"Count Henry, my name is Walker, and I am also a graduate of the Royal Capital Magic Academy this year. I have reached the level of High Mage. You see..."
At this time, at the Royal Capital Magic Academy recruitment meeting, a young mage wearing a white robe was pestering a paunchy noble to sell himself.
The noble rubbed his chin and replied, "All graduates have reached the High Mage level. What advantage does this give you?"
Walker After thinking for a while, he continued, "I am also good at magic inscriptions and enchantments, and I am among the best in the entire grade."
"It would be fine if you were good at alchemy. Inscriptions and enchantments are of no use to me. They are not in line with my industry."
"How's your fighting strength? If it's possible, it's not impossible."
Walker was speechless for a moment, "Uh... I'm a research mage, not very good at actual combat."
The pot-bellied noble sighed after hearing this, "Then you'd better find someone else. I don't have a place for you here for the time being."
"Count Henry, I can reduce my salary. Can I take less money?" Walker lowered his request.
"Forget it, I have no need in this regard." The noble rejected Walker's request without hesitation.
After being rejected, Walker couldn't force it, so he could only stand there blankly and watch the person walk away.
The best destination for these Royal Capital Magic Academy graduates after graduation is actually to join a certain noble family during this "school recruitment", become their retainers, and then work for them. With the help and blessing of these noble families, they can have enough funds to sprint to a higher level.
These nobles have a large amount of funds and materials in their hands. Once they are on the list, they will basically have no worries about food and clothing.
Otherwise, the mage lineage spends a lot of money. Their personal income alone cannot support their research. Some of the poorer ones can't even afford Meditation Method, let alone advance to the next level.
Mages who are good at fighting are better off, and can go to the Adventurer's Guild to take on tasks and barely support themselves. However, for a research-oriented mage like Walker, it will be very miserable if they cannot find a sponsor to continuously fund themselves. Basically, you will be unemployed upon graduation.
Of course, it's not impossible to not fawn over nobles or anything else and go out alone after graduation. But this is equivalent to you working hard for more than ten years in school. After graduating from college, you refuse the recruitment offered by the school to the Fortune 500 companies, and then go out to start your own business alone.
One is minimalist mode and the other is hell mode. Any smart person knows how to choose.
Even those who are thoughtful will consider working alone after working under the hands of those nobles for more than ten years. After their knowledge has deepened and accumulated to a certain extent, they will consider going it alone. Now, the most suitable path for newly graduated mages like them is to find someone to hold on to, that is, to sell themselves out.
"Harmful!" Walker sighed deeply, feeling a little confused while holding his resume.
Shouldn't I have chosen the path of inscription? There is no other good way out except "entering the factory".
What Walker means by "entering the factory" is to treat it as a skill, to inscribe and enchant weapons and equipment. If so, he can find many good places, such as Guen Family, they are weapon manufacturers, and there is always a shortage of many inscription and enchanting mages.
But Walker wants to do research, he doesn't want to be a "technician".
But these graduates are just High Mage. The top nobles working for them are all Archmage-level figures, and Archmage they may not be able to look down on.
Just when Walker was thinking about whether to lower his demands and settle for the next best thing, he followed the local lords and left the royal capital.
A nobleman who was younger than him came over, looked him up and down, then looked at a piece of paper in his hand, and asked, "Are you Walker?"
"Ah? Yes!" Walker nodded vigorously.
Don't ask why you know he is a noble and not a mage. Mage and nobles dress differently. Especially in this school recruitment, those mages are more elegant.
"Then let me introduce to you..."
Walker was about to speak, but was interrupted by Claire extending his hand.
"No need, I've seen your resume, and your qualifications and talents meet my needs very well." Claire shook the paper in his hand and said. He had fallen in love with Walker a few days ago. The conditions are very consistent, and he can just bring it back to help Isaac.
Others don't need inscriptions and enchantments, but Claire knows the importance of infrastructure and manufacturing, so how could he let go of talents in this field.
"Come with me." Claire said without looking back.
Then Walker followed Claire involuntarily. He didn't understand why he did this. He didn't even ask who Claire was? But there is an inexplicable and convincing charm in Claire's words.
As for Count Henry, who had just rejected Walker, after seeing Claire recruiting Walker away, he began to doubt himself. Is there anything in this Walker that I haven't discovered yet? Why did Claire fall in love with him! As for doubting Claire? Forget it, it's more normal to doubt yourself.
Claire walked slowly towards the selected mage with the list in his hand, and at this time Walker finally reacted.
I couldn't help but ask, "My lord, I would like to ask, what do you do?"
The decision of their graduates to join the nobles depends on people. The top nobles are better than the ordinary nobles in the royal capital, and the ordinary nobles in the royal capital are better than the local lords and nobles. If he really doesn't choose, he Walker can do well in some small places, but he is still enterprising now and does not want to make no progress in his life.
"Me?" Claire didn't even stop and kept walking towards the place where the mages were gathering.
"I am the city lord of Nafu City, Claire."
"Nafu City?" Walker asked. Mages are all otakus, especially scientific research otakus like Walker. The news has been delayed for at least several months compared to the outside world, and they don't know much about the recent development of Nafu City.
In addition, he had never heard of Claire's name, and the news above spread much slower than expected. Especially regarding the change of power, the transfer of power of the mayor of a city is news that ordinary people have never heard of, let alone the change of power at the top.
The names of the nobles present now are the information that Walker paid money to buy from outsiders. During the graduation season every year, this kind of information is sold very hotly.
Seeing that the other party was unclear, Claire continued to explain, "A city in the southernmost part of the kingdom."
Walker nodded, and then suddenly realized, isn't this a local lord? How could I be deceived into following him? And the southernmost part of the kingdom seems to be a very poor place!
Claire finally stopped, turned around and asked, "Don't you want to follow me?"
Walker pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "No, since you appreciate me, I will follow you."
Although in Walker's heart, this is not the best choice, it is the choice that makes him feel most comfortable. You don't need to beg others in a low voice, this lord seems to value and appreciate you.
So going somewhere may be a good choice for you.