A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 807
Chapter 807: Chapter 571: Recuperate and Regain Energy Chapter 807: Chapter 571: Recuperate and Regain Energy The battle against the Reapers was not the hardest for Duanmu Huai, but it had indeed cost the Tribunal quite a few warships. Therefore, after the fight with the Reapers had ended, the Tribunal began a new round of resource gathering and fleet expansion.
Having fought the Reapers, Duanmu Huai had realized that even though the Reapers were nearly extinct in the game due to players' attacks, the problem was that there were no players on his side. He could say that he was like playing a solo online game; all the creatures that players in the game wiped out quickly could just as easily overwhelm him with sheer numbers.
If it was like this with the Reapers, wouldn't it be even more certain death when the Tyron Swarm came?
Facing this situation, what could Duanmu Huai do?
There was only one solution.
Mass recruitment!
All-out mass recruitment!
It would be best if he could recruit enough for a guild by himself!
Simple and crude, just overwhelm with numbers.
This problem was still quite easy to solve, but other problems were not so easy to fix.
Such as… manpower.
Indeed, Duanmu Huai realized that there were far too few people in his fleet who could command in battle.
Like this time against the Reapers, he was busy virtually the whole time, and others, besides cheering him on, were hardly any help… Of course, he couldn't blame them, as Anhe Guleiya were princesses; they were adept at magic combat, but commanding a fleet was another matter entirely.
As for the rest of the people… Felin, Audrey, and Lorena were unreliable, to say nothing of Bambi and Kula, even if they wanted to try, Duanmu Huai did not dare entrust the command of the fleet to these youngsters.
Looking at it this way, it seemed that his subordinates were all warriors, with no generals at all!
Thinking about it, that made sense, given Duanmu Huai had always been a lone wolf in the game, taking jobs from guilds only to serve as a vanguard. He was never required to strategize or command from the rear; he just had to follow the employer's orders and act. Therefore, Duanmu Huai had never considered this issue before, but now it seemed he had no choice but to think about it.
So Duanmu Huai summoned everyone… Three heads are better than one, there should be some good ideas, right?
“Eh? Manaria doesn't seem to have anyone like that…”
“Mr. Duanmu is looking for advisors and generals, right? Those are hard to find…”
“Why not ask Mr. Duanmu to request a few people from the Star Union? The Star Union should have plenty of people skilled in commanding warships.”
“Then whose fleet is it really, the Tribunal's or the Star Union's? How can we ensure their loyalty?”
Although Anhe Guleiya and the others were not skilled in commanding in battle, as members of the Royal Family, they quickly sensed the biggest issue.
Loyalty, indeed.
The military is one of the greatest pillars of power, and for those in command, loyalty is certainly the most important quality. That's why, throughout history, many emperors avoided using talented individuals, choosing instead some less capable to command their armies. For many rulers, ability was secondary to loyalty.
If someone was talented but not loyal, then they just awaited someone to usurp the throne, right?
Especially a talented and ambitious general, if they didn't encounter an equally talented and ambitious emperor who could control them, who would dare entrust the army to them?
Although the Tribunal was not a country, as a vanguard against aliens, heretics, and demons, their requirements in this regard were certainly no less stringent than those of any emperor. If one could not agree with the Tribunal's principles and methods, then they would not join. In this situation, finding the right person was indeed very challenging.
Just then, Ling'Nu grinned and raised her hand.
“Maybe, should we look in the officer academies?”
“Officer academies?”
“Yes, in our world, there's actually a special school that trains military officers. Among those students, there might be suitable candidates.”
“Your world, huh… sounds a bit lower class.”
This was also why Duanmu Huai had never previously considered looking for officers from places like Manaria and the Sky Province; after all, the tactics they learned were two-dimensional, but space war is a 360-degree sphere — frankly, a fleet could maneuver to attack you from behind, and in space where distinguishing up from down is quite challenging, a typical general might be overwhelmed just encountering the enemy…
“Ah? But what you want, my lord, isn't just any general, right? If it's a genius, wouldn't they be able to learn quickly? Meow o(=w=)”
“You have a point.”
Hearing Ling'Nu say this, Duanmu Huai also felt there was some sense to that; indeed, what use were ordinary generals to his Tribunal? He needed a genius, and since a genius would excel in any era, they would surely thrive.
“Wait a moment.”
Duanmu Huai acted quickly once he made his decision. He immediately gave orders to Lumiaire, and after a short while, he returned to the room with a VR helmet and handed it to Ling'Nu.
“Meow? What is this??”
“This is a VR Tactical Simulator, used by the Star Union. I had Lumiaire adjust the settings, transforming it into the Tribunal's version. You use this to look for people. If you see someone appropriate, have them test it, and then let me know who passed the test.”
Chapter end
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