I got an S-level talent in the apocalypse, and I will lead Blue Star to rise

Chapter 288 Seeking Talented Individuals
"What does it say on it?"

"Why are you asking me? I can't read."

Even in relatively developed cities like Motown, it is difficult for ordinary people to read.

The opportunity to learn is only available if you are selected by a caravan.

Soon, a literate young man stepped forward.

He read it from beginning to end, then read it again, and gasped in shock!
"You've been looking at it for ages, what does it even say?"

Someone nearby urged the man to read it out quickly.

"Even if I read it to you verbatim, you still wouldn't understand, so why are you rushing me!"

He couldn't help but roll his eyes, wanting to keep up the act.

Unexpectedly, a voice came from the side.

"The city lord said that we will build a free school in Mo City, where children over 6 years old can be sent to learn to read for free!"

Upon hearing this, everyone around burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you're talking nonsense!"

"I've never heard of anyone teaching you to read for free in all my life. Every caravan charges you for it."

"Go away, go away, you little kid who can't read is talking nonsense."

The boy, about ten years old, blushed as he was ridiculed by the crowd.

"I...I didn't lie," he said, feeling extremely wronged, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.

The literate young man rolled his eyes again, grabbed the little boy, and started to leave.

"Don't worry about them."

It turns out that the two people knew each other.

The boy asked, confused, "Brother Chad, did I misread the word?"

Chad didn't speak, but pulled him away from the crowd. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he quietly gave him some instructions.

"Little Jia'er, you didn't misread the words. Now hurry home and tell your sister that the city is recruiting officials. Remember, no matter who talks to you on the way, don't pay any attention to them!"

Little Jarl couldn't quite understand why his brother Chad said that.

But he knew that Chad was a good man who had always taken care of their family.

He obediently listened and ran home as fast as he could.

Chad was relieved to see that he was indeed heading home.

He immediately changed direction and returned home.

As soon as he entered the house, he went straight to the bedroom and took out a large box from under the bed.

The box was dirty and the lock was broken.

Chad didn't care at all. He found his clothes in the corner of the room, stuffed them into his suitcase, and went to Little Jar's house.

Just as I was about to knock, the door opened from the inside.

Looking up, I saw Renata, who had packed her luggage and was carrying a small suitcase.

"Chad, you..."

Before she could speak, Chad quickly covered her mouth, saying, "Don't say anything yet. We need to get to Motown now, or it will be too late."

Renata nodded, then turned and pulled little Jarl over. "Jarl, you stay home and wait for Grandma to come back. Tell her not to worry."

She was about to say something when Chad pulled her away.

"If we don't leave now, we might not make it into the city before sunset!"

They were in a small village outside Mo City.

They survived the last dragon calamity.

Chad is one of the very few literate people in the village, but many people don't know that Renata is also literate.

From the "Decree for Recruiting Talented Individuals," Chad learned that the city lord wanted to recruit a group of literate people, regardless of gender.

Chad immediately thought of Renata; if someone from their group was selected, they could move to Motown.

From now on, you'll never have to worry about being carried off by wild animals again!
Chad thought that there were so many people in Motown, and quite a few of them were literate.

They lived far away and needed to get there early, hoping to make it in time for the written exam the next morning. Therefore, they couldn't afford to waste time and had to leave immediately.

After Ning Yun issued the call for talent, the entire city of Mo was in an uproar.

"What is the new city lord trying to do?"

“During the last Dragon Disaster, the city lord and a large number of nobles died, as well as many officials. There must be a shortage of manpower.”

People speculated that the new city lord probably wanted to hire people to fill these gaps.

But the person who said this was quickly ridiculed.

"Nonsense, of course I know the City Lord's Mansion is short of people. I just don't understand why they need to publicly recruit people. In the past, it was always the nobles who recommended people."

"And what's the meaning of this free school? Do those poor people also get to learn to read?"

The pot-bellied man let out a mocking laugh.

"A bunch of lowly people, no different from livestock. Do you think they can learn anything? Hahahaha!"

His laughter drew echoes from a group of people, who were not nobles.

However, by associating with nobles, he gained many benefits and considered himself superior to others.

Now the city lord is actually making a bunch of lowly people learn to read; isn't that a slap in their face?

"I think this new city lord has big ambitions. If none of us go, I don't believe she can recruit enough people!"

"I heard that the new city lord is a young lady who doesn't know much."

Those with good connections had already inquired about it from the servants of the city lord's mansion.

The new city lord is not a local of Mo City, is young, and is a woman.

These self-proclaimed men completely disregarded the new city lord.

Others looked on with resentment, saying, "Those lowly people have no brains at all, except for doing hard labor."

This person was a minor official who had been dismissed by Ning Yun.

Originally, she did not intend to dismiss the original officials drastically right from the start.

But she soon discovered that Motown was truly bizarre.

There is no such thing as an office, and there are no laws.

In other words, once a dispute arises, nobles and officials can act on their personal interests without any scruples.

They didn't even think it was something that should be hidden.

Merchant groups that come to Mo City to do business not only have to pay Mo City's commercial tax, but also have to bribe officials and pay taxes to nobles.

Even more money was given to officials and nobles!
Ning Yun had assumed that Mo City was barely maintaining a balance between income and expenditure.

So, it turns out only the city lord is impoverished.

These are gleaming gold coins, how could Ning Yun tolerate them?

That's definitely unacceptable.

Now that all the nobles have been killed, she used the city-state system to fire all the parasites.

They placed their own people in key and urgent positions.

Ning Yun plans to select officials directly from the lowest level of the bureaucracy.

Therefore, in the recruitment order, Ning Yun clearly stated that anyone who could read and write, regardless of their social status, could participate in the written test.

Even if you can't read, if you have a special skill, you can come to the office to recommend yourself.

Ning Yun directly confiscated all the former noble estates and turned the best-located one into the "Mo City Office".

This place is specifically responsible for personnel changes in MoCity, and also handles internal affairs of MoCity.

Ning Yun also generously converted several nearby aristocratic manors into office spaces.

Some specialize in liaising with business groups, handling various disputes, and notarizing contracts.

Some were allocated to the Motown Guard, and a court was even established specifically for them.

Given that Motown lacked laws, Ning Yun urgently sought help from the Chinese camp, and asked relevant bigwigs to draft a rough version of the legal provisions.

After doing all that, Ning Yun felt completely exhausted.