[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2285893,4472,"Chapter 57","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>56 Bury me in money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it finally dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the shattered, unrecognizable giant toad below, his legs trembled slightly; to hide his fear, Li Ang sat atop the mountain of gold and silver and finally exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I’ve said it many times, I really want to say it again now… this job at the Cleanup Bureau is no job for a human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having verbally annihilated a Sacred Spirit with nothing but idealist nonsense, Li Ang, his limbs weak, crawled slowly down from the mountain of gold, glancing at the badge system’s record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Through outstanding oratory and acting, you crafted the false persona “a penniless worker who doesn’t care for money,” successfully distorting the Golden Toad’s perception of the world and utterly destroying the foundation of its existence. You unlocked the Silver Badge: “Elite Performer.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Performer: A fine script, a suitable stage, and you—enough to deliver an extraordinary performance.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Effect: With masterful lines and performance skills, you seamlessly embody your role, portraying character and personality with compelling conviction.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Advancement Path: After performing ten outstanding shows in a theater with over two thousand spectators and gaining approval from over ninety percent of the audience, this badge will automatically upgrade to the Gold Badge: “Master Performer.” Current progress: 0\u002F10.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden Trait (no need to equip): A great performer, like a firefly in darkness, stands out wherever they go—your aura has been greatly enhanced.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it’s directly a Silver Badge… it doesn’t seem very useful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the effects of the “Elite Performer,” Li Ang, expecting some “Sacred Spirit Killer” badge, sighed in disappointment and glanced down at his badge panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Materialist Soul (Red)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Alcohol Country Martyr (Gold)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Friend of the Demon (Silver)】、【Elite Performer (Silver)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shooter (Bronze)】、【Reliable Older Brother (Bronze)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Unemployed Youth (Iron)】、【Probationary Worker (Iron)】、【Parkour Newbie (Iron)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, he had earned nine badges, but only five badge slots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 【Materialist】 badge locked one slot, the 【Alcohol Country Martyr】 that dispelled fear took another, and the remaining three enhanced the effects of his Corruption-type anomalies: 【Friend of the Demon】, 【Shooter】 for boosting shooting, and 【Probationary Worker】 for directly increasing work efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the equally useful 【Parkour】, with all five slots filled, he had to leave it aside for now, planning to swap it in when encountering complex terrain; this new 【Performer】 badge would likely suffer the same fate—probably just gathering dust in the badge storage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… fortunately, aside from badges, he had other gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the giant toad, even in shattered pieces, still imposing in size, Li Ang’s mood improved, and he reached out to touch its massive skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Encountered… Materialist… Information】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Sacred Remains (?、?)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Appearance: Shattered corpse of a giant toad】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ability: ?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cost: ?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【File: The corpse of a Sacred Spirit that collapsed after its cognition was brutally shattered, unable to sustain concepts of money, currency, dominion, or trade. Cannot be used until repaired and refined.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evaluation: An exceptional anomaly material. With proper additives and correct methods, it should yield a powerful anomaly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Contamination Value: ?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this thing has tremendous potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the 【Materialist】’s description, Li Ang nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he died from verbal abuse, the Golden Toad was still a Sacred Spirit—whatever anomaly he crafted from it would be extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, per Cleanup Bureau rules, as the one who personally… personally talked it to death, once recovered and submitted, he held absolute first claim rights to any anomaly created from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the final product didn’t suit him, he could exchange it, like with the Witch’s Broom, for another usable anomaly—so despite the extreme danger, the rewards were equally substantial…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid! We’re over here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a long time without Li Ang coming to him, the ram’s head, crushed under a pile of golden wheels, strained its neck to urge:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up! Stop touching that toad and dig me out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the call, Li Ang turned and dug for a long while atop the half-collapsed pile of golden wheels before unearthing the buried ram’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once freed, the Black Ram, surveying Li Ang—who, except for a few torn clothes, was utterly unharmed—burst out excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick! Tell me! How did you win?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you hear? I just talked to it about worldview, life philosophy, values—then it realized its perception of the world was wrong and collapsed on its own…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, will these people be okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to reveal the badge system yet too embarrassed to claim he was a saint who regarded money as dirt, Li Ang gave vague answers, then stood and surveyed the square, where people lay unconscious. “I remember, though the effect didn’t last long, many were aged by the toad’s power—can what was taken from them be restored?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And when the toad started spewing golden wheels, many collapsed instantly and still haven’t woken up…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, not waking up is a good thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang lifted him higher to survey the shopping plaza; the Black Ram waved dismissively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After you provoked it, the toad, desperate to buy you, recalled all the money it gave these people and returned the lives it forcibly took.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See? The golden wheels beside them are gone—that’s proof the toad canceled the transactions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for why they all passed out… having their lives abruptly taken, then violently shoved back in? You’d pass out too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having answered Li Ang’s questions, the still-skeptical Black Ram fixed him with unblinking eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid! Don’t try to fool me with that nonsense! That toad didn’t know you—it got fooled. But I know you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d rather smell someone’s stinky feet for over an hour than spend two copper wheels on a standard cabin ticket. You’re the ultimate miser—you could never resist the lure of money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spill it! Did that red-haired woman give you some kind of protective charm… WHOA! MOVE! GET OUT OF THE WAY!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Move? Could the toad come back to life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the warning, Li Ang tensed and whirled around—but the toad’s fragments lay still, the Golden Toad hadn’t risen. Yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the black goat’s warning, Li Ang’s expression sharpened instantly; he whirled around—but the toad’s fragments still lay peacefully where they were, the golden toad had not done a single sit-up, yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this minor landslide, countless metallic coins surged toward him like a golden flood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this minor landslide, an unimaginable quantity of metal currency surged toward him like a golden flood!\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-20T03:18:28.556Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ad088b0fe15c188a9f7cd11d808c96abd31bbeb8cae9e51f074d3ae2fe2e7e70","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-58","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-56",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]