Ken had no doubt about it. Even he himself could think of a way to do it; for the Lord, drawing up a design blueprint should be simple enough.
Now he understood why the Lord wanted to recruit shipboard mechanical engineers.
As for why it had not been made public?
Storm Heavy Industries had not been announced either. This matter was probably still in the planning stages, so there was no rush to recruit. Besides, he knew about it now, didn't he?
After Josh finished speaking, he fell silent and quietly waited for his friend to make a decision.
That was how they had always worked. Ken made the plans, and Josh carried them out. Ken always took a long time to reach a judgment, but Josh had always trusted his decisions more.
After thinking it over carefully for a while, Ken raised his head and looked solemnly at Josh. "I'm in."
"Great, great! I'm telling you, we're definitely going to make a fortune!"
Josh happily sprang up from his seat.
Making money? That was important, but Ken knew he was not good at that. He was only good at dealing with machines.
"It's getting late. I need to hurry and settle the details with the others. I'll come find you again tomorrow. We'll be setting sail within the next few days, so get ready."
The two were close, and Josh could not be bothered with formalities. As he spoke, he turned, opened the door, and jogged away.
"Wait for my good news!"
Ken pulled out a piece of fried fish and stuffed it into his mouth, then stood by the door and waved to his friend.
The setting sun fell across their smiling faces, stretching their shadows long.
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