Although Perfikot is very dissatisfied with the progress of the synthetic fiber project, she currently does not have the ti to deal with this matter.
Because with the arrival of autumn, the fifty thousand people promised by the Empire have arrived.
Although thousands of transport ships do not arrive all at once, there are at least dozens of ships docking every day.
This poses a severe challenge to the docks, shipping, transportation, and, most importantly, the city's capacity in the Northern Territory.
Perfikot is rigorously prepared for this, to the point that she has to let go of blaming and researching the synthetic fiber issue, and personally leads the White Bear Knight Order along with the Iron Fire Knight Order, who have already followed her to the Northern Territory, to maintain order in the city.
As an important port city expanded as a landing point, the docks of Beloburg, with Perfikot's special attention, have more than five large berths, capable of simultaneously accommodating five large cruises or about ten dium-sized vessels.
If pushed to the extre, connecting ships together could even dock more ships.
But the dock being able to accommodate so many ships does not an it can handle so many people disembarking simultaneously.
After all, it's not over once people disembark from the ship; local officials in Beloburg need to categorize and settle them, and only after one batch is processed can it be the next one's turn.
Although officials and civil servants of the Northern Territory have been thoroughly trained and are quite familiar with such matters, the shortage of manpower still leaves them sowhat flustered when facing the surging immigrants.
It is understandable, as the last ti these civil servants dealt with was only thousands of immigrants.
Moreover, last ti they were all middle-class people, who relatively had better education and higher quality.
It's not about looking down on the lower class, but when you face a person who has received enough education versus one who hasn't read a book, you can clearly see the quality gap between the two.
The forr can easily understand what you are saying, and without needing much explanation, a few indicative banners or signs can enable him to complete the tasks you want him to do.
But as for the latter... perhaps with a couple of patient explanations, you can make him understand what to do, but an illiterate person definitely will not grasp the banners and signs, nor know which window to go to for registration, or what to prepare, even if these things are written in large and eye-catching fonts within his sight.
Hence, for the latter, staff need to expend more energy and patience, and also spend more ti.
However, regrettably, most of the tens of thousands of immigrants sent by the Empire this ti are lower-class people who haven't received much education.
Of course, most of them are robust adults, so fortunately there aren't those who can hardly articulate or can't understand what you are saying among them.
These people, relatively speaking, still have pretty good discipline and compliance, and under the coordination of Beloburg's officials, temporary volunteers, and the army, they have finally completed registration thodically and are categorized and sent to settlents around Beloburg.
Upon reaching the settlents, a portion will fill the settlent, increasing the local population, while another will proceed to ongoing or planned construction sites, becoming the first batch of residents of the new settlents.
Overall, they have another crucial task, which is building shelters.
Indeed, these fifty thousand new immigrants sent by the Empire are laborers for constructing more shelters.
Although Perfikot has invented large engineering robots and has validated their construction efficiency through the building of the first shelter in the Northern Territory, the number of these isn't large enough to et all construction demands.
Perfikot certainly hopes to produce more large engineering robots, but operating and maintaining these behemoths requires engineers and alchemists.
Engineers are easier to handle, as among the tens of thousands of middle-class people sent last ti, a significant number were engineers or technical talents capable of filling the current talent gap in relevant fields in the Northern Territory.
But it's not as easy to replenish alchemists.
Firstly, there's no system for cultivating alchemists in the Northern Territory, even though Perfikot, the Empire's strongest alchemist, along with expert professors in alchemy from various colleges in Langton are present.
They possess teaching capabilities and can train a batch of talents, but the Northern Territory currently doesn't have a complete education system. Even if they are willing to accept students, there aren't enough students enrolling.
As for the New Continent? They do have a complete education system, but the level, well...
Recall when Perfikot first arrived in the Northern Territory, she needed a set of professional alchemy instrunts? They were found in a university in the New Continent, part of the equipnt for their Alchemy Departnt.
However, they were already dusty from sitting unused, clearly showing what the local alchemy education level is like.
While there are indeed many young people within the Empire aspiring to beco outstanding alchemists, eager to co to the Northern Territory and study under Perfikot to beco disciples of the strongest alchemist of the ti, although there's strong official policy support from the Empire, it's not an easy feat.
Moreover, wanting to apprentice under the Lord of the Northern Territory to beco her disciples and students?
Even in Langton, this is an opportunity that needs fierce competition to win, how could it be open to just anyone?
Perfikot indeed had the intention to take on students and train more qualified alchemists, but she despises fools and incompetents.
Not everyone can et her standards to beco her student.
In fact, so far, even in her laboratory at the Eagle's Beak Cliff base, only a handful can et her stringent standards.
As for others, they are mostly just the labor force that the laboratory indeed needs for work.
Perfikot has rely tasked those few assistants she sowhat favors to manage these people, allowing them to exert their proper roles in the laboratory.
Because of this, the demand for qualified alchemists in the Northern Territory continuously remains unt.
And now, with large-scale construction underway, the demand for qualified alchemists has grown even greater.
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