Chapter 1250

Just waiting for that Leon to return?

After hearing the Thrush Crow's relay, the eyebrows behind the White Snake mask wrinkled slightly, and then it asked with some confusion:

"Did Aquarius tell you specifically how he plans to do it?"

"I asked, but he wouldn't tell me."

The Thrush Crow mask said helplessly:

"He only told me that although that woman from the Virgo branch has almost no weaknesses, her most important defensive anomaly was, after all, created by Aquarius and Taurus together.

And as one of the creators of that set of defensive anomalies, although Aquarius didn't leave an obvious backdoor, there are still ways to take a shortcut and bypass that set of defensive anomalies."

"..."

The problem is, according to the intelligence provided by Aquarius, to deal with that red-haired woman, one must first solve her defensive anomaly. So, all in all, his words still amounted to saying nothing.

Pondering the possible operations of Director Aquarius, but having no clue no matter how he thought about it, the White Snake had no choice but to continue asking with a furrowed brow:

"Then did he ever tell you why he has been staring at the Virgo branch? Shouldn't his ultimate goal be to replace Director Taurus and successfully ascend to the Watchtower? What's the use of staring at that woman from the Virgo branch?"

"He did say this."

The Thrush Crow mask thought for a moment and replied:

"He means that even if the people from the Twelve Zodiac branches don't go, when Taurus ascends the tower, there will be a full three directors protecting him. There is definitely no chance for a frontal hard attack, so he must think of some other way."

"He still didn't tell you half a word about what this 'other way' is. We still only know that he will take action against the Virgo branch, right?"

"Hmm..."

"..."

Forget it if he won't say. Anyway, this Director Aquarius is not on the same side as us to begin with, and his goals are completely different from the King-Slaying Society. Let him toss and turn as he likes, as long as he maintains hostility with the Cleaning Bureau.

"Thrush Crow."

Just as the White Snake shook its head helplessly, the Black Cat who was listening in suddenly called out and then asked:

"You told us earlier that Aquarius told you he had already found a way to deal with the Virgo branch and was just waiting for that Leon to return... What exactly does this sentence mean?"

"Ah?"

The Thrush Crow was slightly startled upon hearing this, then asked back in surprise:

"Is there something wrong with this sentence?"

"No, this sentence is indeed a bit interesting."

After the Black Cat's inquiry, the White Snake in the main seat seemed to understand something and said with a thoughtful look:

"From a literal meaning, he, who has a grudge against that Leon, is preparing to wipe out him and the entire Virgo branch after that Leon returns to the capital. But if you think about it carefully, there is actually another possibility...

Perhaps that Leon himself is a part of his plan to deal with the Virgo branch. Only after that Leon returns to the capital can his plan begin to be implemented!"

"Achoo!!!"

After sneezing loudly, Leon, who didn't know why his nose had been itchy, couldn't help but reach out to rub his nose, then couldn't help but complain in a low voice:

"It's already past the estimated time, right? Why hasn't Director Edward woken up yet?"

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

After hearing Leon's complaint, the green-eyed girl kneeling beside Director Scorpio turned her head and said apologetically:

"The director's soul was not lightly damaged and was stirred into a mess. It is estimated that it will take a while longer for his soul to recover its clarity."

"Mo Na is right."

At this time, another green-eyed bo... boy nodded, then quickly ripened two sunflowers, took the seeds off, and handed them to Leon eagerly.

"If you're bored waiting, eat some sunflower seeds first... Don't worry, this black sunflower is a specialty of our Oleson Kingdom. It's very fragrant even if you eat it raw without roasting."

"Ah, thank you, Senior Ruben."

Not expecting his mutterings to be heard, Leon smiled embarrassedly, took the black and shiny seeds after thanking him, and explained with a slight apology:

"I'm actually not blaming Director Edward. It's mainly that the 1.3 million citizens of the Kroke Kingdom are still waiting to be resettled, and the only anomaly that can contact the General Bureau is in Director Edward's hands, so I'm a bit anxious. Sorry about that."

"It's fine, it's fine. Understandable, understandable."

Facing Leon, who had fished him back from the Dead Realm after he was killed, turned the tide of a completely failed mission almost single-handedly, and even preserved the machine in Zone 1 and helped him get a new body, Ruben's attitude couldn't be better.

Seeming afraid that Leon would be thirsty from eating sunflower seeds, Ruben activated his anomaly again, ripened a strange shrub, picked a coconut-like fruit from it, smashed it open, handed the juicy fruit pulp to Leon, and then laughed:

"As for the problem of these 1.3 million people, you actually don't need to worry too much. Before your soul spat them out, relying on the level of sixty points of Leon value, we ripened over fifty acres of banana trees and coconut forests in one go. Even if they eat as much as they want, they can eat for more than a week.

And Frankie has already taken people to fish at the harbor. His level in this regard can be trusted. Even if Director Edward sleeps for a long time without waking up, these 1.3 million people won't have any problems."

"Senior Frankie is that amazing?"

After hearing Ruben's guarantee, Leon couldn't help but wonder:

"He can catch enough fish for 1.3 million people to eat? Can there be that many fish nearby?"

"No, no, you misunderstood."

The green-eyed boy waved his hand upon hearing this and explained with a laugh: "Making these people full is my business. What Frankie needs to be responsible for is getting some other necessary supplies, such as cotton clothes for cold protection, medicine for treating illnesses, tents for shelter, and so on."

"Ah? These can be fished up too?"

"Except for fish, he can fish up anything."

"..."

Good fellow, this is indeed something a fisherman can do...

"Hehe, Frankie's ability is always very useful at times like this."

Looking at Leon, who was speechless, Ruben explained with a laugh:

"In the warehouse of our Oleson Kingdom, there is a small pond anomaly that belongs specifically to him. Relying on the effect of that 【Unreasonable Pond】, as long as the consumption of Leon value can hold up, he can use the supplies in the kingdom's warehouse at will."

So that's how it is...

Nodding in realization, Leon, full of curiosity, was about to ask again, but heard a surprised shout from behind him.

"Director? Come quickly! Director Edward is awake!"

Finally awake!

Hearing the shout of the female cleaner Mo Na, Leon and Ruben, who were chatting idly, looked happy, quickly put away the sunflower seeds in their hands, and hurried over.

And after the initial trance, Director Scorpio's eyes immediately returned to sharpness. He stared at the green-eyed girl who looked happy beside him, then asked hesitantly:

"Felia... are you Mo Na? How did you become like this?"

"Yes, yes! I am Mo Na!"

Seeing that Director Edward recognized her immediately, the female cleaner Mo Na nodded happily and explained:

"Our original bodies were destroyed, and there was no time to cultivate them again bit by bit, so we could only use the original parameters of the machine and adjust them slightly to look like the Kroke royal family, so we look different from before."

After explaining the reason for her change in appearance, the female cleaner Mo Na said excitedly:

"Director! You finally woke up! After you fell into a coma, many things happened, and even people from the King-Slaying Society rushed over.

Fortunately, there was Lord Leon. It was he who defeated Prince Andre, preserved the Kroke royal bloodline, persuaded him to betray the King-Slaying Society, and sent him to the Dead Realm... In short, our mission was successful!"

Mission... successful?

After hearing Mo Na's excited notification, looking at Leon and... the green-eyed little boy who was probably Ruben walking over, Director Scorpio, whose expression was tense, couldn't help but let out a long breath and stood up shakily.

"Thank you."

Pushing away the hand of the female cleaner Mo Na who wanted to help him, Director Scorpio, whose soul could not yet perfectly control his body, looked at Leon, who looked energetic but couldn't hide his fatigue, and said in a low voice with a complex expression:

"Thanks to you this time. If it weren't for you, not only would this mission have failed, but Mo Na and the others and I probably wouldn't have survived... I owe you one."

"You're welcome."

Leon smiled upon hearing this.

"I am also one of the members who carried out this investigation mission. There's no such thing as owing or not owing. These are all things I should have done."

"There is no such thing as should or shouldn't. You not only completed the mission but also saved our lives, so this is me owing you!"

After stubbornly replying, Director Scorpio slowly stood firm, then gritted his teeth and asked seriously:

"Where is Princess Felia now? And what about Frankie, Nicole, and Alger? Did they..."

"Don't worry, they are all fine."

Understanding what Director Scorpio was worried about, Leon said:

"Princess Felia is pacifying the citizens of the Kroke Kingdom. Nicole and Alger are protecting her to avoid any problems at this time. And Senior Frankie just took people to fish. It is estimated that he will return from the harbor after catching enough supplies for 1.3 million people."

Phew... As long as no one died...

Just hearing that everyone was alive, Director Scorpio's tense expression softened, and he began to rejoice that he hadn't refused the proposal of Director Sagittarius earlier, but had gritted his teeth and brought Leon along.

But when he heard Frankie's whereabouts and what he was preparing to do, a huge, indescribable terror, accompanied by a bone-chilling coldness, rushed up from his tailbone, making him ask stammeringly:

"Wh... why catch so many supplies? And... and didn't you complete the mission and preserve the Kroke royal family?"

"This..."

Looking worriedly at Director Scorpio's surging soul, Leon couldn't help but smile wryly, then said stammeringly:

"I did preserve the royal family, it's just that... uh... the Kroke Kingdom is gone."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Director! Director, what's wrong with you? Director, don't lie down!"

(End of chapter)