Guild Boss's Ambition

Just three days ago, I was officially hired as an apprentice receptionist for an adventurer's guild. Among the many low-skilled jobs, it was the best of the best jobs. Not only was the salary high and the benefits good, but the work content was also much easier than my usual part-time jobs. If I had to say what was bad about it, it would be that the work pressure was relatively high?

The female janitors who also work in the guild are all very outstanding. Each of them is a beauty picked from thousands. Compared with them, my previously confident appearance immediately appears ordinary and mediocre. Moreover, even though the guild's work seems simple, it is not an easy task to do it up to standard.

For example, when it comes to making bed sheets, the sheets that Senior Blannie makes and the sheets that I make are always different. Even if I use the method she taught me, the sheets I make always lack those hard, straight lines.

"Even though Senior Berlane said that we don't have to be like her, but..."

"Hmm, I failed again after all..."

I was alone in the room that I had just checked out, reviewing various housekeeping skills. I let out a long sigh at my slow hands. Yesterday afternoon, I met a housekeeper who was the same age as me. At first, I thought she was an apprentice housekeeper here, but I didn't expect that she was actually the foreman of the restaurant area, Gu Shan.

In this Adventurer's Guild, age is not an excuse for low ability.

Click.

The door behind me was suddenly opened.

"Senior Blanny?"

Generally speaking, we as housekeepers would not open guests' rooms without permission. The room I was in was just checked out, and there was a sign saying "In Use" hanging on the door. In other words, except for Senior Berlani who assigned me to clean the room, theoretically no one else should enter here.

"It was Branny who told me you were here, Lian'er's classmate and friend?"

The person who came into the room was not the cool white-haired girl, but another delicate and sweet black-haired girl. She was also wearing the summer uniform of our poster girl, but the same clothes gave her a different temperament. One glance at her made one feel the gap between people. She must be a senior employee than me.

"You know I'm Lian'er's friend? May I ask who you are?"

"Ulu-Lannon, have you ever heard of this name?"

“Sounds familiar.”

"It's not enough to just be familiar with it, you have to remember it firmly."

She smiled calmly, walked over to my side, and sat directly on the bed I had just made, ruining the results of my four minutes of work. She said with a smile, "I'm here to tell you the latest housekeeping requirements. In addition to changing the bed sheets and pillows every time, please also help water the potted plants in the room regularly. This is a permanent record document that will be used in the future."

"Before that, please don't sit on the sheets I just made, okay?"

I really wanted to say this, but a man of insight is a wise man. It is very easy to lose your job if you contradict your colleagues over such a small matter. In order not to lose my current good job, I forced a smile, took the document handed over by the other party, and checked it. I found that all the contents of the housekeeping work were listed out in an orderly manner.

"What are these spaces?" I asked in confusion.

"Every time you finish a task, you should tick the box at the top and sign at the bottom. Remember not to sign randomly. Signing means you have completed the relevant tasks. If there are any problems in this regard in the future, we will refer to the contents of this document. The goal of this document is to make the division of labor and responsibilities among us more clear."

Ms. Lan Nong's voice is very pleasant to the ear. Even the dull official business sounds sweet as spring water when spoken through her mouth. However, as an employee who actually uses this document, I feel a little disgusted. I am very worried that I, a new employee, will make mistakes and then my superiors will use this document to pursue related responsibilities...

At least, if this document is not there, no one will notice even if you forget to change the bed sheets.

Perhaps noticing my doubts, Miss Lannong patted the bed sheet under her buttocks, chuckled and said, "The more important the responsibility, the more clearly it should be written. For example, if it says to change the bed sheets, then you must change the bed sheets. As for whether it is neat or not, that is not such an important thing. Moreover--"

After a pause, Miss Lannong continued, "I have great faith in the ability of the Stone House Matron. The requirements in this document are only the basics of the basics, and our tradition is to do better than our responsibilities. It is precisely because we can always do better and be closer to the needs of adventurers that we are not ordinary waiters and room attendants. Do you understand?"

To be honest, I don’t understand.

Can I say that?

I glanced at Miss Lannong's amiable profile and felt that she was not as simple as she seemed.

I tentatively said, "Although I don't quite understand, I will try my best to understand."

Miss Lannong blinked, stared at me, and said, "You can't just work hard, I want you to do it. Even if you were brought in by President Ehard, this is my home ground. I hope that every poster girl here can become a flower that embellishes the stone house. I hope that your own value can far exceed the service."

“Can one’s own value far exceed the service?”

"How much does it generally cost to hire someone to come back and clean up the room?"

I had done similar hourly work before, so I happened to know the market price: "Two silver coins an hour?"

Miss Lannong then further asked, "What if you ask your senior, Berlane, to help tidy up the room?"

I thought about it for a moment, shook my head and said, "This... I don't know."

Seeing this, Miss Lannon raised four fingers and said with a smile: "If it was Berlane, then it would take at least this much per hour, right? No, no, no, that's too conservative! At least this much!"

Finally, Miss Lannon raised three fingers on each hand and put them next to her head like rabbit ears.

"Six silver coins per hour? So expensive?"

"No, it's sixty silver coins an hour, and it's not expensive at all. There are many people willing to spend that much money!"

I was immediately shocked by the number Miss Lannong said, but I calmed down immediately. Sixty silver coins to hire a cleaner is clearly a joke. I will not be fooled by her! No, no, no, looking at Miss Lannong's expression, she seems to be serious? Could it really be this price? It can't be this price, right?

I asked in confusion, "Are you kidding me, Miss Lannon?"

"It's a joke, of course."

Miss Lannon smiled and replied, "Our Blanny is not for sale. It is a waste of talent and too dangerous to ask her to go to other people's homes to help clean. Moreover, compared with cleaning, our society also needs her other talents more. If it were you, you wouldn't want to be a housekeeper here for the rest of your life, right?"

A lifetime of housekeeping?

I raised my eyes, looked at the ceiling, and imagined it for a moment.

In my imagination, I have become a white-haired old man, with skin as dry as tree bark, but my back is still straight as Senior Blanny taught me. In the picture, I am tidying up a messy guest room. As I move, the room is gradually cleaned up, and the bed with traces of guests is also replaced with clean new clothes...

what……

A pair of withered hands spread out a neatly arranged bed sheet, just as skillfully and smoothly as Berenice had demonstrated.

"Tai Mi-san? Tai Mi? Little Tai Mi? Tai-mi--"

Amid Miss Lannon's repeated calls, my fantasy suddenly burst like a bubble, and I was so scared that I couldn't help but shrink my neck.

"What's wrong? You lost your concentration in the middle of a conversation?"

"Sorry, I was rude just now!"

I apologized first, then with the longing from fantasy, I said with a smile: "However, even if it is just some insignificant work, I think being a housekeeper has its meaning! As long as conditions permit, there is nothing wrong with being a housekeeper for the rest of my life. The healing feeling when straightening the sheets is simply the best!"

Miss Lannong seemed to be disapproving of my remarks.

She said negatively and pessimistically, "Assembly line work is indeed a good way to improve efficiency, but no matter how interesting the work is, as long as it is repeated in large quantities, we humans will develop a dislike for it. After a month - no, two weeks? After two weeks, you will slowly feel that simply doing housework is very boring, Taimi-san."

what……

This contemptuous attitude...

It could very well be my boss, so why is he trying to discourage me so much?

"No! I don't hate cleaning!" I shouted angrily.

"Yes, it's just a matter of time." She stood up and insisted.

"Impossible! I'm not someone who gets excited after only three minutes!"

"This is not a matter of three minutes of enthusiasm or five minutes of enthusiasm. This is human nature! It's human nature! Do you understand?"

I took a step forward without retreating, and at the same time, she took a step towards me without retreating. In an instant, Miss Lannong's face was infinitely enlarged in my sight, which made me feel a palpitation for no reason. I just felt that there was some strange magic in this girl, which made me unable to take my eyes away, and I couldn't help shaking.

Am I bewitched?

Still scared?

I swallowed hard and shouted, "In short, work itself is a wonderful thing. As long as we have a good attitude, we will never feel bored. If you don't believe me, I can make a bet with you!"

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23. Not following the routine (Tai Mi)

(Taimi-Moni)

"If you don't believe me, I can make a bet with you!"

Before I knew it, I just let out these words.

What on earth am I doing?

Without even knowing the other party's background, I actually declared war on them so openly?

And speaking of betting, what can a penniless person like me use to gamble?

I looked down at the worn-out shoes on my feet, and while sighing, I suddenly remembered something that Senior Blanny said.

"If you want to buy shoes, you can ask Miss Lan Nong. She should have second-hand shoes to sell to you."

God bless you!

I wouldn't lose this good job just because of a momentary impulse, would I?

In response to the berserker's shouting in my heart, Miss Lan Nong over there smiled. She looked me up and down with interest and said leisurely, "Interesting! Let's make a bet! But specifically, how do you want to bet? And what do you want to bet on? As the beneficiary of the home court, I can give you the priority right to draft the content of the bet!"

The beneficiary of the home court?

This tone is...

Noticing this wording, I calmed down a little and asked in a lowered voice, "Excuse me, Miss Lan Nong, who are you?"

Miss Lannong replied in confusion: "Ulu-Lannong? Didn't I tell you just now? Am I being rude?"

"No, you've already introduced yourself, but what is your position at the Stone House?"

After this buffer, my momentum has been completely exhausted, and replaced by a strong sense of regret.

After hearing my question, Miss Lan Nong exclaimed, suddenly realizing something, "I am one of the small shareholders of this Adventurer's Guild. My specific position is the Quest Appraiser Apprentice on the third floor. Basically, I am not the type to take revenge on others, and the argument just now was not really an argument, so you don't have to worry about the relationship between superiors and subordinates at work."

In other words, she just wanted to prove that she was right?

Then, the next thing will be much simpler.

"Miss Lannon, how long would you be willing to do housekeeping continuously unless there is an urgent need?"

"For me, a month at most? But you must be in financial need, right?"

I nodded slightly, agreeing with her: "So, what about a year?"

Miss Lan Nong touched her chin and thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "A year is too long. It's really a waste of youth to just let you be a housekeeper. Hmm, how about letting me formulate the content of the bet? I have a good idea."

Since I didn't have any ideas of my own, I nodded and agreed to her proposal.

After getting my approval, she said with a smile, "For the next month, I will let Berlani only let you perform housekeeping duties. Apart from housekeeping, you are not allowed to interfere with any other work in the guild. You are not allowed to help everyone even with a plate or a wine glass. During working hours, the only thing you can do is to clean the guests' rooms."

"What's the difficulty?" I asked.

"Take myself as an example. I can only endure it for about a week at most. Moreover, in order to enhance the effect of the experiment, I may secretly do something without your knowledge. Of course, I promise that it will be a legitimate attack. My goal is to prove that unchanging work is the most effective weapon to wipe out interest and enthusiasm."

"One week?"

Hearing this, I pointed at my nose and said proudly, "It's the fourth day of work here!"

Miss Lan Nong shook her finger and said unwaveringly: "Hehe, don't be too confident. It's only your fourth day at work. It's natural that you still feel fresh about these simple tasks. But from the look in your eyes, I'm sure you are definitely not an ordinary worker. As long as I use a little trick, haha, you will definitely not be able to stand the loneliness!"

Can't stand loneliness? What a strange statement.

Is Miss Lan Nong the type with poor language skills? As expected, our children still have to go to school.

Trying not to let my eyes show pity, I deliberately speeded up the operation of my brain and summarized the gambling: "Let's decide the method of judging the winner. What about the stakes? I have no money here. If Miss Lan Nong wants to gamble, then this bet is counted, right?"

"Of course I won't ask you for money!" Miss Lan Nong covered her mouth and chuckled: "Money is a troublesome thing, but since the content of this bet is so rich, then the bet must also have a relative value, right? The losing party must prepare a sincere gift for the winning party, what do you think?"

"A most sincere gift? What is that?" I was completely confused.

"A sincere gift is a sincere gift. Even if you bring me a leaf and say it is your sincerity, I will gladly accept it. But I believe in Lian'er's judgment. As her friend, you are not the kind of person who would rather gamble than admit defeat. If you are, then I don't mind."

Is it truly and sincerely?

The stakes alone felt interesting.

This Miss Lannon is quite an interesting person.

correct……

"Excuse me, which classmate of Lian'er are you?" I suddenly woke up and asked.

"Guess what?" Miss Lannong asked instead of answering.

"You are her sister? After all, you have the same last name." I guessed.

"Sister?" Miss Lan Nong smiled and said, "If you insist, almost all the girls in this stone house are Lian'er's sisters. Just describing her as sister doesn't seem to be enough. Let me give you a hint. Lian'er and I are not related by blood."

A sister who is not related by blood, but has the same last name?

"So you two are sworn sisters?"

"That doesn't seem right. We have never been sworn brothers, and I don't treat her as my sister."

Miss Lannong smiled faintly, denying my guess. She seemed to be looking forward to my guess. Although we both looked like girls around 13 years old, she gave me the aura of a sophisticated and steady adult. The teachers said that races like half-elves and half-dragons are long-lived races with different biological cycles from humans...