Chapter 556 (2/2)

Of course, this was a temporary punishment. When the money he earned through his work was enough to pay the fine, he would regain his health without any other consequences—well, assuming that working with a group of Dead Souls would not leave him any psychological damage.

Hopes was curious about the death sentence here, so he inquired about it. Then he found that there were few death penalties in the Republic of Northwest. People would not be executed, even if they were spies or organized a rebellion. Only those murderers would be sentenced to death.

But that did not mean the legal punishment here was weak. The so-called strength of law depended not only on the intensity of punishment, but also on the efficiency of finding and arresting criminals. In this respect, the Republic of Northwest enjoyed a high rate of arresting.

Families here were divided into groups with ten families per unit. In each group, elderly people were mainly responsible for taking care of children in public kindergartens and patrolling the residential areas. The residents here were from different races that had different rest times, so there were always people patrolling in the city day and night. Together with the conscientious and responsible patrol soldiers, as well as the mysterious clergymen from the church, it was very difficult for those bad guys to commit crimes in the Republic of Northwest without being caught.

Hopes loved the environment here very much. He felt reassured. So these days he slept comfortably even though he was camping outdoors. But when he went back to school, he was surprised to see that several Catmen who were poorer than him were obviously fatter than he had seen them last time.

Those Catmen were brothers, and the eldest one was Walter. They came to the Republic of Northwest on the same caravan as Hopes. Because Catmen only ate meat, they lived a hard life here. All of them were skinny due to hunger. Hopes had thought that they would be much thinner these days since they would not be able to live on grass, but he had never expected these guys to gain so much weight.

He asked about this curiously, only to find out that these Catmen had found a part-time job. They had been working as delivery men in the underground amusement park these days.

There was a huge amusement park underneath Void City called Dragon and Dungeons, and it was full of traps and Magic Beasts. Although they wouldn’t cause serious damage to people, they were still a little scary to them. Tourists from all over the world who were interested in taking risks but had no strength could experience the feeling of danger here if they paid a small fee. And if they were lucky, they could also earn some rare things as spoils.

There were supplies in the underground amusement park, and they had to be regularly checked and supplemented. This was a troublesome job, so it was usually done by some part-time workers. With their flexible bodies and good vision in the dark, the Catmen were able to do their work well in the underground amusement park.

This part-time job paid more for more work, so these Catmen had made a lot of money these days. And because they had often been invited to dinner with the adventurers, they could eat meat almost every meal. That was why they gained a lot of weight lately.

Thus, this time, they just came back to cancel their registration because they had found a job that really suited them.

“Congratulations!” When Hopes heard that, he smiled. “You guys are great!”

“In fact, you can also do that,” Walter said. “You’re smart. It’ll be easy for you to find a job.”

“Who would employ a mixed race guy…”

“What you’ve said is true for other places, but not for here.” Walter’s eyes brightened. “There’s no discrimination against us here. Although we can’t get a response from our god, no one treats us badly here. As for race, that’s not a problem at all. I’ve seen goblins working in ambulances here. You see, even goblins can find jobs. Are you worse than them?”

Hopes was almost convinced by what Walter had said, but he insisted on his original plan when he heard from the clerk, Sectary that he had been admitted to the major of mineral processing.

After all, a part-time job was not a long-term plan. It would be better to learn a skill first!