The end of December was approaching again, and fewer than ten days remained until the New Year.
As in previous years, the Xinfei Merchant Guild would take a half-month holiday over the New Year, beginning a week before it and ending a week afterward.
So although there were still three days before the holiday officially began, the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Main Base was already filled with the bustling, tense atmosphere of the pre-holiday rush.
Almost every employee, from top to bottom, was eagerly anticipating the upcoming holiday, but to fully enjoy their longest break of the year, they had to finish all the work on their hands before it began.
Otherwise, if they still had work hanging over them during the holiday, they clearly would not be able to enjoy it properly.
As a result, the Xinfei Merchant Guild's efficiency had soared over the past few days. This could easily be considered its most productive period of the entire year.
In just the first twenty days of this month, the output reported by its various factories had already matched that of the entire previous month. Some departments had even slightly exceeded it.
Seeing this, Xu Yi could not help feeling wistful.
If the entire guild could maintain this level of efficiency all year round, he would not have to keep worrying about its production output.
"Come on, Mr. President. Sure, we're working efficiently right now, but if we kept this up all year, everyone would be worked to death within two months."
Ankato, the head of the Xinfei Merchant Guild's household magic machinery department, glanced at Xu Yi and shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Besides, even if we really could maintain this efficiency year-round, our output still wouldn't meet demand. Ultimately... demand for our products