Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1039 - 415 New and Old Powers

Chapter 1039: Chapter 415: New and Old Powers

Chapter 1039 -415: New and Old Powers

After Wang Tao arrived at City Hall, he happened to run into Gu Yun escorting a group of people downstairs. Among this group, there were several Awakeners from the major forces.

Wang Tao wasn’t familiar with them, so they nodded to each other after meeting as a way of greeting.

A moment later, Gu Yun came back again.

“Mr. Wang, please come upstairs!”

“Mayor Gu is quite busy today, isn’t he?”

Wang Tao said with a smile.

“Hey, what mayor! Acting mayor, just an acting mayor!” Gu Yun waved his hand dismissively and added, “I’ve scheduled meetings with quite a few Awakeners today, and I have to deal with disaster relief as well, so indeed I’m a bit busy.”

“Are you inviting all of them to take up positions?”

Wang Tao raised an eyebrow.

“Exactly! Please take a seat…”

Gu Yun led Wang Tao to his mayoral office and personally brewed a cup of hot tea for him.

“As you know, I have no interest in holding a position at City Hall.”

Wang Tao spoke bluntly.

“Ah, things are different now. Don’t rush to refuse, listen to me through…”

Gu Yun sighed and then started explaining in detail.

“The impact of Mayor Yao’s death has been much greater than I anticipated. For instance, the fact that I could become an acting mayor was something I had never imagined before…”

“Although City Hall claims that Mayor Yao died in an accident, many people know there’s more to it than that. It’s highly probable that Mayor Yao was assassinated…”

“If even the highest-ranking administrative official within the base can be easily assassinated, what do you think the other officials are thinking? Anyone who can get by in City Hall has a few enemies! So, these past two days, there has been a pervasive sense of everyone being in danger at City Hall…”

“Oh right, because I have just taken over Mayor Yao’s duties, and due to my own lack of ability… my work efficiency is far below that of Mayor Yao, I admit it. But I must explain that the reason why efficiency has dropped so much is not only because of me, but also because other people have concerns—they worry that they might be taken out by an opponent while carrying out their duties, so they don’t put in their full effort. After all, Mayor Yao died at home, inexplicably frozen to death in the snow of his own courtyard, and they are the ones who have to go out into the snow and wind to perform their duties. Any small accident could end up as another case like Mayor Yao’s…

“Although everyone is afraid of dying, which is understandable, it obviously affects the work efficiency of City Hall. And since the precedent for assassinations has been set, it’s very unlikely that there will be just one such incident—the influence on the base will only grow if there are follow-up assassinations!”

“So it might be better to change personnel now. Ordinary people should just honestly do the minor tasks—they might not have high potential, but at least they have fewer conflicts and don’t need to worry about assassination. If they really do get assassinated, it won’t affect the operation of the base. But certain key positions in the base should be filled by Ability Users, especially you Awakeners with strong abilities who aren’t afraid of being assassinated!”

“If you were to take up key positions, I believe no one would dare lay a finger on you, right? And, to take ten thousand steps back, even if there really are people bold enough to bite, they surely can’t make their move without a sound. The moment they cause any disturbance, they won’t be able to escape!”

“So… please! After all, we’re all part of the base and should contribute our share, shouldn’t we? You might not know, but because of Mayor Yao’s death, even more people have died these past two days…”

Gu Yun looked earnestly at Wang Tao.

And after listening to Gu Yun, Wang Tao didn’t know what to say for a while.

In all his life, he had never seen a case where someone was begged to take up an official position… But he couldn’t deny that Gu Yun made sense. If another assassination happened and the base became paralyzed overnight, it would be a dangerous situation for the entire base. It would be better to have some people with strong abilities take up key positions now, for although their work performance might fall short, at least they wouldn’t cause the base to collapse!

However, understanding aside, Wang Tao still had some questions.

“What I’m curious about is, if it really can turn out the way you say, with Ability Users taking up key positions in the base, that’s a major overhaul! Is this something that can be done overnight?”

In Wang Tao’s words was a hidden meaning concerning the distribution of interests among the powerful groups—though they were afraid of death and didn’t put in much effort, that didn’t mean they would be willing to leave their positions!

If people were just replaced without a second thought, would they accept it?

Gu Yun clearly understood what Wang Tao meant and immediately said in a low voice:

“Of course, it’s not that simple, but the decision has been made. Even if people object, it won’t matter—I must tell you the truth, the committee argued over this for two days! In the end, with a narrow majority of one vote, the resolution for a ‘major overhaul’ was finally passed…”

“The committee actually passed it?”

Wang Tao immediately looked surprised.

“Of course! If the committee hadn’t passed the resolution and issued specific instructions, I wouldn’t dare to invite so many Ability Users to take up key positions!”

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Gu Yun replied right away.

“I see…”

Wang Tao had thought this was just Gu Yun’s idea, or maybe the idea of other high-ranking officials in City Hall, since theoretically, the mayor of the base had the right to appoint all positions within the base except for the committee… but he hadn’t expected that the committee had already voted it through!

He remembered that there didn’t seem to be any Awakeners among the 23 committee members, right?