Guild Boss's Ambition

Likewise, if I could have talked myself into joining the Army, I wouldn't be sitting here in a bar doing nothing.

"A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way."

This statement must have made many people poor.

However, if everyone is a gentlemen who is gentle, modest, frugal and modest, and if the two alliances of light and darkness can have a common understanding and not over-exploit the resources of nature for their own unilateral interests, then we do not necessarily have to worry about the wrath of nature every year in this city of Mopolis today.

It’s still the proverb from our hometown: Where there are honest people, there are lying liars.

Because we have an ideal utopia in our hearts, we believe in honesty as a virtue. Also, because the ideal is such a beautiful and perfect blueprint, we are willing to melt ourselves and turn into the steel bars, bricks and tiles of that castle in the air. However, since we have become the material in the design, it also means that we will not meet the specifications of other blueprints, thus causing friction and contradictions.

"Perhaps you can find a way to win the team competition in the Midwinter Arena?"

Miss Anne gave me a solution to my troubles.

Speaking of that aspect, I feel depressed again.

"In fact, we haven't met together since the first three-person meeting."

"Huh? Aren't you going to play in the competition as early as next week?" Annie asked in surprise.

"Yes, President Ehard has registered us for the competition in the name of Stone House." I said with a wry smile.

"Is that so? Then, what does Miss Bai Ye have to say about the current situation?"

"She said rehearsals didn't mean much to us, so we didn't pay much attention to it."

"Since Miss Bai Ye said so, I'm afraid there's really no need to care about it."

The half-elf seemed to have a very high level of trust in Miss Bai Ye. She said optimistically, "With Miss Bai Ye's ability, I believe that if you don't run into those traditional powerhouses of the Tree of Life at the beginning, you will definitely be able to get a mid-level or above record among the sixty-four guild representative teams. By then, you can also get a relatively generous reward from the president."

Although I'm not sure about the situation with Bai Ye and ViVi, the conditions that President Ehard offered me for the Midwinter Arena are quite good. At least there will be a guaranteed ten gold coins regardless of success or failure, and then five more gold coins for each win, which means that as long as we successfully make it to the top 16, I can get twenty gold coins alone.

However, compared with the prize money for the top three, the mere twenty gold coins is nothing.

Instead of drinking alone, my time and energy can obviously be put to better use.

"Back to the beginning."

"Fully prepare for war."

Recently, there have been rumors from the arena that President Ehard was defeated.

People outside the guild were laughing at her weakness.

However, people with eyes can clearly see how powerful she is.

Our Miss President is definitely a better role model than those leaders who are well fed all day long.

After a long battle on the battlefield, one will gradually become aware of one's own weakness...

People who are comfortable in victory fear failure and despair more than anyone else...

But adventure is walking between life and death.

How can you win the unknown tomorrow without the courage to smile at the cloudy day?

I looked at the clock on the bar counter—

The hour hand is pointing at seven, the minute hand is pointing at seven, and the second hand is also pointing at seven.

There are often some surprising coincidences in life.

These coincidences of probability often give people the illusion of being inspired by God, but the so-called courage is also an illusion caused by experience. If our own lives are so unique, why should we always be obsessed with those seemingly rational numbers and completely deny the sensibility and divinity of the moment?

"Tonight will be a happy night."

Thinking so, I paid the half-elf lady for the wine and stood up with purpose.

“Find someone who resonates with you.”

At this point in time, theoretically it was time for her to get off work and take a break, but given her personality and the situation of the guild, she might still be working hard alone in the office. So, I walked up the stairs to the second floor, and with the help of my few memories, I found the door with her name on it, and knocked on the door with a completely different mood from usual.

giggle.

Just as I expected, there was still a faint light coming through the crack of the door, and someone responded from inside the room.

"Someone is here, please come in."

The voice belonged to a young and powerful female. Even though it was a cold night during the rest period, she seemed full of energy to move forward.

I opened the door and greeted her first.

"Hello, President Ehard."

"Ms. Raftan? Why are you visiting me so late at night? Is there something special?"

When she saw me, a curious expression appeared on her face.

What’s even more hilarious is that her desk is filled with all kinds of snacks.

After noticing my gaze, she blushed and explained, "Ms. Raftan should understand, right? As a knight who maintains regular training, the calories we consume will always be a little more than the average person. Since it's only a little bit, I have no reason to eat a full meal, so I secretly eat a little more snacks while working."

How should I put it...

What a perfect excuse...

Even the small piece of potato chip on the corner of her mouth became cute because of this.

I pretended not to understand anything and said seriously, "I see. I wonder if President Ehard has the time and interest to practice fighting skills with me tonight? With your strength, you can definitely give me some inspiration."

At this moment, a hint of unwillingness flashed quickly in her eyes, and I caught it.

So, I pretended to be relaxed and added with a smile: "Of course, if you don't have time, I won't mind."

But the girl didn't step onto the steps I prepared for her. Instead, she raised an excited smile and said, "No, no, no, although this matter is a little beyond the original schedule, we should still have time to fight in the basement. What's more, an offensive knight like me needs a defensive sparring partner the most. Now that you, Raftan, have chosen to spar with me, how can I refuse?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she took out her armor and battle axe very readily and put them on herself right in front of me.

This is the first time I've seen her wearing light armor.

It was a set of silver armor that suited her very well, making her look heroic and full of vigor and ambition.

"Come on, come on, let's have a good fight!"

Her only shortcoming is probably that she is too young, right?

I smiled and replied, "My martial arts skills are rudimentary, please give me some advice."

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3. Second Battle (Raftan)

(Raftan-Fritts)

That night, President Ehard and I went to the underground fighting arena in the stone house.

Because there are too few adventurers whose strength has reached the gold level or above in the Stone House, it is vacant most of the time. However, when we came here, a small episode happened. A sexy catwoman named Tina and her two male friends secretly came to the basement and used this place that required a large amount of magic crystals to maintain its effectiveness.

As expected, President Ehard gave the three exposed rats a good scolding on the spot and demanded a large amount of compensation.

Just like that, the three of them played in the basement and each of them lost a whole gold coin.

That’s the reward for an entire silver-level mission.

"Really? Why do these idiots love to take risks to get a little advantage?"

After driving out the three naughty mice with the nagging tone of an old woman, a doting smile appeared on the pretty face of the president, which made people think of the adjective "harsh heart but kind heart".

"Excuse me, Miss Raftan. It's getting quite late. Shall we hurry and get started?"

After closing the door, the action-oriented President Ehard showed me a gesture of challenging me. This was different from the first time we met. Perhaps it was because the excitement of the bet was missing, or perhaps it was influenced by other factors. Her mental outlook was no longer as restrained and cautious as before, but instead had a calm demeanor, like a running spring breeze.

In order not to waste her precious time, I immediately equipped myself with a cross sword and a heavy tower shield and stood on the other side of the fighting arena.

Before the competition began, our starting distance was twenty meters in preparation for the competition.

"Okay, please advise."

After I was ready, I calmly responded to her with a fighting gesture.

After the discussion, she immediately took action.

Because of the previous battle, the battlefield skill of summoning soldiers of light is no longer a secret that can be used for surprise attacks. Judging from the advancing speed of a light-armored warrior like President Ehard, the short distance of twenty meters may not provide me with enough chanting time to summon archers. Taking this into consideration, I only cast a blessing of strength on myself.

This battle will be decided in hand-to-hand combat.

Ehard's battle axe and my cross sword are both heavy weapons, which means that this battle is a one-hit-kill confrontation, just like playing poker, both sides are required to place large bets every time, that is to say, when we both decide to swing our weapons at the same moment, that moment may very well be the moment that determines the winner.

Having said that, Ehard's long-handled battle axe is still a little lighter than my cross sword.

Moreover, she was wearing light and flexible chain mail.

Therefore, she will be the one taking the initiative.

Attack! Attack! Attack again!

With her nimble footsteps and the length of her long-handled battle axe, the Miss President continued to put pressure on my defense. This wise battle strategy was exactly the same as the last time we fought. If a tactic can continue to work, then no matter how unoriginal it is, it can be used again and again. After all, fighting is not about acrobatics, it is about actual results.

But the reason why I lost last time was not because of this strategy at all.

The reason I was defeated was because of Ehad's surprise attack.

She has unexpected strength in boxing and wrestling.

However, the same trick is useless against the Paladin!

This time, I will not let her push me down so easily no matter what──

On the other hand, she would never be able to conquer my solid fortress with just her battle axe.

In addition, the girl's offensive method consumes more stamina than my defensive method. If she wants to win, she must use a trick to defeat the enemy as soon as possible. Only by relying on tricks that I can't expect can she have a chance to win again.

"Observe - See the moves - Counter them - Consume - Crush"

These five steps are the grand strategy I use most often.

This strategy can be used regardless of whether it is a single-soldier battle or a battle involving tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

One is all, and all is one.

The truth is simple and subtle.

Just as I expected, President Ehard, who had been unable to defeat the enemy for a long time, finally took a surprising step.

It was a transition from slow to fast.

The girl first made a feint to my left side. This feint was very realistic and it was difficult to tell whether it was real or fake with the naked eye. Because I believed in this realistic feint, I shifted the defensive center of gravity of the tower shield to the left side. At the moment of the center of gravity shift, she took another step to change direction.

It was a terrifyingly fast step, as if an invisible gravity had nailed my feet to the floor, and she became a shadow, appearing on my right side from my left side in an instant. At the same time, she had already raised her sharp battle axe towards my defenseless right half of my body in the other direction -

[Holy Shield]

In the critical moment, I used the Holy Shield that I had just prepared to block this crucial blow.

"What's the name of this move?" I asked her with a smile.

"What's this trick?" she asked in confusion.

"No...it's nothing."

Terrible──

Her naive question was even more terrifying than that ghostly change of direction. If she used that change of direction unconsciously, it meant that she had completely integrated it into her fighting instinct. Judging from the confrontation just now, she completely exchanged a lot of my magic power and chanting time with the strength of one movement.

"Observe - see the moves - counter them - consume - crush?"

“Who is consuming whom now?”

I smiled bitterly in my heart and focused my eyes more on the president's steps - the steps of a thief.

However, President Erhard did not immediately perform that miraculous move again. She returned to her original style of play—a style that wasted energy and had no effect. However, even this kind of attack that did not achieve any results was enough to bring great pressure to my spirit, because she could take that dangerous step at any time.

If I can defend all the way and chant the Holy Shield more than twice...

Then, I will have enough confidence to fight back and take down Miss President in one fell swoop...

Just as I chanted the Holy Shield once more, President Ehard once again used that change of direction step. Because of the experience of the first time, my center of gravity did not completely move to the left. At the moment she changed direction and stepped, I also adjusted my center of gravity in time, and then perfectly placed the shield facing the raised axe blade──

Not good!

Just when I was feeling smug about not making the same mistake again, President Ehard on the opposite side suddenly became incredibly fast!

The reason why it is described as incredible is that this little girl actually loosened her hands at the moment of swinging the axe. Having given up about 200 kilograms of iron, she naturally had less burden and her speed was naturally much faster. Relying on this speed difference, she successfully broke into my middle road with bare hands and removed my tower shield with her skillful fighting skills.