Chapter 1094 Routines and Supplementary Topics
Chapter 1094 Routines and Supplementary Topics
With the help of strong enough sticks and sweet enough chocolate, the Gathering of the Twelve Kingdoms was no longer as tense as before, and the situation in the second half became unusually harmonious.
If you gain benefits, everyone will enjoy it together, but if you anger the God of Food, you will have to go to hell alone.
After figuring out this most critical issue, the kings passed one issue after another regarding the Cleansing Bureau and the Twelve Kingdoms at a speed so rapid that it was almost sloppy.
Faced with a large number of proposals against the Twelve Kingdoms, the queens of the Gossip Table would occasionally struggle, trying to get a compromise, while the kings of the Upside Table had already lost the desire to fight, and they all waved the white flags and rushed to sign their names on the agreements.
When the fifteen formal agenda items and the discussions related to the Robin emblem were all finished, Miss Xianyu's eyes widened as she looked at the entire row of ticks on the agenda sheet, indicating approval, and recalled the meaning behind these ticks.
Although she did not sincerely want to be the Queen of Seol, and took the throne only to find a way out for her mother and some sea creatures, but these treaties of selling out the country for personal gain, servility, and collusion with foreign enemies were a bit too much, weren't they?
Among the current twenty proposals, as long as one fifth can be implemented, the future of the Kingdom of Saio will basically be dependent on others. Even a half-baked king like himself does not dare to sign a treaty that is so humiliating and detrimental to the country. How come others are writing faster than each other?
"Because even though you are a fake queen, you still care about the opinions of other people in the Kingdom of Seol, and even though they are real kings, they treat the entire kingdom as their own private property... But they signed so quickly mainly because it made no difference whether they signed or not."
After accepting Miss Salted Fish's chocolate IOU with satisfaction, William explained calmly:
"My eldest brother once told me that for small matters, we hold big meetings, for big matters, we hold small meetings, and for important matters, we don't hold meetings. Truly important things will not be put on the negotiation table for resolution. The other kings don't care about the specific issues, but the attitude of the Cleanup Bureau towards my eldest brother.
The kings all knew that when the two directors of the Cleanup Bureau gave up their hosting positions and acquiesced to the eldest brother's use of the "work content" of the Underworld Branch to threaten them, the outcome of the negotiation was no longer in suspense.
With the support and endorsement of the Cleanup Bureau, even if they refuse to sign, these issues will still be tried. They are unwilling to cooperate, but there are many people who are willing to cooperate. "
"hiss……"
After listening to the analysis of the situation in which she exchanged five bars of chocolate, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but gasp, and then looked at William who was still writing and drawing behind her with surprise.
How could this kid... exchange chocolate for his notebook? He originally just wanted to get in touch with the God of Cookery's brother and see if he could get some information out of him. He didn't take his notebook too seriously, but now it seems...
"Now it seems that after seeing the attitude of the Cleanup Bureau, the Twelve Kingdoms no longer have the idea of direct resistance. Big Brother has completely achieved his set goals.
However, although the signatures on the negotiation table have some validity, they can only be regarded as a statement of commitment to cooperate. Whether the proposals of my eldest brother can be implemented and to what extent they can be implemented depends on what my eldest sister-in-law can do in the future. "
William continued without raising his head as he scribbled something on the notebook:
“If my sister-in-law really uses the treaty they signed to subdue the interest groups in other kingdoms and greatly reduce the probability of abnormal events, and also gives the Cleanup Bureau a satisfactory answer, then they will definitely not dare to act recklessly.
But if the sister-in-law fails to open up the situation quickly and is overwhelmed by the complicated situation, these shameless people will immediately sneak in to hinder us and even try to tear up the agreement... But these will definitely not happen. "
"Huh? Why?"
"?"
Are you serious?
After hearing Miss Salted Fish's question, William couldn't help but look at her strangely, as if he didn't want to answer such a stupid question. But after pondering for a while, perhaps considering that the cream chocolate IOUs had not been redeemed, he still explained:
"Because my eldest brother is even more shameless than them."
"???"
“Even if they sign the agreement, they won’t be willing to admit defeat, but the eldest brother is the same, he won’t be willing to just do this and end it.
If everything goes well with my sister-in-law, then it’s fine. My brother is a patient man and can wait until the right time to continue. But if my sister-in-law encounters trouble and is tripped up by someone…”
I'm afraid the God of Cookery will go straight out and start using more "thorough" tricks than his opponent!
After initially understanding William's meaning, Miss Salty Fish's heart suddenly jumped, and then she couldn't help but look in the direction of Leon.
After the anti-Ang faction kings chose to surrender, the look on the God of Food's face completely softened. The oppressive feeling that could not be refused that occasionally appeared before completely disappeared, and all turned into a friendly smile...
Except for the eyes.
Looking at those eyes, which were different from the other "gentle" facial features and seemed a little indifferent when looking at some kings of the Anti-Ang Party, Miss Salted Fish's breathing could not help but stagnate slightly, and she completely agreed with William's judgment.
Although the treaty signed by the Twelve Kingdoms was already quite "excessive" in his opinion, the God of Food definitely wanted more than that. For him, this rally did not represent a pause, but rather a clarion call to launch a charge.
"Isn't he your elder brother?"
After Leon noticed her eyes and looked over in confusion, Miss Salty Fish hurriedly turned her head away, then put her hand over her mouth and asked William behind her in a low voice:
"As his younger brother, you should help him hide these plans, right? Why are you telling me this?"
“You exchanged it for chocolate.”
"..."
"Also, do you have any concrete evidence for what I just said?"
After putting away his little notebook, Brother William blinked and said:
"If you are really stupid enough to tell on the kings, what will you say when they ask you where you got the information? Take five bars of cream chocolate and exchange them with the God of Cookery's elementary school brother?"
"..."
"Besides, you have something very important to ask my elder brother, right? Why would you go and tell on someone when you need help?"
? ! ? !
After hearing William's words, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but be shocked.
"How do you know? Am I so obvious?"
"Yes, that's almost the same as saying it directly."
Looking at the obviously frightened Miss Salty Fish in front of him, William curled his lips and said, "Since the beginning of the rally, you have been staring at my brother. Even the Queen of the North and the Queen of the Witch Country, who have a crush on my brother, have not peeked at my brother as many times as you have."
"But what if I am..."
"But you only look at my elder brother and not my elder sister-in-law... Look over there."
After interrupting Miss Salty Fish, William nodded in the direction of the Cat Queen not far away, signaling her to observe carefully how the real gossip queens did it.
"You can tell by looking at her. Every time she couldn't help but look at my eldest brother, she would first sneak a glance at my eldest sister-in-law to make sure that my eldest sister-in-law wasn't paying attention to her, and then she would sneak a glance at my eldest brother.
The same goes for the Queen of the North who was eating all the time. If she had any feelings for my eldest brother but was embarrassed to be discovered by others, she would look like this.
But you are different. Every time you look at my eldest brother, you look at him openly and confidently, without worrying about being discovered by my eldest sister-in-law. So you should have no thoughts about my eldest brother, or you may have some thoughts but not many, and you mainly want to ask him for help with something."
"..."
You see it so clearly? Then what about your previous article on the art of negotiation, which says to use male beauty to seduce... to seduce the opponent? So your initial note was purely to cheat me out of chocolate?
Otherwise, who would take notes if it wasn't for the purpose of cheating?
Facing Miss Salted Fish's gaze that was three parts surprised and seven parts annoyed, Brother William raised his little head and gave her a disdainful look.
Knowledge is something that can only truly become your own if it is firmly engraved in your mind the moment you acquire it and becomes an instinct that emerges whenever you think about it.
Things that still need to be written down in a notebook for review are not called knowledge. They are just some remnants of thinking that are released through fingers and pen tips and mechanically dumped onto waste paper after the rigid brain refuses to think and record.
"..."
These kids!
Being stung by Brother William's contemptuous gaze, Miss Xianyu, whose self-esteem was somewhat hurt, gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand to pinch his little face, but Brother William, who was well prepared, dodged it in time, and then complained with a look of disgust:
"Childish, I stopped pinching people's faces when I was six!"
"you?!!!"
"For the sake of chocolate, may I remind you again...if you want to ask big brother for help with anything, now is the best opportunity."
"what?"
"Aren't you filling out the topic form in your hand?"
After pointing to the form in Miss Xianyu's hand, Brother William reminded slowly:
“The fourth topic is to strengthen the in-depth cooperation between the Twelve Kingdoms and the Cleanup Bureau, increase efficient, timely, fast, and transparent feedback mechanisms, and strive to nip large-scale abnormal events in the bud.
Although I don't know what favor you want to ask Big Brother for, you are still the queen of the Kingdom of Seo and a member of the Twelve Kingdoms, so the troubles you encounter should be barely counted.
If you put forward your request now, and if it really meets the conditions of this topic, it will be equivalent to providing a good example of deepening cooperation, and Big Brother will most likely agree...
Hurry up and get ready! They are raising additional topics now, and it will be your turn to speak soon. It will be too late to speak after the meeting is over!"
Huh? Just mention it right here?
Seeing that the situation was exactly as William behind her whispered, and that Queen Sika Levin on her left had finished her speech, Miss Salty Fish could not help but clench her fists, and stood up and said:
"Wait! There are additional topics for the Seo Kingdom!"
Are you finally unable to hold back and speak?
After glancing behind Miss Salted Fish and seeing the "Done" gesture made by Brother William, Leon couldn't help but nod slightly, giving him a look of appreciation for a good job, and then responded calmly:
"Your Majesty Wendy, please speak."
"I……"
Since the two Leon brothers had not communicated with her behind her back, Miss Salty Fish suddenly reacted and realized that she seemed to have been tricked, but now she had already stood up, and William’s advice did make some sense, so she had to grit her teeth and say:
“We in the Kingdom of Sai’ao have recently had some contact with the sea tribes and discovered that they are migrating from their original habitats in large numbers and are beginning to approach the sea areas where we are active.
Due to the alliance between the Kingdom of Sai Ao and the Sea Clan, and some economic reasons, we are now considering... considering accepting some of the Sea Clan to join the Kingdom of Sai Ao, becoming ordinary citizens of our Kingdom of Sai Ao, and part of the Twelve Kingdoms! "
What did you say? !
After hearing Miss Salty Fish's additional topic, not only the kings who didn't know much about the sea people were suddenly shocked, even the Cancer and Scorpio directors were frightened.
Although among the ten clans of the Great Court, the three sea tribes have the most interactions with humans, and even occasionally intermarry, giving birth to many mixed-bloods, the sea tribe is still the sea tribe after all, not humans!
Whether it is the actual differences such as living environment and physical fitness, or the abstract differences such as social structure and ideological concepts, the gap between sea people and ordinary humans is quite huge.
Moreover, considering the increasingly frequent human activities in the past three hundred years, plus the rise of various transoceanic shipping routes and cross-sea trade routes, the living space of the sea people has actually been severely squeezed.
Coupled with the crazy and devastating fishing by several coastal kingdoms and the excessive wastewater discharge by several industrial kingdoms led by Korok, the relationship between the sea people and humans is actually deteriorating rapidly.
The local branches of the Cleanup Bureau often receive reports of ports or waterways being attacked by sea people. It can be said that except for the Kingdom of Seio, which has long-term intermarriage with the sea people, the relations between the remaining eleven of the twelve kingdoms and the sea people can be described as terrible.
And now, this ethnic group that is not hostile to humans, but not close to them either, actually wants to join the Kingdom of Saior, and even become a part of the Twelve Kingdoms from now on?
"Your Majesty Wendy."
After looking at Miss Salty Fish who looked anxious and seemed to be waiting for some kind of "judgment", Leon, who was also a little surprised, hesitated for a moment and did not directly expose her identity as a mermaid. Instead, he asked:
"Could you please explain it more clearly? For example, why did the sea people migrate out of their original sea areas in large numbers, and why did your Kingdom of Seow propose to accept the sea people?"
"As for the reason..."
Looking at the resistance of the kings and the vigilance of the two directors, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but feel a surge of regret in her heart, but since it has come to this point, even if she doesn't say it, the Cleanup Bureau will investigate, so she can only grit her teeth and confess:
"The ocean right now... is freezing from the deepest part!"
(End of this chapter)