The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich

The one-meter-high document mountain was filled with three desks, and the house was unbearably hot, and the little girl and her two assistants were busy back and forth on each desk.

The high mountain of documents made the room only hear shouts, footsteps, and the collision of the pen tip and the paper, and no human figures could be seen.

Bamboo swords, bamboo dragonflies, backgammon and other toys were scattered on the side of the wall, and they were covered with a thick layer of ash. It seemed that boy Adam had not returned to this room for a long time.

To be honest, he can turn the city lord's office into a game room, and he is also a must among the dungeon lords.

Annie is 1.7 meters tall, which is considered tall among human women, but at this time, she is like a dwarf elementary school student who is stuck in front of the desk. When viewed from the side, only the book can be seen, and no one can be seen.

The little girl has heavy dark circles around her eyes, she is busy fighting with the sea of ​​documents, and I didn't even notice when I came in.

Walking over, I motioned to stop the assistant who was about to call Annie, took out a few documents and looked at them.

"Renovation plan for municipal facilities damaged in the riots from Seventh Avenue to Ninth Avenue", "Three-point suggestions for completing drainage ditches before the rainy season", "Tentative draft for the residential area of ​​the new four ethnic groups in the city."

"Lord Sleepless, this is what Lord Margaret meant. All documents above Grade B in the Executive Yuan must be read by Miss Anne and signed, and then Lord Margaret will sign her opinion and return to Miss Anne for review. "

That is to say, before each document was completed, Anne had to deal with it once, and then Margaret attached her opinion on how to deal with it, and finally let Anne decide, back and forth at least twice.

This was hands-on teaching, and I sighed silently. It seemed that Margaret really planned to quit her job, so she planned to use cramming-style teaching so that Anne could quickly cope with administrative affairs.

"Your Executive Yuan, that's how you handle clerical affairs. Margaret personally sees and signs all documents in the end? One person handles all the government affairs?"

I got the answer of course from the other party. Looking at this incredible mountain of documents, I couldn't help but smack my tongue. The total population of Sulphur Mountain City is nearly three million. Just thinking about it, I know that it is an astronomical government affair. I can understand why Margaret has been reclusive, and it is fortunate that Margaret is a racial immortal who basically does not need dormancy, but...

"This way of dealing with government affairs is too primitive. Like the ancient kings, who only make judgments based on wisdom and knowledge, the immortal who never sleeps and is always rational may be able to do it, human beings..."

So many documents, maybe only a day or two, if all are handed over to the city owner, I am afraid,

My mission is to train a qualified lord, not a madman overwhelmed by government affairs, so I coughed and notified the trainee city lord of my arrival.

"Annie, 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? Make the so-called utopian idea a reality? Let all races coexist peacefully?

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

It's not that simple. The lack of a city's administrative organs will directly paralyze the entire city. He is indeed an indispensable presence in any town.

"As the lord of the city,

I...I will try to make everyone have a good time. "

"Don't think too much about the little head, I just asked you what the essence of administration is. Forget it, I'll tell you directly, just right, you want it too"

Pulling the little girl to sit aside, he motioned to the assistant for a cup of tea,

The little girl's face was a little lethargic, her fiery red hair had lost some luster, her whole person seemed to be lacking in energy, and her eyes were a little dodged when she saw me, as if she was worried that I would blame her.

Shaking my head, I have already guessed what happened. Margaret is an impatient and perfectionist, and she always assigns tasks to the following according to her ability.

"I can do it, why can't you", "Don't tell me reasons, if and assumptions are meaningless" are all her mantras, but in fact she is a sage, how can ordinary people keep up her progress...

To be accepted by Adam as a disciple, Annie'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 intelligence is only 9 points (here's Intelligence is the main attribute of the mage, and it is related to the ability of understanding and thinking speed. The average person is 10 points, and the basic attributes of this book are difficult to improve.), I have not been very happy. In my system, Anne's intelligence is 11 points, which is much better than her stupid adoptive father, but if Margaret's intelligence standard of 26 points is used to formulate teaching tasks...

Inexplicably, I seem to know why the Executive Yuan finally became her one-person agency. Maybe she couldn't stand those "intellectually retarded" and "sluggish" subordinates. She did all the work by herself, and finally got used to it. Just don't let other people interfere.

This kind of person is the so-called wise king left in ancient times, but once they hang up, the next successor will be very uncomfortable. After all, you can't expect the son and grandson of the wise king to be the wise king who never sleeps.

"Oh, as expected of an immortal, she didn't even tire her out like this. Anne, Margaret must have trained you, don't worry, her teaching methods are too unreliable. Kale was almost killed by her, and they are also mages."

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

"Sister Margaret didn't train me, she was just disappointed, Annie is useless, Annie is so useless. Annie has no confidence to be a good city lord."

The girl's tears fell tick by tick, and it seemed that Margaret's icy cold eyes after her disappointment, then shook her head and left silently, hurt her severely.

This kind of disappointment from the bottom of my heart makes the other party feel more uncomfortable than any sharp irony, and makes the other party doubt their own ability and intelligence...

Why do I know so well? In the past, when the study progress was not ideal, Eliza was not so depressed, she secretly vented her grievances against me... Although I was indeed the first to use this trick to hurt Margaret. Hmph, who told her to be so bad at chess, she couldn't even pull it off.

Well, the bell has to be tied, and I know why Margaret must have me come to see Annie today. She must have made Annie cry subconsciously, but she didn't know how to end it.

"Ha, don't cry, come, let Uncle Bones teach you. In fact, Margaret's own practices are all wrong. It's normal if you can't learn it. If you learn it, it's really troublesome."

Annie's eyes widened, her eyes full of puzzlement.

"Administration is actually not that mysterious. Its essence is to solve problems. Yes, administration is just a means to solve troubles and problems."

Yes, administration is just an action to solve problems, and the Executive Yuan is an institution dedicated to solving problems.

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

"This plan should indeed be implemented, but the cost involved is too high, the existing conditions cannot be completed, and the implementation is postponed." = "Brother, I'm sorry, you said it well, we want to do it too. But the financial treasury is out of money, Let it go."

"We can understand your difficulties, but this work involves personal privacy. Our department is not suitable to intervene, please make your own decision." = "Stupid, don't waste our manpower, such a small thing, do it yourself."

It is so complicated and sacred to do. The goal of administration is to keep emerging problems and troubles, so that most people's lives can be stable and normal... The Art of Speech, which I compiled by hand, teaches you how to deal with complaints and resolve them. The Contradiction (also known as the Official, Dialogue Manual) has been well received, and it has indeed greatly improved the administrative capabilities of our judicial organs. The visiting citizens even said, "Although I didn't understand it, it sounds great, and I seem to have gotten it. Respect" sigh, but the sequelae is that many people look at me strangely, and some people even turn over the manual I compiled while listening to me...

"Actually, you all underestimated Adam's idiot with nine intelligences. In fact, in my eyes, he is a very good city lord."

"But... everyone said that with the help of Sister Margaret, he can be a good city lord. If he can take more responsibility, everyone will be a little easier and life will be more..."

"Then Sulphur Mountain City is not far from the end. Yes, he relies on Margaret to handle most of the government affairs, but even if Margaret is not there, he can also get others to do it, although the efficiency may be Low point. His greatest advantage is that he knows people and makes good use of them, and then leaves things to the other party and doesn't care, and will never cause trouble."

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

Annie was about to say something, but I interrupted.

"Look, he handed over the judiciary to me, the Executive Yuan to Margaret, and the cumbersome livelihood issues to the parliament, no matter what, at least this city is now the fastest growing in the entire underground world. , and the winner does not need to be blamed. Moreover, the city owner also has the responsibility of the city owner, which is much more important than these boring government affairs. "

"The responsibility of the city lord?"

"Yeah. Why do you think Adam is very busy every day, but the citizens still respect him very much, that is, he has fulfilled his most important duty as the city lord."

"The duty of the city lord?" After savoring the word carefully, thinking of what his adoptive father did on a daily basis, suddenly, sparks shone in his pupils, and the girl regained her brilliance.

"Protect everyone? Will everyone be able to live in peace in this chaotic underground world?"

I nodded and smiled.

"Yes, it is the duty of the city lord to protect everyone, guide everyone in the future, and let everyone have good expectations for the future. As for those trivial things, find a few guys with good brains and throw them to them. When they screw up they fire and replace, there will always be a fit.”

"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 is the youngest quasi-legend in the entire dungeon world."

Hearing this, it seems that she has finally found her strengths. Annie nodded, smiling like a cute puppy.

"My adoptive father said that I am one step away from being a legend. As long as I accept the Phoenix Heart of the last inheritance, I can directly enter the middle-level legend, and then enter the sanctuary within 30 years."

"My dear. This speed is outrageous." Even me, I was frightened by this amazing speed. The average age of a normal legend is over a hundred years old, and Annie is less than 20 years old. At that time, he was over a hundred years old. "However, being able to laugh so happily, I'm afraid she still doesn't know what the Heart of the Phoenix is."

I shook my head, this is their family business, I don't have much to say, now, my goal is to complete the main quest and train Annie to be an excellent city lord...

"Well, in two days, you and I will go to the underground covenant. Along the way, I will teach you another part of the city lord's responsibilities "how to use both soft and hard in diplomacy to gain more benefits for one's own side." However, since it is a dungeon , I'm afraid, I can only teach you how to be hard."

"Anyway, this time is for a strong demonstration. Along the way, you have many opportunities to take action, and strive to enter the legend directly in the battle. This time Xiaohong will also go together, and I will also bring the city's most troublesome, Bea. Brother, Storm Eagle, and the few living treasures under my command, you will be responsible for the strong demonstrations on the bright side, and let me do the rest, and we will turn the dungeon covenant upside down together."

"Adam's soul emblem is an immortal phoenix, and he is best at protracted battles. As long as he can't be destroyed in one breath, he will absorb damage, continue to nirvana and become stronger, and finally explode in one breath. But although it is the same inheritance, I feel that You may not be suitable for his way, I think you should be very suitable for the fighting style of comprehensive suppression, you should try to find a fight in the underground covenant."

Sure enough, she still has the temperament of a little girl. In the face of annoying government affairs, she can only cry and do it. When talking about what she likes, she immediately jumps up and down and is elated...

"Government affairs? It's simple, isn't it just solving problems? Find a few small businessmen who can manage finances and let them manage the accounts. Well, let's be a newly established department of the Executive Yuan...let's call it the Finance Department."

"Municipal construction should look for masonry and construction merchants, but they must first divest their own interests. By the way, let's call the construction department."

"Don't follow Margaret's style, it's too tiring. You put up the air and choose the right person. If you can't do it well, just replace the person. In order to protect the city in the future, you can put most of your energy into practice. Among them, hehe, I really want to hear the legendary deeds of the new generation of red lotus warriors.”

"Don't worry, you are much stronger than that idiot. Adam back then was much more useless than you..."

Slowly, Annie, whose mood changed repeatedly and hadn't slept for two nights, was so tired that she actually listened and fell asleep directly against me.

Looking at the girl who fell into a deep sleep with a hoot on her knees, I couldn't help but think of the past.

"Humans, what a miraculous life. Yesterday, he 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 Annie back, she was only a little young, but now, she is an adult, and she plans to take on the heavy responsibility left by her elders.

Looking at the dark circles under Anne's eyes, I couldn't help but feel resentment towards Margaret.

"Really, you are so laissez-faire to Adam, but so strict to Annie. Adam is also so, the heart of the phoenix, the heart of the phoenix, are you sure she can accept such a heavy burden?"

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

"...Don't go!! Don't leave Annie! Annie will be nice."

With a crying dream, the hand I stretched out to wipe my tears suddenly stopped...

I never said that I was leaving, and Margaret and Adam would not publicize the news of the city lord's death... But it seems that we all underestimated this carefree and informal girl.

Half-paid, I continued, carefully wiping away her tears with my sleeve, and stroking her hair.

It was an apologetic whisper that I couldn't hear myself.

"Sorry, little Annie, adults are very selfish... We are all selfish bastards."

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But I didn't know that in the City Lord's Mansion, there were two people who said the same thing as me.

"I knew that Roland would be able to solve the problem. Don't blame yourself, Margaret, little Annie is actually much stronger than you and I thought."

"..."

"...Don't cry, Margaret, it's not like you, you can stay if you don't want to."

Yes, the whimpering girl at the moment accidentally hurt Annie, but asked me to help, and then went to worry, and violated the principle and used methods to eavesdrop, the sage Margaret who is always calm as ice... ....

Hearing the sarcastic words of this heartless man, Margaret, who had tears in the corners of her eyes, was instantly full of anger.

"It's not like you can't die! Then it's all over! You selfish bastard!" If vision could kill, Adam would have been pierced by a thousand arrows.

"...Yes, who said we were all selfish adults. I'm just sorry for Little Annie, and...hehe."

"Are you laughing? Are you..."

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

"I believe you again, one last time!! You selfish bastard!" This is the roar of the gnashing sage who lost his image.

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PS. As Adam said, squirrels like to be happy, not tragic