Don't call me evil god

As soon as these words came out.

Miranda's thoughts went blank for a moment.

"Going to die? You, you, why?"

She couldn't understand.

One of the "stand-ins" with wrinkles on his face, who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, spoke sincerely:

"Sir."

"During the red tide two years ago, my village was unlucky and suffered. Although adventurers later helped to eliminate the monsters, the farmland was polluted and abandoned. I could only flee with my wife and four children. Fortunately, there was still some money left at home. The family tightened their belts and barely survived."

"Who knew that during the red tide last year, the monsters rushed to our village again."

"I used my last savings to buy seeds to resume farming, but the farmland was polluted again. This time we really have nothing."

At this point, the man suddenly coughed painfully and his face turned pale.

Miranda hurriedly opened the Glowing Canon and cast a 2nd-level divine spell [Relieve Disease] on the other party.

A little bit of light fell from the top of his head. Under the relief of the magic, the man's condition improved a lot.

He tried to kneel down to express his gratitude, but was stopped by Miranda.

"No need to do this, this is what I should do."

The man swallowed his saliva and continued:

"Your Excellency the Reverend, you can see that I am actually sick."

"It's an old problem left over from the year before last. I got a serious illness when I was fleeing from famine, and I have been feeling more and more powerless in the past two years."

"I can't support four children in the refugee camp outside Ceylon City. I even need them to take care of me from time to time when I am sick."

"It was Lord Xiwei who found me."

"When signing the substitute contract, Lord Xiwei agreed with us that as long as we sign this contract, we can get 30 silver coins immediately!"

"If I die in the Dark Forest, he will recruit next time. When I recruit a new substitute, I will give the remaining 70 silver coins to my wife and children. "

"This amount of money is enough for my family to get through the difficult days, and I can also buy enough food for them to grow."

"When the pollution dissipates in winter, my second son will be an adult, and they can continue to live by planting wheat."

"So... what I want now is to find someone to hire me as soon as possible. Anyway, I won't live long."

"If I continue to endure like this, I will suffer, and my family will be dragged down by me."

"Why not, I can make some contributions to them in the end."

The man stood up from the ground with a hunched back, and bowed deeply to Miranda and Pete sincerely.

"I know it's not nice to say that."

"But, Your Excellency the Reverend and the other lords and masters, please believe that I will really be obedient. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"Please hire me!"

...

"Here, the contract is here. You can take a look at the contents."

Hugo entered the house at some point and handed a thin wooden strip to Miranda calmly.

"Both parties sign the contract. Party A will pay 30 silver coins immediately. Party B must obey Party A's arrangements. Each time Party B is hired, he will receive 50% of the remuneration. If Party B dies due to the contract, Party A will pay 70 silver coins to the beneficiary designated by Party B."

"Party A: Hugo Xiwei"

"Party B: (handprint)"

Unlike other goblins' "contracts" that are dozens or even hundreds of pages long, and contain countless textual loopholes that can be exploited by them.

The content of Hugo's contract is incredibly concise. He doesn't even use a piece of parchment, but a wooden strip that is not very easy to use.

The handwriting on it is crooked and looks like a dog crawling.

Party B can't even sign, and can only press the fingerprint to prove it.

Miranda seemed to be speechless as if her throat was blocked by something.

This was different from what she expected.

Seeing Hugo Xiwei's cunning and shrewd appearance, she thought that he was like the cunning shadow of Green Harbor, who only made all kinds of promises, but actually had no intention of fulfilling them, and used similar methods to trick others into working for him.

But Hugo is different from the goblins in Green Harbor.

Rather than saying that he asked the refugees who signed this contract to die in the dark forest to make money for him.

It is better to say that he actually gave these refugees who knew that they were dying a chance to contribute to their families in disguise.

Miranda's eyes swept over the people in the house.

Under the magic of [The Secret of All Things], everyone's state is invisible.

"Disease (severe)"

"Disease (serious)"

"Disease (severe)"

"..."

Even the one with the lightest condition also has the reminder of "disease (moderate)", and the three words "worsening" are added at the end.

In addition, everyone has a common special status in the status bar:

"Expecting."

Miranda didn't know what to say for a while.

There are so many refugees in need of help, why didn't the Church of the God of Radiance help them get rid of their difficulties?

Why can't the nobles and professionals of Ceylon donate some relief?

It's obvious that just taking out a few dozen silver coins can help a large number of people.

They are all very rich, and they all claim to believe in the God of Radiance, bathing in the blessings of the gods, and willing to follow the teachings of Radiance.

But their actions are almost invisible.

These people are now even willing to sign a substitute contract in order to earn a gold coin for their family.

"You all said that you are not afraid of death, and you will do whatever you are told, right?"

Just when Miranda was confused, Peter's steady voice sounded in the dim room.

All the "substitutes" nodded in agreement:

"Yes, my lord!"

"We promise to obey!"

"It doesn't matter that we are sick, but it won't affect our operations! We can do everything from road opening, reconnaissance, night watch, and baiting!"

Peter crossed his arms over his chest and spoke again to confirm:

"Even if you leave the border of the kingdom and can never come back again, you are willing, right?"

"right!"

"We do!"

Three confirmations:

"You may even be contaminated by the power of the evil god, but you're not afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Peter's eyes swept across the eager eyes of everyone in the room, and he waved his hand violently:

"Okay! That's it!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you either!"

"Next, my companions and I will go deep into the dark forest and explore a very, very dangerous place. We really need a lot of people who are not afraid of death to help us explore the way!"

"Hugo!"

"Hey! Sir! I'm here!" Hugo, who was standing next to him with a surprised look on his face, hurriedly replied.

"Set the account with me!"

"Hurry up and count!"

"I, Master Qinnar, have hired all these people in the house today. No one is missing!"

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Presented at the fifth update! I'm really sorry, but the previous version of Miranda's plot was not satisfactory, so I had to rewrite it.

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Thanks to Kosmo for the support of 100 starting coins. I wish the boss will get rich every day and never die!