Volume 6 Chapter 3 Card Issuance And Job Hunting
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”We have congratulatory words from Viscount Kent Blackdagger.”
After arriving at the ceremony venue with Milly, I was suddenly handed a microphone by the host.
In the garden, 6 hundred new adults formed groups and enjoyed a buffet-style meal.
Their gazes all turned to me at once.
”Huh? Right away?”
”Yes, please. The ceremony has finished, so could you call, Lord Blackdagger?”
The host pressed the microphone into my hands.
Reluctantly accepting it, I decided to walk up to the stage and greet everyone.
”I am Kent Blackdagger. Congratulations on becoming adults today. From today, you are all part of the grown-up world. How was the color of the card you received?”
A groan arose from a portion of the crowd.
They were probably the ones who got [black].
”Even if you got [black], don’t give up on life. There are plenty of jobs in Estfort. We need people. There are countless job opportunities, and if you master your job even with [black], that’s enough. Besides, you can learn skills as many as you want. If you put in the effort, even those with [black] can become better than those with [purple]. But that’s only if you don’t give up.”
Applause erupted from those who had been groaning.
They seemed dejected because of their [black] status, but my words ignited their passion.
In reality, job level growth comes from effort, and using job deletion to acquire various jobs and enhance skills makes you more valuable than those [purple] who did nothing.
”Now, I’ve sparked some fire in the [black] crowd, haven’t I? The rest of you better not stay idle; otherwise, you’ll end up beneath them.”
The confident expressions faded from the faces of those holding cards other than [black].
”Even if you are a [Red], if you don’t work hard, you will be inferior to a [Black]. This is the cardinal rule of the Blackdagger family, but I would like to leave this message to all of you who are not [Black]. In this Estfort, those who work hard can rise to the top. The card color is merely a guide. Those who have obtained a job and honed their skills will be able to rise to the top.”
They were just lucky to have acquired a status with lots of card slots, but from here on, they would have to grow through their own efforts.
It seemed my words reached everyone except the ones in [black], and the smirking faces had disappeared.
”That’s all from me. Good luck with the social gathering. You better sell yourself well, Estfort is short on manpower. And don’t go for places with low pay.”
Laughter erupted from the tense venue.
”Also, hurry up and get married and have kids! I’m about to be a father myself.”
Voices from the crowd chimed in, saying things like, “As expected of the Southern stud, Lord,” “His wives are all beauties; I’m so jealous,” and “I want to bear Sir Kent’s child too.”
Normally, I would be angry, but I decided to let it slide because it was true.
After that, the main event of the day, the job presentation disguised as a social gathering, began, and the new adults headed towards the representatives of their desired professions.
The most popular among men was undoubtedly the Hunter Guild, which registered for the most lucrative monster hunting in the South.
Monster hunting enjoyed unwavering popularity.
The second most popular among men was the Estfort military.
Due to the Southern people’s nature or climate, there is a trend to respect fighting professions, which is why about half of the men gathered in these two organizations that offer combat jobs.
The rest flocked to construction and commercial sectors.
On the other hand, the most popular among women was the Red Valkyrie.
Its favorable treatment and the potential for promotion to Black Bullet also contributed to its popularity.
The second was the bureaucrats from the Blackdagger family.
They were busy, but because of the high salaries, they seemed to be in demand.
The third was the food and beverage sector.
Clinics and the Magician Guild seemed to be struggling, as they weren’t gathering many people, and the small and medium-sized shopowners were also having a tough time securing staff.
”At this rate, it looks like no one will be unemployed.”
I turned to Milly, who was sitting next to me.
”The shortage of manpower is extreme… Apparently, especially for mothers, they scout anyone with office skills, regardless of gender. Oh, but don’t worry, it seems male bureaucrats can be placed in the slots for Godard, Rintblum, and the stationed bureaucrats in the protectorate.”
Male bureaucrats are on the field… They probably won’t be assigned to desk work… How unfortunate…
”I want to strengthen the bureaucrat positions. Leyla, Est, and Seema have been complaining about it a lot.”
”Those 3 were attached to the office, right? Have you already done it?”
”No, they seem busy… I heard they also got the [Priest] job from Carly’s church, so they have a lot on their plate.”
It seems the 3 bureaucrats attached to the office have somehow acquired the [Priest] job from the Church of Kent, and they also received a quest for Carrier from Carly, but they are so busy that they hardly have time to sleep, so they are holding off on becoming Carriers.
If this new graduate recruitment goes well, I think it will ease their burden a bit, so I plan to consider becoming a Carrier then.
”Really? It’s rare for Kent to hold back. Since all 3 are beautiful, if you don’t breed them soon, they might run away.”
”When Milly says that, it makes me want to push them down while they’re working.”
”Isn’t it fine? They’re girls who have received the [Priest] job from the Church of Kent. Anytime, anywhere, breeding is okay.”
Carly says the same thing, but… I don’t have the courage to do it with them when they’re on edge, right before the deadline.
”I will do my utmost effort.”
”Well, that’s fine.”
Milly is my legal wife, but she actively encourages me to have concubines and lovers.
Normally, I think a woman would be unable to tolerate her husband’s infidelity, but Milly is quite generous in that regard, perhaps due to her succubus nature.
However, when it comes to protecting my life, she is unusually attentive and has called a considerable number of shadow guards from the Dream Demon village, as I heard from Beatrice.
”By the way, Milly has also become a Lord Noble, haven’t you? You must have received the western garrison from father-in-law, right? Is the Haydon family going to become a Viscount?”
”Well, it’s officially a gift to Miriallia Blackdagger, so the Haydon family remains a Baron family. Besides, the current head is my stepfather.”
”Father-in-law said it was given to my wife, dear Milly, so it turned out to be a gift to the Blackdagger family.”
”I don’t really need a territory, so why not make Aurelia a Lord Noble like I promised Kondrad and Ane? The Vermillionblade family can freely grant territories as a vassal of the Blackdagger family.”
”Speaking of that, we did promise. Aurelia has been hunting monsters and training a lot, so maybe I should put her to work as a Lord.”
Whenever Aurelia had free time, she would go hunting with the Red Valkyrie members or the true Crimson Bride members, continuing the work of infusing magic elements into her beloved sword.
Thanks to that, both swords had become cursed blades, emitting a pale blue phosphorescence from their blades.
Recently, she had obtained a precious sword, ‘Sword of Crimson King,’ which belonged to the Sword Master Dalmoth and was for sale with the money she earned from hunting.
”That sounds good. If we leave it as is, the collection of swords emitting blue phosphorescence will just keep increasing. We need to make her a Lord to ease Kent’s struggles a bit.”
”Alright then, let’s grant the western garrison to Aurelia.”
I plan to help with the development in the west, but I intend to leave the command to Aurelia.
Lindblum will be entrusted to Dee and the Black Dragon tribe once development progresses, and I plan to give Godard to Akebus or Fristoph.
There are still countless places in the southern region I’d like to develop, but we’re lacking manpower.
According to the investigation, the southern region is wide enough to completely fit the True Demon Kingdom, even just in areas accessible to monster hunters.
The motto for the southern region going forward will be “Give birth and multiply, pull up” emphasizing early marriage, and accepting refugees and displaced persons to increase the population.
”I can just tell Aurelia later, right?”
”True, even if they call her Lord, it will really be my mother’s bureaucrat who takes charge, and like Kent, hunting or stamp duties will likely be her main tasks for now.”
I decided to grant a territory to Aurelia while ignoring the fierce competition at the social gathering.
Thus, the Vermillionblade knight family became the first Lord Noble under my vassalage.
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