Lumine and Paimon were walking the streets of Fontaine as usual, looking for the corresponding blue question marks—
Oh wait, no, they were looking for commissions from the residents.
After all, Lantern Rite was coming soon, and going back to Ritou from Fontaine for the festival, then returning from Ritou... the expenses would be quite significant.
Although the large sum of mora Lord Yuto gave them was more than enough to cover all their expenses for this period and the festival, if they spent so much now, they might not even have enough for their trip to Natlan without taking on some major jobs.
This was why Lumine and Paimon chose to look for commissions at this time instead of resting.
As the two passed by Palais Mermonia, they saw some people in formal attire rushing into Palais Mermonia, as if there was something incredibly important they had to do.
Seeing this, Paimon blinked, then turned to Lumine beside her and said,
"If I remember correctly, Palais Mermonia was supposed to be fully open two days ago, right? Why are so many people suddenly here today to do business?"
Lumine shook her head, indicating that she didn't know why this was happening.
"Let's go, let's go inside and see."
"Yeah! Maybe we can help Palais Mermonia again and earn more mora~"
Paimon said with a giggle.
She knew very well that clients as generous as Yuto and Ningguang were a rare minority; earning a single sum from them was usually enough for the two of them to spend for half a year.
However, such commissions weren't available every day, and even if they were, they might not receive them in time.
Since they saw it today... they definitely couldn't miss it.
With this thought in mind, Lumine and Paimon walked towards the gates of Palais Mermonia in unison, wanting to see if they could help.
Sedna, the guard standing at the entrance of Palais Mermonia, naturally noticed the two and asked,
"Are you two here to see Lord Yuto this time? If so... he is very busy right now and probably isn't available to see visitors."
Sedna said, shaking her little head.
Hearing this, Paimon shook her head and explained,
"No, no, we're not here for Yuto. We want to know... why did such a large group of people suddenly enter Palais Mermonia just now? Is something wrong?"
Sedna was startled at first, then shook her head.
"Palais Mermonia isn't in any trouble, and even if it were, with Lord Yuto and Lord Neuvillette here, everything can be resolved."
"The reason there are so many people here today is because Lord Yuto is recruiting, and the demand for personnel is particularly high, which is why there are so many job seekers."
As Sedna spoke, she handed the recruitment notice she had just torn down a few days ago to the two in front of her, gesturing for them to take a look.
Paimon very naturally took the notice and then read out each word slowly:
"Palais Mermonia is establishing a dedicated document processing department, 'Jingshui Court.' Priority will be given to those with experience in document-related work. Excellent benefits, with a starting monthly salary of 200,000 mora..."
At this point, Paimon seemed to realize something was wrong, and then she exclaimed in disbelief,
"Wait?! What kind of monthly salary is this?! 200,000 mora?! And that's just the starting salary?!"
Paimon's voice instantly echoed throughout Palais Mermonia, causing hundreds of job seekers quietly waiting for their interviews to turn their heads.
When hundreds of gazes simultaneously shifted to Paimon, her body involuntarily trembled, and then she awkwardly apologized to the job seekers in the distance.
And after seeing Paimon's attitude, the job seekers also looked away—after all, when they saw that salary level... their emotions were even more agitated than Paimon's.
After dealing with this small interlude, Paimon asked curiously,
"Huh? Speaking of which, what kind of document work can get this kind of salary? And... hasn't Yuto always handled Palais Mermonia's document work?"
Sedna nodded noncommittally, then continued,
"According to Lord Yuto, his purpose in establishing the 'Jingshui Court' is to ensure that Fontaine can continue to operate even without him and Lord Neuvillette.
After all, during the period when Lord Yuto was away... the efficiency of Palais Mermonia's operations dropped too much, so Lord Yuto wants to build a department specifically to handle these matters."
At this point, Sedna paused slightly, then said with some pride,
"Of course, this also proves from another aspect that Lord Yuto's administrative ability is indeed powerful; it takes so many people working simultaneously to equal him~"
A look of pride appeared on Sedna's face, as if she wasn't praising Yuto in her words, but herself.
Of course, for Melusines like Sedna who had directly received favors from Yuto and Neuvillette, supporting these two was a matter of course.
Hearing this, Paimon gently nodded her little head, instantly retracting her earlier idea of instigating Lumine and her to become clerks together.
According to what Sedna had just said, the essence of this recruitment was actually to distribute Yuto's work, which was originally handled by him alone, among more people to ensure the stable operation of Fontaine.
And as someone who had witnessed Yuto's workload... she naturally didn't want to accept this job.
For other positions, being 'buried in work' might be a joke or an occasional occurrence.
But Paimon knew that in this position... being buried in work was absolutely no joke; it was definitely a real thing.
Thinking of this, Paimon continued to ask,
"Is there anything we can help with? Like... employment promotion, maintaining order, or even helping with assessments? We're good at all of those~"
As Paimon spoke, she put her hands on her hips, striking the pose of a professional adventurer, hoping to secure a commission this way.
Hearing this, Sedna looked at the long queue of people, then at the busy Momang Hall nearby, and for a moment she was conflicted.
After all, she was the only guard here, responsible not only for maintaining order but also for guiding those who came to the Momang Hall for business, which was quite a heavy workload.
However, Sedna's concern wasn't about the workload being too heavy, but rather about not doing her job well, which could negatively affect Palais Mermonia's reputation, and even drag down the reputations of Yuto and Neuvillette.
Although the probability of such an event was very, very small, it couldn't be completely ignored just because the probability was low.
After a brief moment of thought, Sedna looked up and said, as if entrusting a world-saving responsibility,
"Since I also need to guide the ordinary citizens who come to Palais Mermonia for business, I'll entrust the responsibility of managing the order of that job seeker queue to you two!"
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