Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1303 Weapon Test
For some reason, Shangluo inexplicably lost his position among the three people and even lost his seat. He walked to the door and saw that it was a little dusty, so he simply picked up the broom and swept it.

"Excuse me?"

A familiar voice appeared beside his ears. Shangluo was sweeping the floor. He looked up and saw that the person was also someone he knew.

Lei Fu, also a student of the Imperial Academy. Shangluo had met him before because he was chosen as Xu Fu's bait and was involved in the incident.

After the storm subsided, although Lei Fu was investigated by the Jinyiwei, because he was a member of the Liaodong military household with a clean background, he just drank tea in the Jinyiwei for an afternoon and then left. He even stayed in the Jinyiwei for dinner before leaving.

"Senior, are you here to sign up as well?"

"Yes." Lei Fu looked at Shangluo, then at the sign at the door, "Wow, this Leibu is really powerful."

"How did you know that? Do you know what's in there?"

"I don't know what's behind the door. But I saw you, Shang Tianjun, sweeping the floor outside."

"Well." Shangluo thought for a moment, "I think you meet our recruitment requirements. You can officially join the team now."

"Wow!!!" Lei Fu exclaimed in amazement, "That's amazing! It turns out that Shang Tianjun has a lot of face. You must have a very good relationship with your minister, right?"

"Still, the relationship is pretty good."

"I don't have anything to thank you for right now. Do you want a drink? I'll go buy it for you. My family sold two cows and just sent me some pocket money. I still have a lot of spare money on hand."

"Can I ask how many cows you have left?"

"Are you asking about dairy cows or cattle? As for dairy cows, I've never really counted them, but I think there are cows that occupy 10 acres of land."

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask you about my decision. You are our logistics chief."

"Ah?" Lei Fu was stunned for a moment, "You mean, I'm responsible for buying drinks?"

"You are responsible for purchasing, and then ask our finance department for reimbursement."

Lei Fu immediately shuddered: "No, no, no, I don't want to buy drinks for others now. I said I would buy you a drink because you were next to me. I have a psychological shadow now. I dare not stand in front of the vending machine without someone accompanying me, for fear that a Tianyi nobleman will jump out and arrest me. Can you buy me a bottle of drink?"

"Ah," Shangluo shook his head, "Okay. Oh, by the way, I forgot, what are you studying?"

"The History Department. If I hadn't studied History, I wouldn't have come all the way to Yingtian."

"You studied history, so you must be good at recording, right? Great, the financial officer has decided to be you. Come, please go to the office next door. Here's a broom, clean it up, and you can start work in a while." "Okay, okay." Lei Fu nodded, "Then please buy me a bottle of drink, I want a hot Coke."

10 minute later.

The first person Shangluo didn't know came to sign up, and Shangluo showed her the way to the office for an interview. After the interview, Shangluo showed her the way to the finance department next door to get the invoice for purchasing. She had just been assigned the task of purchasing a batch of red cans of spiritual liquid.

[You are actually very efficient. You can get the entire department running automatically in just a few minutes.]

"It's good to be popular. Just let Qi Yuan make the arrangements later. Then, send a message to Victoria and ask her to remember what happened. Tell me when she gets home in the evening."

[You already have a spy in the department, right? Tsk tsk tsk, you are worthy of being Shang Tianjun.]

"We are just a few people, so we'll just have to make do for now. When our number exceeds 150, which exceeds the Dunbar number of people who can directly establish interpersonal relationships, then it will be time to test me."

Dunbar's number, a result of anthropological research, refers to the upper limit of the number of people a person can maintain close interpersonal relationships with. This number usually determines the number of natural human settlements, and there is some distinction between different subspecies of humans. The vast majority of humans currently in existence are Homo sapiens, with only a small number of other races distributed in the jungles of Africa and on the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

This number may not be exactly 150 people, it will also change. After all, this is not a game, and you cannot add friends if your friend list exceeds 150. But the closer it is to the Dunbar number, the more difficult it is for humans to maintain an organization through personal relationships. For example, the number of a company in the army is usually slightly smaller than the Dunbar number, which makes it easier for the company commander to establish direct contact with everyone.

But once you exceed this number, it falls into the realm of the talent of the species Homo sapiens - Homo sapiens can tell stories. Through stories, two humans thousands of miles apart can find common ground and work towards the same goal.

The Heavenly Court is about to face this problem. Although Shangluo's "Dunbar number" is definitely more than 150, he still has to prepare in advance.

This is why Shangluo feels that once the Heavenly Court is established, there will be ethical challenges. Because like just now, if an organization has only a few people, Shangluo knows all of them, then even everyone can be an "official", and everyone can take on different, irreplaceable tasks, so that everyone can gain a sense of accomplishment. But once Shangluo is unable to establish connections with everyone, or exceeds his management capabilities, then he needs to unite everyone through a "story".

The current story of the Thunder Department is "Attack the Moon Rabbit". This is not a long-term story, it can only be regarded as a project. Although after this project is resolved, Shangluo will have to re-implement a long-term goal for the Thunder Department. But for now, he can still use the goal of "Attack the Moon Rabbit" to initially establish some rules and regulations to pave the way for the future.

【What should I do after that? 】

"The Thunder Department actually undertakes an important mission - to suppress the problems caused by the extraordinary people worldwide and maintain the order of the extraordinary world. As the concentration of spiritual energy continues to rise, the Thunder Department will have more and more work to do. By then, the atmosphere of the Thunder Department may become like a special task force, responsible for investigating a series of cases. At that time, we may also need to introduce other helpers - but for now, as long as they are Qigong practitioners, they will be fine."

[The one you recruited is not a Qigong practitioner. Zhu Ling can barely be considered one, but her cultivation seems to be very low, just enough to fight with the panda and ensure that she will not be pinned down by the panda when in close contact. Victoria is simply a magician who cannot cast spells herself. ]

"I can't help it. They both know technology so well that it's hard for me to refuse their request."

[I was wondering if you gave them any benefits? After all, if it was just for credits, it would only take a few years for them to graduate. But the Thunder Department will not close down in a few years.]

"Of course. I think they might be the first to eat the elixir. As long as they get some from Moon Rabbit, there will be plenty of golden elixirs."

(End of this chapter)