Chapter 157: Abandoning Glory
Harder was pushed into the office of Dean Morin by two guards. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Having worked hard as a hunter for most of his life, he had seen the diminutive deacon countless times at various events. At the time of the selection of hunters, this person personally went to Xuelin Village to assess the children. However, it was the first time I had come to this mysterious deacon's office.
Passing through the dimly lit hallway, Hader was roughly pushed through the door by two guards.
The sound of his feet and taps didn't seem to attract Merlin's attention, and he remained focused on his seemingly never-ending paperwork.
The ironclad guards saluted the chief deacon, closed the door and retreated. Only Morin and the bewildered Harder were left in the room.
"Chief Deacon...... You're looking for me...... Any commands? The old hunter sat or stood nervously in the room for a long time, and then asked.
"I read your departure report, it's very detailed." Morin stopped the pen in his hand, but did not look up, "The route of the boat, the battle damage report, the sightings, and the details of the battle, none of them have been left behind. Only an experienced hunter like you will really know what to put in our report. Merlin smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Those young hunters, who wish to write the commission report into a novel, and blow their exploits and battles into the sky, but I can't see what happened. ”
"The chief deacon has won the prize." Harder nodded, "It's our hunter's job. ”
"But there's one thing I don't understand, so I'm going to ask you." The chief deacon raised his head, his hand tapping on the table, and Harder realized that his departure report was stacked in his hand, "In a large mission, the battleship attack needs to be entrusted with the instructions of the chief manager, I didn't see that you attached that material to the report, did you lose it when you submitted it?" ”
The old hunter knew in a moment what the deacon had done when he saw him.
More than half a month ago, when Harder handed over the unclear report to the commission, he had been anxiously waiting for punishment. However, the strange thing is that neither the department responsible for the management of the commission, nor the discipline inspection department responsible for the service hunters, has come to their own trouble. The old hunter didn't know why, but now his outrageous behavior had clearly angered the upper echelons of the union, and provoked the deacon to come and deal with the matter himself.
Having made up his mind, Harder bowed to Morin and said, "Lord Deacon, I approved this trip without going through the hands of the person in charge. Violation of the regulations of the union shall be punished by the chief deacon. ”
"You didn't do anything wrong." The short man waved the other man's words, "The report is clearly written, the situation at that time was indeed urgent, and an old hunter like you is qualified to act cheaply." He pondered for a moment, "Besides, when your airship arrived, those two children did almost die in the mouth of the fire dragon. You may not know that the two apprentices are also the unsung heroes of this commission, and the union is trying to find a suitable way to reward them, and you can be regarded as a great achievement in saving them. ”
"Dust Boy...... Meritorious service? Before he had time to savor Morin's words, Harder felt a warmth in his heart, and after only spending a month in the training camp, that little seal had already shown a feat that the chief deacon could remember. Although Harder would have saved the boy no matter what, Harder himself felt very proud to learn that his junior had made some achievements on the Hunter's Road.
"That's right, those two kids killed the source of attraction of the beast tide, and restrained the most threatening wyvern species in the valley until your arrival, based on their age and experience, they do have some ability." Mo Lin's face softened, and he stood up and walked in front of Hader, "I told your dragon village chief that I would protect this kid named Sealing Dust from dying. I placed him in this hunting ground, which was a little worse than a normal training camp, but at least he wouldn't be in danger of his life. Now that he's done something, I'm thinking about how to reward him. ”
"Thank you, Chief Deacon, for your concern." The old hunter said gratefully.
"But Hard," the chief deacon said, "you know, as the chief deacon, I have a decent office, but there are some things that I can't do alone. ”
"There are forty-two battle hunters and more than one hundred and fifty non-battle hunters and staff involved in this commission." Mo Lin counted the details of the beast tide, "More than half of them are accusing you of misappropriating the airship without permission, which led to the distraction of the people and the lack of combat power during the confrontation impact, which directly increased the battle losses. Several hunters who have died in battle and hunters who have been seriously injured and need to retire are denouncing your mistakes in the guild, claiming that you are responsible for their losses. As the chief deacon, I must also give them an account. ”
"Harder is willing to be punished." The old hunter took two steps back and said with sincere fear.
"Punished?" Merlin's voice became high-pitched, and the chief deacon's voice was full of authority, "You know that if you follow the rules of the union, your actions are enough to revoke the badge and go to the hunter's prison!" ”
Seeing the sudden change in Zhi Morin's tone, although Harder was afraid in his heart, he said unmovingly: "Hard...... He is not afraid of punishment. The old hunter's Adam's apple moved up and down, as if remembering something.
"Of course you are not afraid of punishment," the deacon's momentum froze, and his voice softened, "but you still have more than five years left to serve, and if you go to prison, the remaining Silver Star will be left to be added to the head of Xuelin Village during the next hunter selection." ”
"This ......"
"Imagine the children you want to protect, maybe three more will go to the Xishu Department in three years." The chief deacon leaned close to Hader's side, "Is this what you want?" ”
"Ask the chief deacon to show Harder a clear way." The old hunter's gasps grew heavy, and he said in a panic.
"I do have an offer here." Morin turned around, rummaged around on his desk, and took out a file bag made of cowhide, "It's up to you to seize this opportunity." ”
The old hunter hesitantly took it, opened the bag, pulled out the papers, and read them carefully.
In the room, where several high-quality flame bags were illuminated as if they were under the sun, Hard's eyes gradually widened, and the trembling of his hands became more and more exaggerated.
"This ...... There are such ...... in the Hunters' Guild" He looked up at Merlin in horror, only to find that the chief deacon was just looking at him indifferently, "No, no, this is a thing that has lost the glory of hunters, and I can't do it!" ”
"Hunter Glory?" There was no emotion in the chief deacon's voice, "Hunter's Glory can't guarantee that the young people in your beloved village will grow up in peace. I know you, you have never been a hunter for any glory, and if you can keep the children of your homeland safe, you are willing to do it, even if you are the devil's acolyte, aren't you? ”
"The Hunters' Union is a huge organization." "We don't just need people who can keep the glory of the hunter, we need someone who can take on the work and 'represent' the glory of the hunter." ”
"But...... Why me? There was a hint of confusion in Hard's eyes.
"Whatever you want." Maureen reclined back in his chair, the soft cushions of which made him close his eyes comfortably, "This kind of opportunity is not available to everyone. In my opinion, this is just a simple choice, an ethereal glory, or a tangible benefit. ”
"What benefits do I get?" At this point, Harder was fully able to confirm that this little fellow had brought himself here only to threaten him with his fault and force him to accept the "job" in hand. However, the situation forced him to refuse, and Harder had little room to refuse. A fierce look appeared in the old hunter's eyes, "I want you to write off all the Silver Stars owed by Xuelin Village. ”
"I can give you a better one." These things were nothing more than a gesture for the powerful chief deacon, "I can assure you that in the next ten years...... No, for twenty years, the trainee hunters in Xuelin Village will be able to get the right to choose their own training camp in the ordinary hunting grounds, how about it? ”
Fine droplets of water appeared on Harder's forehead, and he gritted his teeth and pushed his head harder: "Deal." ”
"Very good." As if Morin had known the result for a long time, "So, let's take a look at your first mission." (To be continued.) )