I Become a Staff Officer in the Demon Army, but I Can Only Do Office Work!

Even if the bulk of the fleet material is ice, there are many things to procure.

Orihalcon, Mithril, Iron, Copper and Wood are of course necessary, and there are many parts that are made up of anything other than ice, given the variety of equipment.

As a barracks station, we will decide where to buy this from, in view of the quality, price, delivery time, storage location, and so on.

It's cynical, especially when it comes to time.

Anyway, the construction date is 200 days. Whilst looking at the process table, account must be taken of what types of materials are needed at what point.

"Ship 501 was a Nort Fork naval factory, right?

"Yes, the largest and farthest from the front of any existing naval factory."

"Uh, uh, or just a naval factory. Streets and other river transport routes are maintained. Heh. Besides, it's the opposite direction from the front, so you don't have to strain the front..."

and Mr. Sophia and Mr. Riina.

Hear reports from them, look at the process chart and give instructions on how much supplies to transport. Let Eli and Yurier procure the missing items.

This is what happens to the basic flow.

"Now let's say we carry the material for the first ten days of the process table. First..."

"It's from the framework, isn't it? Dragonbones, ribs are made of sturdy orihalcon and other metals."

"Can't you just turn it into ice there"

"We have strength and magic problems."

Demon King's Army shipbuilding is a natural but not a block method. Probably technically impossible on the part of the human army either.

So we're going to build a ship in the old-fashioned way of building a candlebone in the dock, framing it from there, planking it.

In the case of this vessel No. 501, the outer and deck plates and other materials shall be used as ice and the orihalcon shall be used for other framed parts.

Within 200 days of construction, more than half of these frames are made.

That is a matter of "strength" and "magic", as Mr Sophia said.

If you use the Orihalcon, which often passes through magic, it can be useful for creating and repairing hulls by ice, so something like that.

Magic theory is surprisingly deep.

Well, anyway, it's the bone part at first.

"How much Orihalcon do you need?

"Sure, one ink square, so the total length of the dragonbone is -"

That said, Mr. Sophia asks for a rough estimate of the amount of material needed to turn it apart.

And the amount presented was able to follow with many "0".

"... oh, so much?

"It's a ship..."

I knew it, but it's still hard to build a ship.

When it comes to sourcing this amount of Orihalcon, it is a considerable amount. Anyway, it's worth platinum.

"Well, that's not pure orihalcon. They use it for magic wires, so they can just stick it to coat around the worst iron."

"Leona's request states, 'Be as pure as you can! It says,"

"It's probably not enough to gather Orihalcon from all over the Devil's Capital, is it?

I guess......

The latter is easier to decide between securing the extension bars of pure gold in tonnes and securing iron bars coated with gold foil in tonnes.

Weapons are mass-produced and numbered, so this is a productivity focus.

"If the Navy and designers are saying that's okay, the Orihalcon is fine at the very least. Shall we wait for the technical breakthrough?"

"If it's a minimum amount, it's enough for the Orihalcon we're securing at the station."

"Shall we then arrange for the processing and transport of it? I'll leave the details to Mr. Sophia."

"I'm in awe, Master Akira"

Mr. Sophia starts the proceedings quickly. There are only so many walls to carry one hull material, so we have a long way to go.

Besides, I still need something for shipbuilding.

It's more of a necessary "person" than a necessary "thing".

"Director, are you okay now?

"Ah, yes. It's okay. About the example?

"Yes, it is."

Just in time, Eli came to explain.

The "who" thing you will need to build a ship. In other words, they are shipbuilding engineers.

By the way, searching for "shipbuilder" pretty much brings up the world's most famous rat. Ha ha.

Also known as ship carpenters, they are also skilled craftsmen and important in shipbuilding.

Of course, there will be skilled craftsmen in the naval factory.

But this time, it's a special new battleship built with unprecedented technology. Even if we have only ever built wooden ships, we need the know-how they have.

It should be noted that most of them are dwarfs and halflings.

"This time it was pretty hard to secure because of the special ship. Some say you can only build wooden ships, you don't want to build them."

"That's the stubborn Dwarf," you just said.

"That's the place. But their cooperation is essential. So I had to set my salary pretty high."

"Well, that's no choice. I'm not going to put anything down where the labor costs are."

Cutting labour costs is a last resort. And the last resort is not something I use many times.

A black company would be the teacher on the other hand.

"So, how much did you secure?

"Eight or nine. Combined with the naval factory's skilled craftsman, we have about 150 people."

"That's enough for a start. You don't have to use all the workers as skilled workers."

Add up skilled workers and employees who don't, and you'll get about 500 people.

Prepare a production plan with reference to the process chart on how to move the 500 people.

I guess this isn't enough if we focus on quality, but there's also economics, and we don't just make this new battleship in naval factories.

If we are going to produce more of this ship in the future, we will have to use immature employees, so it will be better to build it later without all of us being elite.

One item is difficult to use in reverse.

"Well, it's my first attempt at everything. A lot of things I don't know unless I try and get started... let's just say this is fine now"

"Yes, then arrange their shelter and supplies food for the time being"

"And a salary."

If you move people, things move, money moves. It's also the job of the station to secure that.

"Absolutely."

Not to mention that before breakfast, Eli made me smile and nod. If it looks like this, it'll be fine if I leave it to you.

Well, I need to work this one too.

Ship 501 is not the only job of the Station Authority. We usually have work to do, so we have to do it.

I guess it would be a good way to nominate someone in charge of the station's side if it were supposed to be, and say I would occasionally be that assistant.

In fact, the big project I said this to you is a good opportunity to gain experience in command and control.

But this time, I'm in charge.

Why? It's...

"A - Kira Chi Wo - Mmm!

Because I'll take care of this guy.

Because you can't handle it all with Mr. Riina, because if it's Mr. Eli or Mr. Sophia, the blood vessels in your brain will be cut off, and even more rampant on Leona's thoughts will come to Mr. Yurier. And other associate executives still lack experience with these big projects.

That's why I have to do it.

Even so, I'm not sure I can handle this one either... it's a better way to erase it than the others.

"What can I do for you? Don't you have to be in a naval factory?"

"Because we haven't started yet. Here I am, coordinating and experimenting with the Magic Instruction Engine. Oh, and Akira. Arrange transport for the Magic Conductor. Are you all right?

"Regardless of the transportation route, the problem is the means of transport. You can't install a giant Magic Instruction Engine with an existing one."

The machine at the core of this new battleship, ship 501 (pseudonym), will be Leona's Magic Conductor.

This magical guidance engine is so enormous.

It is several times the size of an existing Magic Reaction Engine and cannot be transported by normal means, including storage magic used by Elf's Great Mages.

Surprised to hear, the Magic Conductor weighs about 2 million libras (about 900 tons).

Is there something you can carry? No, I don't.

"So far, there are three means. The first is how to break it down and carry it."

I think it's the most realistic idea I can think of. If it's too big to carry, you just have to break it down to the size you can carry.

It's a simple story.

However, Leona made a big batten out of her arms.

"Because of the complexity of the structure, it is difficult to disassemble once and bond again. Worst, it could break."

Yeah, I'm a lot unsure if I should say "make the structure easier" here, but let's not say it. Don't make it easy on me! Because I'm definitely going to say it.

"Then the plan number two - I don't like it."

"Uh, what's that supposed to mean?

"Yeah, it simply means we're going to make a huge enough magazine to put the Magic Guide on it."

The first one was "The Magic Instruction Engine Fits", while this time it is "The Magic Instruction Engine Fits Better".

However, in this case, something like a nightmare occurs in which a ship is built to build a ship.

If there is no demand for the transport of non-standard goods, it may end with a single use. So I don't like it.

"... So, what's the last resort?

"Local production"

This is how we do it with the Magic Reaction Engine, which is an auxiliary to the 501.

It is a way to produce an engine where the hull can be done to some extent, or to build it right next to it and fit it into the frame.

We have a proven track record of producing magic reactor engines at the Nort Fork Naval Factory, and we have the know-how to build battleships by doing so.

That's why I stepped on it, wondering if I could also go to the Magic Instruction Authority...

"I don't know because I've never done it... And it's heavier than the engine. Can you?"

"I'll be in trouble if I can't"

I don't want to tell you from the point of view of efficiency that it is made in the Devil's City and transported to a naval factory in a dedicated fashion.

I want it all done at the naval factory from the start, if possible.

I have the equipment to build the engine, so if I can renovate the production equipment to some extent I would like it to be done......

"You can't say anything because you haven't seen the naval factory's production facilities. As far as I'm concerned, I'm gonna push the second proposal!

"If I try to carry it, it's too heavy, and there's a risk that it will overturn."

"Stop that!

No, I probably wouldn't overthrow it if I made it exclusively for the Magic Instruction Authority, but I kind of threatened Leona to pick a third proposal.

"That's the thing. I knew you should go to the naval factory. Then judge me."

"Yep... I stayed at the Bureau of Development and did some research - hey!

So this time, the plan is to freeze.

Just the ice battleship, plan frozen.

"What are you talking about?! It's not like I'm gonna fall for that!

"I would have liked it to snap if I could...... well. Come on."

"Akira, won't you follow me?!?"

Why do I have to follow you?

A few days later, I ended up with Leona doing a naval factory inspection.

"I thought I could make my greatest masterpiece with such chaotic equipment!?"

I was to hear the dialogue from her.

The third proposal was abandoned because it came to the conclusion that it would be quicker to make it from scratch rather than something that could be done with the renovation of the production equipment.

In the meantime, I'll make a special bamboo, yes. I have to procure the ingredients...... Ha......