abnormal mutation

Chapter 162 Skynet
Late at night, Roland returned to his room, looking somewhat dazed.

The new appointment is still in process and will be finalized soon, at which time he will have more than a thousand more subordinates.

Unlike ordinary companies, the Northern Union Chamber of Commerce employs mostly its own staff, primarily of Solonian descent and their relatives. This results in low staff turnover and high loyalty.

Take the Operations Department as an example. Even if he ordered an attack on the law enforcement agency, those combat teams would not hesitate.

Beyond the influence of ethnicity, family relationships, salary, and benefits, it is largely based on the retirement and death support system that has been passed down for thousands of years, officially known as the Northern Flame Society.

After an employee retires or dies, the level of support is determined based on their job position and accumulated contributions, benefiting the employee or their immediate family members and ensuring they have no worries about the future.

Even during the most difficult period, the Northern Chamber of Commerce did not break its promises and provided every penny due.

The Sid Empire's military referenced this system, but even at the empire's peak, it wasn't fully implemented. Now it's even more of a waste, with some veterans even becoming pirates to make a living, which is quite ironic.

Before leaving, Gao Wen deliberately emphasized this matter to him: he could do whatever he wanted with the company, and the headquarters would cover any losses, but the money of Xin Huo She could not be touched.

If the hearts of the people are gone, the roots of the Northern Merchant Guild are gone; it cannot go far relying on faith and sentiment.

"It all comes down to money!" Roland said with a sigh, looking at the lights outside the window.

Security consulting firms are definitely labor-intensive enterprises, with labor costs accounting for more than half of their revenue. After deducting operating costs, their annual revenue exceeds 650,000 yuan, and their net profit is around 150,000 yuan.

One-tenth is handed over to the Spark Society, one-tenth is kept as a risk reserve, 30% belongs to him, and the rest is also up to him to decide—expanding the scale, acquiring assets, or handing it over to the headquarters.

As long as you don't mess things up, the General Administration of Customs and the Supervisory Department won't easily get involved.

Roland calculated that he could receive 40,000 to 50,000 German dollars a year, which was an astronomical figure for him in the past. Now he is not short of money, but no one complains about having too much money.

After much deliberation, he decided to transform the security consulting firm into a violent organization that operates above the law!
In turbulent times, anything can happen in the future; keeping military power in one's own hands is the most practical approach.

The four core departments should expand their scale, improve their compensation, attract elites, and at the same time increase rewards for meritorious service to cultivate more outstanding individuals.

The challenge lies in ensuring loyalty and preventing espionage and leaks.

Cellular networks can solve this problem, but their development goal is a public network, and mixing them together has many drawbacks. However, if they are separated according to different organizations...

Isn't that just an extra version of DingTalk?!
'It seems to actually work.'

When entering a Hive, you will be directed to the public network by default. If you are part of an organization, you can switch to a dedicated channel to provide more services.

For example, functions such as attendance tracking, human resources management, company address book, document management, task management, and financial reporting can be implemented online to improve efficiency.

Just like his security consulting firm, people on the public network can see that he can consult, place orders, call for security, intelligence support, and make payments online, so he never has to worry about not having business.

Anyone can apply to set up an organization and enjoy professional services, starting with three people and with no upper limit, but a service fee must be paid!
The fee is tentatively set at 3 Hive Coins per person per month, so an organization of 1000 people would charge 3000 coins per month.

This price is not low; organizations with poor profitability will likely not be able to sustain it for long and will probably have to disband.

Roland doesn't admit to being a bloodsucker; after all, he did provide the office methods and concepts that only modern enterprises have, and it wouldn't be difficult to use them to defeat competitors.

Hive also offers advertising services, which of course require a fee.

His colleagues at the security consulting firm, unaware that Hive belonged to him, might feel that rashly joining such an unknown organization was a betrayal of the headquarters.

Mind locks can only prevent others from talking nonsense or having their memories searched, but they can't stop others from having wild thoughts.

Roland racked his brains without success, but then he thought, why not just tell them? After all, it's all kept secret from outsiders.

Without hesitation, he entered the spirit world and explained his idea in detail to the chessboard and the two administrators.

After working on it until dawn, the chessboard successfully developed and launched the enterprise version of the Hive Network, thanks to its amazing computing power.

The public network hasn't changed much; the top left corner and the "Me" section now show the organization you belong to, and if you don't have one, it will display "Free Individual".

The plus sign in the upper right corner allows you to add friends and create organizations.

Below Roland's online name, "Mysterious Man," a line of small blue text appears: "Skynet Security Consulting Company."

He didn't use the term "Northern Territory" directly, instead using a different, misleading term. For online tasks, try to avoid wearing company uniforms. Additionally, you can develop online members to expand your business reach.

At the same time, Xia Er and others received online notifications.

"Ding-dong, a mysterious person has invited you to join Skynet Security Consulting Company. Do you agree?"

After several people clicked "agree," the page switched to the enterprise version.

The central button has been transformed into a workbench with numerous functions, including enterprise groups, personal business cards, job manuals, online intelligence submission, support requests, and operational collaboration.

Everyone looked bewildered. It was their first time working online, and they didn't know anything about it. They could only click on the help section and gradually get used to it.

Roland wasn't in a hurry. Bringing in the entire security consulting firm wouldn't be a simple matter; it would probably take nearly two months.

During this period, he will expand the company on a massive scale, hiring anyone with talent. Once the mind lock is planted, all actions are under the Hive's surveillance, making even the most skilled spies impossible to hide.

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Early in the morning, Roland was having breakfast, still thinking about the arrangements to come.

A male servant hurried to the butler; Colin had arrived.

"I haven't eaten yet, give me one too." Colin rushed in and plopped down as if he were at home.

Norman looked at Roland, and seeing him nod, he turned to make the arrangements.

Roland waved his hand, dismissing the servants, and said that what he was about to say must not be heard by ordinary people.

Colin glanced around but remained silent. There were too many people at the table: the Percy siblings, Evan and his two companions, Leongard, and Marta.

“We’re all on the same side, no need to hold back.” With that, Roland conjured a square metal box out of thin air, placed it on the dining table, and pushed it toward Colin.

"The things are here, but don't forget to return the box."

The box was a container he wove from liquid divine metal threads mixed with life fibers, and it was extremely valuable.

Colin paused for a moment, opened the box, glanced at it quickly, and then immediately closed it again.

"Thank you, what are you going to do?" he asked hesitantly.

Roland smirked: "I don't have the materials, but I got the ship and the cargo."

“These are two different things,” Colin waved his hand and said, “With your abilities, you can have whatever you want without my information.”

"That's a novel perspective, making me sound like a robber," Roland laughed.

Colin wasn't wrong, actually. If he wanted to rob something, he could have just waited in the Silent Strait. His success in taking the Sunflower had little to do with Colin.

“But because of you, I happened to find the Honesty and the Sacrifice. You deserve some credit for my work, so I’m not at a loss. You can take it without worry,” Roland explained.

"What kind of reward did your chamber of commerce give you?" Colin asked curiously.

"Preparatory Committee Member".

"what?"

The others looked shocked, but Evan and his two companions were completely bewildered, listening in a daze and having no idea what had happened.

"Once I'm promoted, I'll join the committee, enjoy the benefits of being a committee member ahead of time, and take charge of the security consulting firm," Roland said calmly. "Want to work for me?"

“Skynet?!” Colin blurted out.

He noticed the changes in the beehive as soon as he got up and was about to ask about them.

(End of this chapter)