Chapter 1372: True God, Authority, and Sheep Offal

"So... after you succeeded the Aquarius Palace, you took on the task of the Northern Kingdom and are going to deal with the Slaughter King Society."

Looking at the sheep offal lined up on his desk, now shining with golden light, the red-haired Director couldn't help but rub her eyebrows and asked Li Ang with disbelief:

"And the condition you proposed was just to let Director Archer take action and strengthen these things?"

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As soon as the red-haired Director finished speaking, before Li Ang could answer, the sheep offal that had just been upgraded was not happy.

Sheep Horn: "What do you mean by these things? I was a Great Demon!"

Sheep Heart: "Woman, you'd better pay attention to your words. I am different from these trash!"

Sheep Stomach: "Your Excellency Olivia! Your humble servant believes your statement is biased!"

Sheep Tongue: "What's wrong with you? Why are you insulting me as soon as you come up?"

As for why there were five pieces of sheep offal but only four expressed opposition, it was because the remaining sheep tail was equally unhappy, but it was too lazy to speak.

"Hmm?"

Attracted by the noise of the sheep offal, the red-haired Director, whose mood was not very beautiful, tilted her head. Her beautiful fox eyes narrowed slightly, and her tone rose:

"What? Do you have opinions?"

"..." x5

Hearing the red-haired Director's words, the sheep offal, whose confidence had exploded due to the upgrade, couldn't help but lose their momentum. Even the most arrogant Sheep Heart just hummed and didn't dare to confront her directly.

After all, the sheep offal came from the same source, and after sharing memories, they already knew the methods and temper of a certain "red-haired stinky woman," so they naturally didn't want to bring trouble upon themselves.

"Director, I definitely have a reason for agreeing."

After glancing at the cowardly sheep offal with contempt, Li Ang explained:

"The directors didn't hide it from me and told me the situation in the Bureau directly. The Bureau is currently facing many difficulties and really can't spare hands to deal with the Slaughter King Society's harassment.

Although we could temporarily transfer branch directors from non-Zodiac branches like the Watchtower Palace, abandoning the protection of some cities and small countries would also easily cause anomalous events to spread. If local branches are empty for a long time, it will definitely lead to a large number of people suffering."

"So the best way to handle it now is for me to support the Aquarius Branch Director first to stabilize the Northern Kingdom, Giant Crab-ge will sit in the weakest Kalewen Kingdom, and the remaining two kingdoms will be supported by nearby branches in turn, ensuring as little trouble as possible."

"Fine... Golden Bull's judgment isn't wrong. Except for the means being particularly extreme, you are indeed the most suitable candidate. But you have few means to counter True Gods, so you must be extra careful with this task."

After rubbing her furrowed eyebrows, the red-haired Director pointed at the table with her fingertips and said:

"Li Ang, you can indeed counter True Gods and even gain the upper hand when you are... hmm... full, and you have more than one immortal body to save your life, but this doesn't mean you can guarantee your own safety in the hands of True Gods.

The members of the Slaughter King Society should basically all be True Gods, and the significance of crossing the human-god divide is not just that the Li Ang value can break through 60 points and continue to grow. It also means that they have found rules suitable for themselves, and rules themselves are almost irresistible."

After pulling a strand of red hair from her head and winding it with her fingers, the red-haired Director said with a bad expression:

"Taking me as an example, if I give up being human and choose to become a True God for the sake of eternal life, I should master the 【Slaughter】 authority and become a Slaughter God with a Li Ang value of 69 points. All behaviors related to slaughter will be strengthened.

And besides that, it's equivalent to possessing an anomalous object that cannot be exempted. After I launch an attack on the target with killing intent and cause fatal damage to its flesh, this anomalous object will be activated, directly forcibly taking away the other party's life, and even True Gods will die completely."

"Immortal body is useless?"

"Useless. Once the rule is triggered, it is absolute. Whether it's resurrection after death, flesh regeneration, or substituting death and injury, it's useless."

The red-haired Director shook her head and emphasized again:

"A True God possessing 【Slaughter】 authority, after completing one 'slaughter' of the target, the 【Slaughter】 rule is established. The killed person will definitely die, and no anomalous object can save them. And every True God has at least one such 'anomalous object' in their hands."

"..."

Absolute and irresistible rules that take effect as long as the conditions are met... Why does it sound a bit familiar?

"Li Ang, the battle at the True God level has quite a difference from the battles you had before."

While Li Ang was frowning and thinking, the red-haired Director exhorted earnestly:

"For True Gods, the strength of power is actually just one aspect. What's more important than this is to drag the opponent into your own authority first, while avoiding being captured by the opponent's authority.

And if you want to completely kill a True God, you also need to target their authority. Destroying their flesh or even soul can only make them disappear for a period of time. Only by repeatedly wearing down their authority can you truly kill them."

Authority... Rules... Capture... Wear down...

Li Ang, who had a headache, couldn't help but ask:

"Then if I knock down a True God and eat it directly? Will the True God I eat die?"

"..."

Stunned by Li Ang's outrageous question, the red-haired Director was silent for a moment and nodded with hesitation.

"You are currently acting as the Death Dog guarding the gate. The 【Guard Death】 authority you master is basically watching the gate of the Dead World, and then you can pick a part of the dead passing by to eat.

So after you cause fatal damage to the flesh of a True God, it can be considered a dead person in a sense, just not dead yet. At this time, if you swallow it... it also counts as wearing down its authority with your authority."

Oh, then I'm relieved.

After hearing the red-haired Director's words, Li Ang's furrowed brows relaxed.

Besides, looking at it this way, 【Slaughter】 authority doesn't seem that great.

The True God killed by 【Slaughter】 authority will still die if I eat it, right? And the True God killed by 【Slaughter】 authority dies, but I can use it to "recharge" after swallowing it. How is it compared to the three-headed dog... cough, the 【Guard Death】 authority is stronger!

"..."

I have a feeling... what I just said was in vain...

Looking at Li Ang, whose expression was much more relaxed, the somewhat depressed red-haired Director took out a bottle of wine, flicked the cork with her thumb, and drank it down, then casually threw a bottle to Li Ang.

Sigh... I said so much just now because I wanted him to pay more attention, so as not to be secretly attacked by accident. But this little bastard is growing too fast. Now he doesn't even take ordinary True Gods seriously.

The problem is he really isn't being arrogant for no reason. With his tricky and insidious anomalous objects, plus those strange abilities, the True Gods of the Slaughter King Society who have been weakened by the Watchtower Palace once really might not be able to get any advantage from him. Hmm... forget it. When Li Ang goes out on a mission, what she should worry about is not his safety, but the safety of the Northern Kingdom. Besides, he is not the kind of person who will relax his vigilance... Anyway, drink two sips first!

"Director."

After catching the wine bottle thrown by the red-haired Director, Li Ang didn't drink with her, but asked curiously while holding the bottle:

"If True Gods rely on comprehending rules to control authority and break through the 60-point Li Ang value barrier to cross the human-god divide, what about us humans? What should we do to cross the human-god divide?"

"We and the True Gods walk the same path."

The red-haired Director drank two sips of wine and answered slowly:

"In the way of crossing the human-god divide, we cleaners and True Gods actually have no essential difference. We all need to have a very deep understanding of a certain rule.

To give an example... for instance, Emma. If she wants to break through the 60-point Li Ang value barrier, she either needs to break through in 【Punishment】, or have a deeper perception of 【Torture】 and 【Pain】.

If it's Jerry or Tom, the former is mostly 【Theft】, 【Rat】, 【Taming】, and the latter should be 【Gambling】, 【Luck】, or 【Ritual】.

And you have already crossed this threshold. Although the degree of comprehension is very low, there are already signs of several authorities on you, which can be said to be just a little bit of accumulation away."

So, the path for everyone to break through 60 points of Li Ang value is generally related to commonly used anomalous objects?

Hearing this, Li Ang nodded clearly, then couldn't help but think of a certain poop lady, and his expression became a bit difficult to hold.

If it were Senior Senior Amien, if she crossed the human-god divide, what god would she become? God of 【Vomit】? God of 【Excrement】? Or... God of 【Eating Shit】?

Looking at his expression, he must be thinking of Senior Amien, right?

Glancing at Li Ang's strange expression, the red-haired Director, who understood, couldn't help but steal a laugh, then said with a straight face:

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"Li Ang, although we humans can also comprehend rules, due to some reasons, we can only understand authority and cannot 'master' authority like True Gods."

Hmm?

Li Ang was stunned and asked uncomprehendingly:

"Why? Because there is no corresponding belief?"

"That has nothing to do with those."

The red-haired Director shook her head.

"If I have to say it, it's because we humans came to this world too late, and the path to becoming a god has already been occupied."

"Ah?"

"It's the Source God Platform that the Twins Director went to. That place was occupied by True Gods. They don't allow humans like us to enter, and they don't allow us to touch the Source God Platform. So humans are almost unable to become True Gods." 【137

After finishing the brandy in his hand with a gulp, the red-haired director opened a new bottle and continued:

"It's a bit troublesome to explain in detail. You can understand it as: to become a True God, you must first enter a room, and then carve your name on a stone slab in the very center of the room to master the corresponding authority."

"The problem is that this room is already packed with enemies of our Cleanup Bureau, and you can only go there by yourself. You have to endure the attacks of hundreds of enemies while holding an embroidery needle to carve characters on the stone... This is definitely impossible, right?"

"..."

I don't quite understand...

"Don't think about it if you don't understand."

After glancing at Li Ang's puzzled expression, the red-haired director waved her hand:

"Although you are already the future Aquarius Director, and your status is even half a level higher than mine, these things are still a bit too early for you. And becoming a god is not nearly as good as it looks."

"The process of 'carving characters' on the Source God Platform will bit by bit strip away the human part of you, wear down your personal will, and constantly subject you to the immersion of corresponding rules. While using authority, you must also fully uphold your own authority... Does this approach sound a bit familiar?"

It seems a bit...

Upon hearing this, Li Ang could not help but frown and ponder for a moment, then opened his eyes wide in astonishment.

"Watchtower Palace?"

"Correct~"

After downing half a bottle of whiskey in one go, the red-haired director, whose cheeks had flushed with a light tint, nodded:

"I have no evidence to prove this, but according to the conjecture of Lord Taurus, when our Cleanup Bureau was creating the 【Watchtower Palace】, we should have partially referenced this process of 'Ascending to Godhood'."

"So in a sense, that Watchtower Palace hidden in the starry sea is equivalent to the God of 【Watching Over Humanity】 created by our Cleanup Bureau itself... Hmm... I seem to have strayed too far."

After running the tip of her tongue around her lips and lightly licking away the stained alcohol, the red-haired director smiled and said:

"In short, becoming a god is not a good thing. Even if you can obtain near-eternal life, it's hard to say whether that eternally existing you is still you."

"And the more authority you master, the more chaotic it becomes, and this 'alienation' becomes more severe... Regarding this point, the few guys on the table should know best."

These guys on the table... Sheep Offal?

Looking at the Sheep Offal that had been quiet for a long time on the table without making a sound, Li Ang's eyebrows could not help but twitch slightly. The red-haired director picked up the sheep head that was closing its eyes and playing dead, and continued to expose the truth with a smile:

"I felt something was wrong a long time ago. Li Ang, according to what you said, besides the original sin, each of these guys has an additional sub-ability, right?"

"..."

From the red-haired director's attitude, Li Ang vaguely understood something and nodded.

"Yes... is there a problem with them?"

"It doesn't count as a problem, but it's very interesting, and extremely rare~"

Staring at the sheep head whose eyes were darting left and right, the red-haired director reached out and pinched its horns, then smiled and said:

"The horn of Wrath creates war, the heart of Pride overflows with ambition, the tongue of Gluttony brings desolation... I didn't feel anything wrong before, but after the reinforcement by Lord Sagittarius, besides the seven original sins, their remaining 'sub' abilities were also reinforced at the same time."

"However, the anomaly reinforcement secret technique of the Sagittarius Palace generally only reinforces the most primary ability, so the mastery level of its sub-abilities is likely on the same level as the original sin. And this means that when this guy was 'alive,' it should have simultaneously touched the threshold of fourteen authorities!"

(End of chapter)