[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-529":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1846649,2449,"Chapter 531: Recruitment II","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-529",529,"\u003Cp>Adul Karos\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come out,\" said the young dwarf as the guard opened the carriage door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls began to step out, and soon, it was my turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped out immediately, and my eyes fell on the most beautiful place I had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had heard so much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is not a single whore in Owlspring that doesn't know about the velvet garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every whore knows someone who is in the velvet garden. Six women I had worked with are in a velvet garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are who I am aware of; there might be more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know any of them personally. Many nights, I wished I knew them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the girls working in the velvet garden have brought their friends' contracts and got them jobs in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's Beka!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was looking around when Tamsin nearly shouted in recognition. I looked at her before following her gaze to the woman she was looking at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful woman in a blue dress with the guards behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know her?\" I asked. \"Yes, we worked in the same brothel five years ago,\" she replied with a clear look of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She changed so much that I almost didn't recognize her,\" she added softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the beautiful woman and not in any way; I could think that she was a whore. She looked like she was some rich merchant's daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not just how she is looking and dressed but the very way she is standing and talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a cultured grace that even the whores with Grace Skills didn't have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some other people seemed to recognize her, and a few even called her out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at them but didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Line up,\" ordered Bumi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, we are standing in neat lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me,\" said Beka and walked toward the gate. We followed behind, and soon, we stepped inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around and saw the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the girls of the velvet garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at us from a distance, some girls recognized them and called them out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them looked beautiful, with radiant skin and shining hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes didn't hold the bleakness that is so common with us whores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, there is a light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Beka, they looked but didn't respond. Some opened their mouths but closed them a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrogant bitches. Thinking they are better than us just because they work for the legacy. They are still whores, like us,\" said Temsin angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't think they are not talking to us because they are arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some seemed like they genuinely wanted to talk. Seeing how they had opened their mouths before closing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I might be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condition changes people. They are working for the legacy, earning the amount of money that we couldn't even dream of; it is more than enough to change people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we reached the three-story building on the left side, and Beka opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped inside, and we followed. Soon, we appeared in the hall with cushioned chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also beautiful paintings in here and a bookshelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you sit,\" she ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When will the interviews begin?\" asked someone from the front as we all sat in the chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At eight,\" she replied, and my heart started to beat in nervousness as there were only fifteen minutes to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to get into the velvet garden, not for me, but for my child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is hard. Seeing they have interviewed over a thousand before, selecting eighty-two of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not as beautiful as the other others. Nor could I laugh like them; I didn't even have a seduction skill, which is most common among whores after Lv. 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason I am still in a brothel is because some people prefer my body type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A breakfast arrangement had been made in the other hall. There are also washrooms where you can all freshen up,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Read books from the shelves to pass the time. The interviews will probably last till night,\" she informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just don't miss your interview. You won't get another chance if you miss your name when it is called out,\" she warned and looked at Bumi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved and pinned the pages to the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will be the order of interview,\" he informed before sitting on the chair beside Beka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at it, but it was too far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is my name?\" I asked Tamsin. She had an Eye Skill from her secondary class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number twenty-eight. Mine is twenty-four,\" she replied, and I heaved a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want to be first. Last time, I was, and I was so nervous every moment of the interview, that I barely remember the questions they asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I know what they asked as they asked everyone nearly the same questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we go to eat breakfast?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several girls are getting up and walking out of the hall. \"We should wait until a few girls finish with the interview,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not feeling hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is normally no breakfast in a brothel. We eat lunch primarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope it's something good. It should be delicious; its legacy,\" said Tamsin, licking her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was five minutes to eight when the dwarf woman returned. She looked at us before sitting down and talking to the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I got up and walked toward the shelf before picking up the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I love to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last book I read was a year and a half ago. A patron forgot it and didn't come back for it. Not that he would have gotten it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you forgot something in the brothel. You can forget about getting it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was eight when all three turned toward us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matty Smith,\" called Beka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a woman in her early twenties got up nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gans will lead you to the interview,\" she instructed, pointing toward the guard. Exiting the hall a few seconds later with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the girls turning serious. All the smiles and curiosity vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though mood had only lasted for a minute before the girls began to talk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I listen to conversations around me while looking at the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to see how much time each girl takes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the interviews took around fifteen minutes on average. However, some took less than five minutes and more than twenty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mine lasted just five minutes. I didn't think I would be selected, but I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl returned sixteen minutes later, and immediately another one called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zirva, question did they ask?\" asked the girl behind me as the second girl returned. \"Can't say. They made me sign a contract,\" replied the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, I was really hoping to get some information,\" cursed Tamsin while I sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information would have really helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go,\" I said, putting a book back on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tamsin and I walked out of the hall and followed the directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's freshen up the first,\" she said. I nodded and walked toward the washroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We opened the door and entered the most beautiful washroom I had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a huge mirror, crystalline flowers emitting light, and pretty bottles. I think the contents are the reason why so many girls smelled amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's also spotless, without a speck of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teen girl is standing there wearing what seems like a uniform that fits her perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is the attendant that the other girls were talking about. Every washroom has one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she looked far too beautiful to work as the attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her before walking toward one of the stalls. When I came out, I walked toward the sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no handle to these taps?\" asked Tamsin. I looked, and there was nohandle to the tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put your hand below the tap, and the water will come out on its own,\" replied the teen with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We did, and the water came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enchantment,\" I said. It could only be possible through enchantments, which made me sigh in wonder, given the money it has to spend on enchanted taps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked in the mirror and shook my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Tamsin, I am average. My shoulders are too wide, and I have a stocky build because of the dwarfish ancestry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is only one-eighth, but I still inherited the features. However, the dwarf blood isn't obvious due to my tall stature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your class has the same feel as us. Why are you working here?\" asked Tamsin, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that girl smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not eighteen yet. So, I can't work in the legacy,\" she replied to our surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I don't want to work in the business. I am learning magic. I want to be a mage,\" she added with her eyes turning dreamy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had heard about them teaching magic but never heard about anyone being able to cast a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard it is very hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you will succeed,\" I wished, and the young girl smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any tips for the interview?\" asked Tamsin as we were about to leave. \"Be truthful. If you lie, they will know it,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We thanked her before walking out and, a minute later, entered the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the food, my eyes couldn't help but widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a buffet of food staged beautifully. Everything I can think of is here. Fruits, bread, eggs, desserts, juices, and things I couldn't even recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, two chefs are making fresh omelets, creps, and other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think I have been as hungry as I am right now,\" she said, looking at the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, we sat with our plates filled with every kind of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish Avi had been here,\" I said. My son, he is in Owlspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. If we get selected, this kind of food won't be just a one-off thing,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that, I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want much. Just not the life I and my child are currently living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We finished breakfast. It was the best thing I had ever eaten. I wanted to eat more, but I controlled myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overeating wouldn't help with the interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, I returned to the hall and sat down in my chair with Tamsin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed as one girl went after another called out for the interview. I had passed the time talking to Tamsin and reading the book in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is much better than the last one I had read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tamsin Veylis,\" Tamsin's name called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wish me luck,\" she said as she got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck,\" I wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't think Tamsin needs luck. She is a beautiful woman with her secondary class above Lv. 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she controlled her mouth. There is a great chance she will get selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she disappeared with the guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed, and I waited for her. Soon, fifteen minutes passed, and there was no sign of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't get worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interviews of some girls lasted for half an hour. So, there is nothing to be worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nearly twenty-five minutes later she came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I blew it,\" she said dejectedly as she sat beside me. It affected her a lot, her whole body was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might act tough, but she is sensitive and soft. The whole persona of toughness is to protect that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't say anything; I just took her hand in mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn't have responded so angrily to that old woman's questions,\" she added after seconds of silence with tears welling in her eyes, which she tried to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, I didn't say anything other than press her hand against mine tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adul Karos,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and more girls went for the interview when my name was finally called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experience the journey before anyone else. 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