Chapter 990

You… how did this even turn into a raise discussion?

Flustered by the red-haired director’s tempting offer, Li Ang couldn’t help but complain:

“Director, this isn’t about raising my salary—it’s that my situation makes participating in this exam truly inappropriate…”

“Get first place, and I’ll raise your salary by twelve gold wheels!”

“It’s not about how much it’s raised.”

Li Ang sighed helplessly:

“After the exam, the results will definitely be reported to headquarters, right? If Director Golden Bull and the others see my name on the list, it’ll be so embarrassing…”

“Raise it to twenty-four gold wheels!”

“I already said it’s not about the amount—and twenty-four gold wheels… uh… weekly or monthly?”

“Weekly!”

“…”

If it’s weekly…

Thinking of Anna’s involuntary smile when she received his salary, and the deep, all-encompassing sense of relief it brought her, Li Ang’s expression visibly wavered.

Though with his current “status,” he could simply go to Princess Wei and ask for money and never lack for it, each visit meant being teased, plus it felt a bit like living off her—so a raise still held strong appeal.

He and Anna had lived in poverty for so long; they’d only been “wealthy” for three months and hadn’t fully adjusted to their new life. Even knowing they’d never lack money again, they still habitually saved and refused to spend, tightening the purse strings even for William and Melanie.

The problem was, they attended a “noble” elementary school, where every classmate came from wealth or aristocracy, all with excellent conditions. Though the two little devils didn’t care, seeing them scrimp and save made their older brother feel guilty.

His original weekly salary was twelve gold wheels; after this raise, he’d earn twenty-four weekly—Anna would surely feel more secure, and maybe even give those two brats a little extra pocket money…

I’m doing it!

Faced with the generous offer of a twelve-gold-wheel weekly raise and the image of his younger siblings’ happy smiles, Li Ang, the Prince who had just completed a coup a week ago, destroyed the entire Krook Kingdom, and seized 1.3 million citizens, finally chose to surrender.

“If it’s a twenty-four-gold-wheel raise, I suppose I could go through with it…”

After silently cursing himself for being weak, Li Ang nodded in agreement to the red-haired director’s terms, then asked:

“Director, when does the exam start? What’s the general content?”

Seeing Li Ang suddenly proactive—even asking for details—the red-haired director, having successfully bribed him, smirked inwardly before answering:

“The exam will be held in the next few days, no later than a week. The exact content hasn’t been finalized yet, but even if it is, they won’t tell me—since we have other candidates from this branch, telling me would be helping them cheat.”

Other candidates?

After hearing the red-haired director’s words, Li Ang curiously pressed:

“Who? Is Senior Jerry going to take the Level One exam again?”

“Not Jerry. It’s Amien.”

The red-haired director shook his head:

“Jerry really wanted to go, but before signing up with me, he had Tang Mu roll the dice for him—and found a 66% chance of getting a question he’s terrible at.”

You know Tang Mu’s dice can only ‘display’ up to 66% under normal conditions—the real probability is always higher. Jerry felt his chances were slim, so he just skipped it.”

“…”

Damn, they even do pre-exam fortune-telling—so it’s between solving problems and cheating…

Hearing this, Li Ang’s lips twitched involuntarily, and he asked:

“What about me? Director, you clearly wanted me to take the exam—did Senior Tang Mu roll for me too?”

“Probably?”

The red-haired director hesitated, then said uncertainly:

“He didn’t just throw them—he cupped the dice in both hands, muttered a few questions, then told me you have a 99% chance of getting favorable questions. If even you fail this exam, no one else possibly could.”

Hmm… that’s not bad…

Relieved, Li Ang nodded and asked further:

“What about Senior Amien? Did she roll? Is she guaranteed to pass?”

“Amien didn’t roll. Her goal isn’t to pass the exam.”

The red-haired director sighed, sounding exasperated:

“She applied for this exam not to upgrade to Level One Cleaner, but because she just developed several new drugs and wants to test their effects. For her, there’s no better test subject than these four hundred exam participants.”

“…”

Participating in the exam just to test drugs? This… our Virgin Branch’s reputation really isn’t entirely undeserved…

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

The red-haired director reassured him:

“Her abnormal ability is extremely rare—it instantly removes negative states, rapidly heals old injuries, and even greatly mends mental damage, calming the psychological distortions caused by abnormal objects.”

In short, for most Cleaners—who all carry old injuries and unstable mental states—aside from the inevitable diarrhea, being tested on by her is actually a benefit.”

So… the once brutal, rowdy fighter, after taking her drug, calmly smiles while publicly having diarrhea? The old injuries are healed, but the person’s social life is dead!

“Fine… fine…”

With a pained nod, Li Ang, face dark, asked his final question:

“Who are the targets I’m supposed to humiliate? I’ll check their backgrounds—if they’re truly bad people, I’ll introduce them to Senior Amien.”

Hmm… you’re so evil~ I love it~

The red-haired director gave Li Ang an appreciative look and smiled:

“Good, good~ Amien will be thrilled.

As for specific targets, prioritize those bearing the Scorpio Branch’s mark—they’ve defected from us the most. Also target those from Libra and Aries Branches. Take down anyone you can.

But don’t bother those who just left—only those who defected, then turned around to kick us, spread rumors, and slander our Virgin Branch—feed them all to Amien!

Lately there’ve been too many big and small matters; I can’t drink, so I’ve saved all my salary. For every white-eyed traitor you hand to Amien, I’ll give you five gold wheels as a bonus!”

“…”