"You don't have to be afraid."
After Yaxiao left, Zhao Qing and Erde kept comforting themselves in their hearts, but they were still students after all. Facing four officers who had experienced the battlefield, no matter how calm they were, they still showed some nervousness and embarrassment on their faces.
The four military officer representatives selected by the housekeeper knew that their mission here was to promote the border base to the two students, and their attitudes were very friendly.
Even though the officers of the Fourth Base and the Fifth Base looked down on each other, they did not quarrel and were relatively peaceful, which was a rare sight.
Seeing that the officers at the border base were not as bad-tempered as they had imagined, Zhao Qing and Erde breathed a sigh of relief.
The two followed the four officers and sat on the sofa.
"You can start asking questions now. Except for information that is not allowed to be disclosed to the public, we will answer the rest truthfully." The officer of the Fifth Base said with a smile.
Zhao Qing and Erde looked at each other, took a deep breath, and asked the questions they had prepared.
When Yaxiao came back after handing over his work to Mist, the two student representatives were already chatting animatedly with the four officers.
When leaving, Zhao Qing and Erde also added the contact information of those officers on the optical computer.
"You guys get along really well."
Yaxiao took the elevator with two student stewards and he smiled at them.
"They are doing well."
This was the first time that Zhao Qing had such close communication with the officers at the border base. Until now, when she thought about her conversations with those officers at the border base, she still felt a little mysterious, as if she had dreamed.
Although they have already prepared to serve as officers in the future, some of them are well-known border major generals and lieutenant generals!
"Major General Dido is so cool!"
Erde's eyes were a little excited, and he gestured around his neck with his hands and feet. "There is a long scar on his neck, which was scratched by the claws of the demon insect. If it was one millimeter longer, Major General Dido's artery would be cut."
He clenched his fist and waved it again: "Such a dangerous thing was mentioned lightly by Major General Dido, as if it was not worth mentioning."
This kind of person is a real man!
Alder has been living in the comfortable central city, and what he admires most is such a powerful hero!
Zhao Qing beside him also nodded in agreement, "Yes, the other officers are the same."
Hearing this, Yaxiao also thought of the villain. He smiled with his eyes curved, "Because they have experienced many life-and-death crises, they think it's nothing."
The villain also had many incurable wounds on his body, some on his heart, some on his arms, some deep and some shallow. But when asked specifically, Qin Qi couldn't remember how he got those injuries.
The demons have a deep understanding of this. After all, no demon will remember the defeated. As long as they can survive victoriously, they will not care how difficult the battle was in the first place!
Yaxiao just replied casually, but Zhao Qing and Erde, who were originally quite excited, were stunned for a moment.
The two of them had been thinking about how powerful and awesome those four officers were, but they had forgotten that even with today's advanced technology, it was still impossible to remove the scars on their bodies. It was conceivable how badly the officers had been injured at the time.
They unconsciously ignored the fact that these heroes themselves had been on the front lines full of crises, but Yaxiao's words seemed to pull them back to reality, telling themselves that the reason why people in Central City could have a comfortable life was that someone was carrying the burden for them.
Zhao Qing and Erde felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
They thought of the wounds of varying sizes on the bodies of the four officers, and how courteous they had been to them. But now, the two of them claimed to admire those heroes, but at the same time they wanted to run to a safe place and enjoy their protection with peace of mind.
The two looked at each other and saw the guilt and confusion in each other's eyes.
Erde was still hesitating, but Zhao Qing, who was more decisive, had already turned his head and asked with gritted teeth, "Senior Yaxiao, why did you choose to work at the border base? Weren't you afraid at that time?"
The destruction of the seventh base on the border means that the border bases are not absolutely safe. Doesn’t Senior Yaxiao feel scared
"Fear?"
Yaxiao didn't know why Zhao Qing asked this question.
Of course he wasn't afraid, after all, his purpose was to absorb the demonic value, but Yaxiao still remembered that his character was an ordinary butler, so he nodded obediently and said, "Of course I'm afraid, but this is our duty as a butler."
He said something perfunctorily, and the elevator door opened, so Yaxiao walked out.
The duties of a housekeeper
Zhao Qing and Erde in the elevator were stunned for a long time because of Yaxiao's answer, as if they were hit on the head with a stick.
Yaxiao walked out of the elevator and saw that the two student representatives had not moved for a long time, with some confusion in his eyes.
Why are these two people stunned
Zhao Qing and Erde met Yaxiao's gaze and came back to their senses. They hurriedly walked out of the elevator and followed Yaxiao out of the temporary residence at the border base.
The comfortable and affluent life in the central city has made many butlers forget that the position of butler came into being in this world because of the existence of the taboo.
The taboos use their lives to build walls to protect humanity, and the butlers serve the taboos and are the heroes' helpers, and they should be equally great.
But now these students are only worried about their own safety. They want to have a superior and stable life, and they try their best to stay in the safer and more prosperous central cities and second-tier bases.
They completely forgot the oath they took when they first entered the Butler Academy.
—Serve the life barrier of mankind without fear and never retreat.
Zhao Qing and Erde are extremely outstanding students in the Butler Academy. They are the best in both character and academic performance.
Students of their age admire heroes and are full of dreams and sincerity. Even if they have concerns, they will devote themselves to an uncertain future because of a single word.
Zhao Qing and Erde looked at each other and realized what the other was thinking.
"Senior Yaxiao."
When he was about to get on the hovercraft, two student representatives suddenly called out to Yaxiao.
Yaxiao looked at the two of them with puzzled blue eyes.
“When we return to school, we will discuss with our peers on the College Committee and try to secure as many spots as possible for the Border Base.”
Although Zhao Qing and Erde are student representatives with voting rights, the choices they make are not made randomly, especially this time the decision is different from the past.
The voting choice will then be decided through consultation among dozens of students on the committee, and the two of them will set an example in supporting the border base during the consultation.
This was the only thing they could get for their border base.
"OK."
Yaxiao didn't know why the two of them suddenly said this, but this just fit the purpose of himself and his three butler friends. He curled his eyes and watched the hovercraft slowly leave, then lowered his head to tell his three friends the news.
[Yan Chi: I'll tell you! Those two students definitely can't stand this.]
[Bulton: After all, there are outstanding officers from our Fourth Base inside, so it is inevitable that the two students admire heroes.]
After this news came out, Yan Chi quickly fought back, and the two mortal enemies started a new round of mutual attacks.
[Gabe: Since those two students said so, you should be more relaxed tomorrow, Yaxiao.]
Yan Chi and Burton were arguing in the group, but when they saw the news, their attitudes changed immediately and they started discussing tomorrow's meeting.
But there was nothing much to discuss, after all, tomorrow was the last day of the Butler Representative Conference. At the end of the conversation, they just told Yaxiao not to be nervous and to relax.
Yaxiao didn't have much pressure to begin with, and being worried and reminded by his human friends felt a little strange, and he was in a good mood.
After chatting with a few housekeeper friends in the group, Yaxiao turned off the optical computer. He thought for a while and said, "Fourth Uncle, if the final result of the conference is that the number of housekeepers in the border base is reduced, what will happen to Yan Chi, Burton and Gabe?"
The system has been with Yaxiao since he was a child. Although due to species reasons, it often cannot understand the host's thoughts, but at times like this, it reacts quickly.
[They will not break off relations with the host.]
System answer: [The worst outcome of the meeting will be the same as Burton's in previous years. The three stewards will not hate the host because of this matter.]
[I think so too.]
Yaxiao nodded in agreement, his blue eyes revealing a pure smile.
The system felt somewhat relieved when it saw the host's energetic appearance.
The host seems very heartless.
But in fact, because he owns very few things, the host actually cherishes his possessions, such as the clown mask and those messy toys.
The system thought that those butler friends should have a high status in the host's heart.
After seeing Yaxiao enter the elevator, he pressed the ninth floor button without hesitation, intending to look for the villain.
The system silently added.
Well, their status should be lower than that of villains.
The next day was the last day of the congress.
The representatives who participated in the voting all arrived at the conference hall early today.
"Good morning, Director Keenan, Director Ed, and Director Weir."
Yaxiao smiled and greeted the directors he met at the door.
Colen, Ed and Will will also participate in the upcoming elections as representatives of the board of directors.
They once nominated "Yaxiao" to be Qin Qi's housekeeper, and they were all more or less close to Yaxiao, and there was always a kind of fireworks relationship between the two sides.
"Good morning."
The three of them smiled at Yaxiao. The next vote was particularly important. It represented the number of housekeepers to be recruited for each base. The three of them knew that Yaxiao must be under a lot of pressure.
Alas, this kid, Yaxiao, is really unlucky.
Having previously served as Marshal Qin's steward, he must have been trembling with fear every day. Now, unfortunately, he has become the new steward representative of the border base. He has to face such a terrible situation at such a young age.
Colen, Ed, and Will looked at the polite Yaxiao with a hint of sympathy in their eyes.
Currently, the Steward Council has drawn up five plans for the allocation of quotas. In some plans, there will be more quotas for stewards at border bases, while in others, there will be more quotas for second-tier bases.
Each proposal has supporters.
After all, the border bases have the most taboo-holders and need housekeepers the most, but the second-tier bases have the most civilians and also have a large number of taboo-holders. From the perspective of protecting the civilians, the demand for housekeepers is also not low.
However, everyone knows that the stewards in the central city and the second-tier bases serve not only those who are taboo, but also those who are rich.
It’s just that these things are not brought up at the meeting.
The Council has always maintained a neutral attitude on this issue.
This year, the number of places at the border base should be on the decline, just like in previous years.
The three knew that Yaxiao had a good relationship with the two student representatives and probably wanted to start with the student representatives.
They did not approve of Yaxiao's behavior, because although the student representatives were naive, they were not stupid, otherwise those two people would not have become student representatives.
"Yashao is still too young." Keren sighed.
"Poor kid, he was originally an outstanding graduate from the Butler Academy. If it weren't for our recommendation, he wouldn't be living a life worse than an ordinary butler now."
"Okay, we've already made our decision, so we don't owe Yaxiao anything. His results will always be better than Burton's before."
The three of them have already agreed to vote for as many border base stewards as possible without affecting the balance of each base.
After all, it was the three of them who recommended Yaxiao to be Marshal Qin's steward, and they all felt somewhat guilty towards Yaxiao. Considering the recent news that Marshal Qin had performed a craniotomy himself, their guilt became even deeper.
Of course, the three of them also knew that their votes would not affect the overall situation, so they made such plans.
After all, even if we add the three of them and Yaxiao, there are only four votes in total.
So, when the election results came out, Colen and the other two were all stunned.
"Six people chose the seventh option?"
The border base had more support than they thought.
In the seventh plan, although the number of stewards in the border base is not the largest, it is much more than that in the second-tier base, and the numerical ratio is reasonable.
At least compared with the increase and decrease trend of the number of stewards at border bases in previous years, this result has changed a lot.
“Maybe it was chosen by the student representatives.”
Because it was an anonymous vote, Director Will could only guess that, apart from them, the only two students most likely to choose this option were those two students.
I didn’t expect that the housekeeper Yaxiao’s work was not in vain.
In fact, their guess was correct.
After Zhao Qing and Erde returned yesterday, they continued to persuade their fellow members of the committee and finally reached an agreement with most of them.
Although the number of stewards in border bases is not the largest in the current plan, it is much more than that in second-tier bases and central cities.
This is the solution they think is most suitable.
When the plan was finalized, the two student representatives couldn't help but look at Yaxiao. When they saw the black-haired boy smiling at them, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But even they didn’t know why they felt relieved. Maybe it was because Yaxiao was so nice to them.
At the same time, Yaxiao was quite satisfied with the current results, and he happily told the system about it.
[Congratulations to the host.]
After seeing the final result, the system felt that the host had done its job well and shook the data fan with satisfaction.
The meeting gradually came to an end.
Yaxiao was in a very good mood, not just because of the final result of the meeting.
Also because after the whole meeting is over, he can always stay with the villain and absorb the demon value!
Keep sucking up demon points! Keep sucking up demon points!
Thinking of this, Yaxiao's blue eyes bent unconsciously.
You know, Yaxiao hasn't absorbed demon value anytime and anywhere for a long time. This is a huge obstacle for him to grow into a big demon.
Now I can finally take firm steps towards the great devil again!
Yaxiao leaned back in his chair happily, and noticed Ariel, who was a little silent beside him, from the corner of his eye. She seemed to be disappointed because of the reduction in the number of housekeepers at the second-tier base.
But Yaxiao knew that she was probably more influenced by the organization.
"Congratulations, Yaxiao."
Ariel noticed Yaxiao's gaze and stopped distracting, as if she had recovered from the blow of the voting results. A gentle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her attitude seemed a little distant.
There are too many things to do in the organization right now, so Ariel has no intention of approaching Yaxiao to find out information for the time being, so as to avoid being targeted by Qin Qi.
"Thanks."
Yaxiao said politely with his eyes squinted.
It seems that Ariel is still worried that the organization will be destroyed by the villains, but Sheldon has reached a cooperation with the Marshal.
If "that adult" doesn't take action, the organization should be fine.
Realizing that Ariel was deliberately keeping a distance from him, Yashao didn't care.
After the meeting, he chatted with the two student representatives and three directors for a while, then left the council hall.
The hovercraft started at high speed.
Emily was in the driver's seat, speeding.
Yaxiao was thinking about future plans.
[Since Xie Erduo and Qin Qi have reached a cooperation agreement, I will not go to the club anymore.]
Peaceful organizations are boring.
[OK.]
The system supports the host's decision. [So will the host concentrate on following the villain and absorbing demonic value? ]
[right.]
Yaxiao likes powerful villains very much. He will not feel bored even if he stays around the villain all the time, not to mention that he can also absorb demon value!
While he was excited, he looked at Emily's back in the driver's seat and hesitated for a moment.
After the Stewards' Representative Conference, the spring meeting of the marshals will enter the next stage, and they will go to the military academy together.
In the plot of the military academy, the protagonists witnessed the sacrifice of many people.
This includes Emily.
If he guessed correctly, Yaxiao felt that the incident should have a lot to do with "that adult".
On the other side, Mist was reporting to the Marshal the information he had found about the mysterious man:
"Crowstep, male, 25 years old, a survivor of the Seventh Base, currently living in the Central City, freelancer."
Mist raised his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes were a little complicated, "According to the optical computer number given by the marshal, I conducted a search, and the other party's optical computer number was indeed registered 25 years ago, there is no problem."
The optical computer number cannot be replaced or transferred.
This means that there is no problem with the other party's identity.
Of course, another possibility is that Crowstep is an extremely powerful hacker who can hack into the population data center of the central city, but this possibility is extremely low.
Mist prefers this identity without any problems, but a bigger problem arises.
Why is this young man with ordinary information, who has never been to the battlefield and has never received any special education, so incredibly powerful
"Crowstep once killed an assassin in the Sixth Base, and also eliminated the underground organization of the Seventh Base's survivors in the Fifth Base. However, the positioning system does not have any record of him appearing in the Sixth and Fifth Bases."
Qin Qi's gaze swept over the words "survivors of the Seventh Base". His eyes deepened slightly, as if he was thinking of something long ago. For a long while, Qin Qi closed the young man's information.
"No need to investigate further. The other party is more unfathomable than we thought. There will be no results if we investigate further."
He shouldn't be there.
After all, Crowstep should be much more powerful than those beings, and there is no need to disguise himself.
"yes."
Mist replied immediately, then thought of something and continued, "Marshal, you asked me to have someone protect Sheldon and Ariel last night. I have already made arrangements and they will definitely not be discovered."
Qin Qi hummed, his tone was indifferent, and he didn't seem to intend to dwell on this matter any longer, but asked: "How are the arrangements at the military academy going?"
"It has been roughly arranged."
Mist gave an exact date: "The military academy said that the seven marshals will be able to enter the school in three days."
This year, the military academy training will start a few days earlier than usual, which was proposed by the marshal at the joint meeting.
The earlier the training begins, the faster the cadets will go to the battlefield.
Mist saw a vague sign of impending storm from this action. Not knowing what might happen in the future, he could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
Qin Qi had no intention of explaining.
He opened the file on his desk, as calm and composed as usual.
When Mist saw the Marshal's performance, he finally felt relieved. As long as the Marshal was still there, there would be no accidents in their Sixth Base.
This is the common idea of all the military and civilians in the Sixth Base. Qin Qi, who attaches great importance to rules and laws, is the anchor and guardian of their entire base.
When Yaxiao came back, the marshal's work had been finished. Mist said hello to Yaxiao and left the office.
Only Yaxiao and Qin Qi were left in the office.
"Marshal, the results of the conference are out."
When Yaxiao saw Qin Qi stop writing and prepare to take a break, he skillfully poured him a cup of coffee and mentioned the housekeeper position at the border base with a smile on his face.
Qin Qi could tell that the butler was in a good mood when he came in, so he thought the result should not be bad. He was not surprised to hear that.
"Oh, I see."
Qin Qi replied calmly, and habitually wanted to pick up the simulated eyeball on the table.
Before he could make any move, Yaxiao next to him noticed something and took the lead in stuffing something shaped like an eyeball into Qin Qi's hand.
what
Qin Qi looked at the black eyeball in his palm, which was more delicate than the previous red eyeball and more like a human eyeball.
New simulation decompression toy.
Qin Qi's gaze fell on Yaxiao's face.
The black-haired boy had an expectant expression, eager to try, his clear blue eyes were pure and dazzling, as if hinting at something.
Qin Qi was silent for a moment and raised his hand.
Ya Xiao was instantly happy, contentedly feeling the villain's warm palm on his head.
The soft hair ends entangled with fingertips.
Qin Qi looked at the innocent boy who was so happy just by rubbing his head, and a corner of his heart softened.
The anxious time seemed to slow down at this moment. As the sun set, the dim sunlight shone through the window onto the ground, exuding a bit of warmth.
In the basement.
Sheng Cheng huddled in a dark corner, biting his fingers nervously. His brain felt like it was being broken into pieces and reassembled, causing him excruciating pain.
White gauze was wrapped around his head, making him look a little weak.
Since it was destroyed last time, cameras have been reinstalled in the basement. Sheng Cheng looked at no less than five surveillance cameras and a sarcastic and contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
So what if there are so many surveillance cameras
Didn't he discover all of them? As long as that adult comes over, he will destroy all of these surveillance cameras.
Just as he was thinking, Sheng Cheng suddenly heard the adult's magnetic voice ringing in his mind.
[I know everything about your experience, Sheng Cheng.]
The magnetic male voice said lovingly.
Sheng Cheng trembled all over, his eyes reddened, he concealed his excitement, destroyed the cameras without hesitation, and then said respectfully: "Sir."
[I will rescue you, Sheng Cheng. ]
The man chuckled and comforted his fragile subordinate, then said meaningfully: [The marshals will be heading to the military academy soon, I need you to do something.]
"I will complete your order even if I die!"
Sheng Cheng suppressed his inner emotions and swore an oath to the adults like a loyal believer in worship.
(End of this chapter)