Ya Xiao, who had just walked with Emily to the meeting hall, didn't realize he'd been labeled a marshal-lover by one of his adjutants.
Of course, he wouldn't have refuted it even if he had known. After all, he did like the villain.
âDemons like powerful people. That was a fact.
Especially when contrasted with the cowardly lord shrinking in the background, Ya Xiao liked the marshal even more.
The meeting of the butler representatives hadn't started yet.
Ya Xiao hummed a little song as he entered the hall, where only two representatives of the meeting were sitting on the chairs.
Ariel, who usually came the earliest, was not present.
Since she knew about Sheng Cheng's arrest, Ariel had been a bit distracted. Perhaps the organization had sent her a new task, so she was late.
Ya Xiao thought for a moment, opened the optical brain to find the chat box with Ariel, briefly said hello, and then asked the other party where she had gone.
There was no new message on the optical brain for a long time.
Ya Xiao did not send another message, turned off the optical brain, and turned to look at the two representatives who were not far away from the conversation.
The two butlers, a man and a woman, were superior in looks and appearance, but with a bit of youthfulness on their faces.
They were the student representatives of the Butler Academy.
Starting today, the motion of the meeting would be centered around this class of butler graduates. As student representatives, the pressure on the two of them was also a bit greater than the previous days.
Zhao Qing was a fair-faced female butler, her personality was a bit more stern. When Ya Xiao walked in from outside, he could still hear her reprimanding the companion next to her in a low voice:
"We are representing the graduating butlers, can't you be more serious?"
"How am I not serious?"
Erde muttered in a low voice, his voice getting lower and lower under her gaze, "It can't be helped. Although the optical brain is networked, there's only so much military information available on all the bases."
Most of the information on the military bases was in a state of secrecy, and it was difficult to find out on the optical brain.
Ya Xiao heard this and guessed that the two student representatives should be preparing for the next vote.
"Good morning, Senior Ya Xiao."
Zhao Qing and Erde sensed the movement and immediately closed their mouths. Seeing Ya Xiao standing in the doorway, the two of them took the initiative to get up and greet him.
The butler groups all came from the Butler Academy.
Although 'Ya Xiao' had already graduated, it wasn't strange to address the senior to draw a close relationship.
It was the first time that Ya Xiao was addressed as senior, so he couldn't help but feel a bit of novelty as he bent his eyes and sat in his seat to greet them.
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"Good morning, are you guys checking out the bases?"
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The conference hall then fell into silence.
Zhao Qing and Erde hadn't expected Ya Xiao to come over early today, but they didn't find it strange when they associated it with the importance of today's meeting.
Hearing that Senior Ya Xiao, who was representing the border base this time, was Marshal Qin's butler, Zhao Qing looked at the information on her desk, then looked up at the black-haired, blue-eyed young man in front of her, and took the initiative to ask out loud:
"Senior Ya Xiao, are you currently serving Marshal Qin of the Sixth Base?"
"Yes."
It turned out that it really was Marshal Qin's butler.
Zhao Qing and Erde watched the senior curving his eyes, appearing very approachable. The two couldn't help but exchange a glance, feeling somewhat apprehensive in their hearts.
It turned out that Senior Ya Xiao was really Marshal Qin's butler.
Marshal Qin had a bad reputation among butlers.
Rumor had it that the other party had once killed three butlers when he lost control.
This might just be a rumor, but it was an irrefutable fact that those three seniors who had assumed the position of Marshal Qin's butler had indeed all passed away.
This alone was enough to make numerous butlers refuse the other party's invitation.
Senior Ya Xiao clearly knew about this matter, yet he still chose to become Marshal Qin's butler, he was really courageous.
"I don't have much courage."
Erde was stunned for a moment when he heard a clear and crisp voice ring out and noticed that Zhao Qing beside him had a rather complicated expression. Only then did he realize that he had actually said what was on his mind!
It was already impolite to talk about others behind their backs, let alone mentioning this in front of Ya Xiao. He hurriedly wanted to find a couple of sentences to explain that he had no malicious intent, but before he could make a sound, he heard the black-haired butler on the opposite side of the room explaining once again.
"I don't have a lot of courage. It's the marshal who has a good temper."
When Ya Xiao saw the skeptical expressions on the faces of the two people across the street, he asked in his mind in disbelief:
[Fourth Uncle, did I not make myself clear? Why are the two of them showing such expressions?]
[...... Maybe they don't have an intuitive feeling about the matter of the marshal's good temper.]
The system finished sheepishly. Looking at Ya Xiao who had come to a sudden realization, the database was a bit garbled for a while.
The host really believed it!
Leaving aside how the host came to the conclusion that the villain was good-tempered, let's just say that the matter of whether Ya Xiao's courage was big or not, was there still a need to think about it?
If the host didn't have a lot of courage, then the humans in this world don't have any!
Ya Xiao was not clear about the system's inner slander. He felt that he had already made his words very clear, so he did not dwell too much on this matter.
"Do you guys want to come over to our side to play?"
Ya Xiao warmly invited the two people and said bluntly:
"The next motion will vote for the hiring of butlers for the border and second tier, as well as the central city, so you guys can come to our temporary residence to hang out together ah. You can also get to know the officers of our border bases in the meantime, enriching your information."
The two were just now considering the matter of gathering information about the base, and in Ya Xiao's opinion, they shouldn't refuse.
Zhao Qing and Erde were a bit stunned at his words, not expecting Ya Xiao to invite them all of a sudden.
As a matter of fact, the student representatives were just that, students. Although they could vote among the representatives attending the meeting, they had no more say, mostly acting as a backdrop and a tool man, making decisions as they went along.
At least those student representatives hadn't been invited to the butler meeting in previous years.
"May we?"
Zhao Qing and Erde were a bit surprised. If they were in contact with the officers of the border bases, it would definitely give them a deeper understanding of the border bases' style.
This would also make them more able to vote impartially instead of being biased.
For example, just now, if they had actually had a conversation with Marshal Qin, they would also have been able to judge whether or not what Ya Xiao had said was correct, rather than being unable to do so due to the influence of rumors.
As the two outstanding student representatives thought of this, their eyes burned as they looked toward Ya Xiao with apprehension and excitement in their hearts.
As inexperienced students, they were not taken seriously at the meeting, but they would never presume to be in their positions, so maybe they could make something of themselves!
At least on the matter of voting, they wanted to make the right choice on behalf of the graduates.
"Of course."
Ya Xiao nodded good-naturedly. He'd already asked those butler friends of his, and Bolton and the others didn't mind if they took Zhao Qing and Erde along with them.
"Let's go!"
Zhao Qing and Erde made an instant decision and said in unison.
They looked at each other, their hearts thumping.
The two were always aware that they had come over as student representatives to attend the meeting.
If they could deepen their understanding of the current situation of the border bases in this way, when they went back to school, they could also tell the graduates more things and provide them with more choices and directions.
Ya Xiao heard this and took out his optical brain to add friends with these two students. After a while, the representatives arrived one after another, and Ariel also walked in.
Zhao Qing and Erde saw this and said something to Ya Xiao before sitting back in their seats.
"Ariel, why are you late today?"
Ya Xiao said with concern, "What happened?"
"Nothing."
Ariel pushed her hair behind her ear and forced a smile. Immediately after learning that Sheng Cheng had been captured, she tried to get Sheldor to leave the organization as soon as possible, only to be rejected. Anxiety and remorse intertwined to keep her awake all night. Even with her makeup on, she still looked a little haggard.
"Just overslept."
Ariel looked at Ya Xiao's worried expression and opened her mouth to explain.
"That's good."
Ya Xiao observed for a moment. He nodded and raised his hand to hand her a candy, "Here's a mint to refresh you."
Ariel was saving herself to use Ya Xiao, but on the surface, she did treat him well, and Ya Xiao remembered that.
Ariel took the candy and froze for a moment at the sight of the ghostly fire-like blue candy. She then smiled warmly, "Thank you."
Ya Xiao shook his head and didn't say much. Instead, he lowered his head and clicked on the chat group on his optical brain.
It seemed that the situation on the organization's side was still not good, Ya Xiao thought. His eyes fell on the screen, at which time the butler friends of the other three border bases were constantly swiping the screen.
[Yan Chi: @Bolton, look at others. Ya Xiao knew to invite those two student representatives to the border bases as soon as they arrived, and took the opportunity to pull votes!]
[Bolton: ......]
Although the student representatives have votes, but bending down to get on good terms with them, where does his face as a senior go?
[Yan Chi: Even if you don't say it, I know. You are feeling that you have lost your noble face, right?]
[Yan Chi: A senior who comes out of the elite class and is directly appointed as a marshal's butler is just marvelous! [Applause] [Applause]]
Bolton was furious, yet he didn't know how to retort. He stood outside the council hall where the marshals were meeting and couldn't stop shooting his eyes with murderous intent at Yan Chi.
Yan Chi, who stood not far away, did not even raise his head, while his fingers still crackled as he tapped on the screen.
Instead, it was the Eighth Base Marshal's butler, Gabe, who explained.
[Gabe: Bolton didn't invite the student representatives to gather before, but it was not like he didn't try to draw them in. It was just that those student representatives still valued the central city and the second-tier bases more. This time around, I don't know how the situation will be either.]
Ya Xiao saw this and was quite agreeable: [Yes, everything depends on their final decision.]
[Yan Chi: The competition for the base butler spots will take three days to vote on. Have you made an appointment with those two students for when they will come to the temporary residence?]
[Ya Xiao: Tomorrow.]
Bolton, Yan Chi, as well as Gabe, had a general idea in mind when they saw this time.
[Okay, you go ahead with the meeting, just leave these matters to us.]
The three butlers took this matter over, so naturally, Ya Xiao would not reject it. He turned off his optical brain and sat upright, intending to concentrate on listening to the central city butler's speech.