249: Chapter 249 Mercenary Guild Recruitment

Thus, the interviewing team became an entirely female team.

Upon seeing this, the Mercenary Guild quickly adjusted its interview methods.

So, one team became two.

Men and women were interviewed separately.

The positions recruited by the Guild mainly included:

1. Security positions: These positions primarily recruit internal security personnel for the Guild and the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, with a quota of 200 people.

2. Professional Mercenary positions: These positions primarily recruit professional mercenaries for the Guild, responsible for external duties, security tasks, armed escort missions, combat missions, etc. These positions have higher requirements; candidates must be under 32 years old and meet specific height and physical fitness requirements. The quota is 500 people, with 350 males and 150 females.

3. Clerical positions: These positions recruit clerical staff for the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Guild, mainly responsible for financial management, archive management, administrative management, counter services, customer reception, and other tasks. The quota is 500 people, all required to be female.

4. Special Talent positions: These positions mainly recruit individuals with specialized skills. Senior management personnel, engineering technicians, highly educated individuals, and even those with indispensable skills like cooking or driving are included in this category. There are no gender or age restrictions.

5. Laborers: Responsible for some manual labor, but the quota is small, recruiting only 50 people, required to be male, between 30 and 40 years old.

The upper limit for this recruitment was 1,500 people. Compared to the overall population of several hundred thousand in the entire Settlement, these 1,500 positions were merely a drop in the bucket.

However, for the Settlement's economy to be revitalized, it could not solely rely on the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Guild.

The roles of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Guild were as catalysts, as fuses, as the first dominoes.

The Settlement's economy needed to be resolved by themselves. However, with this beginning, it would not be difficult to turn around this economic behemoth.

On the very first day, the Settlement had already distributed interest-free credit points to people, and these points were the initial startup capital provided to them.

Those without jobs could completely support themselves and start small businesses.

Those who could make snacks would sell snacks, those who could do handicrafts would sell their skills, and those who understood business would open small shops; in any case, they would find their own ways.

Of course, there were also those who borrowed points and squandered them all. Once squandered, they were gone, and if they failed to revitalize their lives, that was their own problem. In this regard, others could not help even if they wanted to.

At present, as long as the Settlement largely ensured that people had something to do and could survive, that was enough.

With hope, the future would be better.

These things did not require teaching. The leadership teams of each Settlement were all management personnel from original departments, and handling these matters was second nature to them.

Under the concerted efforts of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Settlement Command HQ, the atmosphere of the entire Settlement was completely refreshed.

The negative emotions of despair, complaints, negativity, resistance, and hatred that were once palpable everywhere had disappeared from the streets and alleys. Now, long-lost smiles could be seen on everyone's faces.

However, it is worth noting that everything has two sides.

After the virus arrived, people transitioned from hope to despair; although dissatisfied, the primary emotion was helplessness. No one wanted to see such a situation, but since it happened, they could only face it bravely.

Now, with the economic recovery of the Settlement, people saw hope in despair and rekindled the courage to live and their aspirations for the future. Although life at this time could not return to the level before the virus outbreak, at least everything was improving, and people had something to strive for in their hearts.

What is most feared is that this glimmer of hope, just ignited in people's hearts, will be extinguished again someday in the future. Once this flame is extinguished, it will be impossible to return to the original state. When people see the hope of survival disappear, they will become insane and go berserk, and the consequences will be extremely severe.

Whether this day can be avoided partly depends on the future attitude and choices of the managers, and partly on the future changes in the situation.

May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, though a thousand miles apart.

...

To enjoy the benefits of being the first to "eat the crab," the Command HQs of each Settlement were running at full throttle, without a moment's rest.

They emulated each other, sharing experiences, solely to maximize their interests.

The mosquito repellent bracelet had already served as a trump card, circulating among other Settlements that had not yet partnered.

So, in the past two days, surrounding Settlements have successively arrived at the nearest cooperating Settlement. They were going to purchase this mosquito repellent bracelet, and the funds for the purchase had already been borrowed from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

As for why the Huatong Chamber of Commerce did not directly sell the bracelets to them, but instead lent them money and let them buy from the various Settlements, the reason is very simple.

If the Huatong Chamber of Commerce directly supplied them, the price would definitely be 10 points, and it would be impossible to raise the price. Furthermore, Settlements borrowing from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce would still have to pay interest. At this point, even if they borrowed money and received the goods, they would not speak well of you, and would even secretly curse you as a profiteer, which is absolutely thankless.

If they were allowed to pick up the goods at the Settlements, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's output would be the same and unaffected. The loan interest would also be collected as usual, which is no different from direct supply. However, if they went to the Settlements to buy, the profit margin would go to the Settlements, and it would have nothing to do with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. And when they went to the Settlements and saw the economy prospering, people's lives improving, and large amounts of points being earned back, what would they think?