I! Cleaner!

Isn't it... are you maybe spoiling her a bit too much?

Though Leon knew the Director of Taurus and his boss had a strong relationship, almost treating her like his own daughter, upon hearing the Director of Taurus's words, Leon couldn't help but tighten his expression.

However, just as Leon was about to say something, the red-haired director seemed to predict his thoughts in advance, slightly turned, and whispered:

"I have a pair of earrings, during the time of fighting with me, whether they attack me or I attack them, it will trigger the effect of these [Heart-stealing Studs] and allow me to hear parts of their inner thoughts."

"..."

So that's how it is...

After hearing the red-haired director's explanation, a flash of understanding crossed Leon's eyes.

No wonder the incarnate doe was bullied to such an extent but stubbornly refused to fight back — as a member of that mysterious organization, it certainly had secrets it dared not let the director know, and thought processes, after all, even the True God could not fully control.

Thus, the more the incarnate doe didn't want something to be heard by the director, the more it would think about it, and if they really fought, it would be almost like a direct confession, so naturally, it could only avoid direct confrontation desperately.

"Director, speaking of which, another thing came to mind."

After glancing at the Director of Taurus deep in thought in the Celestial Globe Mirror, Leon reached out and tapped the red-haired director's back, communicating through a soul connection:

'How effective is your [Heart-stealing Stud]? Is it easily triggered?'

'Quite easily.'

The red-haired director blinked and said:

'These two heart-stealing studs are a pair, the left one triggers every time the body is attacked, the right one triggers every time it attacks the body of an opponent, I generally only need to use the right one.'

Every time it attacks the opponent's body, it triggers the effect of the [Heart-stealing Stud]?

Upon hearing the red-haired director's words, Leon couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

If that's the case, then the number of times the [Heart-stealing Stud] triggers would be directly tied to the frequency of attacks, and given his boss's [Slaughter Blood Hair] had over a billion strands, potentially no one could match that attack frequency.

That means, if not concerned about receiving too much junk information and causing the brain to overheat and explode, those fighting his boss, their intentions would be completely transparent, any plan would be anticipated.

Hiss... on second thought, that's truly terrifying, no wonder no one wants to provoke her.

'Leon.'

Secretly, she reached back and twisted the back of Leon's hand, then the red-haired director gave him a rather unhappy glare.

'Have you forgotten, our souls are still connected, I can hear what you're thinking?'

Uh... I haven't forgotten, but what my mind thinks is not something I can control...

Leon, caught "saying" bad things about people in his mind, a bit embarrassed, could only change the subject:

'The Aquarius Director mentioned that members of that organization signed something, once leaked they would die on the spot, and though later it was revised on the suggestion of the Aquarius Director, there's still a limitation.

So your [Heart-stealing Stud]'s effect, Director, perfectly counters them, if we encounter someone suspected of being a member of that organization in the future, you could first ask about things in that regard, if succeeded they drop dead on the spot, if not, you still might uncover some information.'

'Great idea!'

...

"Olivia."

Just when the red-haired director and Leon were whispering, figuring out how to use the effect of the [Heart-stealing Stud] to directly sabotage Aquarius Director's associates, on the other side of the Celestial Globe Mirror, the Director of Taurus had also completed his thoughts and spoke with a furrowed brow:

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

If I'm not mistaken, the ultimate goal of that organization targeting various royal families should be to weaken or even block the protective effects of the Watcher's Palace in this way."

Watcher's Palace again?

Hearing the Director of Taurus's judgment, Leon and the director exchanged a glance, then the red-haired director took the lead to ask:

"Could you explain more? Why would targeting royal family members weaken the effects of the Watcher's Palace?"

"It's a long story..."

The Director of Taurus didn't look too pleased as he said:

"We 'sitters' initially could retain human hearts after ascending the palace, but over unimaginably long years, we are destined to slowly lose our will, become indifferent to human emotions under the influence of the Watcher's Palace.

However, the power source of the Watcher's Palace is the love for oneself, for others, and even for the entire human race, lacking a soul driven by this love will contradict the power of the Watcher's Palace and find it hard to continue the work of a sitter."

At this point, the Director of Taurus paused slightly, then sighed:

"In terms of details, this matter is actually somewhat cruel...

Because sitters are truly rare, and sometimes there's even a vacancy. To ensure each sitter's 'service life' lasts long enough, reaching until the next sitter appears, the first-generation Pisces Director came up with a clever idea to propose putting a 'soul anchor' for all sitters."

"Soul anchor?"

"You might understand this soul anchor as the person the ascender cares about most, preferably a spouse or direct descendant."

The Director of Taurus gently explained:

"Love, in addition to being an emotion, is also a habit, and with this soul anchor, even if a sitter's soul loses its original abundant emotions over time, they will follow the habit to maintain their current state, continuing the task of guarding humanity.

And the ancestors of the Twelve Kingdoms' royal families chose their children as the soul anchor before ascending, and though the 'anchor' they chose is long gone, this connection was passed down through the bloodline to the royal family members of the Twelve Kingdoms."

"But weren't all the souls of past ascenders already dissipated over time?"

Leon couldn't help but ask:

"If they are no more, wouldn't the presence or absence of these soul anchors not affect Watcher's Palace anymore?"

"No, though their souls are gone, their will hasn't disappeared, but has become part of the Watcher's Palace."

The Director of Taurus shook his head and said:

"Depending on the strength of the soul, a sitter can be maintained for at least three to four hundred years, possibly even a thousand years, until they're completely worn away. This time is indeed very long.

Even ordinary people who sit facing a wall all year round can leave their shadow on it, and those strong predecessor souls, after sitting for millennia in the Watcher's Palace to protect humanity, have their 'shadows' engraved into the Watcher's Palace and become part of it.

The Watcher's Palace becoming increasingly effective is inseparable from the 'shadows' left by these predecessors, continuing to uphold their will even after their souls were worn away, continuing the habit of 'life before death' to guard our species."