Chapter 581

“……”

Eh, might as well face it when it’s coming…

After hearing the stooped shadow’s inquiry, the Scorpion Bureau Director couldn’t help but bite down hard on his cheek. Then, under the extremely pleased gaze of a red-haired woman, he opened his mouth with obvious reluctance:

“The person behind me… is Level 3 Cleaner Leon Lane, dispatched from the Virgo Subdivision for support. Thanks to his help, we were barely able to complete this investigation task.”

Leon Lane? Isn’t that the guy who ate the death hound of the guard…!? Upon hearing this name, which had been so famous recently, the stooped figure’s expression immediately stiffened slightly. He then quickly retracted the look of admiration on his face and nodded somewhat awkwardly: “That makes sense. You’re talking about the cleaning prodigy who appears once every few decades. Wasn’t it him who uncovered the conspiracy of the Aquarius Director back then? The Virgo Subdivision led by Lady Olivia truly has an abundance of talented individuals.”

“Not too shabby… but actually, he’s not that great, ahahaha.”

Seeing that the “crime” of destroying the Crocodile Kingdom was entirely shouldered by the Scorpion Bureau Director, neither she nor the Virgo Subdivision would be implicated, and they even gained major recognition, the red-haired director laughed so much her mouth wouldn’t close. She wanted nothing more than to immediately hug Leon and give him a big kiss.

I knew it all along—Leon’s proper “use” is fieldwork!

If he goes out on missions, he can rely on his excellent ability to handle things smoothly, giving both myself and the entire Virgo Subdivision a huge boost in reputation. And any trouble he causes during the process can all be passed off, letting others take responsibility for us.

Oh my goodness… this is absolutely perfect!

…

Alright! You better snap out of it right now! After glaring at the overjoyed red-haired director, the troubled Taurus Director spoke again:

“In short, the Crocodile Kingdom is gone now, and even its original territory has been completely burned. The Gemini Division originally supposed to be built in the Crocodile Kingdom will have to be relocated. Do you have any recommended places?”

“Can’t we rebuild on the original site?”

The Pisces Division director stood up and suggested:

“The citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom are still around, and there’s also a surviving direct descendant of the Crocodile Royal Family. Even if that princess doesn’t plan to inherit the throne, her husband or future children might.

Moreover, the Crocodile Kingdom’s area wasn’t large to begin with; its core land was only about the size of one city. With our support, rebuilding the Crocodile Kingdom shouldn’t be too difficult, right?”

“This matter isn’t hard, but the consequences would be quite troublesome.”

Hearing this, the Taurus Director shook her head and explained further about the three blood oaths of the Execution King Assembly and the current situation of the Crocodile Kingdom before continuing:

“To put it simply, rebuilding the Crocodile Kingdom on the original site might trigger the blood oath again. And even with our support, rebuilding the kingdom would take a long time—probably seven to eight years just to restore the kingdom to its initial scale.

As for the 1.3 million citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom, while we aren’t incapable of supporting them, continuously using abnormal means to sustain them for seven to eight years would likely generate a massive amount of anomalies.

With the Gemini Division needing urgent reconstruction, we don’t have the manpower or time to clean up these newly born anomalies one by one, which would inevitably lead to many casualties. Therefore, this plan isn’t suitable.”

“Well… how about merging all the citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom into the nearby Meybis City-State? That way, it won’t count as ‘original location, original people,’ so we don’t need to worry about triggering the blood oath.

Then, we could promote the existing Meybis City-State to the Meybis Kingdom, essentially rebuilding another Crocodile Kingdom, providing a place for the Gemini Division to reconstruct.”

“Director Pisces, this probably isn’t appropriate…”

“While Meybis City-State is close, it’s just a city-state, not a kingdom, with limited population and land. It would be hard to bear the weight of the Crocodile Kingdom’s 1.3 million citizens.

Moreover, the remaining Sixth Princess Phelia and the citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom do have some ideas about their own future and don’t intend to rebuild the kingdom. So, it’s better for the Gemini Division to choose another location!”

“Leon is right; doing this indeed isn’t very appropriate.”

After Leon finished speaking, although unclear what exactly he was focusing on, the red-haired director cleared her throat and immediately stood up to back him: “Let’s not mention whether Meybis City-State wants the citizens of the Crocodile Kingdom to join or not. Just thinking about that blood oath is worrying enough. I think we shouldn’t rebuild any kingdom using the citizens of the former Crocodile Kingdom as the main body.

As for the new location of the Gemini Division… let’s just choose Meybis City-State! As for upgrading it to a kingdom, forget about it. After all, no one said the Zodiak Divisions must be built in kingdoms; building in a large city-state works just as well.”

“Hmm… sounds not bad.”

After considering it, the director of the Pisces Division nodded in agreement: “Meybis City-State’s total population is roughly five times that of the Crocodile Kingdom. There should already be a medium-sized division responsible for handling possible anomalies in the surrounding area.

In the past, we didn’t build another division because Meybis City-State was too close to the Gemini Division, and the population of the Crocodile Kingdom was too small, so we directly handed it over to the Gemini Division to manage. Now moving the entire new Gemini Division there seems justified.”

“Indeed, this arrangement is the most appropriate.”

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“I agree.”

“I have no objections either.”

“Then it’s settled. As for specific personnel, we’ll discuss it after the cleaners from the Gemini Division wake up.”

Directly making the decision about the new location of the Gemini Division, the Taurus Director glanced at Leon who sighed in relief, then looked at the smiling red-haired director, shaking her head helplessly before reminding everyone:

“Olivia, remember to notify the queen-to-be to prepare for receiving 1.3 million citizens. Make sure nothing goes wrong again.

Also, the remaining Sixth Princess of the Crocodile Kingdom will temporarily be under your protection. I’ll send some life-saving anomalous items later. For now, let her stay with you until I fully ascend to higher ranks and the headquarters unseals itself, then we’ll transfer her… Any issues?”

“No issues! Guaranteed to complete the mission!”

…

Hmm… the moon is full again?

Lifting her head from the pile of documents stacked like a small mountain, Princess Veronica glanced at the bright moon outside the window, then rubbed her tired eyes and took a peek at the calendar on the table filled with schedules.

It’s been almost a month since Leon went on his diplomatic mission. During this time he’s been away from the capital, my life has returned to being a stagnant pool without ripples, and it’s really quite lonely.

And, I remember previous envoys mentioned that the people of the Crocodile Kingdom always treated foreign envoys arrogantly, even cursing them outright in meetings. I wonder if Leon suffered any委屈during his mission to the Crocodile Kingdom…

(End of Chapter)