I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1178 - 1080: We Truly Are All Foolish Kings
"I have a statistical table here about the origins of anomalous events."
Among the bewildered eyes of the kings, the prepared Leon touched his cufflinks and took out a board from the mirror world to set on the table, then pointed to the most striking pie chart in the middle:
"Over the past fifteen years, the Zodiac Branch Office's Virgo division has handled a total of 1,902 anomalous events, including 21 instances of external gods invading, 63 cases of various church extremist behaviors, 205 naturally occurring dangerous environments, demon sacrifices and Sea Race attacks..."
After explaining the meanings of several small sections, Leon raised his hand to point at the largest section and said expressionlessly:
"Lastly, due to various real-world issues, there were 1,236 anomalous events born from ordinary people, accounting for 65% of all anomalous event origins. Almost every one of these events is directly related to improper governance.
And it's not just the Kingdom of Lutung that has such problems; other kingdoms are equally dire. According to internal statistics from other Zodiac Branch Offices, in The Twelve Kingdoms, the proportion of anomalous events originating from ordinary people is generally over 50%.
So, theoretically speaking, over 50% of our current workload at the cleanup agency is caused by the poor governance levels of each nation. As kings of The Twelve Kingdoms, you should bear the main responsibility!"
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No! Something is wrong!
After hearing Leon's accusations, the kings on the "Anti-Food God" table suddenly realized that these "main topics" were not merely a pretext for convening the assembly, but also contained the Food God's schemes!
The Food God used this opportunity to fiercely criticize the current governance levels of The Twelve Kingdoms, not for the benefit of the cleanup agency but with malicious intent!
Next, he only needs to present another seemingly irrelevant chart to prove that after the ascension of the Queen of Lutung, the proportion, quantity, and severity of anomalous events have significantly decreased, demonstrating that her governance level is far superior to other kingdoms.
And the subsequent discussion will probably not be about paid protection or deepening cooperation, but rather how to disseminate Lutung's governance methods, allowing the Food God to extend his claws into other kingdoms!
As for the cleanup agency... significantly reducing the number of anomalous events brings them unspeakable benefits; how could they possibly oppose it?
"Lord Leon!"
After seeing through Leon's "malicious intent," Queen Molna hurriedly questioned:
"Leaving aside the accuracy of your statistical chart, merely your attribution method has significant issues!
Governing a nation is a complex affair, not a decision that the king alone can make, and factors such as national strength, resources, geographical location, customs, etc., can lead to completely different outcomes. You cannot simply attribute it to poor governance!"
"Lady Lena makes a valid point."
Once Queen Molna finished speaking, the King of Kidney Deficiency from the Emerald Kingdom quickly stood up to offer support:
"For instance, under Veronica's rule in the Kingdom of Lutung, Lutung faced a crushing defeat in the war against the Northern Kingdom, where two counties were utterly destroyed, suffering immense losses, gradually exacerbating various domestic issues, naturally leading to the outbreak of anomalous events.
But recently, Lord Leon has intervened multiple times, not only helping the Kingdom of Lutung to absorb the technology and workers of the Crolock Kingdom, but also directly replacing the former king who was excessively hard on Lutung, supporting a new queen with some close ties to him, forcibly ending the war.
And simultaneously solving internal and external issues, with Lutung Kingdom's national strength rapidly growing and the situation naturally improving compared to the past; the number of anomalous events surely decreased dramatically, but this probably cannot be considered as excellent governance by Veronica, can it?"
"..."
Success!
Upon seeing the Food God's stunned expression after hearing the King of Kidney Deficiency's words, along with two directors beside him falling into deep thought, the anti-Leon kings collectively let out a breath of relief.
The perceptive Queen Molna first found the flaw, refuting the Food God's brute-force attribution, rendering his argument that "The Twelve Kingdoms' governance should bear the main responsibility" invalid.
The King of Kidney Deficiency immediately followed up, pointing out that Lutung Kingdom's improved situation was not due to governance issues, but sacrificing the interests of the Crolock and Northern kingdoms, preemptively blocking the Food God's intent to use Lutung Kingdom as an example.
This wave of collaboration was truly...
"Impressive!"
Under the shocked gaze of the anti-Leon kings, the Food God, whose argument was refuted and subsequent plans prematurely blocked, instead displayed a somewhat delighted expression.
"I thought I would have to explain slowly, but unexpectedly, the two monarchs themselves caught the key points!"
After praising Queen Molna and the King of Kidney Deficiency, with the anti-Leon kings casting uncertain glances, Leon began speaking with a big smile:
"My view is the same as yours. The main reason for the significant improvement in the situation of Lutung Kingdom is not the level of governance, but the absorption of Crolock Kingdom's technology, solving economic issues, and the improved relations with the Northern Kingdom, thus solving the war issue.
In other words, it is material wealth and the elimination of potential war threats, and what I've always wanted to do is use large-scale resource allocation to help the nations under your rule achieve these two benefits, thereby improving the situations of other kingdoms and greatly reducing the birth of anomalous events."
Exchange of goods, elimination of war...
"..."xN
After a fairly lengthy silence, regardless of whether were on the anti-Leon side or on the gossip side, the kings and queens almost simultaneously retrieved the agenda list sent by the cleanup agency before the assembly, turning to the part labeled "New Ideas."
Among a series of "related subsidiary topics," the first two were deliberately written in large characters as: 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Maintaining large-scale international trade over time for resource allocation, stabilizing exchange of goods, ensuring the material foundation for each nation—Proposed by: Kingdom of Lutung
Strengthening international communication to resolve conflicts early, mitigate confrontations, thereby reducing war severity, or even eliminating war—Proposed by: Kingdom of Lutung
Lu! Tung! King! Dom!
When the grating sound of page-turning suddenly stopped, the anti-Leon kings lowered their heads to glance at the two conspicuous Lutung emblems, then looked up at the Food God with a "You guys are really getting it" expression, feeling an inexplicable stab of anxiety in their hearts.
Maintaining large-scale trade and exchange of goods is not a problem; this is something everyone has done in the past. But the problem now is that the primary goal is shifting to resource allocation... Who will lead this allocation?
Resolving conflicts and eliminating wars is not a problem either; after all, less fighting is good for everyone. But the issue here is that conflicts have escalated to the point where war becomes necessary, indicating that conditions between both sides cannot reconcile. Someone will inevitably have to compromise... But who decides who compromises?
Aside from the Food God, who is already a cleanup agency director and lover of six queens, and who put forward these two ideas, who else could it be?
And if the Food God indeed takes control of these two proposals, my foreign trade will be supervised by him, and even the decision to go to war will depend on his mood? If he disagrees, I may not even have the option to start a war?
Then why should I continue being a king? I might as well kneel and call him father directly!
Looking at the Food God, who seemed in no hurry to press ahead and was smiling at them, seemingly waiting for them to respond, the anti-Leon kings felt a shiver down their spines.
Judging by the situation, if they hadn't stood up to refute the Food God, they would have been forced to accept the label of poor governance and submit to Lutung's "guidance." But if they stood against him, they would inevitably refute Lutung Kingdom, effectively admitting his two "new ideas"?
How come... it's a double trap?!
