Chapter 109: Gcmg
“Did you hear?”
“That kid Taolong was jumping around on the street yesterday, crying and laughing like he was crazy.”
At this time, Burufaruto also squeezed into the small room next to the warehouse, lying in Ember’s position fiddling with a small token.
The token was the same style as Taolong’s, but it was a complete double-sided feather, engraved not with a number but with Burufaruto’s own name.
This was a military tally exclusive to core executives, granting authority to mobilize all island garrison troops.
“Sister La, aren’t you being a bit too formal?”
“I say, just send someone to notify them verbally, and maybe none of this would have happened.”
“I’ve heard from many people below that because of this, our Beasts Pirates members are being pointed at on the streets now.”
Hearing Burufaruto’s complaint, Sister La sitting opposite didn’t look up, still carving something on a piece of wood with the chisel in her hand…
“Isn’t being formal good?”
“As you said, if we just have someone notify them verbally, they would probably treat this appointment as just an ordinary personnel mobilization.”
“This is a good opportunity to make them take this internal reform seriously.”
Putting down the chisel, Sister La gently blew a breath, blowing off the wood chips.
“Besides, life always needs some sense of ritual, doesn’t it?”
“Here.”
“Thanks, Sister La.”
Sister La handed the wood carving in her hand to Aoxi, who happily took it—it was a small Sky Dragon figurine.
“Hmm? What’s this?”
“The totem from your homeland faith?”
Burufaruto saw this exquisite little thing and also felt it was very likable.
“This is me.”
“?”
……
That’s right, this mid-level executive appointment was entirely planned by Sister La in terms of form.
She personally wrote each appointment letter and got Kaido to sign them, forged the tokens with her own divine power, and even carved the boxes holding these items bit by bit.
The reason for making it so formal was actually to make these Beasts Pirates middle management truly take the internal reform seriously.
After all, this was an important step for the Beasts Pirates to shift from a disorderly violent organization to an orderly armed faction, the cornerstone for whether the Beasts Pirates could soar into the sky in the future.
Moreover, this unprecedented sense of ritual would also help enhance the sense of belonging and cohesion among these Beasts Pirates backbones.
Above were the reasons she used to convince Kaido…
The real reason was that she suddenly became interested in woodworking carving, and seizing this whim desire was the top priority for her.
So after Kaido nodded, she rushed to the oldest wood workshop in town and spent some Belly to get a spot to observe from the most experienced master craftsman in the workshop.
Then, under the stunned gazes of that seventy-something master craftsman and his apprentices, Sister La mastered this craft from beginner to expert in just one afternoon, and conveniently maxed out her lacquering skill.
Hearing about it afterward, that master craftsman dismissed all his apprentices and stayed alone with the portrait of the ancestral master for a night.
No one knows what he said to the ancestral master that night, but the next morning he announced he would make an exception to accept a female apprentice.
……
So actually, those boxes were the items Sister La truly put her mind into; the rest were just casual accompaniments.
Reality version of buying the coffin and returning the pearl, so to speak.
Of course, if it were just wood carving, Sister La could have carved her own without linking it to this appointment action.
Her other purpose was to use this personnel mobilization to completely detach herself from the trivia within the pirate crew; she had already wasted too much time on such boring things.
Burning all the wood chips on the table clean, Sister La picked up another piece of wood and, under Obei’s gaze, casually chatted while starting to carve again:
“By the way, how is the establishment of your direct subordinate troops going? Have you chosen the departments you’re responsible for?”
This was Kaido’s proposal at the time: core executives could not only establish their own armed guard teams like subordinate pirate crews but also had to lead some special departments.
Like Ember, who chose the Logistics Department, responsible for tax collection on various islands and supplies mobilization.
At the same time, he concurrently served as the Prison Department, responsible for interrogating some spies or traitors—this seemed to be his own request.
This guy Ember seems to have a special fondness for things involving punishment and interrogation.
Obei chose the Research and Development Department, established on the basis of the original weapon repair department, with many experienced artisans.
However, due to funds and technology issues, this department has not yet had the ability to research and produce new weapons.
As for Aoxi, she originally wanted to be in charge of the “Eating, Drinking, Playing, and Fun Department,” but after Kaido knocked her, she was thrown into the Supervision Department.
Her ability to judge lies by directly observing souls was perfect for it.
“Uh… are there any departments no one is responsible for now?”
Burufaruto scratched his head; he really wasn’t good at these things.
“Currently, there are still the Battle Department, Medical Department, Education Department, Diplomacy Department…”
“Stop, stop! How are there still so many departments vacant? Do we have that much personnel?”
Hearing Sister La list a series of baffling departments like naming dishes, the Fish-Man big man’s brain suddenly couldn’t keep up.
“We are indeed short on personnel right now, so some departments are just temporarily named for now, to be filled with members later.”
“So…”
“So pick a few you like first; anyway, you don’t need to actually handle these matters, just hang a core executive sign.”
“Oh, like that~”
Burufaruto always felt like the other party had said something amazing.
“Then I’ll pick the Battle Department; anyway, that’s all I’m good at.”
“Mm. Got it.”
Sister La nodded and handed the already carved giant divine soldier figurine to Obei.
“Then for the remaining unchosen departments, you draw lots.” She clapped her hands and stood up to leave.
“Ah? We still have to draw lots? By the way, Sister La, what department are you in charge of?”
Seeing her about to leave, Burufaruto quickly asked.
“I have no department to be in charge of.”
Sister La turned to Burufaruto and said:
“My job is only to appropriately coordinate priority matters of potential discrepancies between departments under the framework of the pirate crew’s new system, ensure that orders from the captain fully consider operational feasibility while maintaining reasonable continuity with the demands of fellow core executives, and provide the captain with decision suggestions that conform to professional standards—of course, these suggestions inevitably undergo prudent review through the departments’ negotiation mechanisms and always adhere to the principle of putting Beasts Pirates interests first.”
“Ah?”
“This, that, um…”
“Sister La, say it again.”
This time Burufaruto’s system completely crashed; countless words he’d never heard before were crammed into his brain, leaving him unable to even organize language for a moment.
Infinite Void, you’re so powerful!
“Big Sister means she’s Kaido Captain’s executive secretary from now on; remember to add ‘Sir’ when addressing her.”
Obei explained while fiddling with the giant divine soldier figurine in her hand.
“Or you can call me ‘GCMG’.”
Sister La, already at the door, left this sentence and then closed the door and gracefully departed.
PS: “GCMG” means “God Calls Me God,” a nickname for the honor grade of British Empire civil servants in the famous British drama Yes, Prime Minister.
These three chapters are the final transitional plot, so posting them all. The main line of this volume will officially begin next.
