"Director."

Unaware that Leon was already considering the idea of consuming two "modest-type" Evil Gods to balance out hereditary issues, Aquarius, who intended to foster a closer relationship with him, spoke earnestly:

"If I'm not mistaken, the powers you've delved into deeply at the moment should come from the Lord of Nightmares and the death guard dog of the former Realm of the Dead. Specifically, they should be nightmare, fear, and death guard, correct?"

"Yes."

Considering that consuming a True God might grant him the ability to strip away power, which would be quite alarming and likely cause trouble if leaked, Leon didn't disclose everything but ambiguously nodded in acknowledgment:

"My comprehension of these powers is indeed relatively deeper... Baltro, I'm afraid the powers I currently possess are unlikely to dilute Veronica's [pride], right?"

"Yes."

The blue-haired elder nodded slightly:

"To counteract the influence of power fragments in the bloodline most effectively, the natural way is to find powers that are entirely opposite and contradictory in meaning.

For instance, [pride] and [humility], [gluttony] and [temperance] are bloodlines that highly correspond to each other. Once matched, the influence of power fragments can be minimized, or even completely discard those negative effects.

It's just that this isn't generally easy. Awakening powers is entirely uncontrollable, and those who have comprehended corresponding powers may not necessarily romance and leave a bloodline with the twelve royal families, hence the personalities of the royal bloodline heirs have always had problems, big or small, even unsolvable by the bureau."

"Mm, indeed."

After subconsciously nodding in agreement, Leon was lost in thought for a moment, calculating the powers he possessed.

So besides finding a [modest] Evil God, I also need to find six other Evil Gods to balance out each of my powers? Isn't this "workload" a bit too much?

And what if I accidentally gain a few new powers during the balancing process, would I have to keep consuming until all my powers were completely balanced? This might be a bit inappropriate?

"..."

Really... Are you just going to accept that? Aren't you even going to struggle a bit and ask if there are other methods?

Completely unaware of Leon's outrageous thoughts, after waiting for a while without him asking, Aquarius who wanted to sell a small reveal, had no choice but to reveal proactively:

"Though that's the case, besides the rather thorough solutions, there are actually other methods to minimize the bloodline power influence."

Hm?

Drawn back into the conversation by Aquarius' words, Leon shook his head vigorously to rid himself of his consuming notion temporarily, then hurriedly asked:

"Baltro, could you please elaborate a bit on the matter of mitigating the influence?"

"You're too kind, the reason I brought this up is precisely to explain it to you."

Watching Leon's newfound respect towards him, the blue-haired director smiled then explained:

"The simplest method is to marry into a less corresponding bloodline but one that resists most negative power influences... For instance, our Northern Kingdom's [Tranquility] bloodline."

At this point, the blue-haired director's words paused slightly, and the blue-haired siblings voraciously eating at the other end of the long table also paused simultaneously.

Seemingly oblivious to his grandniece and grandnephew's eavesdropping, the blue-haired director looked at the somewhat surprised Leon and continued with a chuckle:

"When you, Director, eventually cross the divide between man and god, no matter which power you choose, the [Tranquility] bloodline left by my brother can suppress the corresponding negative effects.

So if you were to marry Melly, and have children in the future, you wouldn't need to worry about this problem at all, and your children would, like Melly, naturally have outstanding talents enough to continue your protection..."

"Granduncle!"

A bone with meat was thrown from the other end of the long table, the female clearer with red earlobes glanced at Leon, then spoke a bit annoyed:

"Are you senile? Don't just say whatever comes to your mind!"

"It's hypothetical, granduncle was speaking hypothetically, just giving an example off the cuff."

Glancing at Leon's calm expression and his grandniece's slightly pursed lips, the blue-haired director sighed in his heart, then continued calmly as if he was just citing an example:

"And besides finding a similar [Tranquility] bloodline, to some degree dissipating bloodline influence, you can partner with a bloodline holder with corresponding blood to mutually balance out the negative effects.

Using Melly and others as an example, if they do not have the [Tranquility] bloodline themselves but want to balance [Gluttony], they could visit the Kingdom of Morna which holds the [Temperance] bloodline.

Due to the mutual repulsion between powers, in an environment with abundant [Temperance] bloodline, their [Gluttony] would be naturally suppressed, reducing the impact on themselves.

Alternatively, you could invite a bloodline holder with pure enough [Temperance] from Morna's Golden Village to engage more when they begin to understand things, reducing their influence significantly as their personality solidifies."

Is the bloodline of the Kingdom of Morna [Temperance]?

Hearing this, Leon's brows slightly lifted, seemingly understanding something.

I remember Veronica mentioned her mother was a sideline of the Kingdom of Morna, considering her usual indifference to material desires, it's likely Veronica carries some [Temperance] blood.

And although [Temperance] doesn't exactly remedy [Pride], it's somewhat of a positive trait; even if it can't solve the issue, it should dilute the effects of [Pride].

Moreover, her prolonged interaction with her mother in her childhood, influencing her significantly, skewed her [Pride], therefore under the old king's influence, she didn't become as unpleasant as Joshua.

Oh... So that's how it is!

After pondering with what he knew and basically grasping the royal bloodline issues, a realization dawned on Leon as he looked at Aquarius, voluntarily asking:

"Baltro, did you mention this because you know the whereabouts of the bloodline opposing [Pride]?"

"Heh, sort of."

The blue-haired director chuckled at the words, then responded:

"The Witch Kingdom Mifara, the Great Witch King, who's my age, has a lineage containing [Humility] fragments, which should suit your needs."