42. Elsie's Change
Neil is indeed a very conscientious administrator.
Sean wasn't very familiar with the construction of a territory, but he did remember that a territory needed at least two leaders with clear positions. One is the commander-in-chief who is in charge of the military coordination of the entire territory, and this position has been determined to be in charge of William; The other position is the administrator, who is responsible for the overall management and strategic development of all government affairs in the entire territory, and is now in charge of the forest elf Neil.
He clearly remembered that in the game, the patriarch of the family he belonged to was a typical representative of the shopkeeper. Because the chief consul who was in charge of the development direction of the entire family and territory at that time was an old man named Old Naughty, and the overall planning of the military was in charge of the two women with the ID name Sanjiu and Blue Taste, which were the absolute elite of the Void Wings staff at that time.
It's just that the game is different from reality.
Players can do these things, but they also have more communication skills, so they don't really need to devote all their energy to them. But the reality is different, whether it is Neil or William, in fact, there is no extra energy to disperse and take care of other things, and William is really not good at government affairs, and he is one of the ten generals in the future, so Sean is very relieved to let him command the army.
But Neil is different, this is a more well-rounded talent.
Even if it is military ability, he knows more or less, and in addition, about the detailed development plan of a territory, foreign affairs, domestic affairs, and even talent management, experience, and the breadth of knowledge, no one under Sean's command can be better than Neil. Even Cecilia, who is now almost omnipotent, is definitely not as good as Neil, an elf, in terms of talent management and knowledge.
This gap. It is by no means something that can be easily erased.
And a talent like Neil, just managing a territory can indeed be regarded as a bit overkill, even if a principality or kingdom is entrusted to him to take care of it, Neil can definitely be easily competent.
However, the talent that fell into Sean Tiger's mouth could still spit out the truth.
Out of the camp, Sean saw that Rena and Dante had returned together, and in the circle of more than twenty Northland barbarians was the haggard Elsie.
This guy looked at everything around him with wide eyes and curiosity like a dirt bun. It made his haggard face look a little more energetic, but that was about it. The days before he was grounded had already caused him to suffer a certain degree of physical and mental damage, and then he traveled for more than a month, and the forests before and after added up, with Elsie's poor physical fitness. Not dying is a blessing in misfortune.
"Sean!" Soon, Elsie saw Sean. Immediately opened his mouth to say hello.
"Hey." Sean greeted him with a smile. Gave Elsie a bear hug, "Well, I didn't encounter any danger along the way." ”
"Nope." Elsie shook his head, he didn't have that kind of aristocratic hypocrisy, his every move was extraordinarily sincere, and he didn't show any feelings of inferiority because of the gap in strength and status between him and Sean. This is also the reason why Sean thinks that Elsie is worth being a friend, after all, it is not easy to find such a simple nobleman in this world, "Originally, I thought I was dead." I didn't expect to survive, it feels good. ”
"The Boulders aren't that scary, are they?" Sean smiled.
"No, you don't know Boulder." Elsie and Sean talked as they walked, still with curiosity about the entire barracks in their eyes, it seemed that this was the first time he had seen the barracks, "The practice of the Boulder family is not to raise incompetents. …… I wasn't very talented and capable in the first place, but it was only because of my mother that I was able to inherit the Mordeg Territory, and then it was because I won the right to mine the Black Reef from Lord Asuna that I was able to continue to manage the territory. If it weren't for these reasons, I would have been placed as a soldier in my family's private army. ”
Hearing Elsie's words, Sean had an intuitive impression of the Boulder family for the first time.
At the beginning of the game, Sean's impression of the Boulder family was just that it was a family that was very good at investing, but he didn't have much impression of the strength of this family, after all, players and NPCs have completely different ways of judging. At this moment, when he heard Elsie tell about the Boulder family, he had a real intuitive impression, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that any family that can continue under the wash of history must be extraordinary.
"Okay, you don't have to worry about your family's affairs, just treat this place as your own home." Sean took Elsie to a tent, which is closer to the main tent, and it is more convenient to support if there is any accident, although Sean doesn't think there will be any accidents at this time, but it is right to be cautious after all, "Let's live here for the time being tonight, tomorrow I will let you take you to live in the town, it is more convenient to say there, and after the expansion of White Dove Town into Void City, I will give you a big house!" ”
Elsie smiled, but there was a hint of hesitation on her face.
"Is there anything you'd like to say?" Sean asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Are you really at war with the kingdom of Dabion right now?" Elsie asked.
"No, it's just a game with a few nobles." Sean smiled, "Don't worry, if you want to go back to your family at that time, it's no problem, I'll let you send you back, and promise that your family will never dare to do anything to you in the future." ”
"I'm ......," Elsie bit her lip and took a deep breath before she spoke, "I don't want to go back to my family." ”
"It doesn't matter." Sean said nonchalantly, "Then stay and help me." I see that you have a talent for diplomatic negotiation and management and for buying a business, and my territory is in short supply of such people, and Neil will be happy as well. …… I forgot to tell you that Neil is the consul of my realm, my chief staff, and this guy is really a genius......"
Listen to Sean boasting about this. Elsie didn't feel any jealousy, but listened with a sincere smile, he was really happy for Sean. Just as Sean treats him as a friend, Elsie also regards Sean as a friend, not to mention that now that Elsie has been abandoned by the Boulder family, even if the two countries are at odds with each other due to war, Elsie will not regard Sean as an enemy.
After hearing Sean finally finish saying these words with an excited face, Elsie finally smiled and said, "I've thought about it, I want to become a church knight." …… You see, now I have been abandoned by my family. And there is no territorial trouble, isn't this a good situation? After you left that day, I studied the teachings and beliefs of Twilight and Victory very carefully, and I felt that Twilight was more suitable for me. ”
"The Twilight Goddess's faith zone is relatively active in the western part of the continent, but you have to walk a long way to do it." Sean's brow furrowed slightly. He whispered, "Why don't you think about the goddess of victory?" Followers of the goddess of victory can be found all over the continent. In particular, there are relatively large temples in the Duchy of Lane and the Kingdom of Dabion. You don't have to bother that much. And there is a great advantage to having more believers, which is that it is easier for you to receive divine charism. ”
"But having a lot of believers means that there are many factions." Elsie spoke, "Although it is easy for me to obtain divine grace, on the other hand, it will be much more difficult for me to improve my strength, and if I don't choose to follow a faction in this kind of place." Maybe I'll die inexplicably soon. …… After this incident, I have completely understood that if I don't make changes, I am afraid that I will soon be abandoned and eliminated by this world. ”
"Yo. I've gotten a lot smarter. Sean laughed, "But you don't have to go to the west of the continent." …… I can recommend you one more god, the goddess of snow and winter. This is an ancient god who has just been revived, although there are many believers at present, but in fact, there are only two priests with swords in the church, not even one priest, do you want to consider it? With my relationship with that goddess, it doesn't hurt to get you the head of the Knights Templar. ”
"I'm a little strange, why haven't we seen each other for half a year, and you've become even more terrifying than half a year ago?" Elsie frowned, "You have a territory, and your military ability is now not to be underestimated, and there are more and more capable people under your command...... Is this a human thing? ”
"You mean I'm not human anymore?" Sean snorted to show dissatisfaction, "No vision! It's because I'm so charming......"
"It's like a flower, so it's easy to attract bees and butterflies?" Elsie interrupted Sean.
"The boy is not simple, I haven't seen him for a while, and he is so aggressive?" Sean snorted coldly, "Why don't we practice?" I'll let you have a hand, and we'll go head-to-head, don't be quick to talk. ”
"You can only bully me." Elsie pursed her lips and resolutely refused to duel with Sean, "But your strength has swelled too fast, and now everyone still thinks you have shortcomings, so they won't target you in particular." But once you find out that you have made up for your shortcomings, I'm afraid you will become very troublesome. …… Especially if William and Neil were really so capable, as you just said, those nobles of the Kingdom of Dabion would definitely really unite. ”
"Then I really can't ask for it." Sean smiled, "If these people really dare to join forces, then my purpose has really been achieved." ”
"Do you really want to drag the entire kingdom of Dabion into the quagmire of war?"
"Yes." For Elsie, Sean felt that there was nothing to hide, "So my future territory is definitely not small, how about it?" Do you want to come to work under me, and get you an earl or something in the future, and the territory is whatever you want. ”
"Forget it, I'm really disappointed in the nobility now." Elsie shook her head, "I've thought a lot about it during this time, and it's good to be a church knight." ”
"Then become a believer in the goddess of snow and winter." Sean whispered, "Winter Knight, you see how nice the name is. ”
"My mother is a devotee of the goddess Twilight." Elsie smiled softly.
Sean was slightly stunned, and then sighed with some regret: "When are you going to leave?" ”
"In a few days."
Of course, Sean didn't have anything to say about Elsie's decision, so he could only choose to respect, so the two immediately turned to talk about other aspects, but most of them were Sean's observations, and Elsie just listened.
It wasn't until the sky began to turn white that Sean and Elsie finally ended the conversation.
Elsie could sleep, but Shaun couldn't, because Vivien had returned, and had come with an army of 1,000 men. (To be continued.) )