Naffur scratched his chin That would be great but we canÆt keep stealing away the best and brightest from other Zones Even if Kharon has the Ghosthound standing behind it we donÆt want to go out of our way to antagonize the various States Most of our income comes from shipping out high end goods Tariffs would devastate us
Plus the lurking issue of bringing in more people is the integrity of KharonÆs spirit Tatiana said Everyone else at the table turned and looked at her She wasnÆt sure whether these power individuals had put it together yet but this was the reason that they had set up such strenuous requirements for entry into Kharon It wasnÆt necessarily in order to make sure these people could use images but the image training would temper their Willpower and let the Order Ducis nudge them in the right direction
Seeing that she had their attention Tatiana continued to elaborate Randidly Ghosthound has emphasized time and time again how important it is to cultivate the right sort of image for the people of Kharon The reason that the immigration process is so slow is to partially condition the applicants to possess that sort of image
Can we speed the process up Austin asked looking over at Naffur
Naffur chewed on his lip Well possibly But not in a way that will matter Instead of taking three months to get their image in the right spot we might be able to do it in two and a half But that ties up more of the Order Ducis operatives
IsnÆt that better Basically all the Order Ducis seems to do when you let them out into the borderlands is to bring more people to Kharon to train anyway Commissioner Arrietti pointed out
But rescuing those that need help will be the basis for our inviolability as an organization for when the Ghosthound leaves Earth Tatiana said quietly We need to be the most active force in the Borderlands Besides thatÆs how we spread the word about this cityÆs image to EarthÆs population If we back off the mystique we cultivate will weaken We have no choice but to embrace it
Is this truly necessary What happens if the image of Kharon isnÆt so ideal Austin said after a moment of hesitation He too had finished his drink by now I know it is important to the Ghosthound but
Spoken like someone who doesnÆt understand all the hard work that has been done by someone else for you to have this opportunity Tatiana thought quietly as she looked at the young owner of the fastest growing company in Kharon But that combination of capability and naivety was why she had decided to pull him into these sorts of meetings They needed an actor with AustinÆs influence to be aware of the consequences for Kharon as a whole
Without that image the Ghosthound has cultivated Kharon will collapse Tatiana said quietly It wonÆt be a quick thing and Kharon might even become more powerful by switching its image for dozens of years But that image we have right now is the spine of Kharon Built to last by the Ghosthound Everything else we do grows from there Altering our spine right now is not a smart decision
Naffur and Commissioner Arietti both constantly interacted with people and helped normalize KharonÆs image in their lives so they understood the subtle distinctions it created in people The way it made them stand straighter and take more risks The way it made people willing to try something and fail without being consumed by bitterness Because Kharon was the city that wandered the edges of the world They didnÆt need to be perfect they just never needed to surrender to the unknown
They were always the first blazing a Path That gave the people of Kharon pride
Austin was clearly confused and unsure but he ultimately nodded Satisfied Tatiana smiled However we can look into more efficient methods of immigration We donÆt want to be bottlenecked by this in the future Preparing now can become KharonÆs strength for years to come
Heh finding more willing grunts to accomplish tedious paperwork has a certain sort of satisfaction to it
Before the conversation continued the waiter finally returned Trailing behind him were two women
Helen jerked her thumb over her shoulder Figured it was easier just to bring her
ClarissaÆs eyes were sparkling And I absolutely adore hibachi
Chapter 1418
Randidly sighed and leaned back in his chair Almost listlessly he adjusted some of the piles of schematics he had sitting in front of him on the desk Tatiana do you take joy in making more work for me
She chuckled and shifted her weight IÆve wondered that same thing about you for years Randidly Ghosthound The Kharon police force is relatively underleveled and understaffed for what this city is growing to be Since you are going into the Dungeon anyway this is a good chance to work on the cityÆs foundation Take them into the Dungeon there are only about a hundred of them You donÆt need to train them personally in how to be a police officer but having them there to fight against monsters will make things easier for you anyway If the police are stronger they can handle threats more easily WhatÆs the problem
The problem Randidly supposed was that he could use Absolute Grasp of Yggdrasil to effectively exterminate every monster in the Dungeon within only a few minutes of arriving All from the comfort of his own root structure that he would create in the same moment His ability to deal with large amounts of low Leveled foes was almost unfair
Such a display would earn him more experience than he wanted to get right now of course but it was also much more convenient method than relying on helpers Plus if the police force of Kharon was in the Dungeon Randidly would need to be pickier about what Level Dungeon he chose for this Or he would need to devote a little bit of extra attention to keep them safe
Still I planned on taking some of my Riders into the Dungeon anyway so I could extract the raw resources Randidly rubbed his chin I can likely leave the police forceÆÆs safety in their hands At the same time it does present another opportunity to raise the level of KharonÆs image use the police force could be a powerful symbol to encourage further growth
Randidly sighed Sometimes his action of founding a city seemed to be the biggest roadblock to his training but he knew that it was a cheap price to pay to help the Earth Randidly ultimately raised his head and nodded Alright I can handle that Anything else
Tatiana smiled sweetly at him That depends How much time do you have right now
Growling Randidly shooed Tatiana out of his small hut before she could provide him some other thankless task to consume his time Then he looked down at the table in front of him Due to the recent count of how many children swarmed across KharonÆs parks in its current educationÆ system Randidly was forced to vastly overhaul some of his plans for the Academy accommodating this high a number of students was a not one of his original goals
Of course the fact that they arenÆt all the same age makes it slightly easier but this number isnÆt something that you can just cleverly plan around Randidly frowned down at the papers on the table crisscrossed with recent revisions With this many prospective students we need space And more importantly teachers
Randidly had made steps to address the second problem but now he began to worry that it wouldnÆt be enough Ten thousand kids how many teachers did you need for ten thousand kids The more Randidly grappled with the issues of the Academy the more he realized he only had hazy memories of his own education And certainly from what he could remember it was nothing special
Having a hundred educational staff one teacher for every one hundred students was probably the bare minimum Beyond that Randidly had sorta imagined that there would be multiple focus areas within the school that resembled majors in a university Those different specializations required additional staff Plus Randidly wanted the students to come through Kharon Academy to get enough focused attention to develop
Which probably put the absolute minimum number of teachers somewhere closer to 500 Randidly scratched his head and grimaced A strong headache was brewing as he considered other options It seemed pretty bad if he would need to take out a classified ad in the newspapers of other Zones to recruit teachers