My Lucky Encounter From The Game Turned Into Reality - M.L.E Chapter 58: Monopoly (Part 1)
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- M.L.E Chapter 58: Monopoly (Part 1)
As befitting a world where the feudal system prevailed, Rondel possessed a strong influential religion.
“Well, that’s natural.”
Even people from Earth who had never witnessed miracles displayed deep faith. In a world where actual miracles existed, how could it be otherwise?
Rondel was quite proactive, occasionally sending down apostles to the surface and relaying messages through divine revelations.
It was an environment where even those from Earth, who had less faith in general, couldn’t help but be devout.
Furthermore, since the entire world believed in a single god, religious conflicts were less common compared to Earth.
Of course, there were also dissenters in Rondel.
However, they were not stamped as heretics due to competition among religions. Rather, they were considered heretics because they denied the existence of the true god.
Denying the Creator was no different from denying the world itself, so heretical acts couldn’t take root and quickly disappeared.
“The name of the Creator, known as the one true god in Rondel, is Sepia.”
Naturally, the religion in Rondel was referred to as ‘Sepiaism.’
The central headquarters of Sepiaism and the location of its leadership were known as the ‘Holy Land of Everhill.’ Even the Bringum Empire wouldn’t dare to invade it, recognizing it as an untouchable nation.
The people who governed this holy place were the Holy King, Holy Knight, and Holy Maiden, three individuals in total.
The Holy King oversaw the administration of the faith, while the Holy Knight commanded the military, including the Holy Soldiers.
And the Holy Maiden supervised all the clergy who performed divine miracles in the world.
In other words, the person Arcia had found had the qualifications to become such a Holy Maiden.
“Does she have any other special attributes?”
“No, she possesses only the qualities of a saint.”
The Holy King, blessed by the one true god Sepia, was selected from the royal family based on their bloodline. However, the Holy Knight and Holy Maiden were chosen by the god’s will every fifty years, regardless of their social status.
“Could the clairvoyance glasses predict the god’s choice?”
No, that’s unlikely.
Candidates for the positions of Holy Knight and Holy Maiden were known to range from ten to thirty individuals. Subsequently, a competition was held where the god assigned tasks, and after observing the entire process, the god would select the Holy Knight and Holy Maiden.
In other words, the term ‘Saint qualities’ referred to those of a candidate for Holy Knight or Holy Maiden.
“Can we bring such an individual and provide them with proper education?”
“Should we cancel the recruitment?”
“No, let’s go ahead with her recruitment.”
However, I need to consider whether to send the Holy Maiden candidate to the temple through a sponsorship system or invite clergy for their education.
If the person I raise becomes a Holy Maiden, their value would be beyond measure.
I was taken aback by the unexpected talent, but it was clear that this was an exceptional individual.
“Recruiting them should be easy.”
“That’s fortunate.”
According to Arcia, here is her information:
[Ivril Barnett / Commoner]
Age: 15
Parents Occupations: Father (Delivery Company Porter), Mother (Restaurant Kitchen Assistant)
Family Status: Low
She’s a very pretty girl with blonde hair and is working part-time at a convenience store because her family’s financial situation is not good.
I suspect that Arcia may have discovered her while stopping by the convenience store to buy snacks.
“Make sure to provide a generous down payment.”
“Okay.”
In the end, I decided to bring her in with a signing bonus of 200 million won and a monthly living allowance of 5 million won.
The administrative officer responsible for recruitment negotiations originally intended to offer a signing bonus of less than 100 million won due to her age, but I set it at 200 million won as per my instructions.
Ordinary administrative officers might not understand, but the recruitment officers who followed Arcia were well aware of the growth rate of individuals receiving education at the Talent Hall, so they dared not challenge the contract.
To them, I was someone inheriting the vision of Duke Riverdale.
Well, there might be concerns about the fact that Arcia was leading the recruitment, but ultimately, I made the final decision, so they faithfully followed my instructions.
“How does it feel to recruit talents? Do you think it’s worth it?”
“Yes, considering the scope of her activities, I don’t foresee any issues.”
By the way, when Arcia goes out, she uses magic to change her facial appearance.
The reason for changing her face is not only because she is quite famous among commoners, but also to disrupt the presence of the All-round Glasses concealed by invisibility magic.
People with sensitive magical senses might feel something unusual about Arcia’s face, but they wouldn’t easily detect the Glasses concealed by invisibility magic.
Since it would be too conspicuous if Arcia started wearing the glasses I always wear when recruiting people, I had no choice but to go through the trouble of hiding her.
“So, I’ll be relying on you in the future. While you’re out, you can also visit places like cafes and have fun.”
“All right.”
Arcia’s face brightened at the mention of cafes.
“Then let’s continue hunting.”
Level up, level up.
While recruiting talent is important, we must not forget our priorities.
* * *
Ford Convenience Store, boasting the highest number of branches in the Kingdom of Reinhart, is known for its thorough employee training with kindness as its motto.
However, just as people’s temperaments cannot be uniform, even if the headquarters emphasizes kindness, not all employees will behave as desired.
“Goodbye. This was Ford Convenience Store.”
“Goodbye… Ford… Store.”
Ivril, who worked at Marinkov City 12th District Branch of Ford Convenience Store, had to endure her heart sinking every time she exchanged greetings with her senior who half-heartedly and carelessly greeted her, unlike herself.
Rumor had it that her boyfriend, whom she recently started dating, was a newly appointed knight in the fief. Lately, she seemed to have become more assertive in dealing with people.
“Oh, I want to get married. Then I won’t have to deal with this annoying job.”
“Haha…”
“Ivril, isn’t that right? If you marry a knight, the lord himself gives you a house as a congratulatory gift. It’s a common practice to give a house worth 500 million for regular knights and 1 billion to 1.5 billion for high-ranking knights.”
“That’s impressive. Giving a house as a wedding gift.”
“5 billion, 10 billion may be a huge sum for us, but to the nobles, it’s like pocket change, you know? Anyway, if you marry a knight, you’ll have a comfortable life. They’re high-ranking military officers, and their salaries are substantial. They also receive generous retirement benefits and pensions.”
“I see.”
“So, here’s the thing, you know Tony, my boyfriend’s friend!? He’s a knight and he’s still single. How about going on a blind date with him?”
“What? I’m still a minor.”
“Yes, but you’ll be old enough to get married in just a year, right? Tony is also a knight, so he must have that level of discernment.”
Moreover, the problem was that she kept bothering Ivril by offering to set her up on a blind date even though she clearly didn’t want to.
Arranging a blind date for a minor was not only a lack of common sense but also a criminal act, regardless of the intention.
“Oh, it’s okay. I plan to get married as late as possible.”
“Where did you learn to say such things at this age? Then what will you do if you rely on your looks and they fade away?”
“Well, people who only like me for my looks will automatically be filtered out. I prefer studying over dating right now.”
Ivril had heard many comments about how her good looks would make her life easier from a young age.
Perhaps that’s why?
I don’t know if it was because of her resistance to that neurotic line, but Ivril wanted to become an administrator where her intellectual ability could be recognized rather than a job that focused on her appearance.
But whenever she made statements like this, the responses she received were always the same.
“Why are you going through all the trouble if you’re going to get married? Isn’t your family situation already bad enough? Isn’t it better to act a little more virtuously?”
Just like this.
Does that mean you shouldn’t study if you don’t have money?
If all you can do is say things people don’t want to hear, then she has a great talent.
Ivril did not like people, whether women or men, who only relied on the abilities of the opposite sex and did not make any effort.
She thought she didn’t get along with her senior.
“Just stop…”
“Oh, a customer is here.”
*Ding.*
“Welcome. This is Ford Convenience Store.”
Fortunately, a customer arrived before the conversation could drag on, and the conversation automatically came to an end.
Of course, the senior didn’t comment on the appearance of the customer who had ended the conversation, but Ivril looked with a puzzled expression at the female customer who walked straight to the snack corner with a basket in her hand.
She had a common appearance that could be seen anywhere, wearing a robe.
The pattern on the robe didn’t look cheap, but it didn’t look too expensive either.
But what was it?
She felt a strange sense of strangeness from the customer.
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