enjoyebooks Chapter 517 Sister Zhulan is about to head to Donghuang
Chapter 517 Sister Zhulan is about to head to Donghuang
Sinnoh Region, Lily Island, League Headquarters.
The door to the champion's office was tightly closed, and the view of the lake and mountains outside the window was reflected on the glass, which should have been a pleasing sight.
However, Zhu Lan, sitting behind her desk, had a distinctly professional air about her.
She has been working for a full ten minutes since she returned to the league!
Yes, in just ten minutes, Zhu Lan already wanted to give up.
There's no way around it; she's a practitioner by trade, not an academic.
drop drop~
On the laptop screen in front of me, the email client popped up with the seventh new email, and the message notification in the lower right corner kept flashing.
At this moment, Zhu Lan had a stack of documents waiting to be signed on her left and the alliance's income and expenditure report from last week on her right. The densely packed numbers made Zhu Lan's temples throb.
There was a cup of black tea that had been brewed on the corner of the table, but it had gone from steaming hot to completely cold, and she hadn't bothered to drink it.
Zhu Lan stared at the screen, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
Sure enough, a job as a champion is simply not suitable for me.
She'd rather spend a whole day digging for stones at Tianguan Mountain than sit here wrestling with these endless administrative documents.
"call!"
Zhu Lan took a deep breath, reached out, and pressed the intercom button on the table.
"Wusong, come to my office."
Less than a minute later, Wusong pushed the door open and came in.
He was wearing a suit and holding a document he had just approved; he seemed to be nearby.
The moment he entered, Wusong glanced around.
I noticed the mountain of documents on the desktop that had hardly been touched, and Zhu Lan's face, which clearly said, "I've had enough."
Wu Song paused slightly in his steps.
Oh no, are they trying to dump all the work on me again?!
"Sister Zhulan, what's wrong?"
Although he asked the question himself, Wusong knew all too well what would happen next.
Whenever Zhu Lan showed this expression, it meant that trouble was about to befall him.
Sure enough, Zhu Lan raised her head and gave him a gentle smile.
But to Wusong, that smile was more terrifying than the curse of a Ghost-type Pokémon.
"Sit down," Zhu Lan said, pointing to the chair opposite her.
Wusong did not sit down.
He was afraid that if he sat down, Zhu Lan would just slip away.
So Wusong stood at the door, clutching the documents in his hand, ready to turn and run away at any moment: "Sister Zhulan, what is it?"
Zhu Lan didn't press the matter. She leaned back in her chair and placed her hands on the table with her arms crossed. "Something suddenly happened. I might have to go on a business trip for a while."
"I'll temporarily entrust you with the affairs of the alliance."
Wusong's pupils dilated slightly.
On business trip!
Upon hearing those two words, he knew it wasn't anything good.
Furthermore, Sister Zhulan, could you please stop using "business trip" as an excuse?
Every time you're out doing archaeological work, someone else finds out you're in different places.
Last time they said they were going to "investigate the Pokémon ecology of the Sinnoh region," but what happened?
He was photographed by others digging for fossils at Tianguan Mountain, looking covered in dust and dirt.
The last time I said I was "attending an international trainer exchange conference," I was immediately spotted in an underground cave.
"Sister Zhulan".
Wu Song carefully chose his words: "I'm afraid this isn't a good idea? Business trips and such are actually something I can do."
"As a champion, you are extremely busy, and this kind of public appearance is not suitable for you."
"Not this time." Zhu Lan waved her hand, interrupting his long speech. "The Donghuang region has extended an invitation to me to attend the Minrong Dojo's promotion tournament as a special guest."
Wusong's words got stuck in his throat.
"Really?"
"Really." Zhu Lan pulled a gold-embossed invitation card from her bag, waved it in front of Wu Song, and then put it away. "They've already sent me invitations."
Wusong's gaze followed the invitation for two seconds before returning to Zhulan's face.
There was a lot of noise on the League forums a while ago, saying that Minrong Gym was going to face off against Guangyue Gym. The lineups that both sides put up were more and more outrageous, and they even brought out Azur, the champion-level trainer from Kanto.
Would you like to invite Zhu Lan to be a guest?
I understand.
But here's the question: where did this invitation come from?
Clearly, Wusong was unaware that, in order to make Zhulan do less work, Jiadeliya had specifically slipped her an invitation to come to the Donghuang region.
"Sister Zhulan!"
Wusong still tried to argue: "I also have to be responsible for the coordination between the Sinnoh League and the Battle Frontier, and I have three cross-regional cooperation projects to follow up on, plus the supervision of gym assessments..."
"Wusong," Zhulan interrupted him, her tone a little harsher than before, but the smile on her face remained unchanged, "You are the person I trust most."
"Well....."
Wu Song fell for it: "Okay, but I want to add an assistant."
"Both are fine." Zhu Lan smiled, a smile that was so relaxed and radiant.
"Then I want Da Ye and A Liu."
Wusong gritted his teeth when these two were mentioned.
They're both members of the Four Heavenly Kings, so why are these two allowed to hang around outside all the time?
Big Leaf is either soaking in hot springs with Pokémon in the harsh mountains or challenging strong opponents in various places, euphemistically calling it "training".
A-Liu went even further, saying she was going to "find new Bug-type Pokémon" and traveled all over the country.
As a result, the work emails sent back always only contained the words "Everything is fine, don't worry," while the attachments often contained tens of megabytes of landscape photos.
Oh right, you can also often see a bunch of pretty girls posting photos with A-Liu online!
And what about yourself?
Sitting in the alliance headquarters, facing stacks and stacks of documents, after approving them all, there are still more to come.
The sunlight outside the window moved from east to west, but his chair never left the desk.
Wusong mentally slammed his fist on the table.
This time, I absolutely cannot shoulder this burden alone.
Since Zhulan is going to Donghuang to watch the competition, Daye and Aliu have to be dragged back to work.
Why should they be able to enjoy themselves outside while I have to toil away in the office?
"Da Ye and A Liu?"
Zhu Lan leaned back in her chair, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Yes." Gosho said decisively, "Both of them are pillars of the Sinnoh League, their abilities are beyond doubt, and their qualifications are impeccable."
"It's perfectly reasonable, legal, and compliant to have them as my assistants."
"Okay," Zhu Lan nodded gently, "but you should tell them yourself."
"Okay, I'll say it myself."
......
Upon entering the corridor, Wusong had already taken out his phone and opened Daye's chat window.
Their last conversation was a week ago, when he asked Da Ye, "When are you coming back?" Da Ye posted a selfie of herself standing on the crater, captioned "Soon, soon."
It'll be here soon.
Wu Song stared at those four words for two seconds, snorted coldly, and quickly typed out two lines of text.
"Sister Zhulan is away on a business trip, and the Alliance headquarters needs you."
"You must be on duty within three days."
After sending it, he opened Ah Liu's window again, copied and pasted it, and sent it with one click.
Then Wusong put his phone back in his pocket and strode towards his office.
hateful......
I also want to go to the Donghuang region!