There's not much preparing you ACTUALLY need to do, unless you're aiming for a higher milita point but y'know.
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His contract is technically legal by certain states considering the acceptable age group to get a job is 14, according to state laws. There are chances Ahmed could have ran into a scam, though, as this is a common issue today. Such as the chance it was just a false ad, or maybe a money scam.
I want to say the nineteenth century not 100% sure though
