Guild Boss's Ambition

Heloise frowned and said gloomily: "Indeed, my identity will bring shame to Lord Ehard."

I tempted, "I can make you a magical instrument that can conceal your identity, but you must come with me alone to a quiet place to be measured and examined, and then the design of the magical instrument can be made to match you."

Facing the conditions I proposed, Heloise turned her gaze towards her Lord Erhard.

At this time, Ehad was just as suspicious of this high elf as I was.

"Heloise, just go and have Bai Ye checked out. It will be good for you."

"Yes, Lord Erhard."

So, she and I went to Uru's original room alone.

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42. A Sleepless Night (Ehard)

(Mener-Ehard)

Bai Ye and Heloise's examination didn't take much time.

Only about ten minutes later, they returned to the conference room and Heloise took off her hood.

"Human?"

This intuitive impression automatically emerged in my mind when I saw Heloise for the first time, and her long, pointed high-elf features really disappeared without a trace, replaced by a pair of ears that were goblin-shaped but human-colored. Combined with her original excellent appearance, she was just a great beauty with a few minor flaws.

Obviously, Bai Ye was satisfying his own bad taste in the name of fulfilling other people's wishes.

"As you can see, Heloise is no longer a goblin but an outstanding half-goblin now."

"No, she was never a goblin." Miss Raftan seemed unable to hold back the desire to complain.

"That's right! To be precise, I am a big goblin!" Heloise also had a strange persistence.

"Compared to goblins, big goblins have much higher intelligence levels." Ebi provided his professional knowledge.

I knocked on the table impatiently and said, "Let's get back to the point. In addition to calling for help, we also need more detailed arrangements to protect Xiaolan's safety, right? You know, while we are sitting in the conference room discussing these details, Xiaolan is actually completely exposed to the threat of Lila. If she suddenly appears again──"

Bai Ye said confidently, "The criminal who failed will not return to the scene in a short time. Moreover, Lila looks like a fool. As long as she comes to the vicinity of the stone house, the alarm measures set up by Ebi will immediately find her trace. By then, we who are also on the second floor will still have time to go and protect Uru."

I was slightly surprised by Hai Lao's silent movements, but then I focused on the current situation again: "But what if Hai Lao's alarm measures fail? Since you said that half of your body has merged with many different souls, there may be a way to break the alarm measures. If so, can you bear the consequences?"

Bai Ye's face darkened when he was questioned by me.

"If Wulu dies, I will die too. Have you forgotten? Instead of worrying about her, you might as well worry about yourself. Yes, all of us here should cherish our lives and not lose our lives because of protecting others. Please note that this is not just a general persuasion, but a serious warning. You'd better keep these words in mind carefully, understand?"

Miss Raftan, who tended to listen more than talk, suddenly asked, "Excuse me, what do you mean by—"

Bai Ye said vaguely: "It's nothing. If you can understand it, that's fine. If you can't, I can't help you."

Hai Lao poured half a cup of tea for Bai Ye and asked, "Or you can reveal a little more."

Bai Ye glanced at her, picked up the teapot, poured him half a cup, and said coldly: "You can regard this as me saying that I will do whatever it takes to protect Wulu's life. I will use all the valuable and worthless things in this world to give her eternal life. I will not allow her to die. That is her destiny and blessing that belongs to her alone."

Bai Ye's words were extremely cold-blooded...

But maybe it was because she had changed her appearance, I could actually sense a hint of worry in her.

Bai Ye seemed to be worried about something──

The situation that could make even the White Night Demon Lady worried must not be simple.

I kept silent and watched carefully.

Hai Lao joked about Bai Ye's speech and said, "I didn't expect that you would care about us, Bai Ye. You don't seem to be your usual self. Or have you been controlled by the high elves?"

Bai Ye ignored Hai Lao's teasing and said to the silent paladin, "Regarding the arrangement of Uru's guards, we will discuss it again depending on how the situation develops. As for tomorrow, when we go out to look for reinforcements, Miss Laftan, you will have to help take care of Uru's personal safety. If Lila suddenly appears, please don't fight."

Miss Paladin thought about it seriously and asked calmly, "If Miss Bai Ye's half body really appears, I don't think I can delay it for too long alone."

After Miss Paladin agreed to help, we had a slightly more in-depth discussion.

After the discussion, everyone went back to their rooms to rest after a whole day of hard work.

I also returned to my room.

As expected, Blanny also stayed up late waiting in my room.

She must be worried sick after being away for a month.

"Sister, what happened to Xiaolan?"

When she saw me, she put down the book in her hand with dark circles under her eyes.

Perhaps other adventurers at the scene told her about Lila's attack on Xiaolan.

I pretended to be relaxed and replied while changing my armor: "It's okay, she just ran into a little trouble. We will take care of it. Don't worry."

"It's not a minor inconvenience."

Berlane looked me over calmly, speaking my mind as she always did.

Where did the flaw come from? How come Berlane always sees through my disguise?

I smiled bitterly and reported truthfully: "It's really not a small trouble. Bai Ye she──"

I briefly explained the current situation and she listened to the whole story with a calm expression.

In the end, she neither asked questions about Bai Ye's condition nor requested more information.

She just had one request: "Don't lie to me."

I promised her: "Okay, okay, I will never lie to you again."

She said coldly, "There is no chivalry in my sister's promise."

I couldn't help but smile bitterly and complained about life: "I can't refute it. I've become accustomed to lying recently. In order to make things go in the right direction, I have to hide the truth and even create illusions, letting one lie cover up another lie, instead of being open about my thoughts and making the final decision after discussion."

Yes, ever since I stepped out of the stone house, I have been lying all the way through the journey.

I deceived the adventurers below and did not tell them the truth about the second map.

I also deceived the guards at the gate and did not tell them about Heloise's background.

Besides that, I told many lies.

Because I can't trust others, because others can't understand me, because our interests conflict with each other──

So, I lied.

Lying is an act of weakness.

I reflected deeply on how to avoid lying.

But Blanny didn't seem to be very interested in my complaints. Since the moment I became the president, there has been a clear distinction between life and work between us. In private, she rarely talks to me about work, and never takes the initiative to provide any advice on my work. She just wants to get along with me like ordinary sisters.

At the moment, she ignored my complaints and said, "I heard that we completed three missions this time."

"Yeah, so for the next month, we won't have to worry about war missions."

The white-haired girl slowly changed the topic to another direction: "I have a feeling that this war will end soon."

"Oh? So our good Berlane also knows how to march and fight? Will you become our military advisor?"

However, unlike my nonchalant attitude, Brannie seemed serious.

She reiterated: "It's not just a hope, but I really think the war is going to end."

Slowly putting the armor I had taken off back on the armor rack, I analyzed from a professional perspective and said, "The high elves' army has already attacked Snow Wolf Pass. According to Bai Ye, we should be the disadvantaged party. Under this advantageous situation, I don't think the high elves have any reason to retreat."

Listening to the opposite argument, Berlane's jade fingers gently swept across the cover of the book "A History of Nature's Wrath War". Her two blue eyes were as calm as still water and as deep as the night sky, as if she saw the phantom of an ancient man in the theater.

She said calmly: "History has already outlined a peaceful trajectory for us."

I couldn't help but frown: "I don't believe in fate."

The white-haired girl met my question with clear eyes: "The trajectory of history is not the so-called destiny. It is similar to a well-founded prophecy. Those who learn from history can create new history. But how long has our world existed? Everything seems to be repeating the same mistakes. Over billions of years, how many Berlanes have said the same thing?"

I was distracted by the sentimental Berlane, and I felt happy in my heart: "This is a month's worth of lines."

The girl knocked my chest with a book and complained, "Because you haven't been back for a month, sister."

"Miss me?"

"miss."

"I miss you too."

"Liar."

"No, not this time."

"You don't just miss me."

"Are you jealous?"

"Jealous."

Amid the sweet and gentle sisterly conversation, her calm gaze quietly turned sharp.

Stare

Stare

"It seems that if I don't give her a little sweetness, she won't let me go easily."

"I've been out for a whole month and there's been no news from you. The old tricks of kissing on the cheek and forehead shouldn't work, right?"

"Is there anything in my space ring that I can give you as a gift?"

“Oh! Got it! Got it.”

I found the flavored plum rice balls of Luluga Village through my space ring.

"Blanny, I brought you some midnight snacks, do you want some?"

Looking at the rice ball on the banana leaf, the white-haired girl suddenly fell silent.

"This feeling—"

"Did I do something stupid again? You women are really hard to understand!"

During the long wait, every nerve in my body was tense.

After a long while, the white-haired girl raised her eyes from the rice ball.

"I'll go to the kitchen and get some orange juice."

Having said that, the girl walked out of the room, leaving me confused.

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43. Business (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

When I woke up, there was an unfamiliar old lady lying next to me.

Uh-

It’s not quite appropriate to say that I don’t know him.

It's Miss Bai Ye whose breasts have grown bigger.

In fact, Bai Ye just slept in her own bed.

Fortunately, Bai Ye is not a pervert like Sister Meng'er, otherwise I would definitely wake up with my chest suffocated.

"Good morning, Uru."

She was awake in the bed, probably having not slept all night. She was wearing an elegant and slightly sexy black silk nightgown, holding a thick magic book, reading in the warm bed like an aristocratic woman. Even though she had an older body, she still had a unique charm with her unique conversation and demeanor.

Somehow, I suddenly had the illusion that this woman was Bai Ye.

With mixed feelings, I rubbed my eyes and said hello: "Good morning, Bai Ye, did you not sleep last night?"

She glanced at the mug on the lamp table and said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be nice to have some special coffee?"

I was speechless: "Taking drugs again? You've seen a ghost, so you're not afraid of the dark?"