Guild Boss's Ambition

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If I hadn't been smart enough to take five or six hangover pills in advance, I would definitely not have been able to return to the stone house by myself.

"Yawn - I'm really tired. But, let's listen to what Xiaolan has to say before going to sleep, right?"

I washed off the alcohol comfortably, put on my pajamas, and my body was eager to rest. If I lay down on the bed consciously, I am sure I could fall asleep within a minute because I was so tired.

"Little Blue...Little Blue..."

I pushed the black-haired girl gently, but she didn't wake up. Instead, she turned around unhappily.

"Little Blue...Little Blue..."

I used all my strength to turn her body back to my side, and this time, she finally woke up.

"Good morning... Sister Meng'er. Sister Meng'er?"

"Good evening, Blue."

She just woke up and looked at me with a little confusion. After a while, she was fully awake and looked anxious: "Ah, Sister Meng'er! I have something urgent to discuss with you. Is it convenient for you now?"

I lay down next to Xiao Lan, covered myself with half a blanket, and replied with a smile: "Sure, I'm not going to sleep yet."

The shy black-haired girl got out of the quilt and sat on the bed, saying seriously and solemnly: "When I was chatting with Miss Kololo today, she accidentally let out Mr. Stallone's plan. She told me that at the end of this month, on July 31st, Mr. Stallone plans to send a Ziegland Food Challenge letter to Water World and his team, intending to replace Water World and their position in the culinary world!"

"Ziglan Gourmet Challenge Letter?"

Hearing this, I frowned deeply and my head started to hurt a little.

"Ziglan" is the name of a food magazine. It is one of the two most famous food magazines in Mopolis City, with a monthly circulation of 700,000 copies. It prints a Ziglan Food Ranking List, which specifically rates and ranks the food of the 64 guilds in the city. Our Stone House is currently at the bottom of the list and is regarded as the shame of the adventurer's food world.

The way for us to redeem ourselves is through the "Ziglan Food Challenge".

Each adventurer guild has one chance every month to challenge other guilds to a Zigran Food Challenge. If the challenged party refuses the challenge, it will be considered a defeat without a fight by Zigran Magazine. After the game is over, the party that successfully challenges will receive the original ranking of the other party, and the party that failed to defend the level will drop one place. If the challenger fails, the ranking will not be changed.

Water World’s current ranking is 44th.

"There are so many guilds on the list, why did Stallone attack his old guild?"

"And why would he plan this without telling us?"

My mind turned, and I suddenly realized Stallone's action goal: "Because he was born in Water World, Stallone is very clear about the internal situation of Water World, which may include Water World's weaknesses. Moreover, if we, Stone House, can successfully challenge Water World, which is ranked 44th, with the 64th position, then we will definitely become the most eye-catching dark horse in the Food Monthly published next month!"

Xiao Lan nodded heavily and added: "In addition, Stallone chose the time very cleverly. As long as he succeeds in the challenge that day, tomorrow will be the day when the monthly magazine is published. Other guilds that have doubts about the strength of the Stone House will not have enough time to launch the next challenge! I personally think that Stallone has no confidence in being able to hold on to that position. All he wants is to occupy the 44th place for a month!"

At this point, Stallone's actions didn't sound wrong, but...

But Stallone had his reasons for having to hide it from us.

It was because Xiao Lan realized the connection that she came to me in a hurry.

I was so angry that I gritted my teeth. "However, the key point is that Water World and our guild are old friends! Sterlon's behavior is obviously to take advantage of Water World's weakness. If Water World loses to us, it will also expose their weaknesses. Then, they will not only lose to Stone House, but also to other lower-ranked guilds!"

"That's right! Stallone is simply trying to put the Stone House in an unjust position!" Xiao Lan also nodded indignantly in agreement.

However, although we knew Stallone's plan in advance, things were not optimistic.

"However, Strom now has the leadership of the kitchen. Unless we fire Strom, we have no right to stop his actions. But if we terminate the contract in advance, we will have to compensate Strom with a full 100 gold coins."

Compared to the more than a thousand gold coins in the Morning Star incident two months ago, a hundred gold coins are actually not a lot.

However, after the Morning Star craze subsided, the monthly income of our Stone House has been only seventy or eighty gold coins. Adding to the large-scale maintenance plan of the store, we are now down to only five hundred of the more than one thousand gold coins.

One hundred gold coins is not a sum that we in the Stone House can squander at will.

I was worried, but Xiao Lan was smiling.

Her wine-red eyes sparkled with conspiracy on her face. "Although we can't fire Strom, and we can't stop him from challenging Water World, that doesn't mean we can't cause trouble for him. His plan is a complete blitzkrieg strategy that Water World couldn't have expected. Although we don't know what weakness of Water World he has mastered, in this battle of loyalty and righteousness, we just need to ensure Water World's victory."

"Hmm? What do you mean, Blue?"

Her eyes were full of smiles. "We don't have to stop Stallone from challenging Water World. We just need to try our best to help Water World defeat Stallone. Then, no matter whether Stallone and his team win or lose, we can still fulfill our loyalty and we can also put all the blame on this crazy chef."

I understood Xiao Lan's logic, but I still had doubts in my heart.

"But how can we help Water World? If we only offer a small favor, we may not be able to earn their forgiveness."

Xiao Lan grinned: "Hehe, this mountain man has his own clever plan!"

"Oh my! This little girl is keeping me in suspense again──"

I stared at Xiao Lan resentfully for a long time, and suddenly remembered something good.

Under Xiao Lan's stunned look, I quickly turned off the lights.

Eh?

She screamed, and I pulled her into the bed and held her tightly in my arms.

She struggled violently, her mouth buzzing on my chest, and I couldn't tell what she was shouting.

I secretly found it funny and gently kissed her on the forehead.

Say goodnight.

Only then did she relax and become my pillow obediently.

Have a good night's sleep.

……

25. Isabella (Blanny)

(Branny Erhard)

The world is always changing.

The tide of the times will not stop and wait for us.

The stone house is also changing.

With more people, it becomes more lively and there are more things to do.

Relationships complicate us, and we also complicate relationships.

Sister Meng'er has been very busy recently, but it is a different kind of busyness from before. Her work has become more colorful, and it is no longer just me and Sister Annie who surround her, but also Xiaolan, Hai Lao, Gushan, Bai Ye, Stallone, Miss Kololo and other people of all kinds.

She started to have more, and I started to feel lonely.

But overall, the current stone house is still very good.

In at least half a month, I will be able to teach Gushan everything and then put aside my own responsibilities.

Xiao Lan taught me many unique painting techniques, and I need time to put them into practice one by one.

"Good morning, Senior Berlane, do you have a day off today?"

"……"(nod)

"Then please make sure you have fun, and I'll leave the stone house to Gushan to take care of!"

"……"(nod)

After breakfast, I chatted with my junior Gu Shan for a while, then I took my drawing board and apple and went out.

A week ago, I made an appointment with the old lady in the bell tower.

Today, I have an appointment.

Because the promises made to children and the elderly are the most unforgettable.

They have plenty of time to remember everything we say and do.

and so……

Don't make promises to them that you can't keep.

and so……

Don't force others to make any difficult promises to you.

Sometimes, even just meeting once or just once again can still lead to unexpected events.

Without promises, there are no expectations, and without expectations, there is no hurt.

However, people always need some agreements to maintain each other, for fear that everyone will go in their own direction and lose each other. It is very important to establish agreements properly, and the fulfillment of expectations is also beautiful. Therefore, we will advocate faithfulness as a virtue.

"Beautiful child, you are here early."

"……"(nod)

I came to the clock tower as agreed, and the old lady in the clock tower served me a tomato, cucumber and tuna sandwich as agreed.

Well, and a cup of warm, fragrant jasmine tea.

Since I had already had breakfast, I put the sandwich aside and took a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup.

It is a clear and refreshing taste with a tranquil and long aftertaste.

I gave the old woman a grateful nod.

"Want to draw?" she asked me with a smile.

"Yes, it's agreed."

A week ago, I promised to draw a portrait of her. Because of this promise, I have stepped up my sketching practice in the past few nights, but despite this, I still don’t have the confidence to draw a real person.

The more I learned from Xiao Lan, the less confident I became.

However, what needs to be painted should be painted.

It doesn't matter if the painting is bad.

The old lady probably didn't expect me to draw well.

She was expecting only me as a person.

"So, let's just do our best, okay?"

Slowly calming my mind, I slowly set up the drawing board and paper.

I didn't bring any extra paints or brushes; my only tools were a charcoal pencil and a knife for sharpening the tip of the brush.

Seeing me preparing seriously, the old lady smiled and asked me, "Do you need me to maintain a certain posture?"

Ok.

I wanted to answer this way.

But considering the old lady's age, I finally shook my head and said, "Old lady, just do what you normally do."

The old woman was stunned, but did not ask any questions. She just followed my instructions, picked up an old book, sat on the desk, and slowly turned the pages one by one. She was reading the poems of the ancient Lorraine poet Milu.

What I saw was the wisdom of an elder.

she is pretty.

The beauty of a story.

I don't have the confidence to draw her well.

There is no recording crystal that can capture her beautiful image.

I think……

I have to draw her.

I moved the easel again to find a more suitable angle.

A 55-degree angle is a perfect position.

This angle can outline her profile and her quiet and beautiful eyes that are immersed in the sea of poetry.

I picked up my pen and tried to trace the outline of her face on the paper.

I know……