We were in an ironic situation where one had become a guild's executive, and the others were looking for someone to take them in, even though we all started together.
I couldn't help but feel relieved that I did not become one of them.
When I looked around, I saw Lee Ji-Hye and other familiar people from back in the shelter. They didn't look all that bad. Considering that I've been through some pretty hard training myself, I was also in good shape. We were the newest investments of the Blue Guild, after all. It was only normal that they would work hard to manage our improvement.
When I thought back to the time where I couldn't adapt initially, I realized that I've come to accept this world's reality, almost forgetting that this wasn't the world where I came from. I couldn't believe that I'd been so preoccupied that I'd forgotten about this fact.
Except for those I'd interacted with inside the shelter, I did not recognize the other people crowded around. It did not take long for me to access their stat information and potential with my ability. These were not easily noticeable from every person's outward appearance, so I was beginning to feel glad that I had the ability with which I could use to gauge their power.
Although there were a few rare ones, I knew Cha Hee-ra would not deem them worthy enough. Still, I found it important to go through everyone so I wouldn't miss out on a good investment.
"I think everyone looks promising."
"Yeah."
It was the expression of the trainees and the expression of the assigned instructor that made me feel good about myself. They were all painfully aware of the new power I wielded and thus felt wary around me.
Among the seven parties operated by the Blue Guild, they were not worthy enough to be chosen after all. If I were them, my best course of action would be to band together and prove my worth by getting stronger. Getting into a guild wasn't all about the gold. It was also about getting your support system in any situation.
With the instructor, I could guess that he felt too arrogant in being chosen by the Blue Guild but ended up getting the meager task of becoming their errand boy. Little did he know that the real investment the Blue Guild participated in were for people with real potential.
The recruitment system also made individuals devalue themselves after not being chosen when they could be talented all on their own.
When I looked at the instructor through my ability-activated eyes, I took careful notice of his growth limit.
'His stats are low overall...'
"It's not been long since I came here, but... I'm curious about how education works here."
"Oh? I can explain it to you if you want me to. It's not that hard to understand."
"Well..."
"In the first place, the goal is to get the people here their jobs, but in fact, there are only a few who actually achieve this. I guess you know that these few are the talented ones in the batch."
At his mentioning of 'talented ones,' I knew Jung Hayan would be a prime example of this.
"Oh, I see."
"People who have survived the dungeon without indulging in any combat have a hard time finding their aptitudes, so they receive training almost immediately. In the case of wizards and priests, they usually check whether they have the potential for magical power. If not, they are automatically transferred to melee. Those who judge that they cannot fight, whether through basic combat methods or other tactics, will enter the non-combat army and receive separate vocational training."
