Chapter 64: Joining the guild
"Eh?" That was all I could say in response to this.
But then after a moment of silence, the others with Bing Lan suddenly exploded.
"Guild master, what are you saying?"
"Guild master, do you understand what kind of things you are implying right now?"
"Guild master, please restrain yourself!"
"Big sister, what do you mean you want him?"
The last one was the Ice Princess.
She surprised herself when she said this, but there was something that forced her to say it. It was as if she didn't say it, she felt like she would regret it.
So she worked up the courage to say this in the end.
Bing Lan ignored her subordinates who were all trying to convince her otherwise to look at the Ice Princess with a surprised look.
This was different from her calm and cool little sister who was also a bit shy. The little sister that she knew wouldn't be this agitated or speak like this unless it was something that she really cared about.
She couldn't even help revealing a bit of a knowing smile when she thought this, but that smile quickly disappeared before the Ice Princess could see it.
Bing Lan just flicked the Ice Princess' forehead and calmly said, "Xin'er, what are you thinking? I'm just saying that I want him to join our guild. With his powers, he will definitely go far. I'm sure that you can even see that."
"Huh?" The Ice Princess revealed a stunned look when she heard this before a blush suddenly came over her face.
She quickly gave a cough and adjusted her emotions before saying, "Oh, right, that's what you meant. I knew that. I wasn't thinking about anything else."
Bing Lan saw her cute little sister like this and she couldn't help teasing her a bit, "But now that you mention it, he's quite the handsome man. You should know that your big sister still hasn't…"
Before she could finish, the Ice Princess quickly said, "Who says that big sister is old? I'll fight them right now!"
If there was anyone else that called her old, Bing Lan would never forgive them. But when she called herself old, she was happy to see her little sister stand up for her like this, even if she had ulterior motives.
Still, she knew that this wasn't the time to tease her, so Bing Lan said, "Alright, let's stop playing around."
After that, she turned her eyes back to look at Lin Fan standing there.
When I saw her gaze fall onto me, it almost felt like I was a piece of meat and she was the predator staring down its prey.
I gave a gulp when I felt this gaze on me and it was definitely not a pleasant look, but I endured since this technically did mean that I had succeeded in achieving my goal.
I had already heard what they had said since everything was being broadcasted into the dome through the mic. They hadn't turned it off while they had been talking the whole time.
Of course, Bing Lan also knew this, so she said, "So how about it, do you want to join our guild?"
Before I could even say anything, her subordinates had already recovered enough to start complaining.
"Guild master, we can't just let him join us. We still don't know if he's related to those people that caused the Dungeon Break or not."
"That's right. Even if he isn't related, he's still a F Ranker. If the other guilds knew that we were even recruiting F Rankers, wouldn't that hurt our prestige?"
"If it was known that we're even recruiting F Rankers, we won't be able to raise our heads in front of the other guilds. Guild master, you have to reconsider this for our guild's prestige."
Though they were begging, they did raise some valid points.
A F Ranker…that was considered the lowest of the low and definitely not someone who was suited for their guild.
Elementia was considered one of the top guilds since it was a guild with a S Ranker.
So a F Ranker…really would seem out of place and even worth ridiculing.
But Bing Lin didn't care at all as she said, "Does it matter if he's a F Ranker if he has that kind of ability? I'm willing to invest in his future."
The subordinates all wanted to say something, but they couldn't see anything when they saw the look on Bing Lan's face. When they saw this look, they already knew that she had made up her mind and it didn't matter what they said, they wouldn't be able to convince her otherwise…
At the very least, Bing Lan then said, "As long as we have him take the Irregular License Test, it'll be fine."
When they heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.
That's right, there was still that option!
If he was able to pass the Irregular License Test and become a D Ranker or even a C Ranker, then there wouldn't be a problem to let him join the guild.
But before that…
So they immediately threw another fuss saying that before he passed, he shouldn't be allowed to join the guild.
This time, Bing Lan didn't make it hard on them and agreed with this.
She said, "Only when he passes the test will we allow him to officially join our guild."
Hearing this, all of the subordinates let out sighs of relief.
Bing Lan ignored them and turned back to the mic to say, "So how about it? Do you want to join our guild even with those conditions?"
I didn't hesitate to give a nod in response to this.
This was what I had been expecting and even if there was a condition to it, it was still an offer to join this S Ranked guild.
Seeing this, Bing Lan said with a smile, "Then welcome to the guild, or rather welcome to the guild temporarily. We'll officially welcome you once you pass the Irregular License Test."
Beside her, the Ice Princess revealed an excited look that had a few strange emotions in them.