13 Unexpected Earnings (2/2)
When he was awake again, he found himself back in the game. The world was still monochrome, and Falken was still rising next to him.
Roland could not move, either. He waited patiently. Soon, the world was colorful again, and Falken stood up. He had no idea that Roland had left this world once.
Hunched, he slowly turned around and said to Roland, ”You can't be familiarized with magic overnight. I suggest you find a job in the town and save some money first. By the time you grasp the spells, you will have saved enough money for you to make other plans.”
Roland realized that it did make sense, but he shook his head after thinking for a while. ”I can't speak your language yet. I don't think I can find a job, can I?”
”I got a job for you,” said Falken with a smile. ”There's a mine at the back of the mountain. All you need to do is dig for minerals. No conversation is needed. There's free food, and the pay is decent.”
Mining was indeed a good way to grow rich in other games, but it was hard to say in this one. However, since Roland did not really have a choice, he eventually nodded and said, ”Thank you, but I'm afraid that I don't have enough strength. Mining is hard labor, after all.”
”Professionals are far stronger than regular people.” Falken smiled. ”Even the spellcasters are much better than regular men in terms of body build. I could knock down a couple of brawny men bare-handedly when I was young.”
Roland was not convinced, but he could tell that he was a lot stronger in this game than he was in reality although he was merely a spellcaster.
Falken led Roland to the town. When they passed the trail next to the lake, a lot of villagers greeted Falken, and Falken greeted back politely. Roland could tell that Falken was very popular here.
Ten minutes later, Falken brought Roland to the foot of a hill to the west of the lake. There was a cave here, with turquoise stones heaped outside. Further away lay a big stone house that was probably a warehouse. A dark middle-aged man was taking a nap on a desk outside of the warehouse.
Falken walked over and tapped the old wooden desk.
The middle-aged man was immediately woken up. Seeing that it was Falken, he said fawningly, ”Master Falken, what has brought you here?”
”Galen, I've brought a worker for you.” Falken patted Roland's back and said, ”He's a rookie, but I'm sure he won't disappoint you.”
The middle-aged named Galen sized up Roland for a while and hesitated. ”Master, this youngster seems too soft and civilized for heavy-duty work.”
Falken sniffed and mocked, ”You think he'll work here for long? Also, you don't know who he is? You haven't been to the town recently, have you?”
Red Mountain Town was not a large place. Most news spread throughout the town very quickly. It was rather strange that Galen did not know of Roland.
The middle-aged shook his head. ”I came from Round Wood Town this morning. It was exhausting and I've been napping since. I overheard that something happened in the town, but I don't know the details.”