Chapter 5974 Larkinson R&D Expansion
Just as Ves predicted, the Design Department did not undergo a lot of upheaval when the organizational changes took ce.
Nothing really changed as far as most people were concerned. They had already taken their orders from Gloriana and her two first-ss deputies. They continued to do so going forward.
The only difference now was that the instructions had be a lot more legitimate as they were backed by concrete authority rather than nebulous influence.
Gloriana previously managed to get everyone to listen to her because Ves implicitly backed her actions.
Now, he essentially made it all official, so there was no excuse for the mech designers to reject her anymore, not that this ever happened.
As the shifts continued to take ce, one of the more awkward circumstances was the position of Ketis.
The swordmaster was a member of the old guard and had proven herself more than the other Journeymen of the Larkinson n.
She already had a few bestselling mech models under her name and only got beaten by Ves in terms of earning revenue for the Larkinson n.
This granted her the rare but coveted position of Exemr. Though she did not get to own any shares in the LMC, she still received a hefty mary reward equivalent to the dividends issued to a 1 percent ownership stake.
That had made Ketis very rich, especially in recent years. She did not have the habit of hoarding money or saving up for useless luxuries, so she had made herself a lot more popr in the n by spending much of her personal ie on upgrades for the Swordmaidens and the Heavensworders.
Even though Gloriana firmly ced herself on top of Ketis within the hierarchy of the n, the actual bnce of power between the two had a lot more nuances.
Gloriana never dared to issue orders to Ketis. The most the former could do was to issue politely worded requests.
It hadn''t been a problem so far. Ketis never made any excessive demands and preferred to spend most of her work time on her personal swordsman mech design projects.
Still, that did not change the fact that Ketis had be an existence in herself. She was the most sessful student of Ves so far and had recentlypleted the very powerful Storm Sword design. n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
It only took a few days for Gloriana toe to Ves with a proposal.
"Ketis has exceeded the status of a lead designer." She exined to her husband. "Her design skills may be rougher than mine, but she possesses a remarkable ability to innovate, just like you. I think it is better if she assumed the position of elder designer alongside yourself."
Ves raised his eyebrow when he heard that. "You are in charge now. It is within your right to make this decision without consulting me. That is the entire point of me stepping down from my former leadership position."
Gloriana let out a frustrated grunt. "I am not ignorant of that, but this goes beyond the usual concerns. I do not want to alienate Ketis, nor all of the other mech designers, many of whom think they can do far better now that they enjoy the same opportunities as her. The issue right now is that Ketis has only earned part of the qualifications to be an elder designer. I cannot fully justify an immediate promotion, but dying it is not fair. It is difficult for me to form a decision."
He chuckled. "I see that you are beginning to understand the true burden of leadership. I get where you areing from, but in my opinion you are worrying too much over an issue that is ultimately not a big deal. Ketis has been doing fine as a lead designer. Sure, her status has grown along with her reputation and aplishments, but that does not demand an immediate adjustment. Give it time. Allow her to prove herself further. You have already mentioned that there are a lot of Journeymen who are not convinced by her. They need to be taught a lesson that Ketis can sell more mechs than multiple of them put together. She will not back away from this contest."
His wife looked thoughtful at that. "So your rmendation is to maintain the status quo for the time being?"
"Yes. I think the best you can do in this situation is to avoid making any mistakes. You do not want to alienate Ketis and the others. Doing nothing is the best course of action because you have not taken direct responsibility so far. If anything, I am the one that is culpable, as it was my original leadership that has resulted in this situation."
"Hmmm… you make a good point." Gloriana said as she tried to game this scenario. "I will do as you advised. Once Ketis has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that she can contribute much more to the Larkinson n than almost all of the other mech designers, no one will have any reason to fault my decision to elevate her to the position of elder designer. It should not take too many years I believe."
Both of them had watched Ketis grow up and be more established as a mech designer.
They believed in her potential, and they believed that the Larkinson n would give the Swordmaiden mech designer enough of a stage to showcase her talents.
Aside from this little incident, Gloriana did note to Ves to discuss any further problems. The Design Department was well-behaved as a whole, and the recently appointed director had amply proved her ability to run this important institution.
Weeks went by as everyone continued to remain productive.
Ves had made a lot of strikes in the development of his first Ultimate Module. He did not hesitate to conduct a lot of experiments rted to both Omen Stone, Teraixe-063 and otherpatible hyper materials to determine how they worked and how they could bebined.
The empirical databined with his increasingly more detailed theoretical framework gave Ves the backing he needed to develop a viable destructive phasing module.
In the meantime, Gloriana did not let her directorship go over her head. She understood the importance of prioritizing her progression as a mech designer. To that end, she not only delegated more work to the vice directors, but also implemented a huge expansion in staff.
The Design Department gained a new Staff Office thatprised of a lot of staff personnel.
From secretaries to upational therapists, every mech designer gained ess to much more extensive support and conveniences than before.
Aside from that, the ambitious new director also began toy the groundwork of setting up new technological developmentpanies under the Larkinson n.
This was a goal that went beyond the scope of the Design Department. She presented her n to the chief ministers, who saw merit in the idea.
The current Larkinson n depended far too much on external research institutes and developmentpanies to gain ess to superiorponent designs.
Ves previously rejected the notion of setting up more developmentpanies because the barrier of entry was way too high. It cost a lot of money to create a decent developmentpany, and it might not even end up creating anything useful due to theck of star developers.
Neither money nor talent became an issue anymore.
The ie of the Larkinson n had grown so much that it could easily fund a major expansion in R&D activities.
So many people wanted to join the n that Ves presided over that qualified manpower never became an issue.
The rise of the Larkinson Advanced Research and Development Institute showed that it was the right time to expand on this front.
Ves originally founded the LARDI a few years ago in order to figure out how to make better use with all of the phasewater that the Larkinson Army earned as spoils, its pace of development had never caught up to Ves'' insanely fast progression.
That was not the fault of the researchers working at the LARDI. They had not received as much funding, infrastructure and top researchers until fairly recently. Ves expected them to produce better results now that they could embark on more ambitious R&D projects under the leadership of proven and sessful lead developers.
Though Ves asionally paid attention to the nning on this subject, he remained hands off and trusted that the existing leadership structure of the Larkinson n would be able to handle this matter from beginning to end.
The initiative sparked a lot of debates. Plenty of people had a lot of opinions. Many mech designers possessed their own wish lists, and they all thought it was best if the new developmentpanies conducted R&D in their respective specializations.
Ultimately, the Larkinson Assembly voted on a bill that reorganized the n''s existing R&D institutes and mandated the creation of 4 additional ones.
The Larkinson Biotech Institute, the T Institute and the Larkinson Advanced Research and Development Institute mostly remained the same. What changed was that they needed to coordinate their R&D activities better and provide a better ounting for their spending.
The Larkinson Mech Component Development Institute was a very necessary addition to the Larkinson n. Its purpose was to conduct independent research and development on many ordinary mech parts andponents that did not fall under the responsibility of other institutes.
The LMCDI became responsible for developing in-house models of power reactors, mech engines, flight systems, boosters, armor systems and more.
The Larkinson Industrial Development Institute was meant to support the Larkinson n''s rapidly growing resource harvesting and industrial activities. They were meant to develop better ways to harvest gasses and mining ores. They were also tasked with developing superior production machines to facilitate both light and heavy industry.
Any mech designer working for the Design Department was allowed to coborate with or request support from the relevant R&D teams of any institute. They no longer had to conduct a lot of specialized work themselves anymore.
The Larkinson Industrial Development Institute was meant to support the Larkinson n''s rapidly growing resource harvesting and industrial activities. They were meant to develop better ways to harvest gasses and mining ores. They were also tasked with developing superior production machines to facilitate both light and heavy industry.
The Larkinson Naval Design Institute previously consisted of the old Naval Design Department that used to be part of the Larkinson Army.
By turning it into a fully fledged R&D institute, the LNDI not only expanded by arge extent, but also gained a lot of status and priority. This came at a good time because the acquisition of both Starfarer Berth and the E-66 Experimental Yard had turned the Larkinson n into a legitimate starship producer!
The LNDI not only designed new starship designs, but also updated the designs of existing Larkinson vessels. The new naval-oriented institute also became responsible for providing support and coordinating with the two Larkinson-owned shipyards.
Ves appreciated this expansion because the additional support would massively speed up the design of the first true Larkinson battlecruiser.
The C Institute was the most controversial and least understood of the bunch. This was the only part of the new bill that he saw fit to intervene.
The reason why he insisted on the creation of the C Institute was because Ves wanted to found an organization that was centered around individual and more traditional forms of cultivation.
Although it would take a long time to hire the right personnel and get the institute up and running, it would eventually conduct structured research on qi cultivation, traditional craftsmanship as well as traditional swordsmanship.
A part of its functions ovepped with the T Institute, but Ves made sure to divide their responsibilities.
The T Institute shifted its focus on hyper technology, E-technology as well as mech pilot support.
If this arrangement proved unworkable, then Ves could alwayse back and implement further changes.
For now, the new and reformed institutes deepened the foundation of the Larkinson n and reduced its dependence on external service providers.
Ves felt a little sorry for the Cross n for reducing his dependence on its own developmentpany, but the Larkinson n had outgrown all of its allies.