Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

"As a member of the offensive troop, you can choose between the following jobs." The blond receptionist explained. "You can work protecting the city by killing the monsters who may approach. You can also work escorting our goods like the materials we obtain from dungeons and the things we may sell or buy from other cities, and you can also work with the teams who hunt in dungeons. Speaking of which, since your rank is B, the only way to reach rank A is by participating in the subjugation of a boss monster and contribute a lot to it."

"I see..." Leon said.

Leon already knew the method to raise his rank, possibly, after the rank A he would become rank S, but what were the conditions to become an S rank member? Regardless, he was pretty sure that by reaching that rank, he would be contacted by William.

"I guess clearing a dungeon alone and defeating a boss should be enough to make him notice me... However, I can't exactly do that anytime soon. While I pretend that I'm getting better at Earth Manipulation, I will look for clues of the spies who killed Makoto's son."

"I want to clear dungeons." Leon declared.

"Very well, the monster's materials belong to the organization." The blond receptionist explained. "But we will pay you for those materials. Your monthly salary will be two thousand coins. If your team obtain weapons or the like, the item will go to the person who killed the monster. Is that clear?"

Leon nodded. Although the salary seemed relatively small, considering that he would gain an apartment for free and a cellphone that could be used as much as he wants, it was a pretty good deal.

"You should be at this building every day at 07:00 AM," The blond receptionist grabbed a map and pointed at a particular place. "This is where those who clear dungeons reunite every day; you will fight until 05:00 PM. After six days of working, the seventh will be your day off. You will start tomorrow, so don't be late. Also, for whatever reason, if you don't work the days where you are supposed to work, two hundred coins will be decreased by your salary."

"Got it," Leon said.

"The last topic... about your maid," The receptionist showed a slightly complicated expression. "Do you have any preferences?

"Preferences?" Leon frowned.

"By preferences, I mean age, gender, nationality." The blonde receptionist said.

This time Leon couldn't help but let his mouth hanging open. Things were way worse than he had imagined, it was unknown if spies were kidnapping survivors of other places or if they were using those who were traveling in the country when the monsters appeared... either way, it wasn't something that could be explained.

"The people here are kidnapping people from outside?" Leon asked.

"No... just hiring anyone who lost everyone and everything along the past four years," The receptionist explained. "Due to many reasons, they don't have the power to fight and don't have the skills to do anything that can contribute to our current society... that is why they are working like that."

Although Leon questioned the reality of the situation, he recalled that things were like that back in the day too. Those who didn't have the qualifications would have bad jobs, and those without any skills didn't even have homes... hell if those who had skills could even end up without a home if something unexpected happens... The world certainly became more dangerous and dark, but humans didn't change all that much.

"I don't have... any preferences." Leon showed a slight look of disgust.

Leon didn't want to act suspiciously, much less when the activities of the organization were involved, but everything has a limit. He wasn't a machine who could control his feelings like that; he wasn't a spy either, Leon just wanted to avoid a war.

"... You seem to be a good guy," The receptionist sighed. "In times like these, the more powerful the person, the worse that person is. I wasn't supposed to say this, but... please treat the woman who will work for you well. Her previous master was rather... violent. He died a few weeks ago, even though she didn't recover mentally yet, she needs to work to eat."

"So, you look after the maids while they are not working," Leon said.

"That is right... I'm not brave enough to fight, but I can speak several languages," The blond receptionist explained. "I also used to manage the supply of several stores back in the day, so I work doing miscellaneous things to this organization."

Leon nodded and decided to shut up; in the end, he couldn't let himself get too emotional because strong emotions lead to big mistakes. Leon noticed that she was also wearing the purple ring, so he shouldn't talk with her too much, you never know when you can be betrayed for whatever reason.

"She will start working from tomorrow onward," The blond receptionist said. "You should meet her after your return from the dungeon, that is all."

Leon nodded and offered a handshake, he couldn't trust in strangers too much, but that didn't mean he couldn't build up an amicable relationship with them. After leaving the main building, Leon decided to familiarize himself with new buildings of the new New York. That being said, pretty much everything was the same. Aside from the main building, everything else was training fields, apartment complexes, and warehouses. There was also the market, but aside from that, everything looked dull and lifeless.

Just as Leon had expected, there was nothing particularly good being sold at the market. At that point in time, he was getting tired of seeing that scene repeating itself. Leon's apartment was quite neat, but even though the furniture was brand new, it also looked lifeless. It wasn't his real room... and he would never see his room ever again.