Chapter 732: The Director

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Li Ang stand frozen after touching the snake skin scroll, silent for a long while, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but ask curiously:

"What ability does this snake skin scroll have? Why did you freeze after just one look?"

"This snake skin scroll…"

Coming to his senses, Li Ang clicked his tongue, his expression complex:

"Its name is 【Unfair Snake Pact】. If both my name and another person's name are signed on it, it forcibly binds us in a contract to exchange anything we currently hold—including anomalies. If the values are unequal, I must make up the difference with my own power."

Forced exchange?

Hearing Li Ang's explanation, the Red-haired Director paused to think, then asked with confusion:

"I can understand why it's called 'Snake Pact'—its power comes from the snake's 【Trade】 ability and the Goddess of Wealth's 【Contract】 ability. The name fits. But why the prefix 'Unfair'? From your description, the exchange seems fair enough."

But why is the prefix of the Snake Pact "Injustice"? From your description, the transaction process seemed fairly balanced, didn't it?

"On the surface, the exchange is fair. But when you consider the 'goods' I'm using to trade, it's hardly fair at all..."

"So the things you forged can also be exchanged for other people's anomalies?"

Seeing the answer in Li Ang's expression, the Red-haired Director asked with astonishment:

"Li Ang, how do you value those things you forged? How many Li Ang Points worth of anomalies could each one exchange for?"

"The value of the anomalies I forged is calculated based on materials and the power they contain. 【Beautiful Feet】 forged with Bai Yan's spirit: 49. 【Demon Registry】 containing a Great Demon: 42. 【Wolf Witch Elixir Bottle】: 32. 【Mirror of Noon】: 41. 【Book of Consumed Memories】: 51."

The value of the anomalies I forge should be calculated based on the materials and the power they contain.

So others' anomalies worth thirty or fifty Li Ang Points, once you know their names, can be swapped for those... those oddly subtle anomalies just by writing them on the 【Unfair Snake Pact】?

"Then the name really couldn't be more accurate."

Nodding in strong agreement, the Red-haired Director pressed eagerly:

"How many? How many people can you sign with? How many times per person?"

"This... although you can erase and rewrite, there's only one contract, so it can only be signed once."

What about quantity? How many people can you sign a pact with at most? How many times can each person sign?

The Red-haired Director said, sounding disappointed:

"If it's only one chance, it can't be a routine tool—only a decisive move. Too bad—if you could sign freely, you and I alone might have already caught the Aquarius Director. Your forced exchange is just too... uh... wait!"

As she spoke, the Red-haired Director suddenly remembered something, her expression excited:

"The Goddess of Wealth wants to cooperate with you, right? Once she's recovered, invite her down—we'll cut off another one of her tails!"

Too bad—if you could sign pacts freely, maybe just you and I could capture the Aquarius Director outright. Your forced exchange is just too… hmm… wait!

"What do you mean 'huh'? She ambushed you and nearly killed Emma!"

Remembering her comatose best friend, whose arms had nearly turned entirely to jade, the Red-haired Director's fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, her voice tinged with cold:

"The Scale Gold Cult... hm. If it weren't for the Aquarius and Watchtower Palace incidents forcing the Taurus Lord to seal himself in headquarters, I'd already be filing a report with the Taurus Lord, requesting approval for a joint operation between our Bureau and the Leo Bureau to eliminate the Goddess of Wealth outright!"

My boss is terrifying~

Watching the usually mischievous, sly boss—always smiling—show rare, genuine fury, revealing the commanding aura befitting a Zodiac Bureau Chief, Li Ang raised his thumb in admiration. "You're right! We must avenge this! And we should bring Senior Emma along—let her vent too!"

The Gold Scale Cult… ha! If it weren't for the Aquarius and Watchtower Palace incidents forcing the Taurus Lord to self-declare in headquarters, I'd go straight to the Taurus Lord now and file a report, asking her to approve our Bureau's joint operation with the Leo Bureau to eliminate the Goddess of Wealth directly!

Giving Li Ang a approving glance, the Red-haired Director softened her icy gaze and smiled sweetly:

"After we've settled the score, if you can make a second 【Unfair Snake Pact】, it'll still be yours. This item demands high intelligence—it suits your abilities perfectly."

A second one for me to use?

Hearing the Red-haired Director's promise, Li Ang blinked in surprise, touched:

After you've settled your revenge, if you can craft a second 【Injustice Snake Pact】, it'll be yours again. This item demands high intelligence—perfectly matched to your abilities.

"Don't thank me! This item truly suits you best—no one else could gather so many 'special' anomalies."

Raising a hand to stop him, the Red-haired Director pulled out a small bottle from somewhere and smiled:

"If you really want to thank me, just fulfill my birthday wish—like we agreed before. How about it?"

Don't thank me! This item truly suits you best—I doubt anyone else could gather so many "special" anomalies.

Hearing the Red-haired Director's request, Li Ang, eyes full of emotion, nodded without hesitation, then asked curiously:

"Chief, your second wish was to get me a suitable anomaly—what was your first? Hard to fulfill?"

"Not hard at all. Very simple."

Handing him the small bottle, the Red-haired Director looked expectant:

"Drink a big gulp of this, then close your eyes."

Not hard at all. Very simple.

What kind of strange wish is this?

Looking at the familiar little bottle in his hand, then at the boss grinning like a fox, Li Ang frowned, uncapped it, and cautiously sniffed.

Blackberry, cedar, spices, blood orange... a complex, rich, yet crisp and refreshing aroma, tinged with a faint spiciness, surged into his nostrils, flooding his lungs in a relentless, dense wave.

Then, as he breathed, it merged with his blood, spreading its strange fragrance through his veins, making his mind go pleasantly numb—as if sinking into a velvet pillow.

He glanced at the familiar little bottle in his hand, then at the Director, grinning like a little fox. Li Ang frowned slightly, twisted open the bottle—but didn't drink immediately. Instead, he cautiously sniffed.

Blackberry, cedar, spices, blood orange… a complex, rich yet crisp and refreshing aroma, tinged with a faint spiciness, surged into his nostrils, flooding his lungs in a relentless, unblockable wave.

And this scent... isn't this the only one among the wines the Taurus Director sent that's labeled "Drunken Brew"? Didn't I put it in the storage room on the first floor of the Virgin Bureau?

Shaking his head hard to dispel the strange dizziness, Li Ang asked, puzzled:

"Chief? Isn't this the..."

"Oh, who cares what it is? Just drink a big gulp already—I wouldn't hurt you!"

He shook his head hard, shaking off the strange, light dizziness, then asked with confusion:

You wouldn't hurt me, but this request is definitely off!

Watching the Red-haired Director, eyes bright with anticipation, urging him to drink, Li Ang's eyes instinctively narrowed.

For a boss who drinks like a fish, watching him drain a single bottle of fine wine right before her face would be like a direct betrayal—she'd never tolerate it.

But these wines all bear the Taurus Director's word-magic—only when they're in my mouth do they taste like wine. In others' mouths, they're just... wait—in my mouth?

Suddenly realizing a possibility, seeing the Red-haired Director's slightly averted gaze, Li Ang exclaimed in shock:

"Chief... you don't mean you want to steal the wine right out of my mouth, do you?"

But this batch of wine was bound with a Word-Spell by the Taurus Director—only when it's in his own mouth does it taste like wine; in anyone else's mouth, it's just… wait—when it's in his own mouth?

Suddenly realizing a possibility, Li Ang stared at the Red-haired Woman, whose eyes slightly avoided his, and exclaimed in shock:

"Director, you're not seriously thinking of stealing a drink straight from my mouth, are you?"

(End of Chapter)