Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1195 How to Approach a Suspicious Person (Part 2)

It seems like it might work?

Seeing that Number 3, after she had shown hostility and wariness, not only did not take direct action but also extended an olive branch, the Pure White Mother couldn't help but feel a slight joy in her heart.

According to the analysis of Number 3 by Wanwu Tianchan, this fellow countryman is treacherous, cunning, suspicious, and extremely vigilant. He is extremely wary of anyone who approaches him. Showing goodwill and surrendering to him may not bring preferential treatment, but it will certainly bring repeated suspicion and endless tests.

However, if we do the opposite and show resistance and vigilance before number 3, we can greatly reduce his wariness and indirectly bring the two sides closer.

As long as I can maintain my current persona and be an impeccable "true saint," the hypocritical, pretentious, and ambitious Number 3 will take the initiative to reduce his probing and show sincerity in order to win me over. This is my best chance to get close to him!
"I will never cooperate with a madman who has no bottom line!"

After discovering that the analysis of the Myriad Cicadas was not unfounded, the Pure White Mother immediately adopted her saintly persona, protecting the angels and demons behind her as she glared angrily at Leon:
"In my eyes, you and Number One are no different! You're both monsters who have completely lost your humanity for that so-called ultimate mission! There's nothing I can do with you! If you have nothing else to say, then you can get lost now!"

It's the ultimate mission again...

Upon hearing this, Leon frowned slightly.

Regarding this ultimate mission that seems to be clear to all the descendants of the Root, I haven't received enough detailed information yet. I only know that Number One's rampant plundering of the Roots of other material planes may not only be for the purpose of gaining power, but may also be closely related to this so-called ultimate mission.

"Your Majesty."

Looking through the enormous smoke rings exhaled by the old ox and at the pure white Virgin Mary across from him, who was filled with hostility, Leon realized it was unlikely he could immediately dispel her prejudice against him. He abandoned his plan to forge an alliance and instead narrowed his eyes, saying:

"I have indeed come with the intention of cooperating, but if you really do not trust me and think that I am a threat here, then I can step back for the time being and give you time to move these demons away."

However, in exchange, I would like to ask you a question before I leave… What exactly is the ultimate mission of us, the descendants of the Roots?”

You don't know the ultimate mission?

She glanced at Leon with some surprise, noticing that his expression didn't seem feigned. Even though she needed to maintain her "righteous indignation" persona, the Pure White Mother couldn't help but ask:
"Why would you ask this? Didn't the guide in the Root Existence tell you?"

“My guide… has encountered a problem.”

Seeing the puzzled look on the Pure White Mother's face, Leon's lips twitched involuntarily, and he said with some difficulty:
"Before I woke up, someone mistakenly entered the Root Space, prematurely awakened my guide, and asked him many questions, consuming a lot of his time. By the time I went in, there wasn't much time left."

My guide, having waited so long for me, seemed to have been holding back for quite a while. After I entered the Root Chamber, he pulled me aside and talked for a long time about various things, but by the time it came time to talk about the ultimate mission, it was too late..."

"..."

Well... it seems like number 3 had some bad luck, running into a rather unreliable guide...

After hearing the reasons, the Pure White Mother looked at Leon, who was full of curiosity, hesitated for a moment, then softened her expression and shook her head according to her current persona: "If that's the case, I suggest you don't ask anymore. If what you told me before was true, and you really are planning to unite with others to fight against Number 1, then not knowing about the existence of the Ultimate Mission might actually be a good thing for you."

"..."

Do you have similar thoughts to Evangeline...?

Seeing that the Pure White Mother had made the same choice as the mermaid woman, refusing to tell him the contents of her ultimate mission, Leon frowned again.

When I asked Evangeline about it, her explanation was similar to that of the Pure White Mother. Because the Abyss Realm was destroyed by Number One because of the ultimate mission, she refused to tell me the contents of the ultimate mission because she did not want it to be accomplished.

Moreover, both she and the Pure White Mother, these remnants of the Root who did not want the ultimate mission to be accomplished and chose to stand on the side of "good," had a very strange attitude towards this ultimate mission. It felt like they had a deep aversion to it, but also a vague sense of... hesitation? Guilt?

Looking at the Pure White Mother with a somewhat complicated expression, and realizing that he was unlikely to get an answer from her, Leon didn't press further. Instead, he nodded, turned around, called to the old ox who was practicing his Dragon Return technique, and voluntarily retreated in the direction he had come from.

Although we didn't get the details of the ultimate mission this time, it wasn't a complete loss. Since the Pure White Mother made a similar choice to Evangeline on the issue of the ultimate mission, her credibility can be raised slightly.

Leon glanced back at the Pure White Virgin Mary, who was staring at him warily like a mother hen protecting her chicks. After a moment's thought, he gave her a gentle smile, then turned and left.

……

Become!

Recalling Lyon's unusually friendly smile that made her lower her guard, the White Virgin Mary, though outwardly expressionless, felt a surge of joy in her heart.

The method of the All-Encompassing Cicada was indeed effective! Despite consistently giving Number 3 a cold shoulder, he surprisingly lowered his guard and showed goodwill. All that's left is to try approaching him again and then, with the help of the power of the Pure White Embrace…

"Your Majesty, you'd better not be so presumptuous."

Seemingly sensing the stirrings of the Pure White Virgin Mary, a deep blue earring on her earlobe, hidden by holy light, slowly opened its mouth and coldly reminded her:
"The God of Cookery is an extremely hypocritical person. Although his friendliness and trust are genuine, it does not mean that he has let his guard down around you."

At this moment, your evaluation in his mind has at best changed from a suspicious person with ulterior motives to a potential ally who can be tried to be won over after repeated tests. You are far from gaining his trust; you have only barely been promoted one level in his mind.

I don't think so.

Faced with the assessment that the Heavenly Cicada of All Things was "self-righteous," the Pure White Mother couldn't help but frown and say:
"Even if Number 3 is very wary, my performance just now should have dispelled most of his guard. You're just exaggerating!"

(End of this chapter)