Hoppes carried his luggage and arrived at the dormitory that the Ministry of Mines had arranged for him.
This was a dormitory for four people. One of his roommates had already arrived and was sitting on the bed, reading a book.
His roommate's silky long hair and slightly pointed ears were enough to tell that he had elven blood. Furthermore, the concentration of his blood was not low, because Hoppes could feel the natural magic surrounding his body.
As a Druid who was about to become a spellcaster, Hoppes could cast some natural magic of the level of trickery, but he could not cast anything higher than that.
In his senses, the magic of his roommate was much stronger than his. He reckoned that he was either a Warlock of the natural element or a Druid. Furthermore, his level was not low, possibly already at the mid-level.
Why would a mid-level adventurer be a prospector?
He was a little puzzled, but it was not appropriate for him to probe further, so he greeted him first.
His colleague, Sid, was a rather quiet person. After everyone introduced themselves, he continued to sit on the bed and read, with no intention of chatting at all.
Fortunately, Hoppes was not the kind of person who would feel awkward if he had nothing to say. He smiled, put his luggage down, and left.
Because he had come in a hurry, he had only brought some simple luggage. During the introductions, Director Clito had said that they would be training here for a period of time, so he had to buy some daily necessities.
Toothpowder and toothbrush for rinsing the mouth, a change of underwear, simple washing utensils such as a basin, and a thermos bottle that was useful but not convenient to carry over long distances … When Hoppes came back carrying bags of various sizes, the other dormitory mate who had arrived after him was completely stunned by what he saw.
"You … How did you get so many things?" the burly, tanned man asked in surprise.
"Is it a lot?" Hoppes put down the things gently and looked around in confusion. "Four hot water bottles, one for each of us, and two for public use. Four basins, one for each of us. Toothbrush, toothpowder, towels, and so on, also for four people … But I only bought my own underwear. If you want to buy it, you'll have to make a trip yourself … "
That burly man finally understood and thanked him profusely. He then asked him how much these things cost, indicating that even if he could not pay for it himself, he had to pay for it.
"There's no need." Hoppes smiled and said, "When I went downstairs, I asked the dormitory manager. Normal daily necessities can be reimbursed with the store receipt. That's why I bought everyone's stuff back."
As he said that, he blinked his eyes happily. "You can't possibly think that I have so much money that I'm bored, right? Of course not! "
The burly man couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, he introduced himself.
His name was Ruby, an immigrant from the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. Unlike Hoppes and Sid, he was not a technician with a professional background, but a retired adventurer.
"Retire? Are you very old? "Hoppes asked, puzzled.
"Not old, only thirty years old." Ruby said with a smile, "But I became an adventurer at the age of sixteen. In the blink of an eye, fourteen years have passed... I originally wanted to make money and go home to live a stable life, but it's really not easy to make money. It wasn't easy to earn some money, but in the end … Alas, let's not talk about it! "
He obviously had some sad memories. He shook his head and couldn't be bothered to talk about it. "Anyway, I retired and came here. Because I learned some prospecting and wilderness survival skills when I was adventuring, I signed up to be a mine explorer. After working for half a year, I don't know how I got chosen this time. "
"Then you must be very awesome!" Hoppes said.
Ruby shook his head. "Awesome? Compared to Sid, I'm not awesome at all. He's the real awesome one. "
Hoppes was astonished, and the gaze he used to look at Sid was now filled with a hint of respect.
Sid, who had been mentioned, sighed, put down his book, and said helplessly, "Don't flatter me so casually. I'm still far from the word 'awesome'! If we're talking about awesome, Uncle Clito, who's leading the team this time, is really awesome. Compared to him, I'm probably just an ant by the roadside. "
"Uncle Clito?" Hoppes was stunned and asked, "Doesn't Director Clito look quite young?"
"Young? His daughter just got engaged not long ago and will probably get married next year. You say he's young? "Sid couldn't help but laugh." It's just that his baby face doesn't look old. "
Hoppes was shocked. He recalled Director Clito's face, which didn't look more than 25 years old. He couldn't imagine that such a person would have a daughter who was about to get married.
"Did he get married very early? Did his daughter get married very early too?" Ruby asked.
"He got married quite early, but his daughter got married very late." Sid was obviously quite familiar with Director Clito. He thought for a while and said, "Sister Yuyi is 26 or 27 this year. Anyway, she's not young anymore. I remember there was a period of time when he was very worried that his daughter wouldn't be able to get married or something … "
"What happened after that?" Ruby asked curiously.
"After that? After that, he tried his best to arrange a blind date for his daughter. Then Sister Yuyi made a big fuss, saying that she wanted to run away from home or something … After Auntie Nyssa talked to her, she behaved herself for a few days. Then, for some reason, she got a boyfriend and suddenly said that she was going to get married … At that time, Uncle Clito suddenly flew into a rage and said that his daughter had been taken away by a wild boy and he almost went to kill him … "
Hoppes tried to imagine it and could roughly understand it.
When his daughter grew up, he was worried that she wouldn't be able to get married. When his daughter really found a partner, he was worried that she would marry the wrong person. This kind of thing was quite common. Fathers were usually like this.
Back when his eldest sister got married, his father was also worried and uneasy.
"Sigh! If you ask me, Uncle Clito just likes to worry for nothing! Auntie Nyssa is almost 60 years old and still hasn't found a partner, but I don't see her worrying at all. "
Hoppes blinked, wondering if he had heard wrongly.
He turned to look at Ruby, who also had a blank look on her face.
Almost 60 years old and still not married? She was already an old woman, wasn't she?
This was no longer a question of whether she was worried or not. This was basically despair …
Sid was a very observant person. He saw through their thoughts at a glance and laughed. "Don't let your imagination run wild. Auntie Nyssa, like me, is of dominant elven blood and has a long life. She is also a high-level mage. In a few years, she will probably even step into the Legendary Realm. A mere 60 years old is nothing to her. "
Only then did the two of them understand and they couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing, Hoppes asked curiously, "Sid, from what you said, you are very familiar with Director Clito and the others?"
"Yes, I almost grew up with Sister Yuyi," Sid said. "Who asked our parents to be so unreliable! Both of them are workaholics … "
"So where on earth are you from?"
"Me? I'm just an ordinary half-elf, "Sid said with a smile. Sid smiled and said, "My parents were the first students of Principal Felix, and they came with her to build Pyroxene Town. Later, they got married here and gave birth to me. At that time, Uncle Clito and Auntie Asner had already arrived here, and Sister Yuyi had already been born. Later … I was considered the first batch of students in Pyroxene Town's kindergarten. "
At this point, he couldn't help but laugh. "According to some bards, I am a pure Northwesterner."
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