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Hopps carried his luggage and came to the dormitory arranged for him by the Ministry of Mines.

This is a four-person dormitory, and one of his roommates has already arrived and is sitting on the bed reading a book.

Looking at the roommate's long hair that is as smooth as silk and his slightly pointed ears, you can tell that he has elf blood. Moreover, the blood concentration may not be low, because Hopps can feel the natural magic lingering in him.

As a quasi-spellcaster in the Druid direction, Hopps can cast some cantrip-level natural magic, but not more advanced ones.

In his perception, the magic power of his roommate was much stronger than his own. It is estimated that he is either a natural direction warlock or a druid, and the level is not low, maybe already at the intermediate level.

How could a mid-level adventurer become an explorer?

He was a little puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask rashly, so he just said hello first.

The colleague named Sid was a very quiet person. After everyone introduced each other, he continued to sit on the bed and read a book without any intention of chatting.

Fortunately, Hopps was not the kind of person who would get embarrassed if he had nothing to say. He smiled, put his luggage away, and went out on his own.

Because he came in a hurry, he only brought some simple luggage. When they were introduced just now, Director Klitto said that they would be training here for a while, so he had to buy some daily necessities.

Tooth powder and toothbrush for mouthwash, a change of underwear, simple toiletries such as a washbasin, and a hot water bottle that is easy to use but not convenient to carry for long distances... When Hopps came back with large and small bags on his back, Another roommate who arrived after him was simply stunned.

"How...how do you get so many things?" the thick, dark man asked in surprise.

"Is it a lot?" Hopps put down the things gently and looked at it doubtfully, "Four thermos bottles, one for each of us, and two for common use. Four wash basins, one for each person. Toothbrushes, tooth powder, towels, etc. It’s also for four people...but I only bought my own underwear. If you want to buy it, you have to go there yourself..."

The big man finally understood and thanked him repeatedly. He then asked him how much these things cost, and said that he could not let him pay for them himself and had to pay for them.

"It's not necessary." Hopps smiled and said, "I asked the dormitory administrator when I went downstairs. Normal daily necessities can be reimbursed with store receipts, so I bought everyone's."

As he spoke, he blinked happily: "You don't think I'm boring because I have so much money, do you? That's not the case!"

The big man couldn't help but laugh. After he finished laughing, he introduced himself.

His name is Ruby, an immigrant from the Gold Coin Federation. Unlike Hopps and Sid, he is not a technician with a professional background, but a retired adventurer.

"Retirement? Are you very old?" Hopps asked doubtfully.

"Not old, only thirty years old." Ruby said with a smile, "But I started out as an adventurer at the age of sixteen. Fourteen years passed in the blink of an eye... I originally wanted to make money and go home to live a stable life. Yes, but it’s really not easy to make money. I finally made some money, but... well, let’s not talk about it!”

He was obviously a little sad, shook his head, and was too lazy to say anything more: "Anyway, I retired, and later came here. Because I learned some exploration and wild survival skills during my adventure, I signed up to be a prospector. I became a big Half a year later, I was selected this time without knowing why.”

"Then you must be very powerful!" said Hopps.

Ruby shook her head: "Awesome? Compared with Sid, I'm not awesome at all. He is the real one."

Hopps was startled and looked at Sid with a little more awe.

Sid, who was mentioned, sighed, put down the book, and said helplessly: "Don't praise me casually. I'm still far from the word 'awesome'! To say it's awesome, we are leading the team this time." Uncle Cleto is really powerful. Compared with him, I am probably just an ant on the roadside."

"Uncle Cleto?" Hopps was stunned and asked, "Doesn't Director Cleto look quite young?"

"Young? His daughter just got engaged not long ago and will probably get married next year. You say he is young?" Sid couldn't help but laugh, "He just has a baby face that doesn't look old."

Hopps was shocked, recalling Director Crito's face, which looked no older than twenty-five years old. He couldn't imagine that such a person would have a daughter who was about to get married.

"Did he marry young and his daughter marry young?" Ruby asked.

"He himself got married very young, but his daughter probably got married late." Sid was obviously very familiar with Director Klitto. After thinking about it, he said, "Sister Youyi is 26 or 27 this year. Anyway, he is not young anymore. I remember that he was very worried for a while, saying that he was worried that his daughter would not be able to get married..."

"What happened next?" Ruby asked curiously.

"Then? Then he tried to arrange a blind date for his daughter, and then Sister Youyi made a big fuss, saying that she was going to run away from home... After Aunt Nisi talked to her, she became honest for a few days. Again Later, she got a boyfriend for some reason, and then suddenly said she wanted to get married... At that time, Uncle Cleto suddenly became furious, saying that his daughter had been abducted by a wild boy, and he almost went to kill someone..."

Hopps imagined it, and it was generally understandable.

When your daughter gets older, you worry that she won’t be able to get married. When your daughter does find someone, you worry about trusting someone else. This kind of thing is quite common, and dads usually do this.

My father was so worried before and after my eldest sister got married.

"Alas! Uncle Clito just likes to worry about things! Aunt Niss is almost sixty years old and hasn't found a partner yet, and she doesn't seem to be anxious."

Hopps blinked, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

He turned to look at Ruby, who also looked confused.

Almost sixty years old and still not married? She's already an old woman!

This is no longer a question of whether to be anxious or not, it's simply despair...

Sid is a man with keen observation. He saw their thoughts at a glance and laughed: "Don't think too much. Aunt Niss and I are both of dominant elf blood and have a long lifespan. And she is a high-level mage. In a few years, she will probably even enter the legendary realm. A mere sixty years old is nothing to her."

The two of them finally understood and couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, Hopps asked curiously: "Sid, from what you said, you are very familiar with Director Clito and the others?"

"Yes, Sister Yui and I grew up together." Sid said, "Who said our parents are unreliable! Both of them are workaholics..."

"Then what are your origins?"

"Me? I'm just an ordinary half-elf." Sid smiled and said, "My parents were the first batch of students of Principal Felix. They came with her to build Pyroxene Town. Later they got married here and gave birth to me. Uncle Clito and Aunt Asna had already come here, and Sister Yui had also been born. Later... I was the first batch of students in the kindergarten of Pyroxene Town."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing: "According to some bards, I am a pure native Northwesterner."

Chapter 1