Xuan Ce Assembly.
"...Celestial Craft Hall is also desperately short of manpower!"
Hall Master Profound Master Zuo Yining's indifferent voice carried a faint trace of resolve as it echoed through the spacious Xuan Ce Hall.
The Mystic Masters present immediately understood that Zuo Yining had no intention of compromising.
This was hardly surprising.
In just a few short months, Heaven Banyan Hall had poached seven of the twenty-six most skilled Master Artisans from Celestial Craft Hall by every means possible, not to mention the even greater number of Artificers and apprentices.
This was no longer merely having a wall corner dug out. It was like having an entire wall carried away.
Even a clay Buddha had its temper, much less a Mystic Master-level strong person. Zuo Yining was quite methodical in his conduct and did not simply refuse outright. He promptly proposed a solution instead: "Heaven Banyan Hall's annual production of Science Magic Internal Combustion Engines may reach five hundred thousand units in the future. Combined with the manufacture of War Hawks, the demand for Artisans will surely be astonishing.
"From a long-term perspective, I believe Hall Master Lan should begin training Artisans as soon as possible. Only then can the manpower problem be solved once and for all."
To be fair.
This was an impartial assessment.
It was also the only way to solve the problem at its root.
But the problem was that distant water could not put out a nearby fire. The target of one hundred thousand internal combustion engines had already been announced before everyone, and Heaven Banyan Hall had to produce them as quickly as possible.
Hall Master Profound Master Lan Jiayao displayed a chilly smile. "According to Envoy Cheng's long-term plan, annual internal combustion engine production will reach ten million units."
Zuo Yining was