The villain's way to tame the protagonist

The girl's body trembled suddenly. She fumbled to straighten her hair and touched her cheek which was filled with flesh again, feeling terrified.

The young Hydra sighed, waved his hand, and said softly, "Let's find a suitable place to talk, Rhine."

The snow-white ragdoll cat meowed, and its paw pads gently patted the desk. The next moment, the entire office seemed to freeze, and only Anser and his friends could move freely.

Looking at the uneasy Marina, Ansel's eyes were as calm as water.

"Marina," he said calmly, "Do my expectations put too much pressure on you?"

Ansher was of course well aware of the current situation in the Garden and Shadow Swamp, and also knew the intensity of their work, but why did he still put Marina, an ordinary person, here?

Because Ansor also recognized Marina's talents - logistics, government affairs, personnel, communication... so many aspects of work go hand in hand, while also balancing learning and self-improvement, and not falling behind in any aspect, which is indeed extremely rare.

And it was because she was used to pushing herself to the limit that Anser asked her to choose between working in the garden and in the Shadow Swamp - pushing herself under someone's guidance was always more efficient than pushing herself under pure personal exploration.

After all, when she was with Ansher, Marina was very careful about her physical health no matter how hard she pushed herself. Even though most of her rest and eating were replaced by spells and nutrient solutions, it didn't mean that it was bad for the body. Most people couldn't withstand such high-intensity pressure on the mental level, but Marina could.

So now she doesn't even care about her health? And it's not because of the intensity of work, but... that kind of inexplicable obsession?

Anser's question made Marina stunned for two seconds, and then she hurriedly shook her head. The girl denied it in panic: "How is it possible... Your expectations are my motivation to move forward and the source of my strength. How could it bring me pressure?"

"What about your situation just now?" Anser tilted his head slightly. "You even had to drain yourself of the nutrient solution until you were completely exhausted before drinking it... What? Do you think I can't even afford a bottle of nutrient solution?"

Marina could only deny it feebly: "No, I..."

She didn't think Ansel would not know why she did it.

Because I don't want to have this privilege.

Because I know exactly where my privilege comes from.

I admit that I am a lucky person, but I don’t think... I am just lucky.

Mr. Anser must have known that I would think this...but why did he ask me this?

Ansher looked at the girl with her eyes downcast and silent, then looked at Hitana who was so anxious that she was about to cry, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

"Well, let's make it clear now."

He said: "Marina, tell Xier what you want to say now... Rhine, step aside."

The Ragdoll Cat looked at the two sisters with its big watery eyes, and walked slowly back to its office with cat steps.

"What about me?" Ming Fuluo, who was sitting on Ansel's shoulder, rubbed his cheek with her delicate little feet, "Should I step aside?"

"Just don't make fun of Xi'er about this."

Anser responded to Ming Fuluo softly. Seeing Marina still looking at him stupidly, he sighed helplessly:

"Marina...Marina, in your eyes, am I someone who enjoys watching your relationship with Sitana getting worse and worse?"

Now Ansor no longer needs to use Marina to put pressure on Sitana, so the vulgar plot of "breaking up because of not saying anything" only needs to happen in third-rate stories.

After all, if there is any rift between the sisters, Hitana will be very sad.

Marina had turned extremely pale after hearing Anser's words. Looking at the distressed Xitana, she couldn't help but whispered, "Anser, don't be mean to your sister. How could she think that?"

I'm helping you, silly girl.

Ansher shook his head with amusement and said nothing more, just quietly waiting for Marina's answer.

"...No, of course you are not."

Marina bit her lip and responded softly, "I am too...selfish. As you said, I should have talked to Xier about this earlier."

She turned to look at Hitana, who had always looked pitiful but now finally smiled a little. She tried hard to maintain a firm expression on her weak and pale face.

"Hitana...don't get too close to me again."

"……Eh?"

"I am Marina Lancemalos, an ordinary member of the organization [Garden] under Mr. Anser. That's all, I don't have any other unnecessary identities."

The expressions of Marina and Hitana gradually changed, the former became more serious and tough, while the latter's face gradually turned pale.

“What I get should come only from this identity, not from anything else.”

"Xi'er, Miss Xitana."

Marina bowed respectfully to Xitana and said:

"I can no longer receive any extra grace and care from Mr. Anser because of your existence."

Marina had made up her mind long before Hitana left the village and went to the imperial capital alone.

She didn't know whether her determination came from her disapproval of Shitana's reckless behavior or from her jealousy of her sister's ability to act so recklessly... In any case, Marina was sure that this was indeed her inner desire.

She had already received too much extra care from Anther because of Xitana's existence, and she couldn't continue like this.

Marina Lancemalos doesn't need any extra identity other than being Anther's follower.

Being able to be favored by Ansir, having the possibility to change her life, and now being lucky enough to be able to join the garden so easily... Along the way, the favors that he had received from Shitana were already enough.

Marina was not willing to continue to be content with being her sister's vassal.

Therefore, she was unwilling to accept even the small extra grace of a bottle of nutrient solution.

Shitana stared blankly at her sister who was bowing to her. If it were in the past, or if she had never met Ansher, she would probably have screamed in disbelief.

[You are my sister, what's wrong with relying on me?] [Why can't I give you preferential treatment? The sister of the sworn brother should be given preferential treatment!] Such blood vessel-bursting words may burst out of her mouth.

But how could Miss Wolf, who has been through so much with Anser, not grow at all?

Even though she couldn't fully understand Marina's thoughts now, she vaguely realized that Marina wanted to be respected by her.

Although Xitana herself felt that getting something for nothing was never a bad thing, and that as Anser's contracted head, it was no problem for Marina to live a good life - how well the people in the village were living now! She had been with Anser through thick and thin, and Anser had been infinitely kind to her; she liked Anser so much, and Anser liked her too... so what was the problem with this, it was very reasonable!

But since Marina wants me to respect her, I should respect her no matter how reluctant I am.

"…Lina."

Still a little sad, Sitana whispered, "Even so, you are definitely still my sister, right?"

Marina raised her head and smiled softly: "As long as it's in life, not work, I will always be your sister."

Resisting the urge to ask, "Why do we have to make such a clear distinction?", Xitana still responded somewhat depressedly, "Okay, I understand. In the future... I will not come to you, Lina, casually like I did just now."

"It's Marina, Miss Sitana."

"Woo..."

Feeling awkward, Sitana stomped her feet, walked to Anser's side, and made a sad whimper.

Anser rubbed the girl's head: "It's better to make it clear now than to let the contradictions accumulate, isn't it?"

"…Well, thank you, Anser."

Xitana said somewhat disappointedly: "If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have known that Lina thought this way..."

Marina still stood there properly, showing no emotion.

"Don't be sad. Marina has been running around for me all this time. You haven't spent much time with her, so it's normal that you don't know her thoughts."

Anser consoled himself, then turned to look at the silent Marina and said with a smile, "However, even the nutrient solution has to be paid for with your own salary, which is indeed a bit too harsh on yourself... From now on, until the intensity of work decreases, make sure you are in good health. You can ask Rhine for nutrient solution and various supplements as you like."

Marina's expression changed slightly: "Please don't..."

"This has nothing to do with Xitana." Anser said in a gentle voice, "It's my investment in you and my recognition of you, Marina."

"I know much more about what kind of workaholics your colleagues are than you do. The fact that you can stand firm in this period of extremely high-intensity work and be recognized by Rhine has already demonstrated your ability and value."

"No...it's just that the more difficult work has been done by my colleagues."

Marina waved her hands in surprise. “I only do the most basic overall analysis… I can’t handle most of the tasks.”

Anser laughed heartily and said, "How long have you been away from the Red Frost Territory? If you can start from scratch so quickly and take charge of their affairs completely, how could I bear to let you work overtime with them? I will only keep you by my side."

As the girl's eyes brightened up instantly, Anser's tone was full of encouragement: "You are already very good, Marina. There are not many ordinary people in the world who can achieve your level. This is my recognition of you, not Sitana."

"Besides...if you take good care of your own health, you can help me better, right?"

There was no more hesitation or hesitation in Marina's eyes. She responded with joy and energy:

"Yes, Mr. Anser!"

As Anser was about to walk towards Rhine's office, he patted Marina on the shoulder and said, "Keep working hard. I believe you will go higher."

Under the gaze of that affectionate and scorching eyes, Anser and his two contracted leaders walked into the office.

This office does look like a proper office, and it's not a cat paradise in a shell. But most people would still doubt when they see the cat lying on the desk with its tail wagging - is this really an office?

Rhine, the person in charge of the Garden, is a very powerful ragdoll cat who has extremely profound attainments in the field of the etheric realm. At the same time, it also has a very special identity.

"Has Lord Anser dealt with the matter of that hypocritical little girl?"

Rhine yawned slowly: "There are so many things to do that you have to come here in person."

"Hey, what do you mean?"

Shitana frowned slightly. This strange cat was quite nice to Marina just now, why did he suddenly change his attitude?

"Oh, you vicious wolf beast, you lunatic who trampled on the emperor... Miss Sitana, how disrespectful."

Although it said this, it did not show any respect for Shitana.

It was not until she felt Ansel's gaze that Rhine slowly stood up and, in her mature female voice, greeted Xitana and Ming Furo seriously and respectfully as a salute.

“Is there anything worth focusing on recently?”

Anser sat on the big chair behind the desk. It seemed that this chair was actually prepared for Anser.

"The independence of the North has caused a lot of trouble. Iron Blade, who had originally negotiated with the Gray Tower, suddenly changed sides. He contacted Donggang and planned to wipe out the Gray Tower in one fell swoop. The revolutionary army is taking advantage of the situation and their momentum is growing."

Ms. Rhine licked her paw calmly as she answered, "The specific information has been placed on your desk. All arrangements and preparations have been completed. We are just waiting for your order."

"What about the West Country?"

"Blood Dust and Heaven and Earth are fighting fiercely, but the space of the West Country has become increasingly unstable. Twenty-three temporary entrances to the Zero Point Mystery Realm have automatically opened in the past seven days. According to your calculations, it may be related to the missing Grand Princess."

“…” Ansher said nothing, tapping the table lightly with his fingertips.

“As for Donggang, it’s even more interesting.”

The cat stretched out its paws, raised its butt, stretched its body, and stretched itself beautifully. "Fo Mo believes that there must be a hidden story behind the inexplicable fishing village massacre. After investigating, it was found that it was indeed the case. However, it is a little difficult to move forward. Do you need to deploy personnel there?"

"Well, that's just in time. People from Donggang should be here soon... Let's take this opportunity to send more people down."

"So, Lord Anser, what about the Western Kingdom?"

"Let Shadow Marsh be in charge over there. They are the most suitable for that kind of place."

The two places that Marina is going to join, whether the former or the latter, have never been just institutions that handle Hydra's local affairs.

There are currently twenty-three official "staff members" on the garden floor, but less than one-third of them are responsible for coordinating the affairs of Hydra Territory.

The remaining people have to supervise the various territories of the entire empire. Otherwise... How could these talents, who were personally selected by Anser and whose abilities were no less than Marina's, work at ten times the speed simply because of Hydra's political affairs? This is too contemptuous, and if this is the case, what is the use of the administrative staff downstairs?

With years of development and rigorous selection, these two institutions have already penetrated into every corner of the empire.

What Maiov said was not wrong. Both Shadow Marsh and the Garden were government agencies. However, they were not government agencies of the Hydra Territory. Instead, they belonged to Anther alone and could influence the entire empire.

At a time when the Flame of Feast is in decline, their edge will be unmatched.

Ansel Hydra has been good with tools since he was a child.

Even without the Qi Shou, he would still be an unparalleled genius.

After a brief understanding of many matters, Anser already understood everything. More important matters would have to wait for him to deal with when he returned. It would definitely take too long to talk about them all here.

"Marina, if anything happens, be sure to notify me first."

"Lord Anser cares about her a lot. Is it because of Miss Xitana?"

"No!" Xitana bared her teeth slightly, looking quite angry, "It's because Lina is already very powerful, it has nothing to do with me!"

"From a mortal's perspective, this is indeed true..."

Rhine said nonchalantly: "But this is her limit. She will soon realize this cruel reality."

"you."

Before Xitana could speak, Ming Fuluo suddenly jumped off Ansel's shoulder and walked to Rhine with an expressionless face.

She looked at the ragdoll cat for a while, and suddenly stepped on the cat's face.

"You seem to lack some kind of respect for us."

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