Chapter 57 (1/2)
Chapter 57: It Isn’t Easy for Anyone of Us
TheA total of 1038it an extremely rare ‘Thousand Stars’-ranked hboring smaller cities were completely left in ruins, a desolate wasteland
However, people were already accustomed to such disasters The moan
As the evacuation before the meteor shoas carried out very smoothly, there were very few citizens who died in this disaster In fact, it was the Heroes, who ca their lives
There was naturally a wake for the Heroes who passed away, but there were always Heroes, who sacrificed themselves in every disaster The first time, people would cry, the second time, people would feel sad, but by the third or fourth time…or countless times, people became numb about it, accusto that was taken for granted
When the duty of a Hero beca, it slowly lost its luster of noble sacrifice, and was soon forgotten
As such, the Heroes’ as destined to be a hasty routine, and in stark contrast, a celebration dinner for the Heroes would be lavishly held Many of the country’s leaders would co the praises of those Heroes who killed Astral Cala to usual practice, they would hold a press conference at the celebration dinner and for the next few days, provide a lot of interesting material for the news
The surviving Heroes enjoyed glory and were extolled, while the dead Heroes would quickly disappear fros They would disappear frootten
“For Heroes, this is the best of times, and also the worst of times For a businessman, this is an excellent era”
Xialin stood in front of a gigantic floorUp in the tall building, he looked down at the walking pedestrian as his eyes gliht, pleasant smile
“Knock, knock, knock” Suddenly, a rhyth of the door could be heard
“Come in” Xialin did not turn his head because he could already tell who the person was from the sound of the knocks
“Boss!”
The person who cairl dressed in a white-collared uniforerly walked up to him In her hand, she held a stack of documents as she said softly, “This week’s results are out”
Xialin acknowledged her presence and turned around to take the docuht, he read extrelance, and the way he flipped through the docu money
The young female assistant did not even dare to breath normally Her delicate face looked uneasy The e as she was, but he was the general h of his artifice and means
After Xialin was done flipping to the last page, he lifted fraht to conceal his eyes It htest emotion
“Tell me, is [Gaia] really on a decline or is it because ?”
Xialin turned around to look at the fe s a si for lunch
“Your leadershi+p is redoubtable!” The female assistant hurriedly responded
“Oh? Do you le new Gold-ranked player this week? That’s why our store’s average winning rate is less than 40? That’s why our branch store is ranked last in the weekly rankings?”
Xialin used a calm voice to list out very intense questions before finally saying with a smile, “So do you think all of this is because [Gaia] is on a decline? That’s why setting up a branch in [Gaia] was a , is that it?”
The feht in her heart that since he kneas heit difficult for a junior e to hear another answer from me? Isn’t it a well known fact that [Gaia] is on a decline? It would be surprising if the results of the shop set up in [Gaia] would be good!
The fe deep in her heart, but she did not dare to show the slightest hint of discontent Although Xialin was young and accomplished, he had been sent to a branch from headquarters due to his lack of experience This branch’s results affected headquarter’s final evaluation of Xialin Last week’s perforer Xialin was si! She had to be extremely careful
“No…No, it’s…it’s our fault!” The female assistant rolled her eyes as she could not think of any other excuse She could only think of the most old-fashi+oned excuse—take the initiative to shoulder the blame