After listening to Cambroner's introduction, Hopps pondered for a while and said: "The Gold Coin Federation will only fight the civil war on the border between the north and the south. Our business trip is to areas close to our republic, and it is also to wilderness areas. Out in the countryside... It's supposed to be less risky, right?"
He really wanted to earn that business trip subsidy. Ordinarily, since the Gold Coin Federation would be looking for foreign aid, there should be mineral veins in the area. In other words, as long as the exploration team performs normally, a subsidy of five times the salary is estimated to be indispensable.
As the "big field workers" in field work, the salary of exploration workers is already relatively high. If you can get five times your salary, it is really a high income.
This is just like on earth, the wages of prospectors are generally higher - Sui Xiong's hometown has a neighbor's child who studied this and graduated two years earlier than him. Not long before he traveled through time, he was chatting with his elders on the phone on the phone. Speaking of this eldest brother, he now receives a monthly salary of 6,000, which is more than twice as much as Sui Xiong, the warehouse manager.
Of course, Sui Xiong does not envy that elder brother, because he also has an income as an illustrator. As an illustrator who is doing well, his income is much higher than that of a treasury manager. If you compare all incomes, that one My eldest brother might have to live outside all year round to be like him.
However, if the eldest brother goes to an extremely difficult and dangerous area such as the Himalayas or Antarctica, and his income is better than him - that kind of field work is done for half a year and half a year off, unlike him who often rushes to finish the manuscript late at night, all year round. Not much rest.
The Northwest Republic's subsidies for exploration field work are very high, better than on Earth. This is of course because technicians are rare and the work is more risky - in this world, there is no good labor security and exploration equipment as on Earth, and it is impossible to let mages who are not strong enough to go with them. Once something goes wrong, the sky and the sky will not respond, the earth and the earth will not work, and it is common to bury bones in the wilderness.
Hopps felt that he didn't need to worry too much about any risks now. He is now alone. He has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. Even if he dies outside, it doesn't matter. Anyway, his parents and relatives had already treated him as dead when they asked him to leave home alone. He himself did the same and treated him as himself. already dead. If he hadn't made a mistake and said his last name, he originally planned to forget it.
For him now, the most important thing is to save money. Save money to buy a house, get married, start a family, and have children.
What his family was like has nothing to do with him anymore. He wants to start his own family, a family of workers who have built their foundation on technology for generations.
So even though there might be a risk of war, he still wanted to do that job.
After hearing his inquiry, Combrona and Jane looked at each other and fell into silence.
After a while, Jane said: "If you are not afraid of risks, this job is indeed good. But... the risks of this matter are not as low as you think."
Hopps was stunned and looked at her nervously.
"I just thought about it, if I am a member of the aristocratic faction. The merchant faction starts a fight with me, and they are cooperating with the Northwest Republic, then what should I do? Of course I will disrupt this cooperation. In the end The simple way is for me to send people to kill all the people sent by the Northwest Republic. No matter what the Northwest Republic thinks, if people die on the territory of the Merchant Faction, the Merchant Faction will always have to give an explanation. Or not? If we give an explanation, their relationship will definitely be affected." Jane described her speculation in a very calm tone, but cold sweat gradually broke out on Hopps' back.
"... This, as for... Is it that serious?" Because of nervousness and worry, he even stuttered a little when he spoke.
"Maybe not, but when estimating things, you have to estimate things from the worst direction." Jane shook her head and said calmly, "After all, if the estimate is wrong, you may be dead."
Hopps was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.
"It seems that it is better not to do this work. It is more practical to continue doing it safely."
"Not necessarily. Wealth can be gained through risk." Cambroner suddenly said, "When people live in the world, they will always encounter various risks. So risks are not terrible. What is terrible is taking risks without getting rewards. You Although the risk of this job is very high, every risk is rewarded - assuming that the killers of the noble faction attack you, then as long as you can survive the attack, the merchant faction will inevitably give you a large sum of money As a compensation."
"But how can I survive the assassination of a professional assassin?" Hopps asked with a wry smile, "My abilities are limited, and I am at the level of a novice adventurer."
"I believe that the government will definitely arrange adequate protection for you." Cambroner said, "We can all think of things, and there is no reason why the big shots can't think of them. Since they want to cooperate with the merchants, they can't let you die in the Over there. At that time, it is very likely that you will have two groups of light and dark personnel to protect you, and the protection will be very strong. "
Jane's view was the opposite of her husband's: "However, what we can think of, the leaders of the aristocratic faction can also think of. Since they send out assassins, they will ensure that these assassins have enough destructive power. Even in the face of two groups of light and dark bodyguards, It can also kill some people - Hopes may be among these 'some people'."
Hopps was in a dilemma by what they said. His eyebrows wrinkled again and again, and he still couldn't make up his mind.
After dinner, he returned to his dormitory and lay on his bed, still thinking.
Where to go? Or not
If you go, the benefits are great but the risks are also great. But as Brother Cambroner said, the benefits are worth the risks. To be honest, for the huge benefits, even the risk of life is worth taking.
However, he trembled a little at the thought of "life danger".
Death and all that, it’s terrible!
Although during the day, he thought more than once that "death is actually nothing to be afraid of." But at this moment, in the dead of night, he was lying alone on the bed, and he couldn't help but tremble at the thought that he might die in the Gold Coin Federation.
horrible! How terrible!
"You are really worthless!" He said to himself, "You have obviously thought about not being afraid. You obviously feel that it doesn't matter even if you die, but why are you afraid again!"
This ambivalent mentality is actually related to his bloodline. He is half of the fox clan and half of the rabbit clan. The fox clan is a very cunning and fierce branch of the orcs, although they are usually keen on solving problems with wisdom and conspiracy. , but when necessary, they are not afraid of danger at all, and they are not afraid of swords. The rabbit tribe is completely soft-headed. Not to mention facing swords, even a mere intimidation can make their legs weak.
Hopps has the blood of both races. During the day, the ferocity of the fox tribe in his nature prevails, but in the dead of night, when he is lying alone on his bed, the cowardice of the rabbit tribe in his nature becomes stronger. emerged.
After a long time, he slowly calmed down, sighed deeply, and fell asleep.
That night, he had many nightmares. Some dreamed that he encountered risks during exploration, and died from earthquakes, landslides, falling off cliffs, or being attacked by monsters in the wild. He also dreamed that he encountered no accidents during exploration, but was killed by the Gold Coin Federation. The nobles sent for assassination; they just didn't dream that everything would go well.
But the next day during the day, when he walked on the street and among the people, the brave side of his nature took over again.
"Brother Cambroner is right, you always have to take some risks in life!" He convinced himself.
So, taking the transfer order and simple luggage, he went to the city hall to collect his travel expenses, and then boarded the bus to Huishite City.