Big Capitalist

Here comes the point. Merlin was talking about the Arcane City instead of himself, Merlin. The meaning is very clear. This favor is planned for the Arcane City, and must not be placed on his head.

These teachers quickly responded humbly, expressing their willingness to do their part to help select talents for the Arcane City.

Merlin raised his hand gently, motioning for everyone to take a seat, and then changed the subject, with a sly look in his eyes: "Of course, there are benefits to having everyone here."

Hearing this, the teachers exchanged a few meaningful glances and speculated secretly in their hearts.

Merlin smiled and pointed out, "I know that many of the children of the families behind you have also applied for the civil servant selection exam in the Arcane City. Before I invited you to help, I made it clear that I don't mind these people giving their children a backdoor so that they can give them more points when grading the papers."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the office changed subtly. The teachers remained calm on the surface, but they all had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Merlin paused and continued, "Everyone knows that the selection of officials for the Arcane City involves a lot of things. You all come from the six great empires and the Aize Federation, so the allocation of these positions is naturally inextricably linked to them. This can be considered as a favor that I, Merlin, have sold. You all are in the middle of this, so you must understand the reasoning behind it."

Let me continue to highlight the key points: the favors sold here are counted on Merlin, this is not some shitty Arcane City!

Indeed, the positions of officials in the six empires and the Aize Federation are now as tense as a taut bowstring and are gradually reaching saturation.

Those noble children who had no inheritance rights had an awkward position in their families and were blocked from rising. However, the emergence of official positions in the newly rising Arcane City undoubtedly lit a lamp of hope for them and provided them with a new opportunity for development.

Faced with such a good opportunity, they will surely seize it like a hungry wolf.

After Merlin finished his meaningful words, he turned around gracefully and strode out of the examination grading office.

He knew very well that if he stayed here, the invisible aura of majesty he exuded would make these teachers feel uneasy and stressful, which would not be conducive to their free work.

When Merlin's figure completely disappeared at the door, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became slightly relaxed.

The teachers present exchanged glances with each other tacitly. In those glances there was the certainty of having reached a tacit understanding, as well as a hidden consideration of the situation.

In fact, long before they came to mark the papers, they had already discussed with the six empires and various forces in the Aize Federation. After some bargaining, they allocated the interview places properly, and everything was self-explanatory.

At this moment, in the closed classroom, the only sounds left were the sound of pens rubbing against test papers and the occasional low-voice conversations, as if an invisible war was quietly taking place.

Just one day later, with amazing efficiency, they presented Merlin with a list of those who had passed the written test.

Electrolux took the list and glanced at it. His face darkened instantly, his brows knitted tightly into the shape of a "川" character, and he said angrily: "These guys are really too much! They actually sent a list of so many people. Don't they know that we have a fixed number of civil servants to select? This is simply treating the exam as a joke!"

He was so angry that he clenched his fists and paced back and forth in the room, obviously extremely dissatisfied with this outrageous result.

Merlin looked calm, as if everything was under control. He waved his hand gently and explained slowly, "This is all arranged and instructed by me. I asked them to choose more. Of course, I also told the teachers that some of them would definitely be eliminated. There is no need to make a fuss."

Upon hearing this, Alex couldn't help but let out an "ah", his mouth slightly open, his face full of astonishment, he couldn't understand the meaning of Merlin's doing this.

He stood there in a daze, his eyes full of confusion, trying to find the answer from Merlin's face, but to no avail.

At this moment, Electrolux seemed to suddenly remember something. He hurried to the desk beside him, took out another list, handed it to Merlin, and said, "President, this is the list you have been eyeing for a long time. It contains people with real talents and excellent answers, including some students from ordinary families. I thought our selection this time would focus on this."

There was a hint of grievance in his tone, and he was obviously annoyed by his previous "cleverness".

Merlin took the list and nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes: "Approve all the people on this list first."

After saying that, he picked up the feather pen beside him, dipped it in ink, and carefully calculated the number of remaining admission places.

Then he picked up the long list of teacher submissions and examined it line by line, frowning slightly from time to time and falling into deep thought.

After a while, he circled several names solemnly, then raised his head and looked at Electrolux, his eyes revealing an elusive meaning: "Electrolux, take a look at this list, who has a good family background and is relatively wealthy, remember to circle them after you choose them."

"Ah?" Electrolux's eyes widened, as if he had heard something out of the ordinary. He was dumbfounded for a moment. "What do you mean by who has a better family background and is richer? In selecting civil servants, they don't look at their abilities but their family background. How can this be true?"

He was filled with confusion and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

However, after a brief moment of confusion, Electrolux seemed to suddenly realize something, and thought to himself: Could it be that Merlin hates those guys who give money to others to get in through the back door but have no real talent or skills, and wants to single them out for punishment?

Thinking of this, he quickly calmed his mind, carefully examined the information on the list, and marked out the names of those candidates who came from wealthy families and had strong family backgrounds.

Merlin took the list that Electrolux circled and read it through. After reading it, he nodded with satisfaction and said firmly, "Very good, then let's distribute this list to those who circled. These are the people who passed the written test and entered the interview."

"Ah?" Electrolux exclaimed again, and the expression on his face fell instantly. He shook his head helplessly, smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "Good fellow, I guessed wrong again! President, what on earth are you thinking? I am completely confused."

Merlin looked at Electrolux's annoyed and confused look and couldn't help laughing. "Electrolux, there are some things you will understand in the future. Now the Arcane City needs to absorb talented and capable people to support future development, and also needs to properly balance the forces of all parties so that they are willing to work for the Arcane City. Behind this seemingly chaotic selection, there is actually a step-by-step layout. You still have a lot to learn."