Chapter 496: How to Cope
Chapter 496: How to Cope
"Well, the Cleanup Bureau is investigating me. I already know that."
After hearing the reminder from the meeting host, the girl wearing the white owl mask nodded slightly, then chuckled and said:
"What surprised me more than the fact that they sent people to investigate me was that they only sent people to investigate me now. It seems that although the Cleanup Bureau has many strong people, its efficiency is terribly low."
"Don't be careless."
After the girl codenamed Snow Owl finished speaking, the person in the main seat frowned and said:
“Don’t forget how the Snake Man Branch and the East Karaven Kingdom disappeared. Although the Cleanup Bureau has become quite rotten in the past few hundred years, its foundation is still solid enough. If they are really pushed into a corner, no one knows what those people can come up with.
In addition, according to the information provided by 'Little Dog', this investigation into the Kingdom of Korok is likely to be a joint mission, carried out by the two Zodiac branches. This means that in the worst case scenario, there may even be two 'Pseudo-Pillar God'-level humans looking for you at the same time."
"Thank you for the reminder. I will try to be more cautious."
The girl wearing a white owl mask smiled and said:
“But before you called us together, I had already roughly guessed that someone from the Cleanup Bureau might come to investigate me.
The Kingdom of Korok under my control is almost completely closed to the outside world, and the channels are very single. The number of outsiders is very limited, so if any strange guests come to visit, it is still easy to discover.
In addition, although these guests from the Kingdom of Alesund refused to use the identification cards I provided, they secretly moved between various blocks in a way that I did not understand and successfully avoided my supervision.
But the fact that they can frequently show up in places they normally wouldn’t be without a travel history is directly shouting to me that there’s something wrong with them.”
The Kingdom of Ålesund?
Upon hearing this, a member of the King-Slaying Society wearing a yellow ox mask beside Snow Owl couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and suddenly said:
“That should be someone from the Scorpio Branch. Although most of my believers in the Kingdom of Alesund have gone dormant and cannot frequently transmit messages, we can still conduct some basic surveillance activities.
At the Scorpio Branch, many high-ranking members have not been involved in cleanup activities recently, including the branch chief Edward, the puppeteer, first-level cleaner Alger, the line man, and second-level cleaner Mona, a total of five cleaners who have not shown up.
And what Snow Owl said, that the way to travel directly through different areas of the Korok Kingdom without the help of an ID card, should be the exclusive anomaly of 'Smooth Road Ahead', and the people who sneaked into the Korok Kingdom are most likely them."
"Yes, now that we know who our opponent is, it will be much easier."
After the Yellow Ox Mask finished speaking, the person in the main seat nodded slightly with satisfaction and said:
"You will privately inform Snow Owl about the information about the Scorpio Branch later so that she can be prepared. What about the rest of the people? Is there any unusual movement of high-level cleaners in the area that anyone is responsible for monitoring?"
"..."
After the person at the main seat finished speaking, the members of the King-Slaying Society around the long table pondered for a while, then shook their heads one after another, either admitting that they didn't know or indicating that there was nothing unusual.
That's a little strange.
Looking at the members of the King-Slaying Society who did not give any feedback, the person in the main seat couldn't help but frowned.
According to the information provided by 'Puppy', this exploration of the Korok Kingdom should be a joint operation by the two Zodiac branches. Then why is it that only the cleaners of the Scorpio branch have shown unusual movements?
"Well...I have made some discoveries here."
At this moment, a member of the King-Slaying Society wearing a thrush mask raised his hand and said hesitantly:
"But he's not a high-level cleaner, but a third-level cleaner... That Leon Ryan has accepted a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Korok as a prince, and he's probably already arrived." Leon Ryan?
Hearing this familiar name, all the members of the King-Slaying Society couldn't help but fall into a brief silence.
God Eater Leon, the hyenas of the Cleanup Bureau, the humanoid gluttonous demons... The average lifespan of the members of the King-Slayer Society is very long. Although everyone has come into contact with a large number of cleaners with crazy personalities in their long lives, it is rare to find one as crazy as him.
Especially after learning from the elk that this man had chosen to brazenly kill and eat the dogs guarding death simply because of hunger, and had made a mortal enemy with the entire dead world, in the minds of most members of the King-Slaying Society, the name Leon has become synonymous with a madman.
“He’s special.”
After a brief pause, the person in the main seat made the decision:
“Although he has only been in the Cleanup Bureau for a short time, this person cannot be considered an ordinary Level 3 cleaner. He should be considered a Level 2… No, he should be considered a Level 1 cleaner directly. Moreover, he is an elite Level 1 cleaner who can replace the director of a non-Zhuangdao branch.
From now on, the importance of all news related to him can be raised by three levels. If he is found to be close to the other twelve royal families and has close contact with them, the mask can be activated to hold an emergency meeting.
In addition, although the relationship between the Scorpio Branch and the Virgin Branch is very bad, considering that he once fought side by side with the "Puppet Master" Edward, the possibility of the Virgin Branch being dispatched is not low... Snow Owl, you must be prepared to encounter the "Puppet Master" and the "Blood Hair Princess" at the same time! "
"I see."
Upon hearing this, Snow Owl, who had been acting quite relaxed, became slightly serious and asked:
"So what do you think I should do? Should I continue to block the news and delay time, or pretend that the royal family has not been controlled? Or... before the Blood-haired Princess arrives, should I find a way to get rid of the puppet master and the third-level cleaner named Leon?"
"Let's try to delay the time as much as possible."
The person in the main seat thought about it and suggested:
“We are all blocked outside by the Watchtower Palace and cannot provide you with direct support. The Blood-Haired Princess is the second most dangerous among all the branch directors, and her destructive power is unmatched. In addition, she is a puppet master with strange and complex abilities. A head-on confrontation is definitely not a good option.
Right now, the Cleanup Bureau should have some guesses about the situation in the Korok Kingdom, but they are not completely sure yet, so they only sent people to investigate. Before Director Taurus ascends to the throne, they should not be able to deal with you.
Taking into account the preparations made by Aquarius, we are actually waiting for the Taurus director to ascend to the throne, so the best result at the moment is to continue to maintain the status quo and prevent the Cleanup Bureau from determining the situation of the Korok Kingdom.
Given the indecisive style of the Cleanup Bureau, as long as their bottom line is not touched, they will most likely compromise temporarily and will not take the initiative to break the seemingly stable situation, but wait until Taurus ascends to the palace. In this way, your troubles will be temporarily solved."
"Ok."
The girl wearing the white owl mask nodded slightly, indicating her approval of this solution. But after a brief pause, she asked again:
"What if they do find out something?"
"Then just do it."
The person in the main seat glanced at her and said coldly without hesitation:
"The worst thing to do when doing things is hesitation. If you can maintain the status quo, then maintain it. But if you find that there are signs that it can't be maintained, you must not have any fluke mentality. No matter whether it is a puppet master or a god eater, whoever finds out about you, you will kill him!"
(End of this chapter)