The tavern has no gluttonous furnishings last night, but the messy tables and chairs that have not had time to clean up. But the smell of bread, wine and meat is still in the air, which is mouth-watering.
Lorraine did not see the tall young man from last night, nor did he see the halfling girl, only a person who called himself'Seth' greeted him.
More than twenty people have entered the tavern one after another. Most of them are very young, and occasionally there are those in their 30s and 40s, all of them look downright. As for women, there is probably only Lorraine.
Waiting for everyone to arrive, Seth sat on the high stool in front of the bar and shouted: "Okay, be quiet. If you don't want to be kicked out, you'd better learn some rules from now on."
Most of the twenty-odd people know each other, and when they find that they seem to have had good luck, they will inevitably whisper in excitement. But when Seth said'quiet', everyone shut their mouths, and no one dared to make jokes about their future.
"Everyone, you are lucky, because there is a huge opportunity. My host is very rich and has a lofty status. It is beyond your imagination. He wants to recruit a group of useful talents, so the feast of last night. You guys. Are you happy to eat?"
In the face of sudden questions, everyone laughed, mostly shy.
Seth continued: "But last night is just the beginning. My host will train you to solve your food and accommodation, and give you a subsidy of two silver coins a week. If you have excellent grades, there will be bonuses."
Wow..., food and housing, and an allowance of two silver coins a week? There is such a good thing in the world? Everyone was delighted at once, and all of them were dark and refreshing.
It’s common to hire apprentices in ordinary shops, and it’s more common to pack in, plus a lunch is good. As for the allowance, there is absolutely no such thing. Now there is still money to study, I have never heard of it.
Even Lorraine became excited—two silver coins a week, which was enough to feed a family of five. There are bonuses for outstanding grades. I want to get a bonus, I must get a bonus.
Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Seth smiled again: "Don't be too happy. How far you can go depends on your own efforts. Because the master hates incompetent people and there are many people willing to be loyal, so you can't pass the exam. Waste will be eliminated."
Eliminated? This word is very bad. No one likes it.
"In addition to the elimination in the exam, there is also the elimination at the end. That is, the worst of you wants to stay and eat, and you have to get out." Seth threw out the second rule.
This is worse and means internal competition. Everyone's cheeks tightened, they looked at each other, and they were all assessing what level they were at.
Lorraine's face instantly turned white, and his mind was clouded. She knew very well that she had only learned some basic lingua franca from an old priest, and had a book of the "God of Suffering" Irmat, and nothing else.
Regarding the changes in the expressions of the people, Seth was secretly refreshed, "How can my master's food be so delicious? You have to suffer all the sins I have suffered before, and no one can hide it."
Someone seemed to have confidence in their own abilities and proactively asked: "Sir, if we pass the exam, what kind of job will we end up with? I mean... what is the salary?"
Hahaha..., Seth smiled, "Do you know how many people came to eat free food last night? Do you know how much my host paid for that meal?"
No one knows, waiting for the answer in a daze.
"One hundred and twenty-four people came to eat last night. It's not enough to exhaust all the food in this tavern. You have to go to a nearby food store to buy it. This cost my master 18 gold coins in total."
Wow..., there is another exclamation, this is really a luxurious meal.
No one in the tavern could imagine the concept of spending eighteen gold coins on a meal, and now they knew it. Seth didn't stop, and continued: "Even if my master is a servant, my monthly income is one gold and five silver.
If he can be appreciated, the minimum starting salary is three gold coins. As a loyal servant of the master, my monthly income is eight gold and six silver. I believe that at least one knight attendant can get this income in Banshee Castle. "
When this series of numbers were spoken, the scene was directly quiet, but no one spoke. Because everyone can't believe it, really can't believe it. Can the monthly salary of the servant be calculated in gold coins? It's too exaggerated!
The starting salary that can be appreciated is three gold coins? Lorraine felt his forehead swelling, and his heartbeat was banging. She had to close her eyes and lower her head slightly to calm herself down, but tears couldn't stop streaming from her eyes.
For the poor, let alone gold coins, it is difficult to earn a copper plate. How many people were driven to the street because they couldn't pay the rent for a few copper plates, and how many people starved to death because they couldn't afford three copper plates and a pound of sawdust oats
Now there is an opportunity to earn three gold coins a month. This is an absolute class jump, and it won't work if you don't want to be jealous. After talking about the income, Seth took out a thick stack of papyrus again, "Well, don't be too excited, take the test first."
Ask you rookies to experience the hardship I have suffered not long ago-Seth asked everyone to line up the tables in the tavern, arrange seats, and distribute test papers. He laughed wildly as he sent it.
In order to improve the abilities of his subordinates, Zhou Qingfeng and Sophia tried their best to start classes and conduct study and examinations. Seth originally felt that he was also a schoolboy, but was tortured by the content of his master's study and wanted to hang himself.
Four people sit at a dining table. Hand-written questions on papyrus, take a quill pen for each person and share a bottle of ink. Lorraine was dizzy when he saw the first question-how to calculate the area of the circle
Who knows this
Lorraine was dumbfounded and had never studied before. The God of Suffering doesn't teach this stuff. As soon as he looked up, the other three people at the same table were also in a daze. She asked in a low voice, "Do you know how to do the first question?"
No one answered. One of them quickly protected the paper with his hand, as if afraid that she would copy the answer. But in fact everyone is stunned.
Look at the second question, draw a rough map of the Northland and mark the main cities—this one is even more dumbfounded. Lorraine came from a small town, and she knew that Banshee Castle was fleeing. Besides that, she didn't even know what the situation in Northland was.
Geographical knowledge is zero!
The third question, write a piece of history that you know.
It was so miserable, Lorraine's heart was cold. She has only read the scriptures, and it contains only the teachings of the "God of Suffering" Irmat, and most of them are words that persuade others to be good. What is history? That is something that nobles are qualified to learn!
Fourth question, describe your ideals.
Ideal, does it count if you are full and warm? This ideal seems a bit too low-level. But Lorraine didn't think much about the future, she really couldn't think of other things—it's over, I must be the one who was eliminated at the bottom.
Obviously got the chance to change your destiny, didn't it just take the first step and failed
For an hour, Seth personally invigilated the exam. Anyone dared to plagiarize and cheat—the first warning, and the second time, they drove away.
Lorraine almost handed in a blank paper dizzy, she only wrote a few words on the last question. But she didn't know what she had written. When she walked out of the tavern, her whole body was soft, her eyes were straight, her head was empty, and she was completely stunned.
Lorraine paid no attention to others. She didn't know how to face her family, she didn't even have the courage to go back, only feeling that she was still dead.
When the thin girl came out, a large crowd of onlookers stood outside. People kept asking her what happened in the tavern? She kept shaking her head, weeping silently, just squeezing out. Until a hand pulled her to the side of the street.
"Child, have you seen the noble master who recruited people? Did you help me ask if they still recruit people?" Anxiously asked Lorraine back to his soul. It was the dark and thin man who hadn't left yet, and was waiting outside with other idlers.
Seeing the black and thin man, Lorraine, who had been severely hit by the'final test', asked quietly, "Do you know how to calculate the area of a circle?"
"The area of the circle?" The black thin man didn't think much, "There is a special calculation formula related to the radius. But I don't remember it clearly, I have to check the book to find out. How do you ask this?"
Lorraine suddenly brightened his eyes and asked, "Do you know the location of the big cities in the Northland, can you draw a map of them?"
"That's not a problem. I know the locations of the 17 cities in the Northland." The thin black man said.
Lorraine in turn grabbed the opponent's hand, "What about history? How much do you know about history?"
The black and thin man smiled bitterly: "I just learned history, but what is the use of learning in the current world?"
Lorraine screamed, lowered his throat and looked around, pulling the thin black man farther, and at the same time took out two silver coins from his pocket, and divided one of them to each other, "This is the allowance I just received. Share you half."
The thin black man widened his eyes and refused to let go when he grabbed the silver coin. "Child, what do you want me to do?"
Lorraine gritted her teeth and said desperately: "Teach me what you know. I must pass the exam. As long as I get the first place, I will definitely pull you in. The monthly salary is as high as three gold coins."
"Three gold coins!" The black thin man was short of breath for an instant, his eyes flushed like blood, "Okay, I'll teach you."