Chapter 877: 474 Heart-Stealing Earrings and Anchors

"Not... aren't you spoiling her a bit too much?"

Although he knew Director Taurus and his own Director had a very close relationship, treating her almost like a biological daughter, after hearing Director Taurus's words, Li Ang still felt somewhat unable to hold back.

However, just as Li Ang wanted to speak, the Red-haired Director seemed to have predicted his thoughts in advance, turned slightly, and whispered into his ear:

"I have a pair of earrings on my ears. When fighting me, whether attacking me or being attacked by me, this pair of 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】 will trigger their effect, allowing me to hear part of your thoughts."

"..."

So that's how it is...

After hearing the Red-haired Director's explanation, a look of realization inevitably flashed across Li Ang's eyes.

No wonder the Incarnated Doe, bullied to that extent, still stubbornly refused to fight back; as a member of that mysterious organization, it must have secrets it dared not let the Director know, and thoughts are something even a True God cannot completely control.

Therefore, the more the Incarnated Doe did not want the Director to hear something, the more it would dwell on it in its heart; if a real fight broke out, it would be no different from exposing itself directly, so it could only strive to avoid direct confrontation.

"Director, may I ask something?"

Glancing at Director Taurus, who was deep in thought within the Celestial Sphere Mirror, Li Ang reached out and poked the Red-haired Director's back, communicating through their soul link:

'How is the effect of your 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】? Is it easy to trigger?'

'It's quite easy.'

Hearing this, the Red-haired Director blinked and said:

'These two Heart-Stealing Earrings are a pair. The one on the left ear triggers every time my body is attacked, while the one on the right ear triggers every time I attack someone else's body. I generally only need to use the one on the right ear.'

Every time someone attacks my body, the effect of the 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】 triggers?

After hearing the Red-haired Director's words, Li Ang's eyebrows involuntarily raised slightly.

If that is the case, then the number of times the 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】 trigger is directly linked to the frequency of attacks, and since my own Director's 【Blood-Slaughtering Hair】 totals over a hundred million strands, in terms of attack frequency, I'm afraid there is hardly anyone who can even hope to compare.

That means, unless one is worried about receiving too much garbage information and overheating one's brain until it explodes, the plans in the hearts of anyone fighting my own Director are completely transparent, and any intention will be detected in advance.

Hiss... thinking about it carefully, it really is perverted; no wonder no one wants to provoke her.

'Li Ang.'

Quietly reaching behind, the Red-haired Director pinched Li Ang's hand back, then glared at him quite displeasedly.

'Did you forget that our souls are still connected? I can hear what you are thinking.'

Uh... I didn't forget, but what I think in my heart is not something I can control...

Caught red-handed for speaking ill of someone in his heart, the somewhat embarrassed Li Ang could only change the subject:

'Director Aquarius mentioned that everyone in that organization signed something; once they leak secrets, they die instantly on the spot. Although that thing was later modified on Director Aquarius's suggestion, there must still be restrictions.

So, Director, your 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】 effect is a perfect counter to them. If you encounter someone suspected of being a member of that organization in the future, you can ask about this first. If it works, they die instantly; if not, you can still hear some information.'

'Good idea!'

"Olivia."

Just as the Red-haired Director and Li Ang were whispering, studying how to use the effect of the 【Heart-Stealing Earrings】 to directly kill Director Aquarius's accomplices, Director Taurus on the other end of the Celestial Sphere Mirror had also finished thinking, his brows tightly furrowed as he said:

"I just pondered it a bit, and I feel this matter might be far more serious than imagined.

If I am not mistaken, the ultimate goal of that organization attacking the royal families of various countries should be to use this method to weaken or even block the protective effect of the Watchtower Palace."

The Watchtower Palace again?

After hearing Director Taurus's judgment, Li Ang and the other exchanged a glance, and then the Red-haired Director spoke up to ask:

"Can you explain in more detail? Why does attacking royal family members weaken the effect of the Watchtower Palace?"

"That is a long story..."

Director Taurus said with an unpleasant expression:

"We 'Palace Sitters', after ascending to the Palace, could initially retain our human hearts, but over the incomprehensibly long ages, we are destined to slowly lose our own will under the influence of the Watchtower Palace, becoming indifferent to human emotions.

However, the source of the Watchtower Palace's power is love for oneself, for one's family, and even for the entire human race. A soul lacking this driving love will diverge from the power of the Watchtower Palace, making it difficult to continue the work of a Palace Sitter."

Speaking to this point, Director Taurus paused slightly, then sighed and said:

"To speak in detail, this matter is actually somewhat cruel...

Because Palace Sitters are truly very rare, sometimes even leaving vacancies, so to ensure that every Palace Sitter's 'service period' is long enough to last until the next Palace Sitter appears, the First Generation Director Pisces thought of a clever method, proposing to add an 'Anchor' for all Palace Sitters."

"Anchor?"

"You can understand this Anchor as the person the Palace Ascender misses the most; a spouse or direct descendant is best."

Director Taurus explained gently:

"Love, besides being an emotion, is also a habit. With this Anchor, even if a Palace Sitter's soul slowly loses its originally abundant emotions under the washing of time, it will still follow the habit, continuing to maintain its current state and execute the mission of guarding humanity.

The ancestors of the twelve royal families, before ascending to the Palace, all chose their children as their 'Anchors'. Although the 'Anchors' they originally chose have long since died, this connection has been passed down through the bloodline, distributed among the royal family members of the twelve kingdoms."

"But didn't the souls of those past Palace Ascenders all dissipate with time?"

Li Ang couldn't help but ask upon hearing this:

"Since they are no longer here, shouldn't the presence or absence of these Anchors have no effect on the Watchtower Palace?"

"No, although their souls are no longer here, their wills do not disappear because of this; instead, they become part of the Watchtower Palace."

Director Taurus shook his head and said:

"According to soul strength, a Palace Sitter can maintain themselves for at least three or four hundred years, and the longest can last for over a thousand years, until they are completely worn away. This time is truly very, very long.

Even ordinary people who sit facing a wall for a long time might leave their shadow on the wall, and the souls of those predecessors were already extremely powerful. After sitting in the Watchtower Palace for a thousand years to guard humanity, their 'shadows' have long been carved into the Watchtower Palace, becoming part of it.

The increasing effectiveness of the Watchtower Palace is also inseparable from the 'shadows' left by these predecessors. Even though their souls have long been worn away by time, their wills still continue to guard our race according to the habits they had 'in life'."