Chapter 761

After the tabulation of results, it was found that the Republic of Northwest’s citizens had chosen 760 surnames in the first round, of which many were special . However, the repetition in counts was very serious . It was ascertained that a second round was needed, and this time, those who re-decided their surname was about 150,000 . Furthermore, these had already been recorded, and there were about 624 surnames that could not be repeated by other families .

Within the surnames which had been used about two hundred times, most commonly found would be place names and careers, such as “East,””West,””North,””South,””Wood,””Carpenter,””Muller,””Blacksmith,” and so on . It was clear that if one wanted to use these names but weren’t able to be the first two hundred, they would have to rack their brains for another surname .

“Ah? I’m not one of the first two hundred? Why is the surname “Soder” so popular? This doesn’t make any sense!” Ruby was shocked when he received the notification .

“There are many retired explorers who would probably want to use this surname . For example, names like Lance, Brad, Bao would all be used,” Hopes said .

“Damn it! What should I use, then? What are you all using?” Ruby frowned and looked at the rest of the elite group .

“After my father received the notification, he immediately used magic to get himself to city hall and snatched the surname of ‘Booker . ’ So from now onwards, I’m Sid Booker,” Sid said as he read a book .

“Booker… This surname must be common as well,” Hopes commented .

“Yes, my father said that names such as Mana, Ether, Magic, Booker and Hai Wen are all in extreme demand . ”

“This situation is still the best for those who already have surnames . That would save these people so much trouble!” Ruby sighed and gazed wistfully at Hopes and Dudu .

“Well, having the surname ‘Wilder’ isn’t something great either . Not everyone who you share a surname with is worth being associated with!” Thinking back on his childhood, Hopes smiled bitterly .

He thought carefully and realized that the good Wilders that he knew were far and few in between . For himself, his upbringing prevented him from becoming a villain . Those brothers who were young were similarly too innocent to turn bad . However, this was not the case for the seniors .

In the Wilder tribe, the main career was being an officer, and they were the Orc Empire’s famous advising tribe . The Wilders were known for being ingenious and were good at coming up with plans and schemes . However, their genius was all used in bad plans and war . The name Wilder carried with it a history of blood and death . It was definitely not a title worth being jealous of . Furthermore, as Hopes was of mixed blood, he had been met with prejudice since young . If not for the protection of his father, his relatives would have used him as a human sacrifice or killed him . As he grew older, it became harder for his father to take care of him . This was especially true as Hopes’ family tribe had many Isis members of high ranks and were the brains behind terrorist attacks .

One might ask why Hopes left his tribe and family and would rather follow the western wilderness tribe . That was because he no longer felt like he could survive life in the Orc Empire . He felt he was bound to die eventually . The more Hopes considered the situation, the more he felt that the surname only carried bad connotations and bad memories .

“Maybe I should change my surname… What should I change it to? Hopes as well? No, that would be too boring . How about Lebit? I could take on that as well, by right… But it would be strange for a man to have that surname…” Hopes muttered to himself .

“Why would you change your surname for no reason? Is it not good to belong to a family legacy? I quite like my surname ‘Hill . ’”

“You’re a dwarf . Even if you wanted to change your surname, would your grandfather allow you to do so?” Sid asked .

Dudu rubbed his nose and laughed dryly .

His grandfather was the current king of the Kingdom of Dwarves . He was a smart, powerful and respectable elder who commandeered the respect of the whole kingdom . He managed to win over the younger tribesmen physically—he found a stick that was thick and hard and used it to hit the naughty children in their most vulnerable places . If once was not enough, he would repeat it ten times more . In any case, the dwarves’ skin was thick and had healing properties; a wooden stick would only hurt but not kill them .

The dwarves respected family traditions and honor . If Dudu were really to change his surname, he would have to face the physical wrath of his grandfather’s stick .

Of course, given Dudu’s nature, he was not to accept this without any complaint . Yet, he obviously was unable to fight against his own grandfather . He was not even a high level, while his grandfather was of the legendary level . Thus, he decided to accept his fate and not try anything foolish .

Hopes, on the other hand, had no issue as he had severed ties with his family once he had left home . His father had made it clear that no matter whether he became rich or poor, it would be no matter to the Wilders . If they met in battle, there would also be no ties mentioned . Of course, the chances of them meeting in battle were slim . Hopes had already decided to be a worker all his life, and it was near impossible for the Republic to need an explorer or mine worker to fight in battle . Nevertheless, his father’s attitude was clear . He would no longer recognize Hopes as his son and vice versa . The many years of the father-son relationship were destroyed just like that .

To be honest, it was actually rather strange for him to keep the surname of Wilder . Hopes sighed .

“Do you think it’d be better for me to have Lebit as my surname?”

Dudu froze and glanced at Hopes seriously . “There isn’t a problem here . I think it’d be fine . ”

“This surname sounds familiar though, where have I heard it before…” Ruby said .

“Lebit is a Rabbitman tribe in the Orc Empire . Previously, there was a Rabbitman princess who married into the Foxman tribe Wilder family . Although this princess has passed away, it’s been said that she bore a child . However, the rabbit tribe has a rule that the surname can only be taken on by females, males take on the Wilder surname,” Sid said evenly, continuing to read his book .

Dudu received this news peacefully, but Ruby had on a forced expression . What if he found out that all his friends were daxies? This issue was urgent and on the line .