Chapter 1252

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Forget it, what's coming will come eventually...

After hearing the hunched shadow's inquiry, Director Scorpio couldn't help but bite his cheek hard, and then, under the extremely joyful gaze of a certain red-haired woman, said reluctantly:

"The one behind me... is Leon Laien, a third-level cleaner sent by the Virgo branch to support us. Thanks to his help, this investigation mission was barely completed."

Leon Laien? Isn't that the one who ate the Death Dog of the Garrison...!

After hearing this name that had been ringing in his ears recently, the expression of the hunched figure stiffened slightly, then he immediately put away the appreciation on his face and nodded awkwardly:

"No wonder. So it's that... genius cleaner who appears once every ten years. I remember that it was he who came forward to expose Director Aquarius's conspiracy. The Virgo branch presided over by Lord Olivia is truly full of talent."

"Average, average... Actually, he's not that good, hahaha."

Seeing that the "crime" of destroying the Kroke Kingdom was actually shouldered by Director Scorpio, and that she and the Virgo branch were not only not implicated but even gained a lot of face, the red-haired director, who was grinning from ear to ear, wished she could immediately pull Leon over and give him a big kiss.

She was right after all, the correct "use" of Leon was to send him on field missions!

If she sent him on field missions, he could rely on his excellent ability to get things done, successfully resolve matters smoothly, and crazily gain face for her and the entire Virgo branch. And the trouble he caused in the process could all be thrown out, letting others shoulder it for her.

Oh my... This is really, beautiful, beautiful!

Enough! You better restrain yourself for me!

After glaring at the overjoyed red-haired director, Director Taurus, who had a headache, said again:

"In short, the Kroke Kingdom is gone now, and even the original territory has been incinerated. The Gemini branch, which should have been built in the Kroke Kingdom, can only be rebuilt in another place. Do you have any recommended places?"

"Can't it be rebuilt on the original site?"

The director of the Pisces branch stood up and proposed:

"The citizens of the Kroke Kingdom are all still there, and there is one direct descendant of the Kroke royal family alive. Even if that princess doesn't intend to inherit the royal family, her husband or future children might not want to.

What's more, the area of the Kroke Kingdom was not large to begin with, and the core territory was only as big as a city. With our support, there shouldn't be any difficulty in rebuilding a Kroke Kingdom, right?"

"This matter is not difficult, but the consequences will be very troublesome."

Director Taurus shook his head upon hearing this, and after explaining in more detail about the three blood oaths of the King-Slaying Society and the current situation of the Kroke Kingdom, he continued to explain:

"In short, rebuilding the Kroke Kingdom on the original site is likely to trigger the blood oath again. And even with our support, it will take a long time to rebuild the Kroke Kingdom, at least seven or eight years to initially restore the scale of the kingdom.

And although we can afford to raise the 1.3 million citizens of the Kroke Kingdom, if we continue to raise them through abnormal means for seven or eight years, I'm afraid it will breed a massive amount of abnormal events.

With the Gemini branch urgently needing to be rebuilt, we have neither the manpower nor the time to clean up these newly born anomalies one by one, which will inevitably cause a large number of deaths and injuries, so this plan is not suitable."

"Then... how about merging all the citizens of the Kroke Kingdom into the nearby Mebis City-State? This way it won't count as 'original site, original people,' and there's no need to worry about triggering the blood oath.

Then, as long as the original Mebis City-State is promoted to the Mebis Kingdom, it will be equivalent to rebuilding another Kroke Kingdom, and the Gemini branch will have a place to be rebuilt."

"Lord Pisces, I'm afraid that's not appropriate..." Hearing this, in order to avoid being intercepted at the last moment, Leon had to stand out and say:

"Although the Mebis City-State is very close, it is after all only a city-state, not a kingdom. Both the population and the land are limited, and it is difficult to bear the 1.3 million citizens of the Kroke Kingdom.

Moreover, the only remaining Sixth Princess, Felia, and the citizens of the Kroke Kingdom have some ideas about where they are going and have no intention of rebuilding the kingdom. It is more appropriate for the Gemini branch to choose another place!"

"Leon is right, doing so is indeed not very appropriate."

After Leon finished speaking, although she didn't know exactly what he was eyeing, the red-haired director cleared her throat and immediately stood up to help:

"Not to mention whether the Mebis City-State is willing to accept the citizens of the Kroke Kingdom, that blood oath alone is very worrying. I think it's better not to rebuild any kingdom with the citizens of the original Kroke Kingdom as the main body.

As for the location of the new Gemini branch... let's just choose the Mebis City-State! As for promoting it to a kingdom, forget it. After all, no one stipulates that the Zodiac branch must be built in a kingdom; it's the same if it's built in a large city-state."

"In that case... it doesn't feel bad."

The director of the Pisces branch thought for a moment, nodded slightly in agreement, and said:

"The total population of the Mebis City-State is about five times that of the Kroke Kingdom. It should have had a small or medium-sized branch to handle abnormal events that might occur around it.

The reason why no branch was built there in the past was because the Mebis City-State was too close to the Gemini branch, and the population of the Kroke Kingdom was too small, so it was directly handed over to the Gemini branch for management. Now that the new Gemini branch is moved there as a whole, it can be considered justified."

"Indeed, this arrangement is the most appropriate."

"Seconded."

"I have no opinion either."

"Then let's settle it this way. As for the specific personnel, we'll talk about it after those cleaners from the Gemini branch wake up."

After making the final decision and setting the location of the new Gemini branch, Director Taurus looked at Leon, who breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at the red-haired director, who was smiling, shook his head helplessly, and then reminded:

"Olivia, remember to notify the Queen who is about to ascend the throne to make preparations for receiving the 1.3 million citizens, and don't let any more mistakes happen.

In addition, the only remaining Sixth Princess of the Kroke Kingdom will also be temporarily protected by you. Later, I will have people send a few life-saving anomalies over. Let her stay with you for now, and I will transfer her after I completely ascend the tower and the headquarters self-unseals... Any questions?"

"No problem! Guarantee to complete the mission!"

Ugh... Is the moon round again?

Raising her head from the mountain of documents, Princess Veronica looked at the bright moon outside the window and couldn't help but rub her sore eyes, then glanced at the desk calendar full of schedules.

It's been nearly a month since Leon went on his mission. In the days he wasn't in the capital, her life had returned to a pool of calm, stagnant water. It was really lonely.

Also, remember that previous envoys mentioned that the people in the Kroke Kingdom had always been arrogant toward envoys from other countries, even cursing directly in the conference room. I don't know if Leon will suffer any grievances on this trip to the Kroke Kingdom...

(End of chapter)