Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2072 Commander Borgner (Part Two)
Bogner clearly underestimated the enthusiasm of his group members for cultivation. Whether they knew each other or were familiar with each other seemed to be of no concern. As long as he was the leader, these guys would ask him questions without any pressure at certain times.

Given this context, Bogner, as the newly appointed head of the delegation, certainly has his own problems.

Is it because of high work enthusiasm? Or just too honest? Or perhaps both?

No matter what questions the group members asked him, he answered them all carefully, even if some of the questions sounded really stupid to him.

This approach directly resulted in a surge in the number of group members seeking his advice in a short period of time.

At this time every day, his office is packed with people. During lunch break, he has no time to deal with the documents on his desk; he's busy answering questions from the group members.

Sometimes, even after the allotted time had passed, he would finish speaking as soon as possible, considering that he had only spoken halfway through the matter, before going back to his cultivation.

Given this premise, Bogner naturally had to set aside his afternoon to process the documents that couldn't be dealt with during his lunch break.

If it were Gillespie sitting here, this wouldn't have happened.

If he encounters a really stupid question, he'll say directly, "Why are you asking me such a simple question? Go back and think about it yourself! Use your brain!"

When faced with problems that were too complicated to explain, he would say, "We'll cover that together in class on Sunday."

Basically, a single sentence is enough to dismiss the vast majority of people, thus ensuring overall efficiency.

In this matter, Bogner was clearly inexperienced; he would answer any question you asked, behaving very honestly.

The group members were clearly aware of this as well.

With the deputy leader absent and the new leader so obedient, the members acted as if they had discovered a bug and seized every opportunity to exploit it.

Of course, they weren't inherently malicious; at most, they just wanted to be lazy and get the answer directly.

At the same time, this situation, although tiring for Bogner, also has one advantage.

That is, he became a great guy in the eyes of the members. Whether Bogner became one of the members was obviously not, but that did not prevent the members from becoming one of him unilaterally.

"Commander! There's a seat here! There's a seat here!!"

"Commander, please sit here!"

"Come here, come here!"

As soon as Bogner entered the canteen, the group members who were eating quickly greeted him, all wanting to sit at the same table with him, mainly so they could ask him some more questions.

The people at each table were being overly enthusiastic; if you didn't know better, you'd think some big star had come.

Bogner appeared unmoved, but the slight twitching of his lips revealed a tiny bit of secret satisfaction in his heart.

I've never felt this way before, mainly because I didn't receive this kind of treatment even in the Elf Forest.

Before this, elves were generally quite laid-back, which goes without saying. Even elves who practiced magic knew he was powerful, but their attitude was mostly neutral.

There is virtually no competition within the Elf race, and most Elves are not particularly studious.

Unlike here, Bogner has almost been hooked into a cuckold's lip.

During this period, although Geert, as the vice commander, was supposedly in seclusion for training, it didn't mean that he never showed up at all.

Bogner was still a newcomer. Although the mage group didn't have that many things to do on a daily basis, he still had to come out and check on the situation every now and then to avoid any trouble.

At noon that day, seeing the group members queuing up all the way to the corridor outside the door, Gilter raised an eyebrow and already had some guesses in his mind.

He didn't rush in, but stood at the door listening for a while, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. During this time, the group members who had already noticed Geert's arrival couldn't resist slipping away.

Gilles noticed, but couldn't be bothered with them.

He strode into the office, and then his voice rang out…

"You're asking such a simple question? Have you even used your brain?!"

At that moment, purely by instinct, the group member who was asking the question instantly stood at attention!

Even without turning around, I knew it was Geerte.

Before Gillespie could say anything more, the member who had asked the question immediately responded…

"I...I'll go back and think about it some more!"

After saying that, he quickly ran away.

By this time, all the group members who had been queuing outside the office had already run away.

These guys certainly know what they've been doing all this time.

When Gillespie arrived, even members who originally had serious questions to ask ran away first.

Bogner, sitting there, looked completely bewildered, then looked at Geerte standing there, unsure of what to say.

Over this period of time, he had become quite familiar with many of the group members, but his relationship with Gillespie remained the same as when he first arrived.

At this moment, looking at the bewildered Bogner, Geerte sighed.

"It's my fault, I didn't explain this to you clearly."

"We do want to help our members answer their questions, but the fundamental purpose of this is to help them improve and grow, not to make them come to us for answers without even thinking about it."

"We need to make a judgment in our minds about which questions we can let them think about on their own and which questions we can give them some pointers on."

The job of a regimental commander may seem simple, but there are actually some tricks to it.

Bogner wasn't stupid, he just got one thing wrong from the start.

He positioned himself as a 'solution provider,' and his job was to answer the questions of the group members. So when faced with questions from the group members, he would simply give the answer, and that would be considered as having completed his work.

This is actually simple for Bogner; at most, there are a few problems, and it's a bit tiring and time-consuming.

But in reality, what he needs to be is a teacher to the group members, someone who helps them grow, not just someone who answers their questions.

However, it takes a lot of effort to achieve this.

The most crucial point is that you must have a thorough understanding of each and every member under your command.

Otherwise, how can you tell whether the other person is genuinely confused about the question, or simply asking for an answer without even thinking about it?

With this question in mind, Bogner suddenly remembered when Zhou Xu had answered his questions before.

Thinking back, when my teachers answered my questions before, they would always ask me how I understood the concepts first, and from time to time, they would point out directions and thought processes for me. They guided me to think for myself throughout the process, rather than giving me the answers directly...

At that moment, Borgner realized how terribly wrong he had been…

(End of this chapter)