"Yes, my lord."
Gray and Anrida could only agree reluctantly when they heard that Art Student did not intend to attack the star system before them yet.
"Don't look so listless. Haven't many new recruits joined your armies now? Go train them and strengthen your forces. I'll also equip you with even better and more powerful equipment."
Art Student spoke to comfort them.
"Yes, my lord."
Hearing Art Student's reassurance, the two immediately perked up. Art Student would provide them with even more powerful equipment, making the forces under their command stronger and allowing them to offer more planets to the Lord of the Stars.
Art Student turned to the weary-looking Mendeleev and said softly, "Train more recruits. Your navy still has too few personnel. Otherwise, no matter how many warships we build, there won't be qualified people to operate them."
"My lord, I will train more recruits. I won't hold you back."
Mendeleev spoke to Art Student solemnly.
Mendeleev also felt that there were too few qualified naval personnel under his command. There was already a slight shortage of hands even to crew the Lord of the Stars' flagship, and more naval personnel needed to be trained to operate the warships.
In truth, Gaia, Art Student's personal vessel, could easily handle navigation on its own. However, Art Student had chosen to let Mendeleev pilot and command it. Without practical operation for too long, one would never improve.
Art Student then turned his gaze toward the relaxed Anglie and Hogood. "Don't think you have nothing to keep yourselves busy with. You also need to cultivate more administrators. Otherwise, when we conquer vast star systems one after another, if there are no qualified administrators to manage them effectively and chaos results, I will hold you accountable."
"Yes, my lord. We will