After temporarily putting a stop to the dispute between these long-eared distant relatives, Ye Ting summoned all the camp's senior officers.
With Aeldara, the "key" to breaking the deadlock, they naturally needed to put her to work as soon as possible.
"I've noticed that everyone has already begun cutting down trees on a large scale to build the camp. Even the soldiers have joined in."
Looking at the humans and elves who had set aside their work and gathered together, Ye Ting nodded and asked directly, "How are things progressing? How long will it take to build a port capable of docking a fleet?"
"If we devote all available manpower to it, only three weeks."
Captain Daelin, who was currently also serving as the camp's second-in-command beneath Ye Ting, answered:
"But before that, we need to build shelters for the lads, even if they're just communal barracks with large sleeping platforms. Then there's the manpower needed for hunting and gathering supplies. Taking all that into account, it may take more than two months."
"Two months..." Ye Ting pondered for a moment. "That's far too slow. The situation simply won't allow us to delay for that long."
"But that's already the fastest arrangement," Daelin complained. "Logging, leveling the land, hunting, gathering, patrolling... every task requires manpower. And considering future food reserves, the farmers need to clear farmland and sow seeds while the season is still suitable. Our lads aren't made of iron."
"If we finish the port and receive reinforcements afterward, manpower may become less of a problem."
Kael'thas reminded them.
"But without sufficient manpower, we can't build the port any faster!"
Daelin stressed.
Well, now they were stuck in a vicious cycle.
After thinking it over, Ye Ting asked the admiral, "If... and I mean if, we disregard the work