「The next day, early morning.」
The library.
It was cold and desolate. The nearby shops remained vacant, and the streets were nearly empty of pedestrians.
Although many days had passed since the end of the Beast Tide...
The city's great joy had been followed by immense sorrow. News of the Jianghai Sword God's death had spread, and no one had been able to recover from the shock.
Jianghai City remained subdued.
BEEP—
"Clocked in. Qin Yang. Time: 7:57 AM."
After clocking in,
Qin Yang put his employee card away, glancing at the message on the time clock's screen.
He mentally sighed in relief.
'Not bad.'
'At least I'm not the first one here anymore.'
Ever since word got out that the Beast Tide was over, employees had started trickling back to work. There were only a few so far, but it was a good start.
Before long,
The library would be lively again.
'Besides, it's pretty boring to slack off when there are no coworkers around…'
Lost in thought,
