477 Boring Village Leader Duties (1/2)
Grandma Moppo and Seff were probably the happiest and most eager to welcome Zero back. Truen was happy but he ended up being the last to greet Zero because he wanted his friend to settle down before he piled responsibilities onto the poor doctor. It couldn't really be helped, there were simply too many things that needed the village leader's attention.
Thankfully, Zero had time to enjoy a handmade meal by Zoe before he was ambushed in the small pool by Truen.
”Sorry to disturb your meditation,” the elf apologised. ”Are you able to multitask recovering mana and qi while answering a few questions?”
Zero blinked and looked at the misty blanket around him. ”If you don't mind the strange temperature here, I could.”
Not standing on ceremony, Truen fired off questions from his list and Zero felt as if it was an interview with the news journalists.
First, he gave Zero an overview about the number of villagers they had with the gnome additions and the allied village, including the name list that Jermine provided him for her clan before she left with Monoman, Turmeric and Crudgel. Then, he gave Zero a detailed briefing of what each and every Half Moon Villager was doing and where they were assigned.
”Currently, we have a few things that need immediate attention. The waystone that I created for temporary use in New Moon Village needs an upgrade. As you know, I'm not too advanced with arrays, I can't make the same thing you made for Half Moon Village and Hua Tuo's hut.”
Zero nodded. ”I'll do that when I recover my mana.”
Next on the list was the number of people who wanted to see Zero for an opinion. Everyone from Cleo to Pepper wanted to discuss important plans with him and inform him about their progress. Zero paled when he heard the list grow longer and longer, looking worse than when he first entered the pool to recuperate.
After Truen ended, Zero sighed. ”Is that all?” he asked hopefully but his hopes were dashed when Truen flipped to the next page of his notes.
”Not quite,” Truen said and Zero sank beneath the water a little more to try and drown himself. Naturally, it didn't work. He had the ability to breathe underwater or not breathe at all if he really wanted to.
”Don't worry,” Truen smiled. ”For now please focus on recovering. We can start when you're better. I will be here to assist you every step of the way and it will be a good number of weeks before Jermine returns with her clan or Dorgon completes the Freya statue.”