My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 223 - 221: The Charisma of That Spoonful

Chapter 223: Chapter 221: The Charisma of That Spoonful

Just as everyone was about to stand up and accept the assignment, Easton Lin suddenly spoke: "Mr. Bertram, may I ask why you didn’t adopt my proposal?"

Owen Bertram glanced at him, musing over his youthful exuberance. The young man’s career had been smooth sailing, and he probably hadn’t faced any setbacks yet.

Why? Because I can’t tell you: my younger brother is underwater, navigating the thug river is totally safe!

And so, Owen Bertram very straightforwardly answered: "No."

Easton Lin was taken aback: "I asked if..."

"I’ve answered: you can’t ask."

Easton Lin opened his mouth, but in the end, he still couldn’t get the words out.

That night, the twenty Military Officers in the outpost who were reassigned to accompany them to Casterly County were all packing their things. Vanessa’s subordinates, however, didn’t need to, their bags had been packed long ago, they just needed to rest well.

Ethereal Devin was dejectedly packing his luggage, he had just a few clothes that he picked up, put down, then picked up again a few times. He really didn’t want to go.

Originally, his name wasn’t on the list to go, but when Vanessa came out of the blue, Mayor Devin added him, who had ties with the Devin Family, at the last minute.

But Ethereal didn’t want to leave the outpost. He’d just acknowledged a big sister, a big sister who’d been especially kind to him. Every day, she’d brought him Demon Beasts to eat - just eating them could make him stronger and stronger!

Now that he suddenly had to leave, how was he going to explain this to his big sister? It was important because he had no idea how to contact his big sister! What if he got back and his big sister had flown away? This great opportunity would be completely wasted.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Ethereal went to open it only to see Easton Lin standing outside: "What are you doing here?"

Easton Lin always placed great importance on his appearance; he was always neatly dressed in front of others, and it was just the same now. He didn’t wait for an invitation, walked in, and then turned around to gesture Ethereal: "Close the door."

Ethereal didn’t do it. He left the door open. He wasn’t in the mood right now. He didn’t want anyone trying to manipulate him.

Easton Lin glared at him: "We’re both from the Devin family."

"I was personally selected by Mayor Devin’s uncle to assist Mayor Devin. If everything goes well, I will be joining the Devin family and become Mayor Devin’s husband."

Ethereal Devin was taken aback, looking at him doubtfully: "Did Mayor Devin’s uncle... promise you this?"

Easton Lin confidently stated: "Such things, of course, can’t be said openly, but the intention is clear at a glance."

Ethereal Devin gently shook his head, thinking you might be overthinking it.

"So, you’ve been wanting to make a good impression in front of Mayor Devin?"

Easton Lin still confidently said: "My talent does not need deliberate showcasing. During the period I assisted Mayor Devin, I completed all kinds of tasks in the yamen for her. Without me, Mayor Devin would have been all over the place and eventually ended up in a big mess!"

Ethereal Devin believed that Vanessa would be all over the place, but she would end up in a big mess... He could only say that Easton Lin was still too naive. If there wasn’t an Easton Lin, there would be a Zhang Dongwang, Liu Dongwang, and so on.

"But I’m somewhat worried about this trip." Easton Lin suddenly changed the topic: "Although I’m confident I can keep Mayor Devin safe, the person in charge of this trip, Owen Bertram, is stubborn and unwilling to trust talented people!"

"I worry that his incompetence will hold me back and endanger Mayor Devin’s safety in the end."

Ethereal Devin was stunned, then he looked at Easton Lin carefully, finding out that he was not joking!

But then it dawned on him: the first time I saw Mr. Bertram, I had a similar attitude —— until...I was nearly bankrupted because of Mr. Bertram and his sister’s schemes.

"So, you came to me because..." Ethereal Devin asked.

Easton Lin said: "Of course, I will do my utmost to assist Mayor Devin. As Owen Bertram is the principal officer, I won’t clash with him for Mayor Devin’s sake; on the contrary, I’ll try to impress him with my talents."

"Despite my confidence in accomplishing this and ensuring Mayor Devin’s safety in the end—if anything unusual happens, I hope you can report the situation of this task truthfully to the family. You’re a member of the Devin family, the Devin family trusts you."

"I need you to prove my innocence, it’s not because I lack ability, or that I didn’t try my best, it’s simply Owen Bertram, such an incompetent general could bring disaster to the whole army."

Ethereal Devin gave it some serious thought, pointed to the door and said: "Scram!"

Easton Lin thought he had heard wrong: "What did you say?"

"I said, scram!"

Easton Lin was reminded by his last sentence: bringing disaster to the whole army--you better not get me involved in it!

Easton Lin’s face drastically changed: "I didn’t expect this, that there would be someone as shortsighted as you in the Devin family! Ha, you see Owen Bertram is now a hundred, his position is higher than me, his cultivation is stronger than me, so you’re kicking me while I’m down?"

"Haven’t you ever heard the saying ’don’t bully the poor young’?"

"I, Easton Lin, will be the son-in-law of the Devin family in the future. What does a mere hundred families rank in comparison to me!"

Ethereal Devin didn’t know where his confidence came from. You know that the other party’s rank is higher than yours and their cultivation is stronger than yours, but why do you insist that you have a better future?

Ethereal Devin simply picked up a stick: "Are you leaving? If you don’t, I’ll beat you out!"

"Hmph!" Easton Lin left snorting: "You are indeed short-sighted!"

As soon as he left, Ethereal Devin forcefully shut the door and locked it.

Easton Lin ridiculed him in his heart, but when he passed by Vanessa’s door, he revealed a trace of ambition: "Stick to the original plan, don’t confront Owen Bertram head-on, slowly win him over with my abilities."

"Also, let Vanessa see, not only am I outstanding, but also adaptable, I can achieve great things!"

Owen Bertram had no idea that a weirdo had suddenly appeared in his outpost. He was still working day and night on his Mechanical Dao Soldiers upgrade plan.

Originally, he thought he had plenty of time but Vanessa and her team suddenly arrived, leaving him only this night.

He busy all night and just managed to barely succeed before dawn. Because he was pressed for time, the Divine Heavenly Soldier still retained a regret of Owen Bertram’s: it was still a male soldier, not a female one.

...

The next morning, the outpost was busy, preparing a sumptuous breakfast for those who are "set to leave" today.

In Owen Bertram’s courtyard, Old Fisher was hit hard again: the newly arrived Vanessa was eligible to eat the food from that big pot, but he was still excluded.

Old Fisher had never imagined he would reach a point in his life where he would have to work hard just to eat from a big pot.

Ava Bertram had eaten too many snacks from Clara the day before so she had to give her some food today.

Verna was already very sympathetic to the situation, but then there was another annoying person, trying to squeeze towards the pot with his bowl in hand — Easton Lin.

The main reason Easton Lin tried to squeeze was because he saw Vanessa eating. He wanted to share the same joys and sorrows with Mayor Devin, but he didn’t realize that his actions had struck a nerve with Verna! As soon as he got near the food, a large wooden spoon thwacked him on the forehead!

"What are you doing here!"