00712 A severely angular stone is not afraid of chisel. ————————————————– ———————-=
After safely delivering all of the rescued users to Mule, I returned straight to Atlanta.
When the battle ended, the sun that was hanging in the sky was slowly setting in the west. Still, a request that I thought would take a few days turned out to be unexpected and ended up being a one-day trip. Of course, such unexpected events are welcome.
(I didn’t expect it to end so quickly… but anyway, you worked hard. Once the reward is confirmed, the temple will send a resident messenger.)
Lee Hyo-eul also seemed to have similar thoughts and spoke in a voice that felt a little awkward.
“hmm. “It sounds like it will take some time to pay compensation.”
(Perhaps? Hmm… Actually, there seems to be some controversy among angels about the compensation to be paid.)
“argument?”
(Yes. I don’t know the details, but… Anyway, I won’t take it off, so don’t worry.)
Don’t worry. Even if they don’t say anything or try to be subtle, they know full well that angels don’t lie.
“I guess they will take care of it.” Anyway, I asked a user from the West Continent about guardian work… .”
(Huh? You probably didn’t ask me if I knew the guardian of the Northern Continent, right?)
“are you kidding. I just asked if there was any contact with other Northern Continent users while coming here, and they said there was none. “It’s the first time we’ve met.”
(Hmm. I guess it wasn’t related after all….)
“So, what are you going to do next?”
(…….)
At that moment, Lee Hyo-eul, reflected in the crystal ball, closed her mouth for a moment.
The silence didn’t last long.
(First of all… I have to find it somehow. I’m still looking for it, but I’ll continue to look for it in the future.)
Lee Hyo-eul let out a long breath.
(Of course, I haven’t forgotten the city inside. Anyway, I plan to search for a few more days and focus on Atlanta if I don’t find any clues.)
“Then I guess I’ll have to contact you again then.”
(Is that so? We need to discuss various things about city development support and major building relocation plans. I’ll contact you about that later.)
“okay. I get it.”
With those last words, we ended communication at the same time. After putting the beads back where they were, I got up and walked out of the terrace.
A cool wind blew. When I first heard that they were going to remodel the room into a room with a terrace, I couldn’t help but think, ‘Why?’, but soon I started using it a lot without realizing it. It’s a great place to cool off your head when you’re feeling the wind, and it’s also the perfect space to burn some cigarettes.
As I put the candle in my mouth and light it, the cityscape at sunset catches my eye. Even though it is a fairly large city, it is so noisy and crowded that it is hard to find a single empty space. Most of the visible users are probably users who went exploring in the morning and returned in the afternoon.
‘Now that I think about it, you’ve never gone on an expedition in Atlanta?’
It certainly seems like that. Rather than not going out because I was lazy, there was something I had to do first. So I deliberately didn’t go out.
Of course, it is difficult to say that going on an expedition is necessarily a bad thing. It’s not everything like the North Continent, but I know a lot of places in Atlanta where you can achieve a lot of results. Also, there is a structure in place that allows you to track your achievements and find them using the records of the secret library in the northern city without having to remember.
But, I am different. To be more precise, what I want is different. While other users attacked the Steel Mountains to escape the saturated North Continent and experience new achievements, I am focusing on a more fundamental goal.
If my goal was to eat well and live well in Hall Plain, I wouldn’t have come back in the first place. The purpose of my attack on the Steel Mountains goes beyond conquering Terra, and is to obtain the Zero Code once again.
‘I have to go back home.’
okay. I must never forget this purpose. And Atlanta must become a beachhead to achieve my goal.
In fact, I feel like I want to march to Terra right now. However, not only do I currently not have the capacity to reach the ‘Temple of Promise’, but even if I try to do it hastily, as my brother said, the likelihood of failure will only increase. You must complete your plan calmly, step by step.
Urban settlement, the top priority, has been completed. Of course, we need to develop further for at least 6 months at the most, but that will be resolved by our affiliated clans, not by our mercenaries.
‘Then now… .’
smart.
It was then.
“Clan Lord? “I’m going in~?”
While I was organizing my thoughts one by one, I suddenly heard a knock on the door followed by a pleasant woman’s voice.
Eventually, the door opened and a woman quietly appeared. Long, jet-black hair flowing neatly and straight legs reminiscent of cranes. Inside the bright eyes, deep eyes that seem to suck me in are staring at me.
“Jegal Haesol?”
“huh? It’s pretty cool. “Because I’m standing there with my back to the sunset.”
“Thank you for the compliment. “But what happened?”
“joy. Do we only see each other when something happens? “I’m sad.”
I don’t know what kind of nonsense he was suddenly talking about, but I gestured for him to come in and then went back to the desk and sat down in the chair.
Jegal Haesol smiled strangely and started walking while shaking his pelvis gently. But I don’t find it very s*xually attractive. He’d rather be lively, this kind of thing doesn’t suit him.
“… “What medicine did you take today?”
He shook his head and said, but Jegal Haesol did not stop.
“It’s stupid. Think about it. If a woman came to the room where her man was at this late hour… .”
Instead, he walked all the way inside where I was sitting, lightly resting his butt on the desk and crossing his legs. Then he brought his face closer and gently closed one eye before opening it.
“… “What were you thinking when you came here?”
A sweet voice tickled my ears. He sighed internally, but tried not to show it outwardly.
“Well, for a woman of your size, it wouldn’t be bad. Then go straight to bed?”
I wrapped my arms around Jegal Haesol’s waist and gently pulled him towards me. Then, when I glance up, I see an expression that looks a little shaken.
After a while.
As soon as there was a sound, the weight I felt on my left arm disappeared, and Jegal Haesol appeared in the air in front of me. I couldn’t help but be amazed as I saw it land lightly on the sofa below. That ability to move through space is truly amazing every time I see it.
“It’s amazing. Isn’t it bad for a woman of your size? Is that your nature? “It’s not.”
Jegal Haesol bit his lower lip.
“I’m serious.”
As I raised the corners of my mouth and raised my shoulders, he was now glaring at me.
“Sincerity? Even if that happens, don’t even dream of touching my body. “I just hate cheating men.”
“Then what if I only look at you from now on?”
“Hmm~. Then you can touch your hair, face, chest, arms, stomach, and buttocks. ah. “Including the butt part.”
“… “What about your legs?”
I looked at them one by one and thought something was missing so I asked.
Jegal Haesol made a strange expression and shrugged his legs.
“oh. I didn’t see it that way. It’s an absolute beast. I’m disappointed. Clan Lord.”
“… … ?”
“Then you want me to touch your legs? I’m sorry, but I’ll allow it after I get married. “Even though I’m like this, I’m a bit of a purist before marriage.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t help but cover my face as I heard, “My legs are my pride.” Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind: what would it be like to put Seonyul and Jegal Haesol together? Whenever I talk to these two people, I always seem to fall into Samcheonpo at least once.
“That’s it. “What brought you here?”
“ah. “I’m sorry for rejecting you last time.”
“You don’t have to be sorry. It wasn’t forced, and it was a request I didn’t really want to do. So, you came here to apologize?”
“Of course it’s not just that. But what is the reward for the request?”
“I haven’t received it yet. So, you came here because you were curious about the reward?”
“… all right. “You just have to get to the point.”
As soon as I stop talking, I hear a sullen voice. And even the sight of him getting up from his seat and walking lightly.
“It’s nothing else, but I think it’s time for mercantile change.”
At those words, I quickly lowered my hand. Because I was thinking the same thing. The idea is to plan the development of the clan, which is the next step after settling the city, such as recruiting clan members, etc.
Jegal Haesol has already arrived right in front of the desk. I felt like I had seen a ghost.
“Can you read this first? please.”
Soon, Jegal Haesol began to take out A4-sized records one by one from his arms. The amount that accumulates soon is quite large… . I didn’t lose, it was only four cards.
“What is this?”
“Merchantry Clan development plan. The author is Je, Gal, Hae, Sol.”
Jegal Haesol answered clearly.
I tilted my head and looked down. The delicate yet elegant handwriting catches the eye. I suppressed my rising curiosity and began to calmly read the detailed records.
I just skipped the first and second chapters. Currently, the pros and cons of the Mercenary Clan are clearly outlined, but I also know this. This has been a problem that has been pointed out for a long time.
However, the moment I read the first line of the third chapter, I frowned.
“Implementation of a grading system for each clan member?”
“yes. Note that… .”
I raised my gaze to the road. Jegal Haesol was sitting on the sofa again.
“This plan wasn’t conceived overnight. After first joining, passing through the Steel Mountains, arriving in Atlanta and seeing the Mercenary where the clan lord had disappeared, and even after the clan lord returned to life. “I just watched it all the way through and organized my thoughts.”
“hmm… .”
“Now is the time for mercenaries to wear new clothes, right? So, clothes that fit your body perfectly.”
“So you’re saying the Mercenary has been wearing clothes that don’t fit his body?”
When I asked him sharply, Jegal Haesol widened his eyes.
“well. I didn’t mean it that way, and the situation in the northern continent… . to… .”
Jegal Haesol was talking back and forth and suddenly smiled.
“Hey, I just want to say it. Clan Lord?”
“I’m listening.”
“This is just my prediction, but if we continue like this, Mercantilery will never develop in the future.”
“radish.”
Although I prefaced it with the word “expectation,” I felt angry for a moment. She told me that no, she didn’t feel like it.
But I could barely stand it. If anyone else heard it, they might say it was nonsense from a zero year old, but I know Jegal Haesol’s true identity. In fact, isn’t he the one who grew Beech Tree, which only had Cha Seung-hyun and Band Da-hee, into a clan that rivals Han So-young’s Istantel Row?
okay. Let’s pull ourselves together and listen once. I wouldn’t have brought up this plan for nothing.
“so. “Are you saying that if we implement this plan, the Mercantile Company will be able to develop further?”
“I think so. Or do you have any other good ideas?”
I thought for a moment and then opened my mouth. I had something planned.
“I plan to divide the organizations by class and elect a head of each organization to manage them. Including new recruits coming in the future.”
“hmm. There are certainly a lot of captains in the Mercantile. If we can’t fit them all on an aircraft carrier, we’ll have to build a destroyer. “Constructive exchanges between clan members can also take place whenever necessary.”
“… … .”
“It’s good. “It’s a good plan that makes good use of the purpose of the mercenary clan and feels like something serious.”
I hadn’t even given a detailed explanation yet, but Jegal Haesol immediately realized my intention. In other words, the point of distributing concentrated power to several places was pointed out at once.
“But. Still, a grading system for each clan member must be implemented.”
Jegal Haesol, who was nodding and meditating like that, still spoke with a smile on his face.
I turned to the next page of the record. Kindly, Jegal Haesol personally evaluated the ranks of the clan members and wrote them down. I am EX level. High performance S grade. Cha So-rim Grade A. Ahn Hyun is grade B, etc. Lee Yu-jeong wrote D, crossed it out, and wrote C, which seemed like an intentional typo. As if giving it a C wasn’t worth it.
Anyway, I shook my head. If nothing else, the plan is too sudden. If this is implemented like this, not only will there be backlash, but problems will definitely arise.
“Jegal Haesol. This… . “It’s so sudden.”
“Well, I admit that the plan was a bit strong. But there is a saying that good medicine is bitter to the mouth, right?”
“Even though.”
“Clan Lord.”
At that moment, Jegal Haesol stopped talking and stared at me intently.
“It may have been like during the first ten or so elite days, but mercenaries have been wearing clothes that didn’t fit for too long. And as a result, now I’m used to it.”
The playfulness slowly disappears.
“Now you have to choose. “Should I stop at just slightly repairing my clothes, or should I wear new clothes?”
The serious look subsides.
“… Are you that confident?”
“of course. because… .”
Jegal Haesol answered immediately without any hesitation.
“If we implement this plan, we can bring back two atmospheres that are currently missing from Mercantilery.”
… Two moods? Disappeared from Mercenary?
Boom!
It was then. The sound of magical energy exploding was heard again, and Jegal Haesol suddenly appeared in front of the desk.
“is it so. “Now that we’ve talked, let me ask you something I’m curious about.”
He slowly spreads his hands on the desk, lowers his back, and makes direct eye contact with me.
“The Clan Lord… .”
To tell me what to say, I faced him directly without avoiding his curious eyes.
Eventually, the light pink lips gently parted.
“Why did you suppress conflict within the clan and eliminate competition?”
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Jo Ara seems strangely slow today. haha.
hmm… . And looking at the comments yesterday, there are things that bother me.
We would like to sincerely apologize to any readers who were offended by Sarah Jane’s true name. From now on, I will think a little more carefully before writing. _(__)_
fantasy,
