Haman could predict Chuck's reaction.
Or rather, he deliberately showed it to him so that Chuck would tell others about it.
After living in the town for so long, Haman understood that the people in the market town wanted to be citizens.
Even the beggars from the city would be treated as emperors in the town.
As long as they became mutants, they would become city people.
It was just a matter of time.
Once Haman's identity as a mutant was confirmed, everything he had been worried about would be solved.
And it was also why he was willing to gamble in his dreams.
…
Chuck was not stupid. Even if he didn't understand why Haman wanted to reveal his identity as a mutant in front of him, he finally understood after a few hours.
"Faure, Kinary, take these and spread the news that Haman has become a mutant!" Chuck called his two sons.
Faure and Kinary took a large bag of beans that Chuck gave them and did not react.
"Father, Haman has become a mutant?" Faure was a little stunned.
"Yes, Father." Kinary continued to ask, "Why do we have to spend to promote him?"
Looking at his two sons dazed there, Chuck was furious.
He took the ledger in his hand and knocked them on the heads.
"Why did Haman transform in front of me?"
"Is he telling me that he is powerful enough and we're going to flatter him?"
"Why do I promote him?"
"To make a show of power for him and save him from the trouble of the past. To flatter him!"
"Why are you so stupid. Go for it now!"
The tall and strong brothers carried the beans and went out.
"Okay, father, we will spread the news."
…
After Haman returned to his human form, the guards first congratulated and fawned over him.
Then, they gave a bunch of things to Haman using the excuse of compensation.
These guards sent food, drinks, clothes, and supplies, Haman's all living materials for the next few months.
Logically speaking, these guards could do more than that.
After all, each of them had a dragon-slaying spike in their hands. And Haman couldn't cause any trouble in front of them even now.
But everyone had a dream of entering the city.
In their eyes, Haman was already a citizen of the city. As long as he helped them, they could become citizens too.
…
Faure and Kinary dispatched the beans from door to door, and each one would have one handful of beans. They made sure that everyone knew that Haman had become a mutant.
But Chuck's thoughts were quite different from the guards'.
He had already lived in this town for almost a lifetime and devoted himself to this land.
It was not that he loved this land deeply, but that he was just used to it.
Apart from this place, Chuck was afraid that it would be difficult to do anything else.
He was currying favour with Haman now to give his son a chance to see if they could enter the city.
To go further, a lot of his goods came from the city.
If Haman could help him when he entered the city, perhaps his business could be further improved.
…
Before it was the hottest time in the short morning, the town was filled with mixed comments.
It took only three hours when everyone knew the news that Haman had become a mutant.
After the priest learned that Haman had become a mutant, he finally did not have to worry about people gossiping and could openly let Haman into the classroom.
Chuck arranged an empty room in his backyard for Haman to live in.
Before Haman and Holly entered the cave, it was indeed searched.
But this time, they didn't lose anything. Instead, they got more.
That was all food and drink, and there was even one more person.
When they reached home, the one-eyed Wolf was standing in front of the cave with a piece of white cloth dyed red with blood.
"Mr. Haman, it was our fault before. I hope you can forgive us," the one-eyed Wolf said as he saw him coming back.
At the same time, he handed over a box with his uninjured hand.
Haman opened the box and saw that there were two boxes inside.
One of the boxes was filled with two gemstones.
Haman could not identify the gemstones. He had heard that the better the jewels were, the brighter they would be.
These two gemstones should not be cheap according to their appearances.
And it was a finger inside the other box.
"We've just spent our annual income to get those two gemstones. Just take it as an apology to you," the one-eyed Wolf said calmly.
"As for that finger, I hope you can forget about the past." He placed his injured hand in front of his chest.
Looking at the man in front of him, Haman thought that the one-eyed Wolf didn't need to apologize since he had seen and experienced too many things like robbery.
Moreover, Haman hadn't lost anything last time.
However, the one-eyed Wolf had to come and apologize because he couldn't afford to gamble. Once he lost, Haman would choose to take revenge.
Then he couldn't afford such a cost.
It was a powerful benefit.
If Haman weren't a mutant, then no matter how much damage Haman could do to the one-eyed Wolf, he wouldn't be able to make the man in front of him give in.
But now, Haman didn't say anything, and the one-eyed Wolf came by himself.
He wasn't, or rather, just for himself, but for the people who followed him.
Even if the one-eyed Wolf came to apologize, he would not have cut off his finger and even used the blood-stained white cloth to gain sympathy if he didn't do this for those people.
Haman risked his life for Holly, and the one-eyed Wolf also had people he cared about.
Thinking of this, Haman waved his hand, took out the gem from the box, and threw it back.
"You can leave now. Let the past be the past."
The one-eyed Wolf took the box, bowed his head slightly, and then turned to leave.
It was straightforward for Haman to risk his life in the wilderness since it was for himself and Holly.
The one-eyed Wolf also had his reasons.
None of them was wrong, and it was only this world that was wrong.
If it wasn't for the wilderness outside, there was no need for them to risk their lives.
Everyone wanted to live a peaceful life, didn't they?
"Haman, from today onwards, we won't have to carry things around?" Seeing the extra things in the cave, Holly asked in surprise.
"Not yet!" Haman patted his head and said with a smile, "But, that day will come sooner or later."
"Sooner or later, even if our things are on the street, no one will take them.
Sooner or later, no one will steal our stuff even if we didn't close the door.
Sooner or later, we will all be fine."