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Recalling how easy the Office software was, the summary book that William handed over was not enough to read. Lucien shook the corner of the official document, and justifiably disliked it: "It's all words, I'm dazzled."

One sentence made William so breathless that he almost didn't come up, and the rumble exploded fireworks in his head.

"Then what do you think...how should I write it?" William clenched his fists, unable to speak without gnashing his teeth.He racked his brains to negotiate business with the chamber of commerce, he worked so hard to write a summary, and now he has to be picked on here...

After all, why does he, the captain of the guard, want to work as a civil servant?Shouldn't he just throw the table over on the spot, turn his face and leave, anyway, the duke was so useless that he was out of breath after taking two steps.

No matter how hard he tried, William couldn't pull the corners of his mouth, and he couldn't hide his sarcasm: "You say, I will definitely change it."

"..."

He saw that Lucien was silent for a few seconds. It wasn't the kind of silence that he was angry with when he contradicted him or was silenced, but more like a silence that was frightened by his violent reaction and had to think about how to speak. .

His face was expressionless, he didn't say a word, his eyes were fixed on him.Those too-clean blue eyes flickered with emotions that William couldn't see through, and the light sank in the eyes, as faint as ice floe on the sea.

For a moment, the room was quiet as if time had stopped, and then the stagnant air blocked William's chest, pulling the air out of his lungs little by little.

William's anger that was crackling and burning his head was also sucked out little by little along with the air, and the cold water splashed through Lucien's gaze, pouring back a chill that penetrated his heart.

He offended a duke.

William suddenly realized this.

He shouldn't be so impulsive. His background determines that he has to endure more than other colleagues before he can climb to a high position. The child of a merchant family is best at greeting people with a smile, even if he is in front of anyone... should……

"Oh...forget it." After a long silence, Lucien sighed again, and he muttered a few words in a low voice, but William, who was in a tense state, erected his ears and didn't miss half of it. words.

"You all know that I'm useless, can't the internal affairs officer give two useful people..."

——It sounded like a complaint that Lucien shouldn't have said nor should William have listened to.

The young captain of the guard, who was labeled as "useless" for no reason, was increasingly at a loss as to how to deal with it, and Lucien seemed to force himself to accept the fact that "the ones assigned to him are all worthless than himself" after complaining. Rubbing his face helplessly, he said, "Take a few pieces of paper and a pen, come over and look carefully, and I'll explain it to you."

Complicated function calculations can’t be done. It’s such a simple thing to draw a form freehand and fill in the corresponding data. Lucien finished writing the content of a chamber of commerce, and threw it to William to re-summarize it according to this format. show him.

Well, charts and statistics are also needed. Histograms and line charts are the content of elementary school textbooks.

After demonstrating and explaining to William in this way, Lucien felt that the accumulated physical strength after a good night's sleep was exhausted, so he picked up a teacup to moisten his throat and signaled to William that he could step back, and continued to follow suit. Things are always going to be fools.

What's more, William is still an SR, if the potential of drawing a table can't be squeezed out, Lucien is still playing tricks.

William said again: "The union head of Mansui said that if it's convenient for you, they would like to come to see you."

"Let's talk about that." Lucien had already nestled back into the quilt, holding back a yawn without interest, "But if someone gives you a gift, you can accept it. The boss is not too young to save some money to start a family."

William scratched his head, and combined the context with the subtext of "people are already very useless, what should we do if we don't have any money"-he must reiterate that at his age, he can be a young talent wherever he can be placed in this position , would be given to Lucien as the captain of the guard purely because he was not from aristocratic background, no matter how good he did, he would be pushed out of the center of power.

But he can only push him secretly, and he still has to bow his head to thank the leader for his generosity and for allowing him to eat and drink. He is really a good leader worthy of the dedication of his subordinates.

After William exited the door, he looked around and saw the Hall mercenary in the corner of the corridor.Issie was standing in the corner of the corridor waiting for instructions. She was right in the distance and perfectly hidden in an inconspicuous corner, like a vague shadow.

William walked over, "William Willow, I am the captain of the Duke's guard." He introduced himself, taking the initiative to release a friendly atmosphere, "Are you free to make gestures?"

It doesn't sound very friendly, but it is indeed a common way of showing favor among warriors. It is no wonder that they are sometimes complained by mages and their brains are full of muscles.

"Issie Holroyer." Issie took the olive branch from William. According to the terms he negotiated with the head maid—now Issie knows her name is Anna—his team will set off with the main force. Back to Velvet, food and lodging will be included on the way. For safety reasons, they will probably get together with the guards, so it won't hurt to have a good relationship with the captain of the guards.

Just like William took the initiative to express kindness to him, most of it was because His Excellency the Duke seemed to be very close to him.

After a few polite words, William and Issie hurried back to write the summary form.In fact, compared to writing a summary, you have to think about the wording. The form will be simple to make. Except for the part that needs to be calculated, which is a headache for William, the rest is just filling in the blanks.

The numbers are clear and understandable at a glance.

Facing the calculated tables and the statistical graphs drawn based on the tables, William had to admit that this format was much clearer than the summary book he had worked so hard to write for most of the day, and the pits dug in certain payments were also calculated. There is nothing to hide under the results and statistical graphs.

However, if documents in this format are taken to the imperial capital, they will definitely be ridiculed by the nobles and lords. Not only are the words simple, but they are all listed in numbers, and they are also separated by grid lines that are not aesthetically pleasing. In the aristocratic context, it is called vulgar and rustic, and I don’t know where the duke who received the highest standard of aristocratic education came up with this strange document format...

and many more.

After looking at the chart he made for a while, William suddenly realized something was wrong.He looked at the draft paper that he had spread out half the table, and then at the written summary that he had read over and over again.

——Did his leader just sweep his eyes and finish writing the form?

William took the sample data written by Lucien and took his own data, carefully read it three times and checked it again...

A number... all spelled correctly?

William knew it was absurd, but at that moment he did have the terrible thought of "could the Duke be a genius?"

And with a wonderful mentality that he couldn't explain clearly, William copied the form he had written again, and changed one of the correct numbers into an incorrect number.

When the form was handed in, he sneaked a peek at Lucien's expression, while explaining in his heart that he wasn't expecting anything.

It is true that Lucien did not point out the mistake. He just finished flipping through the form at a speed that made people wonder if he was looking at it, and then fell silent for a while with an expression that made people wonder if he was in a daze. The other side said that it would be [-]% cheaper, and I would consider meeting him."

Man Sui is indeed the best choice among all the candidates. When Lucien read the summary book sent by William for the first time, he came to the same conclusion as William. The paperwork habits of subordinates, even if those useless long speeches do not affect the speed of absorbing information, wouldn't it be nice to have a clear form?

But speaking of it, the Grain Merchant Chamber of Commerce in the Eastern Province...

The figure of his cheap brother appeared in Lucien's mind.

The family of the Duke of East, the mother of his cheap elder brother Luses, is a great nobleman in the Eastern Province, a mage family that has been passed down from generation to generation, with power, wealth, land and strength - the necessary conditions for a great nobleman in this world Not one is missing.

Due to the tradition of the mage family, the cultivation of rare medicinal materials and the breeding of magical creatures belong to the main business of the East family, but in addition to this, they also widely grow food and raise livestock, and sell it to the outside world when they are self-sufficient. Since Mansui is in the Eastern Province The largest grain merchants' chamber, the estate of the East family is likely to be their supplier.

It is even possible that the person standing directly behind Man Sui is someone from the East family, who can take advantage of the situation to develop and grow to this point.

In fact, the guest who finally sat in front of Lucien was indeed not Pirlo who communicated with William.

The young man with brown hair and blue eyes was tall and straight, and Lucien could only look at the other's chest while standing.The young man leaned over to salute him, and smiled without saying a word, his brows and eyes revealed a gentle temperament.

Lucien asked Anna to pour him a cup of fragrant white lotus tea, and asked the servants in the house to wait outside.

He swore that he didn't mean to be sarcastic at all. White lotus tea is a high-end specialty product in the eastern province. You can't even drink such a good thing.

"The light will protect you, Your Excellency the Duke." The young man said softly, "Please forgive me for troubling you while you are sick."

"Ah...you are really troublesome." Lucien responded very sincerely, "but you also give a lot, Mr. East."

He has seen this person, it was a long time ago, and he can't remember what the person's name is, but this face appeared in his memory, and the cheap brother brought him to play with, just like him. A waste of martial arts talent.

More specifically, he has no impression, which means that this kid is definitely not very fun.

The "not very fun" Mr. East smiled a little deeper, "In that case, let me make a long story short." He stroked the folds on his knees, "His Royal Highness asked us to provide some help when you need it, you You know, Velvet is not far from our clan's territory."

"So you don't have to worry, I don't have any malicious intentions." The young man earnestly said, "I ask to see you, just want to know..."

He leaned forward, staring at Lucien's eyes without blinking: "I just want to know what it's like to deceive Your Majesty and the two Highnesses, and deceive everyone around?"

As he spoke, there was unconscious enthusiasm in his tone, and his cheeks flushed slightly.

"Ah?" Lucien held the white lotus tea in his hand, his expression was blurred by the steaming mist, he blinked his eyes when faced with this question, his face was full of bewilderment and innocence.

Thanks to his foresight, there was no attendant in the room, otherwise he would have to be silenced.