Chapter 721 (2/2)

So he thought further and decided that the journey wasn’t too bad.

In the end, he decided to pay a visit to city hall to hear the details of the job. After he had completed the task at hand, he stripped off his work uniform and took a bath before taking the command paper to city hall.

He directly approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was greeted by a smiling, chubby man with scars on his face. This man could not be described as fat, but he was rather big and had a round face, making him look stubby overall.

“Brother Cambrona, I’ve received a command. Do you know what this is about?” Hopes walked over and greeted Cambrona.

They had known each other from a while back, when Hopes had first entered the country. Afterward, they had become strong friends who had lunch together often.

Cambrona was an easy-going person who had many friends. Because of his job in the ministry, he received quick access to news, and friends often found him for any gossip or intel.

Looking at Hopes’ command, Cambrona asked him to wait and ran off to find his colleagues for assistance. After a while, he returned to tell Hopes all that he knew.

This expedition was to help the Commonwealth of Gold Coins explore several mine veins. Their exact locations were unknown, but they were probably close to the edge of the Republic of Northwest. As it was an outbound expedition, the pay was high and could come close to three to five times the normal pay—this extent depended on the results of the expedition.

Furthermore, high ranking powers were leading the trip to ensure the safety of all workers.

When Hopes heard that, he nodded and asked, “So… Brother Cambrona… do you think this is a worthy expedition to go on?”

Cambrona thought for a while and looked around furtively before whispering back, “Well, it’s definitely worth it but… the risk is rather big!”

“Danger?! What danger?” Hopes lowered his voice similarly and asked worriedly.

“Let’s talk after I’ve ended work for the day. It’s not convenient to discuss this here.”

Thus, after Cambrona had ended work, they headed to his house.

With the accompaniment of warm wine and home-cooked food, Hopes, Cambrona and his wife discussed the matter at hand.

“A war may erupt at the Commonwealth of Gold Coins.” Cambrona did not beat around the bush and jumped straight into the topic.

Hopes Wilder was shocked and began frantically questioning Cambrona.

Cambrona’s wife was a nurse, and she worked at Lady Steele Geerteng’s Hospital. During this period of time, the hospital had started training war nurses in masses. Some of the nurses had felt suspicious and had asked Lady Geerteng why. The answer they had received was that while the Republic was not directly involved, an internal war was likely to happen in the Commonwealth.

If it were just an internal war, it would not have concerned Hopes normally as he was not physically there. Now, though, of course, if he were to head to the Commonwealth for a job, this would directly involve him. Even if he wasn’t a member of the Commonwealth, being caught in the midst of battle meant that he would be in great danger nevertheless.