Not praying for ten strings

In a world dominated by seven super-corporations, the Longevity Species that always occupied the pinnacle of power didn't allow for the enactment of written laws. The Floating Islands of prisons delimited by lines on the map, where resources would inevitably run out in the future...
People yearned for the birth of a true "Hero," yet they cynically awaited the fall of a Hero from grace.
As long as one was hailed by the media as a Hero, even murder could be forgiven, and every word they said would be adored. Even high and mighty Elves dared not provoke the edge of a Hero.
But if a Hero of the past committed even a minor offense, the moment their image crumbled, the forgiven sins would flare up like an inextinguishable furnace, and the stars of yesterday would instantly become unforgivable criminals...
"—Come become a Hero, Russell."
The most vicious criminal in the world thrust a knife into the boy's hand, whispering a low enticement.
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Solo female lead, Beast Ears, Spiritual Energy, Mechanical Angels, and other elements. Cyber-fantasy. Please refrain if not to your liking.

Tower of Overturn

Hearing that number, Russell couldn't help but inhale sharply.


For a moment, he felt a sense of indignant fury—


Setting aside the fact that "Heaven Delivery," the business hero who hadn't rescued ordinary people or helped anyone after Awakening his Spiritual Energy, somehow had such high income, the figure itself just didn't make sense!


When Russell first became famous, he indeed received quite a few endorsement offers.


But the prices they offered didn't move Russell's heart in the slightest.


It wasn't that Russell was too proud... it simply wasn't tempting enough.


The average endorsement fees ranged from two hundred thousand to four hundred thousand a year, and those companies offering over three hundred thousand, upon investigation by Russell, all had their fair share of problems to some extent.


Chapter 56: It's More Painful to See Them Making Money Than to Lose Money Myself