lose part of the protection from the Watcher’s Palace."

Indeed...

After listening to the Sagittarius Director’s words, the deputy directors’ expressions also became solemn.

Apart from preventing True God from descending arbitrarily, the most important function of the Watcher’s Palace is to provide early warnings before a major crisis occurs. If the Aquarius, the ascendant, is unwilling to cooperate, then this vital function is deemed nullified. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

And the Clean-up Bureau has quite a vast "spread." It has been able to safely overcome crises again and again, thanks in no small part to the forewarnings of the Watcher’s Palace. Currently, with the Slaughter King Association lurking, if this early warning is truly lost, the "work" in the future will inevitably become strained.

"What this situation signifies, I don’t need to say. You should all be aware."

After raising his head and looking around at the expressions of the deputy directors, the Sagittarius Director sighed and said:

"So, to deal with the potential forthcoming situations, I discussed with the Director of Taurus. We agreed that it’s necessary to prepare for the worst-case scenario, best to forcibly bring back the Director on the Old Soil... What do you think?"

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The director on the Old Soil... Is that the director of the Clean-up Bureau?

Hearing this, brought by the Red-haired Director as an observer, Leon couldn’t help but curiously raise an eyebrow. However, before he could open his mouth to ask, a warm hand grasped his.

’The Director is on the Old Soil, searching for the things our humanity lost when escaping from the Old Soil. The importance of this mission is not even less than that of the Watcher’s Palace.’

Through the hand, a soul wave transmitted, explaining the situation of the General Director. The Red-haired Director said with slight frowning:

’As for the Sagittarius Director, it’s fine. But if even Mr. Taurus thinks it’s necessary to interrupt the mission and bring the Director back, then the current situation in the bureau is probably quite dire.’

’Director.’

Triggered by the curiosity from the Red-haired Director’s words, Leon clasped her hand in return and asked curiously:

’What exactly is the General Director looking for on the Old Soil? Is it something more important than the safety of the Clean-up Bureau?’

’Not quite more important than the Clean-up Bureau, but not much less so.’

After a slight hesitation, the Red-haired Director leaned back slightly, then sternly admonished:

’The situation regarding the General Director is level five intelligence, known only to the Yellow Road Director. You may listen now, but you mustn’t tell anyone, not even Emma or your sister.’

Wow, is this information that important?

Seeing Leon’s slightly surprised expression, the Red-haired Director explained through a soul wave:

’This matter has to be talked about from a long time ago. When our human ancestors fled from the doomed Old Soil, nearly everything was taken by the Supreme Four Pillar Gods. Although they later managed to kill the Four Pillar Gods, the things taken were not retrieved.

And the General Director suspects these things were left on the Old Soil by the Four Pillar Gods. Therefore, he went back with Aries, Virgo, and Scorpio Directors, taking advantage of the temporal stability of the Old Soil to try to find the things seized from our ancestors.’

’What exactly are the things that were taken? Are they abnormal objects even stronger than the Watcher’s Palace?’

’They might be even more important than the Watcher’s Palace. If those things are truly retrieved, humanity as a race is bound to usher in a brighter future.’

The Red-haired Director pursed her lips with some yearning, saying:

’According to what I heard from Mr. Taurus, the Supreme Four Pillar Gods took four things from our ancestors: lifespan, inheritance, creation, and most importantly, connection.’

"..."

Lifespan? Inheritance? Creation? Connection? What is this all about?

’In simple terms, our ancestors’ maximum physical lifespan was the same as our human soul’s extreme lifespan, approximately around 500 years. But after the lifespan was plundered by the Old King, no matter how healthy, humans find it hard to live beyond one hundred and fifty years.’

?!!!

In Leon’s astoundingly shocked expression, the Red-haired Director continued slowly:

’As for inheritance, it is the continuation of memory and knowledge. Before being plundered by the Crimson Overlord, our ancestors could directly pass on the knowledge they mastered through their bloodline, gaining mastery with age.

And that which was respectively taken by the Omnia Cicada and Azure Sleep, creation and connection, refers to an almost never-ending burst of inspiration, and the ability to communicate through mental connections, perfectly expressing one’s ideas and perfectly understanding the thoughts of others.’

"..."

Five hundred years of extreme lifespan, a bloodline that could transmit knowledge, inexhaustible endless inspiration, efficient and thorough mental communication... Is this even human anymore?

’Hard to believe, right?’

After glancing at the dumbstruck Leon behind her, the Red-haired Director blinked and said:

’The first time I heard Mr. Taurus talk about it, I was also shocked to my core. But these are all very ancient, the ancestors of humanity are long gone, leaving only some corresponding records in the General Bureau’s archives.

Since the third-generation director, predecessors of the Clean-up Bureau have been intermittently trying to return to the Old Soil during temporal lulls to find what was taken from our ancestors, though with little success so far.’

’By little success, does it mean those predecessors didn’t come back empty-handed?’

’A bit of a success, yes!’

Faced with Leon’s inquiry, the Red-haired Director nodded slightly:

’When we first settled in this world, humans had difficulty living beyond seventy years. It was predecessors who retrieved some lifespan and raised this limit to about one hundred and fifty years. The way we currently communicate through soul is a part of connection.

As for the remaining creation and inheritance, very, very little of the former has been retrieved, with only a few people able to awaken this inspiration. And the latter is almost completely unrecuperated, seemingly having disappeared completely with the Crimson Overlord.’