Chapter 49: Selection
Five Head Ministers came to officiate the selection. They were the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Education, Health, Justice, and Finance.
"Greetings to Your Majesty," they all bowed and greeted her.
She heard from their thoughts they all came to get employees. After all, why would they waste time on a selection like this?
But of course, they also wanted to show off to her and get her attention. If she thinks they are capable ministers, she would trust their words more compared to others once she begins working. Their words would also have more weight to her since they were the first ministers to reach out to her.
However, helping her out in the selection also meant she owed them one favor. They could ask for her help or support at least once because they helped her out. It was part of noble courtesy but also works in these matters. Everything was give and take.
Raymond introduced them one by one but Arabella already knew them from her past life so she just smiled at them and focused on her goal.
Once the pleasantries were done, Raymond ushered her to a podium with a good view of everyone and the whole venue.
They sat on their respective seats and the curtains were closed so the candidates would not see them.
Alwin used magic to make the curtain transparent to them but not to the candidates.
It was kept a secret from the candidates that Arabella herself and Raymond would also be present in the selection.
If the candidates knew about their presence, they might be too tense and nervous to be able to focus on the tasks to be given to them.