I! Cleaner!-Chapter 769 - 703: True God, Authority, and Sheep Offal (Part 2)

Authority... Rule... Capture... Erode...

Leon, feeling a bit of a headache from listening, couldn't help asking:

"So if I take down a True God and then eat it whole, will the True God die?"

"..."

Stunned by Leon's outrageous question, the red-haired Director hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly.

"You are currently temporary guarding the position of Death's Watchdog, and the authority it wields, [Death's Watch], is essentially watching over the gate of the Realm of the Dead, from which you can select a portion to consume from passing deceased souls.

Therefore, if you inflict enough damage on a True God's body to kill it, in a sense, it counts as deceased, albeit not completely dead. If you then devour it... it is essentially using your authority to wear down its authority."

Oh, then I'll be at ease.

After hearing the Director's words, Leon's furrowed brow immediately relaxed.

Furthermore, looking at it this way, the [Slaughter] authority isn't that impressive.

A True God eliminated by [Slaughter] authority ends up dead when I consume it anyway, plus the True God killed by [Slaughter] authority just dies without benefit. Whereas, after devouring it, you can still use it to "charge up," it always seems like the Cerberus... ahem, always seems like [Death's Watch] authority is stronger!

...

"..."

Feels like... my previous words were all in vain...

Watching Leon who looked significantly more relaxed, the somewhat frustrated red-haired Director pulled out a bottle of alcohol, popped the cork with her thumb, and chugged it down, then casually tossed Leon a bottle.

Sigh... Just spoke so much to make him more cautious to avoid unexpected schemes, but the little rascal is growing too fast, now he barely considers ordinary True Gods significant.

The issue is he's not blindly arrogant, his body is armed with those tricky and insidious abnormal objects, coupled with those peculiar abilities, members of the Slaughter King Association who have already been weakened by the Watcher's Palace, when faced with him might truly not fare well.

Hmm... Forget it, when Leon is on external duty, what I should be worried about should not be his safety, but more about the Northern Kingdom's safety, furthermore, he's not the type to relax his vigilance... So first, let's drink a bit more!

"Director."

Catching the bottle tossed by the Director, Leon did not join her in drinking in silence, but instead curiously asked with the bottle in hand:

"If True Gods transcend the barrier between humanity and godhood by comprehending rules, and crossing the 60-point Leon Value threshold, what about us humans? What should we do to transcend the barrier between humanity and godhood?"

"We humans, like True Gods, follow the same path."

After downing a couple gulps, the red-haired Director slowly replied:

"In transcending the barrier between humanity and godhood, we Cleaners and True Gods essentially have no fundamental difference; understanding rules profoundly is necessary.

For example… Emma, if she wants to cross the 60-point Leon Value threshold, she either needs to advance in [Punishment], or gain deeper insight into [Torment], [Pain].

For Jerry or Tom, the former would likely be [Thievery], [Mice], [Taming], and the latter should be [Gambling], [Luck], or [Rituals].

And you've already crossed that threshold; although the level of your comprehension is very low, there are already several seeds of authority in you, just a bit more accumulation needed."

So, the methods everyone uses to break through the 60-point Leon Value threshold generally relate to their commonly used abnormal objects?

Upon hearing this, Leon nodded with understanding, then involuntarily recalled a certain lady, and his expression faltered somewhat.

If it were Amien, the senior, what kind of god would she become after crossing the barrier between humanity and godhood? A god of [Vomit]? A god of [Excrement]? Or a god of...[Eat Excrement]?

Seeing that expression on his face, he should be recalling Amien, right? 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Glancing at Leon's odd expression, the knowingly smiling Director chuckled, then said with serious demeanor:

"Leon, although humans can comprehend rules, due to certain reasons, we can only understand authority but cannot 'master' authority as True Gods do."

Hmm?

At her words, Leon paused slightly, then asked again with a hint of confusion:

"Why? Because of the lack of corresponding beliefs?"

"It's not related to that."

The red-haired Director shook her head.

"To put it simply, humans arrived in this world too late; the path to godhood had already been claimed."

"Huh?"

"The Source God Platform that Gemini Director went to, that place is occupied by True Gods, not allowing modern humans access, nor contact with the Source God Platform, making it nearly impossible for humans to become True Gods."

After finishing the brandy in hand, the red-haired Director opened another bottle and continued speaking:

"Explaining it is somewhat tricky; you can think of it like this: To become a True God, one first needs to enter a room, and then carve their name on a stone tablet at the center of the room to master corresponding authority.

The issue is that room is packed with our Clean-up Bureau's enemies, and you have to face hundreds of their attacks alone while etching characters on stone with an embroidery needle... surely, you can't achieve that, right?"

"..."

I don't quite understand...

"If you don't get it, just don't think about it."

Seeing Leon's perplexed look, the red-haired Director waved him off:

"Although you're already the future Aquarius Director, your status is even half a rank higher than mine, but these things are still a bit early for you, and becoming a god is not as good as it seems.

During the process of 'etching characters' on the Source God Platform, your human elements are gradually stripped away, your personal will becomes eroded, constantly immersed in the corresponding rules, you must fervently uphold your authority while using it... doesn't this sound somewhat familiar?"

Sounds somewhat...

Upon her words, Leon furrowed his brows and thought for a moment, then his eyes opened wide in astonishment.

"Watcher's Palace?"

"Correct~"

After downing half a bottle of whiskey in one gulp, the slightly flushed red-haired Director nodded:

"I don't have evidence to prove this matter, but according to Mr. Taurus's conjecture, our Clean-up Bureau should have partially referenced this 'ascending god' process when creating [Watcher's Palace].

So, in a sense, the Watcher's Palace hidden within the Star Sea is equivalent to the [Guardian of Humanity] god created by our Clean-up Bureau... Hmm... seems I'm rambling too much."

Gently tracing her tongue over her lips to remove any liquor residue, the red-haired Director cheerfully said:

"In conclusion, becoming a god is not a great thing, even though it grants near eternal life, whether that eternal existence still constitutes 'you' is another matter.

Moreover, the more authorities one masters, the more chaotic the 'departure' becomes... about this point, the guys at the table here should be most clear, right?"

The guys at the table… mutton stew?

Looking at the sheep stew that has been silent for quite a while on the table, Leon's eyebrows are slightly raised while the red-haired Director picked up the silent sheep head with a grin and revealed:

"I felt something was amiss early on, Leon; according to your words, aside from the primary sins, each one also possesses an additional secondary ability, correct?"

"..."

From the Director's attitude, Leon understood something vaguely and couldn't help nodding.

"Yes... Do they have a problem?"

"Not exactly a problem, but very interesting and extremely rare~"

Fixing her eyes on the sheep head looking around, the red-haired Director pinched its horn, then spoke with a smile:

"The horns of rage create war, the heart of arrogance overflows with ambition, the tongue of gluttony brings desolation... Previously I didn't sense anything wrong, but after Mr. Sagittarius's enhancements, apart from seven primary sins, their remaining 'secondary' abilities actually got strengthened too.

However, the abnormal enhancement secret technique from Sagittarius usually only enhances the primary ability, so their mastery of those secondary abilities being at the same level as primary sins implies that this entity when 'alive,' likely touched the threshold of fourteen authorities simultaneously!"