Chapter 363
Looking at the bustling crowd in front, Wood nervously tidied his handsome mustache again .
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He knew that this action was superfluous . He was originally a little noticeable, and it would make him more compelling . However, he couldn’t help but be nervous .
Why? They are just recruiting refugee pioneers . Why is a dragon actually sitting there? Why does the dragon go to a human town to work? Shouldn’t they burn everything and kill everyone? Could it be that I am still asleep, so I am still in my dream?
He wanted to pinch himself, but he resisted the impulse . It was too strange to pinch himself for no reason . He wanted to keep a low profile, a low profile!
After lowering his head and taking a few deep breaths, Wood finally pressed down all sorts of weird thoughts and impulses in his heart, and his face returned to a calm expression .
He deliberately refused to look at the dragon that was covered with thick round scales and was lying on the ground, lazy and half asleep . He only paid attention to the recruitment and registration of those refugees in front of him .
“What’s your name?”
“Tree, my lord . ”
“Tree? Tree again?”
“Yes, my lord . ”
“God! Already the third Tree . Why couldn’t you have some other different name?”
“I’m sorry, my lord . ”
“No need to say sorry . You were named by your parents, not yourself . Forget it . Tree it is . I will mark you as Tree No . 3 . It sounds like a monster statue in the school . Well, forget it . I suggest you should change your name when you get famous in the future . ”
“Yes, my lord . ”
“Stop saying ‘my lord,’ ‘my lord . ’ All right, whatever . Everyone behaves like this, and I am used to it . Tree, where are you from?”
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“Black Stone Stockaded Village, my lord . ”
“Where is Black Stone Stockaded Village?”
“In the south, a really far-away place, my lord . ”
“In which part of the Federation of Gold Coins?”
“I don’t understand what you are talking about, my lord . ”
“What city is nearby?”
“Grey Bear City, my lord . ”
“Oh! I see . It is the territory of Earl Bell of the Federation of Gold Coins . The local lord is a distant relative of Earl Bell . Good, I’ve written it down . So what specialty do you have?”
“I can farm, and I can herd sheep, my lord . ”
“Although my sense tells me that I shouldn’t have expectations, I still have to ask: how do you usually farm?”
“Farm? I sow seeds in the spring and naturally harvest in the fall . ”
“As expected! Then you have no professional skills . Do you have any specialty?”
“What is a ‘specialty,’ my lord?”
“It means that you have some better abilities than others . For example, you have a specialty of great power, or you run especially fast, or something like that . ”
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“I’m sorry, my lord . I don’t have any specialty . ”
“I have also guessed that according to your appearance . People with a specialty should not be poor like you . Do you have a family?”
“I had a wife, but she died of illness last year . My child starved to death this winter . I am the only one in my family, my lord . ”
“Sorry, I should not have asked about this… Okay, your information is registered, and now, put your palm prints here . Miss Graupel, don’t lie here, pretending to be dead . Work, you should work!”
The dragon opened her eyes lazily . With a glow on her body, the paper on which the young mage just recorded information revealed a soft white light . At the request of the mage, the refugee called Tree pressed his hands on the illuminating paper . After a few seconds, the light of the paper disappeared, and there was a faint copy of two palm prints .
The mage put the paper which had turned light gray in the box next to him with satisfaction . He pierced it on three previously prepared metal tubes, stacking it with many similar pieces of paper .
Then, he took a silver-white card and pressed it on the piece of paper . After a few seconds, the palm prints appeared on the card .
The mage handed the card to Tree . “Here, this is your ID card . Don’t lose it because you need to use it for both subsidies and job hunting . Now go to the big house north of the town . See, the one there . Look for Haman to get a bowl of porridge and then Reif to get buns . The number of buns is different for each person . According to your figure, he will probably give you two buns . Don’t eat too much, or it will hurt your body . Although I know that they will also tell you all this, it is important to repeat these important words several times . Well, go . Eat, drink, and rest . ”
Tree went way suspiciously while holding the card . The young mage sighed tiredly and then raised his head . “Next!” he said loudly .
Just one after another, and after a while, it was finally Wood’s turn .
When Wood walked to him, the mage was impressed .
Wood’s dressing was not much different from the general refugees . However, because of good long-term nutrition, Wood had a healthy complexion and clear eyes that were different from those of ordinary refugees . The self-confidence that was naturally revealed from his body was also impossible for ordinary refugees to own . What was more impressive was that he had a simple wooden box in his right hand . An axe pattern was painted on the wooden box, and that showed that there were useful tools in it .
Of course, the most important thing was that he was very handsome .
Yes, very handsome!
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So very handsome . This was repeated three times because it was important .
“You are so handsome, how did you become a refugee? It’s a pity that you are not a bard…” the mage whispered . He always thought that he himself was kind of a handsome young man . However, compared to this refugee in front of him, he was a clown in memes, and this guy was Neo from the Matrix . Just in the aspect of appearance, the mage was totally defeated .
If appearances were converted into grade points, the young mage might have 70 points, but Wood could gain at least 90 points . If Wood was dressed up, he might get more than 95 points, reaching the level of handsome idols .
After sighing, the mage started to do his work, asking Wood about his information .
“What’s your name?”
“Can I answer a few questions together?”
“Of course, saves some trouble . ”
“My name is Wood, coming from Gold Crown City, the capital of the Federation of Gold Coins in the South . I have the abilities of a carpenter, so I can do everything from cutting trees to making all kinds of common wood furniture . In addition, I also have some carving techniques . I used to sell wood carvings . As for my specialty, as you can see, I sometimes rely on this face . Talking about my family, you can tell from my appearance, so ignore it . I used to have a good relationship with a knight of the Temple of the Groundbreaking Knight (the God of Knights) . I also learned swordsmanship from him for a few days . Unfortunately, he died in a battle . The entire Church of the Groundbreaking Knight is almost screwed . I heard that someone wanted to make me do some special work for serving rich ladies, so I came here all the way to the North…” Wood told the story he had made up at an earlier time at ease and finally said, “This is roughly the case . What else do you need me to say?”
The mage looked at the crystal on the table, and the crystal gave off a faint blue light . This magic item could detect lies . If there was a lie, it would glow red . Otherwise, it would be a blue light .
“Well, no problem . Put your palm prints here and take the ID card . I think you probably have the money for meals . If you are interested, go for Haman and Reif to get a free meal . If you want to eat better food, of course, go to the restaurant . ” The mage talked a lot and then made Wood finish the procedure, take the card which had his palm prints on it and leave . After that, he shouted loudly, “Next!”
Wood turned away as if nothing had happened . After he went away, he smiled slightly, showing a relieved look .
This high-level mage, who claims to be able to deceive even the devils of hell, really has an ability . It is said that he has found the legendary road! These set of words can really fool the lie-detecting spells!
Although he had tried it before, a simulation had always been completely different from actual combat . In particular, there had been a dragon near him; it was not too big but had great strength . That had made Wood eel more nervous .
But still, he managed to say the prepared words without any mistakes, deceiving the lie-detecting items . He even admired himself!
In order to treat himself, he decided to go to the bar for a drink .
This was also for shaping his image . After all, as a craftsman who had some money, far stronger abilities and a better origin than ordinary refugees, he would be too eye-catching if he ran to eat a free meal .
He couldn’t help but smile when he thought that .
Looking at his handsome appearance and the pleasant smile from the bottom of his heart at the moment, a few young women on the roadside were suddenly in a daze . They stood there stupidly while thinking about his handsomeness .
Of course, Wood wouldn’t bother to hook up with them . He just randomly found an old man who was cleaning up the street with a big broom, asked him for the direction, and went straight to the bar .
In his heart, the evaluation of this town got one more point .
The clothes that the old man was wearing were somewhat worn out, which showed that he was very poor . He was old and thin and obviously had no working ability . In another place, such a poor old man could only wait alone to die or become the drag of his children and grandchildren . As a result, they would frown all day . But he noticed clearly that the expression on the old man’s face was mild and calm, without any sign of malnutrition on his body . It could be implied that he had a stable income source that could help him guarantee his life .
When he had asked for the direction, the old man had shown his kind smile before he had opened his mouth . For a time, Wood even had had the illusion that the old man had actually been a rich man .
Pyroxene Town had been dying; it had nearly been destroyed two years ago . Now it was so developed that even a poor old man who was cleaning up the streets had such good manners . Indeed, it was right for him to have this trip!
Looking at this place, there was no rubbish or feces on the flat roadside . The residents walking on the streets were neatly dressed, and no one had hungry or poor expressions on their faces . Many of the buildings on the roadside had traces of being repaired, but they were all so strong that he couldn’t find a dangerous house at all .
He also noticed that he could not feel the slight negative energy in the air in the range of at least three or five miles away from the town . When he went closer, he saw grass and flowers . When he walked around the town, he even saw farmland and vegetable fields .
Normally, Ashes Woods was full of negative energy . Except for the unique Polluted Ebony and Golden Vine, no plants could grow there . However, there was such a paradise with fertile fields, birds’ twitters and a fragrance of flowers in the Ashes Woods . This was incredible!
What is the way to make a remote and desolate town develop into such a condition in a short time? Even if I lose my life, I will find out the secret and send it back to my country!