Xu Yi's worry lasted only a few seconds before he realized what was going on.
"Oh, right. Today's the day we start recruiting."
Several days earlier, Xu Yi had told Heinz that they needed to recruit more workers to expand production and increase their output.
But orders for the Second-Generation Magic Fan, Magic Machine Tools, and the Small Magic Harvester had all been piling up recently. Both workshops-the entire factory-had been running at full capacity, leaving Heinz no time to deal with recruitment.
Now that summer had finally passed and orders for Magic Fans were gradually declining, Heinz had begun to have some time to spare. After a period of preparation, he had settled on today as the official start of recruitment.
Heinz had reported this to Xu Yi yesterday, but Xu Yi had been so excited about finally establishing a partnership with Great Mage Camilla, and about the new possibilities her remark had opened up for him, that it had slipped his mind.
"I didn't expect so many applicants. Do that many people in Bunta City really have nothing to do? But that doesn't make sense either..." Xu Yi looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was already well to the west. "It's already afternoon. Why are there still so many people here? Has Heinz been wasting the whole morning?"
Puzzled, Xu Yi headed toward the factory, only to find that the entire road ahead and the open space in front of the workshop were packed with people. He could not even get near the workshop door.
With no other option, Xu Yi tapped the person blocking his way on the shoulder, hoping he would make room. Instead, the young man, who looked barely over twenty, shot him a fierce glare.
"What are you doing? Get