Chapter 1130 (1/2)

Chapter 1130

“What’s with the face? It’s not like anyone told you to have so little eloquence . ” Long Chen patted Guo Ran on the shoulder .

“Boss, is it because I don’t know how to speak nicely that I can’t get any woman to like me?” asked Guo Ran .

“In truth, women are comparatively pettier, and your mouth is truly skilled at unwittingly infuriating them . Take what just happened as an example . That little hatchling is Meng Qi’s housepet, and you said it was ugly . Don’t you think that’s a slap to Meng Qi’s face? Meng Qi’s gentle and nice, and she doesn’t like fighting . If it had instead been Wan-er, she’d have kicked you flying,” said Long Chen .

“Boss, now that you put it like this, it seems that really is the case . I definitely have to fix the way I talk,” said Guo Ran solemnly . But then seeing Long Chen’s strange expression, he asked, “Boss, what’s with those eyes? Are you doubting my words?”

Long Chen shook his head vehemently . “You’re my brother, so it’s not that I doubt your words . ”

Guo Ran smiled . “Haha, this is how my boss-”

“It’s that I fundamentally don’t believe them . ”

“ . . . ”

Long Chen patted Guo Ran on the shoulder . “There’s no perfect person in this world . Sometimes a person’s shortcomings embody their character more than their strong points . You are you, so why change? Once you change yourself, will you still be Guo Ran? You admire me, so you imitate me . Are you planning on being my shadow for a lifetime? What would be the meaning of your existence, of the person named Guo Ran? Listen well, at the very least, if you can pull off a dream poser act, it would still possess great meaning . ”

“Boss, I’m a bit confused . Am I supposed to take your words as praise?” asked Guo Ran .

“Of course it’s praise . Don’t you feel that it’s glorious to have used your own hard work and choices to go from an obscure n.o.body to your current height?”

“Boss, actually, I feel like all my current accomplishments are just because of you . ”

“You’re wrong . No one in this world can truly help you . The only one who can help you is yourself . Amongst the people by my side, you’re the one with the weakest strength, the weakest talent, the weakest moral- . ” Long Chen suddenly coughed and continued, “Your starting point is lower than other people, but you blazed an alternate path to reach your current level . That’s definitely not a coincidence . So there’s no need to feel inferior . Everything you have is the result of your own silent hard work and investment . ”

Long Chen was the one who understood Guo Ran the best . The reason he liked to be such a poser was most likely because of his feeling of inferiority inside his heart . He needed to prove himself, which was why he wanted everyone to acknowledge him . He liked the feeling of being stared at by everyone, of being wors.h.i.+ped and revered by everyone .

But a feeling of inferiority was also a kind of heart-devil . If it was not erased, it might cause problems in the future . So Long Chen gave him this warning today .

“Boss, I understand . I will cast aside my sense of inferiority and be the true me . I won’t imitate anyone . ” Guo Ran took a deep breath and nodded .

“Good, that’s perfect,” praised Long Chen .

“I am Guo Ran! I am me! Starting today, I will meet every day with confidence . I will declare to the world that when it comes to posing, I am serious!” cried Guo Ran .

“What the f.u.c.k?! There’s really no saving you!” Long Chen directly clapped Guo Ran on the back of the head, causing him to fall from the boulder he was sitting on .

Aggrieved, Guo Ran said, “Boss, didn’t you just tell me to be confident, to be myself?”

Long Chen sighed for a long time, calming himself down . Confident people didn’t need to be posers . Guo Ran was unable to understand his meaning .

“How is the armor forging?” Long Chen changed the subject . He was afraid if they continued this topic, he would lose control and slap him .

“I’ve restarted all of them . ”

“Why?”

“After forging a few thousand sets, I found that my initial forging method had too many flaws . The runes weren’t compact enough, nor did they conform very well with each other, affecting the armor’s defensive strength . Furthermore, I recently had a breakthrough and thought of a kind of merging rune from the Ethereal Crafting Secret Record . After a few hundred experiments, my skill with it increased, so I went back to fix those old sets of armor . But since I’m just changing a few runes, it’s much easier than before, and it doesn’t take as long . Going back and fixing them increases their defensive strength greatly, so it’s worth it,” explained Guo Ran .

Long Chen didn’t know much about forging, but he trusted Guo Ran . If he thought restarting was best, it was definitely necessary .