Guild Boss's Ambition

Not only are their hair color and facial features similar, but even their figures are extremely similar.

“No, wait!”

"Didn't the former president and his wife pass away?"

"But, judging from the photos of Anne-senpai and the president's wife that they took before, they must have been very close friends, right? Is that why Anne-senpai often shows that unhappy look when she's not paying attention?"

"No, no, judging from the senior's photo album, the first time she stopped smiling was before the president's wife passed away. In other words, something else must have affected the senior in her youth, causing her to have the faint smile she has now."

Unconsciously, I became more and more immersed in the past deeds of Senior Annie and Miss President, and I firmly believe that anyone who sees those childhood photos of Senior Annie full of laughter will inevitably want to understand why she has become so indifferent and detached now, and want to find a way to make her smile again.

Although Senior Annie's smile is beautiful now, after all, a genuine smile is the best.

Anyone who can show that kind of smile is a happy person.

Except when she is working, she is always alone.

We never saw her hanging out with others, and we never saw any friends other than customers visiting her. Even if we invited her, she would usually decline with various reasons. At first we thought she just didn't have time, but later on, we slowly realized that she didn't want to hang out with us.

It seems like the senior is trying to avoid too much contact with us...

It's like he's afraid of becoming too close to us...

Although it may not seem right to think this way, sometimes, I really hate that distant senior Annie.

why?

Obviously, everyone can have a lot of fun together──

We could all be laughing together──

Why does she always avoid us when we approach her?

Could it be that Senior Annie is a hypocritical person in socializing?

Impossible, right?

There must be some unspeakable difficulties, right?

Because, the senior is so considerate and has always been thinking about everyone in the Stone House.

"Let's go talk to Senior in person."

"When it comes to really important things, it's best to talk it out in person."

After figuring out what I was thinking, I bowed and said goodbye to Hai Lao, then turned around and walked up the stairs.

"I must convey my thoughts to Anne-senpai completely!"

"I must make Senpai laugh from the bottom of her heart!"

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19. Big Things (Gushan)

(Ancient Mountain)

"Go find Anne-senpai."

That’s what I originally thought.

But as soon as I got downstairs, two familiar figures walked quickly into my sight from the door. The necromancer walking in front was holding the stitched dog Xiaoban in one hand, his face as cold as frost, while the heavily armored knight following behind was carrying a petite child on her back. Her expression was serious and frowning, and one could tell at a glance that something difficult must have happened.

I looked at the girl who was being carried on his back from a distance.

I repeatedly checked her overly long black hair, looked at her delicate little face, and finally, I had to admit that she was really Xiao Lan. This made me speechless, and I just followed them blankly with my footsteps -

"what happened?"

"Why does Sister Bai Ye look so unhappy?"

"Xiao Lan, is there something wrong with Xiao Lan?"

A bad premonition slowly grew in my heart. The silence of Sister Bai Ye and the other adventurer gave the incident a scary atmosphere. If Sister Bai Ye really opened her mouth to explain, would she be able to give a satisfactory answer?

For example──

"Xiao Lan was just too tired and fell asleep. You guys really love to worry and fantasize~~"

No, Sister Bai Ye would not say that.

If dark clouds appear in the sky, it will rain sooner or later. What we should do is to tidy up our open and unguarded mood as soon as possible, so as to avoid the rain splashes that wet the quilt and prevent us from sleeping well at night.

However, even though I know it will rain, I will still fantasize about it.

"No, no, Xiaolan must be fine."

"She's just a little bit unwell, that's all. It won't be like last time."

I followed them like a ghost. Suddenly, Sister Bai Ye looked at me and asked me to call President Ehard to her room. I followed her instructions and explained the situation to the confused president. After listening to my statement, the president's face turned pale and she began to mutter some unclear words in a low voice.

The president rushed out of the door without giving any instructions. She looked very unwell, but her steps towards Sister Bai Ye's room were very powerful. I had to jog from time to time to barely catch up with her pace.

Hurrying along the way, the president opened sister Bai Ye's door without any warning, and the door slammed violently against the wall. She was as angry as a furious bull, her whole body filled with a violent desire to knock down everything that was in the way. As a small person, I had to follow her timidly and close the innocent door for her.

"Aren't you very powerful? How did something happen to you?!"

I had just closed the door when a quarrel broke out in the room. President Ehad questioned Sister Bai Ye with an angry face, but Sister Bai Ye remained calm and said, "Miss President, instead of questioning my faults, you should listen carefully to Uru's current situation first, and don't make wrong judgments because of your emotions."

"You idiot—"

The president clenched her fists and looked so angry that she wanted to hit someone.

But she didn't vent that way in the end.

It wasn't as unreasonable as the news I heard in the past about my parents dying in battle.

Life is hard, that's why we have to be stronger.

It's unpleasant, but sometimes it happens.

President Ehard finally calmed down and returned to her usual humble and calm self.

Even though she wasn't too happy, her tone was still just a little cold.

"Tell me, what happened exactly? Why is Xiaolan unconscious?"

As if intending to ease the tension between the two, the heavily armored knight stepped forward and explained, "We were involved in an illegal incident when we were solving the Marching Wolf mission. In an accident, we encountered a legendary high elf. The high elf had no intention of harming us. Her goal was only to kill a wolf cub in the forest."

"In order to protect this wolf cub, we and the Lord of Surut who arrived in time fought with the high elf. During the battle, Miss Lannong tried to escape with the creature, but failed in the end. The wolf cub was shot to death in Miss Lannong's arms. The arrow did not directly hurt Miss Lannong, but she fainted strangely."

After hearing the words "high elves" and "Lord of Surut", the Guild Leader's face showed a complicated expression. She glanced at Xiao Lan who was lying on the bed and couldn't get up, and asked several questions in succession: "Fainted? Why did Xiao Lan suddenly faint? And why did the high elf go to hunt the wolf cub?"

Hearing this, the heavily armored female knight turned her gaze to Sister Bai Ye.

And at this moment, I noticed with horror that Sister Bai Ye had lost her right arm!

I almost screamed.

But I covered my mouth tightly.

dong dong!dong dong!dong dong!

My heart was beating as loud as a drum.

Sister Bai Ye spoke in a cold voice: "At first we thought it was just a common flu, but later we found out it was a strange magic. The dead wolf cub was not an ordinary wolf cub. It was the Sirius in the night sky. It was said to bring disaster to the world. After being shot, it used an unknown method to transfer its soul and possessed Uru's body."

"Possessed by an evil spirit?"

President Ehard glared at Xiaolan angrily: "This should be your specialty."

Sister Bai Ye shook her head regretfully and replied, "Unfortunately, soul study is not my specialty, and the thing in Uru's body is not something that an ordinary soul master can handle. If this place is the Dark Alliance, then I might be able to find a few colleagues who can help, but in the Light Alliance, please don't hold out any hope──"

Hearing this, the president's tone became unfriendly again: "So, you don't have any solution?"

Sister Bai Ye rarely showed a bitter smile: "This time it is really beyond my ability. We have encountered too many unnatural accidents. All the coincidences make me think of the word fate. However, according to the current situation, Wulu's life should be safe for the time being. After all, the soul of the wolf cub is still weak and does not have the power to harm another spirit."

Huh──

The president's daughter walked to the window and let out a long breath.

It can be seen that the president has been trying hard to suppress herself and maintain her rationality.

After a while, the president asked gloomily: "So, all we can do is wait?"

Sister Bai Ye looked in my direction, looking me straight in the eye: "All you can do, besides waiting, is to keep the secret well. Please don't say a word about Xiao Lan. And if you are afraid that you can't control your mouth, please stay. I will use my method to make you completely forget everything you just heard."

After saying this, the president walked straight out of Sister Bai Ye's room.

After some consideration, I kept myself.

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20. Secret meeting with the wolf spirit (white night)

(white night)

"Go to sleep, child, and you will forget it."

After Gu Shan was coaxed to sleep with magic, the whole room became quiet.

All that was left were the long breathing of two twelve-year-old children and my silence.

Both Raftan and Ehad have left.

The former hadn't slept for two days and her spirit had reached a critical point; if the latter stayed any longer, she might not even be able to control herself.

Actually, it's no wonder that Ehad was so angry. This misfortune was caused by me. I underestimated the uniqueness of Uru and indulged her self-inflicted willfulness. Since Uru fainted, there are two things I didn't tell Raftan and Ehad. The first is that I actually have the ability to destroy the soul of Sirius.

The second thing happened on the night when Uru fell into a coma. I had a conversation with Sirius in the girl's body in a hotel in the town of Root. It was an exchange of consciousness that went beyond the scope of language.

Communication is based on absolute laws.

During the process, there was no false information and no language traps. The thoughts of both parties were interconnected and nothing could be hidden.

So, that night, without anyone knowing, I made a deal with it.

It promised me that it would give Uru absolute protection forever, even after the world is destroyed.

In other words, it will bring Uru a kind of eternal life.

At the same time, it also asked to live inside Uru's body. It hoped that I could ignore its actions in order to complete the ritual of merging with Uru. The casting process of the ritual was five days, and tonight was the second day.

After a long period of consideration, I made the decision to agree, because I believe that if Uru wants to move freely in the future, then this Sirius with unknown intentions will have a need to exist. As long as Sirius exists, Uru will not die. This is a necessity of fate, and I have no reason to push the girl to the end of death.

However, as I stroked Gu Shan who was sleeping on my lap, I felt a little uneasy in my heart.

The uneasiness comes from the failure of this trip.

The appearance of both the High Elves and Sirius made me feel the pressure of their proximity. In the face of absolute power and ancient mystery, the knowledge I had gathered in the past seemed so shallow. It was also because of the disparity in strength that the High Elves chopped off my right hand while I was chanting a spell, and she also applied the Flame of Purification to the wound.

Because of the effect of the Purifying Flame, I couldn't use the Reconstruction Technique to restore my body outside the city as usual. I had to wait until I got back to the Stone House to get the human body materials. Then I could cut off my entire right arm and use the principle of transforming the flesh to reconstruct it. Even on the Dark Alliance side, only five people at most could do this technique.

From this point of view, the high elf was really ruthless to me, a necromancer.

There must be blatant occupational discrimination here.

Otherwise, how come I was the only one who was chopped to a cripple after such a chaotic battle?

However, even though I encountered a series of unexpected events, I gained a lot from this trip.

First of all, judging from Paladin Raftan's current attitude, it is positive and optimistic to pull her into my expedition team. As long as I explain the righteousness to her, move her with great love, and speak as brightly as possible, she should then obediently bring her shield and cross sword to follow my leadership and look for the only hope to continue human civilization.

Secondly, although we were defeated in the battle against the high elves in the end, our chivalrous help and Uru's bravery in getting injured have undoubtedly won the favor of Lord Surut. Not only did he agree to help personally get rid of the group of flies from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, he also left us three rings as a token of trust before leaving, so that we can visit him at any time in the City Lord's Mansion.

What surprised me was that the appearance of the dwarf city lord was actually directly related to a shameless old man.

Sometimes, there is always some unexpected chemistry between people.

By the way, if Hai Lao went to the dwarf city lord for help because of Uru's unexpected joining, does that mean that he actually knew that the marching wolf mission was problematic? In other words, he wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and use the marching wolf mission to get rid of me and the new Raftan? Haha, if you think about it from another angle, it really gives you goose bumps.

Well──

Let’s stop the conspiracy theories here.

After all, that old man is not that kind of person.

He values ​​his own virtue more than anyone else. If he wants to kill someone, he will only kill me. As for the holy knight Raftan, whose background is as clean as snow, he doesn't even know how to praise her, so how could he bear to touch a single hair of her?

They are all women in general, but this old gentleman treats me differently.