Guild Boss's Ambition

However, I could only imagine such a brutal atrocity in my mind. I would never be cruel enough to put it into practice. When I cut off the evil thoughts in my heart, the cricket finished playing the music. It bowed to me like an elegant gentleman and asked in a gentle voice: "My lord, I have a magnificent epic and a warm pastoral song. Which one do you want to listen to?"

Which one?

Why must a choice be made?

"I have a lot of time on my hands, so why not listen to both?"

My answer made Mr. Cricket silent for a moment, then he shook his head helplessly and said with emotion: "My life is very short. It has taken me most of my life to learn how to play and to be able to officially perform in front of others. Now the life span left to me by God is probably only enough to play one more song. My great human friend, you are my last audience──"

Thinking about the life of the mayfly and looking at Mr. Cricket's happy yet sad expression, I made a difficult request to him: "Mr. Cricket, please give me a silent song. I heard that is the most beautiful sound in the world."

As the saying goes, the greatest sound is the one that has no sound, right?

"The most beautiful sound in the world?"

After hearing my answer, Mr. Cricket, who was clearly just a piece of false data, showed an extremely human expression. His eyes seemed to burst with enthusiasm that millions of people could not match!

It stroked the guitar, looked at me, and plucked the strings.

[The world is silent]

[And I sank into darkness]

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3. Female character (Ulu)

(Ulu)

For a moment, I felt as if I was really in nothingness.

Then, I opened my eyes in horror. There was no Mr. Cricket in front of me, nor the hateful muscular stone man. The surrounding scenery was obviously less unreal than before. I was keenly aware that I had returned to reality from the game, but the place where I was lying was not the game cabin my sister had sent me, but a green meadow.

There was a small lake next to the grass, with two or three water birds playing on it. The scorching sun unique to summer was slightly stinging my skin. Everything was so real that it couldn't be more real and it filled me with fear.

"Welcome to the world of Aletes. The player is a poor child who lost his memory and fainted by the lake. Your life experience may be full of mysteries, or it may be completely blank. Now, you can explore this unknown new world to your heart's content. If you need any help, please call the system. The system will do its best to help within the scope of its ability."

"Huh, I'm still in the game. I scared myself. I thought it was like what was written in those online novels, where I accidentally traveled to the game world. But the graphics of this game are really very realistic..."

Hearing the electronic voice of Miss System appearing in my mind, my previous panic was relieved, and I slowly relaxed in the tranquil natural scenery around me. After looking at those unknown flowers, plants and trees enough, I leisurely summoned the system window, and saw a simple and fresh function column appearing in front of me, with several common options on it.

Recalling the series of psychological test-like plots earlier, I couldn't wait to click on the character information option. Then, the function column that appeared in the air extended to another larger light screen with text and pictures on it.

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【Character Information】

Character Name: Uru

Rating: 1

Gender: Female

Age: 12 years old

Race: Mysterious Fairy

【Main attributes】

Health: 25/25

Mana: 25/25

Stamina: 5

Power: 5

Dexterity: 5

Speed: 5

Spirit: 5

Overall evaluation: Even goblins can kill you in one hit, please protect yourself carefully.

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Regardless of the sarcastic overall evaluation, what I wanted to ask the system about was definitely the column called gender. Thinking of the weird smile of the bodybuilding stone man, I immediately had a bad premonition. At the same time, I also found that my dark arm had turned into a powerless white hand. Could it be...

"Did she really become a girl?"

Thinking of this, I frowned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, slowly walked to the lakeside, and then looked into the water.

Well, there was a lovely black-haired girl reflected in the water. The girl had a pair of scarlet eyes, which seemed to have a kind of enchanting magic. For a moment, I was stunned and stared at them quietly. It was not until the pair of water birds in the lake flapped their wings and flew up that I came back to my senses in shock. Then, with a twitching mouth, I came to an absurd conclusion: I really accidentally created a female character.

Perhaps it was some kind of shame that was at work. As long as I thought about the opportunity to meet my sisters in the game in the future, I immediately opened the system menu again, found the log out option, and pressed it hard!

[Do you want to log out of the game? Yes/No? ]

Yes!

[Logging out of the game, please wait...]

[An unknown error occurred and the game logout failed. ]

"..."

I tried logging out and back out a few more times, but I could still hear the same voice.

“What…what’s going on!!!”

Compared to turning into a cute girl, the inability to log out of the game obviously shocked me more. If I can't log out of the game, won't my body in the real world die over time? No, the game company and my sister should find out about this soon. If it's just that the consciousness can't be pulled out of the digital space on its own, it probably won't be difficult to start rescue work from the outside world through current technology.

"Anyway, let's see if there are other ways to log out on our own, right?"

I tried to think calmly, found a shady tree by the lake and sat down, then opened the system menu again and began to look for other ways to log out and contact the outside world.

Soon, fifteen minutes passed...

In the hot weather, sweat covered my forehead, and I still couldn't find any method or clue to help break the current dilemma. What's worse, I felt a strong sense of hunger in my stomach.

“Does this online game even simulate human senses like hunger? Am I really still in a game? If the game character I’m using dies accidentally, will I die with it?”

After trying to find a way to log out to no avail, I began to make other worse assumptions. Thinking about my overall evaluation that I couldn't even beat a goblin, I swallowed my saliva in worry, even though I had the leisure to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains. Considering that there might be all kinds of strange creatures in this forest that would eat me up, I wanted to get back to the apartment that belonged to an ordinary office worker as soon as possible, cover my head with a blanket, and have a good sleep...

Unfortunately, life is always contrary to one's wishes, and the more you worry, the faster terrible things will happen. It seemed as if the god of mischief wanted to see my stomachache expression, so he readily arranged for a wild beast to appear in front of me!

That's a giant tiger that could only appear in the game.

"It's about two meters tall, right? Haha, I'm dead this time."

I made a calm judgment, and an ugly expression of stomachache appeared on my face. At the same time, the tiger opposite also locked its eyes on me. It did not pounce on me immediately, but approached me steadily. I did not take the opportunity to turn around and run away immediately, because once the prey shows its weak side, the hunter will usually let down his guard and start hunting with all his strength!

"Ulu, ulu! You must hold it in!"

I forced myself to look the tiger in the eye, trying to create the illusion that I was not easy to mess with. However, my bluffing didn't seem to work. The tiger still walked in front of me step by step, then opened its bloody mouth, stretched out its long tongue, and licked the clothes I was wearing until they were wet...

"It's tasting it! It's about to be eaten!"

A desperate cry rang out from the bottom of my heart, and the tiger's throat gurgled as if it was swallowing saliva. However, my system lady gave a unique evaluation of this scene of confrontation between man and beast.

[You have gained the closeness of the Fiery Tiger Buck, and your hidden racial talent (mysterious affinity) has awakened! ]

[Mysterious Affinity: Neutral natural creatures all have a +1 initial favorability towards you and will not actively attack you.]

"I don't know what happened, but I feel like I was saved..."

Hearing the beautiful electronic voice of Miss System and enduring the big tongue of the Fiery Tiger Buck, I felt tired inside, but I had to continue thinking about what I should do next. Dear Miss Google, how can I get rid of a big tiger that is showing its affection to you? Or should I tame a big tiger as a pet and let it be my bodyguard?

I had a lot of things in mind, but the change in facts did not allow me to think too much. I just heard a delicate shout, and saw a woman holding a giant battle axe bravely rushing out from behind a big tree!

"You beast! Prepare to die!"

There is no doubt that this is a tough girl who stands up for justice.

In the sudden attack by the intruder, Tiger Buck was almost hit by the axe. At the same time, I, standing next to Tiger, also saw the steel lines on the axe from a close distance. God, if the axe was half an inch higher, my nose tip would have said goodbye to my nose bridge, right? If it was accidentally three inches higher, oh, I can only pray that the game or reality I am in now still retains the rebirth mechanism in most online games, and it would be best if it is a resurrection method with the function of teleporting back to the city...

"Hey, little girl, are you hurt?"

The female warrior who drove away the tiger Buck showed concern to me who looked pale, and I waved my hands to the female warrior with a stiff expression, indicating that I was fine. Compared with the words coming out of the throat, in critical moments, I, a mute, am more accustomed to using body language. However, there are always some things that must be explained in person to be conveyed clearly -

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4. I'm so poor (female knight)

(Female Knight)──The words in brackets are first person

I am Menger-Ehard, a female knight.

I was concentrating on watching the Fiery Tiger ten steps away, not daring to relax at all.

Even though I had successfully obtained the title of Senior Knight not long ago, I still faced this golden-level monster with great uncertainty and risk. However, risks are often accompanied by rich rewards. Every piece of flesh and blood on the body of the Fiery Tiger is a valuable commodity. Whether it is the soft and tough fur or the magic crystal stone containing fire energy, they are all hot-selling items loved by adventurers...

If I kill it, I can temporarily get rid of my recent financial crisis!

"Please try not to kill this tiger, it means no harm to us!"

However, when I was making plans in my mind, the black-haired girl who was protected behind me suddenly made such a willful and unreasonable request. Doesn't this girl know that the Adventurer's Guild I run is facing a huge crisis of bankruptcy? Doesn't she understand that I am the most money-hungry woman in the entire city of Mopolis?

"Okay, maybe she really doesn't know."

I smiled bitterly in my heart, but even though I clearly heard the little girl's request, I still didn't take my eyes off the Fiery Tiger in front of me. This was because I really didn't want to let go of the moving little silver treasury in front of me, and secondly, this little silver treasury in front of me was indeed a monster that would not allow me to be relaxed at all...

If I remember correctly, the Fiery Roar of the Fiery Tiger is a fifth-level spell, and I had just sold my magic armor a while ago and had lost the only means of direct defense against this attack magic.

"I'm sorry. Even though I'm a high-ranking knight, I can't decide the life and death of this tiger at will." I used a resolute and unnegotiable tone to try to persuade the little girl behind me not to continue to interfere with my behavior of killing monsters and making money.

To be honest, even though the tiger really has no ill intentions and does not want to hurt humans, its value alone is enough for a poor man like me to skin and bone it. As for the compassion of loving animals? Oh! God, what kind of heresy is that! Obviously money is king! Obviously money is the foundation of life! Long live money! Money is supreme!

My eyes were completely blinded by money, and I didn't leave any room for negotiation with the little girl behind me. To prevent things from becoming more complicated, I immediately raised the battle axe in my hand and prepared to charge at the Fiery Tiger twenty steps away -

At this moment, as if it had sensed my change in posture, the Fiery Tiger opposite also lowered its front body and was about to pounce on me. The tiger's eyes were filled with sharp murderous intent. No matter how you looked at it, it was not a harmless monster. I was not surprised by this situation. I just felt that what the little girl said just now was really ridiculous──

"what!!"

"Roar!!"

On the battlefield, the one who has the best tacit understanding with you is often your opponent. Almost at the same time, the Fiery Tiger and I both charged forward fiercely! The Fiery Tiger did not use the most threatening Fiery Roar, but followed the close combat instinct of the race and used the "Flame Fang" which has both physical and fire attributes!

This was the best start for me. My battle axe hit the tiger's teeth the next moment. There was no doubt that with the equal strength gap, the heavy weapon in my hand was definitely more solid than those two long fangs. I successfully knocked the Fiery Tiger away with one blow and cut off half of one of its fangs!

As the Fiery Tiger fell to the ground and roared, I seemed to see victory and wealth waving at me. Perhaps I was really blinded by the long-term debt. I instantly forgot that I had sold my armor, and I took the risk of pursuing the victory. I leaped forward, swung my hands vigorously, and used the fifth-level skill of the battle axe technique!

Earthquake strikes!

My battle axe slammed heavily into the forest soil, and a wave of sand and stones was raised, which rushed directly towards the Fiery Tiger. Since it had just fallen to the ground, the Fiery Tiger had no time to dodge and was hit directly! Countless sand and stone spikes kept hitting its body, but it strangely did not make any sound of injury...

“That’s weird!”

I immediately realized the incongruity, but my recklessness was a huge mistake. The earthquake caused me to be paralyzed for a long time. Although I wanted to defend or dodge as soon as possible, my body was completely out of control. In my doubt and regret, a dangerous red light also caught my eyes through the rolling dust in front of me...

“It’s over…”

Although I couldn't see it clearly due to the dust, my warrior's intuition told me the truth about the red light. It must be the Fire Roar that I feared the most! This Fiery Tiger stubbornly resisted my Earthquake and successfully launched the only long-range attack magic it knew - I pushed it into a desperate situation, and it had no choice but to fight back.

I gave a desperate smile.

Rumble!

“Ming Ah—”

Even though I was already a high-ranking knight, I still let out a humiliating and weak scream when I suffered a severe head-on blow. The Fiery Tiger was not unable to aim because of the interference of the sand. Its fiery roar directly broke through the sand and suddenly pounced in front of me. In a hurry, I had to swing my axe to meet it, and the result was seven broken ribs and severe burns on the left half of my body.

“It’s really over…”

I'm desperate.

With such terrible injuries, I couldn't even run away, let alone continue to fight the Fiery Tiger. As I watched the carnivorous monster slowly approaching me, I felt a subtle sense of peace and relief. For a loser with a lot of debts, the death that was right in front of me was no longer scary. How ironic -

“Roar—”

Although it is a carnivorous monster, the Fiery Tiger that I injured did not seem to have any intention of eating me. It stared at me coldly with its red golden pupils, opened its bloody mouth wide, and roared with another flame. If it could blast me with such a ball of fire again, my body would be reduced to ashes, and nothing would be left, right?

"No, there will probably be one giant axe left."

"Then I can sell it for thirty gold?"

I laughed at myself, as if I was about to close my eyes in despair, but──

"Buck! Stop!"