I am the Enchantress!

Chapter 12: The Adventurer's Advancement Manual

Wilder pushed his way to the front of the crowd and pulled the girl out.

"Why are you taking this parchment?" he asked, pointing to the task list she was holding.

"I'll do this task," she replied matter-of-factly.

"Do you know what a Soul-Burning Dog is?"

"I know," she nodded, "a kind of fire-breathing dog."

Wilder smiled and shook his head.

Although the girl's expression was quite sincere, he still felt that she was faking it.

Is the Soul-Burning Dog just a dog that breathes fire?

Is the dragon just a large bird?

Are you sure you want to go?

"Um."

The girl nodded.

She thought for a moment, then suddenly took Wilder's hand and placed thirty silver coins in his palm. "This is a deposit. Don't sell the scales to anyone else before I come back."

Wilder held the heavy coin in his hand, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Is she serious?

"Where can I find you when I come back?" the girl asked.

"The Colt Inn, the one on the far left at the back of the second floor."

Wilder told her his name, "My name is Wilder, what's yours?"

"Talia Thrantir".

This world is somewhat similar to the early Middle Ages, where surnames represent status, lineage, property, and privileges that the vast majority of the lower classes do not deserve.

Wilder was surprised to find that the girl in the linen robe was actually a noblewoman.

"I'm off."

Talia acted swiftly, immediately registering the mission with the association and preparing to leave.

She had just reached the door when she jogged back to Wilder's side.

Wilder smiled inwardly.

They can't keep up the act anymore, can they?

"Um, could you give me my three silver coins back?" she asked, pursing her lips. "I'd like to eat something before I do my quest."

Wilder was completely taken aback by her words and blankly gave her three silver coins.

Out of kindness, he still added, "Do what you can, and you can come to me anytime to collect the remaining silver coins."

"Thanks."

She got the money and this time she really left.

Wilder watched Talia's retreating figure until it disappeared behind the guild's gates.

Who exactly is this girl?

Let's hope she doesn't get eaten by the Soul-Burning Dog.

Of course, it's best if she doesn't go.

Wilder immediately put the matter out of his mind; he had come to the Adventurers' Guild for serious business, something even more important than participating in adventures.

"Hello, is your association currently recruiting full-time employees?"

He squeezed to the front of the counter and asked a female employee who was arranging parchment with her head down.

The female employee looked up and sized him up.

"You'd like to apply for the job?"

"right."

"Wait a moment," the female employee said, rummaging through a stack of parchment scrolls for a while before finally pulling one out from the bottom.

With one hand pressing down on the parchment scroll and the other holding a dip pen, she asked:

"Name?"

"Wild".

"age?"

"eighteen."

What position are you applying for?

Wilder scratched his head: "What kinds of positions are there?"

The female employee looked up and counted on her fingers: "The vacant positions are currently: mission inspector, intelligence management, and on-site security..."

Wilde mentally translated her words.

Aren't these just project supervisor, data specialist, and company security guard respectively?

Considering future development, he chose the first one.

"Let's supervise the mission."

"Okay," the female clerk marked on the parchment, "Please show me your Adventurers' Guild silver badge and your junior professional certificate so I can register you."

"Huh?" Wilder hadn't expected to need these things. "Is it not necessary? I'm very capable."

Upon hearing this, the female employee stopped writing, looked up and sized Wilder up and down again, and finally gave a helpless smile.

"New here?"

"Ah... I just came from a nearby village a few days ago," Wilder replied truthfully.

"Without these two credentials, you won't even be eligible for an interview, let alone be hired."

Seeing that the other person was young and didn't have much work to do at lunchtime, she said a few more words, "This is a strict requirement. Otherwise, you won't even be able to protect yourself, so how can you cooperate with the adventurers to complete the mission?"

Wilder nodded, finding some truth in what she said.

Moreover, if it's so easy to get a job at the association, many adventurers will probably have to switch careers.

"How do I obtain the silver badge?"

"Completing the mission ten times will earn you a Black Iron Badge, thirty times a Brass Badge, and fifty times a Silver Badge, but the missions must be successfully completed; missions abandoned midway will not count."

Wilder felt a chill in his heart.

Fifty times? That's too many, isn't it?

"What about entry-level professions? How do I obtain the certificate?"

"The association has a specialized assessment system, starting with apprentice certification, followed by junior, intermediate and senior levels, with different requirements for each profession."

She rummaged through the messy table for a while, then handed him a booklet. "Take this; it should be helpful."

"OK, thanks."

Wilder smiled gratefully, then left the counter with a hint of disappointment.

I thought that with my experience before transmigrating and the expertise provided by the system, I would definitely be able to find a suitable job.

But who could have imagined...

Is it possible that in this world, you need to check your educational background and work experience to get a job?

It seems that I can only continue participating in adventures and change careers once I meet the job requirements.

On the long bench in the lobby, he opened the booklet that the female employee had given him.

Adventurer's Advancement Handbook (89th Revised Edition)

First and foremost, there are the soldiers.

[Soldier Apprentice]

Evaluation criteria: Able to sense the source of power.

[Junior Warrior]

Evaluation criteria: Proficient in three first-level combat skills, and the physical body has been initially enhanced.

[Intermediate Warrior]

Evaluation criteria: Proficient in five first-level combat skills and two second-level combat skills, with further enhancement of physical strength.

[Advanced Warrior]

Evaluation criteria: Proficient in five level-two combat skills and two level-three combat skills, with advanced physical enhancement.

……

The promotion path is simple and clear.

Wilder recalled yesterday's battle, and Cyrion seemed to have used three or four different moves. Although he couldn't name them, they should all be first-level combat techniques.

He's probably a junior soldier, right?

He continued flipping through the pages, and the next one was the Ranger.

【Ranger Apprentice】

Evaluation criteria: Able to feel a natural resonance.

[Beginner Ranger]

……

The following content is similar to that of warriors, where the level is determined by the number of combat skills mastered and one's own characteristics.

Priests, bards, warrior monks... they're all pretty much the same.

So it seems that a mage is judged based on the number of spells they master, the time they can cast spells, and their mana reserves, right?

Then I might not be too far from becoming a novice mage.

Finally, Wilde turned to the page for the mage specialization.

[Apprentice Monk]

Evaluation criteria: Able to sense the magical network.

[Beginner Mage]

Evaluation criteria: Interview.

Intermediate Mage

Evaluation criteria: Interview.

[Advanced Mage]

Evaluation criteria: Interview.

……

Wilder: "???"

What the heck is an interview?