New Employee

The Wyrmtrace colonization program was in full throttle, with recruitment posters plastered all over Alliance space.

They were calling out for engineers, builders, and anyone who could set up shop on the planet's rough surface.

Skilled or not, people lined up to sign on, seeing this as a golden ticket—a chance to carve out a piece of the Alliance's newest frontier, along with the promise of residence, status, and the rare shot at shaping an uncharted world.

But it wasn't as simple as hopping on a shuttle and taking off. Getting a spot on Wyrmtrace required intense screening. This was the Alliance's latest push into unknown territory, a crucial stronghold for future expeditions, and they didn't want just anyone setting up camp.

At one of the busiest processing centers, lines stretched as far as the eye could see, with wannabe pioneers fidgeting through their last round of checks.