The one-meter-high Wen Jiàn Mountain filled three desks, and the house was so hot that the little girl and her two assistants were busy going back and forth between the desks.

The mountain was too high, so that only shouting, footsteps, the collision of pen tips and paper could be heard in the room, and no human figure could be seen, which was the first feeling I saw when I walked into the city lord's office.

On the side of the wall, small toys such as bamboo swords, bamboo dragonflies, and backgammons were scattered all over the ground, and they were covered with a thick layer of ash, and it seemed that Adam's boy had not returned to this room for a long time.

To be honest, being able to turn the City Lord's office into an amusement room, he is also a must among the dungeon lords.

Anne is 1.7 meters tall, which is considered tall among human women, but at this time, she is like a dwarf schoolboy who is stuck in front of the desk.

The little girl had heavy dark circles under her eyes, and she was so busy fighting with Wen Jiàn that she didn't even notice me coming in.

Walking over, I motioned to stop the assistant who was about to call Anne, and casually took a few copies of the text and looked at it.

"Plans for the repair of municipal facilities damaged in the riots on Seventh Avenue to Ninth Avenue", "Three-point construction of drainage ditches to be completed before the rainy season", "Tentative draft of the new residential area of the four ethnic groups entering the city. ”

"Lord Sleepless, this is what Lord Margaret meant, all the documents above the B level in the Executive Yuan must be looked at by Miss Anne and sign the opinion, and then Lord Margaret will sign her opinion, and finally return to Miss Anne to check the decision."

That is to say, before each document is completed, Anne has to deal with it once, then Margaret attaches her own handling opinions, and finally lets Anne decide, back and forth at least twice.

This is a hand-in-hand teaching, I sighed silently, it seems that Margaret really intends to do nothing, so that Anne can quickly grow up to be able to handle administrative affairs independently.

"Your Executive Yuan, that's how you handle clerical affairs, and all the documents are finally signed by Margaret herself? Do all the government affairs in one person? ”

got the other party's natural answer, looking at this incredible Wen Jiàn Mountain, I couldn't help but smack my tongue, the total population of Sulfur Mountain City is nearly three million, just think about it, you know that it is an astronomical amount of government affairs, one by one? I kind of understand why Margaret has been living in seclusion, and fortunately Margaret is a race immortal who basically doesn't need to be dormant, but

"This way of dealing with government affairs is too primitive, just like the ancient kings, who only make judgments based on wisdom and knowledge, and the immortals who never sleep and are always rational may be able to do it, human words."

There are so many texts, it's only a day or two, and if it is all handed over to the city lord in the future, I'm afraid, she basically won't have time to be free.

My mission is to raise a qualified lord, not a madman who is crushed by government affairs, so I coughed lightly and informed the trainee lord of my arrival.

"Anne, do you know what the essence of administration is?"

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What is the essence of administration? Let everyone live and work in peace? Turning so-called utopian ideas into reality? Let all races coexist peacefully?

No, no, it's not that complicated, administration can only operate within a given framework, and ideals or something can't be done by administrative means alone.

But the administration is not so simple, the lack of administrative organs in the city will directly paralyze the whole city, and the excessively low administrative efficiency will lead to extreme dissatisfaction among the citizens, and he is indeed an indispensable existence in any town.

"As the lord of the city, I will try to make everyone's life well."

"Little head, don't think so much, I'm just asking you what the essence of administration is, forget it, I'll tell you directly, just right, you also need to rest."

pulled the little girl to sit aside, and motioned to the assistant for a cup of tea,

The little girl's face was a little sluggish, her fiery red hair color was less luster, and the whole person looked lacking in spirit, and her eyes were a little dodgy when she looked at me, as if she was worried that I would blame her.

Shaking my head, I could already guess what was going on, Margaret was an impatient and perfectionist, and she always assigned tasks to her subordinates according to her abilities.

"Why can't you do what I can do", "Don't tell me reasons, if and assumptions are meaningless" are her mantras, but in fact, whether she is known as a sage in the activity library, or an immortal who is always full of spirit, where can ordinary people keep up with her progress

Can be accepted by Adam as a disciple, Anne's martial arts talent and physical condition are very good, but in terms of intelligence, for pure warriors, intelligence is the most useless attribute, Adam's kid's intelligence is only 9 points (intelligence here is the main attribute of the mage, related to understanding ability and thinking speed, ordinary people are 10 points, the basic attributes of this book are difficult to improve), not very happy. In my system, Anne has 11 points of intelligence, which is much better than that of her stupid stepfather, but if you use Margaret's 26-point intelligence standard to set the teaching task, let alone 26 points, the learning requirement of half and 13 points of intelligence will drive her to death.

Inexplicably, I seem to know why the Executive Yuan became her one-person institution in the end, but she couldn't stand those "mentally retarded" and "slow-witted" subordinates, so she did all the work by herself, and finally got used to it, so she simply didn't let others interfere.

This kind of person is the so-called virtuous king in ancient times, but as soon as they hang up, the next successor will be very uncomfortable, after all, you can't expect the son and grandson of the virtuous king to be also a virtuous king who never sleeps and has amazing wisdom.

"Oh, she is worthy of an immortal, but she didn't tire her to death like this. Annie, Margaret must have trained you, don't worry, her teaching methods are too unreliable, Eliza and Calle were almost killed by her, they are also mages. ”

Hearing this, the girl began to whimper, but shook her head vigorously.

"Sister Margaret didn't discipline me, she was just disappointed, Anne is useless, Anne is useless. Anne no longer had the confidence to be a good lord of the city. ”

The girl's tears were dripping down, and it seemed that Margaret's cold eyes after disappointment, and then shook her head and left silently, hurt her fiercely.

This kind of silent abandonment, this heartfelt disappointment, makes the other party uncomfortable more than any sharp sarcasm, and makes the other party doubt his own ability and intelligence

Why do I know so clearly? In the past, when the progress of her studies was not satisfactory, Eliza was not so depressed that she secretly vented her anger on me, although it was indeed me who used this trick to hurt Margaret first. Hmph, who told her that her chess skills are so bad, her thinking is so rigid, and she can't drag it.

Well, the bell must be tied to the bell, and I know why Margaret must have asked me to come to see Anne today, she must have subconsciously used this trick to make Anne cry, but I don't know how to end it.

"Ha, don't cry, come, let Uncle Bones teach you. In fact, Margaret's own approach is wrong, it is normal if you can't learn it, and if you do, it will be really troublesome. ”

Anne's eyes widened, full of puzzlement.

"Administration, in fact, is not so mysterious, its essence is to solve problems. Yes, administration is just a means to solve troubles and problems. ”

Yes, administration is just the act of solving problems, and the Executive Yuan is the body that specializes in solving problems.

"This work is not within the scope of our functions, please refer it to a higher authority for handling." ="Brother, this is a big problem, we can't handle it, you talk to our boss"

"The plan should indeed be implemented, but the costs involved are too high to be completed under the existing conditions, so the implementation is suspended." = "Excuse me, brother, what you said was good, we want to do it too." But the treasury is out of money, so let's leave it alone. ”

"We can understand your difficulties, but this work involves personal privacy, and it is not appropriate for our department to intervene, please make your own decision." = "Fool, don't waste our manpower, such a small thing, take care of it yourself." ”

What is said to be so complex and sacred, the goal of administration is to solve the problems and troubles that inevitably arise in life and development, so that most people's lives are stable, and the "Art of Speech, Hand-in-hand Teaching You How to Deal with Complaints and Resolve Conflicts (also known as the Official, Dialect Manual)" has been well received, and it has indeed greatly improved the administrative ability of our judicial organs, and the visiting citizens are even more exclaiming, "Although I didn't understand, it sounds very powerful, and my opinions seem to be respected". But the after-effect is that many people look at me quite strangely, and some people even listen to me while flipping through the manual I compiled

"Actually, you all underestimate Adam's stupid guy with nine intelligence, in fact, in my eyes, he is a very good city lord."

Hearing this, Anne raised her head in surprise, her face full of incredulity, these days, she has heard countless complaints about her adoptive father.

"But everyone said that they thought that with the help of Sister Margaret, he could be a good city lord, and if he could take on more responsibilities, everyone would be a little easier, and life would be better."

"Then Brimstone Mountain City is not far from being finished. Yes, he relied on Margaret to handle most of the government affairs, but even if Margaret is not there, he can also catch other people to do it, although the efficiency may be lower. His biggest advantage is to know how to make good use of others, and then trust the other party, leave things to the other party and leave it alone, and never add chaos casually. ”

"You are the lord of the city, not the president of the Executive Yuan, all you need is to find someone who can solve the problem, and then throw all the troubles to him, instead of carrying them all yourself."

Anne was about to say something, but I interrupted her.

"You see, he handed over the judiciary to me, the Executive Yuan to Margaret, and the cumbersome matters of people's livelihood to the parliament, no matter what, at least now the city is already the fastest growing in the entire underground world, and the winner is not to blame. Moreover, the city lord also has the duties of the city lord, which is much more important than these boring government affairs. ”

"The duties of the city lord?"

"Yes. Why do you think Adam is very idle every day, but the citizens still respect him very much, because he has fulfilled his most important duty as the lord of the city. ”

"The duties of the city lord?" Savoring this word, remembering his adoptive father's daily actions, suddenly, sparks shone in her eyes, and the girl regained her brilliance.

"Protect everyone? Can everyone live in peace of mind in this chaotic underground world? ”

I nodded and smiled.

"Yes, it is the duty of the city lord to shelter everyone, guide everyone in the direction of the future, and let everyone have good expectations for the future. If they mess up, they will be removed and replaced, and there will always be a suitable one. ”

"And in this chaotic dungeon world, force is a must, in this regard, you should be very talented, Brimstone Mountain City, no, I'm afraid it's the youngest quasi-legend in the entire dungeon world."

Hearing this, it seemed that she had finally found her strengths, and Anne nodded vigorously, in my eyes, like a cute puppy who had finally found her strengths and was satisfied.

"My father-in-law said that I am one step away from the legend, as long as I accept the last phoenix heart of the inheritance, I can directly enter the middle level of the legend, and then enter the holy realm within thirty years."

"Good boy. That's ridiculously fast. "Even I'm frightened by this amazing speed, the average age of normal legends is over a hundred years old, Anne is less than 20 years old, and when I first popularized the Holy Domain, I was more than a hundred years old." However, she can smile so cheerfully, I'm afraid, she doesn't know what the heart of the phoenix is. ”

Shaking his head, this is their family matter, I don't have a position to say much, and I shouldn't say it, now, my goal is just to complete the main quest and train Anne to be an excellent city lord

"Well, in two days, you and I will go to the underground covenant together, and along the way, I will teach you another part of the city lord's duty "how to use both soft and hard in diplomacy to obtain more benefits for yourself", but since it is a dungeon, I'm afraid, I can only teach you how to be hard. ”

"Anyway, this time it's going to demonstrate strongly, and you have a lot of opportunities to make a move along the way, and strive to enter the legend directly in the battle. This time, Xiaohong will also go with me, and I will also bring the most troublemakers in the city, the Beya brothers, the Storm Eagle, and the living treasures under me, you will be responsible for the strong demonstration on the surface, and let me do the rest, let's turn the dungeon covenant upside down together, and completely play big. ”

"Adam's soul emblem is an immortal phoenix, and he is the best at protracted battles, as long as he can't destroy him in one go, he will absorb damage, continue to become stronger, and finally explode in one breath. But although it is the same inheritance, I don't think you may be suitable for his path, I think, you should be very suitable for the combat style of comprehensive suppression, which needs to be honed in actual combat, so you should try to find a fight on the side of the underground covenant. ”

Sure enough, it is still a little girl with a temperament, and in the face of hated government affairs, she can only cry and do it with a sad face, and when she talks about what she likes, she immediately jumps around and is elated

"Government affairs? Isn't it simple, just to solve the problem? Find a few small businessmen who can manage money, let them manage the accounts, well, just call it the Finance Department of a newly established department in the Executive Yuan. ”

"Municipal construction is looking for masonry and construction merchants, but they must first divest their own interests, by the way, let's call it the Construction Division."

"Don't play Margaret's example, it's too tired. You put up the shelf, and then choose someone to apply, and if you can't do it well, you just need to replace people. In order to protect this city in the future, you will have to devote most of your energy to cultivation, hehe, I would love to hear about the legendary deeds of the new generation of Red Lotus Warriors. ”

"Don't worry, you're much better than that stupid, Adam back then, much more useless than you, he's stupid at home, the first time to deal with other people's housework disputes, actually by himself"

Slowly, Anne, who had been repeatedly changing and hadn't slept for two nights, was tired to the limit, so she listened and fell asleep directly against me.

Looking at the girl who fell asleep with a soft cry on her knees, I couldn't help but think of the past.

"Human beings, what a magical life, yesterday was a bear child with a clear nose, today, in a blink of an eye, he is an adult."

At that time, when Adam brought Anne back, she was still a little young, but now, not to mention, she is about to become an adult, and she plans to take on the responsibilities left by her elders.

Looking at the dark circles under Anne's eyes, I couldn't help but feel a little resentful of Margaret.

"Really, so laissez-faire with Adam the fool, so strict with Anne. Adam is yes, the heart of the phoenix, the heart of the phoenix, such a heavy burden, are you sure that she can accept it after she knows the truth? ”

"Uncle Bone, Sister Margaret, Father" Suddenly, the sleeping girl silently shed tears, but called out our names.

"Don't go!! Don't leave Annie behind! Anne will be very well-behaved. ”

The dream with a crying voice made my hand stretched out to wipe my tears pause

I never said I was leaving, and Margaret and Adam wouldn't publicize the death of the city lord, but it seems that we all underestimated this big-looking, unruly girl.

Half a salary, I continued, carefully wiping away her tears with my sleeve and caressing her hair.

The apologetic whisper was something I couldn't even hear.

"I'm sorry, little Annie, adults are very selfish, and we're all a bunch of selfish bastards."

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But I didn't know that there were two people in the same city lord's mansion who were talking the same thing to me.

"I knew that by letting Roland come, I would solve the problem. Don't blame yourself, Margaret, little Anne is actually much stronger than you and I think. ”

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"Don't shed tears, Margaret, this is not like you, if you can't bear to, you can still stay."

Yes, the girl who was silently whimpering in the corner at this moment, who had accidentally hurt Anne, but asked me for help, and then was too worried, and violated her principles and eavesdropped by means, the sage Lord Margaret, who was always as calm as ice

Hearing the cool words of this heartless man, Margaret, who still had tears in the corners of her eyes, suddenly looked angry.

"You can't stop dying! That's all settled! You selfish bastard! "If vision could kill, Adam would have been pierced by ten thousand arrows.

"yes, who called us all selfish adults. I'm sorry little Annie, and hehe, don't worry too soon. ”

"You're laughing? You are"

"Don't worry, I'm Anne's father, what she wants most, what she needs most, how could I not know, hehe, don't worry, I've made arrangements, in the end, it's definitely a comedy ending, a big comedy."

"I believe you again, one last time!! You selfish bastard! "It's the roar of the sage who has lost his image through gritted teeth.

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PS. As Adam said, squirrels like joy and don't write tragedy