66. Finding a job is difficult here (3)
“It’s a license…”
“Let’s start tomorrow. Fortunately, this city has all kinds of guilds, so if you plan your schedule well, you should be able to visit about 20 places.”
“Twenty places?”
Isn’t that too much?
Does that mean you’ll literally poke anywhere you can poke? Well, in this situation, the best way would be to put all the resumes where possible. Lenny leaned down and pulled out a pile of papers that were just as horrifying to look at from his desk drawer, then pulled a pen from his breastbone and held it out to me.
Why are you keeping it?
“…What are you staring at?”
“…No.”
I turned my gaze from the breastbone back to my face. This was unavoidable. I pull out a pen over there, how can I not look at you? I never thought that there would be people who really put pens in there.
“Don’t show that kind of reaction. I do it because it’s convenient. If you leave it somewhere else, you will keep forgetting it and not being able to find it. I forgot this too, so I put two pens in there, but…”
It was quite an enticing TMI.
“Anyway, move on. That’s not what’s important now. I’m going to fill out the paperwork right now, so get ready to sign it. You know that because you can’t leave this room until you’ve signed all the paperwork here.”
“Okay.”
An acquaintance said he would help me find a job, but there is no reason to refuse. I pulled up a chair and sat across from Lenny, holding up my pen.
…But I don’t know how to write here?
Does the translation skill correct writing?
How do I sign?
It’s been over 10 years since I’ve held a pen, so I don’t know what to write. Can i use my name? Johan Quartz? What was my last name?
I feel dizzy.
My eyes are blurred.
What was my name?
“John? What’s the matter?”
“Because I haven’t written letters in 10 years.”
“Ah… I will write it for you, so try copying it.”
Leni opened the drawer again, took out a piece of paper, wrote it in large letters with a pen, turned it half a turn, and held it toward me.
“Practice a few times and copy it.”
“…Is it in Korean?”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Still, it seems that the possessed guy has a conscience about his appearance, so he patched the text and language. I imitated the long-lost letters with crooked letters a few times, and started writing them in the signature line.
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“John John! Look at that! It’s breathing fire from its mouth!”
“I see…”
It’s amazing.
We paused to watch a man blowing fire from his mouth. People were also watching the man in a circle, as if the spectacle was quite interesting. It seemed to be a fairly uncommon sight here. I looked at the man who spewed fire from his mouth like a wyvern, then at the woman next to him rolling water droplets around in the air.
Is that a skill?
Or magic?
Since it is a fantasy world, does the wandering troupe’s performance also use magic? That’s great. If you have skills like that, you won’t have to worry about drinking water or washing up. And in case of emergency, you can put out the fire or use it to wash your wounds. But how is that water created? By collecting the moisture around you?
If you see them appearing and disappearing, does magic turn into water?
“John?”
“Um, sorry. Because it’s pretty interesting.”
“Go soon! You were busy today!”
“Thank you.”
“Hee hee. Am I the only one?”
“Yes, yes…”
I clung to my arm and stroked Milia’s hair as she rubbed her hair. Because he’s really like a dog. We took off our feet again and arrived at the guild where we were going to take the first certification test of the day.
Construction Guild.
It was the first destination I decided on.
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Tailoring, Carpentry, Masonry, Blacksmithing, Combat, Magic, Medicine, Exploration, Excavation, Archaeology, Bard, Theater, etc., Among the guilds you want to include, there is the most possibility. Because what I saw was a construction guild.
“Wow…”
It looks strange because it might not be the architecture department guild. We went inside, admiring the impressive building, twisted like a wrung rag. The building guild was crowded with people. It’s morning, so there are a lot of people looking for work. Or are there a lot of people like me who came to take the test?
Looking around the checker, I saw people muttering something while holding a piece of paper, people praying while holding hands, and people staring intently at a bulletin board that seemed to have a request written on it. It feels more like a manpower office than a construction guild.
“John, look at the line over there!”
When I looked in the direction Milia, a genius who had learned her writing in just a few days, saw a signboard that read ‘Licensing Examination for Architectural Guild Level 3 Craftsman’. Is there We walked straight to the end of the line and stood. There were about fifteen people in line. They are all men
Well, there can be no women in a guild like this… She is there I glanced at the female examinee in the front row who was caught at the edge of my field of vision. There is a very high percentage of men, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any women.
“Who are you looking at?”
“Because it’s strange that there are women.”
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Oh yes. I looked at Millia, who pinched the back of my hand. Milia was looking up at me with an expression she didn’t like.
“You can’t look away.”
Unlike usual, dark eyes glared at me as if they were looking right through me. I said, stroking Milia’s hair right away.
“There is no such thing, so don’t worry.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Really really?”
“That’s right.”
“hehehe.”
Your eyes sting. It’s very stinging to see why you’re salting here. I want to go out right away, but today I’m all over the exam. Can’t get out of here When I deliberately glared at the surroundings with a sharp gaze, the stinging gaze disappeared with the sound of coughing.
A grim face is helpful at times like this.
“When will our turn come?”
“If you wait, it will come.”
“Can I visit the guild?”
The line had shrunk by about a third, but Millia already looked bored.
“Do not enter only those places where you are told not to enter.”
“Okay!”
I hope I don’t have an accident. Still, I’m a kid with a deep heart, so I won’t let it go.
“Please come forward to the next receptionist!”
Ah, my chalian family.
I took out the letter of recommendation and put it down in front of the receptionist. The receptionist read my letter of recommendation carefully, scanned me, gave me a small plaque at the desk, and said,
“Your application number is 7, so you can go straight to the test center. Just go in and show your exam pass to the man wearing the yellow armband.”
“Where is the test center?”
“Over there.”
Ah, that door. I bowed lightly to the examinee and then left the line.
Where did Millia go? Looking around, I found Milia surrounded by several young men. Seeing them laughing and talking, isn’t it such a serious situation? I’m still worried I strode over to Milia and started talking to her.
“Milia. She got her exam pass.”
“Really? So when are you taking the exam?”
“They told me to go in now.”
What are you looking at, bastards? Eye color before tearing your eyes out. When I opened my eyes once, I cleared my throat and the clowns scattered.
Where to touch.
“Can I have a look?”
“I don’t know.”
“I want to see you too~”
“You can ask.”
I immediately opened the door to the exam hall. When I opened the door, what I saw was a large space that could accommodate thousands of people. Seeing that there are chairs around and a structure that looks like a spectator seat, I wonder if I can take a look around. I approached the man holding his form, fiddling with his mustache.
“I’m here for the exam.”
“Hmm. You said you came for the test?”
The man’s gaze glanced at me once, then at Millia, who was clinging to my side. It’s a bit uncomfortable to look down on. Still, since I’m the examiner, I can’t split his head in half. I asked, sending Millia back slightly.
“Can I take a look?”
“Oh, it doesn’t matter. As long as you don’t run amok.”
“Milia. Sit over there I’ll finish it soon.”
As I sent Millia over there, a gruff voice came from beside her, seemingly disapproving.
“Huh, does this look like child’s play? Do you think you can finish it soon? You won’t pass the exam with that attitude.”
“If you try it, you will understand.”
“Huh.”
I don’t like this stereotypical hate image.
I swallowed my irritation as I opened and closed my hands a few times. Had this been an uninhabited island, he would have been amputated and buried alive in a graveyard by now.
“Seat #7 is over there.”
I moved to the seat indicated by the examiner. People standing about 15 meters apart looked at me curiously. Is it because I look like I have little to do with architecture?
It doesn’t matter much either way…
Now we have to check out this mysterious floor material.
I immediately sat down on the floor and started fiddling with the dirt on the floor, no, an unknown substance.
“Isn’t it ordinary soil…”
“It is a magical clay that is often used in modern architecture. It is a material that is widely used because it has good viscosity and is stronger than rock when hardened.”
“Thanks for the explanation.”
“hahahaha. Isn’t this supposed to help each other and live?”
What a rare healthy young man. The guy on the other side is so scared he can’t say anything. Anyway, the man who spoke to me smiled kindly and began to repeat his words.
“It’s already my third challenge, and I hope I pass this time.”
“…Is it very difficult?”
“This must be the first time. Of course it’s difficult. This is the headquarters, so it’s a place where we mainly pick up exceptional talent. The other day, I was drawing a blueprint, but how difficult it is. This time, the test method was changed and a small building was built and magic soil was laid on the floor to test it, but honestly, I think this would be more difficult.”
It’s a good thing for me. If it was drawing a design, it would be madness without question.
I make it with my senses, I don’t really draw blueprints.
We were chatting like that.
“Attention everyone!”
Is this a start soon?
“Students who have followed the level 3 building license! Welcome to the exam room!”
I hear applause. Looking closely, I saw a group of elderly men gathered in the stands behind the examiners. Are they guild members? Millia, who is sitting across from him, stands out very much. Milia was vigorously waving her hand at me.
“According to the Guild Leader Norman’s opinion that only knowing the theory is foolish for this test, we decided to take a practical test to build a 3-pyeong building in half a day!”
Can I make anything?
It’s me. I passed the examiner’s explanation in one ear and waited for the test to begin.
“It’s boring…”
“You say the same thing every time.”
After the boring time was blown away with a short chat, the sound of the start came out from the examiner’s mouth.
“Then let’s start the exam now!”
“Production.”