Supervisor Bai Ye (Continued)

He really dared to say anything.

And he had been recruited with his own approval!

"When an operator subjectively planned actions that harmed Rhodes Island's ideals, they would be expelled immediately; when an operator deliberately violated Rhodes Island's rules and regulations, they might be removed before causing any actual harm."

The supervisor held Rhodes Island's regulations and operator handbook in his hands, his gaze extremely dangerous!

Bai Ye naturally had no idea what the others thought of him.

Nor did he need to care.

His speech continued.

Bai Ye adjusted the microphone. "I will now lay out our department's priorities for the coming period."

"First, the External Operations department must expand."

"We have too few people and too much work. At our current scale, we cannot handle the challenges ahead."

"So I have decided to expand our staff and recruitment efforts, while also increasing the number of overseas offices, stations, and safe houses!"

"We will build a network spanning all of Terra. In the end, I hope that wherever our operators go, they will see the Rhodes Island emblem."

"At the same time, I need to establish a new external contact point at every office and station. This system will play an enormous role in the future. It is meant to address the emergence of new races. We must build the framework first and make contact with them ahead of time."

The so-called new races naturally referred to the Players.

"We will prioritize Victoria, Lungmen of Yan, Laterano, Columbia, and Ursus." The regions Bai Ye named were all locations where Players would log in during version 1.0.

Perhaps it was already too late to achieve complete coverage from the start.

But Bai Ye had no other choice. There was simply too little time. He could only race against the clock and establish as much as possible.

"Expansion is necessary. Do not worry about manpower; build the framework first. Personnel will be replenished later."

After discussing expansion, Bai Ye continued, "We also need to consolidate. Every External Operations operator must take turns returning to Rhodes Island for new special training—not just combat training. I will also teach everyone how to deal with those strange new races and new crises."

"We need a more complete system of rewards and punishments, especially the latter. Rules without punishment cannot be called rules. Stubbornly treating so-called morality and conscience, meant to preserve consensus, as the foundation of rules is a bad habit."

"We must improve our personnel's ability to survive. I will speak with Rhodes Island's instructor team. You are too weak. You lack strength! I will not demand that you become as powerful as frontline combat operators, but make sure you can survive a crisis. Every one of you is important. I do not want to lose anyone."

"Our equipment must be updated. I will find other companies for comprehensive cooperation and replace our outdated weapons and gear."

"We need a larger budget. Do not worry about money; I will find a solution."

After saying all that, Bai Ye looked at everyone, paused, and suddenly smiled.

Everyone froze.

Yet the atmosphere suddenly became much lighter, as though that smile had brightened the meeting room.

Ninety-six points of charm were truly terrifying...

Bai Ye said, "Next, I will talk about something everyone likes—something more practical. That's right, I will improve everyone's salary and benefits, and new welfare packages will be issued as well. You will see the details later."

"We must work closely with the other departments, especially the Medical and Engineering departments."

"Everyone's safety is also a key focus of our work. I promise that from now on, whenever any External Operations operator sends out a distress signal while outside, I will dispatch an action team to rescue them."

"If the situation is urgent, I will go myself."

"I will do my best to ensure that every External Operations operator stationed away from Rhodes Island's landship can feel secure."

Finally, Bai Ye rose from his chair.

He raised his fist. "Everyone, do not fear the darkness, because the darker the night, the more brilliantly the stars will shine."

"No matter how great the despair, anyone who says 'It can't be done' before facing the challenge is an idiot! If you still cannot win after giving it everything you have, then you can laugh at yourself and say, 'Still not enough, huh.' Because the rest can be entrusted to the people beside you. It can be entrusted to me."

"I believe that compared to gold that shines by nature, the radiance of steel forged a thousand times in blazing fire holds greater value."

"I hope we can encourage one another. Let us create a future that belongs to us!"

Bai Ye turned off the microphone.

Silence swept through the entire meeting room.

After a long while, thunderous applause erupted.

Typing Girl, who had listened to Bai Ye's speech from the side and witnessed everything, looked at him standing there.

He was now the focal point of the room, its absolute core.

With goals, methods, rewards, and the fulfillment of his own promises, he could earn everyone's trust.

Those who joined Rhodes Island could all be called kind people. Their characters possessed a certain nobility and brilliance, which gave Bai Ye even greater confidence in his work.

As he thought, Bai Ye raised his terminal to check the time, then said, "Everyone, it's my first day at Rhodes Island, and I haven't even visited the cafeteria yet. Let's have a group meal. Invite every Rhodes Island External Operations operator. It's on me!"

"Awesome!"

Bai Ye finally heard cheers for the first time.

He smiled and nodded at everyone before taking the lead out of the meeting room.

"Phew—"

Once he was out of everyone's sight, Bai Ye swiftly deflated like a leaking balloon, completely lacking his earlier momentum.

"I did all right, didn't I?" Bai Ye asked the person behind him.

Typing Girl had followed him out.

"I've never said so much in my life..."

Bai Ye took a few breaths to calm his somewhat agitated emotions.

He had actually been quite nervous...

And he had not prepared a speech at all. He had made it all up on the spot, and honestly, he had been worried he might say something wrong.

What he had imitated was the commander and president of The Revelry Tea Party.

Although he had not been able to join the Tea Party, he had been quite close with that group. He had sat in on many of their gatherings.

Usually, the president would set everyone's direction and fire them up. She was always bursting with energy and possessed incredible drive. Bai Ye always jokingly called her President Haruhi Suzumiya.

The commander was much calmer. He usually carried out the tasks arranged by the president and issued all kinds of orders. His tone was always composed, and he constantly wore a stern expression that made him seem quite frightening.

No one in the Tea Party dared provoke him.

As supervisor, Bai Ye wanted to combine both styles. He needed to ensure his authority while also becoming a banner everyone could follow, guiding them forward.

This process was not simple, and Bai Ye was feeling his way forward.

But he still needed to grasp the essential formula. No matter what kind of speech it was, as long as it was tied to "this land," it could not go wrong!

"You can learn something from him. Though there are shortcomings, he did very well." Doctor Kal'tsit instructed Amiya in her office.

Words held power.

As Rhodes Island's leader, Amiya needed to inspire and lead everyone through her words.

Bai Ye's speech was not particularly rousing. It even lacked passion and came across as somewhat plain. But that was enough, because regardless of what he said, he would need to fulfill it through concrete action afterward.

Doctor Kal'tsit believed that as long as he could do what he promised, he would be able to unite the entire department around him.

Bai Ye was thinking about the group meal.

Though he had long known how many people there were in the entire department,

when everyone gathered together, he was still startled.

There were so many operators...

And this was not even everyone. Many operators had left Rhodes Island's landship to carry out missions elsewhere.

What frightened Bai Ye was not the number of people. He was worried about his wallet...

Well, he had just said he would pay for the group meal.

Now that he looked at it, it seemed rather terrifying.

This was going to be a massive loss!

But Bai Ye kept his word. Since he had said he would treat everyone, he certainly would not go back on it, nor would he use the department's financial budget.

He took his wallet from his pocket.

He had made quite a bit of money back in Lungmen.

Part of it came from cracking down on gangs.

The rest came from the "tuition fees" paid by Players.

In any case, he was fairly wealthy now.

And so everyone saw a very genuine side of Bai Ye—when he took out his wallet and paid at the cafeteria counter, they saw with their own eyes that his hand was trembling...

Someone could not hold back their laughter on the spot.

Bai Ye himself could not laugh, but he quickly reined in his negative emotions. He did not eat. Instead, while everyone was having their meal, he went from table to table and learned the names of every operator present.

Other than the department's higher-ups from the meeting room, the External Operations operators resting aboard the ship had never met Bai Ye. He also needed to make the rounds so everyone could get to know him and satisfy their curiosity.

"So the new supervisor is that young."

"He's so handsome."

"For real."

As Bai Ye wandered around, the operators discovered something rather terrifying: their supervisor seemed to have learned every operator's name. He could accurately call each of them by name without even needing prompts from PRTS.

Was he even human?

How long had it been since he received the files?

They were completely convinced.

Even those operators who had initially held minor complaints or a bit of dissatisfaction toward Bai Ye admired his ability. They had no choice but to admit that Bai Ye truly was more suited to being supervisor.

Bai Ye did not set an end time for the group meal. Some operators were even gesturing about going for a second round.

There was a bar inside Rhodes Island called "One More Cup," which only served alcoholic drinks between 9:00 and 10:00 at night.

Some bolder operators seemed to want to drag their new supervisor to the bar. Some had even more outrageous intentions, and the first step was to get Bai Ye drunk.

Bai Ye truly found it difficult to refuse these enthusiastic operators.

So he could only go with them.

After just one drink, Bai Ye became dizzy.

He really could not drink.

Thus, the operators who had dragged Bai Ye out for drinks all saw another side of him. Why did their supervisor seem kind of cute?

Their previously fierce supervisor became very easygoing after drinking. No matter what others said, he would nod. No one knew whether he had actually heard them clearly...

"SuzakuHyperDrrrrrryyyyyy!"

Just as Bai Ye was about to be drunk under the table, an uninvited Vampire lady suddenly appeared in the bar.

"Please hand him over to me, all right?"

Warfarin supported Bai Ye by the shoulder and flashed everyone a brilliant smile.

"Uh..." Some operators tried to protect their supervisor from the evil Vampire, but Warfarin frightened off those who tried to defend him with threats and terrifying surgery proposals that had absolutely no moral bottom line.

Doctor Warfarin's reputation was not particularly good. It could even be described as terrible.

Though she was one of Rhodes Island's veterans, she possessed no authority whatsoever before the operators. It was said that many operators who joined Rhodes Island in its early days had terrifying experiences of suddenly blacking out while walking down the hall, then opening their eyes to find themselves lying on an operating table with strange laughter ringing in their ears.

Though she had become more restrained under Doctor Kal'tsit's supervision, the operators did not dare guarantee whether her earlier threats had been jokes or genuine...

So, farewell, Supervisor...