On October 4th, Hopps arrived in Phenix City.
Not caring about resting, 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 reporting in earlier would not be a bad thing.
The official name of the Mining Hall is the "Mining Department of the Northwest Republic". The reason why it is located in Pyroxene City rather than Void City is because the mining work of the Northwest Republic is mainly concentrated in Pyroxene City and Gold Rush City, as well as several nearby small villages and towns.
The closer the distance is, the more efficient the work will be processed. As for the connection with Void City, if you are not urgent, you can leave it to the messenger. When you are anxious, just use magic.
This three-story building is not very tall, but it is as square as a stone carved into a cube. Hopps entered through the gate, directly showed his ID card and transfer order to the receptionist, and asked about the location. How to go through the registration procedures.
"Turn left on the second floor and take the second door." The middle-aged aunt with a kind smile said, "There is no sign on the door, but it should be open all day long."
Hopps thanked him and went straight upstairs to the room.
There were two people in the room. One was a young man with long black hair who looked a bit like a boy and a girl. He looked at him warily. The other, an old man whose hair was half white, looked at him with a smile.
"Report! I am prospector Hopps. I have been transferred to the Gold Coin Federation to participate in a cooperative prospecting project."
"Oh, that's it." The old man smiled and nodded, and the young man's eyes quickly softened.
After showing his ID card and transfer order, the old man took out a document and introduced the matter to him in detail.
It was roughly the same as what Cambrona had heard. This time, the Republic launched this project in order to strengthen cooperation with the merchant faction of the Gold Coin Federation.
Of course, this project also has real benefits. The joint exploration area is a mountain range located in the northern part of the Gold Coin Federation. It is about three hundred miles away from the nearest city. The nearest larger supply point is a small village with only more than 60 people in total, and it takes about two days to walk. Road to reach the exploration team's camp from the village.
Near that camp, a group of adventurers once discovered silver ore. They sold this information to the chamber of commerce in the nearby city, and the chamber of commerce reported it to the superior chamber of commerce - to develop this kind of mineral vein far away from human habitation, one must have considerable strength.
Reporting the matter to the Great Chamber of Commerce is almost equivalent to reporting it to the entire merchant faction. Therefore, when discussing strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the Northwest Republic, the large chamber of commerce mentioned the matter of this mineral vein and planned to conduct a joint exploration.
Of course, this is also because the exploration work is indeed not easy. Otherwise, the big chamber of commerce would have taken care of the matter by itself.
Hopps listened to the introduction and then asked the question that worried him 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 contrast, as long as the risks are within the controllable range, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"You are still young, and it is the time when you are strong and can react quickly. If you don't work hard now, you won't be able to work hard even if you want to when you are my age!"
He spoke so slowly, but there was a convincing appeal in his tone that Hopps couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing, the registration process began.
The young man in charge of the registration was very careful and asked about Hopps' situation in detail, especially asking about Hopps' last name several times.
"From the Orc Empire, from a declining noble family..." The young man shook his head, "This is your identity on the surface. Tell me your true origin. Don't worry, we won't leak it."
Hopps smiled bitterly and answered honestly.
Since the other party promised not to disclose it, there was no need for him to keep it secret. It would be silly to arouse suspicion for some information that is actually worthless.
"My name is real, but there is something wrong with my origin." He said, "I do come from the Orc Empire, but I don't come from the declining nobles, but from the Wilder family of the Fox clan. My father He is a grandson of the current patriarch, and my mother is a princess of the Rabbit Clan."
"As expected!" The young man smiled sincerely this time, "You are the mixed-race child who was declared dead by the Wilder family shortly after birth, right?"
"That's right." Hopps replied with a wry smile.
"Don't worry, no one here will discriminate against you!" The young man said with a smile, "Whoever dares to discriminate against you, you can come to us. I am Clito, director of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, Hunting and Animal Husbandry Resource Management Center, and he is Laif, the Minister of Mining. ·Kavat."
Hopps was startled. He didn't expect to be greeted by two big shots.
The official system of the Northwest Republic is a little chaotic, but generally there is a rule - those who are in charge of a large task alone are the chief consuls.
Mr. Cavat, the Minister of Mining, Hopps knows. This is the first generation miner of the Republic. He was in charge of the construction of negative energy magic crystal veins and has long been the Grand Consul. He had never heard of Director Klitto of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting and Animal Husbandry Resource Management Center, but judging from the affairs he managed, even if he was not the Grand Archon, he was one of the most senior among the Archons.
Seeing that he was a little nervous, Director Cleto smiled and poured him a cup of tea. The tea was sweet and fragrant with grass. After Hopps drank a cup, he felt much calmer and introduced his origins in detail.
In fact, there's really nothing to say about his origins. It's just that he has been discriminated against, and then gradually he couldn't stay in the family any longer, so he had to leave - that's pretty much it.
Minister Kavat sighed repeatedly, while Director Klitto kept shaking his head. After he finished speaking, the two senior officials of the Republic comforted him with gentle words, asking him not to mind the past and to work and live with peace of mind.
"The Republic is your home, and the Ministry of Mines is your home!" Minister Kawat said, "No one dares to bully you here!"
"Whoever dares, I will strangle him to death!" Director Cleto said viciously.
At this moment, another exploration worker who had received the transfer order also came to report, so Hopps received the certificate from Minister Kawat and said goodbye.
After the work came to an end, Reif and Crito talked about Hopps again.
"That child is so pitiful!" Reif said, "It's not easy to experience the hardships of life at such a young age!"
"But his qualifications are really good." Clito said thoughtfully, "I feel that he has both fighting spirit and magic power in his body. He is a rare all-rounder."
"Hey! He is a good prospector, don't kidnap him to become an adventurer!"
"No, I plan to train him to be an adventurer." Clito said with a smile, "A strong adventurer who walks among mountains and rivers and looks for various minerals will live up to his talents."
"When are you going to tell him?"
"There's no rush." Crito smiled, "Anyway, I will also participate in this joint exploration. We have plenty of time to chat slowly..."