Novel Full Chapter 576 Seraphina is Indeed Capable - III
“Ah, ah? Oh… hahaha, I didn’t notice.”
Seraphina laughed awkwardly and turned the document around again. “Can you teach me how to handle this?”
“…”
The kindly old man stroked his beard for a long time, then sighed deeply, “Miss Fenrir, you really aren’t suited for this kind of work.”
“I know that!” The girl muttered in frustration upon hearing Cliff’s words, “But until we find a suitable candidate, someone has to do it.”
At this, a hesitant expression appeared on Cliff’s face.
After about four or five seconds, he delicately said, “But according to your requirements, finding a suitable candidate might take quite some time…”
What were Seraphina’s requirements for someone to manage the affairs of the Lower District?
Kind-hearted, well-read, intelligent, capable, wholeheartedly considering the welfare of the common people, and preferably an extraordinary being…
Finding such a person in the Lower District? Not to mention a short while, it was simply impossible!
“Uh…” Seraphina scratched her chin. “Then, then… maybe I should relax my criteria a bit?”
Cliff heaved a sigh of relief. “That would be better. Actually, there are quite a few—”
“Let’s remove the requirement of being an extraordinary being, and, um… lower the ability requirements a bit. Would that work?”
Seraphina crossed her arms, clearly reluctant.
In the past, when she helped small places by dealing with local bullies, these were the standards she used.
Because the areas were small and uncomplicated, Seraphina didn’t worry too much about their abilities. The most important traits were integrity and kindness; everything else could be negotiated.
However, for the Lower District of Dispute Fortress, given its size and the myriad of headache-inducing problems she faced, Seraphina immediately added strict competency requirements—Miss Wolf prided herself on her ability to analyze situations based on specific contexts!
Her words, however, plunged Cliff, whose face had just brightened, back into silence.
“… Cliff?”
Seraphina looked at the elderly man before her, puzzled. “Is there a problem?”
After a long silence, Cliff finally spoke slowly, “Miss Fenrir, first of all, I must say, it warms this old man’s heart… to see someone like you in this world.”
“Hehehe… It’s really not that big of a deal.” Seraphina, unaccustomed to praise, wagged her invisible tail in delight.
“But,” the old man continued, his tone growing serious, “this approach will not work.”
“…Huh?”
“If you need someone to help you manage the Lower District, you can’t make integrity an absolute criterion.”
Seraphina was stunned for a couple of seconds, then asked in disbelief, “Isn’t that supposed to be the most basic criterion? If the people I choose don’t intend to serve the common folk, why would I even consider them?”
“Not being entirely upright doesn’t mean they won’t work for the people…”
“But they will, eventually!”
Seraphina interrupted. “I understand what you’re getting at, Cliff. You mean to say that good people aren’t necessarily effective at their jobs, right?”
Cliff’s expression eased slightly. “As long as you understand—”
“But good people can learn how to do their jobs well.”
When it came to her principles, Seraphina became resolute, even fierce. Standing before an elderly man, her tone and expression were… unyielding.
The young wolf stared intently at the old man, enunciating each word: “But will bad people learn how to be good?”
Her resolve was clear to Cliff, and with a heavy heart, the old man realized there was no convincing this fiery-hearted girl before him.
Meanwhile, Seraphina showed no signs of stopping either; her gaze was icy, and her words carried an unintended but unmistakable edge of menace.
“Moreover, such people usually carry stains on their records. The only reason I haven’t rounded them all up and punished them is because I don’t have the time! To let them manage the Lower District… not a chance!”
Cliff bowed his head slightly, sighing silently. All he could do was respond, “I understand, Miss Fenrir. I’ll have the recruitment criteria revised.”
“That’s more like it! Oh, and about this document…”
After providing some suggestions, the old man could still hear her frustrated cries as he left the office.
Cliff felt conflicted.
He wasn’t a native of the Lower District of Dispute Fortress, merely a wandering doctor temporarily residing there.
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As for administrative skills, Cliff had little to boast about. His experience and observations allowed him to make reasonably sound decisions, but that was the extent of it.
Yet, Miss Fenrir had entrusted him with significant responsibilities without hesitation, leaving Cliff at a loss for words.
He had wandered for so many years and never imagined encountering such a… such a naive extraordinary being.
Her naivety was coupled with a power that made her innocence seem not so naive after all.
…And here I am, helping Miss Fenrir with such dedication, perhaps a bit naive myself.
Cliff chuckled silently. Just as he was about to return to the office to continue his work for the Lower District, he heard hurried footsteps at the end of the hallway.
“Th-this way, our boss Miss Fenrir is just over here.”
Cliff looked towards the end of the hallway, slightly puzzled. He saw a young man he recognized, eagerly guiding a rather imposing adventurer. One look at the adventurer’s stern eyes, and Cliff could tell this was no ordinary person.
As the adventurer brushed past him, heading directly to push open Fenrir’s office door, Cliff wanted to say something, at least to remind him to show basic courtesy to Fenrir. But in the end, he said nothing.
He could only watch as the adventurer and his attendants pushed the door open and entered. No sound came from inside.
“…Zabir, how could you just bring someone in like that?”
The old man could only chastise the young guide. “Miss Fenrir is now the administrator of the Lower District; how could you let her lose face like this?”
“Uh… huh? It’s no big deal, right? Boss Fenrir doesn’t care about that,” the young man scratched his head, not particularly concerned about Cliff’s words. His face soon lit up with excitement. “Never mind that, Cliff.
Let me tell you, that adventurer just now, he might be the legendary…”
Meanwhile, inside the office.
“Cliff? What now?”
Seraphina, engrossed in her work with her fingers tightly gripping a pen, didn’t lift her head. “Is there something else? I need to finish this planning document; I can definitely do it!”
“It seems Miss Fenrir is quite diligent.”
“Of course, if I don’t work hard, who will—”
Seraphina instinctively raised her head proudly upon hearing this. But the moment her eyes met the amused, smiling gaze, her proud expression froze instantly.
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