owlsbooks Chapter 1303: Shifting the blame
Chapter 1303: Shifting the blame
Chapter 1303: Shifting the blame
(I was in a car accident - five rear-end collisions on the highway, I was the third one. Fortunately, I was fine, but I was numb)
Gordon was serious about wanting to practice alone for a while.
Once he makes up his mind, almost no one can change it.
Of course, he wouldn't just abandon everything and leave.
After telling his companions about this, he wrote a letter to the commander-in-chief, explaining his plan to seek a breakthrough in willpower through practice.
I hope to temporarily hand over the duties of Commander Yuechen to Anshil.
The commander-in-chief's expression was very subtle when he read the letter.
This development was too familiar. It was exactly the same between him and the Grand Commander back then. The Grand Commander said he wanted to practice and make a breakthrough or something, so he "temporarily" entrusted the job of managing the investigation team to him.
And then this entrustment lasted for most of my life.
Decades later, he became the commander-in-chief of the investigation team, but the grand commander was still running around outside all day.
Isn't Gordon the same?
That shouldn't be possible, right? After all, he has a wife and children, not like some old bachelor.
After careful consideration, the commander-in-chief agreed to Gordon's request.
Now that the Ice Curse Dragon has been dealt with, the investigation team does not have any particularly urgent matters.
Investigations into the mysterious singing and geological changes are ongoing, but there is no clue yet and we are still in the stage of accumulating intelligence and information.
There just so happened to be two investigation missions that were quite difficult, and that were hard for ordinary hunters or even high-level hunters to complete. They were given to Gordon as training subjects for him.
Thinking of this, the commander-in-chief was no longer troubled.
He handed the reply letter and a promotion document sent from the Old World Guild Headquarters to the messenger.
Then he continued to work at his desk, dealing with the complicated tasks that seemed to never be finished.
"Haha! The commander-in-chief agreed!"
Gordon shook the letter in his hand, then slapped it against Ansel's chest, "From today on, you will be the commander of the Yuechen stronghold!"
Ansel had an "I don't believe it" expression on his face. He took the reply and quickly glanced at it, his expression becoming increasingly darker.
He gritted his teeth and emphasized: "It's the 'temporary' commander!"
Gordon shrugged. His shoulders felt especially relaxed today.
Anshil took a deep breath and adjusted his mood, “I can only take your place for a month at most, if you haven’t come back after a month.
Haha, you can give it a try."
"I'll try my best, I'll try my best," Gordon laughed dryly in the face of Ansel's threat.
The guy in front of me is very vengeful, so it’s better to take his threats to heart.
Ansel rubbed the corners of his eyes. Since the matter had become a fait accompli, complaining any more would only be a waste of time.
"By the way, the messenger sent along with the reply letter was Hayata's promotion document, right?"
"Really?" Gordon glanced at the wax-sealed metal letter tube in his hand, "It should be the application submitted by the commander-in-chief to Dondoruma after hunting Behemoth.
Calculating the time for the round trip, it’s about time.”
As for the outcome of the promotion application, there is no suspense.
If the guild headquarters does not approve the application, they will only send a simple letter, instead of the exquisite and gorgeous metal mailbox with the guild emblem stamped on the opening as it is now.
That is the wax stamp used exclusively by the Great Elder.
They have received similar documents more than once and will not admit their mistake.
Logically, this promotion document should have been delivered directly to Hayata by the messenger.
But the messenger was lazy and gave it to Gordon the same thing anyway.
After receiving the letter, "Commander Yuechen" and "Temporary Commander Yuechen" went to the headquarters together to hand over some work.
After completing the handover, Ansel discovered that Gordon, the commander of Yuechen, was much more "messy" than he thought.
Most of the work that should have been done by Gordon himself was thrown to the leader of the logistics squad. His role in the headquarters was more like a mascot.
Only during important meetings will necessary decisions be made.
Ann Hilton felt much more relaxed.
Is this Commander Yuechen's job? All right, I'll send some more supplements to the supply squad leader later.
The two of them returned home feeling relaxed.
Finding that Hayata and Muti were not at home, Gordon turned around and went to Anhil's house next door.
Sure enough, they are all here.
Hayata, Gail, Mrs. Sterling, and Fufu, who was playing with little Muti, looked like a girls' gathering.
Anhil sat alone at a distance, looking out of place.
Gordon walked up to Hayata, hid his hands behind his back, and said with a grin, "I brought you a gift."
Before Hayata could say anything, Gale, who was slumped on the sofa, sat up straight. "Hey? What's that? Take it out and show it to everyone."
Facing everyone's expectant gazes, Gordon, who had originally intended to make a little joke, touched his nose.
He took out the mailbox containing the promotion document and handed it to Hayata.
Hayata took it with some surprise, but Gale rolled his eyes fiercely, "Nei Ma, can this be considered a gift? This is at most a gift from the Great Elder, right?
But it is indeed worth celebrating, Gordon, you treat us, hehehe!"
"Okay." Gordon accepted the blackmail reluctantly.
Hayata carefully opened the letter tube and took out the document inside. As they expected, it was the official document promoting Hayata to the rank of eight-star hunter.
Although there would not be a significant difference between eight-star hunters and seven-star hunters in terms of treatment and other aspects, this represented a kind of recognition.
It also means that Feng Ying, who is currently still a seven-star hunter, will once again become the hunter with the lowest level in the team.
"Then I'll have to put a lot of thought into it this time." Mrs. Sterling smiled and raised the red teacup in her hand. "I've already got some ideas for the design of this set of armor. Just consider it my gift."
The in-depth dissection of the Ice Curse Dragon is still ongoing, but materials such as scales, shells, and wing membranes have basically been settled.
As the main force in hunting the Frost Dragon, the Silver Edge Team was naturally allocated the most materials. If they were concentrated together, it would be more than enough to create a set of armor, and even more weapons.
It is obviously inappropriate for such excellent material to be left gathering dust in a storage box.
Even though it has not been long since the last time the four Silver Edges changed their outfits, there is no need to replace them with new equipment for the time being, but they still plan to make a set, which will always come in handy.
As for who this set of equipment is for, it depends on the characteristics of the materials.
After evaluation, the leader of the second group stated that the Ice Curse Dragon material has the characteristic of accumulating cold air.
After being made into protective gear, the stored cold air can be injected into the weapon and released at the moment the hunter attacks, causing huge damage.
In other words, protective gear made of Arcanum materials should be quite suitable for the so-called "sword-drawing style".
Anxier and Fengying said they would quit at that time. It is not uncommon for katana users and great sword users to like to use the sword-drawing style, but it is too strange to use shield axes and heavy crossbows to draw swords.
So the choice fell on Gordon and Hayata.
Both of them intend to let the other use it.
Hayata hopes that Gordon will replace the [Mad Mark] with new equipment. After all, that set of armor is too evil, and she doesn't want Gordon to become more and more crazy.
Gordon thought that as the main forward of the team, the guerrilla-style sword-drawing style was not suitable for him. However, Hayata's positioning and the sword skills he had practiced were highly compatible with the sword-drawing style.
Moreover, he really couldn't bear to give up the series of protections of [Crazy Marks] that were extremely suitable for greatsword users.
The two argued about this for several days, but in the end, Hayata still couldn't win over Gordon.
The new armor made from Arcanum materials will be used by Hayata.
As for the regenerated short and thick ice blade tail, it will be combined with other materials to create a brand new greatsword for Gordon.
Ps.
The Ice Porridge Suit is too weird for a muscle man like Gordon. Feng Ying is not right in every aspect. Ansel is suitable in image, but the face crawling bug fighting style of the Cold Air Heavy Crossbow, emmm, it seems that only Hayata can wear it.
As for the weapons of the Glacial Dragon, they are just for show by the standards of the game. However, Gordon still needs a great sword with attributes. As for the reason, everyone knows.
(End of this chapter)