It was the beginning of summer in early June. The streets of Doral were already unbearably hot under the bright sunlight.
Lucian lowered his head to look at the resume in his hand. A drop of sweat rolled down from his forehead to his chin, and then dripped directly onto the resume. It happened to hit the words "Phillips Academy", soaking the words until they were somewhat blurred.
Staring at the line on the resume for a while, Lucian could not help but smile bitterly.
Back then, in order to let him enter Philip Academy to study, his parents had spent almost all of their savings for the past ten years.
After that, in order to pay for his tuition at Phillip Academy, which cost more than fifty gold coins a year, as well as his living expenses and other miscellaneous expenses, his parents had to wake up early and work late, working tirelessly every day.
Their goal was nothing more than to hope that he could find a good job after graduating from Philip Academy.
But now, because he was about to graduate from Philip Academy, he had come to Doral alone to seek a job after graduation. But he found that he could not find a satisfactory job at all.
It was not that he could not find a job.
Graduates like Lucian who had graduated from Philip Academy, which specialized in the magic industry, were all highly sought after. After he handed his resume around in the past three days, he immediately received enthusiastic invitations from more than ten chambers of commerce.
However, Lucian was not satisfied with the jobs provided by these chambers of commerce, because almost all of these jobs were directly related to the installation of magic arrays in the factories.
In Lucian's opinion, this kind of job could be done by any mage who had a certain level of control over magic. It did not reflect his uniqueness at all.
The ideal job in Lucian's mind was, of course, to enter the Academy of Magic in New Flyer. Like those distinguished researchers, he would study the most cutting-edge magic technology every day and come into contact with the most advanced magic machines every day.
Only in this way would he be worthy of the five years of study in Philip Academy.
Of course, Lucian was also very clear that the Academy of Magic in New Flyer was the most advanced magic research organization in Sines. With his current level, it was far from enough.
But if he could not enter the Academy of Magic in New Flyer, he would have to at least join the research institutes of a few other large chambers of commerce.
Therefore, Lucian had been spreading his resume everywhere these days. After discovering that this method didn't work, he focused his attention on the famous large chambers of commerce and specifically sought employment with them.
However, even if these large chambers of commerce had openings in the Academy of Magic and wanted to recruit, their requirements were very high. They didn't look at Lucian, who had just graduated from the academy.
Besides, Lucian wasn't a top student who graduated from a top college like the New Flight College. Naturally, he wouldn't attract much attention, so he had nothing to show for the past few days.
"If I still can't find a job, I'll have come here for nothing."
Lucian sighed. He reached into his pocket and found that there were only two gold coins and a dozen silver coins left in it.
This money might be enough for him to spend for a while in the small village in his hometown, but in Doral, the capital of the southern province of the empire, which was known as the most prosperous city in the south of the empire, it would not last for more than a few days.
"Two days!
If I can't find a suitable job in two days, even if I have to do the most boring work on the assembly line in the factory, I'll accept it! "Lucian secretly gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
If possible, he would like to say that it was fine if he couldn't find a job. At most, he would go back to the Phillip Academy to continue his studies.
Anyway, his grades in the academy had always been good. His tutor once told him that as long as he was willing to continue his studies for a few more years and get an advanced certificate from the Phillip Academy, he could choose any large chamber of commerce's research institute after he graduated. Even the Academy of Magic in New Flyer was not impossible.
But the reality made it impossible for Lucian to make this choice.
The reason was simple: he had no money.
The tuition fee and living expenses for the advanced courses in the Phillip Academy were higher than the ordinary courses. It was already very difficult for Lucian's family to support him to complete the ordinary courses. Of course, they couldn't afford to continue his studies.
Not to mention that Lucian's little brother was already ten years old, so he should be entering the Elementary School to study the basic courses, which also required money.
If Lucian went out to work now, not only could he save a large amount of tuition fees, he could also earn money to help his little brother go to school and reduce the burden on his parents. No matter how one looked at it, this was a much better choice.
In addition, although his parents didn't have that intention, Lucian himself actually hoped that his twelve-year-old sister would also be able to enter the academy and study. She wouldn't be like those ordinary village girls who would casually find someone to marry when they reached a certain age and then live out the rest of their lives peacefully.
These things required money, so Lucian couldn't continue his studies. He could only find a job after graduating this year.
Although the work of drawing magic arrays on the assembly line was dull and boring, it was still much better than the income of ordinary workers.
For example, Lucian's parents were currently working in a household magic machine factory in a small town near his hometown. They worked as the most simple workers and received around ten gold coins a month, with a maximum of fifteen gold coins.
As for the five magic technicians in the factory who were responsible for drawing Magic Arrays, they received a minimum wage of thirty gold coins a month and their other benefits were much better.
Lucian's current idea was that if he couldn't find a suitable job in the last two days, he would return to Phillip Academy to finish his studies before going to the factory to apply for a job.
His parents had already told his situation to the boss of the factory and the boss was very interested in Lucian. He immediately gave him a starting wage of twenty five gold coins a month. As long as Lucian agreed, he could go to work at any time.
But ….. was it really decided like this?
Lucian looked up and narrowed his eyes. Looking at the bright sun in the sky, there was a trace of unwillingness that filled his heart.
Every day at Phillip Academy, he was incomparably diligent in his studies, not daring to waste even a single minute. He had even cruelly rejected the confessions of two female classmates. Could it be that he wanted to return to his hometown after graduation and spend the rest of his life there?
"I'm not willing!"
Lucian tightly clenched his fists and took a deep breath.
Although he only had two days left, he definitely wouldn't give up so easily.
He was already luckier than many people. He had parents who were open-minded enough, willing to suffer hardships for him to finish his studies. So why couldn't he be even luckier now and find a satisfactory job in the last two days?
As long as he performed a little better in the interview and fully displayed his excellence in the academy, there would definitely be a merchant association that would appreciate him!
Lucian took a deep breath and cleared his mind of all the dejection and disappointment. Rousing his spirits, he lowered his head and prepared to continue forward.
But just as he lowered his head, he suddenly saw a figure in front of him bump into him.
Caught off guard, Lucian had no time to dodge and could only do his best to dodge.
"Bang!"
The two people's shoulders slammed into each other. That person staggered two steps before stabilizing himself.
Lucian focused his eyes and found that the person who had suddenly bumped into him was a short middle-aged man. It seemed that he had been hit quite hard and couldn't straighten up for a long time.
Just as he was about to apologize, that person turned his head and glared fiercely at Lucian.
"Kid, do you have eyes?
Do you know how to walk? "
Lucian admitted that he had walked with his head raised and was at fault. Hearing this, he could only smile apologetically and didn't retort.
The man glanced at Lucian from head to toe and seemed to think that Lucian was taller and stronger than him. He snorted again and walked away.
Lucian helplessly smiled bitterly, thinking that his luck today wasn't that good.
At this time, his stomach let out a soft sound.
He hadn't even eaten breakfast today. He had been busy the entire morning going to various merchant associations to apply for jobs and was now starving.
Lucian rubbed his stomach and looked around. He chose a noodle shop on the corner that looked clean, but was clearly not of high quality.
"Three days ago, the Magic Research Institute of New Flying Chamber of Commerce announced to the public that they had made a major breakthrough in the research of magic signal transmission.
According to the situation announced by Principal Evita, the New Flyer is very likely to break through the distance limit of magic signal transmission and achieve limitless transmission without any obstacles.
If this is realized, it will mean that the magic signal network on the continent will enter a new stage.
Regarding this, the leaders of many countries and companies have expressed … … "
As soon as he walked into the noodle shop, the sound coming from the small household Magic Illusion Projector attracted Lucian's attention.
Seeing the beautiful figure of principal Evita of the Magic Research Institute of New Flying Chamber of Commerce that Lucian worshipped, Lucian's heart was filled with a strong sense of joy.
God above!
The Magic Research Institute of New Flying Chamber of Commerce was about to achieve limitless transmission of magic signals!
If this was true, it would have an incomparably large effect on the magic machine industry on the continent.
Just like the news said, this meant that the magic signal network on the continent would undergo an earth shattering change and enter a new stage!
Lucian's major at Phillip Academy was magic signal transmission, so he had always paid attention to this information.
He knew that the Magic Research Institute of New Flying Chamber of Commerce and many other countries and companies had been researching this technology, but in the end, it was New Flyer that had discovered it first.
Of course, this wasn't unexpected.
New Flyer had a very solid foundation in the magic machine industry and magic science, so it would be strange if they weren't the first to discover it.
Seeing Evita in the illusion talking to a large group of reporters with a gentle and noble temperament, Lucian couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"If there is a day that I can reach the same position as principal Evita, then I'm willing to die … …"