“… Isn’t this too excessive?”

Armstrong city had been hit with a double whammy. It had been attacked by the Golems, and a rival city had appeared. Yet, Armstrong would still be the only place churning out moonstones for the near future.

The city was no longer paralyzed, and it was slowly returning to normalcy. New owners had taken over the empty stores. The real estate in the city was still worth a lot.

“If I’m being honest, it is a bit excessive.”

The Mayor discreetly studied Sungyoon.

‘Didn’t they say his company went bankrupt when his friend betrayed him? It seems his wife was in league with his friend.’

Sungyoon had become the hero of Earth. Of course, countries, media organizations, and people on the internet were looking into his past.

The Mayor had access to his government’s information apparatus, so the information he had received on Sungyoon was a bit detailed.

‘He distrusts people, especially women.’

It was the reason the plan to get Sungyoon's genetic material through a honey-pot operation had been a massive bust from the beginning.

‘I probably would've turned out like him if it had happened to me.’

The Mayor sympathized with Sungyoon as a human being and a man. However, it wasn’t the time or place to reveal his sympathy....