875 My Majordomo (1/2)
”Qian Duoduo, what are your plans for the future?” Yun Yang asked Fatty.
It must be acknowledged that this fatty whom Yun Yang had just gotten to know was indeed a talented person. He was a know-it-all, an inexhaustible source of the Bound of Universe's many stories, and a conscious person who knew a little more and a little deeper about everything compared to others.
Yun Yang had yet to meet anyone else from the Bound of Universe but such a judgment was not entirely far-fetched.
Take the realm he had come from, for example – how many mandarin positions were there in an empire? Who could list out all these positions and their responsibilities so glibly?
Perhaps there were people who could do so, but in a place where cultivation was prioritized and others considered less significant like the Bound of Universe, they were scarce, whether to be sought or found and to exist or remain.
In spite of this, Fatty here was as capable as he claimed to be. Not only was he adequate, but he could also elaborate and illustrate new analogies.
This was a skill – a marvelous skill indeed!
Coincidentally, Fatty had nowhere to go, thus Yun Yang thought of absorbing him as a subordinate.
It was simply impossible that someone had arranged for a spy to conspire against him so quickly. He had just ascended and did not know anyone. Who would target him? He had nothing covetable as well; how could the people in this realm know what he kept on his person?
As for how would he make the fatty submit, well, that was a simple matter. Fatty seemed to be a timid and cowardly person. These were extremely convenient aspects for Yun Yang – an upraised hand, a scathing glare, and Fatty would acknowledge submission immediately, doing whatever he was asked to obediently.
This factor alone determined his excellence; where else could Yun Yang find such a suitable underling?
The matter of loyalty could be an underlying threat, but Yun Yang was confident about his own charming personality. Bai Yixue had initially been reluctant when he was attached to him back then as well, but Yun Yang had still managed to thoroughly convinced him through his 'persuasion'. This precedence assuaged his worries that Fatty would not submit to him sincerely in the future.
”My plan…”
Fatty felt like bawling.
'What plan can I have? I'm just planning to follow you, but your scheme is crazy! You're only a rogue cultivator and a recent Ascended… How are you feeding me? At least let me understand your game plan and the source of your confidence, so I can consider and carefully calculate my next step…'
”My sect is lacking a majordomo. I like you and I think you'll do well,” said Yun Yang.
Qian Duoduo rolled his eyes replying, ”Do you even have a sect now?”
”It'll be set up soon. It's just a matter of time,” answered Yun Yang confidently.
Folding his fingers, Qian Duoduo pondered, 'Majordomo? That sounds good. However… even if you establish your sect now, there are only two of us. It sounds great that I'm the majordomo but who would be under my care? Can the majordomo possibly oversee the sect leader?'
'Other than the sect leader, I'm the only one left…'
'Do I look after myself?'
'Is it funny?'
'What does being the majordomo mean then?'
”The majordomo... What a significant position. What exactly am I in charge of then?” Qian Duoduo asked, pursing his lips.
”The majordomo takes care of the sect's general affairs and firstly, the sect's assets,” Yun Yang answered leisurely, ”The sect's wealth, resources, future transactions – all these are part of the majordomo's duties!”
”Wealth?”
Fatty's eyes brightened up like two lamps the moment he heard the word. Saliva left the corners of his lips in a long string of drool. He was clearly a covetous man.
”Money…” Qian Duoduo repeated with a shudder, his tone brimming with fantastic thoughts and misgivings.
”I like money the most…”
Yun Yang replied him with a glance, ”You like money? That's great. I dare not boast about other things, but I'm quite well to do.”