On the fourth of October, Hoppes arrived at Pyroxene City.
Without time to rest, he got off the carriage and went straight to the mining hall next to the city hall.
Although it was still early, he felt that it would not be a bad thing to report early.
The official name of the mining hall was the "Mining Department of the Republic of Northwest." It was located in Pyroxene City instead of Void City because the mining work of the Republic of Northwest was mainly concentrated in Pyroxene City and Gold Rush City, as well as a few small villages and towns nearby.
The closer it was, the more efficient it would be to deal with the work. As for the communication with Void City, if it was not urgent, it could be handed over to the messenger, and if it was urgent, it could be done by magic.
This building, which had three floors, was not very tall, but it was squarish, like a piece of rock that had been carved into a cube. Hoppes entered through the main door and showed his identification card and transfer order to the staff member in charge of receiving him, asking how he should go through the registration procedures.
"Second floor, second door on the left." The middle-aged woman with a very kind smile said, "There is no sign on the door, but it should not be closed all day long."
Hoppes thanked her and went straight upstairs to the room.
There were two people in the room. One had long black hair and looked a little like a boy, looking at him with some vigilance. The other was an old man whose hair was already half white, looking at him with a smile.
"Report! I am Hoppes, an exploration worker. I have received a transfer order to go to the Commonwealth of Gold Coins to participate in a cooperative exploration project. "
"Oh, I see." The old man nodded with a smile, and the young man's eyes quickly softened.
After showing his ID card and the transfer order, the old man took out a document and gave him a detailed explanation of the matter.
It was roughly the same as what Cambrona had heard. This time, the Republic was engaged in this project in order to strengthen the cooperation between the merchants of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins.
Of course, this project also had real benefits. The joint exploration area was a mountain range located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. It was about three hundred miles away from the nearest city. The nearest larger supply point was a small village with a total population of just over sixty people. Moreover, it would take them about two days to reach the camp of the exploration team from the village.
Near that camp, a group of adventurers had found silver ore. They sold this news to the Chamber of Commerce in the nearby city, and the Chamber of Commerce in turn reported it to the big Chamber of Commerce at a higher level — to develop this kind of mineral vein far away from human habitation, one must have considerable strength.
Reporting this matter to the Chamber of Commerce was equivalent to reporting it to the entire Merchant Faction. Therefore, when they were discussing how to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Republic of Northwest, the large chamber of commerce revealed the matter of this mineral vein and planned to conduct a joint exploration.
Of course, this was also because the exploration work was indeed not easy. Otherwise, the large Chamber of Commerce would have settled the matter long ago.
Hoppes listened to the introduction and then asked the question that worried him the most: 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 risk is within a controllable range, there is nothing to be afraid of. "
"You're still young. You're at the age where your body is strong and your reaction is quick. If I don't work hard now, I won't be able to work hard at my age! "
He spoke slowly, but his tone was so convincing that even Hoppes couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing, he began to handle the registration procedures.
The person in charge of the registration was the young man. He was very meticulous and asked about Hoppes' situation in detail. He especially asked about Hoppes' surname a few times.
"From the Orc Empire, from a declining noble family …" The young man shook his head. "This is just your identity on the surface. Tell me your real background. Don't worry, we won't leak it."
Hoppes let out a couple of bitter laughs and answered honestly.
Since the other party had promised not to leak it, then there was naturally no need for him to keep it a secret. It would be too foolish to arouse suspicion for some information that was already of no value.
"My name is real, but there's a problem with my background," he said. "I'm indeed from the Orc Empire, but I'm not from a declining noble family. I'm from the Wilder Family of the Fox Clan. My father is a grandson of the current clan leader, and my mother is a princess of the Rabbit Clan."
"As expected!" The young man smiled very sincerely this time. "You're the mixed-blood child who was declared dead of illness by the Wilder Family not long after you were born, right?"
"That's right," Hoppes replied with a bitter smile.
"Don't worry, no one will discriminate against you here!" The young man said with a smile. "If anyone dares to discriminate against you, you can come and find us. I'm the director of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Grazing Resource Management Center, Clito. He's the Minister of Mines, Reif Kavat. "
Hoppes was shocked. He had not expected that the people receiving him would be two important people.
The official system of the Republic of Northwest was a little messy, but there was a general rule — the person who was in charge of a major job alone was the Grand Consul.
Hoppes knew the Minister of Mines, Mr. Kavat. This was the first generation of miners in the Republic. Back then, he had been in charge of the construction of the negative energy magic crystal vein and had long since become a Grand Consul. He had never heard of Director Clito of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Grazing Resource Management Center, but judging from the affairs he was in charge of, even if he was not a Grand Consul, he was at least one of the highest-ranking Consul.
Seeing that he was a little nervous, Director Clito smiled and poured him a cup of tea. The tea was sweet and had the fragrance of grass. After Hoppes drank a cup of it, he felt much calmer and gave a detailed introduction of his background.
In fact, there was really nothing much to say about his background. It was nothing more than being discriminated against and gradually being unable to stay in the family, so he had to leave — that was pretty much it.
Minister Kavat listened and sighed repeatedly, while Director Clito kept shaking his head. When he finished, the two senior officials of the Republic comforted him warmly, telling him not to mind the past and to focus on his work and life.
"The Republic is your home, and the Ministry of Mines is your home!" Minister Kavat said. "Here, no one dares to bully you!"
"Whoever dares, I'll strangle him to death!" Director Clito said fiercely.
At this moment, another prospecting worker who had received a transfer order also reported in. So Hoppes received a certificate from Minister Kavat and took his leave.
After the work was done, Reif and Clito talked about Hoppes again.
"That child is so pitiful!" Reif said, "It's not easy for him to experience the hardships of life at such a young age!"
"But his aptitude is really not bad," Clito said thoughtfully. Clito said thoughtfully, "I feel that he has both fighting energy and magic in his body. He is a rare all-rounder."
"Hey! He's a good prospecting worker, don't trick him into becoming an adventurer! "
"No, I plan to train him to be an adventurer," Clito said with a smile. Clito smiled and said, "A powerful adventurer who travels the mountains and rivers, searching for all kinds of minerals. That would not be a waste of his talent."
"When do you plan to tell him?"
"There's no hurry." Clito smiled. "Anyway, I'll be participating in this joint exploration. We have time to slowly talk … "
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