I! Cleaner!

Do you want Leon to use the Prayer Wheel once?

After hearing the request of the Red-haired Director, Mr. Taurus's expression paused slightly, and a trace of hesitation appeared on his face.

Noticing the change in Mr. Taurus's expression, Leon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, feeling a curious interest in this "Prayer Wheel."

If Aquarius is the father of the female reporter, then Mr. Taurus is like the mother to our director, taking extraordinary care of her. Given their relationship, even for a precious abnormal object, Mr. Taurus would agree without a second thought.

And now, the director is not even asking for something for herself, just to borrow the "Prayer Wheel," yet Mr. Taurus hesitates. This "Prayer Wheel" must be quite remarkable!

...

"Olivia."

Under Leon's curious gaze, Mr. Taurus hesitated for a moment before finally speaking instead of agreeing directly:

"If I convince Director Sagittarius to lend out the Prayer Wheel, how do you intend to use it?"

"Of course, we would only make the most basic wish!"

Seeing Mr. Taurus's attitude soften, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but be slightly pleased, patting her chest as she promised:

"Isn't Leon in need of a suitable abnormal object? I plan to let him spin the material wheel once to find him a suitable abnormal object, and we won't touch the higher-level Floating Life Wheel or Fate Wheel!"

Just the most basic material wheel?

After hearing the Red-haired Director's promise, Mr. Taurus's expression relaxed slightly, but after glancing at Leon, he still said with some concern:

"But you... sorry, this might sound harsh, but each of you harbors regrets in your hearts. If the Prayer Wheel is handed over to you entirely, I'm not sure if you can resist the temptation to use it."

"You're underestimating me!"

The Red-haired Director retorted, feeling a bit indignant:

"Leon's will might be a bit weak, but I'm the Director of the Zodiac Branch Office, haven't I been through enough over the years? Even a True God specializing in souls couldn't shake my will; it is firm!"

"..."

Yeah, right! A True God might not shake your will, but a good bottle of wine might!

Watching the Red-haired Director's confident face, Mr. Taurus couldn't help but move his lips, then involuntarily glanced at the Red-haired Director's lips, and finally, couldn't help but glance at Leon.

Seeing where Mr. Taurus's gaze landed, Leon suddenly felt uneasy, realizing she was thinking of the director's birthday when they tried to bypass Mr. Taurus's Word Spirit with their tongue... er... and ended up drinking a mouthful of chili oil. He could only return an awkward smile.

"Let's drop it..."

Recalling the trouble-making drunk duo traits of Leon and the director, Mr. Taurus immediately squashed the idea of trusting them this once, resolutely refusing:

"The Prayer Wheel is too significant for you two to have. The bureau is busy, and if you two mess around, no one will clean up your mess.

As for Leon's abnormal object... I haven't discussed with Director Sagittarius about the task of investigating the Crolock Kingdom yet, it might take some time to settle, you can wait, I will look for a suitable abnormal object... that's it, I have things to do!"

Worried that the Red-haired Director would continue her persistence, after refusing her request, Mr. Taurus didn't wait for her to protest and directly turned off the Celestial Globe Mirror, forcibly ending the communication.

What a pity... we almost convinced her!

Seeing that the persistence didn't succeed, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, and before Leon could ask, she directly explained:

"The Prayer Wheel I wanted to borrow for you is abnormal object number 005, one of the most important trump cards in the bureau... uh... to put it simply, it's a kind of omnipotent wishing machine, capable of fulfilling almost every wish of the user."

An omnipotent wishing machine? The Clean-up Bureau actually has such a thing?

Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Director, can the Prayer Wheel really fulfill any wish? Is it that powerful?"

"It can 'almost' fulfill all wishes."

Correcting Leon's statement, the Red-haired Director explained:

"Strictly speaking, the Prayer Wheel doesn't directly fulfill all your wishes. Instead, after you make a wish, it 'tells' you how to achieve that wish.

Theoretically, no matter how outrageous the wish, as long as there is even the slightest possibility of realization, it can tell you how to achieve it by spinning the Prayer Wheel, ensuring success if followed."

My goodness, even if it doesn't directly fulfill wishes, the fact that it always provides the correct answer is already quite game-breaking.

After pondering the meaning of this, Leon couldn't help but click his tongue and say:

"So, it's like a natural 'All-knower' that always provides an answer?"

"Not entirely all-knowing."

The Red-haired Director shook her head:

"If you want a suitable abnormal object, simply with that thought, spinning the outermost material wheel will reveal its location; if you aim to become the king of a country, then you must spin the Floating Life Wheel and ask how to become king.

In short, the wishes and questions you propose cannot be overly ambiguous or bizarre and must fit within the scope of its seventeen wheels for the Prayer Wheel to respond."

"That's still quite impressive, though."

Leon couldn't help but exclaim:

"Just being able to always provide the correct answer makes it unsurpassed... By the way, Director, since it's so powerful, why doesn't the bureau use it more often instead of sealing it away?"

"Regarding that, when I first learned about the Prayer Wheel's existence, I asked Mr. Taurus the same question."

Frowning as she recalled, the Red-haired Director answered:

"At that time, Mr. Taurus told me that the 'correctness' of this item is relative, and journeying along the 'correct' path doesn't always lead to the best result, and excessive reliance on it is not wise."

"?"

"Let me explain it this way."

The Red-haired Director hesitated a bit as she organized her words, stating:

"Suppose you returned to when the Clean-up Bureau was newly established and constantly harassed by Outer Gods, and you asked the Prayer Wheel how to protect humanity, it would tell you to construct a 'Watcher's Palace.'

With the 'Watcher's Palace,' those True God-level beings are kept out of the present world, thus ensuring human safety. However, as a consequence, the overall strength of the Clean-up Bureau begins to decline.

At its peak, even without the support of the Star Palace, the twelve directors had Pillar God-level power, causing Outer Gods to flee in fear, trembling at the mention of the Clean-up Bureau's name.

But with the protection of the 'Watcher's Palace,' the probability of abnormal appearances drastically reduces, the intensity of battles with Outer Gods plummets, and the new generation faces too easy a situation, leading to extremely slow strength gains.

Once the older generation is gone, if their successors are too weak, incapable of reaching even a Pillar God-level, let alone True God-level, any breach in the 'Watcher's Palace' allowing Pillar God-level entities to descend would mean only destruction for humanity."

"..."

Seeing Leon enter contemplation, frowning by the side, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but sigh:

"Looking back at the Prayer Wheel, while its answers do fulfill your wish to protect humanity, it could lead to premature extinction for a species that could have survived naturally because of your protection.

Therefore, although the Prayer Wheel can always provide correct answers and your wish can always be fulfilled, the ultimate outcome may not be what you desire, which is why it remains sealed."