The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 7 - Su Li: Confused.jpg
After eating Egbert’s cooking for several consecutive days, Su Li didn’t have any reaction, but Cyril couldn’t take it anymore.
“If this keeps up, Su Li will eventually be unable to see tomorrow’s sun!”
Who knows what they’ve been through these past few days.
However, the fact that Su Li had no pickiness about food was indeed deeply ingrained in people’s minds.
Even Cyril would quietly avoid the “Stargazy Pie” when he saw it, but Su Li could eat it with a straight face.
At first, Cyril thought the food was normal, and his unwillingness to accept it was merely because the appearance looked too strange. Later, when he saw Su Li squatting in the toilet all day long but still not refusing to eat, and continuing to eat, he couldn’t help but want to try it himself…
The result was utterly disastrous.
Cyril finally understood that for a Son of Light who had been taken care of by others while growing up, common sense about daily life simply didn’t exist. Moreover, Su Li was someone who didn’t have high demands for life, basically as long as he could meet survival standards, he wouldn’t have any complaints.
Cyril’s eyebrows were furrowed, and his expression was hard to describe.
He asked Su Li, “Don’t you find this… unpalatable?”
Su Li would just blink his eyes and answer innocently, “It’s better than having nothing to eat, and besides, I don’t have any elements.”
The kitchen utensils seemed to have the embryonic form of modern society’s kitchen appliances, but all the devices were powered by elements.
Su Li had no elements, so naturally, he had no way to use them.
So in this world where he couldn’t even light a fire, of course, he would eat whatever Egbert made.
Besides, it wasn’t as exaggerated as Cyril said.
Su Li explained calmly, “The human body has its own immune system. After eating it a few times, once the digestive system adapts, it can accept it.”
Cyril’s entire face twitched uncontrollably, “But you’ve been squatting in the toilet for over two hours every day for an entire week!”
The young man turned his head and saw the slightly confused look on the Son of Light’s face. This seemingly impressive but actually “completely unworldly” Son of Light thought that Su Li spent time in the toilet because it was more inspirational. Once the door was closed, it would become a completely independent space, allowing Su Li to think better.
Don’t think he didn’t know, Egbert was already carrying paper and pen with him, just to write down everything Su Li said at any time.
Those dense small characters, even illiterate Cyril couldn’t help but feel dizzy and want to lie down and sleep just by glancing at them.
Yet Egbert always said, “One day I will understand the full meaning of what Lord Su Li says!”
Cyril: He’s just simply lamenting everything he’s experienced, okay? There’s no deeper meaning at all, please stop overthinking!
Egbert still looked confused, “Is there something wrong with the food I made?”
“Everything is wrong!”
This house made Cyril feel that who on earth gave him the illusion of walking back from hell to the human world a week ago.
This is clearly an even deeper abyss!
Su Li: You understand me!
Cyril looked at Su Li, whose eyes had brightened considerably, making his delicate face appear even more handsome and refined, and turned his head away with a complicated expression.
There was nothing wrong with Su Li; if there was a problem, it could only be with the Son of Light.
“Do you dare to eat that pie you made yourself!”
Egbert ate it, and Egbert was fine.
Cyril didn’t believe it, so Cyril ate it too...
Su Li looked at Cyril rushing into the bathroom with a face full of pity.
As this farcical daily routine continued, for the first time, someone from outside knocked on the door of the red brick house.
Just as Su Li was about to see who had come, Egbert, already on alert, pushed him back onto the wooden sofa. After Su Li sat down, Egbert said, “Please don’t leave my sight carelessly. There are many powerful people in Sadina City, and I can’t guarantee that I can protect you safely in all situations.”
Su Li responded expressionlessly, “No, I think even in this high-risk world, no one should be foolish enough to directly confront someone at their home.”
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When Egbert saw it was Euphia at the door, he breathed a sigh of relief while turning his head back to Su Li with an extremely solemn expression.
“What did you just say? I don’t think I heard clearly.” As he spoke, Egbert pulled out paper and pen from his pocket.
“I said, welcome our guest,” Su Li suddenly felt that he had already become accustomed to Egbert’s abnormal behavior, and had even given reasonable explanations for his various strange actions.
That is, the Son of Light was under too much pressure in life and needed to find a way to relieve stress, so…
Just let him be.
“Life is already so difficult, people need to do something that allows them to persevere.”
Su Li, unsurprised to see Egbert take out paper and pen to record this meaningless sentence, directly ignored it and looked towards Euphia and the elderly man with a white beard standing beside her, who looked very benevolent.
Euphia curiously watched Egbert, who was engrossed in his own world writing something down, and asked Su Li, “What is he doing?”
“It’s a small skill to relieve life’s pressures. Just pretend you didn’t see it,” Su Li waved his hand dismissively.
This household still needed to be maintained by him, an ordinary person.
“By the way, what brings you here this time? I remember paying the rent to you three days ago,” Su Li was actually a bit worried about a rent increase.
What was one silver coin equivalent to? Equivalent to 100 yuan in modern society. Renting a Western-style house for 100 yuan… even a haunted house wouldn’t dare offer such a cheap price.
But reality told Su Li that ordinary people like himself, without any special qualities, were truly unable to keep up with the mindset of people in this world.
Upon hearing his question, Euphia said, “It’s like this. Some time ago, I shared the information and insights I gained from you with my father.” She then pointed to the elderly man standing beside her.
“My father and I believe that my ideas are worth implementing, but this matter has encountered obstacles in the process of moving forward. You know, the Mercenary Guild isn’t just run by my father and me, so after I announced the new plan, it was immediately opposed by those three-star mercenaries. They didn’t see any positive impact from my plan, and were only concerned that if clients post too few combat missions, they won’t be able to earn more gold coins.”
“Those brainless people made me wonder if they had been smeared with the God of Light’s earwax.”
Su Li: …
“Wait, let’s not talk about what you learned from me or what insights you gained, but using the God of Light’s.....that thing as a comparison, isn’t that somehow inappropriate?”
Wasn’t this world supposed to be very reverent towards gods?
“I’d rather use the God of Light’s *** to describe it.”
“…..”
“Returning to the previous question, I came here to ask if you have any other perspectives.”
The problem is, I don’t even know what your plan is…
Su Li was completely bewildered.
But since she had already asked, especially since she controlled the Western-style house with a monthly rent of one silver coin, Su Li naturally chose to answer based on his own logic.
Given that the Mercenary Guild was equivalent to an intermediary center, and Euphia was the next heir to this center, with her father being the current actual person in charge, the three-star mercenaries Euphia mentioned were probably like company shareholders.
In a situation where company shareholders disagree with a plan, there’s only one solution: to openly discuss the benefits that will be gained.
“You need to consider not just the primary beneficiaries of the plan you’re going to implement, but also focus on what those three-star mercenaries need.”
Euphia nodded very seriously. This was indeed something she had overlooked before. The sudden birth of the plan was like an art enthusiast being suddenly struck by the muse of inspiration. It was difficult to consider at the moment whether the implementation process would be challenging, and attention was instead focused entirely on making sure this thing happened.
“Those greedy guys, all they want is gold coins,” Euphia showed a look of disgust.
Mercenaries, symbols of freedom and loyalty, shouldn’t care so much about money – that’s what Euphia thought. But obviously, Su Li, a former poor wage slave and now a lonely youth, still couldn’t empathize with the wealthy heiress.
“Then you need to tell them how much they will gain after your plan is completed, rather than proposing this plan and then not caring, waiting for your subordinates to help execute it.”
“People can never truly empathize with each other. To move others, you need more than just courage.”
In a situation where the heir hasn’t yet been involved in the company’s practical affairs, at the very least, several project proposals should be prepared for the shareholders to choose from. This way, after the project is decided to be implemented, the corresponding right to speak can be obtained, rather than proposing a plan and assuming it will definitely be achieved.
Euphia began to ponder over these words.
Su Li, however, sat on the wooden sofa looking extremely uncomfortable.
These words were just his speculation based on the information he understood. At first glance, they seemed very reasonable, but in reality, this could only be said to be his personal, unwarranted conjecture. After all, up to now, Su Li hadn’t understood what the actual situation was.
Moreover, what if Euphia thought his words were too shallow, and in dissatisfaction, raised the rent on the Western-style house or kicked them out...
The anxious feelings made Su Li want to jump right off the sofa.
By the time Cyril bravely crawled out of the bathroom, Euphia seemed to have a lightbulb moment, as if she had suddenly thought of something.
Then she excitedly said, “You’re right. Even if those greedy old folks love gold coins, they have to admit that lowering the death rate of mercenaries would allow them to accept more missions while alive. The alliance that works hand in hand with the mercenaries can then get more commissions. Besides, who can say that the pay for daily tasks would definitely be lower than for combat missions?”
Euphia had never considered this aspect before. She had naturally treated everyone as idealists. Then, when discussing the plan, realists had smeared her face with reality.
Being rejected, told it was impossible, criticized for “doing useless things again,” and even having many three-star mercenaries jointly express to her father: “If Euphia continues like this, I dare not imagine what the alliance will become in the future.”
Euphia had spent a long time arguing with that group of people.
She said, “You shouldn’t think of this so superficially. We were once weak too, and if it weren’t for luck, we might have died long ago. So making tasks less dangerous and reducing risks is something we must do. This is for the future of more young people!”
She said, “Can you really just watch those people die without caring?”
However, everyone’s faces showed indifference.
Euphia, considering herself an adult though perhaps not as clever as Su Li, didn’t mention the grievances she had suffered recently. But she still felt sad about the indifference of those who were once full of courage.
And now, the courage that was about to be extinguished was reignited by Su Li’s words, which seemed so shallow as to be almost meaningless. Euphia found the motivation to continue and the firm belief that she would succeed.
Euphia thought Su Li was truly intelligent.
Euphia thought Su Li’s eyes never showed any emotion, that he looked at the essence of everything.
Pure, and strong in a non-power direction.
Euphia was convinced that she had received an answer more suited to human needs than a divine gift.
Euphia suddenly sat up from the sofa opposite Su Li, enthusiastically talking about her ideas. “I plan to promote a new plan specifically for the nobility, designating three-star mercenaries to go out. Not only can we send those short-sighted old folks full of twists and turns out to make money, but we can also implement the plan more easily. I’m such a genius!”
“No.” Euphia directly reached out with both hands to grasp Su Li’s left hand, which was clenched on his thigh. Her excited emotions and undisguised smile, as well as her kneeling down to lower her height below Su Li sitting on the sofa, clearly showed her rich inner emotions.
“You’re indeed as I imagined, able to see everything I’ve never seen before! You’re the real genius!”
The elderly man beside them, having watched the whole process, suddenly laughed “Ho ho ho ho,” and then said, “Euphia, getting to know this child is the most normal thing you’ve done in recent years. He’s indeed even smarter than you said.”
Su Li: ?
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What on earth are you talking about?!
Cyril: “Getting to know Su Li is correct. I admit that. But I just went to the bathroom for a moment, why do I feel like I’ve missed so much information?”
Someone, please explain.
Egbert, however, had a matter-of-fact expression. “Knowing Su Li is a once-in-a-lifetime luck.”
