Guild Boss's Ambition

But at least it can drive away naughty foxes.

I looked at the agile figure disappearing through the window and sighed helplessly.

I am afraid there will never be peace in the days ahead.

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7. The Adventurer of Life (Ebi)

(Ebi)

Night falls and snowflakes fall.

I put down the rest sign at the mission certificate counter on time, and my uneasiness became more and more intense.

The uneasiness is not ordinary uneasiness, but the kind of fear that goes through the spine.

The last time this kind of uneasiness occurred was during the severe winter almost three years ago.

At that time, I was even more arrogant than I am now. I believed in my own judgment and never made the slightest change.

Because of this, I missed that premonition and missed the only chance to win them back.

We can no longer make the same mistake again.

I went down from the third floor to the second floor with a restless mind. I returned to my room, changed into a formal suit, put on a coat that could withstand the wind and snow, put on the only jade ring I could show off, picked up the long-lost wizard's staff, and went out again.

The stone house is the liveliest at night.

The playful bastards would start shouting about mischief, and our snacks and drinks would sell especially well. On ordinary days, I would have gone to Annie's place and asked for a whiskey, but tonight was different.

The wind and snow tonight are perfect for a lonely night walk.

I walked slowly out of the stone house, and before leaving the door, I caught a glimpse of the table where the eldest daughter and her friends were sitting. Both the eldest daughter and Blanny were very well-behaved and sensible children, but they were as stubborn as their mothers and as upright as their fathers, which made me a little worried, fearing that they would do something stupid.

There are so many things in this world that they have not yet understood.

And I don’t want them to understand.

But sooner or later they will have to understand.

Reality always makes people feel conflicted.

I turned the next street corner and asked the post boy to call a carriage.

"Hey, old man, where are you going today? No Star Bookstore? Or the Adventurer's Cemetery?"

The coachman was an old acquaintance. He used to be an active adventurer, but now he had no wife, no children, and no ties. He was just a weirdo who loved this shabby border town. During the day, he went to the arena to watch games and place small bets. At night, he drove a carriage to carry tourists and residents, running through the vast night. He always said that this kind of life was the best, but I wanted to leave this ghost town on the border all the time.

"The City Lord's Mansion."

I answered him calmly and found a comfortable position in the back seat of the carriage.

He laughed in surprise and said, "You old ghost, are you going to visit the Lord City Lord's mansion one day? I guess you have committed a crime or are preparing to commit a crime. Are you going to spy on the dwarf Lord City Lord's precious daughter? I advise you not to do that."

"Shut up, old dog Malone, and drive your car."

"Yes, yes, it seems like you are in a bad mood today, old pervert? Hehe."

There is a long distance from the stone house to the City Lord's Mansion, which is an official residence located outside Qingyun Road. The Ma Long I know is an old thief who can't control his mouth. After just a few blocks, he couldn't help but start chatting with me.

"This winter seems to be particularly cold. What do you think will happen in the north when spring comes?"

"It will happen, it won't happen, a 1 in 2 chance."

"Has the old man also fallen in love with talking nonsense recently?"

"Please don't bother me tonight, okay?"

"Don't I want to care about you?"

"I don't need the attentions of a fly."

"I am also drunk that you actually call your old comrade a fly."

He kept complaining and I closed my tired eyes silently, waiting for the carriage to stop.

As soon as the carriage stops, my battle will begin.

When a person gets older, he or she will become too lazy to use his or her brain, let alone those high-intensity chess games.

But who told me to owe others? When the time comes to pay back the debt, I have to pay it back. Otherwise, I will lose my moral credibility and the strength to stand up straight and move forward.

Ouch!

Ma Long stopped the two yellow horses. They were new horses. One of the old horses died of old age and another was killed in an accident. But Ma Long always kept one horse after another. He was very strong-willed and was not afraid of being hurt. He reported to the goddess of life and death in advance. No, it was not the two stinky bitches of the goddess of life and death. Ma Long was like me, and only believed in himself.

There is no god to look after our souls.

"Hey, hey! Old man, don't sleep in my car──"

Ma Long urged me with a smile. I glanced out the window and saw a luxurious city with a garden fountain, iron bars, carriages, and heavily guarded soldiers. It didn't look like a place that could be easily passed through.

I straightened my clothes, slowly stepped out of the carriage, and without looking back, stuffed two silver coins into Ma Long's pocket.

He also tacitly said nothing, took the money and drove away immediately.

Seeing me appear, the guards of the City Lord's Mansion all looked at me warily.

After all, this is not a famous scenic spot, and no one comes to visit on weekdays.

I leaned on my wizard's staff and walked slowly between the two guards at the door.

"Please stop. May I ask what brings you here?"

At the same time, they crossed the spears in their hands in the air, blocking the entrance to the mansion.

I straightened my old back and said to them coldly, "I am a friend of your city lord. I need to see him for something urgent. Time is running out. You two should not get in my way. If you delay things, you will not be responsible."

Hearing this, the two guards looked at each other.

Finally, they followed the rules and asked me, "Excuse me, do you have any documents or tokens to meet with the city lord? Now is the city lord's private time. If you don't have permission, we can't open the way for you."

The so-called audience documents and tokens do not exist.

Don't have one? Just make one.

I frowned uncomfortably, took off the jade ring on my thumb, and handed it to the dull-looking guard on the left. I said impatiently, "Go and give this jade ring to your city lord. If he asks about the origin of this ring, tell him that the owner of the ring is a life adventurer."

"May I ask your name?" the left guard asked as he put away the ring.

"You don't need to know my name." I looked him in the face without even glancing at him.

"Okay, please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform the city lord."

The left guard simply left, and I silently prepared to turn around and run away.

If Mr. City Lord is not interested in a mysterious person like me, then someone will come to punish me later. I dare not think about the details of what crime I have committed, but as the saying goes, a thief who is not caught is not a thief. I think as long as I run fast and decisively enough and am not arrested on the spot, then my old butt will not be beaten to a pulp.

After about ten minutes, the guard slowly walked towards the door.

From a distance, I didn't notice any signs in his serious expression.

I resisted the urge to run away and waited until the guard returned.

"You are a brilliant liar. The city lord has summoned you."

"Thank you my friend."

After giving the left guard an apologetic look and taking off my hat, I walked straight into the door. There was a waitress holding a sword inside the door. She came to lead the way for me. Without her guidance, I am afraid that I may not be able to find the whereabouts of the Lord of Surut in this castle-like mansion even if I spend an hour or two.

Finally, I was led to a hall filled with music and dancing.

That’s a whole ballet class.

And the entire audience is left alone.

A white dwarf in a fancy suit.

Just as rumored, Lord Surut has an extraordinarily handsome face. Unfortunately, his stature, which is even smaller than that of a dwarf, makes this handsome appearance a joke. If it weren't for his status as the Lord of the City, I would have turned my back and laughed secretly. But at this moment, the Lord of the City was looking at me curiously.

The music in the entire hall stopped because of me.

Under tremendous pressure, I bowed to the short and strong man across the wide dance floor according to formal etiquette.

He has defended the city of Mopolis for twenty years and fully deserves the people's respect and admiration.

He smiled faintly and waved at me.

I looked around, found a path between the dancers, and climbed onto the platform above the audience seats.

"I am Hai Lao from the Stone House, and I am here to greet the Lord of Surut City."

Contrary to the dignity that a city lord should have, the Lord of Surut City frivolously sat on the railing of the high platform to make up for the height difference and to look at me at the same level. He looked like an interesting person.

He replied playfully, "Excuse me, adventurer of life?"

"It's just a trick, Lord City Lord, please don't take it seriously."

He pinched his mustache and said with a smile: "Whether it is really the decision of this city lord or not, Mr. Hai Lao does not need to say more. Since you have disturbed my private time in this way, then I guess you must have something very important to tell me? I declare in advance that if this matter is not interesting, this city will be very disappointed!"

I swallowed, feeling a little undecided.

But now that I have come this far, I have no choice but to trust my intuition.

I bowed respectfully and asked, "May I ask, Lord City Lord, have you heard of the Marching Wolf Rebellion in Monte Town?"

After a pause, the Lord of Surut narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "What if you know? What if you don't know?"

I took a deep breath, straightened my upper body, and met the dwarf's shrewd eyes. "If the city lord knows about this, then I am just worrying about nothing and I am guilty. If you, my lord, have never heard of this, then I am here to expose the crime, find the unworthy people for your rule, and find you as reinforcement for the adventurers in the meeting."

"Haha, are you coming to me because you are sure?" the dwarf city lord asked with a smile.

"Every impulse is just an intuition, there is only hypothesis, no evidence." I answered honestly.

Finally, he clapped his hands and laughed happily.

"Congratulations, you made the right bet, great adventurer."

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8. Seniors and Juniors (Annie)

(Anne Princeton)

The daffodils grown in early winter have produced small buds.

I put it on the colorful wine cabinet, displayed among liquors of different alcohol content. It grew up smelling intoxicating aroma, but even though it has beautiful body and delicate skin, and emits a subtle fragrance, it is still alone and still admires its own fragrance.

Now, the time is 11:55 pm.

We the hostesses have begun the work of clearing the place, and in the tavern area with a complex flow of people, the work of cleaning up is three times more difficult. Not only do we have to throw the fallen bodies out of the guild door, but we also have to persuade the rest of the half-drunk and happily playing guests to leave the scene, and finally we can officially start the task of cleaning.

At this time, there was only one lizardman left in the field.

"Mr. Chuanshanlong, we need to take a break."

"I won't leave! I won't retreat even if I'm beaten to death! Damn elves, if you want to capture Mopolis City, you have to step over my dead body!"

Apparently, the notoriously troublesome Mr. Chuanshanlong was drunk once again.

This time, he didn't know which epic battlefield he had imagined himself to be on.

I don’t understand why he likes fighting so much. Isn’t a safe and peaceful life a more ideal life?

I took Mr. Chuanshanlong's wine glass to stop him from drinking so much.

"Mr. Sandsaurus, Annie is a half-elf, not a high elf, and this is a stone house. You are drunk."

"I'm drunk? You're not me, how do you know I'm drunk?"

He widened his eyes in dissatisfaction.

"Uncle, you are not Annie, how come you don't know that I don't know that you are drunk?"

"I am not you, so I don't know what you know; you are not me, so you don't know whether I am drunk or not."

Unlike their huge bodies, lizardmen always have good brains.

If I had continued to argue with him, I think all the girls in our room would have delayed their get off work hours for a long time.