Banner of the Evil God

On October 4, Hopps arrived in Pyroxene City.

Without taking a break, he went straight to the Mining Hall next to the City Hall as soon as he got off the carriage.

Although it was still early, he felt that it would not be a bad thing to report in early.

The official name of the Mining Hall is "Mining Department of the Northwest Republic". The reason why it is located in Pyroxene City instead of Void City is that the mining work of the Northwest Republic is mainly concentrated in Pyroxene City and Gold Rush City, as well as several small villages and towns nearby.

The closer the distance, the higher the efficiency of handling work. As for the connection with Void City, the messenger can be handed over to the messenger for non-urgent matters, and magic can be used when in a hurry.

This three-story building is not very tall, but it is square like a stone carved into a cube. Hopps entered from the gate and directly showed his ID card and transfer order to the reception staff, asking how to handle the registration procedures.

"Turn left on the second floor, the second door." The middle-aged lady with a friendly smile said, "There is no sign on the door, but it should be open all day long."

Hopes thanked him and went upstairs to the room.

There were two people in the room. A young man with long black hair who looked a little bit like a boy looked at him warily, and the other old man with half of his hair white looked at him with a smile.

"Report! I am the prospecting worker Hopes. I have received a transfer order and will go to the Gold Coin Federation to participate in the cooperative prospecting project."

"Oh, that's how it is." The old man smiled and nodded, and the young man's eyes quickly softened.

After showing his ID card and transfer order, the old man took out a document and gave him a detailed introduction to the matter.

It was roughly the same as what Cambronne had inquired about. This time, the Republic launched this project in order to strengthen cooperation with the Gold Coin Federation merchant faction.

Of course, this project also has real benefits. The joint exploration area is a mountain range located in the north of the Gold Coin Federation, about 300 miles away from the nearest city. The nearest larger supply point is a small village with only more than 60 people in total, and it takes about two days to walk from the village to the exploration team's camp.

Near that camp, a group of adventurers once discovered silver ore. They sold the news to the Chamber of Commerce in the nearby city, and the Chamber of Commerce reported it to the superior Chamber of Commerce - to develop such a mineral vein far away from human habitation, you must have considerable strength.

Reporting the matter to the Chamber of Commerce is almost equivalent to reporting it to the entire merchant faction. So when discussing strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the Northwest Republic, the Chamber of Commerce talked about the mineral vein and planned to conduct a joint exploration.

Of course, this is also because the exploration work is indeed not easy, otherwise, the Chamber of Commerce would have done it by itself long ago.

After listening to the introduction, Hopes asked the question he was most worried about: risk.

"Risk? Of course there are risks." The old man said with a smile, "But how can there be no risks in life? In comparison, as long as the risks are within the controllable range, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"You are still young, and you are strong and responsive. If you don't work hard now, you won't be able to work hard at my age even if you want to!"

He spoke slowly and logically, but there was a convincing appeal in his tone, which made Hopps laugh.

After laughing, he started to go through the registration procedures.

The young man in charge of registration was very careful and asked Hopps about his situation in detail, especially about Hopps's last name several times.

"From the Orc Empire, from a declining noble family..." The young man shook his head, "This is just your public identity. Tell me your real origins. Don't worry, we won't disclose it."

Hopps smiled bitterly and answered honestly.

Since the other party promised not to disclose it, then he naturally didn't need to keep it secret. It would be stupid to arouse suspicion for some news that is actually worthless.

"My name is real, but my origin is a bit problematic." He said, "I do come from the Orc Empire, but not from the declining nobles, but from the Wilde family of the Fox Clan. My father is a grandson of the current patriarch, and my mother is a princess of the Rabbit Clan."

"As expected!" The young man smiled sincerely this time, "You are the half-blood child who was declared dead by the Wilde family shortly after birth, right?"

"That's right." Hops replied with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, no one will discriminate against you here!" The young man smiled and said, "If anyone dares to discriminate against you, just come to us. I am Clito, the director of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, Hunting and Animal Husbandry Resources Management Center, and he is the Minister of Mining, Lai Fu Kawat."

Hops was shocked. He didn't expect that he would be received by two big men.

The official system of the Northwest Republic is a little messy, but there is a general rule-those who are in charge of a major task alone are all great archons.

Hops knew Mr. Kawat, the Minister of Mining. He was the first generation of miners in the Republic. He was in charge of the construction of the negative energy magic crystal vein and had long been a great archon. He had never heard of Director Crito of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, Hunting and Animal Husbandry Resources Management Center, but judging from the affairs he managed, even if he was not the Grand Archon, he was one of the highest-ranking archons.

Seeing that he was a little nervous, Director Clito smiled and poured him a cup of tea. The tea was sweet and had a grassy aroma. After Hopps drank a cup, he felt much calmer and introduced his origins in detail.

In fact, there was nothing much to say about his origins. He was just discriminated against all the time, and then gradually couldn't stay in the family anymore, so he had to leave - that's about it.

Minister Kavat sighed repeatedly, and Director Clito shook his head constantly. When he finished speaking, the two senior officials of the Republic comforted him with gentle words, asking him not to mind the past and to work and live in peace.

"The Republic is your home, and the Ministry of Mines is your home!" Minister Kavat said, "No one dares to bully you here!"

"Whoever dares, I will strangle him to death!" Director Clito said viciously.

At this time, another prospecting worker who received a transfer order also came to report, so Hopps took the certificate issued by Minister Kavat and said goodbye.

After the work was over, Reif and Clito talked about Hopps again.

"That child is so pitiful!" said Lai Fu, "It's not easy for him to experience the hardships of life at such a young age!"

"But his qualifications are really good." Clito said thoughtfully, "I feel that he has both fighting spirit and magic power in his body. He is a rare all-rounder."

"Hey! He is a good prospector, don't take him to be an adventurer!"

"No, I plan to train him to be an adventurer." Clito said with a smile, "A powerful adventurer who walks between mountains and rivers and looks for various minerals will live up to his talents."

"When are you going to tell him?"

"No hurry." Clito smiled, "Anyway, I will participate in this joint exploration. We have plenty of time to talk slowly..."

The third update is completed, thank you all for your support~