Guild Boss's Ambition

At lunch time, I had lunch with Xiao Lan in the lounge, then stood up in a depressed mood.

"Gu Shan, where are you going?"

"walk."

I answered her absentmindedly and walked out of the lounge alone.

Although I said I was going for a walk, it was more like drifting in the sea. My steps were unconsciously taken in deep thought. When I came to my senses, I had already reached the entrance of the bar area. In my eyes, I saw Senior Anne, who had changed into a tuxedo and was working.

"It's better... not to go look for Senior first..."

Confused, I stopped at the door of the bar area, changed direction, left the first floor where she was, and went all the way up to the third floor of the stone house. Because it was intermission time, there were only a few customers at the recycling center on the third floor, and only Hai Lao was left sitting at the counter eating and resting...

Another lonely person.

But the situation is different from that of Senior Anne.

It seems that Hai Lao quite likes this kind of lonely time. At least he must have been tormented for a long time by the studious Xiao Lan this morning.

When it comes to work, Xiaolan is known as a problem baby.

Whenever she didn't understand something, she would ask, and she would always get to the bottom of it.

Sometimes, her curiosity would create an invisible pressure on the people around her.

It was probably for this reason that Hai Lao always called her a dead girl.

As her friend, I also had the honor of becoming the second dead girl.

However, when it comes down to it, Hai Lao is actually an elder who treats us very well. He is so good that even if we make jokes about him, he will not get angry. At most, he will fight back in his own way.

It is also a feasible approach to consult him when you have difficulties.

At this time, I asked him in a supplicant tone: "Emi, my dear little sweetheart, I have troubles in my heart. Can you help me?"

He rolled his eyes and scolded angrily: "Come on, it's not a good habit for a girl like you to find godfathers everywhere."

Of course, lessons of this magnitude went in one ear and out the other.

I ignored his advice and immediately expressed my depression.

"Ebi, Ebi, how can one muster the courage to face fear?"

"Are you worried about Anne?" he asked.

Although I usually think that Hai Lao is a bit smart, I still couldn't help but be intimidated by him at this time.

"How do you know that?"

"Nonsense, is there anything about this stone house that I don't know?"

"Then do you know Miss Bai Ye's measurements?"

"Of course I don't know! Little guy, you dare to set a trap for me? Do you think your life is too long?"

I smiled slyly because my evil plan failed. However, because of Senior Annie's matter, this smile could not last long, and my tone became sad: "Since you know Senior's situation, why don't you help her?"

After finishing his meal, Hai Lao held his chin and yawned inelegantly: "Nonsense, if I could help, I would have helped a long time ago."

"Aren't you worried about her?"

"There's no point in worrying. Life still has to go on, and Anne is a strong person."

"Senior is very strong, but she looks so tired now!"

Seeing my anxious look, Hai Lao smiled with interest: "Do you want to help her?"

I said excitedly, "Of course! Not only me, but everyone wants to help you, right?"

The old man raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Then you must be aware of it."

"What kind of enlightenment?"

The old man rarely showed a serious expression in front of me, and said calmly and seriously: "You must be prepared to take risks, and be prepared that things will not only not get better, but will get worse. You must have the courage to make changes like Queen Constantina, even if it means bearing all the infamy. Do you have such preparation and courage?"

Queen Constantina?

Who is that? Is it some historical figure?

"Uh..." I replied, "I don't know...but I still want to try it."

Hearing my answer, Hai Lao burst out laughing on the spot. He slapped his hand on the table and said happily, "Hahahaha, I feel relieved that you can answer my question like this! That's right... That's right... With your IQ, you absolutely cannot understand the decision made by Her Majesty the Queen back then. The fact that you can be so frank proves that you understand the scope of your own abilities and know how to do things within your capabilities."

It's really not a happy thing to be recognized for one's stupidity.

I just smiled bitterly and asked Hai Lao: "Hai Lao, how do you think we can help our senior now?"

Hai Lao picked up the nail clippers and trimmed his yellow nails while saying indifferently: "To overcome fear, you need courage. People who are afraid of heights know that as long as they don't commit suicide, they won't fall off the cliff for no reason, but they will instinctively feel afraid. To overcome this irrational illusion, you have to fill your body and mind with courage."

Recalling the hallucinations I experienced when drunk, I nodded in agreement and asked, "Well, how do we find the courage then?"

Unexpectedly, Hai Lao suddenly changed the subject.

"Come on, you don't really think courage is real, do you?"

"Eh?"

Ebi said in a joking tone: "Courage is an illusion that is stronger than fear. Some people say that courage can be gained by grasping the essence of things and understanding the unknown truth, but is that true? Haha, people who love gambling know that the truth cannot give us courage. It is only the foundation of courage. What really creates courage is the illusion we give ourselves."

"An illusion you gave yourself?"

Hai Lao polished the tip of his thumb nail and said, "Do you know the Blood Knights from two hundred years ago? They were a group of lunatics who exchanged religious fanaticism for strength and courage. They believed in the so-called Blood God, but the so-called Blood God was actually a false god without any divine power, a false prophet disguised by humans, but..."

Hai Lao raised the corner of his mouth with sarcasm: "However, they gained courage and strength because of this false god. Because they believed in the guidance of the god, they were not afraid of death or pain, and became one of the most powerful armies at that time. From this example, we can find that the so-called courage is a sense of trust - and it is an almost blind trust."

"Ebi, what you mean is... that we should take Senior Annie to believe in religion?"

Hearing this, Hai Lao stopped trimming and shook his right index finger: "In fact, Anne is a believer with a firm belief. She believes in the largest religion in the world. This religion is very attractive. Whether it is evil or good, they will be unconsciously attracted to it, moved by the poems of praise, and become its captives."

"Emi, I'm not Xiao Lan. You could be more straightforward." I complained.

Hai Lao sighed: "Although it always feels strange when I say it, that belief is what people call love, friendship, family affection, romance, and comradeship. These friendships are the basic emotions for humans to establish social structures and are also the most primitive desires of humans. In order to realize these desires, we can become blind and establish a relationship of trust with each other."

At this point, I finally understood a little: "In other words, love can generate trust and thus courage?"

Hai Lao shrugged and said irresponsibly: "Past experience tells me that this is probably the case. Whether it works or not is another matter. Anyway, what happened to Annie is a special case. No one has ever encountered such a situation before, and no one knows what the result of our stimulation of her will be. Just go for it!"

Because of Hai Lao's support, I became uneasy: "But, what if I mess up?"

Hai Lao put away his nail clippers, found a magazine, and acted as if it had nothing to do with him: "If you are unlucky enough to get out of control, you can ask Xiao Lan to help you clean up the mess. She has a wide network of contacts, and Bai Ye alone is much more useful than an old man like me."

In response to Ebi's remarks, I proposed a hypothesis: "In other words, the current situation is that I am responsible for trying? And you are my backup, helping me solve the mess that may arise?"

Ebi shook his finger and said firmly: "That's basically it, but don't count the bomb defusers—"

I was smart enough to interrupt Hai Lao's words immediately, holding his wrinkled hands, and said loudly in gratitude: "Thank you! Hai Lao Grandpa, since you are my strongest backer, I will have no room to retreat! I swear that as long as I live one day, I will do everything I can to help Senior Annie return to a normal life! Thank you, Hai Lao!"

"Hey, hey, wait a minute..."

Stunned, Ebisu immediately wanted to add something, but how could I possibly make him happy?

I immediately raised my voice to a shrill one, as if I was slaughtering a chicken, and cried out, "Oh no! I didn't realize it's already this time?! Oh no, I can't continue chatting with you, or else President Ehard will see us and deduct my salary again! Woo woo woo, she's already caught me twice this week! My family is almost broke!"

With a half-hearted cry, I turned and left quickly──

"You little bitch! Don't think I will really help you!"

I covered my ears and ran forward~ ran forward~

I didn't hear anything.

I didn't hear anything.

……

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74. The Change of Things (Xiao Lan)

(Ulu-Lannon)

“Should this kind of composition be done using the stitching method?”

One night during work, Blanny came to my house again and discussed painting methods with me in my room. Over the past few months, her painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds. From charcoal scanning to watercolor painting, she has learned everything efficiently and meticulously. Not only can she remember and apply all the techniques I demonstrated, but she also often has unique insights.

All in all, she has improved to the point where I can no longer pretend.

However, she still had high expectations of me.

For a long time, the knowledge of the other world that I brought has established an extremely lofty image in her mind, but now it has come to the point where I have to be honest with her, otherwise I will continue to have stomachaches...

"Blanny, there is actually something I have always wanted to tell you—"

"what's up?"

She looked at me with indifferent eyes, but at this moment I managed to imagine a lot of expectations from her.

There is absolutely no way I could tell her that she would have to learn on her own from now on, and there would be no teacher to teach her anymore.

But I still have to tell her...

Procrastination is not my style.

I shook my head slightly and told her my thoughts clearly: "Blanny, in fact, I have told you everything I can teach you in the past few months. And with your artistic sense, my subjective opinions are not that important. Maybe I will tell you when I suddenly think of something later?"

"I see. I will spend more time studying on my own in the future."

Hearing this, she responded in a calm tone. If someone who was not familiar with her, they might think she was throwing a tantrum, but in fact she was simply stating her decision. Having said that, my intuition told me that she must be a little disappointed and lonely in her heart. Even though she is a girl who likes to act alone, it does not mean that she does not need someone who can understand her.

After thinking for a while, I added, "If you draw something nice in the future, remember to show it to me."

She raised her eyes while drawing the sketch, looked at me intently for a few seconds, and finally nodded softly.

Maybe I'm shy?

I didn't expose her feelings, but just smiled and picked up the "Monsters of the Eastern Continent" beside me to read.

Even though I come from another world, if I just rely on my old knowledge, I will become ordinary like everyone else sooner or later.

So always strive to make progress.

In a tacit moment, we each focused on our own things, and the room quietly disappeared without any human voices. Only the sound of turning pages and the faint scent of ink floating in the air remained. This was an extremely rare silence. Although it was not as happy as a group of people gathered together and laughing, it also had an intellectual beauty and a faint warmth.

giggle.

However, the warmth didn't last long before someone showed up to ruin the atmosphere.

"Gu Shan, you came to see me so late, do you want to discuss Sister Annie's matter again?"

I looked helplessly at Gu Shan, who had been knocking on my door frequently recently.

Gu Shan took a peek into the room in a quirky way, then smiled mischievously, elbowed me in the waist with a lewd look on her face, and whispered teasingly in my ear: "What's wrong? Did I interrupt your good time with Senior Berlani?"

"Who is like you who is in the period of sexual desire all year round?"

I rolled my eyes at her, then stepped aside and motioned for Gushan to come in.

When it comes to Annie's matter, I have no idea at all. I asked Bai Ye for her opinion a while ago, but she only gave me an ambiguous answer. She said that no one would die anyway, and no matter how messed up we were, there would always be a way to clean up the mess. However, when I asked her for help, this necromancer showed her true colors once again.

"Sorry, I have no interest in studying mental patients for the time being."

After hearing such a cold speech, I knew that we would not be able to get Bai Ye, who is the most capable of solving problems, to help us. After all, she also has her own research. For patients like Sister Annie, even if she is willing to treat them, she doesn't know when it will happen. From her point of view, the investment and return are obviously not proportional.

"Good evening, Senior Berlane!"

"Um……"

Seeing Gu Shan appear, Berlani was distracted from painting for a moment, and then ignored the existence of this man.

Because of Berlane's coldness, Gu Shan's face suddenly stiffened.

"Is Senior Blanny in a bad mood?" she asked me fearfully in a low voice.

"No, she just treats you as if you don't exist." I answered truthfully.

"She really hates me!" The girl cried on my shoulder.

I shook my shoulders to shake off her fake crying and sighed, "Enough, enough, stop being weird. Why did you come to see me tonight? If it's about Senior Annie, I can tell you - I just don't have a clue yet."

Gu Shan shook his head and said with a little distress: "Yes, I did come to you to discuss the matter about Senior Annie, but this time I didn't ask any complicated questions. I just wanted to get your opinion. Wasn't I drunk earlier? I hope to apologize to Senior Annie for this matter and give her a little gift to show my sincerity."

"Give gifts to show your sincerity?" I couldn't help but laugh and scold: "I think you want to buy people's hearts! You cunning little girl!"

"Hehehe, that's right!"

Gu Shan was not at all shy and nodded very straightforwardly, admitting the motive behind his actions.