DeletedUser
why on earth would the town pay you to do a pointless task?
the town doesnt neccessarily pay for it, it could be generated money
why on earth would the town pay you to do a pointless task?
The only things I can think of off hand that would be similar yet moderately interesting would be a sheriff job (maybe protecting non-combatant towns people?) or actually defending a fort (soldiers) or "real" prospecting and staking a claim or building the first Sutter's Mill in world 5 (adventurers and Builders).