"Wake up!"
"..."
"Wake up quickly! We've arrived!"
"..."
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
"Ah!"
Awakened by the slight pain on her face, the female cleaner instinctively opened her eyes wide and sat up abruptly.
"I... I am..."
"You were controlled by that fake Aquarius director."
Not in the mood to mock her overly standard awakening lines, after briefly explaining the situation, Leon immediately urged with a stern expression:
"Quick, get yourself together, there should be a problem on your uncle's side, we must act immediately!"
"Ah..."
Pushed by Leon to leave the seat, she walked half-crouched down the exit passage in a daze. As the cold wind from outside the Sky Clipper brushed her face, the female cleaner shivered and her mind finally cleared.
"Wait! Are you saying those three were left on the snow mountain?"
"Yes."
Hearing the female cleaner's shocked inquiry, Leon's face turned grim as he nodded:
"Don't worry. Although they can't resist the authority of a True God, they are at least deputy directors of the Clean-up Bureau and have the level of elite Level 1 Cleaners even without the protection of the Star Palace. Even if they fall into a snow mountain, they won't die."
"It's not... I'm not worried about that!"
The female cleaner couldn't help but stomp her foot, then anxiously said:
"If they fell off, wouldn't it just be you and me now? Members of the Slaughter King Association are all True Gods, without those three, with just you and me..."
"It's fine whether they're here or not, it doesn't make much difference."
Since the matter of transporting "food" wasn't something appealing to disclose, the issue of food hadn't been mentioned to the female cleaner along the way.
After glancing at the female cleaner's soul strength and estimating her "Food Value," Leon shook his head slightly, then said:
"Let's go. Take me to your Aquarius Branch first, then we'll head down to Rehe to find your uncle."
Right! There's still everyone at the branch!
Not knowing Leon was planning to have a meal, upon hearing what he said, the female cleaner felt a slight relief and then grabbed Leon's hand, quickly running out while explaining as she ran:
"We have about the same number of Level 1 Cleaners in our Aquarius Branch as in your Virgin Branch, currently there are three.
However, when it comes to facing True Gods, only Uncle Hope is an elite Level 1 Cleaner who can help, while Sister Melina and Grandpa Hamilton are just ordinary Level 1 Cleaner level..."
One elite Level 1 and two ordinary Level 1s?
After hearing the female cleaner's explanation, Leon nodded slightly.
An elite Level 1 Cleaner, like Senior Tom and Senior Emma, would have a maximum Contamination Value of over 50 points.
With two more ordinary Level 1s with a Contamination Value over 30 points, plus his 36 points, it was enough to elevate himself to True God level, and possibly push beyond 60 points with some effort.
"Basically sufficient."
After giving a fairly satisfactory evaluation of the standby food, Leon considered the cleaners' "endurance" can't compare to a True God, so for safety, he asked:
"What about Level 2? How many experienced Level 2 Cleaners with a Leon Value between 20 to 30 points do you have?``
Level 2? You want to take Level 2 Cleaners to fight the True Gods of the Slaughter King Association?
The female cleaner was taken aback, stopping in her tracks, and stammered:
"We do have some experienced Level 2s, about twelve or thirteen... but the opponents this time are True Gods, their abilities, no matter how special, are hard to make use of, right?"
"Don't worry, they will definitely be useful!"
Hearing there were twelve or thirteen Level 2 Cleaners with a Contamination Value over 20 points, Leon couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
Two at 30 points, one at 50 points, plus thirteen at 20... Averaging it to 25 points, that's three to four hundred total Contamination Value. With so much Contamination Value, even if it can't match the nearly endless endurance of a True God, it would be enough to sustain several rounds for himself.
"Quickly lead the way! We'll head down to Rehe once we're prepared!"
"But..."
"Don't worry, I only need their help, they won't face the True Gods directly."
After all, there's a layer of stomach lining in between, so it's not considered facing the True Gods directly.
"Alright then! We'll do as you say!"
Seeing that Leon didn't seem to be lying, the female cleaner stomped her foot and then pulled him running out of the Sky Clipper, pushing away the guards trying to ask questions, and charged into the swirling snow.
...
So this is Rehe city?
Dragged by the female cleaner through the docking corridor of Northern Kingdom's Boarding Tower, they arrived at a platform built in the snow mountain saddle.
Even though the situation was quite urgent, seeing the majestic city built from black rocks standing on the leeward side of the snow mountain in the distance, Leon couldn't help but slow down, gazing in awe at Rehe city.
Compared to the more delicate and ornate style of the Royal Capital, the architecture of the Northern Kingdom was much more rugged. Although lacking luxurious carvings and intricate patterns, both the overall scale and building form were exceedingly grand.
And with Leon's eyesight, even amidst the swirling snow, he could vaguely see the shape of most of the city.
Near almost every large gathering area stood massive pipeline furnaces made of dark purple metal, several floors tall, continuously spewing blazing white smoke without pause in the blizzard.
Starting from these furnaces, numerous visible thick pipelines formed a dense and complex network, like the city's arteries, connecting to almost every building.
Looking closer, one could also find that most of these buildings with black outer walls were adorned with various huge beast horns and leather decorations with totem patterns; things related to beasts were ubiquitous.
Even at the city center's massive square stood a statue of a bearded man in a wolf-headed hood, carved riding on a mighty, tall wolf, with his wild, spirited face lifted as he gazed at the towering, majestic snowy mountains ahead.
And beneath the swirling snow, both the black statue and the black buildings were covered with a thick layer of white snow, as if draped in a silver cloak, merging with the snowy mountains in the background, appearing solemnly majestic and even having a touch of sanctity.
It's a bit rough, but truly magnificent...
Gazing at this wild yet dignified, rugged yet solemn grand city, Leon couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and then followed the tug of the female cleaner, quickly running to the platform edge of the snow mountain saddle, leaping towards the distant black and white giant city.
Just as the two of them jumped, Leon watched as the female cleaner's clothes tore open, and a pair of massive wings, nearly four meters in span, emerged from her back out of nowhere.
After tumbling a couple of times amidst the swirling snow, she quickly steadied herself and transformed into a giant snow goose, swooping down to catch Leon falling below her, then flying towards the direction of the Aquarius Branch.
