Guild Boss's Ambition

After finishing my morning exercise, I left the tired and listless Lian'er to the care of Blanny and officially started my day's work. This is a free job and no one will manage me, so I must reflect on myself and be self-disciplined.

But recently I gradually discovered that as the president, I actually have quite a leisurely life.

Mainly because Hai Lao and Xiao Lan are so capable.

I walked along the clock tower on my way back. In the winter, the suburbs are always warmer in the bustling city. Passersby are blowing wisps of white mist. If the weather gets colder, I'm afraid it will snow tonight. Although the fairy-tale-like white snow is romantic and beautiful, for us ordinary people who often live in the border areas, snow is better avoided if possible...

Although you don't have to clear the snow yourself, transportation is still quite a hassle.

However, no amount of snow can compare to a dejected man sitting at the door.

I looked down at the adventurer Luke standing in front of the stone house. I felt puzzled by this hardworking young man, but at the same time I frowned at his behavior of blocking the view of the guild gate.

"Mr. Luke, let me remind you that this is a place for business!"

As soon as he heard my voice, Luke stood up and said to me with an ugly expression, "I'm sorry, President Ehard, I didn't mean to block the entrance of the guild. I just... just... I'm a little annoyed."

trouble?

I looked up and down at this boy who was about my age and asked calmly, "What kind of troubles are you having?"

Luke scratched his seaweed head and answered hesitantly: "Well... that's... work-related troubles."

Work-related troubles, that's my area of ​​responsibility, right?

I glanced at the troubled boy, trying to maintain the dignity of a president, and walked into the stone house while saying to him lightly: "Follow me to the president's office, I will buy you coffee."

"Yes, President."

Even without looking back, I could imagine the admiration on Luke's face at that moment.

I led him straight into the president's office.

After turning around heroically, he saw Luke with red ears.

"Young man, what terrible things are you thinking about!"

I looked at the shy boy with a puzzled look on my face, pretending not to notice his change. I just asked him to sit down, and then made him and myself a cup of instant three-in-one coffee, and continued the original topic: "Okay, the coffee is ready for you, so hurry up and tell us about your troubles, save time and work efficiently. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Forehead……"

My cold and mercenary tone immediately wiped out Luke's fantasy. The seaweed-haired boy shrank his neck, glanced at me cautiously, and then said, "The fact is, I thought my attitude was very good a while ago, so I followed Miss Lannong's advice and took the silver-level promotion exam, but the result was not very good, and it can even be said that—"

"It's terrible." I said.

Luke nodded dejectedly, took a big sip of coffee, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, the result was really terrible. Then I tried again for a few days, but still failed. If I had known that the result would be like that, I should not have listened to Miss Lan Nong's advice and took the exam. Not only did I waste a lot of registration fees, but I also wasted a lot of time..."

I couldn't help but feel angry when I heard what he said.

"coward."

I cursed him coldly, causing him to look up in surprise.

I scolded her without any hesitation: "Why are you looking at me with such an unbelievable look? You are a grown man, but you are influenced by a twelve-year-old girl even on such a trivial matter as whether to take the exam. It's stupid to say it, not to mention that you failed the exam now. You dare to put the blame on Xiao Lan in front of the president? Tell me, if you are not a coward, what are you?"

"me……"

Luke's voice trembled, and he said in a depressed voice: "President Ehard, people like you simply don't understand our difficulties. You are born to be a powerful warrior, and you have assets left to you by your parents. Your starting point in life is far ahead of ordinary people like us. You naturally don't understand our hesitation and our feelings."

Luke easily pushed himself into the position of a tragic character, but after what he said, my background seemed to be much happier than that of ordinary people like him, and I also saw a little bit of myself in him!

What the fuck!

I knocked heavily on the table and said coldly, "Trees in the forest are naturally different in height and length. Yes, my talents and background are better than those of ordinary people, but do you think I am living an easier life than you now? Did you know that I almost lost my life a while ago to make a living in the stone house? No, you only see yourself."

"I……"

"Don't rush to refute, just listen to what I have to say first, okay?"

I interrupted Luke and softened my voice, saying, "I think we shouldn't make excessive comparisons between people. If you think about it, we humans or subhumans are a weak group. We can't live as long as the heavens and the earth, and we don't have the magical talent that the high elves are born with. We have to work hard to get what we want."

I refilled Luke's coffee and said excitedly, "But so what? Even if we are just mortals, we still have the dignity to live. We should abandon our talents and our backgrounds, do what we can, and strive for the happiness we can. As for success and failure, they are all arranged by fate. Those who complain about themselves will throw away their precious dignity with their own hands."

As soon as he said this, my heart started beating wildly.

To be honest, I'm not very good at preaching to others.

If I say too many righteous words, I will feel disgusting.

Luke is clearly the type who doesn't listen to advice.

"It's not for you, the president, to comment on whether I have dignity or not, right?" he said unhappily.

I shrugged nonchalantly and handed him a document. "Let's talk about something practical. If you want to improve your combat skills, there are generally a few practical ways. The first and most effective one is, of course, to find a school to study hard. However, for an adventurer like you who is eager to make money, that's probably not a very ideal option, right?"

Luke's expression softened a bit. "I want to earn enough money to open a coffee shop as soon as possible, instead of drinking three-in-one coffee here, President Ehard. Compared to thrilling adventures, I prefer an ordinary life."

He took the document I gave him with both hands, and I explained the contents of the document to him at the same time.

"Our guild has recently created a mentor-apprentice system. I'm not sure if you know about it, but I think it's a good opportunity for you to make some progress. After participating in this program, you can follow a silver-level adventurer to perform missions. After the mission is completed, he will receive an additional 5% reward, and you will receive the average salary for a bronze-level mission."

"It doesn't sound very attractive." Luke frowned.

I chuckled, took out another stack of documents, and pointed to one of the ID photos on it: "You don't know how many choices you have, so it certainly doesn't sound very attractive. For example, this cat lady is a two-handed swordsman of a similar nature to you. If you can travel with her, perhaps you will have the opportunity to learn a variety of skills?"

The catwoman in the ID photo had a sweet smile and was about 26 or 27 years old. In addition, the orcs always had a good figure. Luke's ears were immediately reddened by my amusement, but he had to pretend to be pure and upright in front of me. He touched his chin and said seriously: "If I can communicate with warriors of the same type, maybe I can really make some progress──"

Man...

Such a simple and hopeless creature...

but……

I remember that Catwoman Tina should have a 260-kilogram lion boyfriend, right?

If Luke really went after Tina...

I glanced at Luke's ordinary swordsman figure and came to a despairing conclusion.

"A heavyweight vs. featherweight match."

I patted the young Luke on the shoulder, showing my white teeth, and encouraged him: "Luke, if you don't object, I will arrange for Tina to be your direct senior. In short, no matter what happens in the future, I hope you won't be self-pitying like you are today. Believe in love, justice and dreams! Finally, cherish life in everything! Do what you can!"

Luke looked at me who suddenly became enthusiastic and said sullenly, "Why do I always feel like you are weird, President?"

I spread my hands and said with a smile: "No way! It's all an illusion! An illusion!"

"really?"

"Really—"

"Why are you looking away, President?"

"Because a phoenix just flew past the window—"

"..."

After completing some simple formalities, Luke left the president's office. Looking at his half-grown figure from behind, I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart. With Luke's famous cat-obsessed personality, he might really fall in love with Tina during the adventure. At that time, there might be a chance to trigger a spectacular love war, which would be a feast for the eyes for me as the president.

The art of strategy is a common tactic used by military strategists. I just feel like practicing it for the moment.

I made up a completely irrelevant excuse for my mischief.

Then he put away his smile and lowered his head to carefully check every letter he received every day.

The first letter was from Aunt Victoria in the water world. She said an adventurer had caught a lot of delicious lobsters and wanted to share some with us. At the end of the letter, she brought up the old matter again and said she would help me find a good man...

"What a caring auntie."

In the cold winter, I felt a warmth in my chest and a smile appeared on my face.

……

……

4. A money-loving partner (Erhard)

(Mener-Ehard)

After reading letter after letter, I found some good news, some bad news, and more unimportant information.

It took me some time to reply to the important ones, throw away the annoying ones, and keep the treasured ones.

Then the early morning hours were liberating.

"Sister Meng'er, if there is no problem, then go find the problem, okay?"

When I was bored, Xiao Lan would always ask me to go out for a walk, to look around with my eyes, and to listen to the sounds around me with my ears. After all, there are always some things that cannot be found by imagination alone, such as those seemingly perfect imperfections, those seemingly imperfect perfections, and the daily and ordinary life that is just around the corner.

I wandered around the first floor.

I saw Gu Shan working hard.

So, he sneaked up behind her.

The elders extend their hands to care for the younger generations.

Checked her development.

Today, the ancient mountain is still flat and smooth, with a perfect touch.

"President Ehard!"

"I'm sorry, it's all because you're so cute, Gu Shan."

"I'm sorry, President, you're not my type."

After looking at me with contempt, Gushan returned to her work. Although she did not do better than what Blannily did before, her progress was obvious to everyone. Those poster girls who initially doubted Gushan gradually began to recognize and respect her, and now a cohesive work team with a good atmosphere has begun to be formed.

"Gushan-chan, come and give your sister a hug."

"Gushan-chan, do you want some candy? I'll let you eat it in one bite."

Watching from afar the boss lady of my house constantly beating and feeding my foreman in various bad ways, I suddenly had a deeper understanding of the leadership of lolita girls. At the same time, I also felt despair in this world full of ** ladies──

"Flirting with the poster girl is the prerogative of the president!"

While I was thinking about the plan to consolidate the power of the superior, I went up to the third floor of the stone house to inspect it. The situation was completely different from before Xiao Lan came. There were obviously a lot more people on the third floor today. In addition to Hai Lao's counter, there was a small shop next to it. The shop was a recycling center opened by an underage girl. It was just renovated yesterday and officially opened today.

"But business doesn't look very good..."

"There aren't many adventurers going there..."

I had nothing to do, so I walked over slowly.

The blonde girl in the small shop was carrying a large pile of heavy boxes with her back to me. The top box had the cold corners of swords and axes exposed. It was estimated that all of them weighed at least three or four hundred kilograms.

Suddenly, the blonde girl stumbled left and right on the spot!

"Hey, hey! Girl! Stop being so cute at this time, okay!?"

I hurriedly took a step forward and held the blonde girl in my arms.

Ping-Pong-Dong

A series of terrifying noises came from behind.

It hurts.

I looked down at my calves.

There was a rusty knife stuck in it.

Blood trickled down.

Blood gave me an ominous feeling.

Unconsciously, my face turned extremely cold.

It was so cold that the blonde girl opposite started to worry in panic.

"I'm sorry! President! Are you hurt? Hey! You're bleeding! Doctor! No! Pastor──"

"It's just a minor injury, not worth it..."

I was used to being stabbed, so I didn't feel anything. However, the girl named Sophie was so nervous that her face turned pale and her lips turned blue. She raised her voice in panic and cried for help like a rooster.

then……

A priest uncle actually appeared in front of us. He was an adventurer under our Stone House. He happened to pass by the third floor on his way to hand in a task. After hearing our call, he came over to help us and healed my wounds.

"Holy Light is everywhere."

He left a neurotic remark and turned back to hand in the task.

It seems that if you become an adventurer for too long, your mind will become weird.