Carlos made the decision to immediately go to the City of Chosen Ones to recruit them!
However, when he came out of the makeshift wooden house, he found that Florence was already lively.
For some reason, a large number of young chosen ones had poured into Florence, forming a densely packed crowd.
Looking around the vicinity, the core area of the repaired temple was filled to the brim with people.
Carlos was surprised and opened his mouth wide, wondering what was going on.
Although there were many chosen ones in Florence usually, they only assisted the elves in repairing buildings in the holy city. But today…
Carlos seriously suspected that all of the chosen ones had come to the Ruins of Florence.
Moreover, the behavior of the chosen ones was also rather strange.
Whenever they saw a Rageblaze clansmen, they would then enthusiastically surround them akin to a hungry oack of animals.
Especially the older elves, several chosen ones surrounded each one eye’s brimming with expectations.
They smiled and kept flattering, scaring the old elves with their bizarre behavior.
The old priest Samuel, who was stationed at the Florence Temple, was even more so popular. He had already been overwhelmed by a large group of chosen ones. He tried scolding them but to no avail no one ran away, instead more and more people came…
Not only that, Carlos also heard the chosen ones exclaiming from afar:
“Oh my god! A blue class NPC!”
“It’s a rare NPC! Hurry up, hurry up!”
“Old Priest Grandpa! Please let me kiss your feet!”
Carlos took a deep breath, not knowing what had gotten into these chosen younglings.
As soon as he came out, more than a dozen pair of chosen ones faces lit up at the sight of him.
“Another one! It’s white!”
Their eyes shone like they had seen prey, and they rushed towards Carlos, surrounding him right away.
At the same time, Carlos heard their excited and expectant voices:
“Dear Elf Grandpa, good morning!”
“Sir, do you have any tasks for us to help with?”
“Um… do you have any skills that we can learn here?”
“I’m very diligent and already level 15! I’m strong and capable of doing anything!”
Carlos: …
Looking at the chosen ones who were looking at him expectantly, Carlos was puzzled.
What’s going on?
However, he quickly had a thought and remembered his dream from yesterday…
No way?
Is this… the will of the Mother Goddess?
Then, he felt a sense of joy in his heart.
This is an opportunity!
It seems that he is very likely to recruit some apprentices!
However…
He looked at these chosen ones and felt a bit uneasy in his heart.
He didn’t know if the chosen ones could bear the boredom of being a forging apprentice.
You should know that the apprentices in the forging workshop not only have a boring job, but also work in a very bad environment and are always very tired at end of each day.
They often work around the clock with their rugged bare arms and sweat pouring down their backs…
And more importantly, Carlos couldn’t offer much in terms of salary.
After a moment of contemplation, he decided to try the ability that the Mother Goddess had given him.
He cleared his throat and said with some anticipation and uneasiness:
“Um… yes, I do need help here. I plan to open a forging shop in Florence to manufacture and repair equipment and magic tools.”
“But I don’t have enough people right now and I need to recruit apprentices. However, the apprentices recruited will be very tired, and I can offer very, very little compensation…”
His voice gradually grew weaker and he seemed a little embarrassed but as soon as Carlos finished speaking, a new message appeared in the players’ field of vision:
〘 ⚒️ 〙
【 ‘Carlos Blaze‘ issues a quest 】
【 Task : Recruitment of Forging Apprentices 】
For a moment, all the players became quiet.
Seeing the sudden quietness of the chosen ones, Carlos felt a little uneasy, wondering if his requirements had disappointed them.
However, before he could say anything more, the players erupted:
“Forging skills? Recruiting apprentices?”
“It’s an NPC with a life skill!”
“What luck!”
“Can he repair equipment?!”
“Sir! I want to learn, I want to become an apprentice!”
They excitedly shouted and completely surrounded Carlos.
The look of excitement in their eyes made Carlos tremble unconsciously,
In an instant, Carlos suddenly had an intrusive thoughts that these goddesses’ warriors may have some weird sexual orientation issues…
Hmm…but wait, there are a few women too.
W-Wait a minute… Women are willing to be apprentices in blacksmithing?
Carlos was stunned.
Before he could react, the Chosen Ones suddenly handed him a handful of berries, pushed him onto a nearby stone bench, and started fanning him with tree leaves. Some even began to massage his legs and shoulders.
At the same time, their flattering voices began to ring out:
“Grandpa Elf, you look like a good person! Take these berries, they’re so sweet!”
“I admire the blacksmithing profession the most. Um… do you think you could take me as an apprentice?”
“Grandpa! No… Uncle! I’m very strong, please take me as your apprentice! I’ll massage your shoulders!”
“And me! I’m already learning Elvish, and I’m very interested in crafting magical tools!”
Carlos: …
Shocked by such enthusiastic Chosen Ones right in front of him, Carlos wondered:
Do they all love being apprentices this much?
He felt that this happiness had come too suddenly and felt somewhat unreal.
Taking a deep breath, he continued:
“However, I can’t offer much reward…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the players’ voices drowned out his words:
“No need! No need! I don’t want a reward, just teach me blacksmithing skills!”
“Me too! Me too! Just teach me how to repair equipment!”
Carlos:…
He looked at the excited Chosen Ones in front of him, feeling moved in his heart.
Good person!
These guys are all true good people!
Taking a deep breath, he cheerfully said, “Good! Since you guys are willing, all are welcome to become my apprentices!”
After speaking, he then sighed, “However, due to my limited energy, I can only take up to five people. So, for those who are interested, stay and help me build the forge first, and I will choose five apprentices from among you during this process.”
At this moment, Carlos felt incredibly happy.
He never thought that his dilemma would not be about not having apprentices, but having too many people wanting to become one!
Upon hearing his words, the players glanced at each other and most decided to stay.
Under Carlos’s leadership, they began building the forge.
Not only that, but more players came from afar, excited to join them as well.
Watching the enthusiastic younglings, Carlos felt deeply moved,
“This is so great! It’s been several hundred years since I’ve seen days like this! When I was still an apprentice, our elves had a large forging workshop. It’s a pity…truly a pity…”
As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, “I can only take five people at most. Besides with my limited energy, the key issue is insufficient equipment. See…forging equipment is specialized. Although I brought some back, it’s still not enough. Many things need to be made by ourselves.”
“However, the conditions are too poor now, and the equipment we make ourselves will never meet the standard. I really miss the old workshop!”
After hearing Carlos’s words, some players stopped their movements and curiously asked, “Didn’t Florence have any abandoned workshops? Perhaps…we can look for remaining equipment!”
After hearing their words, Carlos shook his head regretfully, “The equipment in the Holy City was moved away during the migration.”
However, after speaking, he seemed to remember something and said uncertainly, “But maybe Rivendell still has…it used to be the largest manufacturing city of the elves before, and was also one of the earliest to suffer in the war. Many things were not moved away in time.”
After speaking, he shook his head again, “But it has been a thousand years, even if there is, it is probably unusable already.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Carlos noticed that the chosen ones had become quiet.
He turned around in confusion and found that everyone was looking at him excitedly.
“What…what’s going on?” He asked in bewilderment.
“Rivendell?” The players became instantly excited.