Mu Yuan woke up, glanced at the little bear clock on the bedside table, and found that only two hours had passed.
He hadn't slept long.
The great battle had just ended, and there was still a heap of affairs to be dealt with in Tianyuan City; the crisis in the territory might not be completely resolved yet... Mu Yuan was preoccupied with these many issues, unable to sleep soundly, and as soon as he had somewhat recovered and shed the innate need for rest, he woke up on his own.
"My head's still throbbing with pain, and my body feels as if it's been hollowed out."
Mu Yuan held his forehead, felt it carefully for a while, "It's okay, I feel a bit unwell, but it doesn't affect the handling of daily affairs. I may not be able to fight at most, but for now, there's no need to take action."
Isloa and others were probably busy to the point of running off their feet, how could he, Lord Shepherd, rest easy?
...Although, resting while his deputies worked seemed to be the very role that a lord should play.
He was probably just concerned about the state of his territory.
As a lord, during such a critical period, he couldn't be absent for too long, and with alliances like Shen Linglong, Natural Garden, and Giant Stone Ridge, it was often necessary for him, the lord, to make a personal appearance.
In fact, if it weren't for the numerous capable deputies in his territory, like Dead Bone, Lu Liu, and Isloa, who carried out their duties impeccably and managed the affairs and various unexpected situations, these two hours he had slept could have led to quite a few messes in the territory.
Mu Yuan condensed a droplet of water at his fingertip, thought for a moment, and then walked into the adjoining bathroom, turned on the faucet to splash water on his face, wiped it with a paper towel, and tossed it into the distant garbage bin; only then did he leave the rest room.
Outside the rest room was an entire research area.
Isloa had knocked through several laboratories, and purchased many instruments and pieces of equipment, making the whole research area seem somewhat crowded, and... cluttered.
Two meters away, there was a half cup of coffee that seemed to have been left for quite some time; a pile of materials he couldn't identify was casually stacked in the corner; there were scorch marks on a white lab coat in the distance;
Fortunately, there was still a spacious pathway wide enough for two people side by side, leading from the rest room to the door of the Mage Tower.
Mu Yuan headed straight for the doorway.
By the window next to the door, stood a small, pink-haired Puppet Doppelganger. She looked about seventy percent similar to Isloa, only the joints at her arms and legs, where clear interfaces could be seen, made the puppet seem less realistic.
The puppet had no signs of life, standing like a piece of decoration next to the door.
As Mu Yuan approached, it was as though a switch had been flipped; the stationary eyelashes of the puppet began to flutter lightly. In the next moment, the feeling the puppet gave him changed completely.
It went from an inanimate object to something alive.
"Why are you still using the older generation of Puppet Doppelganger? Don't you have the more perfect Starlight Avatar?"
Of course, Mu Yuan was clear on what this was.
He too could craft such puppets, and as long as it was within a certain range, he could project his consciousness into these Starlight puppets, created by his own hands, to activate and use them.
"It's because the Starlight Avatars are not enough," Isloa said unhappily, "I'm currently using myself in over a dozen segments and there's still not enough of me to go around! Lord, why do you think that is?"
Mu Yuan looked skyward.
The main reason, of course, was that... Tianyuan City had too few clerks.
Isloa had started expanding the clerical staff early on. She could convert Starlight Scholars, a special unit skilled in recording and handling, and she continually selected suitable talents from the Territory Citizens for training.
Tianyuan Territory was in tense warfare, and had been in danger for the past few months. Mu Yuan had been forced to direct a large amount of resources into the battle sequence or battle support sequence.
Most of the talents were joining the Forging Department, Pharmaceutical Making Department, and Scroll Department. Recently, the establishment of the intelligence department also took a higher priority in recruiting talents than the municipal department.
With the inflow of a large number of new Territory Citizens, the workload of the municipal department increased significantly. Between the two, it was no wonder that they were severely short-staffed.
This situation was not unique to Tianyuan City or the Miracle Territory.
Many Miracle Territories faced similar, or even far more severe issues.
However, for the lords, the primary task was to protect the territory and withstand enemy attacks. Compared to expanding the army and nurturing new types of troops, poor governance of the territory only resulted in temporary chaos. Comparing the two, the latter was merely a minor issue.
"Next time for sure, no, this time, truly for sure."
"Following this, Tianyuan Territory can enter a relatively peaceful development period, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to expand our staff."
Isloa held her forehead.
She glanced at Mu Yuan, thought about the recent situations, and then said, "Well, never mind, it's my job anyway, what else can I say? It's you, Lord..."
"You just need to attend a meeting with Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge's legends, then show up in a few main areas to the south of the city, and that will be enough. I've already arranged the route for you, and it will take just half an hour in total."
"Also, I've contacted General Lu Liu and two Fearless War Handsomes, and they will accompany you to ensure your safety."
She had already arranged the schedule before Mu Yuan woke up.
Everyone wanted a right-hand person who could manage logistics perfectly, sparing the lord countless brain cells and making any task ten to a hundred times easier.
Mu Yuan was used to it; all he could say was: truly a chosen workaholic.