After pulling another all-nighter, Zhuang Mengdie felt utterly exhausted in both body and mind. However, a single night of research had opened up many new avenues for her. As for resting, that could wait until after she finished the meeting.
As she announced the start of the meeting, Zhuang Mengdie's gaze swept over the fruit on the table. She casually picked one up and, without the slightest restraint, sent it straight into her mouth.
She had not slept all night, and evidently had not eaten anything for quite some time either.
The moment Zhuang Mengdie opened her mouth, everyone from the project team immediately moved to the conference room. Sorin, who had reported to the department just the day before and was still fretting over what he should do, happened to catch Zhuang Mengdie's eye.
"Sorin?"
Though she had been busy to the point of total disorientation over the past two days, with many matters pushed to the back of her mind,
dwarves were still highly distinctive. Looking at Sorin, Zhuang Mengdie quickly remembered the matter. Then, without thinking too much about it, she simply said...
"You come to the conference room too."
As she spoke, Zhuang Mengdie walked into the conference room.
"Everyone's here. Before the meeting begins, I'll give a brief introduction."
As she spoke, Zhuang Mengdie looked toward Sorin.
"Sorin Copper Furnace has joined our project team starting today. Let's welcome him."
After she finished, Zhuang Mengdie led the way, and a round of less-than-enthusiastic applause rang out in the conference room.
Aside from Little Wang, none of the other members of their project team could be considered particularly warm, and they were even worse at livening up an atmosphere.
They had received word of Sorin's arrival long ago, so none of them were surprised.
"All right,