After listening to Cambrona's introduction, Hoppes pondered for a while and said, "If the Commonwealth of Gold Coins were to fight a civil war, it would only be fought on the border between the North and the South. Our business trip will be to a region close to our country, and it will be in the wilderness … Logically speaking, it shouldn't be too risky, right? "
He really wanted to earn that travel allowance. Logically speaking, since the Commonwealth of Gold Coins would look for foreign aid, then there should be some local mineral veins. In other words, as long as the exploration team performed normally, they would probably receive five times the salary.
As a field worker, the salary of an exploration worker was high to begin with. If he could get five times his current salary, it would be considered a high income.
Just like on Earth, the salary of prospectors was generally higher. In Sui Xiong's hometown, a neighbor's child studied in this field and graduated two years earlier than him. Not long before Sui Xiong traveled to this world, he had just talked to his elders on the phone about his brother. His monthly salary was now six thousand dollars, which was equivalent to more than twice of Sui Xiong's salary as a warehouse manager.
Of course, Sui Xiong didn't envy that big brother, because he also had an income as an illustrator. As a well-off illustrator, his income was much higher than that of the warehouse manager. If they were to compare their total income, the big brother would have to live outdoors all year round to have a similar income as Sui Xiong.
However, if the big brother went to an extremely difficult and dangerous place like the Himalayas or the South Pole, his income would be higher than his. Those kinds of fieldwork would be done for half a year and rest for half a year, unlike him, who would rush to finish his draft late into the night and did not have much rest throughout the year.
The Republic of Northwest's subsidies for exploration and field work were very high, even better than those on Earth. Of course, this was because technical personnel were rare, and the risks of the work were higher. In this world, there was no such thing as good labor security and exploration equipment like on Earth, and it was not possible to let mages who were not strong enough follow along. Once something happened, no one would be able to help them. Being buried in the wilderness was a common sight.
Hoppes felt that there was no need for him to worry too much about any risks now. He was now all alone in the world. He could feed himself and his family would not starve. Even if he died outside, it would not be a big deal. Anyway, his parents and relatives had already thought that he was dead when he left home alone. It was the same for him. He thought that he was already dead. If he hadn't made a mistake and revealed his surname, he would have forgotten about it.
The most important thing for him now was to save money. Saving up to buy a house, then getting married and having children.
What happened to his family had nothing to do with him anymore. He wanted to start his own family, a family of workers who would rely on technology for generations to come.
Therefore, even if there was a risk of war, he still wanted to do that job.
After listening to his question, Cambrona and Jane looked at each other and fell into silence.
After a while Jane said, "It's a good job, if you're not afraid of the risks. But … the risk is not as low as you think. "
Hoppes was stunned and looked at her nervously.
"I just thought about it. If I were a member of the aristocratic faction, The merchant party was at war with me, and they were cooperating with the Republic of Northwest. What should I do then? Of course, I'm going to ruin this cooperation. The simplest way is for me to send someone to kill all the people sent by the Republic of Northwest. No matter what the Republic of Northwest was thinking, a person had died on the territory of the merchant party, and the merchant party had to give them an explanation. If we can't give him an explanation, our relationship will definitely be affected. " Jane described her speculation in a very calm tone, but it made Hoppes break out in a cold sweat.
"… This, is it really … that serious?" Because of nervousness and worry, he even stuttered a little.
"Maybe not, but you have to think of the worst-case scenario when it comes to estimating things." Jane shook her head and said calmly, "After all, if you're wrong, you might lose your life."
Hoppes was silent for a long time and finally sighed deeply.
"It seems that I'd better not do this job. It's more practical to do it safely and steadily."
"Not necessarily. Riches come from danger," Cambrona suddenly said. "People will always encounter all kinds of risks in this world. So the risk isn't scary. What's scary is taking risks without any return. Although the risk in your job this time is high, every risk has a return. If the assassins of the aristocratic party attack you, as long as you can survive the attack, the merchant party will have to give you a large sum of money as compensation. "
"But how am I going to survive the assassination of a professional killer?" Hoppes asked with a bitter smile. "My abilities are limited. At most, I'm at the level of a novice adventurer."
"I believe that the government will definitely arrange sufficient protection for you," Cambrona said. "There's no reason that those big shots can't think of what we can think of. Since they want to work with the merchant party, they won't let you die there. When the time comes, it's very likely that there will be two groups of people protecting you, both in the light and in the dark. The level of protection will definitely be very strong. "
Jane's view was the opposite of her husband's. "But what we can think of, the leaders of the aristocratic party can also think of. Since they're sending out assassins, they'll definitely ensure that these assassins have sufficient destructive power. Even if they're up against two groups of bodyguards, they'll still be able to kill and injure a portion of them. Hoppes might be among this' portion of people '. "
Hoppes was put in a difficult position by what they said. His brows furrowed, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
After dinner, he returned to his dormitory and lay on his bed, still thinking.
Should he go? Or not go?
If he went, the benefits were great, but the risks were also great. But as Brother Cambrona had said, the benefits were worth the risks. To be honest, for the sake of the huge benefits, even if it meant risking his life, it was worth it.
However, at the thought of "risking his life," he shuddered a little.
Death and whatnot was too scary!
Although during the day, he had thought more than once that "death is actually nothing to be afraid of." But at this moment, in the dead of the night, he was lying on his bed alone. At the thought that he might die in the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, he couldn't help but shiver.
Scary! Scary!
"You're such a good-for-nothing!" He said to himself. "I've already decided that I'm not afraid. I've clearly felt that even if I die, it doesn't matter. But why am I afraid now?!"
This contradictory mentality was actually related to his bloodline. He had half the bloodline of the Fox Clan and the other half the bloodline of the Rabbit Clan. The Fox Clan was a very cunning and ferocious branch of the Orcs. Although they were usually keen on solving problems with wisdom and conspiracies, they were not the least bit afraid of danger when it was necessary. They were fearless even when swords and knives were pointed at them. The Rabbit Clan, on the other hand, was downright spineless. Not to mention swords and knives, even a simple threat could make them go weak in the knees.
Hoppes had the bloodline of both clans. During the day, the ferociousness of the Fox Clan in his nature prevailed. But in the dead of the night, when he was lying alone on his bed, the cowardice of the Rabbit Clan in his nature would surface.
After a long time, he slowly calmed down, sighed deeply, and fell asleep.
That night, he had many nightmares. He dreamed that he encountered dangers during his exploration and died from earthquakes, landslides, falling off cliffs, or attacks by magical creatures in the wild. He dreamed that he did not encounter any accidents during his exploration but was assassinated by the aristocrats of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. He just did not dream that everything went smoothly.
But the next day, when he was walking on the streets and among the crowd, the brave side of his nature prevailed again.
"Big Brother Cambrona is right. In life, we always have to take some risks!" He convinced himself in this way.
So, with the transfer order and simple luggage, he went to the city hall to collect his travel expenses and boarded the public carriage to Pyroxene City.
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