Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1233 To War or to Peace?

"Will the ancestor who controls death make a move against the realm of the dead in the future?"

After hearing Leon's words, the Cancer director, who was currently responsible for communicating between the mortal world and the underworld and cooperating with the Underworld branch in carrying out "business," couldn't help but become serious and asked Leon, who was in the main seat:
"Chief, where did you get this information? Are you sure it's accurate?"

"Um... it shouldn't be wrong? Although I can't say it's 80 or 90 percent, it should be pretty close to 80 or 90 percent."

Not wanting to tell the Cancer director that he actually heard the news from his own breastfeeding son, Lyon rambled on with a few nonsensical words, obscuring the source of the information, before adding:

"In short, everyone is aware of the importance of the Underworld Branch Bureau, so regardless of whether the news is true or false, we must take it seriously and make the necessary preparations."

"The director is right."

No sooner had Lyon finished speaking than Scorpio Director, who had become a staunch supporter of the "Director's faction," chimed in with his own opinion:

“Since the establishment of the Underworld Branch Bureau, except for the first six months, the number of casualties among the bureau’s cleaners has decreased by an unknown amount. In the last six months, there have been no deaths, which is unprecedented. Therefore, I support the director’s view that the Underworld Branch Bureau must be protected!”

“Scorpio, the Underworld branch must protect it, there is no objection to that, none of us will object, and that’s not what we need to discuss right now.”

After glaring at the Scorpio director to signal him not to disrupt such an important meeting, the Virgo director frowned and asked Leon:

"Director, you said before that the grave soil ruler who is targeting the Underworld branch is also a member of the Dead... Dead Donkey Alliance, and that Dead... that alliance was even founded by him and the Suspended Star Ruler."

Currently, the greatest threat to the mortal realm is still Number 1, who requires the support of allies. If we fall out with the Lord of the Graves because of the Underworld Branch, will it affect the attitude of the Dead...Dead Donkey Alliance towards us?

"..."

I don't know if the feud with the Grave Soil Lord will affect the attitude of the Dead Donkey Alliance, but judging from your slight hesitation every time you mention the Dead Donkey Alliance, the stupid name given by the Starry Sky Lord is really making things difficult for you.

"To be honest, I'm not very clear about that either."

After glancing at the other directors who also looked worried, Lyon frankly told them:
“目前死……反1号同盟的成员，包括悬角星峡的2号、坟土的4号、无垠旷野的10号、万灵祖地的11号四位，升华极境的12号近期也有可能加入。

Of those, I only had contact with Number 2 and Number 11. I'd only heard of the remaining Root Clan members; I didn't know their plans, nor could I be sure whether our falling out with the Grave Soil Lord would affect their attitude towards us.

"Should we make a temporary concession?"

After hearing Lyon's answer, the Capricorn director standing to the side frowned and said:

"Just as Virgo said, the biggest threat right now still comes from Number 1. If we don't want to follow in the footsteps of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Evils, then the support provided by the Dead Donkey Alliance is very important."

The two strongest members of the Dead Donkey Alliance happen to be the Star Lord and the Grave Soil Lord. Making an enemy of the Grave Soil Lord now doesn't seem like a wise choice.

Yes, I'm worried about that too.

As soon as the Capricorn director finished speaking, Leon couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

I remember back in Pure White Land, that donkey mentioned that it was quite familiar with Number 4 and Number 10, and that they had a pretty good relationship, which is why they teamed up to fight against Number 1.

If this "relative familiarity" is more than just relative familiarity, but reaches the point of mutual assistance, then the consequence of antagonizing the Lord of the Grave might also offend Number 2 and Number 10, which would definitely not be a good thing in the present world.

"Your Excellency Taurus." Suppressing his thoughts for the moment, Lyon, seated at the head of the table, looked at the Taurus director to his left, who had remained silent, and took the initiative to inquire:

"What's your opinion? If the Lord of the Graves wants too much, exceeding our bottom line, would you prefer to preserve the Underworld Branch Bureau, or prioritize maintaining the relationship with the Dead Donkey Alliance?"

"I have not decided yet."

The Taurus director shook his head, then asked in return:

"Lyon, what about you? What are your thoughts on this?"

"I haven't decided either."

After thinking for a moment, Lyon replied:
"The grave lord hasn't arrived yet, so we don't know his exact attitude or his bottom line. I plan to talk to him first to see if there's a peaceful solution."

However, based on my interactions with other Root descendants, most of them are extremely resilient and very clear about what they want. Once they make a decision, it is difficult for them to change it, and the probability of conflict in the end is probably not small.

Therefore, although I intend to focus on negotiations and am willing to make certain concessions depending on the situation, I also feel I must be prepared to break off relations and even go to war.

"Then let's do it your way!"

Under Lyon's somewhat surprised gaze, the usually decisive Taurus director, who rarely spoke up directly, made the decision without hesitation:

“We directors have basically no contact with the original inhabitants, so our judgments may not be correct, and we also lack the strength to resist them. In the end, it still depends on you.”

"Leon, you're now the director of the Cleanup Bureau. So, whether we negotiate or fight, whether we protect the Underworld branch or the alliance, that's your decision. I trust your judgment!"

"Seconded."

After thinking for a moment, the Cancer director standing next to the Taurus director raised his right hand and said:

“Joan of Arc is right. We have had too little contact with the original inhabitants, and our ideas may not be correct. You should make the decision, Director.”

"I agree."

The Capricorn and Scorpio directors nodded in agreement.

"The director's choices may have always been somewhat extreme, but in the end, they were all good, or at least not the worst. So let's continue to have faith in him this time."

"Yeah, we'll talk if we can, and fight if we can't! The director even brought back the entire Pure White Soil. If that doesn't work, we'll do it again and bring back the grave soil too!"

You're quite optimistic... but if only it were that simple...

Looking at the eager Scorpio director, Leon couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

纯白圣母和坟土主宰一个5号一个4号，虽然听起来差得好像不多，但按老黄牛的说法，1、2、3、4的实力明显要比其它主宰强一个档次。

The strength of the Soil Sovereign should be similar to that of the Star Sovereign, and even now, after devouring the Abyss Sovereign and absorbing a large amount of evil roots, he is not confident of defeating that donkey.

(End of this chapter)