I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1179 - 1081: William’s Notebook and...

Learned! Learned!

Just as the six Kings of the Falling Ang faction realized something was wrong, and no matter which side they chose to break through, they would be blocked by the smiling Food God, William, sitting behind Miss Salmon, was swinging his two short legs with joy, diligently writing in his little notebook.

"Swish swish swish"

"?"

Attracted by the sound of a pen tip scratching across the paper behind her, Miss Salmon couldn't help but turn her head, and curiously asked in a low voice:

"What are you writing down? Is it what Lord Leon said before?"

"No."

Busy recording his thoughts, William replied without looking up:

"I'm learning my big brother's negotiation skills."

Negotiation skills?

After hearing William's answer, Miss Salmon blinked, and her eyes became even more curious.

From just the first round of confrontation earlier, the Food God's negotiation skills were indeed not low. Just by deliberately or unintentionally revealing a small weakness, he directly pushed his former allies into a dilemma, where any choice would lead to a major loss, so...

What did his younger brother think of the Food God's negotiation skills?

"Can I take a look?"

Interested in William's perspective, Miss Salmon discreetly moved her chair back and then whispered a negotiation:

"Let big sis take a peek at your notebook, and I'll buy you some malt candy when we go out later."

"..."

Childish! Who cares about your two pieces of malt candy?

After casting a disdainful glance at Miss Salmon, who was trying to tempt him with cheap candy, William guarded his notebook and, with a proud look, said:

"I want cream chocolates."

"Deal!"

"And you must avoid Anna and buy them for me secretly."

"No problem!"

After exchanging a large block of cream chocolate for the chance to view William's notebook, Miss Salmon leaned back slightly, moved to a position where she could see the notebook's contents, and took a curious glance.

[Big Brother's Art of Negotiation]

First point: Preparation. More than impressive eloquence, thorough preparation is key. If your preparation is sufficient, the negotiation is merely a step towards victory.

The key is in preparation, huh?

Looking at the crooked handwriting in the notebook, and recalling her own experiences over the past couple of days, Miss Salmon nodded in agreement and continued reading.

Second point: Seducing the opponent. Skillfully using your outstanding male charm to entice enemies originally from the other side, tempting them to betray their allies and join your camp, thereby strengthening your own power.

???

"This can't be right."

Looking at the second point, which nowhere directly named her but implied her everywhere between the lines, Miss Salmon couldn't help but fume and quietly questioned from her chair:

"Don't summarize randomly! I wasn't seduced! I was forced!"

"?"

William raised his head in surprise at her words, glanced at her from head to toe, and then let out a scornful snort.

"Heh heh."

Hypocritical adults!

"..."

These kids!

After a stealthy glance at Leon not far away, Miss Salmon had to abandon her intention of grabbing the brat and giving his buttocks a spanking, and instead turned her dejected face towards the third point.

Third point: Collude with the judge. Visit the host of the negotiation in advance, discussing stakes, bribing and pulling strings, threatening with force... Aim to participate in the negotiation on one hand, while also acting as the judge offstage, ensuring everyone except for the opponents is on your side.

"?!?!?!"

...

"Haven't you finished your discussion yet?"

Without noticing that young William was learning his negotiation techniques, after patiently waiting for the Falling Ang faction to privately exchange some opinions, Leon, who had secretly seized the host position of the assembly, smiled and pressed:

"If everyone has no objections, then the two small ideas proposed by the Kingdom of Lutung..."

"Wait!"

After fiercely exchanging several rounds of opinions, unable to accept the outcome where foreign trade and war were henceforth handled by others, the King of the Thunderstorm Country, as a representative of the Falling Ang faction, had to muster up the courage to stand and express:

"We feel that Her Majesty Lena's previous statement might... be slightly biased, so..."

"So you're admitting that there's a major problem with your governance, which has caused many avoidable abnormal events, leading to numerous extra casualties among the cleaners?"

"That's not quite it..."

Faced with Leon's aggressive questioning, the Thunderstorm King knew in his heart that if he continued to be stubborn, the Food God might pull out another chart, using the sharp reduction of abnormal events following the governance initiatives of Queen Lorenza as an excuse to pursue relentlessly. So he could only vaguely say:

"I admit that Her Majesty Veronica's governance is somewhat superior to ours and does indeed help to reduce abnormal events, but that doesn't mean that Lutung's model can be directly applied to other kingdoms."

Having found a point to grab at, as his thoughts gradually unfolded, the Thunderstorm King's expression became more fluent. Seeing this, he raised his voice and said:

"Governing a country is highly complex, not something that can be rigidly copied... Not to mention, even if each of us were like Queen Veronica, and even if we implemented similar policies, we couldn't expect that our new and old nobility or various officials would cooperate like in Lutung, so..."

"Got it."

Interrupting the Thunderstorm King's speech again, Leon slightly raised his eyebrows and then thoughtfully summarized:

"So what you mean, Your Majesties, is that you're supportive of making changes, willing to cooperate with our Cleaning Bureau's work, and you also want to reduce the frequency of abnormal events, significantly reducing the casualties of cleaners and making the entire present world better... Am I correct in summarizing?"

"This... theoretically..."

"Right? Or wrong?"

"..."

You've asked it like that; do I dare say it's wrong? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Faced with Leon's opportunistic shifting of the concept, tying the Twelve Kingdoms' changes with the interests of the Cleaning Bureau and making the world a better place, the Thunderstorm King's teeth itched with hatred, itching to pick up the teacup on the table and throw it over.

But finding himself powerless in the current situation, with the predatory gaze of the two Cleaning Bureau directors, he truly lacked the courage to deny this statement and could only grit his teeth to agree.

"Right!"

"Great!"

Lightly clapping his hands twice, Leon smiled and said:

"It seems that although Your Majesties aren't great at ruling, your intentions are still good, but there are some bad people within each kingdom!

Though we've been thinking of changing this chaotic situation for a while, the new and old nobility, and various officials, each refuse to cooperate with Your Majesties' decrees for their own benefit, throwing the Twelve Kingdoms into chaos...

Therefore, we must handle them! We must severely deal with these obstructions holding Your Majesties back!"

Following the Thunderstorm King's words, Leon forced a series of high hats on them, and with the Kings of the Falling Ang faction showing signs that this was really bad for them, Leon suddenly produced a stack of booklets, handing each of them one with a smile:

"Our Cleaning Bureau has recently founded a new division in the Netherworld. This is the promotional booklet for the Netherworld Division... I can assure you that once the Netherworld Division is involved, these past concerns of yours will disappear without a trace!"