Chapter 735: Mass Production Design, Full-time Servants

"Yes, I understand!"

Facing Xia Duo's renewed urging, Horst could only nod reluctantly, though he also put forward a request, "I need to have Pulaisite join the Research Lab. I have often collaborated with him before, and with him, I will be more confident!"

"That's no problem!" Xia Duo agreed immediately.

Pulaisite was also an Intermediate Mage and had a relatively good relationship with Horst; he had known about this matter for a long time. These two were among the few mages in the Tower of Time who were famous for their good personal friendship.

Under the new system, Intermediate Mages were not restricted from joining others' research labs. If they were willing to engage in joint development, Xia Duo would be more than happy!

It was just that under normal circumstances, Intermediate Mages with private projects guarded their projects strictly. Sometimes even the apprentices serving as human batteries were not allowed to participate, let alone other Intermediate Mages who might become competitors!

"Decide on who you need yourself. I have only one requirement, and that is to produce a mature mass-production plan as soon as possible!"

After saying this, Xia Duo inspected the Horst Research Lab before leaving.

Arriving at the Public Level again, Xia Duo was only passing through this time; he prepared to head to Savile Town via the fixed teleportation portal in the Teleportation Room.

However, while passing by the Workshop, he couldn't help but turn in. Pushing open the door, the first thing that caught his eye was the branch-like distribution of the production line.

Compared to the few times he had been here before, the people inside were finally no longer crowded; there was only one production line with over twenty people.

Among them were 17 apprentices—of course, placed here, they were 17 Apprentice-level Magic Technicians—6 low-level mages just assigned to the Magic Technician Office, and Jianaer, who was showing them around.

"Lord Xia Duo!" Someone with sharp eyes saw Xia Duo and called out immediately.

Afterward, people kept bowing, and Xia Duo waved his hand somewhat casually and called out, "Jianaer!"

"Xia Duo, you're here!"

Jianaer crossed the crowd and came before Xia Duo, "You just called Dien and the others away, so what about the training here?"

Xia Duo glanced at the six low-level mages behind Jianaer who kept looking over, and smiled slightly, "Let them learn the spells first, then teach them directly on the production line. From now on, do not pre-package these Communication Magic Tools; let them practice directly. Don't worry about the waste, let them practice until they are proficient."

If they were not pre-packaged, the Mithril Components could be easily recycled. According to the current purity of Mithril in the Tower of Time, it could support at least seven or eight rounds of recycling.

But if they were packaged, then unless one possessed Mithril Refining Technology, it would be very difficult to recover the Mithril from the waste that had been mixed with the packaging materials.

Xia Duo did not want to expose the Mithril Refining Technology for the time being, so he could only use un-packaged magic artifact cores for these people to practice with.

His voice was not loud, but in this workshop, which was also not large, almost everyone heard it, including Jianaer who was standing face-to-face with him.

Upon hearing this, the worry on his face dissipated quite a bit, "I understand. I will have them practice the spells until they are proficient before they practice linking to the Magic Web, to minimize waste."

"Then that's it. I have other things to do. You go and inform them on Line 2; finish the training as soon as possible and start normal production."

"Good!"

After leaving the Workshop, Xia Duo did not delay any further and went straight to the Teleportation Room. He stepped into the portal leading to Savile Town without hesitation.

A small portal tightly connected the Tower of Time with Savile Town twenty miles away, arriving in an instant.

"My Lord!"

The portal guards at Savile Town bowed respectfully. Xia Duo nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then headed straight for the Town Hall not far away.

Landing in the courtyard, someone immediately came up to meet him, "My Lord, are you here to see Saier Town Mayor?"

"Yes, you don't need to follow; I know the way!"

Every time he came, a group of enthusiastic clerks would surround him. Xia Duo saw through their intentions clearly; he had seen too much of this in the TV dramas he watched before transmigrating.

Regarding their actions, Xia Duo was neither disgusted nor fond of them. If he were in their shoes, he might have been even more exaggerated than them.

Passing these people, the room—or office—of the town mayor, Saier, was just behind the innermost partition.

It was piled with a large number of documents and files; Saier worked in such an environment every day.

"Saier Town Mayor!"

"Ah, My Lord! Why have you come!"

Saier, who was bowing his head writing something, left his seat upon hearing the voice and came before Xia Duo, "My Lord, what are your orders?"

Saier dared not be the least bit negligent toward Xia Duo; to a certain extent, he was even more respectful to him than to Niya.

Xia Duo didn't feel much about it; he didn't come here to show off his power. He came because he had business, "Saier Town Mayor, there are two things that need you to handle!"

"My Lord, please speak!"

"The first thing is very simple. The Tower of Time needs to recruit a batch of servants, tentatively 100 people. No restrictions on gender or age, room and board provided, with a daily wage of 3 Silver Coins. The only requirement is that they must be diligent."

Currently, the servants of the Tower of Time were mainly apprentices who had given up the path of magic and had not yet learned Spellcasting. Originally, the number was sufficient.

But with the implementation of the new system and seeing the realistic cases of academy-style training, those apprentices had rekindled their hope of learning magic.

These people were mostly in their early 20s, and in terms of potential, there should still be some. Xia Duo was also willing to give these young people a chance.

Thus, as long as someone was willing to join the academy-style training program (if they did not become an Official Mage in three years, they would need to repay 1000 Gold Coins), the former Apprentice Management Office was willing to accept them.

This resulted in the Tower of Time now lacking servants, and they had to be recruited separately.

This time, the wage Xia Duo offered was also higher than before. When he entered the Tower of Time himself, he only got 1 Silver Coin a day; now it was triple that. This wage was already enough to reach the base salary of a skilled porter at the docks.

Ordinary farmers tilling the land or small laborers in town could not earn this wage; only those with skills could earn it, or even exceed it.

Correspondingly, these servants would not have the rights that past apprentices had to choose courses or attend lectures; they were just pure servants with no path for advancement.

After finishing the first matter, Xia Duo immediately spoke of the second—

"The second matter is a bit troublesome, but you don't need to accomplish it immediately; just take your time!"

"My Lord, what is the matter?"

"The Tower of Time needs to recruit people with Spellcasting abilities to serve as Magic Technicians, or Magic Craftsmen. After passing an interview, the Tower of Time will be responsible for training. The wages are generous, but a long-term contract must be signed."

"Inter, interview?" Saier's brain couldn't quite wrap around it.

There was no word in the Netherese language that directly corresponded to the meaning of "interview." It was a new word Xia Duo created by taking one syllable each from the Netherese words for "meeting" and "test."

It was normal that Saier didn't know it, and Xia Duo was very happy to explain it to him, "An interview is a meeting and a test. I will arrange for mages from the Tower of Time to cooperate with you. This will be a long-term task!"