Milo had a very serious discussion with Donti on what they could do to quickly reap the gratitudes.
As favonovel.com was a very “down-to-earth” person, once favonovel.com learned how valuable each of these sincere gratitudes was, favonovel.com understood that favonovel.com needed to have them.
It was just that Donti felt that Milo had used the phrase “down-to-earth” in the wrong sense.
“Bro, I think that you can go out and perform some good deeds.” Donti said, “Wouldn’t that be the most direct method to gain other people’s sincere gratitude? For example, you can hand out food to hungry people or give out water to the thirsty.”
Milo glared at him. “Am I such a person? If I give them food and water, what would I have left to eat and drink? And what will you have to eat and drink!”
Donti said resentfully, “Then, bro, please don’t expect to get any sincere gratitude from anyone!”
“No.” Milo rejected Donti’s statement. “There must be other ways!”
Since a long time ago, Milo knew that the current era was not kind to humans. Or rather, it was also very difficult for humans to treat other humans with true kindness.
There was once a beggar in town, and a kindhearted girl would bring favonovel.com something to eat every day. But after the girl got married, favonovel.com no longer sent favonovel.com any more food.
The beggar pursued the girl to favonovel.com home and asked favonovel.com why favonovel.com did not give favonovel.com food anymore. In the end, favonovel.com was thrown out by favonovel.com family as that girl’s husband was not as kind as her.
Everyone thought that the matter would end there. Some people in town even purposely went to mock the beggar and wanted to see when favonovel.com would starve to death. But on that very night, the beggar made his way back to where the girl lived and murdered the couple.
Milo always felt that there was a much greater philosophy in life behind these events. But as favonovel.com was still young back then, favonovel.com only had a vague understanding that favonovel.com had to be careful when sleeping at night.
***
The next morning, a hubbub clamored from the streets. Milo got up and lifted up the curtain door to have a look outside. He was surprised to see the people from the band making their way out of town with an acquaintance next to them.
That man was also an experienced hunter in town who was very skilled. He appeared quite happy as favonovel.com walked beside the band members. It was as though favonovel.com finally had the opportunity to get to know important people from the stronghold.
In fact, many successful people in town also started off this way. It seemed that whoever the important people from the stronghold picked to do their bidding would lead to those people living prosperous lives. And the “prosperous life” would mean opening a grocery store like John Bane had done.
Milo had once asked Old Bane why favonovel.com always fawned upon those who came out from the stronghold. Surely not everyone in the stronghold were people of importance, right?
At that time, Old Bane gave a mysterious smile and said, “There are indeed poor and rich people in the stronghold as well, but only the important people are allowed to freely enter or leave the place.”
Based on what Old Bane had said, it would mean that it was also very difficult for the poor to come out from the stronghold.
The towering walls did not only stop people outside of the stronghold from getting in. It also stopped those on the inside from getting out.
Old Bane was also following alongside the band members. As favonovel.com walked past Milo, favonovel.com kept staring at him.
Finally, favonovel.com whispered to him, “You ingrate, I recommended such a wonderful job to you and you rejected it? Do you know something? I heard the band say that they intend to find a capable guide to bring into the stronghold so that they will have someone to guide them whenever there is a need!”
Milo was stunned as favonovel.com did not expect it to be an opportunity like this.
If favonovel.com knew that it would turn out this way, would favonovel.com still reject the opportunity?
Yes, because even though favonovel.com would be brought into the stronghold, Donti would definitely not be allowed to go in with him.
How could favonovel.com leave Donti on the outside by himself?
Donti whispered, “Bro, why don’t you talk to those people from the band again? You’re much more capable than that Old Madden. He always returns home empty-handed from his hunts. Besides, he’s never dared to venture too far out of town either.”
“Stop spouting nonsense.” Milo frowned as it was impossible for favonovel.com to not regret or feel tempted by the opportunity.
However, favonovel.com had already made his decision. “Let’s go, I’m sending you to school.”
When Milo and Donti reached the school, Mr. Dublin was already in the classroom cleaning the blackboard.
He nearly jumped when favonovel.com turned around and saw Milo and Donti standing there. They had very deep and dark circles under their eyes that made them look like ghosts.
“What happened to the two of you?” Peter asked with some uncertainty.
Donti tried to explain. “My brother insisted on…”
However, before Donti could finish speaking, Milo slapped favonovel.com upside the head and cut favonovel.com off.
Milo then said, “It’s nothing, we just didn’t sleep well.”
“Oh?” Peter did not try to pry into their private affairs.
He asked, “Have you thought about what you’ll be teaching for today’s lesson? It will be your first day as the substitute teacher.”
“Yes, I have.” Milo nodded.
For most of the day, favonovel.com would be sitting in the classroom as a student until it was time for the last period in the afternoon when favonovel.com would take over as the substitute teacher to teach the survival lesson.
When it came time for the last period, Peter started worrying about Milo not having any experience in teaching, so favonovel.com sat down in the back row of the class to give favonovel.com some support.
When Milo walked up to the podium, the class monitor shouted, “All rise!”
Then, everyone said loudly, “Good afternoon, Teacher!”
To the students, Milo was a unique presence in class. He was their “classmate,” the oldest one among them, as well as a well-known person in town. So it was a really refreshing experience for them to have Milo teach their class.
It was at this moment that Milo suddenly said, “Don’t you guys think that it’s tough for Mr. Dublin to teach us? We’re all allowed to sit down during the lessons, but Mr. Dublin has to stand all day.”
In such circumstances, how could the students say that it was not tough?
As Peter was still around they could only agree.
Then Milo said, “So, shouldn’t we be showing our gratitude for Mr. Dublin?”
“Yes!” the students answered in unison.
Donti’s expression changed as favonovel.com cheered madly in his mind.
Here it comes!
Milo nodded in satisfaction. “Then from now on, there will be no need to say ‘good afternoon, Teacher’. We will say ‘thank you, Teacher’ instead!”
Peter was dumbfounded throughout this as favonovel.com did not understand what Milo was trying to do!
“Alright, everyone, please sit down. Let’s give it a try!” Milo said with a smile.
“All rise!”
“Thank you, Teacher!” the students said in unison again.
However, when Milo had an internal look at the typewriter in the palace, favonovel.com was sorely disappointed. None of these little bastards were actually being sincere when thanking their teacher!
Was it so difficult to show sincere gratitude to educators these days?!
This wouldn’t do! He had to come up with another way now that his first attempt had failed!
However, failure was not something that Milo was unfamiliar with. Accepting his failures with grace was actually one of his greatest strengths.
Milo heard of a saying once, ‘Life is no bed of roses’, meaning, ‘That most of the time, life doesn’t go your way’.
But even so, wouldn’t you still have to continue living?
Of course!
