CHAPTER 646: CHAPTER 582: THE PRINCESS’S WORRIES

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Forget it, what’s meant to come will come...

After listening to the stooped shadow’s inquiry, the Scorpio Director couldn’t help but bite their cheek forcefully and then, under the extremely joyful gaze of a certain red-haired woman, reluctantly spoke:

"The person behind me... is Leon Laine, a Level Three Cleaner sent by the Virgo Branch to support us. Thanks to his help, this investigation task could barely be completed."

Leon Laine? Isn’t he the one who consumed the Guardian Death’s Dog...!

Upon hearing this recent famous name, the stooped shadow’s expression froze slightly, and then immediately retracted the look of admiration on their face, nodding awkwardly and saying:

"No wonder, it’s that genius Cleaner we only see once in a decade, I remember it was him who exposed the Aquarius Director’s plot back then. The Virgo Branch Office led by Olivia is indeed full of talents."

"So-so... Actually, he’s not that great, hahaha."

Upon seeing the "charge" for the destruction of the Crolock Kingdom being taken on by the Scorpio Director, and neither herself nor the Virgo Branch being implicated, even gaining quite a reputation, the red-haired director, laughing so hard, wished she could immediately pull Leon over and plant a big kiss on him.

What I thought was indeed correct, Leon’s "proper use" is to handle fieldwork!

By sending him out on fieldwork, he could rely on his outstanding competence to successfully resolve matters smoothly, crazily boosting the reputation for herself and the entire Virgo Branch, while the troubles he stirred during his task could all be thrown out for others to bear.

Ah... This is really, so delightful!

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Alright! Quickly rein it in for me!

After glaring at the overly cheerful red-haired director, the headache-plagued Director of Taurus spoke again:

"In any case, the Crolock Kingdom is now gone, and even the original territory has been burned to the ground. The Gemini Branch originally supposed to be built in the Crolock Kingdom can only be rebuilt elsewhere. Do you have any suggested locations?"

"Can’t we rebuild on the original site?"

The Pisces Branch’s director stood up and proposed:

"The citizens of the Crolock Kingdom are still around, and the Crolock royal family has a direct descendant alive. Even if that princess isn’t planning to inherit the royal family, her husband or future children might.

Moreover, the area of the Crolock Kingdom wasn’t large initially; the core territory was only as big as one city. With our support, rebuilding a Crolock Kingdom shouldn’t be difficult, right?"

"This task isn’t hard, but the consequences would be very troublesome."

Upon hearing this, the Director of Taurus shook their head, and after explaining in more detail the three blood oaths of the Slaughter King Association and the current situation of the Crolock Kingdom, continued to explain:

"In summary, rebuilding the Crolock Kingdom on the original site might trigger the blood oath again. Even with our support, rebuilding the Crolock Kingdom would take a long time, at least seven to eight years, to initially restore the Kingdom’s scale.

And the 1.3 million citizens of the Crolock Kingdom, although we can support them, continually maintaining them through abnormal methods for seven or eight years may result in a plethora of abnormal incidents arising.

Under the current urgency for the Gemini Branch’s rebuilding, we lack the manpower and time to clear these newly emerging anomalies one by one, which would inevitably lead to a large number of casualties, making this plan unsuitable."

"Then... How about merging all the citizens of the Crolock Kingdom into the nearby Meibis City-state? This way it wouldn’t count as ’original site or citizens,’ and we wouldn’t have to worry about triggering the blood oath.

Following that, by promoting the original Meibis City-state to the Meibis Kingdom, it essentially equals the rebuilding of another Crolock Kingdom, and Gemini Branch will have a place to be rebuilt."

"Lord Pisces, this might not be advisable..."

Upon hearing this, not wanting to let anyone hijack the final decision, Leon had to step forward and say:

"Although Meibis City-state is quite close, it’s still a city-state, not a kingdom, and the limited population and land cannot accommodate the 1.3 million citizens of the Crolock Kingdom.

Furthermore, the Sixth Princess Feiliya, who remains, along with the citizens of the Crolock Kingdom, have their thoughts regarding their future, and there’s no plan to rebuild the Kingdom. The Gemini Branch would be better off selecting another place!"

"Leon is right; such a plan indeed doesn’t suit."

After Leon finished speaking, although not entirely sure what exactly he was eyeing, the red-haired director cleared their throat, immediately standing up to support:

"Not to mention whether Meibis City-state would want the citizens of the Crolock Kingdom to join, the blood oath alone is very concerning. I think it’s best not to rebuild any kingdom based on the original citizens of the Crolock Kingdom.

As for the new Gemini Branch’s location... let’s simply choose Meibis City-state! As for upgrading it to a kingdom, forget it. After all, there’s no rule stating that the Zodiac Branch Office must be in a kingdom; it can be in a major city-state."

"In that case... this sounds pretty good."

The director of the Pisces Branch thought for a moment, then slightly nodded in agreement:

"Meibis City-state’s total population is roughly five times that of the Crolock Kingdom. It should have a mid-small Branch Office to handle the potential anomalies around it.

The reason a branch wasn’t established before was because Meibis City-state was too close to the Gemini Branch, plus the Crolock Kingdom’s population was too small, so it was directly managed by the Gemini Branch. Now moving the new Gemini Branch there makes sense."

"Indeed, this arrangement is most appropriate."

"Seconded."

"I have no objections either."

"Alright, that’s settled. As for specific personnel, we’ll discuss once the cleaners at the Gemini Branch wake up."

After directly deciding the new Gemini Branch location, the Director of Taurus glanced at the relieved Leon and then at the smiling red-haired director, shaking their head helplessly, then reminded:

"Olivia, remember to notify the queen who will be succeeded, ensuring she prepares to receive 1.3 million citizens without any more mistakes.

Additionally, the remaining Sixth Princess of the Crolock Kingdom will be temporarily under your protection. I will send some life-saving abnormal objects over later. For now, let her stay with you, and after some time as I ascend the palace, the headquarters unseal itself, we’ll then proceed with the transfer... Any problem?"

"No problem! Task will be completed!"

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Hmm... Is the moon full again?

Raising her head from the pile of files, and looking at the bright moon outside the window, Princess Veronica rubbed her aching eyes, then glanced at the calendar filled with schedules on her desk.

From Leon’s diplomatic mission till now, it’s been almost a month. Life seemed like stagnant water during his absence from the Royal Capital, truly lonely.

Also, I recall prior emissaries mentioning how arrogant the people on the Crolock Kingdom side always treated foreign emissaries, even directly cursing them in the meeting room. I wonder if Leon will face grievances during this diplomatic mission...