I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1159 - 1063: The Kings’ Conspiracy

If that's the case... has the Cleansing Bureau always been standing by?

After listening to the furious denunciations of the King of Thunderstorm Country, the assembled kings fell into silence once again.

Though in the eyes of most, the kings of The Twelve Kingdoms are already the "pinnacle" of humanity, the highest rulers of the present world, those who reach the position of King generally have a sound mind and can see the situation they are in.

If human society is like a big tree, then they have indeed reached the topmost branch, considered an existence admired by the vast majority of "leaves" and "trunk".

But what those leaves and trunk do not know is that above the "top branch" hangs an unreachable dark cloud... the Cleansing Bureau, which wields the "highest force".

Although the Cleansing Bureau is an independent organization outside of The Twelve Kingdoms and nominally does not rule over them, in order to reduce "contamination", it barely interferes with The Twelve Kingdoms. However, this does not mean they are incapable of acting.

The Food God is the best example. Although the power of The Twelve Kingdoms is formidable, when these Cleaners, who possess extraordinary power, decide to act, as a King, there seems to be little room for resistance.

And if the Cleansing Bureau truly chooses not to intervene, standing by in the face of the ambitions of the Food God and the Queen of the Kingdom of Lutung, or even siding with them...

"Your Majesty Mien is right!"

After taking a deep breath, the Queen of the Kingdom of Medicinal Herbs clenched her hands slightly.

"We can't afford to worry about anything else at the moment! Although this assembly of The Twelve Kingdoms appears to be for us, with the Food God's greed and domineering nature, he will definitely seize the opportunity to realize his ambition!

The Cleansing Bureau's stance is currently too ambiguous, and in the absence of its intervention, no single kingdom can withstand the Food God on their own. We must put aside past conflicts and unite to resist him!"

"I have no objection..."

After casting a disdainful glance at the King of Sea Cliff Country opposite him, the King of Kidney Deficiency from the Green Shade Country hesitated for a moment and then sighed reluctantly:

"Right now, the Food God and the Kingdom of Lutung are the most dangerous. Past matters... can be set aside temporarily. We, the Kingdom of Orleson, are willing to stand with everyone at the assembly."

"We, the Sea Cliff Country... can accept this for the time being."

"Refraction Kingdom agrees."

Under the overwhelming threat of the Food God, five kings temporarily quelled their disputes and barely reached a consensus. After waiting for a while with no one continuing the conversation, the Refraction Queen blinked and took the initiative to ask:

"What next? After we unite, how can we defeat the Food God?"

"We cannot defeat the Food God."

The King of Thunderstorm Country, who had been arguing for days, shook his head, sharing his only insight from the past few days.

"Don't even think about it in terms of force; the Food God is one of the strongest in the Cleansing Bureau, and to confront him head-on is impossible... But the good thing is, we don't need to face him directly."

"If that's the case, then I roughly understand what you mean."

The Refraction Queen blinked her round eyes again, and after some contemplation, she said:

"You mean we should, at the assembly the day after tomorrow, join forces to show resistance against the Food God, to make the other directors of the Cleansing Bureau see our stance and have them stop him?"

"That's not enough!"

The King of Thunderstorm Country shook his head, his expression full of dread, and said:

"The Witch Kingdom and the new Queen of the Northern Kingdom are likely in cahoots with him, and the new Queen of the Western Carleighwen Kingdom was most probably put in place by him. Including the Kingdom of Lutung and the Kingdom of Morna, which originally stood with Lutung, the Food God has already secured the support of five kingdoms!

While we also have five kingdoms on our side, even if we count the Queen of the Thousand Sails Maritime Country who is still on her way, that's only six votes to five, just barely over half. It may not be enough to warrant the Cleansing Bureau's attention, we need to do more!

"Your Majesty Mien, when you say do more, what do you mean..."

"Make the Cleansing Bureau realize the value of The Twelve Kingdoms, and then get someone capable of dealing with the Food God to deal with him!"

The King of Thunderstorm Country said through gritted teeth:

"Just like us being Kings cannot make everyone obey orders unconditionally, even with the Food God's strength, he could not possibly turn the entire Cleansing Bureau into his mouthpiece, there must be people opposing him within the Bureau.

The Cleansing Bureau has allowed the Food God to perpetrate his deeds unchecked, but he hasn't invaded the royal palace at night to strangle us into integrating into the Kingdom of Lutung, nor has he directly conquered the Northern or Witch Kingdoms. Instead, he chose to support puppet queens, which proves he must consider the opinions of other people in the Bureau.

Therefore, what we need to do now is to highlight his ambitions at the assembly, proving that his ambitions will bring disaster to the Cleansing Bureau and The Twelve Kingdoms, providing those in the Bureau who disapprove of, oppose, or even are hostile towards him a chance to attack him!"

"Excellent idea!!!"

Upon hearing the words of the King of Thunderstorm Country, the King of Sea Cliff Country couldn't help but slam the table, his face flushed with excitement, saying:

"The Cleansing Bureau isn't a monolith; since we cannot restrain the Food God, let those who can restrain him take action!"

"If you can't chase away the crows in the fields, draw in the vultures with carrion? Good idea!" The Refraction Queen nodded slightly. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"This is indeed a way," the Queen of the Kingdom of Medicinal Herbs agreed.

"It seems... viable," the King of Kidney Deficiency nodded after a moment of hesitation.

"Then it's decided!"

Seeing his proposal gain everyone's approval, the tense expression on the King of Thunderstorm Country's face finally softened. He then turned to the Refraction Queen and asked:

"What about the new Queen of the Thousand Sails Maritime Country? She's the only one left who hasn't expressed her stance, didn't she say she would arrive this morning? Why is there still no news?"

"I'll ask her."

The round-faced Queen of the Refraction Kingdom inclined her head when she heard this, then closed her strangely proportioned round eyes, and after a silence of a while, an owl-like hooting sound emanated from her abdomen.

"She's almost here."

After an inexplicable remote communication, incomprehensible to others, the round-faced Queen of the Refraction Kingdom opened one eye and said:

"She ran into some trouble on her way here, colliding head-on with an armed merchant ship while traversing the Gold Trade Route, leaving her unconscious for a few hours. She's now speeding in this direction."

So it turned out to be a shipwreck... even a Mermaid can encounter a shipwreck?

Hearing the news provided by the Refraction Queen, several kings who knew the background of the Mermaid showed peculiar expressions one after another.

Before they could inquire further, the Refraction Queen, with one eye open and one closed, spoke again, somewhat surprised:

"She said that among those who rescued her, there happened to be one who is... a member of her and my kind, and she asked if she could bring a few more people to attend our assembly."