In the Fifth Level Virtual Reality training field within the hibernation space, Ren Zhong was sparring with Ma Xiaoling and asked, "How’s your dad doing?"
Ma Xiaoling dodged Ren Zhong’s attack with a sidestep and sighed, "Sigh, it’s a big blow. If it weren’t for the Pu Cha, I think he would have chosen to retire directly."
Hearing this, Ren Zhong also stopped his offensive, remained silent for a long time, and slowly said, "My emotions make me want to say something to console him, but my reason stops me."
Ma Xiaoling scratched her head, "I don’t get it, what do you mean?"
"The mess at Starfire Town, your father can’t escape responsibility. He was supposed to fulfill his duties. I know he’s a good person and very kind, but kindness isn’t an excuse to forgive his incompetence."
Ma Xiaoling glared, "That’s really harsh of you! He’s already feeling down, can’t you say something nicer?"
Ren Zhong almost said, if I say something nice, will those wronged people come back to life?
But then he thought again, if it were a normal Mayor, there wouldn’t even be guilt.
He couldn’t just point a gun at Lao Ma’s head just because the old man was a good person; he should extend some compassion.
But at that thought, he suddenly woke in fright.
This is precisely the enormous harm embedded in Source Star Society’s atmosphere.
When good people become the minority, having such a basic virtue as kindness becomes gratifying enough.
Even his own standards have been lowered!
"Forget it, what’s done is done. If he throws in the towel right now, I might truly look down on him. As for now, tomorrow I’ll return to Starfire Town and consider the rest carefully; after all, there are still twenty-four days left."
"Huh! You’re really going back!" Ma Xiaoling gasped, "I thought you wanted to stay in Chromium Carbon Town and live it up."
Ren Zhong smiled faintly, "When have I ever not delivered on my words? I want to savor the spiciness of Chromium Carbon Town, and I won’t miss out on the delicacies of Starfire Town. Only kids make choices, adults take it all."
Ma Xiaoling puzzlingly asked, "Huh?"
She subconsciously felt that Ren Zhong seemed to have changed a bit.
"Even though Starfire Town now only has one intermediate Ruined Beast mining zone due to the forced abandonment of Bone Valley, the density of First, Second, and Third Level Ruined Beasts around Starfire Town isn’t low, and their distribution is relatively regular. It’s very suitable for low-level Professionals to grow. Especially at Rat Cliff Mountain, in some sense, it’s truly a paradise for low-level Scavengers. How could I just give up on such a good place?"
Hearing him give so many high-sounding reasons to justify his return to Starfire Town, Ma Xiaoling was very puzzled.
Ma Xiaoling: "Then what exactly are you planning to do? According to the intelligence you previously gathered, both Mengdu Group and Purple Crystal Mining have gotten involved, and the Cold-blooded Butcher is definitely in place, written into the assessor list. The Pu Cha is no joke, and settled matters can’t be changed by throwing money at them, just like you can’t mess with Alien Ore. Are you thinking about bribing the Butcher to cut some slack? That’s impossible, I’ve found out this person is a complete lunatic, even daring to kill Citizens."
Having known Ma’s past near-glorious act of killing her cousin, CEO Ren was speechless, you have the nerve to call someone else a lunatic?
Ren Zhong shook his head, "I’ll take it one step at a time."
"Are you trying to change the result of the citizen voting? Eh, I suspect that’s also difficult. Citizens in my squad said many people received notices from the Mengdu Group beforehand."
Ren Zhong: "As expected."
Ma Xiaoling: "Sigh, it’s a shame that I’m not an indigenous Professional from the town, otherwise, I’d love to have a go against the Cold-blooded Butcher to see just how formidable they are."
Ren Zhong rolled his eyes, "You? Believe it or not, in two days I could suppress you, and you’re talking about the Cold-blooded Butcher."
"You’re overthinking it. I’m Fifth Level now."
"Before going to sleep, when I was doing my business."
"You didn’t need to share the details about the business, you could have just said before sleep."
"No, it’s related. Today I was so pissed on Rat Cliff Mountain, I came back and ate a lot, lots of food. Consequently, I was already inflamed and terribly dry today and forced myself... "
Ren Zhong could only launch a frenzied attack to block her mouth.
Who would have thought that Ma Xiaoling, the Valkyrie in the dreams of countless townsfolk of Starfire Town, would personally do her business.
Ren Zhong couldn’t help but recall the first time he met her, her heroic and gallant demeanor, truly captivating if she only didn’t speak.