Guild Boss's Ambition

"Eh? Is this true? How come I didn't know about this?"

“Because we have special skills.”

"What special technique?"

"No comment."

"If you don't tell me, I'll have to collect rent."

He immediately told her everything: "Because you stay in the kitchen almost all day long, the people who are interested in you are usually only our colleagues. In addition, the people who like you are either not interested in women, or they are weird people with sadomasochism. As long as we find these two types of people, we will give them some psychological counseling in advance, and then they will automatically disappear under the great leadership of Big Brother."

I couldn't help but look stunned: "Is it really okay for you to engage in workplace bullying like this?"

Sauna spread his hands and said, "But my brother said this is to maintain world peace."

What world peace?

What kind of lame excuse is this?

No...wait! Wait!

"Since there have been men who liked me before, why doesn't Big Brother treat me as a woman?"

Sauna thought about it seriously and came up with a very constructive hypothesis: "Maybe it's because all those who like you are perverts? For this reason, Brother Stallone regards you as someone who only perverts would like. In other words, if you change your image, your target can't just be a man, but must be an ordinary man!"

Combining the sauna and what Xiaolan said, I feel that I am about to break through the dilemma!

"Then... Sauna! What should I do, sister? What kind of women do you normal men like?"

The sunny boy crossed his arms over his chest, pondered for a moment, and finally came to a brilliant conclusion: "Basically, as long as you are a pretty girl, there will be normal men falling for you. If you want to find a reference standard for pretty girls, the half-elf Annie in the stone house will be your best role model at this stage. You don't know that for every ten men who come to the stone house to drink, one will come specifically to talk to Annie."

I see.

but……

"Am I not in good shape now, ma'am?"

"If you don't speak, it counts as half."

Bang!

Because I was very unhappy, I decided to give him two more nosebleeds.

"Consider these three punches as rent." - I found a reasonable excuse for my violence.

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36. Life and Death Cultist (Xiao Lan)

(Ulu-Lannon)

After saying goodbye to Miss Kololo, although I could sense Bai Ye was near the stone house through the soul contract, I still couldn't find her. She didn't stay in her room when she wasn't on a mission, and I didn't know where she was wandering around...

"Is it because I don't know enough about her?"

At twelve o'clock in the evening, with this thought in mind, I fell asleep on the big bed in the dormitory.

Then I woke up immediately because of a loud noise.

The strange noise came from outside the stone house. I opened the window and looked out. I saw a group of people marching in an orderly manner on the street in front of the main entrance of the stone house. In order to see more clearly, I put on my coat and went out to the balcony on the second floor.

But on the balcony, I encountered the elusive white night.

"You can't sleep either, Uru."

"Yeah, I was woken up by them."

The late autumn breeze was a little naughty, ruffling her neatly combed hair in disorder. Her deep blue eyes looked like a frozen lake under the moonlight, silent and dark. Outsiders had no idea how thick the ice was and if they were not careful, they might fall into it.

She was dangerous, or at least she had been.

When a dangerous existence is labeled as safe, it will become more valuable for viewing.

Just like the rare animals in the zoo.

I walked over and looked at the street from the balcony.

The streets, which are usually quiet at night, are suddenly filled with thousands of people and hundreds of candles. Holding candles, they sing low and long tunes while walking slowly with solemn expressions. Leading the group is a masked woman in a golden gauze dress, performing a brisk and agile dance. Although each of her postures is graceful and beautiful, there is an indescribable sense of weirdness hidden in them.

"What's wrong with them? What are they singing?" I asked.

Bai Ye took out a chocolate from his space ring and gave it to me. He replied calmly, "They are followers of the Goddess of Life and Death. Most of them are from the old Falolin. The lyrics you heard are scriptures from the canon of life and death. The meaning of these scriptures is only known by a very few sages, but they possess a mysterious power, a power very close to destiny."

"Old Farolin? Goddess of life and death?"

She smiled at me who had no common sense, and patiently explained: "Since ancient times, the Kingdom of Falorin has been a kingdom with tenacious vitality. The Caesar royal family of the kingdom is blessed by the goddess of life and death. Therefore, no matter how terrible the disaster is, they can always turn danger into safety in the end and maintain the lifeblood of the country, but..."

At this point, she changed the subject: "It is said that four hundred years ago, the Caesar royal family abandoned their existing beliefs and publicly declared that they would no longer establish the goddess of life and death as the state religion. As a result, this dynasty with a history of three thousand years was tragically swallowed up by the wrath of nature a hundred years later. In the war, the people of the Kingdom of Farolin were displaced and gradually scattered to various places on the map."

"So, why are they disturbing people's sleep tonight?" I pointed to the window seriously.

Bai Ye raised his hand to smooth his messy hair behind his ears and said indifferently, "Today is August 6th, the day when the Kingdom of Farolin was destroyed. On this day, some old Farolinians will gather together to sing praises to the goddesses of life and death. They regard the decision made by the Caesar royal family as a mistake and advocate that people should believe in the goddesses of life and death and accept the fate arranged by the goddesses."

Accept the fate arranged by the goddesses

As an atheist, I can't help but frown: "Does God really exist?"

Hearing this, Bai Ye was silent for a moment, then smiled: "Uru, you really look like me──"

I was stunned, and she answered my question softly: "The twin goddesses of life and death are almost certain to exist, but they are not the omniscient, omnipotent, and wise gods you imagine. Compared to gods, I prefer to regard them as a natural phenomenon, a god that you can gain eternal life from as long as you believe in them."

"eternal life?"

She smiled and explained, "This immortality is of course not complete immortality. The goddesses only ensure that their believers can enter reincarnation. After death, the believers' souls will be completely cleansed and then reincarnated as humans. But, if a person loses his own memory, can that person still be considered himself? This so-called immortality is nothing more than letting people die repeatedly."

Seeing the disdain on her face, I asked, "Even if there is eternal reincarnation, you are not satisfied?"

She smiled and asked me, "Do you know why Caesar Royal wanted to betray the faith that had been maintained for three thousand years?"

"Because of momentary greed?" I guessed.

Bai Ye shook his head and replied, "Because it took them three thousand years to realize a reality. They found that once they accepted the fate arranged by the goddess of life and death, they could only live under the knife of the high elves in the safest way. They could never expand their territory to the other side of the forest. For the past three thousand years, whether it was the souls of the believers or the footprints of mankind in this world, they were all unchanging reincarnations."

Bai Ye pointed his finger at the parade on the avenue, his face full of mockery: "The cowards will only explore halfway before returning to where they started because of unknown dangers. They have been like this for three thousand years."

Then she turned her head, smiled at me and asked, "What about you, young yet mature Uru, which kind of person are you? Are you curious about the scenery beyond the map? Do you yearn for eternity beyond eternity? Do you want to see the greatest existence? Do you desire the magic that can make everyone happy? Do you want to explore the finite and endless possibilities? Do you dare to bear good or evil?"

Such white nights make me feel terrible, or rather, her problem is very terrible.

I choked for a moment and asked her, "Bai Ye, why do you always ask questions?"

She smiled faintly and replied, "Because your eyes were accusing me, which made me think that you all knew the answer to the question. Also, because I temporarily lost the direction of the experiment and the inspiration for exploration, I began to explore the possibility of the answer from you."

"We are all just lost sheep."

I looked away, pretending to check the marchers on the street.

She understood my thoughts: "Haha, it seems that you don't want to talk to me about this anymore──"

I glared at her and replied sullenly, "I never wanted to discuss life with you..."

"Uru, what you said is really ambiguous." She raised my chin seductively.

"At your age, please keep some integrity." Her fingers were so cold that I took a step back.

She chuckled with her eighteen-year-old face, revealing a row of white and pearly teeth, and went straight to the point: "Well, tell me what you want right away. What do you need my help with?"

I was very surprised: "Huh? How did you know I needed your help?"

I don't know when, the two icy lakes in Bai Ye's eyes disappeared, leaving only the fox-like cleverness and agility. She gently took my hand and touched her heart under my stunned eyes: "Because I understand you, just like you understand me."

Feeling the slightly cold and soft touch, I quickly pulled my hands back, then put both hands in my pockets and complained, "When did I understand you? You never tell us about your past."

Bai Ye curved his eyebrows beautifully and said jokingly, "To understand a person, you don't have to know her past. But I didn't expect you to care about me so much. If Ehad knew, she would be jealous──"

"There's nothing going on between me and Sister Meng'er, so she won't be jealous."

I was so confused that I immediately got the topic back on track: "So, I do have something I want to ask you. But before that, I want to ask you a question, do you have a way to permanently change a person's voice?"

Hearing my question, the smile on Bai Ye's lips adjusted slightly, a degree that looked as strange as a black cat.

She replied in the affirmative: "By carving rune patterns on the vocal cords, I do have a way to adjust the human voice, and the energy required to maintain the rune pattern is very small, and it can be used for at least one or two hundred years."

"Carving rune patterns on the vocal cords? Isn't that very dangerous?"

Bai Ye pressed his five fingers lightly on his chest and answered confidently: "Hehe, if the target is a human, my skills can guarantee that the operation is 100% safe. By the way, the voice I am using now is also modified, and the person performing the operation is exactly me."

I was worried and used the power of the soul contract to ask her, "You really didn't lie to me or exaggerate just now?"

Bai Ye answered smoothly: "No, absolutely not."

Next, Bai Ye acted in his true colors again and added, "Although I don't know who you want me to help with the voice-changing surgery, what good will it do for me, a necromancer, to help you?"

benefit?

Considering that Bai Ye had always been doing quests in the Adventurer's Guild in the past, I concluded that she must have a need for money.

I replied seriously: "We can give you money."

Bai Ye rolled his eyes and said thoughtfully, "Money? My research does require a lot of money, but if you let me name the price, my fee will definitely be very high. If you directly use the soul contract to order me, you don't have to spend a penny."

I asked directly: "Give me a fair price."

As long as the price is within a hundred gold coins, I will agree to her request.

However, the white night always surprises me.

"I don't need you to pay a penny, as long as you agree to one condition of mine."

"What conditions?"

"Please wear the clothes I bought for you once in a while."

In my silent silence, Bai Ye snapped his fingers beside my ear again, and then walked out of the balcony first, leaving me with a lonely back and a clear voice: "Finally, I will give you a calming magic, wish you a good dream."

"..."

That night, I returned to my room and soon fell into a deep sleep. Even though there was an eerie singing outside the window, it could not disturb my sleep.

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37. I always feel that the world is calculating me again (Stroun)

(Strohn Gasol)

When I run out of inspiration, I go to the back alley and smoke a cigarette.

When I run out of inspiration, I light another cigarette.

The back alley was littered with my cigarette butts, rotting in the rain, turning yellow and turning to mud.

Creation always involves sacrifice. It is a bottomless abyss of time and spirit, and an endless stream of tobacco.

So I learned to cheat, and learned to do it when everyone else was working.

Close your eyes and imagine every layer of the process.

Oh, I actually broke an egg in my daydream, and

So I just ridiculously added eggshells into the mixture.

Hmm? How does it taste?

The Mogumogu fishman will definitely scold me to death.

Full of malicious smell.

"Chef, chef, chef!"

George, the newcomer who joined first, was shouting in my ear again in panic, probably because some ingredients were about to expire, or something in the kitchen was spoiled, or there were cockroaches and rats. His voice seemed to be just to convey these trivial matters at work, but when something really important happened to him, he would try to cover up the embarrassing truth with a shrewd silly grin.

He is a fat man who likes to talk.

I have always been prejudiced against fat people.

I believe that their minds are far more delicate and cunning than their appearance.

Especially a lot of clever tricks.

In fact, my prejudice seems to be supported by experimental data.