After speeding away from the clothing store, Liens finally stopped.

"It should work, they're all silver coins, it should be enough."

Liens muttered to himself, feeling a bit guilty.

"Sigh, never mind… I'll make it up later when I have money."

"Now we're back to the most vexing problem—how to earn money?"

"There's no Adventurers' Association here, so even if I wanted to take on quests for money, I can't."

"Sigh, I was originally planning to eat a proper meal at a restaurant, but now I can only go back to gnawing on dried meat."

Liens thought with some distress.

He hadn't expected the cost of freedom to become apparent so quickly.

Before, as a dark guard, he had free food and lodging from the Glenbagen Family, but now he had to earn his own money to solve the problem of food and clothing.

"What a coincidence, Adventurer."

A voice interrupted Liens's contemplation.

Liens looked up and saw that the person who greeted him was the first person he had met since leaving the forest…

The woodcutter.

"Uncle, it's you… Have you already returned from chopping wood?"

Liens saw the woodcutter in normal attire, not carrying an axe, so he guessed.

"Because of the meat you gave me, I came back early. I'm about to buy some vegetables and go home to cook."

"By the way, young man, have you eaten? Would you like to come to my house for a meal?"

The woodcutter invited Liens.

"No… Thank you for the invitation, but I don't want to disturb your family meal."

Liens shook his head and refused.

They had only met by chance; he didn't think his relationship with the uncle was good enough to eat at his house.

Moreover, he didn't want to socialize too much with others unless it was necessary.

No other reason, just simply afraid of trouble.

Compared to complex and tedious interpersonal relationships, he preferred to spend his time and energy on his swordsmanship and strength.

"That's a pity… However, I saw you looking distressed just now, did you encounter some trouble?"

"Although I've rarely left the town and know very little about things outside of it."

"But I know our town very well, so if you've encountered any trouble here."

"Perhaps I can help you solve it."

The uncle patted his chest and said confidently.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"I've already thought of a solution."

"If there's nothing else, I won't bother you… Goodbye."

Liens smiled, waved, and hastily bid farewell to the uncle.

The uncle's words reminded Liens that he was unfamiliar with Hughes Town's situation, but there were plenty of people here who were.

He didn't believe that after "asking" people, he still wouldn't be able to find a way to make money?

At worst, he should be able to find a job, right?

As for why Liens preferred to work here rather than leave Hughes Town?

That, of course, was also because of Nimophila.

With such a good sparring partner, how could Liens bear to leave here before defeating her?

Having found a solution, Liens quickly returned to the inn, changed into the clothes he had "snatched," and then lay back on the bed.

Scene change.

Liens once again returned to the time when he had just entered Hughes Town.

At this moment, the sun was just right.

"Militia brother, I want to ask, are there any jobs currently hiring in Hughes Town?"

Liens asked the militia brother who was about to lead him to the inn.

As a local and a militia member, Liens thought this brother might know some job information.

Of course, if he didn't have any, Liens would go ask the uncle, and at worst, use the remaining dried meat as payment.

"Adventurer, are you planning to settle down here?"

The militia brother asked with some surprise.

He had just entered the town and was already preparing to settle down?

"No… I just want to earn some travel expenses and living expenses."

"I'm from another country and don't have Neil Kingdom currency on me."

Liens shook his head and explained.

Upon hearing this, the militia brother looked at Liens with a somewhat strange gaze.

Coming from another country… he must have gotten incredibly lost.

Although a bit puzzled, the militia brother, after a brief contemplation, gave Liens his answer:

"I heard Adventurers are very strong. Since you're holding a longsword, you must be quite skilled in swordsmanship."

"Coincidentally, the Knight Academy in town is currently hiring swordsmanship teachers."

"The salary and benefits there are quite good, and it includes food and lodging."

"Would you like to give it a try?"

There was some expectation in the militia brother's tone.

Liens clearly wasn't an ordinary person, and the only nearby forest was the Monster Forest. To get lost in such a place and still come out alive, he must be a formidable existence.

This was also why the militia brother had always been polite to Liens.

Now, hearing that Liens was from another country, he was probably an existence who had traversed the Monster Forest.

Definitely a strong person.

If such a strong person could apply to be a swordsmanship teacher at the Knight Academy, wouldn't his son have a chance to receive his guidance?

Then his son's chances of future success would greatly increase.

"Knight Academy?"

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, I'll go check it out now."

With that, Liens exited the instance.

In the white space.

"An academy?"

"This country seems to do better in education than the Hartwin Kingdom."

Liens said softly.

In Kara City, he had never even heard of an academy, whether in the Outer City or Inner City.

However, although there were no academies, there was no lack of educational channels as long as one had money.

In the Outer City alone, he knew of many privately run small schools.

This was somewhat similar to the classes Marvin taught them.

They mainly taught literacy, and of course, the fees were not low.

In addition, there were private tutors for specialized instruction, but those were even more expensive.

As for the situation in the Inner City, Liens didn't know.

But it should be private tutoring, he assumed.

As for the so-called Knight Academy, he had seen it in the instance where he had previously explored the general situation of Hughes Town.

It occupied quite a large area.

However, at that time, he was in a hurry to explore the entire map of the town, so he only roughly glanced at the terrain, confirmed the elemental distribution there, and then left.

He hadn't noticed that they were hiring teachers there.

After briefly recalling the situation of the Knight Academy, Liens entered the instance again.

Unsure of the situation, he naturally had to test it out with the instance first.

Scene change.

Liens's figure appeared in the inn room.

It was precisely the time when he had just finished cleaning himself, returned to the room, and was preparing to enter the first round of the instance.

He chose this time to allow ample time for his job interview and to investigate the Knight Academy's situation.

Otherwise, if he didn't find anything out and the instance time ended.

Wouldn't he have to start over?

That would be too troublesome and a waste of time.

After leaving the inn, Liens went to the clothing store again and "exchanged" for a suitable set of clothes using Hartwin Kingdom currency.

Then, before the shop assistant could react, he quickly fled the scene and rushed to the Knight Academy.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man.

Many times, people's first impression of you comes from your appearance and the clothes you wear.

So, although he didn't particularly like them, Liens still put on the good-looking but seemingly not very durable clothes.

After all, he couldn't go to an academy for a teacher interview dressed in rags, could he?

If he did, he might be stopped by the gate guards before even entering the Knight Academy.

"Excuse me, is the Knight Academy currently hiring swordsmanship teachers?" Forabetterreadingexperience,visit*).

"I'm here for an interview, applying for the swordsmanship teacher position."

"Where should I report, and whom should I look for?"

Liens walked to the guard booth at the entrance of the Knight Academy and asked the old gatekeeper inside.

The old man, who was about to take a nap, unhappily opened his eyes and then saw Liens with a smiling face.

In an instant, the anger that had risen in his heart immediately subsided, feeling like a raging fire being gently soothed by a breeze.

Although in the old man's eyes, the person in front of him was just an ordinary person with a common appearance.

But his smile gave him a comfortable feeling, like a spring breeze, making it impossible to get angry.

"Young man, do you want to apply to be a swordsmanship teacher at the academy?"

"However, you don't seem very old, young man. I wonder if your abilities can meet the academy's standards?"

After his anger subsided, the old gatekeeper asked Liens with confusion.

"I just look young; in reality, I'm already in my twenties."

"Moreover, I am an Adventurer, and I have some confidence in my swordsmanship."

"So, can you answer my previous questions?"

Liens smiled and explained his identity to the old man, then continued to press him with questions.

"Oh, oh, oh… I almost forgot."

"The academy doesn't have many teachers, so the dean usually handles such matters personally."

"Young man, you can go directly to the dean's room to find him; he's usually working in his room."

The old man quickly answered Liens's questions.

"Thank you very much."

"I wish you a good nap, goodbye."

After getting the information he wanted, Liens bid farewell to the old man and walked into the Knight Academy.

The main gate of this Knight Academy was always open, seemingly not prohibiting other town residents from entering or exiting.

But at this time, it was midday, and with the freezing weather, no one else came to the academy except Liens.

After asking a passing student, Liens quickly arrived at the dean's room, which was also his office.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Liens politely knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

A somewhat aged voice came from inside the door.

Hearing this voice, Liens didn't immediately open the door and walk in. Instead, he paused briefly, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.

"What a coincidence."