Chapter 586

What… how did we end up talking about a raise?

Caught off guard by the tempting offer from the Red-haired Bureau Director, Prince Leon couldn’t help but comment sarcastically: “Director, this isn’t about whether or not I get a raise; it’s that in my situation, participating in such an evaluation really isn’t very appropriate…”

“As long as you come in first place, I’ll give you a 6 Golden Wheel raise!”

“It’s not about the amount of the raise.”

Leon sighed helplessly: “After the evaluation is over, the results will definitely be reported to the General Bureau, right? If the Taurus Director and others see my name in the results, that would be quite awkward…”

“I’ll give you a 12 Golden Wheel raise!”

“It’s not about the amount. And if it’s a 12 Golden Wheel raise… um… is it weekly or monthly?”

“Weekly!”

“…”

If it’s weekly…

Thinking about Anna’s involuntary smile when she received the salary he brought back, and the sense of relief that permeated her entire being, Leon’s expression visibly wavered.

Although with his current “status,” he could just ask Princess Veronica for money and never run out, each visit to her was accompanied by teasing, plus it felt a bit like living off someone else’s generosity. So, the allure of a raise was still quite strong.

Mainly because he and Anna had lived in poverty for so long, they’d only been “rich” for three months and hadn’t fully adjusted to their current lifestyle yet. Even though they knew they wouldn’t lack money in the future, they were still in the habit of saving and unwilling to spend. They even kept William and Melanie on a tight budget.

The problem was that they attended a so-called “noble” elementary school where the other students came from wealthy families with excellent conditions. Although the two little tyrants didn’t care about this, seeing them pinch pennies and calculate every expense made him, as their big brother, feel somewhat guilty.

His original weekly salary was already 12 Golden Wheels, so after this raise, he’d have 24 Golden Wheels coming in every week. With this, Anna would probably feel more at ease and might even give the two little rascals more pocket money…

This deal is worth it!

Faced with the generous condition of a 12 Golden Wheel weekly raise, along with the happy smiles of his younger siblings at home, Prince Leon, who had just completed a coup d’état a little over a week ago, destroying the entire Crocodile Kingdom and plundering 1.3 million citizens, finally chose to yield.

“With a 12 Golden Wheel raise, I suppose going once isn’t out of the question…”

After silently cursing himself for being spineless, Leon nodded and agreed to the terms set by the Red-haired Bureau Director, then proactively asked:

“Director, when does this evaluation start? What’s the general content of the test?”

Seeing Leon’s greatly increased initiative, even asking for intelligence proactively, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly before answering:

“The evaluation will take place in a few days, at most within a week. The specific content hasn’t been decided yet, but even if it is, they won’t tell me. After all, besides you, there are others from our Virgo Subdivision participating this time. Telling me would be helping them cheat.”

Others?

After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s words, Leon followed up curiously: “Who is it? Is Senior Jerry preparing to take the Level One exam again?”

“Not Jerry, it’s Senior Armin.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director shook his head and said:

“Jerry wanted to go too, but before signing up with me, he had Senior Tom roll the dice for him. The result showed a 66% probability of encountering questions he’s very bad at.

As you know, under normal circumstances, Tom’s dice can ‘display’ a maximum probability of 66%. The actual probability is likely higher. Jerry felt his chances of passing were slim, so he decided not to go.”

“…”

At this point, Leon’s mouth twitched involuntarily, and he couldn’t help but follow up:

“What about me? You must’ve thought carefully about having me participate. Did Senior Tom roll the dice for me?”

“He probably did?”

Upon hearing this, the Red-haired Bureau Director hesitated for a moment, then replied uncertainly: “He didn’t throw the dice directly. Instead, he covered the dice with both hands, mumbled a few sentences, then told me that your chance of getting good questions is 99%. If you can’t pass this time, then it’s impossible for anyone to pass.”

Hmm… that’s not bad…

Relieved, Leon nodded and continued to inquire:

“What about Senior Armin? What did her dice show? Can she guarantee passing?”

“Armin didn’t let the dice be rolled. Her goal isn’t to pass the evaluation.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director sighed and explained helplessly:

“She applied to participate in this evaluation not to advance to Level One Cleaner, but because they recently developed several new drugs, wanting to test their effectiveness. For her, there’s no better experimental sample than these 400 Cleaners taking the evaluation.”

“…”

Going to participate just to test drugs? This… feels like our Virgo Subdivision’s bad reputation can’t be entirely blamed on rumors spreading around…

“Don’t worry, Armin knows her limits.”

The Red-haired Bureau Director reassured him:

“Her anomalous ability is extremely precious. It allows those who take the medicine to instantly摆脱 negative states, quickly heal old injuries, and even greatly cure mental issues, calming the distorted mindsets of Cleaners affected by anomalous items.

In short, for most Cleaners who have various old injuries and unstable mental states, aside from the unavoidable diarrhea, being tested by her drugs is actually a good thing.”

Meaning… originally wild and aggressive combat maniacs will be smiling peacefully while publicly experiencing diarrhea after taking her medicine? Sure, the old injuries may be healed, but the person will be socially dead!

“…”

With some toothache, Leon nodded and asked the last question with a dark face.

“Who are the targets for me to humiliate? I’ll look at the situation. If the opponent is clearly not a good person, then I’ll introduce Senior Armin to them.”

Hmm… you’re so naughty~ I like it~ Abnormally appreciating Leon with a glance, the Red-haired Bureau Director smiled sweetly and nodded:

“Good job, good job~ Armin will definitely be delighted to hear that.

As for the specific targets for humiliation, prioritize those with Scorpio Division markings. Most defectors went there, and there are also quite a few from Libra and Aries Divisions. Take care of whoever you can.

However, don’t overly target those who just defected. But those white-eyed wolves who defected and then turned around to slander us, cooperating with others to spread rumors and tarnish our Virgo Subdivision… feed them all to Armin! Since there’s been too much drama lately, I haven’t been able to drink, so I’ve saved all my salary. For every white-eyed wolf you feed to Armin, I’ll give you a 5 Golden Wheel subsidy!”

“…”