My name is Ren

Chapter 257
The sky was gradually getting dark, and the streets of the Golden Ring District became lively. During the day, it was quiet like a ghost town, but at night, it immediately turned into a city that never sleeps.The horse-drawn carriages on the street shuttle back and forth, as if going north, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in a lifetime.

Sometimes even the roads are congested and impenetrable. Without the command of the traffic police, everyone depends on the rank of the title and the amount of power as the first standard.Once blocked, the minor nobles will all step aside and let the big nobles go first. This is the "traffic law" of this world.Of course, you can not abide by it, but these seemingly magnanimous nobles may take revenge before dawn tomorrow.

Ren's carriage was hung with the family emblem of the golden nobleman, and the journey was unimpeded. Even the great nobles had to slow down and pull aside when facing this carriage.They knew that this was Ren's carriage, and they also knew that Ren had no "future" at all. They could laugh at Ren and despise him, but they couldn't stop his carriage.Sometimes the so-called rules are so interesting. Before there is enough strength and courage, the giant must also salute the Jura.

The head of the Archives Department lives on the southernmost side of the Golden Ring District, next to the city gate between the Golden Ring District and the Yinhuan District. In terms of the geographical location of the entire Golden Ring District, this is the most inferior land, because it is far from The palace is the farthest place, which means it is also the farthest away from authority.It can be seen that even a minister is not necessarily comparable to the heads of some powerful departments. Perhaps the title of "minister" may be left to this minister who has not met to embellish his dignity.

The Minister was very surprised by Ren's sudden visit. He greeted him personally, and stood at the gate outside the manor, waiting for Ren's arrival.

When the sound of the bell hanging under the eaves of the carriage turned from far to near, the Minister straightened his back and asked the butler to check his attire and accessories for the last time, whether there was any violation or offense.He was too cautious, which also reflected his political incompetence, otherwise there was no need to be so cautious, even if the person visiting was a gold nobleman.

When the carriage approached here, it began to slow down slowly. When the carriage stopped completely, it just stopped outside the gate of the manor. The minister immediately greeted him, and the servants in the manor moved the footstool and placed it under the gate of the carriage. , to facilitate the entry and exit of people in the carriage.The moment the door was opened, the minister's nervous face showed the brightest smile. He immediately opened the door of the carriage and bowed slightly, "Welcome, Your Excellency Earl Wren."

The first thing to stick out was a staff of civilization, and the tip of the staff touched the last step of the door steps of the carriage. The transparent black staff of civilization was inlaid with many blue broken gems, like the starry sky at night, under the refraction of light Reveal amazing beauty.Immediately afterwards, Ren held the armrest of the car door with the other hand and got out of the carriage.He stood on the footstool, looked down at the minister, and nodded slightly, "Hello, I take the liberty to visit, please forgive me."

His tone, his demeanor, and his actions are not at all like a subordinate going to see his boss, but more like a boss visiting his subordinate.The minister was a little flattered, and he didn't care that Ren was standing taller than him. With a humble expression on his face, he took a step back, "It's my honor, Your Excellency."

Ren nodded, and took the next step, stepping on the ground with both feet.He kept the nobleman's characteristic smile with a little arrogance and contempt, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the corners of his eyebrows were raised. After taking off his gloves, he shook hands with the Minister.The Minister was completely intimidated by Ren's aura, his lips moved, and he stretched out his hand to invite, "Please follow me into the room, I have prepared a sumptuous dinner, waiting for you to taste."

Ren handed the Civilization Staff to the minister's butler, and walked into the house side by side with the minister.

The minister's name is Bethel Woolf, who is also an earl, but his earl's gold content is much lower than that of Ryan's earl.His title came from his father, so his father used to be a marquis. It stands to reason that the marquis has touched the edge of the great nobility. Even if the power of the family has shrunk with the inheritance of the title, Bethel will also It shouldn't be swept into the garbage dump of the imperial capital directly.

The experiences of Bethel's father and Ryan's father are somewhat similar. Bethel's father started from the civil strife during the period of Orlando V. As a staunch royalist nobleman, he successfully occupied six rebellious noblemen and was promoted from earl For the marquis, he also gained great power.However, things are impermanent. During Orlando VI, the Orlando family discovered that the expansion of the aristocratic group had become the number one enemy of the royal family, and political storms began to appear frequently.

Bethel's father was reduced to cannon fodder in such a storm. Due to various reasons, he was finally overwhelmed and went directly to see the old man, the God of Light.Bethel, as the child of the loser, was naturally swept into the huge garbage heap of the old library by the winner to fend for itself.Losing the upward channel and motivation, Bethel spent all the aggressiveness during the several years, turned unyielding into grievance, and silently endured the result.

He doesn't go to work, but spends all day studying his hobby in the manor—the gardener. He puts almost all his enthusiasm into this great gardening work, and has become a very famous gardener in this industry.

Ren's sudden visit made him a little confused about the situation. He hadn't been to the archives department for a long time, and he didn't know what Ren's visit meant, so he could only treat it carefully.

The dinner prepared by Bethel was indeed very sumptuous, with a total of 21 courses, 90.00% of which would eventually be wasted, including a bottle of wine worth fifteen gold coins.

After dinner, the two of them went into Bethel's study and sat down separately. The real meeting began, "It was a very sumptuous dinner. Thank you for your hospitality, Your Excellency the Minister."

Bethel's smiling and harmless appearance made him look somewhat friendly, he waved his hand, "This time is really too hasty, otherwise I can prepare more good things, if I have time, I still hope you Come and do it again, and I'll make some more interesting food for you."

Most of the food for dinner is wild game, and some vegetables that Bethel grows himself.At his position, even if he is down and out, few nobles would do what farmers do.It is indeed a great face for Ren that he can take out the food he cultivated, and Ren is willing to accept this face.

"I came here uninvited this time because I want to ask you something." Ren sorted out his thoughts, "Before that, I would like to ask, do you want more power? Do you want more power?" higher status?"

Bethel was stunned and laughed dumbly. He shook his head, "No one wants to be left behind, and I naturally do the same. I also hope to have more power and a higher status." He spread his hands , shrugged his shoulders, "But you see, I am already like this, such things as power and status no longer belong to me. I prefer to spend my extra time on gardening, which I love. From gardening, I can gain More satisfaction."

This sentence is bullshit from beginning to end, and it can be summed up in one sentence, I want power and status, do you have any safe way?

"Really?" Ren nodded noncommittally, "I've just started working, and I'm a little confused about the current situation of the archives department. There are three departments and one bureau, and they don't belong to each other. Once there is something that needs to cooperate with each other, we will Will fall into infinite communication. I think a highly unified department is more conducive to work and development, what do you think?"

Bethel looked at Ren, and Ren met his gaze without flinching. The eyes of the two were entangled with each other, constantly testing each other's true meaning and bottom line.After a while, the smile on Bethel's face gradually faded. He lowered his head, hugged his shoulders with one hand, and propped his chin with the other. After a moment of thought, he asked, "May I ask? Why are you doing this? Isn’t the division of labor very good? Everyone has enough time to do their own thing, and we don’t even need to worry about the assessment.”

Ren smiled slightly, and his introverted aura burst out instantly, "Because I want to gain more power and a higher status!"

Bethel suffocated violently, and Ren's sudden aura gave him the illusion that he was in a violent storm, "Could it be that the Archives Department can also become a channel for you to gain power? What does it have? Can it do it? what?"

"If you want to know, I can tell you, but this means that you have cut off all your retreats. You can either rush forward with me and become the sun that everyone is looking at and cannot ignore. Or you will be crushed together and be trampled I'm under my feet, and I can't get up again." Ren's body moved forward slightly, but Bethel moved his butt and leaned back uneasily.The loud drums can make a deafening sound without hammering hard. Ren doesn't need to be fierce or ferocious, and his aura can be as intimidating as a tiger. "So, how do you choose?"

If you want to know other people's hole cards, then you must place a bet, otherwise there is no reason for others to reveal his hole cards for you.Now is the time to bet, bet everything to find out a not-so-stable secret, or give up everything and be willing to be a gardener.

Two kinds of thoughts were fighting fiercely in the depths of Bethel's heart, and he showed a look of embarrassment on his face, neither wanting to take too much responsibility, but also wanting to taste the fruits of victory.

There is no such good thing in the world. Choices are the most common and the most difficult.

Bethel's expression changed back and forth, from hesitation to apprehension, from apprehension to embarrassment, from embarrassment to determination, until he finally returned to calm.He smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's really a tormenting multiple-choice question." He let out a foul breath, held his head in a very aristocratic manner, and wiped his face fiercely. "Okay, you convinced me, I'm in."

　Update 2 is more guaranteed during the Spring Festival. I really don’t have the time and energy to update more. After the Spring Festival, it will explode.In addition, thanks to "Look at these things" for the reward, although it is not popular, but I recognize it, and I owe 16 chapters.There may be new friends who are worried about the author's update speed. In fact, the author can make up all the chapters in a week.As long as there are not so many troublesome things now, I can still break out 1k a day.Sorry for the unstable update in the past week! !

　　
　
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