Chapter 1390: Hesitation, experimentation, and ready acceptance

Hum!

Just as Princess Veronica's ears turned an exceptionally rapid shade of red following Hearing Hearing Li Ang's shameful declaration, an invisible, booming sound began to spread rapidly through Hearing Hearing Li Ang's mind.

As the creamy, lustrous, rice-white light bloomed from the badge interface, Hearing Hearing Li Ang's consciousness felt as if it had been dragged out of his body by an invisible giant hand, then forcibly flattened and spread out, instantly covering the entire plaza and "linking" to nearly ten thousand souls.

And this appeared to be only the beginning; the nearly ten thousand souls in the plaza and surrounding areas seemed to have become the "pillars" for building a bridge, supporting Hearing Hearing Li Ang's expanded consciousness as it spread extremely rapidly toward even further distances.

In just the time it took to take a few breaths, Hearing Hearing Li Ang's consciousness had expanded a thousand-fold again, almost enveloping the entire capital. He even vaguely "linked" to the Virgin Branch Bureau in the Municipal District, seeing the red-haired Bureau Chief staring at a crystal ball.

So... does the Virgin Branch Bureau, which is affiliated with the Police Department, actually count as part of Veronica's "assets"?

Before Hearing Hearing Li Ang could look closely, the souls of the nearly ten million residents of the capital, like scattered stars in the galaxy, linked into his consciousness once more, becoming a second batch of pillars that supported his consciousness as it spread even further.

Mountains, rivers, railways, shipping lanes...

Whether natural environments or man-made objects, whether living people or mineralized dead matter, everything that could be defined as an "asset" linked into Hearing Hearing Li Ang's consciousness along with that invisible rice-white radiance, releasing signals that could be "called upon."

Feeling his "field of vision" continuing to surge wildly, and the things within his consciousness that were almost his to take or give as he pleased, Hearing Hearing Li Ang's soul even had a strange, vague illusion.

At this moment, he truly felt like a "god"—not the kind of god that could be casually finished off by the red-haired Bureau Chief, but a controller who truly reigned over everything.

As long as he wished, he could, with a wave of his hand, directly excavate an entire unmined mountain, change the course of a river by his own will, or even empty the great lake on the east side of the capital and move it entirely into the sky above the capital, causing a... that would destroy everything.

To hell with it, why would I have such a damn thought?

Discovering that his state seemed somewhat wrong, and that even the tiny blood vessels in his nasal cavity were rupturing under inexplicable pressure, gushing out a fair amount of hot, rusty-smelling liquid, Hearing Hearing Li Ang hurriedly loosened his arm wrapped around the Queen's waist, forcibly interrupting the effect of 【The Man Behind the Queen】.

And with his active abandonment, the effect of the Soft Rice Badge ceased, and Hearing Hearing Li Ang's consciousness, which had been spread out, instantly withdrew from the vast world, reluctantly returning to his mind.

Too dangerous!

After panting rapidly twice, reviewing the wonderful feeling of controlling everything just now, Hearing Hearing Li Ang's heart not only lacked the urge to try again, but even felt a certain inexplicable resistance.

When his consciousness was pulled out by the badge and began to spread to the surroundings, the thinking and even the "self" within his consciousness were also disguisedly thinned, and his self-control began to drop rapidly.

And what was even more dangerous was that as more and more living beings "linked" over, his consciousness, as if using an anomalous object, was also tainted to a certain degree.

Although no one, including the Bureau Chief, was consciously influencing him, even the sporadic thoughts that emerged unconsciously, after being superimposed millions of times, had greatly affected his train of thought.

So, although this badge was surprisingly strong, the risks when using it were also not small. If one didn't handle it well, one might really lose oneself and completely sink into that feeling of controlling everything.

With his current soul strength, he felt that mobilizing most of the capital was already the limit. If he truly wanted to mobilize the entire kingdom without losing himself, he was afraid he would have to wait until he crossed the divide between human and god...

No! Even becoming a True God might not be enough!

"Hearing Hearing Li Ang?"

Discovering that Hearing Hearing Li Ang's body had suddenly stiffened and his breathing had become abnormally rapid, Queen Veronica was first shy for a while, but feeling that the situation was somewhat wrong, she couldn't help but hurriedly turn her head, and was immediately startled by Hearing Hearing Li Ang's complexion.

"Why are you having a nosebleed? And your face looks so pale!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine..." Taking the handkerchief she handed over in a flurry, after wiping his nosebleed, Hearing Hearing Li Ang, whose head was splitting with pain, waved his hand weakly and said:

"I just tested that thing. I didn't control the degree well the first time I used it, and the information received was really too much. My brain is a bit... um... overloaded. It won't happen next time."

Phew... it's good that you're fine...

Seeing that Hearing Hearing Li Ang's complexion was indeed slowly improving, Queen Veronica couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then hurriedly left Hearing Hearing Li Ang's side, saying with a hint of worry:

"Hearing Hearing Li Ang, are you sure you're okay? Do you want to see a doctor?"

"I'm fine. I know my own situation. It's just somewhat similar to overthinking. I'll be fine after resting and sleeping. The parade shouldn't be interrupted; you just continue."

"Alright then..."

Seeing Hearing Hearing Li Ang insist that he was fine, Queen Veronica didn't persuade him further, but only instructed him to tell her immediately if he felt uncomfortable, then urged the coachman to speed up the subsequent itinerary as much as possible.

As for Hearing Hearing Li Ang, whose brain was somewhat dizzy from being impacted by the scattered and complex consciousness of the millions of residents of the capital, he honestly stopped offering greetings and leaned back against the backrest of the carriage seat with his eyes closed, checking his own state.

Because he woke up fast enough, his body was still fine, just his head hurt a bit, plus he had shed some nosebleed. He didn't even need to be treated; he would recover on his own immediately.

And the influence on his soul was quite serious. It seemed like tens of thousands of different voices were arguing with each other in his brain, stirring his soul to surge constantly. He estimated that it would take three to five days of rest to calm down. He hoped it wouldn't delay things...

Hmm... wait a minute!

While checking his soul state, discovering that something seemed wrong, Hearing Hearing Li Ang hurriedly opened the badge interface to look through it, and finally found a few prompts he had ignored.

【Warning, current soul load is too high, please stop activating the badge as soon as possible】

【Warning, to avoid causing irreversible damage, the badge effect will be forcibly terminated after the consciousness falls into chaos】

【The anomalous badge "The Man Behind the Queen (Rice-White)" has been self-terminated. Current soul load is decreasing, expected to return to normal level in 5 seconds】

【Your soul has adapted to the overload and has expanded slightly】

【Your Taint Value has increased】

【Current Taint Value is: 35.7】

How much? 35.7? And it was only a slight expansion?

Looking at his Taint Value that had surged by more than 10 points, Hearing Hearing Li Ang's eyes couldn't help but widen suddenly, and a burst of wild joy couldn't help but surge in his heart.

Previously, his Taint Value was only 20.5. Although increasing the Taint Value by 20 points in three and a half months was already an extremely astonishing speed, it was still only at the mid-level of a Level 2 Cleaner.

And now, with a Taint Value of 35.7, he had already crossed the 30-point mark and successfully stepped into the threshold of a Level 1 Cleaner. In the future, when facing the Luwang Society, he wouldn't have to eat...

Oh, they start at an average of 60 points, so that's fine.

After thinking of his opponent, the smile on Hearing Li Ang's face couldn't help but fade slightly, but his gaze toward the "Soft Rice" badge on the interface suddenly became filled with appreciation.

Just "overloading" once, and it actually rose by 10 points of Taint Value! This speed was too astonishing.

And he had several scattered authorities in his hands, and there was no threshold before 60 points of Taint Value. So as long as his soul and body could accommodate the taint, if he ate soft rice a few more times, he could go straight up!

Even if soul overload would be impacted, and even if he had to recuperate for a while after the soul recovered, it was unlikely he could use it continuously, and the subsequent effects might not be as good, but this was already the fastest way he had found to increase his Taint Value!

And compared to being able to quickly increase his Taint Value, what did social death a hundred or eighty times count for?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1391 =====