“Come on, Tyler, we're running late,” Brand said.

It was a little past noon, but there was still enough time for them to catch up with the interviews. They were starting to walk out of their inn. On the way, they bought 2 pieces of bread for 2 coppers. They hadn't been able to eat properly for the past month.

“Okay buddy, I'm coming, calm down, we'll be on time,” Tyler said after popping a piece of bread into his mouth.

After they ate their bread, they quickened their pace. And soon they arrived in front of the inn where their Interview would take place.

There was a line in front of the inn as the name registrations were still ongoing. A table was set up in the courtyard of the inn, and a dragon-woman was taking their names.

At the door of the inn, a goblin was waiting with a paper in his hand. Tyler walked towards the Goblin.

“We came for interviews.” he said.

"What was your name?" said goblin while looking paper on his hand.

“Tyler and Brand”

The goblin searched for names from the list in his hand and looked up when he found it.

"Your interview starts in half an hour, please wait, I will call your names when the time comes," he said.

“Thanks,” Tyler said, and they left the goblin for a corner to wait.

The queue of name registrations was quite long. And that scared Tyler and Brand a little bit.

“I hope we get selected, man,” Brand said as he stared at the line.

"I think it's a little more difficult that I'm elected, it looks like they're going to get a lot of City guards," Tyler said.

While waiting, time flew by quickly and when the team inside came out, the goblin standing at the door read the names of Tyler and Brand.

The two immediately shrugged, hurried towards the inn, and entered.

There were 5 chairs, different from when they came to give their names. After making sure that all 5 people were inside, avian, who said he was the team leader, stood up.

“Thank you for your participation, please sit down,” he said.

After sitting in chairs half a meter apart, Tyler began to carefully examine the table across from him.

The scene in front of him was a bit strange. The teams that built cities in the north were usually made up of races formed by a single race or kingdom. But while this team took the names of a Dragon-woman at the door, the people sitting opposite consisted of an elf, an avian, a minator and 2 humans.

After everyone was seated, Mefzar began to speak again.

“We will use the Truth spell to get the correct answers to the questions asked, so please do not give false information to the questions.” said

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This was not unexpected. Truth spell was used before, it was very important for reliable people to come for such expeditions.

"Okay, let's start on the right then." said.

Tyler and Brand were sitting on the far left, starting from the right relieved the duo a little..

“First of all, let me introduce myself. I am Arthur and I am the architect responsible for building the city we are going to build,” said Arthur.

Tyler wondered if he wasn't a little young to be an architect.

“Our first question is to briefly introduce yourself, explain which position you are applying for and why you want to come to the city we will establish, thank you.”

The question was pretty simple. But it was also necessary. The person sitting on the far right began to speak.

"I'm Kemmel, I've applied for the city guard, so I'm coming with you..."

Tyler began to think about what to say himself as he was speaking in the first row. He was involuntarily tensed. Then he looked slowly at Brand, who was sitting next to him, who also seemed quite excited. His hands were sweaty and he was wiping the them of his pants.

The people sitting across from them were nodding to what the first participant had said and were taking a few notes in the notebooks in front of them. Before long, it was Brand's turn.

“I'm Brand, I applied for the city guard and the reason I joined is… At the end of winter, I was going to go north and try my luck in any city. When I saw the poster on the street, I said why not try it,” Brand said, how excited he was.

The members sitting across from them nodded, then turned their heads to Tyler.

"I'm Tyler, I'm a [bard] when I saw the phrase "Any job can apply," and I wanted to try my luck," he said simply.

Looking at Tyler, the person who introduces himself as Arthur.

“So why do you want to go north as a bard?”

This question gave Tyler a pause. Why did he have to go north? Finally, he took a deep breath and began to tell his story.

“I am not a native of alwarti. I was born in a kingdom called Murtak located on the ocean coast in the land of 100 kings, My father was a merchant. Where I lived was not a big city, it was a medium-sized town. Growing up, I went to inns secretly from my father and listened to the bards' songs and stories. That's when I decided to become a bard." Tyler must have realized he was stretching it out a bit, so he quickly finished his sentence.

“I want to see the pristine lands of the Alwartin North and write songs about it,” he finally said.

Tyler began examining Arthur to see if he had gotten the answer he wanted. Arthur just shook his head.

“And is it possible for us to hear a song? ' asked Arthur.

"Sorry my Lute broke during my trip and I didn't have the money to buy a new one, I can only say vocally." said Tyler.

Arthur told him to continue with his hand.

After clearing his throat, Tyler stood up to sing a very famous song at Murtak.

“Endless ocean, oh endless ocean,

Where did you take my love

Did you take it into your Depths

Or to your uninhabited islands?

Tell me, where should I look for my half?

In the waves crashing on the shore?

Or in the sunset that falls on you?

Will I see him again in my bosom one last time?”

Tyler finished the last lines and looked around. Tyler was met with applause from the jury sitting across from him.

After saying "Thank you" he sat down again.

"My questions are over, you can continue," said Arthur, looking at his teammates.

The interview went fast.

"Yes, your last question is for some kind of warranty."

“Have you ever been in a criminal organization and are you joining this time with malicious intent?” said Mefzar.

He nodded towards the Elf Squad leader after each of them answered no.

"Well, those who apply for the city guard can go to the back, and the physical tests are done there." said Mefzar, pointing to the back door.

Arthur spoke to Tyler as he looked around unsure of what to do.

“I think you can watch it, your friend applied for the city guard, too. You can watch too,” said Arthur.

Tyler nodded and they went outside with everyone.

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"Why are you so interested in the Bard?" said Elda.

They were watching the city guard test in the backyard.

“Let's call it an investment in the future,” said Arthur, smiling mysteriously.

“So we accept it?” he said.

"Wouldn't it be nice to have a [bard[ on the trip, wouldn't it?" said Arthur.

Then the two began to watch Askar beating the city guard candidates in front of them.

When the physical tests of the city guards were finished, they announced the date of the announcement of the results. And they re-entered the Inn for new interviews.

Time passed quickly and it was starting to get dark.

“That's enough for today,” Mefzar said after their last interview.

The team was very hungry and tired.

“I'd rather fight a tiger up north than this stuff,” Bill said.

“You'd rather wrestle a tiger in normal times,” said Darkis.

This made the team laugh.

"You're hungry, dinner's ready," said old Mike.

He was also negotiating to sell the inn and had just arrived.

"Come on, then, for dinner," said Arthur.

Everyone was sitting at the table for dinner and eating their meals with laughter. Then the door of the inn opened. And Lady Elise and Mark entered.