Chapter 159: Exposing Hat Trick (1/2)

Chapter 159: Exposing Hat Trick

Aldrich tossed those numbers around in his head

Ten million credits to Aldrich Fifteen million to Seismic A total of a twenty-five million credit investment

This was an arasping at

His parents, as relatively regular D and C rank heroes, earned alether in Neo-York, which sounded like a lot, but living costs in Neo-York, a tier 1 city, were absurdly high

Even if his parents could take all of their earnings without spending anything on rent, they would need one hundred and twenty-five years to

But Aldrich did not care about how h, he was going to have enough power and influence that credits were not going to be an issue

No, what he wanted to knoas how much that amount meant to Hat Trick

From what Aldrich knew, it was at the A rank that heroes started beco superstar earners that could earn millions of credits a year He did not know exactly how ured that an A ranker with a strong social media presence and decent sponsors made around the ballpark of ten million credits a year

'I see,' said Aldrich Hat Trick was a new A ranker and had only been working for five years

If Aldrich recalled correctly, then, his lifetis were around 50 million credits, but like al with his spending

Aldrich figured those 25 million credits was close to alh up at a short notice 'And how did you respond to that offer?'

'I didn't,' said Seis for your decision I will make this clear noill follow you I alk the path you pave It's what I owe you for giving me back this life

If you take a step one day that I don't think I can folloill tell you Then, you can turn me mindless, I don't care This body isn't mine anymore It's yours So do what you ith it

But besides that - are you going to take Hat Trick's offer?'

'Of course not,' scoffed Aldrich 'I only asked to huht his life orth'

'And? Do you agree with the number he put out?' said Seismic

Aldrich paused for a moment before he stared at Hat Trick, at the hero's fake sruntled, tired, now homeless citizens of Haven

The fakeness of it all almost made Aldrich's undead stomach sick, if that was even possible 'Let's just say I would never sell so worthless for that many credits,'

"You there, newcoht at Aldrich He waved at Aldrich with a nervous and now barelyhis fake smile, he could still keep it up in the face of so h for the service you've done today

I know you are no hero, but with the valiant efforts of tonight, I'ency

I'ency works with its heroes, yeah?"

"Yes," said Aldrich Hat Trick here was speaking in double s He could not just reveal to the public the blatant corruption he wanted Aldrich to pull off, so he veiled it in seeood," said Hat Trick He sighed dramatically "It's not often that I need to proveto record ht variants to protect, not to profit"

Hat Trick shook his head and cast a look of judge up at Aldrich with a hopeful smile "But I'm sure you understand, don't you, newco, probably fighting without any recognition all that time You understand me, don't you?"

"…," Aldrich did not respond, and that silence unnerved Hat Trick

Good

Hat Trick paused aardly, and the crowd stared at hi very obviously whose word they trusted at this point

Right now, everything short of Hat Trick's life, his entire career, his reputation, all those movie deals and sponsorshi+ps, were on the line No, that ht just be worth his entire life to hiht? What I did?" said Hat Trick "Then I'd like you to tell the people here about the role I played in tonight's defense Just like how you were at the frontlines, beating back thatback the reinforcements"

At this aze, his long locks of red hair falling across his face in disheveledaura to it

"Heroes stand tall because we have each other's backs, isn't that right?"

This was Hat Trick's direct call to get Aldrich to lie Hat Trick's words see Aldrich of what he had told Seismic