"Director Carl, have you forgotten about the meteor that fell in the Sakura Special Zone before?"
"A meteor? That was just a coincidence, wasn't it? Secretary-General, don't tell me the news online is real? You believe such an obvious rumor?"
Carl Jones looked at the Secretary-General in confusion. He had not expected the Secretary-General to bring this matter up at the meeting. Why even mention something that was so obviously just a rumor?
"Director Carl, haven't you verified it with Director Abe?"
Even the Secretary-General was stunned now, looking at Carl Jones suspiciously. Although he knew Carl Jones was somewhat arrogant, he had not expected him to make no attempt to verify news that had spread so wildly online.
Besides, everyone knew that the Beautiful Special District and the Sakura Special Zone had a good relationship. Verifying something like this only took a phone call, didn't it?
"What is there to verify? Such an obvious rumor—only an idiot would believe it!!"
The moment Carl Jones thought of the news circulating online, he found it ridiculous. It even claimed that the meteor had been summoned by that little monster from Dragon Glory. How was that possible? He had only awakened recently. While there was no denying that the little monster's strength far surpassed those of his age, how could someone who had just awakened possibly summon a meteor?
Maybe he would have believed it in ten or twenty years, but right now, there was no way he could believe such an absurd tale. In his view, even believing a tiny bit of it would make him look foolish, let alone going out of his way to verify it.
"..."
The Secretary-General was completely speechless. Had he known, he would have informed him beforehand. How could he have known that Carl Jones