Chapter 228: Adam And Frank (1)
"This is great. With the addition of this facility, we will have the ability to create communication devices that rely on signal towers. Let's get Marvin and Victor here. I'm sure both of them would…" Zhang Qin Feng smiled after listening to Stein's announcement in his head.
The congratulation note was something happy for him. But at the same time, a small part of worry appeared in him. It was concerning manpower and workload he's been putting on top of the two-division heads.
Their department can be said to be in the 2nd and 3rd place after Satella's Armed Force. Marvin was tasked with handling the facility's refurbishment, upgrade, and heavy machinery creation. Additionally, he had to attend to Zhang Qin Feng's modern world needs once in a while, including some research and tinkering jobs.
As for Victor, he's responsible for smaller equipment. Printers in his building have been operating day and night without fail to process the weaponry replacement, clothing, canned food, ammunition, and so on. Almost everything essential for the facility's operation is under Victor's control alone.
The expenditure from these two departments can be said to be about the same as Satella's Armed Force. But the cost of their operation is mainly on materials instead of material, manpower, and resources from Satella's side.
Among the few Wind Base departments currently, the plantation department had the lowest operation cost. All the department need was manpower, and that can be solved effortlessly by transferring people from few departments, including newly joined members.
Next came the Food Department under Liam. This place is the final destination of the Plantation Department's end product. As the latter department's only customer, Liam's Food Department is on the duty of handling all kinds of rations, supplies, and edibles for distribution.
The Energy Department came next, co-handled by Valerian and Tane. Valerian was appointed to control half of the operation because she had to slowly convert this gigantic machinery to generate electricity silently. As for the second reason, Zhang Qin Feng felt unsafe if he let Tane handle the department alone.
After the three bottom departments were Valerian's Research Department, Victor's Supply Department, and Marvin's Construction Department. These three were the cream of the crop, taking three-quarters of all available resources from the base to maintain their day-to-day operation.
Satella's Armed Force was excluded from all six departments. Instead, her men were transferable from one department to another, as well as helping to monitor their activities. Their expenditure was also huge, considering they're taking at least half of what was produced by the six departments as their supplies.
Right now, in this Wind Base, there's nothing better than getting enrolled into Satella's Armed Force as it promised the best facility, benefit, as well as compensation. Part of it was to exchange their contribution points for favors. The favor covered from food to holidays, to sexual demands, and also weapon upgrade.
There are few potential candidates ready to be considered for promotion due to their excellent performance in battle.
While he was thinking about calling for Marvin and Victor, the two of them came with a few of their trusted subordinates. It seems they're in the middle of some discussion long before Zhang Qin Feng is visiting.
"Boss. It's great to see you here. We have some suggestions for you in regards to manpower. Would you like to hear them out?" Marvin said. As the older one between the two, his position was the best to bring this matter up to Zhang Qin Feng.
"Sure. Let's hear what you have for me." Zhang Qin Feng nodded. There's an anticipating look on his face as he grabs a place to sit.
"This is Adam, and the one beside him is Frank. These two were trusted members of our department. If the boss is willing to let them try to see how their leadership goes, please allow them to manage this department on your behalf." Marvin said.
"They might need some polishing here and there, but their skills are comparable to both me and Marvin. I'm sure they're capable of completing the job." Victor added. He might sound like trying to curry the favor for the two, but he had no reason to do so.
Able to get the endorsement from the two department leaders mean that their skill was the real deal.
Extending his hand out for the tablet computer in their hand, Zhang Qin Feng had Stein secretly transfer the communication Tower and Paired Devices blueprint into the gadget.
He randomly tapped on the screen for a while and opened the blueprint before them to study.
"Take some time to study the blueprint. Let me know what do you think." Zhang Qin Feng said. He passed the tablet computer to Adam as he was the closest one between the two candidates.
"Let's go. We'll have some talk while we take a walk around this facility." Zhang Qin Feng suggested. His words indicated that he wanted to talk between the higher-ups while walking around as a pretense.
"Satella, let the other two know what's our concern." Zhang Qin Feng allowed Satella to explain what they talked about earlier.
It took her about five minutes to brief the other two about what might be happening outside the Wind Base. And it's not like the two of them didn't notice it either. Everything was recorded whenever the people were going out or coming in. All they needed was a glance at the report to see the differences.
Were it not because Zhang Qin Feng was frequently coming with some raw supplies, they'll be facing a material shortage right now. Furthermore, the equipment that requires repair was also at an all-time low, which indicates something worrying is happening.
"So… What is your suggestion, boss?" Victor asked. As the one handling the supplies and distribution, any decision made by Zhang Qin Feng will immediately affect his department's day-to-day operation and preparation.
"I'm thinking about expanding our survey around the base for now and start clearing a safe passage from here to Turbine Town. Our next mission might need us to take over the Shelter that's still in operation."
"But we need to make sure that we get rid of the problem with efficient communication. Let's hope that…" Zhang Qin Feng was going to continue, but he noticed that Adam and Frank were coming up to where they're gathered.
"Boss! We've finished studying the blueprint. We can come up with a prototype by tomorrow if you want it!" said Adam.
"There you go, boss. I think. That's one problem solved." Victor chuckled.
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