Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 525 Traditional Fishing
"Whether it is a small country or not depends on how you count it."

Lyon explained:

“The Korok Kingdom did not directly occupy the more than 400,000 square kilometers of land. Most of it was leased from other kingdoms and city-states. Therefore, it will not be drawn on any map, and even the Korok Kingdom itself does not recognize it.

The territory officially recognized by the Kingdom of Korok is only these 800 blocks, and only the people living in these 800 blocks are considered citizens of the Kingdom of Korok, so it is not wrong to say that it is a small country. "

"Not small anymore."

Upon hearing this, Alger quickly shook his head and said:
"No matter how you calculate it, a country that actually controls more than 400,000 square kilometers can no longer be considered a small country...Since the actual controlled area is so large, why doesn't the Kingdom of Korok simply recognize these places?"

Because this is the most profitable approach.

Hearing Alger's curious question, Leon's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking of the experience of the robber brother and sister.

Cheshire, where they were born, was one of the mining areas of the Kingdom of Crook. Everything there was controlled by the Kingdom of Crook, and internal and external trade was almost banned. Even food and some daily necessities had to be exchanged for mined floating crystal ore.

Under this rule, more than 10,000 people in Cheshire have been working around the mines from birth to death, using their lifelong labor to provide the Kingdom of Crook with a steady supply of floating crystal ore, and there are more than a hundred "mining areas" like theirs.

Even if not all mining areas require so much labor, and not all mining areas are as miserable as Cheshire, the number of ordinary people directly or indirectly "enslaved" by the Kingdom of Crook is probably still more than one million.

As long as it does not admit its actual control over these mining areas, the Kingdom of Korok can stay out of it, use these millions of people as consumables, and exploit the resources it needs at almost no cost.

"Is this still possible?"

After listening to Leon's speculation and the tragic experience of the robbers' brother and sister, Alger's face suddenly turned slightly red, and he said with anger in his eyes:
"No one is in charge of this kind of thing? Just let the Kingdom of Korok do this?"

"Who's in charge? The Cleanup Bureau?"

After taking a glance at this relatively simple-minded strong man, Leon said:

“The ancestor of the Korok royal family was the palace master of the Watch Palace. The mission of the Cleanup Bureau is to protect the Korok royal family and fight against anomalies that attempt to invade the human world. It is not the responsibility of the Cleanup Bureau to control the affairs of the Korok Kingdom.

As for other kingdoms, don't even think about it. The technological level of the Korok Kingdom is at least a hundred years ahead of other kingdoms. So although the Korok Kingdom has a sparse population, its military strength is not weak at all.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Korok paid for these mines and even transferred a lot of technology to obtain the right to "exploit and use" from other kingdoms. Who do you want to step up and manage them? The other kingdoms that sold the mines for money?"

"..."

"Don't think about it. We can't control this kind of thing."

After learning about the "business model" of the Korok Kingdom through the stolen information, Leon had already made up his mind that he would give this Kingdom B a hard time if he had the chance, but he said calmly:
"We are just two ordinary cleaners. Our first task now is to investigate the situation in Research Area No. 1, find Atifi 01 controlled by Prince Andre, and confirm whether the royal family is really dead. If so, we will find a way..."

"What did you say?!!!"

When he heard this, the sloppy man who had been eavesdropping since Leon and the other man started talking couldn’t hold it anymore. He stood up from his seat and shouted in shock:

"The royal family is dead?!!!"

"Senior Alger!"

Looking at the sloppy man standing up opposite him, Leon couldn't help but raise his tone, frowning slightly with dissatisfaction:
"Didn't you just promise me that if he had any overreaction, you would discover it in advance and stop him?"

"I'm sorry, I was careless..."

After hearing what Leon said, Alger couldn't help but lower his head with shame on his face:

"I was distracted just now, and my reaction speed was slower than yesterday, so I didn't react for a while... Sorry, I will be more careful next time!" "Okay, there's nothing I can do about it..."

Leon shook his head helplessly after hearing this, and then he said:

"It's okay this time, but you must be careful next time. I can still use [Secret Tail] to cover up now, but if we enter Research Area 1 and something happens suddenly like this, we will be in danger."

"I... I'm sorry, I will never make this mistake again!"

"Okay, then you control Mr. Bell first, and we..."

"Wait! Wait!"

Seeing that the two "roving criminals" were about to control themselves again, the sloppy man couldn't help but look anxious, and then he lowered his voice and said:
"What did you just say? The entire royal family is dead?"

Hooked.

After taking a glance at the sloppy man's frantically dancing soul, Leon's eyebrows couldn't help but slightly raise, and then he frowned again and said to Alger:

"I'm sorry, I was a little careless. I shouldn't have disclosed this kind of crucial information in front of him. You should arrest him first..."

"Don't! Don't control me!"

Hearing that Leon was about to let this strong man control him again, the sloppy man hurriedly said:

"I can help you! Don't stop me from speaking!"

"This……"

After a slight hesitation, Leon shook his head and refused:

"I'm sorry, this matter is too urgent. We can't trust you. If you say you're helping us but actually try to leak the information, then..."

"I won't!"

The sloppy man said anxiously:

"I am His Majesty Finn's classmate! I am a Level 4 scholar, and it was specially approved by His Majesty Finn! I...did something really happen to the royal family? As long as you can prove that you didn't lie just now, I...I can help you get in!"

Take it!

After hearing the sloppy man's words, Leon's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

As for the sloppy man's identity as a die-hard "royalist", he had already seen it from the stolen information. Given his relationship with the old king, once he heard the information that the entire royal family might have been killed, he would surely be unable to contain himself and would be eager to find out the truth, which would be exactly what he wanted.

After all, Research Area No. 1 is so important. Prince Andre, who is suspected to be the mastermind, will definitely guard it strictly unless he is a fool.

His [Secret Tail] is not omnipotent. Even if he finds a scholar in Research Area No. 1 and replaces his identity with an abnormal object, he will be exposed in a minute without his knowledge and memory, and without knowing his interpersonal relationships and the rules of Research Area No. .

Therefore, the only way to successfully sneak in is to persuade this sloppy man to willingly lead the way for the two of them.

Rather than persuading him earnestly and asking him for help by presenting facts and reasoning with him, it is naturally safer to lay the hook first, wait for him to take the initiative to talk, and then ask for help in the end.

(End of this chapter)