Chapter 420

"I salute you for your hard work, manager."

Ten minutes later, Ustad turned his eyes to the bald middle-aged man.

"But the progress has fallen behind the scheduled schedule. Can you catch up with the schedule?"

"This... Is this your request?"

"No."

Ustad shook his head.

"This request comes from the commander of the war. Now the external situation is uncertain. The spirit pirates destroyed Nathan VI a few days ago. He is under some pressure."

The dock manager smiled awkwardly and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief.

"In fact, sir, we are under pressure. The workers have never dealt with a workload of this scale... The scheduled schedule can only be as accurate as possible, but that is still a prediction. Now we are seriously short of manpower and skilled technicians, so we will encounter unexpected delays."

"What's the manpower difference?"

"About 200000 to 500000... This is not the key point. The key point is that the working hours of workers have increased again and again, and their bodies have been forced to the limit. Last month alone, 5432 workers died of various diseases and accidents caused by fatigue. They worked too hard, but the quantitative rations and remuneration have hardly increased. Everyone complained."

"Let those mortals complain less."

Morsenley turned his head and scolded severely.

"Give them a little encouragement and some encouragement to let them know that they are working for the Empire, not playing at home, and have no time to complain."

"Big, big..."

Astat's anger was more than ordinary people could bear, and the dock manager was as frightened as chaff.

"Don't be angry with him, morsenley. We're here to solve the problem."

Ustad waved his hand, and the deputy company commander immediately turned back.

Then the second company commander calmly said to the dock Manager:

"I don't want to be rude, manager, but it's the most important thing for the regiment right now."

"I'll talk to the foremen..."

Ustad's gentle attitude calmed the dock manager gradually.

"See if they can adjust the shift again, but in terms of treatment -"

"I know."

Ustad nodded.

"I will feed back this information to commander Zhan. You give me the consumption of workers and materials in this year. By the way, call some foremen. I want to talk to them in person."

While waiting, Ustad and mosenly went to an observation tower in the construction area.

In front of them, a heavy landing ship as huge as a rock wall was slowly pouring into the warehouse, leaving shiny oil stains on the metal ground.

"I don't know how hard it is."

Said morsenley.

"Let them work harder and they will work harder. We have the right."

"It's more complicated."

Ustad shook.

He knew that the reason why morsenli had this idea was not that he was mean by nature, but that the soul drinker, as a ship based combat group, spent most of his time floating in the void and rarely coexisted with a group of fixed mortals in a fixed place.

Their attitude towards mortals is too rigid and too tough, which is a common problem of most ship based combat groups.

The cold and cruel void not only forged their perseverance, but also shaped their indifference.

This is what soshyan is changing.

"Really, company commander? They've been dawdling long enough. In my opinion, the key point is the length and frequency of rest time. They're too lazy... Five hours is enough for men, six hours for women and seven hours for idiots!"

"Fatigue is only part of the problem."

Ustad can only gently remind his deputy.

"There are more other problems. What we need is cooperation, not slavery. We have to recognize and accept their qualities."

"Company commander, you mean weakness?"

"Quality."

"Then I'm very glad I'm not mortal now."

Morsenley shrugged, but Ustad laughed.

"Anyway, if the construction progress continues to lag behind, the commander of the war will be very distressed. We have lost a frigate in the battle with the spirit family before. Although it seems that the loss is small, I know he sighed for three days."

"Believe me, company commander, as long as our attitude is stronger and harder, all progress will not fall behind. Nothing is more convincing than whipping."

"I think the main reason why the workers are slowing down is to ask for extra pay."

"Do you think they are deliberately slowing down the progress?"

Morsenley asked in surprise. This view made no sense to him. He never thought that mortals could work under the hands of star soldiers.

"I guess... Yes, they complain about overwork, hope to get a lot of extra pay through idling, and then they seem to be working hard."

"Then set an example and find some lazy people."

"In fact, their requirements are not too much."

Ustad shook his head and looked at the iron gray dome above the Starport, where the light of distant stars was reflected, which also made the transport ship coming to the port look particularly bright.

While they were waiting, the representative of the foreman could not be found for a while.

The reason is very simple. No one will go as soon as they hear that they are going to see the Star Warrior.

It's so scary. If you don't say well, you don't have a small life. Everyone is just ordinary people and doesn't talk about glory.

Finally, a man was elected just because he had seen star soldiers - about 200 meters away.

At first, the unlucky guy cried and died, but he couldn't stand everyone. He surrounded him and blamed him for righteousness. He said that he was a selfish individualist regardless of everyone's interests.

Under various threats, the man could only agree.

Before long, the impatient manager took him to a high tower.

At the time of departure, the 30-year-old welder foreman was shaking his legs, swollen eyes and sweating like rain. He felt as if he were floating in the air without touching the ground.

The guards on the road didn't stop him. They put him into the tower. He almost took off his soul and followed each other all the way.

"Cough."

Along the way, his head was almost buried in his chest. He didn't look up until the manager coughed loudly.

At this time, standing opposite him were two great armored giants, which almost made him dizzy. As for his appearance, he didn't dare to see it clearly.

"Are you the representative of the workers?"

One of the giants asked softly, with a conciliatory tone.

"Yes, they called me up."

The foreman looked at the lines on the metal ground and answered softly. It didn't look like a strong man's voice at all.

"How's your life recently?"

"Thanks to your excellency, everything is fine..."

The foreman thought again and then said low.

"It's time to work, it's time to eat."

"How did you eat?"

"Yes, ration bar, protein fast, corpse starch..."

"All synthetic food?"

"We are all used to it and can eat it... Adults have said that only things produced in the sacred factories of the empire can be safe to eat. Those grown in the fields have all kinds of toxins."

Another giant laughed and said:

"This guy is honest."

As soon as the foreman heard the praise, he was very happy and bold, and began to narrate.

"In addition to these, we will also take some alcohol from antifreeze and other places and drink it with protein blocks. The taste is really exciting -"

The one who spoke before suddenly interrupted his speech.

"I hear you have some questions about the length of work and pay."

On hearing this, the foreman's face changed immediately.

"Sir, we..."

He shrunk his head nervously.

The giant stepped forward and said gently:

"Don't be afraid. If you have any problems, just say, I'm here to solve them for you, not to punish anyone."

Maybe the other person's attitude gave the foreman some information. After swallowing his throat, he said in a low voice:

"My Lord, the construction period is too tight. Everyone keeps working overtime, overtime and overtime. We can't see a head. It's OK for our young strong workers to say, but women and children can't stand it. Many people are exhausted, but they don't even have time to see a doctor..... Everyone and everyone say that this is calling us as machine servants."

The giant nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly he frowned.

"Wait, did you just say women and children?"

The giant turned his head to the main pipe.

"What's going on? Why are there women and children among the workers?"