"Let
try again?"
After hearing the words of the Director of the Purification Bureau, the Aquarius Director couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling as if his brain was boiling.
*If one were to list the world's pains by severity, having one's mory read by a God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon would definitely rank high.*
*The sensation of that long, purplish-red tumorous tongue gently scraping along the grooves of the brain, slowly extracting mories, was not just the agony of 'self' gradually slipping away but also a torturous physical ordeal.*
The entire mory-reading process felt like having hundreds of burning feet repeatedly stepping between one's legs, aiming at a crucial spot, kicking continuously for several minutes—sothing no human could endure!
"Impossible! I—"
"I'm sorry, but since it's related to the Watcher's Palace, I have to ask you to try again."
"What if it fails again?"
"Don't worry, it won't fail this ti!"
Seeing the Aquarius Director's temples throbbing, the Director of the Purification Bureau, also aware of how painful the process was, promised with a sowhat apologetic expression,
"Before you woke up, the Taurus Director had already inspected the Dream mory Furnace and temporarily repaired the corroded parts, ensuring no issues this ti."
Taurus? After hearing the assurance from the Director of the Purification Bureau, the Aquarius Director's anger finally subsided a bit.
*As an Ascension Palace Person chosen by the Watcher's Palace, the character of the Taurus Director was beyond doubt. Even if she stood in opposition, she wouldn't resort to foul play in such matters.*
Moreover, the real reason why the Dream mory Furnace malfunctioned might not have been the Brain-Eating Demon's gastric acid, but an error on his side. *After all, his brain wasn't the original, and issues were inevitable.*
*There was no choice but to undergo the reading again.*
Looking at the director, who, despite apologizing, showed an undeniable determination, the Aquarius Director took a deep breath and stood once more before the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon, face darkened.
...
*When deciding to act, he had already considered the possibility of mory reading and prepared a solution.*
*While the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon's mory reading couldn't be resisted, it relied on physical contact and didn't involve soul techniques. By swapping in an identical brain, its probe could be fooled.*
To withstand the mory reading at a critical mont, he drank from the Twin Mirrored Lakes, creating an equivalent replica. Using pre-prepared thods, he killed it and extracted another brain.
Next, by putting this replicated brain to sleep and creating a convincing dream for it, he could generate nearly flawless false mories.
*If there ever ca a day when mory reading was unavoidable, he could temporarily swap in the fake brain through Crolock Kingdom's brain surgery. The similarity wouldn't be perfect, but 95% was achievable.*
*The only flaw lay in that the replicated brain's mory ca from dreams, making extracted mories feel artificial and scattered, likely exposing upon close observation.*
Fortunately, the Brain-Eating Demon wouldn't present original mories directly but would replicate them into dreams through the Dream mory Furnace. This process concealed the last 5% of imperfection.
*After all, he really was the Aquarius Director; though his brain wasn't original, it was still his. The mories matched his narrative, albeit slightly blurry—enough to get by.*
*As for why issues arose now... perhaps it was due to being rushed?*
He glanced toward the Gemini Sub-bureau's direction and received confirmation that no tampering occurred, and it was indeed a malfunction of the Dream mory Furnace. The Aquarius Director sighed inwardly at his bad luck.
*When undergoing brain surgery at the Gemini Sub-bureau, the operating doctor ntioned it would take two to three days for the new brain to fully sync with the body.*
But due to the sudden appearance and inquiry from the Director of the Purification Bureau, a whole day was lost, resulting in the incomplete awakening of the new brain, so the mory reading failed.
Fortunately, he had considered this possibility, and the doctor from Crolock Kingdom had provided a solution.
*Carefully pressing the thin copper plate embedded in the back of his head and slightly increasing the current to activate the brain, the Aquarius Director and his fake brain were once again engulfed by hundreds of tumorous tongues...*
...
*Little Leon... we might have trouble...*
After reading the "Aquarius Director's partial mories" sent to him, the Red-haired Director sighed, watching Leon converse with the director on the main stage. He crushed the mory dream sphere with a hand and silently apologized to Leon in his heart.
*Although the Dream mory Furnace suddenly malfunctioned, resulting in only about 5% of the Aquarius Director's mories being replicated, this 5% was enough to reveal a glimpse.*
To thoroughly suppress the Aquarius Director in one go, he, Beverly, and the Gemini Sub-bureau Director, who provided substantial evidence, conducted thorough investigations over this period, mapping 80-90% of his activities.
Yet within this 5% of mories, the Aquarius Director's actual actions greatly differed from their intelligence summaries.
*So, if his guess was correct, the Aquarius Director must have other contingencies prepared over these decades, possibly even finding a way to deceive the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon.*
*Despite buying so ti due to the Dream mory Furnace's malfunction, the next mory reading, after Taurus's inspection, would surely encounter no problem, and Leon wouldn't escape unscathed either.*
*It was... too hasty to initiate this inquiry. A bit more preparation might have prevented this predicant, at least sparing Leon from being involved...*
...
"I just checked it, and it operates completely fine!"
While the Red-haired Director bemoaned his lack of preparation, Leon on the main stage slapped his chest, confidently assuring the Purification Bureau's director,
"After Taurus inspected it, it's more efficient than before; no issues in regular use!"
"That's good. Let's hope it doesn't malfunction again."
Receiving assurance from two "professionals," the director of the Purification Bureau nodded with satisfaction, without suspecting any tampering.
anwhile, Leon, observing his expression, switched to "Elite Perforr," tily adding,
"Speaking of malfunctioning... Director, the first ti I checked it, everything was alright. It should have been functional. Though the Dream mory Furnace is old, it hasn't reached the point of malfunction.
I suspect Taurus felt the sa since she couldn't find another issue. With your tight schedule, she probably concluded temporary malfunction.
Hmm?
Hearing Leon's hint, the Purification Bureau director paused, then glanced at Taurus, who was indeed pondering sothing, and contemplated:
"You an... the issue might lie with the Aquarius Director?"
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