"Please don't abuse your power in the future. The association is everyone's association, not owned by one person. You are our leader, but that doesn't mean you can give orders at will. Everyone works hard to make the association run normally, not to satisfy your own selfish desires."
Lilith's face turned ugly when she saw Crawford. It was the first time she spoke to the man opposite her in such a harsh tone. In the end, she did not use honorifics, which was rare.
D 'Edarion held the box of hot fried noodles, and his expression was very awkward. He winked at Crawford, signaling the latter to leave quickly. Crawford did not move. He stood in the same place, looking like he wanted to say something. After a while, he seemed to have finally made up his mind. "Uh, President D' Edarion, can you pay for the food for these two months?"
"Well, the food? Oh, no problem, no problem. But you see, I'm busy now. Why don't you go downstairs first? When President Lilith and I are done with the work here, I will personally send the money to you. "D 'Edarion patted his chest and promised.
"Oh." Crawford was about to walk out when he heard that.
As soon as he stepped out, he was stopped by Lilith. The female president said to the man opposite, "It doesn't matter. I have been waiting for so long. A few more minutes is not a big deal. How much money do you owe him? Hurry up and pay him. After that, we can continue to work." After that, she turned to Crawford and said, "If he asks you to do these errands again in the future, let me know immediately."
"Hey, Lilith, do you not trust my character that much?" D 'Edarion put his hand into his pocket, but after searching for a long time, he only took out a broken sock.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn again. D 'Edarion cheekily approached Crawford, "That … Crawford, touch your conscience and tell me, how does the president treat you?"
"Not very good," Crawford told the truth.
"…" D 'Edarion laughed awkwardly, "Haha, you are usually so sultry. I didn't know you have a sense of humor." As he spoke, he put his arm around the latter's shoulder, leaned over, and whispered, "Brother Crawford, you see … the president has encountered some financial crisis recently. It's not very convenient for him. So, don't be so stingy. Just give me a few more days. A few days will do. When the research funds are approved next month, I will double the money back to you."
Crawford looked embarrassed, "President, that's what you told me last month …"
"How much money does he owe you?" Lilith suddenly asked.
"Well, in fact, it's not much money. It's said to be for two months, but President usually only eats fried noodles and chicken wings, so it's probably less than 23 silver coins in total." Crawford scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "It's mainly because I've fallen in love with a girl recently, and the expenses are relatively high, so I want to collect the money back."
Lilith nodded, took out her purse, counted out 23 silver coins from it, and handed it over. "Go back to work."
"Thank you, President Lilith." Crawford took the money and walked away happily.
"Thank you, President Lilith." The man on the opposite side also had tears in his eyes, "Today, I, D 'Edarion, know what it means to see a friend in need."
"You seem to have misunderstood something. I'm lending you this money temporarily. When your salary arrives next month, I will deduct it directly from it." Lilith said coldly, "Now, please continue your work."
"Okay." D 'Edarion sat back in his chair, picked up the budget again, pretended to look at it for a while, and said, "Well, I think there's no problem in general. It'll be better if we make some minor changes in some details. For example, I think we can add a magical animal research fund here. "
"You know that's impossible," Lilith said with a blank expression.
So, in the next half an hour, the female sorcerer had the privilege of witnessing the man named D 'Edarion's feat of breaking his own bottom line again and again. From acting coquettishly, to bribing, to threatening to kill himself, President D' Edarion played his acting skills to the extreme in order to get 6,000 gold coins for the magical animal research fund. He used almost all the means he could think of, but the result was Lilith's cold refusal again and again.
The female sorcerer's expression did not change from beginning to end. In the end, the exhausted D 'Edarion had to sign his name on the budget in humiliation.
After writing the last word, when he put down the pen, the iron-willed man could not help but shed sad tears. D 'Edarion just wanted to find a small bar with no one around, order a bottle of liquor, get himself drunk, hold the waitress's soft little hand, and temporarily forget the pain …
However, the stone-hearted woman on the opposite side quickly pulled out a second document and continued in her emotionless voice, "The defense system of the Marian Lighthouse is aging. The parliament hopes that the Sorcerer Association can come up with a set of upgrade plan in the near future and estimate the approximate cost. The upgrade will be financed by the parliament itself. In short, what we need to do is to complete the design part. I've collected a list of personnel, and I hope you can choose the most suitable person from them …"
It was as if Lilith did not know what fatigue was at all. After four hours of high-intensity work, she was still in high spirits. Even her tone was exactly the same as before.
On the other hand, D 'Edarion on the other side had a look of "What? What are you talking about? I'm already out of my mind", especially in the last half an hour. D' Edarion was dizzy, and he could only mechanically sign his name on each document. Anyway, Lilith had already seen these things. All he had to do was to sign his name to make it effective. Anyway, in the eyes of Lilith, an incompetent president like him was only a seal.
After finally dealing with the last document, D 'Edarion finally recovered a little when he thought that he could get off work soon. He looked at the report in his hand a little more than the previous ones, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. "Oh, what did I miss? The city was very lively last night. Even a forbidden magic like Hell's Gate appeared?"
"Yes, but Hell's Gate is a relatively easy type of forbidden magic to master. Under normal circumstances, it's not too harmful. Besides, the Hell's Gate didn't open for long last night. It was probably sealed not long after the first wave of abyssal creatures was summoned," Lilith explained. D 'Edarion touched his chin.
"Well, although Hell's Gate is a forbidden magic, it's not complicated. The existence of that magic itself contains a lot of malice. It seems to be deliberately luring magicians to open the abyssal channel. In fact, as long as one has mastered the incantation, basically any grade five magician can successfully cast it. On the contrary, the guy who sealed Hell's Gate is a bit difficult. This magic is listed as a forbidden magic by the association, and any form of dissemination is prohibited. Therefore, very few people know the magic that sealed it. Well, since you are the first person to arrive at the scene after the incident, did you find anything special?"
Lilith said calmly, "I have written all the important information in that report. One of the four dead is a magician. His identity is currently unknown. The Guard is still investigating the origin of this group of people. However, the place was severely burned. I guess the follow-up information will be limited. In addition, judging from the growth state of the plants in the courtyard, in addition to the three magic spells, Hell's Gate, Fire Totem, and Blade Storm, there may be someone who cast Barbaric Growth. It's just that we don't know what effect this magic has in battle."
"Barbaric Growth," the man opposite her said thoughtfully. "By the way, what about the monster?" Pointing to the last paragraph of the document, Dardarion said, "It says that you also brought back an arm …"
"The people from the Biology Department are studying that arm. From the information we have so far, the closest thing to it should be a monster recorded in the Holy Grimoire — Erinia. However, this monster should have gone extinct hundreds of years ago. From this point of view, the guy who set the fire has solved a big problem for this city. If we let that thing get away, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of civilian casualties, and the subsequent capture will be a headache."
"That's all the information we have at present. I will continue to follow up the follow-up investigation. If there is any progress, I will report to you again," the female sorcerer concluded.
From the beginning to the end, Lilith did not mention the lame old man who used to follow her. In fact, after last night, the old man completely disappeared from the city as if he had evaporated from the world.
"Thank you for your hard work." Finally completing all the work, Dardarion stretched with satisfaction, signed his name on the last document, and then leaned back in the chair as if relieved of a heavy burden. "To be honest, Lilith, it's all thanks to you all these years. Without you, I'm afraid this branch would have been closed a long time ago."
The female sorcerer put the documents on the table back together, folded them in front of her chest, and said lightly, "You're too kind, President Dardarion. I'm just doing my job."
"Yes, that's the idea that President Lilith has been promoting. If everyone does their job well, the world will naturally become a better place."
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