Northern Territory, Rehe City, Third Heating Zone, Cleaning Bureau Aquarius Branch.
"Hmm?"
The short-statured female cleaner, who was returned to the sofa by a ray of sunlight, was rubbing her eyes uncomfortably. The blue-haired old man, who was eating, paused for a mont and then put down the half-eaten pig trotter in his hand, asking in surprise:
"lly? Aren't you supposed to be participating in the selection process for the Five Palaces? Why are you back so soon?"
"I..."
After blinking several tis and finally adapting to the overly bright surroundings, the female cleaner regained her composure and answered with a slightly complicated expression:
"Originally, it wasn't supposed to be this fast, but the selection for Aquarius Palace and Taurus Palace was canceled, so I was sent back directly."
The selection for Aquarius Palace and Taurus Palace was canceled?
The director of the Aquarius Branch was slightly taken aback, then wiped the corner of his mouth with the napkin at his collar, asking with a puzzled expression:
"Why was it canceled? Did sothing happen over at headquarters?"
"I'm not sure about Taurus Palace, but Aquarius Palace withdrew from selection because they directly found the most suitable person, so they didn't need to select anymore."
Only the first round of preliminary selection, and Aquarius Palace had already decided on a successor? Is this round of selection so hasty?
After listening to lly's words, the blue-haired old man couldn't help but frown and then began to comfort her:
"It's okay, with your talent, you've basically secured a board position, so missing out on the selection for two palaces doesn't matter... lly, which palace will you succeed in the future?"
"I... might be Sagittarius Palace?"
The female cleaner responded uncertainly:
"Aquarius Palace and Taurus Palace directly didn't choose, Mr. Cancer's most favored person isn't , Mr. Pisces needs two people over there, but the person grouped with
is unwilling, so I probably don't have much chance, making my likelihood of succeeding at Sagittarius Palace higher."
Only selected by Sagittarius Palace??
Hearing the female cleaner's judgnt, the blue-haired old man's frown deepened.
"It shouldn't be..."
After muttering with a puzzled look, the blue-haired old man, full of doubt, prompted further:
"With your rare millennium-level talent, those directors should be competing for you, but from what you're saying, it seems only Mr. Sagittarius is sowhat satisfied with you?"
"..."
Indeed, my talent seems to be a rare millennium occurrence, but the problem is, accompanying
in this selection is an "unprecedented" level eccentric!
Recalling the overwhelming white light in Cancer Palace, the female cleaner couldn't hold it in and, having confidently gone to the selection, experienced "Why be born at the sa ti." Her mouth imdiately pursed, and with teary eyes, she said:
"Because this ti there's soone even more formidable... sob... he perford better than
in every palace, even in Sagittarius Palace.
Although Mr. Sagittarius didn't directly say it, I suspect that if his talent wasn't too extraordinary, with 'inner' strength and will being overly rigid, unsuitable for learning Sagittarius secret techniques, Sagittarius Palace wouldn't have a place for .
Moreover, after he finished the selection assessnt at Cancer Palace and was forcibly taken by Aquarius Palace, Mr. Cancer, although he verbally said I was good too, had an exceptionally disdainful look in his eyes... wooo!"
"..."
Ah... this child has had too smooth a past; her resilience isn't up to snuff.
Seeing the female cleaner, clearly deeply affected, start crying while talking, the blue-haired old man couldn't help but helplessly shake his head, striving to provide comfort:
"It's okay, it's okay, even though you didn't outcompete him, didn't you still gain Mr. Sagittarius's recognition? Even if you couldn't achieve the best, you're highly likely to succeed in a board position, let's not be upset... Are you hungry? Want sothing to eat?"
"Yes!"
Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling better after a couple of howls, the female cleaner grabbed a pig trotter from the blue-haired old man's plate and took a fierce bite, munching as she spoke:
"Uncle Grandpa, do I... sob... really suit being a cleaner?"
"You do! You absolutely suit it!"
Seeing his grand-niece gnaw the trotter with teary eyes, the blue-haired old man couldn't help but tenderly pat her head, reassuring her with a kind expression:
"The royal bloodline you inherited from your grandmother is already incredibly powerful. And when your grandpa married your grandma, he was already the Aquarius director of the previous generation.
So the descendants of your line are naturally endowed with exceptional talent that is unimaginable for ordinary people. Even if it seems there's nothing special, you three are almost equivalent to direct descendants left after two True Gods combined.
According to what Uncle Grandpa knows, among all the mbers of the Cleaning Bureau, those with talent comparable to yours are probably countable on one hand, and possibly none of the sa age.
So lly, never doubt yourself, you're born to be a cleaner!"
"But Leon is just more amazing than ..."
"That's him... Hmm? Leon? That Food God participated in the selection too? Did he overshadow you?"
"Yes."
After strongly sniffling, the female cleaner licked the sauce off her fingers, looking defeated as she said:
"He's also in the Five Palaces selection, not only does every palace mark surpass mine, even the marks on his arms fight with each other! And he's better at every palace's selection than ... Uncle Grandpa, does he have so special bloodline too?"
"Umm... As far as I know, he shouldn't have one."
Recalling the intel about that "Food God," the blue-haired old man spoke with a slight sense of confusion:
"That person is indeed very odd. Ordinarily, talented cleaners are either born with soul or physical anomalies, have gone through exceptionally painful or unique pasts, or have personalities and emotions markedly atypical.
But his file looks quite ordinary, showing no particularly unusual aspects, certainly not to rival you with your combination of two special bloodlines... By the way."
As he said this, the blue-haired old man seed to recall sothing, inquiring curiously:
"lly, the Ashito royal bloodline within you contains the power of 'Gluttony,' combined with your grandfather's 'Tranquility' bloodline, allowing you to consu the extraordinary and maintain self-composure perfectly. The compatibility between you and Cancer Palace should be unimaginably high.
But as I heard you ntion earlier, he seed to outperform you substantially in Cancer Palace's selection? Even making Mr. Cancer disdain you?"
"..."
(ｉДｉ)
"Alright, alright, I won't ask, I won't ask!"
Seeing his grand-niece stop chewing and her eyes redden again, the blue-haired old man silently cursed himself, then picked up a large steaming bowl of soup, with a smile offering it to her.
"Continuously eating solids can easily get stuck; dear granddaughter, have a sip of soup first!"
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