"Whether it is a small country depends on how you calculate it." Leon opened his mouth and explained: "The Kingdom of Korok has not directly occupied the more than 400,000 square kilometers of land. Most of it is leased from other kingdoms and city-states, so it will not be drawn on any map, including the Kingdom of Korok itself. deny. The only territory officially recognized by the Kingdom of Korok is these 800-plus blocks, and only the people living in these 800-plus blocks are considered citizens of the Kingdom of Korok, so you can say it is a small country. That's right. " "Not too small, not too small." After 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 cannot be considered a small country... Since the area under actual control 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 inquiry, Leon's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, remembering what happened to the two robber brothers. Cheshire, where they were born, is one of the mining areas of the Kingdom of Croke. Everything there is controlled by the Kingdom of Croke. Internal and external trade is almost prohibited. Even food and some daily necessities need to be mined with floating crystal ore. Change.
Under this rule, more than 10,000 people in Cheshire worked around the mine from birth to death, using their whole life's labor to provide the Kingdom of Crook with a steady stream of floating crystal ore, and people like them There are more than a hundred "mining areas". Even if not all mining areas require so much labor, and not all mining areas will be as miserable as Cheshire, the number of ordinary people who are directly or indirectly "enslaved" by the Kingdom of Crook is probably more than a million. As long as it does not admit its actual control over these mining areas, the Kingdom of Korok can stay out of the matter and use these millions of people as consumables to exploit the resources it needs without paying almost any price. "Is this still possible?" After listening to Leon's speculation and the tragic encounter with the robber brother and sister, Alger's face suddenly turned slightly red, and he said angrily: "No one can take care of this kind of thing? Just let the Kingdom of Korok do this?" "Who cares? The cleanup bureau?" After glancing at this strong man with a relatively simple mind, Leon said: "The ancestors of the Korok royal family are the sitters 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. Therefore, although the Korok Kingdom has a sparse population, its military strength is not weak at all. What's more, for these mining areas, the Korok Kingdom also paid money and even transferred a lot of technology to get the right to 'mining and use' from other kingdoms. Who do you want to stand up and control them? Are there other kingdoms that sell mines for money? " "..." "Don't think about it, we can't control this kind of thing." After understanding the "business model" of the Kingdom of Croc through the stolen information, Leon had already made up his mind that he would deal a cruel blow to Kingdom B if he had the opportunity, but he said calmly: "We are just two ordinary cleaners. Our first task now is to investigate the situation in Scientific Research Area 1, find Atifi 01 controlled by Prince Andre, and then confirm whether the royal family is really dead. If If yes, then find a way..." "What did you say?!!!" When he heard this, the sloppy man who had been eavesdropping with his ears since the two Lyons started talking, suddenly couldn't hold back anymore. He stood up from his seat and yelled with shock on his face: "The royal family is dead?!!!" "Senior Alger!"
Looking at the sloppy man standing up opposite him, Leon couldn't help but increase his tone, frowning slightly dissatisfied: "Didn't you just promise me that if he had any overreaction, you would discover it in advance and stop him?" "Sorry, I was careless..." After hearing what Leon said, Alger couldn't help but lowered his head in shame and said: "I was a little distracted just now, and my reaction speed was slower than yesterday, so I didn't react for a while... I'm sorry, I will be careful next time!" "Well, there's nothing we can do about it..." Leon shook his head helplessly when he heard this, and then said: "Forget it this time, but you must be careful in the future. I can still use [Secret Tail] to cover up, but if we wait until we enter the No. 1 Scientific Research Area and come here suddenly again, then we will be in danger. " "I...I'm sorry, I will never make this kind of mistake again!" "Okay, then you control Mr. Bell first, let's..." "Wait! Wait!" Seeing these two "roving criminals" preparing to control him again, the sloppy man couldn't help but look anxious, and then took the initiative to lower his voice and said: "What did you just say? The entire royal family is dead?" Taken the bait. After glancing at the sloppy man's wildly dancing soul, Leon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and then frowned again and said to Alger: "Sorry, I was a little careless. This kind of key information shouldn't be told in front of him. You should arrest him first..." "Don't! Don't control me!" Hearing that Leon was ready to let this strong man control him again, the sloppy man said quickly: "I can help you! Don't stop me from talking!" "This..." After a slight hesitation, Lyon shook his head and refused: "Sorry, this matter is too important. We can't trust you. If you say you will help us, but actually try to tip us off, then..." "I won't!" The sloppy man said anxiously: "I am a classmate of His Majesty Finn! The rank of Level 4 scholar is also specially approved by His Majesty Finn! I...Is there really something wrong with the royal family? As long as you can prove that you didn't lie just now, I...I can help you get in!" Get it! After hearing the sloppy man's words, the corners of Lyon's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Regarding the identity of the sloppy man as a die-hard "royal party", he had already read the stolen information. With the relationship between him and the old king, once he heard the information that the royal family might all be killed, he would definitely be unable to hold back and be eager to find out the truth, which was exactly what he wanted.
After all, the No. 1 Research Area is so important. Prince Andre, who is suspected to be the mastermind, will definitely guard it strictly as long as he is not a fool. His [Secret Tail] is not omnipotent. Even if he finds a scholar in the No. 1 Research Area and replaces his identity with an abnormal object, he will still be exposed in a minute without his knowledge and memory, his interpersonal relationships, and the rules of the No. 1 Research Area. So the only way to successfully sneak in is to persuade this sloppy man to lead the way for the two of them willingly. Compared with persuading him earnestly and asking him for help with facts and reason, it is naturally safer to lay a good hook first, wait for him to take the initiative to talk, and finally ask for help.