Chapter 1046 - A New Recruitment Notice (1/2)

Chapter 1046: A New Recruitment Notice

Translator: TransN Editor: TransN “Thump, thump, thump.”

Uncle Bucky and Sanko, who lived next door, came to Good’s mud hut at dawn and knocked on the door.

“Good, did you get up? We should go!”

“I’ll be ready in a moment!”

Good gobbled down his porridge and wiped his mouth. “I’ve got to get going,” he said to a girl who was busy making the bed.

She looked up and asked, “Why don’t you want me to go with you?”

“I’ve told you many times. You’re too young to have a job here,” Good said impatiently. “Stop talking about how you worked back in the Kingdom of Wolfheart. Do you still want to do those kinds of things? Stay at the house and I’ll bring you something delicious for lunch.”

The girl’s eyes shone with excitement. “Popcorn—”

“It’s too expensive. I think an egg pancake is tasty enough or are you saying you don’t like the taste of a nice pan fried runny egg?”

The girl felt her mouth watering.

“So just stay at the house, do you understand?” Before leaving the hut, Good asked the girl, “What’s your name now?”

“Rachel.”

“And what should you call me?”

She replied after a little hesitance, “Bro-Brother.”

“Very well, don’t forget it.” Good wrapped a linen cloth around his neck and pushed the door open. A cold wind blew across his face. It was a freezing cold morning, but the temporary residential area was already full of vigor and vitality.

Rows of mud huts stretched throughout the snowfield like rolling waves. Wisps of smoke continuously rose from the huts and people were busy with all kinds of preparations. Through the smoke, he could just make out the vague shape of the city on the other side of the river. When the temporary residential area began to hum, the city was still so quiet that it seemed as if it was sleeping.

Uncle Bucky and Sanko, who stood a few dozen paces away from Good, yelled, “What’re you looking at? Come on!”

“I’m coming!” He closed the door of his hut and ran towards them.

A new stone road along the Redwater River had been opened to traffic recently. Now, people from the temporary residential area only needed 15 minutes to walk to downtown Neverwinter, which was about 2,000 meters away. This was different from taking a mountain path covered by snow as they did not need to take cautious steps walking on this road in the winter. But since Good and his neighbors wanted to get to the central square before the release of the new recruitment notice, they still set off early.

Soon, they picked up many companions along the way. These people were also immigrants living in the temporary residential area. This area was so large that Good could never see the end of it. According to his neighbor, these mud huts for immigrants used to be built inside the city, but, after a while, the city had not been able to accommodate all the new comers and had decided to move all the mud huts to this area. Every year, the government would build new huts for the new immigrants, so no one knew exactly how many immigrants lived here at the moment.

The only thing that Good knew for certain was that most of the people on this road were heading for the central square, wanting to find jobs.

“Have you thought about what kind of job you want?” asked Uncle Bucky.

“I want an easy, simple job, such as the snow sweeping and the de-icing job…” Sanko replied while rubbing his head. “I prefer to make some quick cash to support myself this winter, so I like part-time jobs. If I get that kind of job, the money that I earn in a day can buy enough food for two days. Of course, I’ll also consider some other jobs if there are suitable positions in the special recruitment program.”

The special recruitment programs usually offered better pay and had specific prerequisites. Actually, the city was full of various kinds of prerequisites, all job recruitment notices were issued by the Administrative Office instead of some individual. Every week, the office would update the notice and it would include hundreds of positions. Good was really impressed by their efficiency.

But compared to the other fascinating things in this city, these timely and detailed recruitment notices were nothing.

There were three kinds of recruitment programs: the special recruitment program, part-time job recruitment and full-time job recruitment. A full-time job could provide higher pay and a more promising future, but an immigrant, who did not have an ID card or a diploma in primary education, was not eligible to apply for these kinds of jobs. Most newcomers could only choose to take part-time jobs to support themselves.

Sanko was taking elementary education classes at night. If he passed the assessment, he would be able to become an official resident and get an ID card. Given his situation, he intended to find a part-time job. It did not pay well, but it would not take up too much of his time. .

“What about you?” Sanko looked at Good.

“I need a well-paid job.” Good shrugged. “I don’t mind hard work.”