"Welcome... king!"
Alex smiled and stepped forward to shake King's hand.
"Hello, Mayor Ellis."
King smiled faintly and shook hands happily. He had long known that this was a show, a political show to appease people. However, it was also a good thing, so he did not refuse.
"Please come on stage."
"good."
King followed Alex to the center of the stage, where a standing microphone was placed.
"Wow, king, I love you."
"King, thank you, thank you for saving this city."
"Although my wife died in this disaster, King, I still want to say thank you. Thank you for allowing the dead to rest in peace and for us living to feel at ease. Thank you, you will always be the greatest in my heart. hero."
The citizens in the audience shouted excitedly.
"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet."
Alex is very satisfied with this scene, which means that the purpose of their government has been achieved. As long as the citizens have spiritual support, most people will settle down again and ensure the security and stability of Y City.
After all, the citizens' requirements are not high, they just want to live in a safe place and have enough food and drink.
In fact, the previous giant disasters in cities B and D and the meteorite disaster in city Z were more serious. However, those two disasters were one-time disasters. After the disaster, everyone can get involved in rebuilding their homes.
However, the zombie virus is different. It is inherently "infectious". As long as the virus is not completely eliminated, it will continue to threaten the lives of citizens. Even safety cannot be guaranteed. How can they live with peace of mind
"Dear citizens, as the mayor of this city, I was derelict in my duties. I failed to discover the source of the disaster in time, which caused the zombie virus to spread and countless people lost their lives in this disaster. I hereby solemnly apologize to everyone."
Alex bowed deeply to the citizens in the audience.
“…”
Alex once again mentioned the disaster that had just passed, and the citizens who had warmly welcomed King fell silent. Some people had lingering fears, some showed sad faces, and some were full of sighs. There were all kinds of things in life.
"However, we are lucky, and City Y is lucky. At the critical moment, a hero stepped forward, not afraid of the danger of zombie virus infection, bravely broke into the zombie group, and eliminated the zombies one by one. What's more, We found the source of the disaster within a very short period of time, eliminated the disaster at the source, and ensured that there would no longer be a steady stream of zombie viruses flowing into society, allowing us to return to a stable life."
"This great hero is our strongest man—the king!!"
The citizens' eyes once again looked at the king, but this time there was no cheering. They were very quiet. What was not quiet was their eyes, which were full of expectation and dependence.
"Huh~"
King stood behind the microphone and silently glanced at everyone in the audience. He lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Justice will be late, but it will never be absent. As long as you don't give up, justice will always be by your side. As long as Everyone does not give up and unites as one. There is no difficulty that cannot be overcome in the world. Therefore, as long as everyone does not give up, live strong and live well, grief will pass over time, wealth will accumulate over time, life needs to continue, sadness will make It passes, we...start again, and the new life is still beautiful!"
“…”
Silence, everyone is still silent, but there is a touch of hope and life in the eyes. It is not terrible if the building collapses, reconstruction is, life is like this, continue to find comedy amidst the constant tragedies.
King was also silent. Looking at the hopeful and expectant eyes in the audience, he was confused and couldn't help but think of the question Marcus asked him: Why did he join the Heroes Association? He didn't understand it at first, but now he understands it a little bit. It's probably because of expectations, other people's expectations of him, expecting him to become a hero, so he became a hero. Even if he is a hero by luck, he is also the invincible hero that everyone expects.
"Hero?"
There was a smile on his lips, and the budding heroic seed in his heart gradually sprouted, and sooner or later it would grow into a big tree in the sky. Of course, the premise is that it does not grow crookedly, otherwise it would be a tree with a crooked neck.
"Next, please invite citizen representatives to come to the stage to issue an honorary citizen certificate to King!"
Seeing that no one cheered, Alex immediately announced that he would move on to the next program.
Tap!
There was a slight sound of footsteps, and the fragrance was already coming before anyone arrived. King turned his head and looked over, and saw an attractive young woman coming up with an exquisite certificate in her hand.
Since the young woman came up, her beautiful eyes have been fixed on the king. A blush appeared on her pretty and charming face, the tips of her ears were hot, and her breathing was a little short.
"King, please accept the honorary citizen certificate of our Y City. I hope you can continue to protect our Y City and prevent us from being persecuted by those damn weirdos."
The young woman gritted her teeth slightly, looked forward to it, and solemnly handed the honorary citizen certificate to the king.
"Thanks."
King nodded calmly and took the certificate.
"King, thank you for your life-saving grace that day." The young woman looked at King lovingly with her beautiful eyes, bit her red lips slightly, and whispered: "I will repay your kindness."
Speaking of her, the blush on her face had spread all over her cheeks, and she was so embarrassed that she lowered her head and hurriedly left the stage.
"Um?"
King had no memory of ever rescuing the young woman, and he was even more confused about the young woman's inexplicable shyness.
Then, the hero commendation meeting entered its final stage, and Alex verbally praised Tatsumaki and others. In response, Tatsumaki kept humming, and Loli's face was full of displeasure.
"Hey, Genos, did he praise you? Hey, why not me?"
Saitama stood on tiptoe to listen with interest. However, after Alex praised everyone, he still didn't hear his name, and his face was filled with disappointment.
Tatsumaki and others came on stage one after another and showed their faces, always under the shadow of King. Tatsumaki was so angry that he almost turned his back and directly attacked King. Fortunately, King did not take the initiative to provoke her, otherwise it would be another Tatsumaki madness.
When King left the stage and was about to leave, Saitama appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey, king, wait for me."
"Um, Saitama?"
King looked at Saitama in surprise, who took the initiative to stop him. He had the illusion that we would officially get to know each other in such a scene.
"King, I want to challenge you!"
Saitama stared at King seriously, his fists in his red gloves clenched.
“…”
Oh, it turns out we’re not here to get to know each other, so let’s meet again next time! Come on, run, Tatsumaki is not crazy, Saitama is going crazy.
King's mouth twitched slightly. He no longer had any intention of formally getting to know Saitama. He just wanted to leave quickly and stay away from this weird humanoid braised egg.
He was anxious and accidentally glanced at the certificate in his hand. With a thought, he directly handed the honorary citizen certificate to the dazed Saitama and said to him seriously: "Saitama, this honorary certificate should belong to you, take it!"
Saitama's achievements are more than just a small certificate of honor, but this is the only one he can get at the moment.
"Um?"
Saitama looked at the leaving king in bewilderment, his head filled with confusion. He was clearly here to challenge him. What did he mean by giving me a certificate of honor
He gently opened the certificate of honor, wow! A room card fell out and he picked it up curiously. It was a hotel room card marked as room "13402" of Qingyuan Hotel. At the same time, there was a line on the back of the room card:
"I'm waiting for you in Room 13402 of Qingyuan Hotel. You must come!"
"Huh? It turns out that the king has accepted my challenge, but he actually responded in such a secretive way. Isn't this taking off his pants and farting? Well, it smells so bad. Who farted?"