The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 881 - 604 Mina’s Learning Journey [Happy Spring Festival]_2

Chapter 881: Chapter 604 Mina’s Learning Journey [Happy Spring Festival]_2

"Where were you before, were you forcefully brought back by Sweet Mushroom? Did he use violent means to coerce you to join Red Furnace Castle?"

"Huh?"

Mina found herself suddenly unable to understand the common language. There were no long sentences, each sentence should be clear to her ears, but together they made no sense.

"We previously lived in a small settlement in the woods to the north, next to a pool. Flayer got sick, and we asked him for help. He did not threaten us; we joined Red Furnace Castle voluntarily for resources." She was a bit incoherent.

Luckily, the answer was not too bad.

The mechanical man wrote and drew, then asked, "Since you voluntarily joined Red Furnace Castle, you must comply with its rules."

Here it comes!

Mina took a deep breath, puffed out her chest, "Okay, we are willing."

No matter how strict the rules are.

"First, everyone receives only basic provisions every month - 10 kilograms of grain and 10 kilograms of meat, collected with the badge."

"Huh?" Mina swallowed hard.

She felt like she had misheard.

"You did not mishear," emphasized the mechanical man. "You can only get that much, if you want more, you have to complete some work."

That’s already enough, it’s already plenty. She is willing to work no matter how hard and tiring it is to get this much food.

"Second, you must study, undergo selection, and receive training. If you achieve good grades, you will receive more rewards."

"What if we can’t achieve good grades?" Mina had to ask.

"Do some work within your capability," the mechanical man emphasized again, "It’s best not to, strive for better results, or you will only pathetically have grain and meat every month, without enjoying more."

Not pathetic at all!

I wish for more of these tormenting days.

"We only work without studying, is that okay?" Mina followed up.

"If you can maintain constant studying, yes." The mechanical man nodded, "The better you study, the more you will receive, all these rewards come from the great lord Lind Armand."

Mina wanted to ask if the lord of Red Furnace Castle shouldn’t be Baron Red Furnace, she had heard of that terrifying siege battle, but the mechanical man’s next question interrupted her thoughts.

After a long round of questioning, they were assigned temporary identity badges and lined up to collect food at the Red Furnace Castle’s mess hall.

It was an open fire pit, smelling rich meat as they got close.

Flayer was already drooling, Mayer’s eyes were fixed, Mina led both over, the imagined difficulty did not appear, and they were given thick pieces of meat, with less rice by comparison.

"Eat more vegetables, less rice," said the maid serving the food.

The three sat at a table along with the queue, then their hunger completely took over, bowing their heads and gobbling down.

Fresh meat juice burst on the tongue, squeezed out more with each collision of teeth, then swallowed down whole into the stomach, eating until their stomachs were heavy, they finally came to their senses.

Holding their stomachs, they could not help but sigh.

"A dream-like life."

"If we had known Red Furnace Castle was like this earlier, we should’ve come sooner."

"Mm, mm!"

The three reached a consensus.

After eating, they continued their incomplete procedure, assigned living quarters, and underwent preliminary selection.

Separating those who knew words from those who didn’t.

Mina and Mayer were literate, Flayer due to his young age was not, they had to be separated, but the administrator who managed the assignments was easygoing and agreed they could stay together, just separated during the day.

Everyone crowded into the castle’s houses, each room stuffed with six people, besides the three, another three had come.

Everyone spent the first day in anxiety.

On the second day, Mina and Mayer first brought Flayer to study, where people who couldn’t read gathered, some of them very old, some about Flayer’s age.

Then they went to study.

Three days passed, Mina gradually adapted to the current life rhythm.

She was learning words, testing her talents, and some special courses, including recognizing the lord they now served, Lind Armand.

A week later, the first exam arrived.

Mina’s resilient spirit honed during the apocalyptic life made her progress in studying extremely fast, unexpectedly becoming the first place in the exam, but Mayer was somewhat complacent, scoring last.

As for Flayer, he was still young and had made new friends.

Two weeks later, Mina was confirmed to be capable of taking the magic potion, Mayer remained stagnant, they had to separate.

Because the train from afar had arrived, those with talent could go to the Magic Land for further study and become true wizards.

"I think the current life is good," Mayer comforted Mina and helped her pack, "You always do well, Mina, and you can do even better, don’t worry about me and Flayer, we’ll live here well, promise us, go be yourself, be the better you."

"I will! My brothers." She hugged them both, then picked up her few belongings.

She only had the clothes she wore, along with the ragged clothes she wore when leaving that gathering place.

It was all her remaining wealth.

The food she left for Mayer and Flayer, she had heard that those with talent would have their treatment continue to improve, they would not only have food, new clothes, but also various magic potions, including magic equipment.

Things that only existed in legends, within reach.

This time, there were many traveling together to the Magic Land, they lined up in front of a giant sand worm.

After being swallowed into its belly, feeling like being squeezed, unknown how much time passed before reacting, they had already arrived at a massive city.

An enormous city that covered the sky, its walls reaching into the heavens.

Unknown what great power established this tall city wall, covered in pits and scars, baptized by years of war.

In front of this city, Red Furnace Castle was like a rural straw hut.

Standing before the walls felt like looking up at a giant beast, and all Mina could do was keep raising her head, trying to measure the height of the walls with her eyes, until the soreness in her neck forced her to stop.

"Welcome to Misty Rain City."

After entering Misty Rain City, the days seemed to accelerate, the knowledge Mina came into contact with grew, she became a wizard and possessed a magic wand.

Then came student class division.

"Agriculture, warfare, municipal..."

Dazzling choices.

Each person could freely choose what they wished to study, but relevant talent tests were needed.

Mina decisively chose the warfare-related major, as she found she did not despise the feeling of battle on the battlefield, the blood-boiling memories often entangled her.

"It’s so lively today."

Mina, who hadn’t left Misty Rain City since arriving, was curious.

"Lord Lind will come to teach us today."

"Lord Lind?"

The legendary mighty one.

He was said to constantly resist invasions from the Cursed Land, even launched several counter-attacks, initiated unification wars on the Eastern Continent, almost holding the entire Eastern Continent in his hands, bringing peace there.

Baron Red Furnace was just one of the strong ones loyal to him.

A true continental lord.

A power whose head would be seen but not the tail – he would appear today, making Mina nervously excited.

They waited on a practice field, watching the strong armored man appear.

His armor kept changing, said to be forged specially by mechanical believers, updated at high speed, priceless.

Everyone instinctively held their breath and slightly bowed, avoiding the burning figure.

"I’m very pleased to see you here," Lind Armand spoke, "The future of the Magic World."

Just like the imagined figure.

Mina’s gaze heated up looking at him.

Her value would surely manifest in his presence.

Lind seemed to notice her gaze, nodding slightly in her direction.

"Do you have any questions? I am willing to clear them for you, including those your teachers don’t understand."