After receiving the order and learning that the Emperor had summoned him, Morton was visibly stunned for a moment.
However, he was a clever man. After a year, he had more or less familiarized himself with the system on Great Zhou's side.
The next promotion from the Secretary Office was either being sent out to serve directly as a district chief or being promoted to an aide.
Morton himself knew the situation perfectly well. Zhou Xu most likely intended to groom him as an aide, and he had already tacitly accepted that in his heart.
Was I about to get promoted?
A year had already allowed him to adapt to life in Great Zhou's workplace. The unease and resistance he had felt at the beginning had long since vanished.
Under these circumstances, Morton saw a promotion as also representing a pay raise. There was no doubt that this was a good thing.
However, the result was completely beyond his expectations.
"Morton, you've been working here for a year now and accumulated quite a bit of experience. I estimate it's about time to transfer you back to the Elf Forest."
"Ah?!"
Morton failed to keep his composure this time and lost control of himself on the spot.
"Your Majesty, is there something I've done poorly?"
With that one sentence, Morton revealed his true intentions: he absolutely did not want to go back.
After hearing this, Zhou Xu did not beat around the bush and directly pointed out the problem.
"You've done a good job this past year, but there's a problem with your private life. You keep getting completely drunk outside, which doesn't meet the requirements here."
Zhou Xu was speaking the absolute truth.
In Black Moon City, given Morton's circumstances, if he could not be promoted to the Hall of