When it came to this point, Leon suddenly thought of something and quickly asked:

"This ability passed down through 'inheritance,' is it only inherited among blood relatives? Or is it more 'widespread'?"

"I'd lean towards the latter, right?"

Taurus, the director, thought for a moment before answering:

"Our human ancestors could communicate directly through mind reading, the 'knowledge' gap between each other wasn't too large, and even their thoughts were more 'aligned.' The connections between people were much tighter.

So this 'inheritance' is not a continuation of bloodline, but a legacy at the tribe level. As long as the ancestors had mastered certain knowledge, the children born afterward naturally gained some memories, not needing to be direct blood relatives."

"That's good then..."

Upon hearing this, Leon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Monopolies are not just in the forms of 'wealth' and 'power.' The inheritance of 'knowledge,' 'insight,' and even 'opportunities' can also lead to severe inequality. If 'inheritance' could only continue through bloodlines, over time it might actually cause more harm than good.

After confirming that this hard-won 'inheritance' shouldn't bring more significant new troubles, Leon continued by asking:

"What about the 'connections' from the Old King? We captured him directly, so he should have had the most treasures, right?"

"Yes."

Hearing Leon's question, Taurus nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, then removed the abnormality of the 'silence' object and addressed everyone:

"Everyone, let's continue the discussion from before the director comes back... Have you all thought about how to handle the 'connections' taken from the Old King?"

How to handle it? What does that mean?

Upon hearing this, Leon couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, casting a puzzled look at Taurus. Understanding that Leon had just returned from the Source God Platform and wasn't fully aware of the situation, Taurus explained in a timely manner:

"Unlike the 'inheritance' of the Crimson King, the 'connections' retrieved from the Old King are the most numerous. Even if they are equally distributed to everyone, ordinary people could still gain some mind-reading ability.

However, regarding whether to do so or not, we had some disagreements. While we were debating, there were sudden movements from the director's side, so we brought in his will as well."

So that's how it is... 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

After listening to Taurus's explanation, Leon nodded thoughtfully, then turned to face the directors looking toward him and proactively asked:

"Is the biggest point of disagreement among you whether opening up mind-reading to everyone would completely disrupt the current order of the present world?"

Yes... the impact of such a thing is too significant, we definitely can't ignore the consequences and just give it away.

Hearing this, Capricorn sighed, being the first to express his opinion:

"Indeed, after purifying the 'connections,' I realized mind-reading is a two-way street. It's not just about the 'output' of consciousness but also includes the 'reading' part. Given our human soul's current strength, it's impossible to perfectly conceal our thoughts.

So if we directly open up the 'connections' to everyone, given ordinary people's control over their spirit and will, the vast majority would become almost 'transparent' to each other. As soon as both sides start attempting communication, the thoughts and ideas at the bottom of their hearts would all spill out.

And those with strong enough mental strength, comparable to an ordinary second-level Cleaner, can even actively acquire some part of others' thoughts without the other's cooperation, which certainly would cause chaos."

"I agree as well."

After Capricorn finished speaking, the Virgo director beside him spoke up seriously:

"It's not like it was in the past. Our human ancestors could accept 'connections' because their souls were strong enough at the time, and they were accustomed to this form of communication, not becoming completely 'transparent' right away.

But after losing 'connections' for thousands of years, we humans have become accustomed to communication without 'connections.' We have new ways and habits of communication. 'Connections' might have suited the ancestors, but it may not suit us."

Indeed...

After listening to the views of both directors, Leon couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Times change, as do circumstances. Compared with the ancestors of Old Soil, the people of the present world differ vastly in lifespan, thought, and innate ability, apart from all being humans, almost as if they were two separate species. The gap at the societal level would be even greater.

The overly transparent and efficient communication methods of human ancestors, when applied to modern humans, would be like a maglev train speeding through the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, racing wildly through the streets. For modern humans, who can't even comprehend how to build 'roads,' such abrupt efficiency might bring disaster rather than fortune.

Even if, under the regulation of the Cleaning Bureau, everyone could ultimately slowly adapt to this 'retro' method of communication and evolve a new societal structure, the process would still cause immense panic and chaos.

"But we can't just not use it at all!"

Seeing Leon slightly nodding in agreement with Capricorn and Virgo's perspective, Scorpio couldn't help but interject:

"This is a treasure we painstakingly retrieved! The sacrifices of countless predecessors over millennia to recover something we now possess—are we just going to leave it unused?"