After listening, Lin Mo nodded quietly. Put that way, it made perfect sense.
"Pretty much."
Joanna felt much better at once. If they were jealous, then let them be jealous. It wasn't as though they could do anything to her or Lin Mo anyway.
Leaning back on the sofa, Lin Mo found himself thinking about the ordinary people in this world again. When it came down to it, living here as an ordinary person and trying to make a decent life for yourself really wasn't easy.
Without money, you had to worry about making ends meet. Having money didn't mean you could live in peace, either. One day, you might be walking down the street and get caught up in some trouble a Supe caused, with nowhere to turn for justice afterward.
Just look at Hughie, the protagonist of The Boys. Hadn't he gotten tangled up in all that trouble simply because he wanted justice for his girlfriend's death?
All that talk about Vought taking care of the aftermath was just talk. Whether the people caught in the crossfire were satisfied wasn't high on its list of priorities.
Under those circumstances, if ordinary people really were given a safe way to gain powers, there would probably be plenty willing to take it.
As he thought about that, Lin Mo glanced at Joanna beside him. She had already stopped caring about those executives. Right now, she was holding his hand and trying to decide whether they should go out for dinner tonight.
Lin Mo stopped dwelling on it, too. He would focus on living his own life well first.
Life gradually settled into a routine.
Lin Mo went out to bask in the sun during the day, then came home at night to eat with Joanna and sleep. The next