A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 198

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Well, I guess we’ll just have to let Count Temple do his best as usual.”

“Yes, I suppose so.”

Elvis nodded at King Azupal’s words.

“So, Takeo, do you want to be a nobleman?”

“What?”

Alice was surprised.

“I told you I don’t want to work in King’s Landing…

What’s left of owning land? Not happening.”

“Why not?”

“Because I have no intention of becoming head of the city myself.”

“If you were, you’d be able to run the city as you saw fit.”

“I don’t see the appeal.

And if I ever wanted to show off ideas, I can do it here now.

I have an understanding head of state and a civil servant right in front of me.

I’ve been allowed to do pretty much whatever I want.

If the proposal is too difficult, they may prepare a different alternative…

I don’t see any reason to hold my own land.”

“I see… Mmm…”

King Azupal had a troubled face. The members of the Elvis family are in a cold sweat.

“─ Father-in-law. Takeo-san probably won’t become a nobleman in the usual way, you know?

He doesn’t aspire to be an aristocrat.”

“Hmm… Layla, do you have a better idea?”

“Yes, I do. Takeo-san, would you like to become the director of the Royal Tactical Institute?”

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

Takeo was interested in what Layla had to say.

“─ Actually, it’s something that was told to me while I was watching the battle today.

There’s a case coming up soon to take a commoner to the nobility.

Oh don’t tell anyone about it, except for the people here.

It’s an important matter in the capital that only my father-in-law, William, myself, and a few others know about it yet.

Eventually, we had an idea of why not select one person from each of the areas facing the Katlanda Empire, the Willip Confederacy, and the Demon Kingdom?”

“I see. The director of the Royal Tactical Institute I proposed yesterday will be chosen there?”

“Yes, we can make it work that way.”

“‘Hmmm… That’s too much of an advantage for me.

A salary of three hundred gold coins a year and a development grant?

What’s in it for the country?”

“Well… The evolution of weapons and tactics and … Takeo-san’s actions will be restricted.

Being a nobleman comes with certain restrictions.”

William said.

“What are they?”

“You’re required to be present whenever there’s a call and you can’t leave the kingdom permanently.”

“You have to go to King’s Landing if King’s Landing asks you to?”

“Yes. And you are not allowed to switch to another country.”

“That’s…”

Takeo gives a difficult look.

“What is it? Are you planning on going to another country, Takeo?”

“‘No that I don’t mind…

But the calling though… hmm… the development costs are very attractive but.

I don’t think I’d enjoy it if I moved to King’s Landing as a result.”

“Well, what if you only had to come once or twice a year for reports, and don’t have to live in King’s Landing?”

“Then… it’s a business trip, right?”[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Yes. If you can just come to the Central Research Institute to report on their progress, then it won’t be too frequent, will it?”

“Well, the institute is located in a rural area, and the director has administrative and supervisory duties, so it can’t be away for long.”

“It’s tempting… but if there’s someone better, I might not get the job, right?”

“…I don’t know anyone that’s more creative than Takeo…”

King Azupal said, and the three royal family members laughed.

Well, if the conditions are as Layla says, being a noble doesn’t seem so bad.

…Research, huh…”

“Hmm? Takeo said it himself yesterday, didn’t you?”

“I did say that, though. That was just a way of thinking against the Count’s territory…

I didn’t think that a nobleman would become the director.

The organization system will be difficult to follow… hmmm… let’s try to write it down simply.”

Takeo wrote it out in a notebook that had been lying around.

“First of all, there will be a Royal Central Institute of Tactics under the King.

And its director should be a member of the royal family.”

“Why?”

King Azupal questioned.

“It’s advanced technology and advanced tactics, isn’t it?

If a civilian official from another country were in charge of it, there would be a chance of it being leaked.

The royal family would be less likely to leak it.”

“I see.”

“So, as a subordinate organization of the Royal Tactical Institute, the first three Royal Tactical Institutes will be established in the areas facing the Katranda Empire, the Willip Confederacy, and the Demon Kingdom.

The central organization will provide funding, and the subordinate organizations will provide reports and prototypes.

The subordinate organizations will submit their research lists, and the center will determine the direction of the research.

Obviously, any content that is inhumane or that could endanger the country should be prohibited.

A debriefing session will be held at least once or twice a year in the royal capital to check on the progress of each research.

Also, the contents of the first three researches should be aggregated at the center, and the results should be summarized and distributed to each research institute.”

“Hmm? Is it okay to send the research to the other laboratories as well?”

“It would be useless in case they are doing the same research, and they may get inspiration from it even if they are stuck there.

I think research and progress are quite important.”

“I see.”

“The director of the Royal Tactical Research Institute will be responsible for managing funds from King’s Landing, all matters related to research, and their reports.

Permission to set up a test platoon (up to 10 people) and to hire researchers.

Make sure to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding employment.

However, technologies that can be diverted to the private sector can be implemented after confirmation with the central government.”

Takeo spoke in bullet points.

The members of the royal family, Elvis and Alice were also looking at what he was writing with their glasses.

“Hmm, there may be something more to add, isn’t there?”

“That’s all for now, I guess.

The elites of King’s Landing will take care of the rest.

I’ve only written a rough draft.”

“All right, I’ll take good care of it.”

King Azupal accepted the note that Takeo had written.

“As for the nobles, I will wait and see.

I’m not going to hold my breath about the noblemen, because the project of this institute may not happen.

“…Well, I’ll try to make it work.”

The three royals nodded happily.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]