Chapter 91: Aftermath Meeting

Chapter 91: Aftermath Meeting

After spending a whole week cleaning up the remnants of QuickLinks Logistics along with our allies at West Coast Agroindustry, I was finally able to return to NLA.

The entire operation ended a lot more smoothly than anyone had thought. High Gate Groups, the rival group of corporations that QuickLinks was part of, hadn’t responded to their member’s demise at all.

Even so, it took some time our us to clean up all their assets spread across the three cities of Firebird, Miles High, and Can Sauce City.

I returned to NLA and rushed to my office to oversee the work that was being done relating to the takeover of the new logistics route. Joey had also invited me to a meeting later tonight to discuss the aftermath and handover procedure of QuickLinks’ routes.

I stepped into my office and witnessed three technicians in the middle of setting up the new projector I had Vin purchase for me. The West Coast Agroindustry meetings took place over their holographic meeting room, and I needed the hardware that supported these virtual meetings in my NLA office.

The projector cost me fifty thousand credits despite being an entry-level corporate model.

Instead of leaving them to their work, I stepped forward and joined in on the assembly. One of the technicians sent over the schematics and I began going over it to join in.

The schematics had precise instructions on how to put together each unit, but we had to figure out where to install it in the room. The main unit was a no-brainer, being by my desk, but the projector units needed to be spread out across the room. It took us a whole afternoon to measure and drill holes into the walls to install them.

When it was done, Vin seemed to have sensed it and immediately entered the room with perfect timing as the technicians left.

“Rollo, here’s the expense and casualty report for the operation. We’re still working on the budget estimates for establishing our foothold in both Miles High and Can Sauce City. That is also what you’ll be discussing in your meeting later tonight, right?”

I grabbed the terminal he held out and browsed through it. “Yeah...”

“Then inform me of the results as soon as it ends. I’ll relay it to the relevant departments.”

“Okay...”

“Rollo?” I heard him ask as I continued to be focused on my terminal.

“Yeah. What’s up?”

“Is there something wrong with the reports? Why do you look so perplexed, going over it?”

“Oh, I was just reading over the casualty report here.”

“Yeah, it was on the low side of our forecasts. Only two KIAs and several injured.”

They had launched a frontal assault on QuickLinks bases in Firebird and wasteland outpost afterward. I guess it couldn’t be helped, taking some casualties in a war.Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

“Yeah, but about this part about one of the family members of the deceased refusing to take our compensation...”

“We tried several times convincing the mother that there are no strings attached, but she is highly anti-corpo. We couldn’t even arrange to deliver the body back to her.”

“If we don’t properly compensate our men’s family, it’ll be as if I broke my promise to them. Send me her information. I’ll go speak with her.”

Vin shrugged, “If you want, I guess... Though, I’d recommend leaving her alone. If she doesn’t want the money, it’s not our responsibility.”

I stood up and stretched my back. “Still, it’ll present a bad image to the rest of the company. I’ll take care of it later. For now, want to go grab a bite with me?”

“No way I’m missing out if you’re treating. Lead the way.”

I sipped on a milkshake as I returned to my office after our meal. There was still a little bit of time left, so I reviewed our recent production numbers for our vehicles and cybernetics.

We managed to expand our vehicle products somewhat, and we are able to produce a Wraith every day now instead of two every three days. The Shades, though, were constantly being downsized as the market for it continued to shrink.

The target market only consisted of a certain profile of mercenaries and we didn’t really have many repeat customers, with it being a one-time purchase.

I should start planning for another commercial product as our earnings would continue to shrink. The new transportation routes may compensate for the majority of it, but we needed to keep growing and not stagnate.

Stealth technology isn’t a wise choice to continue spreading, so maybe another implant since I do have ten points in cybernetic engineering. I should use my electrical engineering knowledge to add a function with a competitive advantage somehow, too.

An alarm suddenly rang out and broke my chain of thought. Before I knew it, it was already time for the scheduled meeting.

I pulled up my status and the terminal in my workshop and got to work brainstorming a new cybernetic product we could sell instead.

Status

Level:

21

EXP:

260/2100

Musculoskeletal:

211

Neural Reflex:

65

Visuomotor Coordination:

87

Endurance:

59

Sensory Perception:

127

Upgrade Points:

0

Upgrades:

Stealth +7Hacking +5Cybernetic Engineering +10Stealth Technology +10Software Engineering +6Electrical Engineering +8

Enhancements:

SAID: Zenitech Sebastien v2

Bio-Coprocessor: SocialCorp Lightning II

Optics: Mirage Tech Clear-Sights mk.12

Cyberarm (Left): Nova Tech Heracle Mk. 3

Cyberarm (Right): Nova Tech Heracle Mk. 3

Auditory: SocialCorp Echo IV

Vocal: SocialCorp Orator III

Cardiovascular: BioGen Lifepump 5

Additional Processing: Halls Corp Custom ST

Miscellaneous: Halls Corp HSU Custom Shade

Cybernetic and electrical engineering, what can I make that best take advantage of the two?