The Terra Travel Diary of Neither Sacred, Rhea, nor Terra

"But the factory treatment at Rhine Life is the best among all companies." Christen touched her neck subconsciously and explained.

"It's best to be relative." Miku didn't hang Christen up... because if he really wanted to hang her up, Miku, who had run a "big company" before, would have to go up with her.

"That's right, but at least Rhine Life has tried its best. That's why Rhine Life's factory dared to be opened directly in the infected area." Christen nodded without denying.

If it were companies and factories that treated infected workers like pigs and dared to open in infected areas, they would probably be emptied out by the infected the next day.

There is no police system in the infected area, and any case occurring here will not be handled by the Tikalondo Police Department.

Rhine Life's factory can not only be built in the infected area, but also operate very well, which shows that it is at least recognized and even maintained by the residents of this area.

After all, protective measures are low-cost, so naturally some spending can be put into improving workers' wages.

Of course, it could also be that Rhine Life’s fist is hard enough.

"I understand. The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." Miku nodded to show his understanding.

After the convoy passed the infected residential area that looked like a shantytown and entered the factory area, Miku looked at the sky that was dyed black by the smoke from various chimneys and asked Christen:

"What does the Rhine Life Factory here mainly produce?"

"..." Kristen paused and said, "It mainly produces what Arturo wears on his legs."

"?" Kristen's answer immediately made the people in the car shift their attention to Arturo's legs.

Well, knee-length black stockings, and they were just changed... By the way, Miku remembered that Arturo seemed to wear the same style of black stockings every day.

What kind of black silk lovers are you? Don’t you think it’s too strong?

"Textile chemicals?" Miku looked away and asked Christen.

"Well, in addition to stockings, there are some other protective

The equipment was also made in this factory." Kristen nodded.

"Extracted from Originium?" Miku felt that with the fossil energy industry of the Terra civilization that collapsed halfway, even if they could produce things like aramid and polyester, they should not be made from oil.

"Yes, these are all part of the Originium industry." Kristen did not deny Miku's guess.

"Stockings are Originium?" Arturo on the side was stunned. The wizard in the tower was knowledgeable... but it was obvious that this knowledge was limited.

At least let Arturo study the chemical formulas; she can't understand them.

"Textiles produced by the Originium industry are non-polluting byproducts and will basically not cause people to suffer from mineral sickness."

Kristen, knowing what Arturo was frightened about, explained.

"Basically?" Kristen's words still made Arturo feel uneasy.

The earth spirit at the side was very calm. She knew the origin of the stockings and why Kristen used the word "basic".

So Di Ling didn't care, because she was also a fan of stockings... or it could be said that women in Terra basically cannot live without various styles of stockings.

People like the commander-in-chief, who dress in trousers and leather shoes every day, are the outliers among Terran women.

Arturo also realized this and looked down at the black stockings on his legs.

It seems that I really can't leave it.

If various stockings really have the potential to cause mineralogy, as long as the probability is not too high, women on Terra should simply ignore it.

"…Is it so common? That makes sense."

Miku nodded. Although stockings were originally prepared for men, they gradually became exclusive to women after the advent of the chemical product era.

After saying that, Miku, who was sitting in the passenger seat, reached out and patted Arturo's thigh behind him, pulled the black silk stockings on his leg and said:

"Well, other than being easy to break and strong, this material has almost no major disadvantages."

"..." Arturo and Di Ling, who had already fallen for the stockings, didn't understand why Miku was so conflicted.

Wearing it for a long time in the wild will indeed produce an odor, but that's because there are no conditions for cleaning in the wilderness. If there were conditions, who would make it really strong?

Christen, who has no interest in black stockings, said she felt no pressure, especially since her current body would not be very strong even if she wore black stockings.

75: Does Rhine Life Science recruit engineers?

The strange topic of whether the stockings made of Originium were strong or not continued until the convoy stopped at the Rhine Life factory.

The Rhein Life engineer responsible for factory operations had learned the news in advance.

After the entire convoy entered, the three-layer gate was closed, and the protective electric grid and the automatic crossbows installed on the wall were activated.

This level of defensive facilities is insignificant in corporate wars, and its main function is to warn workers in surrounding factories and nearby residents not to get close.

After completing the work, the Rhine Life engineer trotted over to Kristen and reported:

"Some workers have been given severance packages to go home, and the rest are old employees who have completed loyalty tests and are willing to support us."

"How many people are there?" Kristen asked.

"636 people, do we need to equip them all with weapons?" asked the engineer.

"...equip." Christen gave the order after a moment of silence.

"What, is it less or more?" Miku asked when he noticed that Christen was in a daze.

"A lot. If I remember correctly, this factory only needs 800 people to keep it running," said Christen.

This number is much smaller than other companies' factories in Tikarendo.

Because infected workers are cheap, factories of other companies often do not choose to upgrade their industries after calculating the costs.

Continue to use cheap labor to replace the increasingly popular fully automatic production lines.

However, as Rhine Life, which has always been at the forefront of Columbia technology, it will certainly not engage in this kind of reverse development for the sake of so-called costs.

"After several iterations of optimization, we now only need 700 people to maintain stable production at full capacity."

Zakota, who was frightened by Arturo, reported to Kristen.

Judging from the fact that she was able to follow General Manager Christen and report on this matter, this M16 angel was one of the management members of the Rhine Life Tikalondo branch.

"Yeah." Christen nodded without saying much. She was not very concerned about this kind of technology iteration which was not a complete innovation but just a stage optimization.

Because this kind of optimization is happening almost every moment in Rhine's life.

"How many spellcasters are there among these people?" Miku, who was sitting at the desk originally prepared for Christen, said while flipping through the documents in front of him.

"..." The M16 Sakota Angel was slightly stunned after hearing Miku's question.

Because in Terra, spellcasters are generally called spellcasters and wizards, and the title of spellcaster is only used in the classroom of Leitania University of Magic.

M16 Sakota reacted and did not answer Miku's question immediately, but looked at the commander-in-chief standing next to Miku.

This reaction was almost the same as Arturo's before.

“His command

It is equivalent to my order." Kristen's response was the same as Miku's.

Although he didn't know what the relationship between Miku and the Commander was, seeing Miku occupying the Commander's position without any hesitation, leaving the Commander standing aside, the M16 angel temporarily suppressed his curiosity and spoke seriously:

"The last physical examination showed that 700 out of a total of 220 workers have the ability to release Originium skills. Currently, all of them have passed the loyalty test and remain in the factory."

"Hmm... awakening?" Miku was a little surprised by something the M16 angel said.

Knowing what Miku was wondering about, Kristen said:

"Although the Ore Disease will increase the power of the infected person's Originium Skills, it cannot change the adaptability of the infected person's Originium Skills."

"As for awakening the Originium skill, it would be more accurate to say that the infection has worsened. The Originium skill has gone from being a latent skill that is difficult to manifest to an explicit one through the amplification of the ore disease."

After Christen finished explaining, before Miku could ask anything else, the M16 angel beside him quickly added:

"Please rest assured that we are keeping an eye on the health of these workers and so far all are in very stable condition."

Stable means that it will not suddenly turn into a piece of Originium and explode into powder to become a new source of infection.

"It's quite a fantasy to control the hands, so how powerful are these people's Originium skills?" Miku complained and turned his attention to the M16 angel who knew the current situation better.

The wings on the opponent's back did not look like they were made of stone fragments like Arturo's, but were made up of several very square light panels in the shape of wings... They looked more like solar panels than wings.

Maybe this thing really functions as a solar panel, relying on the M16 in the opponent's hand, and the evaluation of Sakota by the ancient human Friston that Kristen had relayed before.

Miku has almost understood what is going on with Sakota in this world.

"The power of Originium techniques varies from person to person. We haven't conducted detailed tests on this aspect." After answering this question, the angel whose wings were seen as solar panels by Miku took a deep breath and continued:

"Also, sir, although those workers are able to cast Originium Techniques, they have not received systematic training and are not suitable to join the battlefield as casters."

The angel, not knowing what Miku's identity was, thought for a moment and decided to address him as "Commander".

"Is that so? Then is there any way to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of those casters?" Miku, who did not refuse the title of commander, turned his gaze back to Kristen.

"Yes," Kristen answered promptly, then raised her arm to show the control device of the Bohacker system on her arm and said:

"No matter how the Originium technique is performed, or what the energy index is, it is essentially a kind of Originium energy that is controlled by consciousness through neurons."

This act of completely using known facts to explain idealistic spellcasting made Arturo, who was standing behind Miku, smile.

In the eyes of spellcasters like Arturo, Kristen's statement was heretical.

Although for those infected people who have just mastered the Originium skills and can materialize the Originium skills, there is nothing wrong with what Christen said.

There are no rituals, no words, no resonance, no cycles, no chakras. It is neither crude nor elegant. It is simply using one's own consciousness and thinking to control the energy of the Originium.

Kristen noticed the change in Arturo's expression, but she continued without paying any attention:

"Customize the dedicated spellcasting unit according to the caster's physical condition, and then adjust the energy output of the spellcasting unit to control the performance of each person's Originium skills."

"It sounds like giving a staff a few fixed spells, and then the user only needs to power the staff to cast those fixed spells."

Miku immediately understood what Kristen meant as a senior planeswalker.

"That's understandable." Kristen nodded in confirmation.

"It's just a low-end way to utilize joint spells. More importantly, customizing spellcasting units is not that simple."

Arturo, who could no longer bear the insult in his professional field, spoke up, risking being hit on the head by Miku.

"I personally think that joint spellcasting that requires a high-level spellcaster to guide it is truly low-end."

Kristen retorted without giving in.

"Ok, I get it. Actually, you two are not talking about the same thing. The joint spellcasting that Arturo mentioned should be considered a tactical weapon, while what you are talking about, Kristen, can be considered a strategic equipment."

“???” Christen thought Miku might have said it the wrong way.

Obviously, the joint spellcasting led by tower wizard-level spellcasters should be called a strategic weapon.

The strongest point of the former Witch-King of Letania was that he did not need the cooperation of several or even dozens of people like other tower wizards to cast overly powerful spells.

The Witch King can perform many powerful spells by himself to destroy cities and armies.

“No, this is called strategy.” Knowing what Christen was wondering about, Miku shook his head slightly and said, “Because your technology can fundamentally improve the combat effectiveness of the entire civilization.

"

"If that's the case, then it's true." Kristen, who understood the level of judgment that Miku made about the two, did not deny it.

"…But you don't deny that customizing the surgery unit is a very complicated thing, right?" Seeing that Miku didn't blow his head, Arturo gradually became bolder.

As Arturo spoke, he winked at the earth spirit that was continuously reducing its presence.

The earth spirit, who didn't want to express his opinion, continued to play ostrich.

Seeing that the earth spirit was not cooperating, Arturo could only draw out the bow of his cello staff and said:

"It took me three years to make this weapon. Customizing a unique spellcasting unit is not just a matter of materials and skills, but also requires timing that suits the caster."

To put it simply, it is the exclusive weapon of a Terra caster, which requires the right time, place and people.

Otherwise, the weapons produced will not only fail to enhance the caster's own strength, but will also reduce his own strength because the caster will need to cooperate with his own casting unit.

"I don't deny the difficulty involved, but for Rhine Life, this is not an insurmountable problem."

After Christen finished speaking, she said to the M16 angel beside her:

"Did you hear that? Do you know what to do?"

"Really?" Angel M16 said with a stiff face. It's not that this matter is difficult to handle, but this matter only means one thing to a Rhine Life Engineer like her.

--work overtime--

"I don't want to repeat it a second time." Kristen said in a serious tone before Arturo laughed.

"Okay, Commander-in-Chief, I'll arrange it right away."