Diary of a Dead Wizard - Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Fellow Villagers Meet Fellow Villagers

Nick took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Thor. “This is a letter from Master Rum to Mofan Town. You need to take a detour to deliver it. The driver knows the place.”

Thor took the letter and found that it was not sealed and could be taken out and read at any time.

“Are there any taboos on it? Can I read it?”

“Of course you can read it. This is for ordinary people. There are at most two first-level apprentices in Mofan Town. They are all rubbish. If you get serious, you can’t kill them with one hand.”

Nick assured Thor.

“Mofan Town is located on the border of the Principality of Kma, and next to it is a disputed area bordering the Principality of Knath. The situation is a little complicated. However, they provide the specialty Mosheng fruit from there to Tari every year, and Tari will give them some protection.”

Nick motioned Thor to open the letter and take a look first.

Thor opened the letter and saw rows of elegant cursive characters. Rum’s slender three-folded arms automatically appeared in his mind.

The content of the letter was very simple, which was to reprimand Mofan Town for the decline in the quantity and quality of tributes submitted recently. If this continues, the Gorza Wizard Tower will withdraw its protection from Mofan Town.

“Do you need me to collect the tribute?” Thor didn’t know if he could hold his own at the age of 14.

“That’s not necessary. Every summer, there will be a special third-level senior to collect it. After all, that thing still has some experimental value.”

Although no one dared to eavesdrop on their conversation, Nick still moved closer to Thor and lowered his voice.

“In addition, you have two choices when you go to Mofan Town this time. One is to go directly there, reprimand them on behalf of Teacher Rum, and then enjoy yourself and take bribes.”

“Or investigate the reason for the reduction in their Mosheng Fruit production, and then show up to take bribes.”

“If you can investigate the reason clearly, you don’t need to deal with them, just report it to Teacher Rum when you go back. But if they dare to disrespect you, just remember that you represent the Wizard Tower, and you should know what to do.”

Nick handed the task to Thor and left with the team.

Sol and the driver were left behind and continued along the original route.

Mofan Town was not far from where they parted. Thor only traveled for a day and arrived at the eastern outskirts of the town before dark.

There were two ways to complete the task that Nick gave Thor, but it also corresponded to two different task rewards.

Although Thor was not a detective, he coveted the second task reward item, so he decided to try to investigate first.

He asked the coachman to wait outside the suburbs, and he performed a magic trick to change his clothes.

Now he was dressed as ragged as a refugee in the wilderness, and his hands were no longer black, but ordinary skin color.

Before Thor left, the coachman silently handed over a small bag of coins.

There were more than a dozen silver coins and scattered copper coins in the purse. The coins were all cast with exquisite patterns, which did not look like something that could be cast in this environment and productivity. I think it was influenced by witchcraft.

Thor put a few copper coins on his body and put the others in his arms.

He didn’t know the purchasing power of these coins yet, and he was afraid that taking too many would affect his lurking.

After separating from the driver, Sol picked up a stick on the side of the road and used it to move forward. He felt that he was more like the refugees.

There were not many pedestrians outside Mofan Town.

Sol imitated the pedestrians on the road, changed his expression and manners, and slowly approached the town not far away.

From the outside, Mofan Town was quite large.

A circle of walls was built around the town, which looked very old and dilapidated under the baptism of wind and sand.

There were also several rows of old houses outside the wall. From the appearance, it can be seen that the living conditions of the owners were not very good.

There was also a piece of cultivated land outside the town, which was not large.

When Sol passed by the cultivated land, he saw a dark young man turning the soil with a hoe.

When the other party reached the end of a ridge, he straightened up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and happened to look at Sol who was observing him.

When Sol saw the other party’s face, he thought he might still be a teenager.

Thor turned his head indifferently, leaning on the stick, and prepared to leave.

“Thor?”

He heard the uncertain call from the other side behind him.

Thor stopped and looked back in confusion.

How could someone call out his name?

When Thor turned around, he saw that the young man had already rushed over with a hoe

in his hand, his face full of excitement. “Thor, it’s really you! When I rushed out of the village and didn’t see you, I thought you died in the hands of the barbarians.”

“Who are you?” Thor looked confused, but he thought in his heart that he must have met someone who knew the original owner.

“I’m Ada, haha, you’ve changed a lot, right? You haven’t changed much, you’re still like a skinny monkey. But how did you run out of the village? I really thought you were dead and cried for a long time, hahaha.” The young man named Ada patted Thor’s shoulder with his big hand without any hesitation.

He looked at Thor, who was still confused, and the smile on his face was restrained a little.

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:   ”Ah, well, we don’t have much room to live in our house.” Ada’s grip on the hoe kept tightening, and the hoe was about to make a hole in the ground.   Sol took a breath, reached out and touched his flat stomach, and said pitifully: “I can sleep on the ground. I haven’t eaten for several days. I heard that Mofan Town is a good place, so I rushed for several days to come here. If I can’t settle down in the town, I’m afraid I will die in the wild.”   Sol raised his head, his eyebrows and mouth were about to shrink into a ball.   ”Please, Ada, for the sake of our being from the same village.”   Ada looked at Sol’s dusty, thin face, pale and purple lips, with a complicated look in his eyes, and I don’t know what he was thinking.   ”Okay, but I can only give you a place to live, and the only food is green steamed buns. You must go to the town to find a job as soon as possible.”   ”Oh, okay!” Sol agreed and smiled again.   Ada glanced at the fields and then at the sun that was beginning to set in the distance.   ”Forget it, let’s just leave it at that for today.” Ada walked to the side of the field, picked up the wooden basket he had hidden under the ridge, and came back.   ”Let’s go. Alas…”   Ada sighed as he walked in front.   Thor had no uneasiness about bullying an honest man, and looked around as he followed Ada towards the town.   There were other people who were farming like Ada on the road. Some of them would greet Ada, while others would just glance at him indifferently and then lower their heads to continue working.   ”Ada, your town is so nice! It’s much more peaceful than where I used to live.”   Ada’s figure paused, but he only said in a muffled voice: “It’s not as good as you think. Just remember to stop interfering and work hard. Maybe you can build a house outside the town and find a wife in the future.”   　Second update!   (End of this chapter)