CH 59

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“I didn’t say anything like that, so why are you two blaming me for what you made up in your own heads?” Raising his hand to blast away a patrol officer who heard the commotion and rushed over, Ji Mingjiang sounded very innocent.

There was no sound from the loudspeaker for a long time. Feeling the shock and speechlessness of the two, Ji Mingjiang scratched his nose silently and answered Lin Nan’s question just now.

“You all know my situation. In fact, what I’m struggling with is whether I should go to a military academy or, um… to get another job that is useful to me.”

After considering his wording, Ji Mingjiang tried his best to summarize his second choice.

But concealing the identity of a mermaid and saying such words can easily lead to misunderstandings, as Lin Nan and Zhuang Zhiye after listening to him.

“Aren’t you underage? What kind of job are you looking for?! What kind of job can you find?”

Lin Nan was very shocked. Based on the current level of education in the empire, even the most remote edge star would have a poor but still accessible university in the local area. In addition to tuition exemption, some subsidies and work-study opportunities would also be provided.

It can be said that most of the people who officially work in the empire now have a university diploma.

Zhuang Zhiye was not as surprised as Lin Nan. He thought for a while before saying, “Why can’t you just graduate from university and then find a job? With your talent, if you enter the military academy, you can apply for early graduation, which is just two years later. Moreover, the basic salary for serving in the military department is not low. If you get promoted quickly, you will definitely receive more money than you are making now.”

“If you really have difficulties at home, you tell us; we will definitely help!” After being reminded by Zhuang Zhiye’s words, Lin Nan quickly added.

If it were an ordinary person who was troubled by his family and struggled between studies and work, he might be moved to cry on the spot when he heard that the two of them thought of him wholeheartedly, and then heed the advice and choose to improve his education. However, Ji Mingjiang… didn’t work to make money!

“I will think about it.”

Feeling a bit embarrassed by Lin Nan and Zhuang Zhiye’s repeated persuasion, Ji Mingjiang waved his hand, signaling the two to pay attention to the surrounding environment, and gradually moved past this topic.

This time, it was still the three of them teaming up to play 3v3 with others.

After Ji Mingjiang realized that his combat skills were lacking, in order to maintain his winning rate, he learned a little from Lin Nan and the others in advance. He started the team mode first after the three of them entered the mech cabin.

Although Lin Nan and Zhuang Zhiye were a little surprised, they accepted it quickly. After all, although they couldn’t learn from Ji Mingjiang’s physical fitness, it was better to see someone else shocked and beaten up than to be hammered to the point their mother couldn’t recognize them.

The result is, naturally, needless to say.

Unlike the three of them who formed a team for the purpose of complementing each other’s strengths, the three on the opposite side obviously chose the multiplayer mode in order to preserve their winning percentage, and then, quite logically, they were knocked away by Ji Mingjiang effortlessly.

“…”

Lin Nan, who had just raised his robotic arm, was silent for a moment, then leaned closer to Zhuang Zhiye and then said in a complicated tone, “Yu Quanquan, if you want to learn some fighting skills in advance, you have to give us two a chance!”

What’s the point if you directly solve the problem yourself!

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Ji Mingjiang hadn’t realized this when he punched out, and only reacted after hearing Lin Nan’s accusing words and Zhuang Zhiye’s helpless concurrence.

The only two remaining people on the opposite side hurriedly retreated by themselves when they saw Ji Mingjiang’s violent behavior just now. Are you kidding? It’s holographic space, but the pain is still there!

The bulky mecha spun around in place and found that it couldn’t find the demonstration object. Ji Mingjiang scratched his head and whispered, “So, let’s do it again?”

Two more 3v3 rounds were played one after another. After the three of them walked out of the mecha cabin, Lin Nan and Zhuang Zhiye staggered a little, while Ji Mingjiang’s expression covered under the wide hood was full of satisfaction.

“hiss……”

The corner of his mouth was tugged slightly, and he made the sound of inhaling. Lin Nan raised his eyes to look at Ji Mingjiang in front of him.

Although he couldn’t see the other person’s expression, he could tell from Ji Mingjiang’s brisk footsteps that this guy must be in a good mood now.

Lin Nan’s eyebrows and nose furrowed together, and his hand continued to move, constantly rubbing his arm that had been hit in holographic space. The more he looked at Yuan Quanquan’s brisk steps ahead of him, the more unpleasant it became. He chased after him in two or three steps and then crunched him with his shoulder.

After the other party turned around, he wrinkled his nose and said with a serious face, “You have to remember everything Old Zhuang and I said today. Think about it when you go back, and tell us if you have any difficulties. We will help you.”

Looking at the Yu Quanquan that was tightly covered by the hood, Lin Nan rubbed his fingers, tried hard to suppress the idea of taking off the obtrusive hood, and said again worriedly: “If you promise me to seriously consider it, I won’t take into account your violent behavior today! My arm is still hurting!”

Zhuang Zhiye followed his footsteps, and after hearing this, he also stared at Ji Mingjiang’s hooded face very seriously, trying to stare at him so that his conscience would be troubled if he didn’t listen to what the two of them said.

Seeing the same expressions on the two people in front of him, Ji Mingjiang nodded helplessly, “I will.”

Although the situation of Ji Mingjiang in Lin Nan’s imagination and the real Ji Mingjiang can’t be said to be the same, no matter what the reason for their suggestion, he still listened to it.

“Two years of military school and then go to the mermaid center after graduation?” Leiden’s eyebrows twitched when he heard Ji Mingjiang’s evolved version of his somewhat familiar “part-time job” plan.

Then he fell into deep thought.

Shouldn’t he let Lin Feng be Ji Mingjiang’s doctor in charge?

And although Lin Feng was said to be outstanding at the time, he wasn’t outstanding to the point of having people come to his door.

If Ji Mingjiang graduated and went to Mermiad Center instead of joining the army, wouldn’t this make those old men look up in anger?

“But it’s not impossible.”

After briefly considering the mood of those old men in his mind, Leiden quickly wiped them clean and spoke very indifferently.

Anyway, as a mermaid, Ji Mingjiang has no obligation to give other people spiritual counseling. The requirements of the Mermaid Center and public opinion on mermaids have always been—no requirement.

It’s best if they can give effective spiritual counseling, but it doesn’t matter if they do a poor job or don’t do anything at all. The mermaid not giving spiritual counseling must be the match’s fault; no one really blames a mermaid.

Under such circumstances, it is certainly not Ji Mingjiang’s duty to serve the country.

And although the military department is not to blame for this situation, they should be given a taste of their own medicine, and it would be easier to deal with those few families together.

The two looked at each other for a moment before Ji Mingjiang raised his wet hand from the water and slapped Clarice’s hand resting on his knee.

“Okay, then it’s a deal!”

“Ji Mingjiang! You splashed water on me again!”

…

In stark contrast to the cheerful atmosphere in the palace, the atmosphere in the Orfield mansion was now gloomy and anxious. Not to mention the servants in charge of the interior; even the gardener in charge of planting flowers looks into the house from time to time very uneasily.

Since last night, when the master waited until two o’clock in the morning and got no news, Orfeild’s house has maintained a low air pressure that can suppress people’s breath. This dreary and depressing atmosphere peaked at nine o’clock in the morning, and after that, it has continued up to the present time.

“Hey, what do you think happened to that guy?” After pruning the area he was in charge of, Bieber darted his eyes around and saw that the butler wasn’t around or at the upstairs window, so he moved his feet toward Neil, who was staring dazedly at the flowers, and pouted his lips as a signal.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, he was not discouraged and continued by himself: “Sister Gremlin was just a little slow in serving the dishes, so she was yelled at, and then half a month’s salary was deducted. When I came out after taking out the tools, I saw her squatting in the corner by herself and calling home. Her family was still waiting for her life-saving money; it was really miserable.”

Speaking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of sorrow for his colleague, and after pursing his lips, he said slowly but surely: “I feel like I won’t be working here for too long. Working for these noble lords is not as good as spending some money to learn a craft and apply to be a robot repairman. At least I won’t have to worry about being oppressed and losing my life because of a work error.”

In the end, feeling as if he had made a slip of the tongue, Bieber, who was still in high spirits, suddenly shut his mouth, allowing Neil to look at him several times in surprise.

While this last statement was a bit abrupt, Bieber wasn’t making it up. He wouldn’t dare make up rumors about these noble lords.

There was a time when he heard a few curses, painful cries, and finally a door closing sound when he was heading back to the utility room to put his tools away. Just when he thought he’d misheard, he saw Bisnar Orfeild walking from the direction where the sound had come from with a somber look on his face.

He couldn’t remember what expression he had on his face at the time. Probably because he didn’t realize what happened, his behavior was normal and didn’t arouse any suspicion.

Another reason could also be because the other side doesn’t realize that he’s actually a crippled version of a beastman whose hearing sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.

And because of this genetic defect, he has filled in the information of ordinary people since he was a child. Presumably, even if the master really remembered him and went back to check his information, he would not think that an “ordinary person” could hear the sound, which by definition should be very small.

But no matter what, Bieber had been on tenterhooks for several days at the time. After making sure that he would not die inexplicably, he solidified the idea of finding a logical reason to resign during this period of time. Today’s abrupt conversation with Neil was an effort to set the stage, in addition to the fact that he was really holding back a lot of pent-up words that were very depressing.

“Resignation or not, you’d better honestly do a good job in this period of time first. Haven’t you become obsessed with some live steam anchors recently? I can advise you: don’t waste your money on these people if you’ve made up your mind to resign, or else you won’t have a place to cry when the time comes.”

He didn’t pay much attention to Bieber’s sudden pause. For the sake of being colleagues for several years, Neil thought it over and gave a few heartfelt words of advice.

Hearing this, Bieber chuckled and changed the subject to, “Am I that kind of person? The one I’ve been watching a lot lately is actually a live streaming room with a little mermaid. Nobody ever mentioned rewards. And looking at his family’s living environment, they’re not short of that little money. Don’t worry, I know very well.”

…

“You wait inside for a while, sir. The master will come over after finishing the matter.”

After bringing Zhang Cheng to the reception room, the butler closed the door and walked out without even looking back after leaving such a sentence.

Although he used honorific words, Zhang Cheng could still hear the indifference and contempt in the butler’s tone. Looking at the wrinkled face and the hunched body of the other party, complex emotions flashed in his eyes. The dull pain in his arm reminded him of what happened last night.

He had never been in contact with nobles other than the Orfeild family before, so he always thought that all the servants and butlers in such powerful families were domineering with eyes on the top of their heads and looking at people through their nostrils. He also believed that those who devoted themselves to these families would be in the same aging state as this butler.

It wasn’t until he actually met the “butler” with the most seniority and the highest status in the empire last night that Zhang Cheng realized that the status of the Orfield family’s butler didn’t apply to all families.

“The status is not as high as the emperor’s, so what’s the point of pretending every day…”

Bisnar Orfield, who almost got him killed, wasn’t here, so Zhang Cheng covered his arms and complained secretly with the same contempt.

After waiting for an unknown period of time, when Zhang Cheng almost fell asleep on the soft sofa in the reception room, the thick and gold-encrusted door was suddenly pushed open, and the not-so-gentle autumn wind hit his face, causing Zhang Cheng to jolt.

Along with the autumn wind, there was also a very faint smell of blood that drifted to the tip of the nose.

“Why did your mission fail? Give me a reason!”

Bisnar Orfeild pushed open the door with obvious anger and irritability on his face, and the uncarpeted floor was thumped by him.

Zhang Cheng didn’t answer his question right away, but with his head down in a sleepy posture, his eyes were glued to the other party’s trousers.

To be precise, it is where the trousers meet the exposed ankle.

There was a thin, faint trace of blood that would have been invisible were it not for the evolved eyesight of beastmen.

“If possible, try to find out if there’s another mermaid locked up in Orfield’s house.”

Whether it was his intuition or the deep impression Ji Mingjiang left on him, Zhang Cheng immediately thought of this sentence.

No way……