(19) A 'stable' job
In Bing Hunt's hometown, the price of 100 square meters of European-style decoration is between 60,000 and 70,000 yuan, if it is in an international metropolis like Yanjing, this price will rise by about half, if you want to decorate a house of at least 200 square meters, the decoration cost alone is enough to buy a house in a third-tier city.
The house where Ice Hunt now lives is such a pure Gothic-style suite, the decoration and furniture are all not luxurious but high-grade old-fashioned aristocratic style, and there are servants on call to serve, Dior's intention to attract is quite obvious.
The red-haired boy is not a person who doesn't know how to lift, and the other party is completely different from what he imagined, and he is unexpectedly a good person.
"You've locked yourself on the second floor since the morning and sighed, as for the distress like this?"
The big bald head on the mahogany coffee table suddenly spoke, but fortunately there was no one else around, otherwise I would have been scared out of my heart attack.
"Wasn't it well planned? Whether it's taking advantage of the situation to find someone or making a fortune and running away, it's a good plan. Just execute it. ”
"That guy is not that simple, I'm afraid it's easy to get in and hard to get out." Redfur replied with a frown, holding his head.
"He generously gave me three choices, if I am an ambitious guy who wants to make a name for himself but lacks assertiveness, then it is natural that I will choose to join the Lord's Guard, because there is the example of Daddy Fog and Rain, as an outsider who has just come into contact with the Bologna system, this is the safest choice, it seems not difficult and the future is quite bright."
"If I have a lot of ambition and at the same time I am quite confident and greedy and brainless, then I will choose the second option, and lead a camp alone to become a mid-level officer, to be honest, this authority is very big for a newcomer, and that lord is really willing to give up his money."
"The last option is more conscientious, it is specially prepared for a talented but not ambitious wanderer, although the identity of the retainer is similar to that of a member of the guard, but the former can give people a feeling of 'finding a home', which is an irresistible temptation for a person who has been wandering outside for an unknown amount of time, which also means that this person is very easy to control."
"These three options have pitfalls, if I follow his path, no matter which one will expose my character weaknesses, and I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional, he didn't give me the option to 'leave', presumably it's a BadEnd."
After finishing speaking, Bing Hunt helplessly spread his hands at the big bald head on the table, and finally concluded.
"Of course I can choose not to say goodbye, but it means that all the good things I thought about before will be in vain, and I still have two imps with me, it is easy for me to get out by myself, but with these two children...... Alas! If only the aristocrats were as stupid as in the novel. ”
After Bing Hunt finished speaking, he found that the big bald head on the other side was staring at him with a striking look, and he said in surprise.
"You have a lot on your mind. The head of analysis is the way, why do you always kick your own arrangement away when your head is hot? ”
Ice hunt and An Ci have discussed a lot of things, such as hiding their strength and passing by in a low-key manner, and for example, not to have anything to do with the people of this world, An Ci knows that the head of this red-haired imp is not generally easy to use, but the other party still has the problem of doing everything casually, this problem made him refuse the solicitation of the 'Dream Chaser', and then he also fought hard, for a village that had only lived temporarily for a few months and a large number of pirates, and still decided to promise the old man Miriyu to take care of Marisa knowing that he was a passerby.
The most laughable thing is that Ice Hunter himself is very aware of his mistakes, but he never wants to correct them.
I said...... Bing Hunt, no matter what the other party thinks, but he is sincere in his solicitation of you, so what's wrong with you going to be his retainer? When the time comes, there will be a chance to take a boat to the east to find the man named Yakumo Purple to treat you. ”
In Monk Anci's opinion, this matter does not need to be so entangled at all, and the other party, as a powerful lord, if he can explain this matter to the other party, I believe that he will definitely be happy to use his own strength to help inquire about this matter.
"Mr. Anji, I live in a completely different era from you, at the end of the shogunate period in which you lived, it was normal for followers to fight and even kill people who served their loyalty, and in troubled times, human life is not as good as dogs, I know this situation very well and clearly."
Bing Hunt's tone was a little low, he stretched out his hands and spread them out in front of his eyes, a layer of calluses had appeared on the white palms that originally belonged to students, and the hands that could only pick up a pen and write homework more than a year ago were now wielding a sword and taking away an unknown number of lives.
"I never refuse to fight, I even enjoy it from the bottom of my heart, and even treat it as a supreme pleasure when I get mad. Who knows how this strange hobby came about, maybe I'm a monster in human skin? But I can't treat fighting as a job, and I can't find any reason to fight for whom......"
"I don't want to be a soldier, and I don't want to whitewash the essence of the battle with a gorgeous aura and vocabulary, if I fool myself like that, I will one day become an inhuman executioner...... Hmmm~ Just like that guy in a black hat I met in prison. ”
"The way you look now reminds me of an old acquaintance, when we were still hostile, and he was in a similar situation to you, ha! You two are really alike...... The same red hair, the same ghosts, the same martial arts. ”
"That person, back then, chose an option similar to the third option, but his allegiants did not provide a 'feeling of home' but 'righteousness and ideals', and that person almost became a monster, and lived a rough life."
"But I'm just a passerby in this world, and I'll go back when that weird wound heals."
After Bing Hunt finished speaking, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, while An Ci closed his eyes and closed his eyes, he knew that what he said now was superfluous, this red-haired boy had his own ideas, and believed that he would soon make his own choice.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Bing Hunt, who was thinking about the posture, jumped up, and grabbed An Ci on the coffee table in front of him and looked left and right to find a cabinet to stuff into, but most of the cabinets here are tea cabinets and craft cabinets with many compartments, and there are also many transparent glass cabinets around the cabinets.
Suddenly, the red-haired boy's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to the bed and stuffed An Ci's big bald head under the bed......
There is no way, the existence of An Ci's big bald head must not be discovered by the aborigines, otherwise it will be regarded as an alien and a monster.
The knock sounded again, and Bing Hunt quickly patted his face to make his expression more natural, and then slowly went over to open the door.
I wonder who it will be. It's definitely not Knock Knock or Marisa, if it were them, they would definitely knock on the door and shout, and it shouldn't be a servant, they will knock on the door first and then report, so Mr. Hearn? Or a lord? Not to ......'
Ice Hunter made a lot of guesses, but when he opened the door again, he found that the people standing outside were completely unexpected.
Lord's sister...... The little girl with a long name that is hard to remember is standing in front of her door, she is still sitting with her hands raised and knocking on the door, this girl is not wearing the very casual white dress she wore when she met last time, but a light purple dress that feels gorgeous just by looking at it, worthy of being the lord's sister, a genuine aristocratic lady, Dongdong, that stupid and Marisa, the wild girl is not of the same order of magnitude as her at all, and it is simply the existence that can force normal people to become Lolicon.
"Hello, Mr. Himari. I'm sorry to bother at this time, can I go in? ”
Although she has a high status, this girl who can't remember the name of Ice Hunt also has a upbringing that matches her identity, dazzling blonde hair and fair skin, and the charm of this child can even make people ignore her age.
"Hmm... Yes... Come in. Ice Hunter froze and opened the door sideways, and the unknown young lady walked in.
"Well, Miss Hearn has come to me for something?" After the two sat down in the room, Ice Hunter asked curiously.
Look at how witty this red-haired is! Anyway, the lord's family is called Hearn, and he will never be wrong as long as he calls Miss Hearn......
"My name is Mae Lubelli, and Mr. Ice Hunt just calls me Melly. I'm here today...... I'm just curious about Mr. Ice Hunt. The girl corrected the obviously inappropriate title of Ice Hunter and said something that surprised the red fur again.
"Curious about me? Well...... Miss Melly, what the hell are you curious about? I'm just a martial artist who can do a good job. ”
Ice Hunt was curious about himself after hearing about his achievements in Misty Rain Village, but Merry shook her head.
"I'm curious about you, Mr. Himari, ...... Hometown, what is the place where you were born, and what your nationality is. ”
The girl actually used honorifics at this time, she was the lord's sister and the red hair was a vagabond, and Bing Hunt couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"Well, it's not really anything worth mentioning, there's really nothing special......"
Of course, Ice Hunt can't tell the truth, although to be honest, this girl doesn't necessarily believe it, but it is more likely to think of him as a madman, so the red hair can only talk about him left and right, but Merry continues to ask relentlessly.
"Are Mr. Ice Hunt and that girl named Dongdong from the same place? Please tell me okay? ”
"My hometown is far to the east, and I have walked far, far away through snow-capped mountains, through ice fields and deserts...... Nor can it be reached. ”
Bing Hunt didn't want to lie to this kid who wasn't old yet, so he had to play a language game that was seven points true and three points false.
"Mr. Ice Hunt must have suffered a lot all the way here, right? Are the people there all warriors as powerful as Mr. Ice Hunt? ”
Melly seems to believe Ice Hunt's nonsense, but this stubborn girl has not given up on Ice Hunt's questioning, and Red Fur doesn't know what she wants to ask? Could it be that he came here to collect information for his brother? That's not the case?
"Huh... I endured a lot of hardships before I came here under the guidance of others. There are indeed a lot of strong people in that place. ”
The opponents that Ice Hunt faces after he has power are all inhuman, and any one of them can become a myth and legend...... Of course, if it is widely known in the original world, it can also become a myth and legend.
"Is Knock Knock your sister? Listen to Uncle Blue say that you have always taken her with you to take care of her. ”
"Well...... You're right, but I'm just being asked to take care of her. ”
"Ice hunting, you are so powerful, you must be a very famous person in your hometown, right? A genius who is as praised as his brother? ”
"Uh...... You really think highly of me. Actually, I'm just an ordinary student, and I don't care about the rice worms that I produce. ”
"Huh? My brother praises you for being a very powerful talent! That's a bit of a modest overkill. ”
"Uncle Blue said that Dongdong is also a very powerful doctor, obviously not much older than me......"
"She...... Well, Knock Knock she's always going to know something inexplicable, and I don't know where she learned it. ”
Melly's questions were one after another, and Ice Hunter had the urge to hit the wall, but he had to answer them calmly.
After the girl left with a satisfied face, the red fur immediately smashed on the table, and the whole person burned out.
"Ah......hh This eldest lady is gone. Anyway, what's the point of her coming here and asking a bunch of questions? ”
Ice Hunter pulled Anji out from under the bed and began to vomit bitter water.
"Maybe it's a child's curiosity?" An Ci said uncertainly.
"Ha~ Maybe it's my delusion, right? She seemed to be staring at the bed all the time while she was talking. ”
After saying that, the red fur suddenly patted the back of his head hard.
"How is that possible...... It must have been the delusion that I was asked too harshly just now. ”
"That's right. Knock knock? I haven't seen her since morning. And that little girl named Marisa? ”
An Ci suddenly asked suspiciously.
"They? Probably where else to play in the villa? This is not a foggy and rainy village, and you can't lose it. ”
With that, Ice Hunter began to think about his choice again, as he had an answer to the lord tomorrow.
Theodoric, though young, was patient and hardworking in his administration, and would come to his office early to start the day.
As the highest authority in his realm, he has access to a lot of information and data to understand the situation in his realm, which will appear on the desk of the lord's mansion in the form of a report file, which is one of the magic of the functional building system.
Of course, the content of the documents on the desk is relatively one-sided, and the details can only be understood by a dedicated manager.
Diligent and perceptive lords can spot problems from general information, and they will monitor the operation of their territory on a daily basis.
Most lords only care about their territory's data when they want to do something, and of course there are a few who don't know how to do it, and they haven't even touched the files of their territory in their entire lives.
Blue Hearn had a little argument with him here yesterday, and his uncle felt that he had set too high a price for the man called Ice Hunt, and hoped that he would cut them down and follow the original plan.
But Dio didn't do that, his intuition told him that this person would not choose either, and that he would put forward his own conditions.
Suddenly, he heard the guards outside the door shouting loudly.
"My lord, Mr. Himari wants to see you."
It's finally here. The corners of Theodoric's mouth rose slightly.
"Well, let him in."
Ice Hunter walked into the lord's office, he stared at the guy in front of him who had only met for the second time and just wanted to speak, but the other party spoke first.
"You want to come over and say goodbye, right?"
"Ah...... That's right, that's it. "Now that the other party already knows his intentions, then Ice Hunt will admit it generously.
"I have one more important business to do, so please allow me to refuse your kindness."
"Really? Mr. Blue told me that you wanted to take a boat to the East, right? ”
"Yes. So it's hard for me to stay here and it's hard to play for you. ”
Ice Hunter made his words clear, and then waited for Dio's reaction.
The young lord pondered for more than ten seconds, then raised his head and asked.
"It's a shame. In that case, I think we can work together, I have some missions that require a strong samurai to complete, and if you can help, I can help you contact the fleet to the East. ”
Then he added.
"Although the sea route is expanding rapidly, the fleet to the East is not so easy to find, and they will not easily let an unidentified passenger on board, every passenger needs to be guaranteed."
Ice Hunt didn't expect this stubble at all, and it's ...... to think about it International passenger ferries also have to buy tickets with passports, and the ships that allow you to get on casually are either black ships or pirate ships.
“…… All right. But say it in advance, I'm not a killer, and I'm not interested in taking on black jobs, that's the bottom line, otherwise I'll go with a land caravan, or travel by myself. ”
"Peace of mind. I also don't like to give that kind of work to someone who might leak secrets, and my territory is relatively flat, and there aren't that many damn guys. ”
It is estimated that he was very unhappy after being rejected, and Dior's tone was also obviously unhappy.
"You can touch the pirate ship to save people, this skill and courage, Uncle Blue has praised me, so I want you to help me go somewhere to investigate......"
Dio saw that Ice Hunter opened his mouth to ask something, so he replied first.
"Peace of mind, Dongdong and Marisa I'll take good care of it, you take care of yourself."
“…… Actually, that's not what I want to ask. ”
"Huh? So you're stupid? ”
"I wonder why I was asked to go? You are the lord of a land, you can't have no masters under your command, right? ”
“…… Do you want to hear the truth? ”
“…… Never mind. I can probably guess that. ”
No matter where you are, it's always safest to push something to the temporary foreman...... Isn't it?