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Even Zhou Qing, who was used to seeing Federation warships, couldn't help but give a thumbs up when he saw his first War Moon under construction.
Unlike the Titan and Overlord series of warships, which are conventional warships, the War Moon-class warships are planetary-level warships and belong to a tactical-level warship group. They are no longer a conventional warship type.
From this point on, warships have entered the stage of tactical application. Even the worst Warmoon-class warship can definitely be called a military warship, unlike the Titan warship which is only used as the flagship of a patrol fleet.
Looking at the war moon being created before him, Zhou Qing found it very pleasing to the eye.
When Zhou Qing arrived at the planetary shipyard, the Great Sage of the Cult of Mechanics, who was in charge of maintaining the construction of this planetary warship, quickly came to greet him.
"Greetings, Your Excellency Omnesia."
Even planetary-level warships need to be manufactured, and what's wrong with calling a planetary-level warship equipped with so many powerful weapons, Omnesia?
In the eyes of the Mechanicus, Zhou Qing is the human incarnation of Omnissiah.
As for the agreement reached with the Empire before?
Is the Emperor Omnissiah?
The Mechanicus claims they know nothing about this and are completely unaware of it.
Since the emperor didn't say it was no good, they simply regarded Zhou Qing as the real Omnisaya.
Because Omnisea spoke human language, the Mechanicus also changed, replacing their binary language with the most standard human language.
Zhou Qing was naturally willing to accept the allegiance of the Cult of the Machine God. Although these guys were a bit ugly and their research capabilities were a bit weak, they were definitely qualified workers.
In Warhammer, a world where literacy rates are a factor, the Mechanicus are undoubtedly composed of highly intelligent individuals.
Anyone with a low IQ could never become a mechanical priest.
"Don't mention it. Tell me how long it will take to complete the most basic construction during this month of war."
Zhou Qing inquired about the construction progress of the War Month, and upon hearing Zhou Qing's question, the Grand Sage in charge of the construction opposite him revealed a proud expression.
"Because you, Omnesiah, personally bestowed a miracle."
Therefore, we significantly accelerated the construction of this warship. Based on our precise calculations and with overtime work, we expect to produce it in just seven months.
The great sage's face was filled with pride and self-satisfaction, after all, this had accelerated the process by a month, and this level of skill was not acquired for nothing.
The fact that the other party could actually speed up the production speed of warships by a month naturally piqued Zhou Qing's interest, and he asked about it for the first time ever.
"You're quite good. What's your name? Would you be interested in taking my assessment?"
Chapter 216 Let's nurture him and see if he can become a scientist.
"Praise be to you, thank you for the grace of Omnisaiah!"
The Great Sage's mechanical prosthetic eye flashed red with excitement, and he immediately prostrated himself on the ground, his voice trembling.
“My humble servant is named Kaul Taro Vita. It is my greatest honor to receive your inquiry! I am willing to accept any test!”
Zhou Qing nodded slightly, his gaze once again falling on the magnificent skeleton of the War Moon outside the porthole.
Countless engineering vessels, like worker bees swarming around a hive, busily shuttle across the framework of the steel planet. With the combined efforts of these engineering vessels and dock machinery, the War Moon is continuously completing its construction.
“Vita, tell me, how did you shorten the construction period by a month?” Zhou Qing asked.
Being able to shorten the construction period by a month is definitely a talent, so Zhou Qing was very interested.
Vita quickly stood up, but remained humble: "Reporting to Omnisiah, this is thanks to the modular construction technology in the STC template you bestowed upon me."
I redesigned the construction process, dividing each part of the planetary warship into 120 core modules for simultaneous construction. Simultaneously, I improved the plasma module linking technology, incorporating a woodpecker approach into the process.
The plasma beam was applied for 0.0001 seconds, then paused for 0.0005 seconds. This bonding method successfully increased the bonding efficiency of armor plates by 37%. Furthermore…
He paused, seemingly hesitant about whether to continue.
"Go on," Zhou Qing commanded.
"In addition, I...I adjusted the work cycle of the staff, shortened the standard working hours by 10%, and added three work rotations."
Although this significantly increased the number of staff responsible for the work and raised expenses, productivity did indeed improve markedly.
"Because these technicians who are working have all received sufficient rest, and after receiving sufficient rest, their condition has improved, enabling them to carry out construction better."
Zhou Qing remained silent for a moment, a brief silence that almost made Vita think that his decision had angered the gods.
Although the two guards had no expression, their posture was slightly tense.
As long as Zhou Qing gave the order, they would immediately arrest the Grand Sage who was overseeing the construction, since such an operation would undoubtedly increase the construction costs of the entire War Moon significantly.
“Well done. Your approach is excellent. Allowing people to work at their peak can definitely improve work efficiency,” Zhou Qing finally said.
The affirmative words he uttered nearly stopped Vita's mechanical heart from beating.
This was an affirmation from Omnisiah, an affirmation from their god. How could this not excite the great sage of the Mechanism Church?
Zhou Qing's words, "nothing more," undoubtedly made Vita's heart, which had finally settled down, jump up again.
"However, if you have such a good idea next time, don't hide it. Remember to send me a report. If there is a good method, everyone should use it."
"As for the cost of employee salaries, you should know that these costs are negligible compared to the increased efficiency of the warships."
"If production efficiency can be improved, then a 25% increase in employee costs is not a problem."
"You have to give up something to gain something else."
For us, time is the most precious thing; employee salaries are insignificant.
Zhou Qing's powerful brain naturally allowed him to quickly calculate how much the employee salary expenses would be, but he had no objection to this salary expense.
Compared to speeding up the construction of warships, what does it matter if we pay our employees a little more?
Even a fraction of the cost of building this War Moon ship would be enough to multiply the salaries of these current employees by hundreds of times.
If they can save time, then their wages are negligible.
“Follow me,” Zhou Qing turned and walked toward the dock control center. “You’ve pretty much passed the first step of your test. Next, I’ll give you a test paper.”
"If you can answer all the basic questions I give you, then I will train you to become the first true scientist!"
It's time to recruit some qualified students; it's too difficult to develop in this universe on your own.
Even if he is a legendary scientist, being a legendary scientist doesn't just mean having strong scientific research capabilities.
There's also a powerful buff aura; for example, a qualified scientist, under its influence, will have their thinking, brainpower, and other abilities doubled!
This is enough to help him achieve even greater success in scientific research!
To put it simply, you can set whatever you want me to research, then give me a group of scientists to lead the research, and with my support, the time it takes to research that technology will be halved!
If your original research points only yielded a mere 4 per month, then with the support of this legendary scientist, your research output across three disciplines will increase by a staggering 8!
Scientists are the most important and valuable asset of a civilization, and Zhou Qing is one of the most important scientists in the Federation of Humanity.
He may not be the top scientist in the Federation with a single stat boost, but he is definitely the most versatile scientist.
Now he has finally found a suitable student to teach, so Zhou Qing plans to mentor him and see if he can become a qualified scientist and work in the research institute.
Vita was still in a daze when he saw Zhou Qing heading towards the dock control room. What had he just heard?
He thought he just heard Omnisiah say he was going to train him personally!
The next second, engine oil sprayed from Tavi's head, and he excitedly fell to the ground, while the two guards had no choice but to reach out and lift the great sage up.
The great sages of the Cult of Machines usually have extensive mechanical modifications, but fortunately, Tavi's mechanical modifications were not insane, so the Imperial Guard was still able to keep him moving.
The metal doors of the control center slid open silently, and Zhou Qing stepped inside, with Vita following behind, half-supported and half-dragged by two Imperial Guards.
When the tech priests saw this, the data streams momentarily became disordered, but no one dared to ask a question.
Zhou Qing walked straight to the central control console, tapped the holographic interface a few times, and brought up the structural diagram of the War Moon.
“I’ll give you ten minutes to calm down,” he said without turning his head. “I don’t need a confused candidate.”
Vita quickly activated his internal cooling system, and his mechanical lungs hissed as they exhausted air. A few minutes later, he managed to stand up straight, his mechanical eyes refocusing: "Great Omnesia, I am ready."
The guy finally managed to adjust his situation, and Zhou Qing casually tossed him a piece of equipment.
"Finish answering the questions inside, then hand them over to me. I'd like to check on the construction progress of the War Moon now."
After saying that, Zhou Qing got busy with his own things, while Vita was left to do practice problems on his own.
Chapter 217 Next Step: Strengthening the Astronautical Army's Armor
He quickly reached out and caught what Zhou Qing threw to him. This was something Omnesia had thrown to him; how could he not catch it?
The robotic arm, waving its claws in the sky, finally caught the data chip Zhou Qing threw to him. He then connected the data chip and began answering questions.
Which of the priests and great sages of the Mechanism Church didn't spend their lives amidst endless meetings and paperwork? Which of them didn't battle countless exams and written tests?
So he wasn't afraid of exams; he was just afraid that the questions Omnisiah would set would be too difficult and stump him.
However, it was clear that he was overthinking things. Zhou Qing knew the scope of the knowledge system of these Mechanicus Great Sages of the Human Empire.
At the same time, he did not expect that a great sage of the Cult of Mechanism, without specialized training, would be able to answer the Federation's questions.
The test he provided was simply a set of ordinary answer sheets based on the empire's existing knowledge system.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon two hours had passed. Zhou Qing checked the current production status of War Month and found that everything was in line with the standards, except for some minor differences.
Minor differences are normal, since there aren't enough professionals here. Zhou Qing made minor adjustments to these differences and then ordered someone to do so, and that was it.
After Zhou Qing finished dealing with this matter, Tavi, who had just completed the test, quickly presented his data disk with both hands.
He scored 81 points on the basic test out of 100, which is a pretty good score, considering that most of the great sages of the Cult of Machines only score in the fifties.
"Okay, your knowledge is quite solid with only a few minor gaps. I'll give you some knowledge question banks later, so you can take a good look at them, understand them, and practice them."
"From now on, you are my prospective student. You will have one opportunity each week to ask me questions. Make the most of this opportunity and don't ask me everything."
"Once you pass my test a second time and score 90 on this test, it will automatically unlock access to a knowledge repository for you to learn the knowledge you need."
“I will conduct spot checks on you every year. You have three years to pass the final assessment. If you pass the final assessment, you will officially become my student.”
Vita's robotic arm trembled with excitement, and he acted as if he were having an epileptic seizure.
"Thank you for your recognition, Omnisiah! I will definitely work harder to live up to your expectations."
"Alright, that concludes our conversation. While you have potential, whether I mentor you or not depends on your own efforts. Now, let's look at the work you currently need to do."
Zhou Qing brought up the holographic projection of the War Moon and lightly tapped a few structures with his finger.