"A position for captain?" Felix raised an eyebrow in surprise, "It's possible for golden spirits to aim for it straightaway, jumping through being a law enforcer first?"
"It used to be impossible before to skip governmental ranks, but since there were barely any openings released in each decade, we decided to alter the rules a bit and give a chance to golden spirits to target any free post. Even if it's an ethereal elder post." Elder Kraken shook his head, "However, being given a chance and getting the post are two different things entirely."
"Everyone else fails in the qualification stage and even if they made it, it was near impossible for the veteran officials to let newbies steal such a well-deserved promotion from them.
"In fact, ever since this systematical change was introduced, there was a single golden spirit who managed to excel above governmental officials and steal the post from their hands."
"Just one?"