Chapter 724

"Tsk... you just love playing those useless little tricks!"

After looking back at his coffin that had been kicked far away, the square-headed old man, who looked exactly like a living person except for his eyeballs and pupils being reversed in black and white, muttered with a face full of displeasure:

"I've already come out of the coffin and accepted the materials you brought. Can I still crawl back in before finishing the things?"

"Hmm hmm, you're right."

The red-haired Director, who was complained about by the old man, didn't get angry, but instead pushed the square-headed old man to the forge with a smile, helped set up a pitch-black large iron pot, and then began to talk about what had happened recently.

"Third Generation Lord, don't look at Hearing Hearing Li Ang as a newcomer who has joined our branch for less than a year, but he has already completed many dangerous missions, and even the Aquarius Director's conspiracy was exposed by him..."

If the forging has already started... then I should be able to make a move!

Looking at the old man who was chatting with the Director while throwing the snake tail and the half-broken trident into the pot and stirring them with a "clank clank" sound, confirming that his attention had been completely attracted, Hearing Hearing Li Ang stepped back two steps on tiptoe, then shouldered the coffin on the ground and turned to run!

Time to rewind a little bit.

"Hearing Hearing Li Ang, the person we are going to see next is the world's second best anomalous object blacksmith, and also the third Director of the Cleanup Bureau."

After pointing to the somewhat dilapidated cemetery in the distance, the red-haired Director, who was carrying a large iron shovel in her hand, instructed with a face full of seriousness:

"Third Generation Lord can mark a person's soul through sound. As long as you have spoken a sentence to him, you cannot escape his perception no matter where you are. So after we go in, no matter what he says to you, don't pay attention to him. If it really doesn't work, just smile at him and pretend you are a mute."

"Okay..."

Hearing Hearing Li Ang, who was also carrying a shovel, nodded, then couldn't help but ask:

"Director, the third Director of the Cleanup Bureau should have been dead for a long time, right? Why can he still help us forge anomalous objects? After you or I die, can we also be like him?"

"We definitely can't, and the Third Director actually can't either."

The red-haired Director shook her head:

"The real Third Generation Lord actually died a long time ago. The situation of the Third Director inside is similar to the 【King of Drama】 we caught at the Central Cross Theater when you and the Princess went to watch a play. It is a collection of the Third Generation Lord's obsession with anomalous forging."

"Back then, he learned the Taurus secret arts the best, much better than anyone else. He was about to become the new Taurus Director, but because his talent was too outstanding, he was temporarily designated as the Third Director, missing out on the Taurus secret arts he loved, which caused him to harbor a grudge for a lifetime."

After kicking open the cemetery gate with a "clank," the red-haired Director continued to narrate while counting the positions of the graves:

"You know, things like obsession and regret are very easy to induce anomalies. Coupled with the fact that the Third Generation Lord himself was powerful and his forging level was indeed top-notch, it increased the probability quite a bit."

"In short, after the Third Generation Lord died, his obsession with missing out on the Taurus secret arts and failing to become the best anomalous blacksmith turned into an anomaly capable of forging anomalous objects, preserving his superb forging level."

"For the appearance of such a high-level blacksmith, the Bureau was naturally very happy. However, although the Third Generation Lord's forging level was superb, he didn't truly control the Taurus Star Palace after all. Once a new Taurus Director appeared, he could only become the second best anomalous blacksmith."

"Even if every generation of Taurus Director's forging level was much worse than his, after adding the blessing of the Taurus Star Palace, they were just a line stronger than him, and no matter how he compared, he couldn't win... Hearing Hearing Li Ang, go dig up that grave. The Third Generation Lord isn't buried here; he might have changed places."

After pointing to the grave opposite her, the red-haired Director changed to a new grave and worked hard to dig a hole, then continued: "The Third Generation Lord could endure it at first, but after a few generations, his strong personality couldn't stand the feeling of being second forever, so he had people send him to the Dead Realm, claiming to be the best blacksmith among the dead."

"And after every generation of Taurus Director died, the soul that lost the blessing of the Taurus Star Palace would be dragged by him to compare forging techniques to prove who was the strongest blacksmith."

"And the Taurus Director of this generation chose to ascend the palace, so her soul wouldn't reach the Dead Realm. He lost the opportunity to compare with a Taurus Lord who had no Star Palace blessing to prove who was the strongest blacksmith, so he was so angry that he crawled into the coffin and buried himself directly... Hmm, it should be this one!"

After digging up seven or eight graves in a row and finally shoveling to the coffin, the red-haired Director couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, then called Hearing Hearing Li Ang over to help dig out the coffin that was covered with a large iron pot from underground.

"Remember, don't talk to him."

After instructing again, the red-haired Director threw away the shovel and pointed to the coffin covered with the large pot:

"The forge is next to the cemetery. Later, I will help him set up the pot. After the Third Generation Lord starts forging, you steal his coffin!"

"Ah?"

"Don't 'ah,' you'll know once you touch it."

After grabbing Hearing Hearing Li Ang's hand and pressing it on the coffin, the red-haired Director explained:

"Although you can release Auntie Auntie Ai Ma from 【Ghost Green Dream】, she died more than three hundred times in there, and many parts of her body have been jade-ified, and even her soul has been mixed with some power of the Ghost Green Dream."

"Although there are many anomalous objects that can help Auntie Auntie Ai Ma solve the problem, most things of this level are collected in the General Bureau. Only the Third Generation Lord's coffin is still left outside, so we can only steal his coffin."

"..."

Looking at the pitch-black large pot and the gray, dusty coffin in front of him, Hearing Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but hesitate:

"Director, why must we steal his coffin? Can't we just borrow it from him?"

"If he were willing to lend it, would I still need to find a way to steal it?"

After rolling her eyes at Hearing Hearing Li Ang, the red-haired Director urged:

"The living Third Director would definitely be willing to lend us the coffin, but the dead Third Generation Lord, no matter how much he looks like a person, is actually just an obsession. To him now, becoming the strongest blacksmith is more important than anything."

"And once this coffin is lain in by someone else, the dead form he has maintained will be slowly interrupted, changing from the strongest blacksmith among the dead back to the second strongest blacksmith among the living, so he definitely won't lend it..."

"Anyway, just listen to me. I'm responsible for finding a way to stall him, and you're responsible for stealing his coffin, then put Auntie Auntie Ai Ma inside and cover the lid to let her simmer for a while. After Auntie Auntie Ai Ma's injuries are healed, secretly return the coffin. Everything will be done! Any questions?"

(End of chapter)