Chapter 24 Sharing of Link’s Advanced Experiences 3
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Then there were the three strangers picked at random, which were the local apprentices from the North District.
Link also copied the content sent to Elise and then sent it to them one by one. During the inter-district competition, no matter how you looked at it, Link could never trust the local apprentices from the North District.
That included Elise Clark.
Consequently, Link never planned to have any of the local apprentices from the North District help with research or experiments.
He just wanted to give the opposition camp something to do, to disrupt their rhythm.
He didn’t insist on success.
He would be glad if it worked, but it wouldn’t matter if it didn’t.
After responding to the messages, he let the bullets fly for a while longer, and would continue the next day.
Link shifted his focus back to research and experiments.
Leading a team in research is vastly different from conducting research alone.
The role is different, as is the role expected to be played.
When conducting research alone, you just need to have ideas and plans, and then work on them without worrying about anything else.
When leading a team, you have to consider every detail.
Formulating plans, progress charts, division of labor, cooperation…
Link was a novice in this endeavor with no experience, so he had to figure it out as he went along.
Based on his elementary thoughts, he divided the team members into three groups.
The first group consisted of Jasmine, Betty, and a few others with an Earth Element affinity, tasked with soil analysis;
The second group included Digee, Mitte and several others with a Water
Element affinity, responsible for water sample analysis;
The third group was comprised of Linn, Ezio and several others with a Wood Element affinity, responsible for the study and analysis of plant specimens;
The fourth group was Link himself, responsible for the study and analysis of animal specimens.
Apart from this, Link also had to oversee the entire project and control the overall progress.
An hour of rest time passed.
Everyone quickly got to work according to Link’s groupings and division of labor.
Limited equipment meant that many tasks couldn’t be delved into thoroughly. Operations that could be replaced by witchcraft were manageable, albeit it was a little costly with spiritual and magic power.
Those actions that required assistance from instruments, such as blood component detection, were very troublesome.
Researching and experimenting constantly presented new problems.
Link had to occasionally pause his own work to solve problems for other team members.
An entire afternoon (estimated) passed.
The work progress was not satisfactory.
Link was prepared for this and calmly accepted the reality.
However, the team members were hit hard, and their morale inevitably dropped. This was still a matter of concern.
“Cheer up.”
Link clapped his hands to grab the attention of his downcast team members. He started speaking, trying to lift their spirits:
“What’s so difficult about this? Are you all stumped already?
It is completely wrong for you to hang your heads low.
If there’s a problem, we solve it.
If it really can’t be solved, we set it aside for now and patiently think of a solution.
As long as we don’t give up, there are always more solutions than difficulties. Your attitudes are a problem, and I believe they need to be fixed right now. Doing research and experiments are not like having a dinner party. It won’t be easy or pleasant.
Don’t rush for immediate results, and don’t let difficulties beat you down.
As long as we are prepared to work hard, we will certainly succeed!”
Thinking that dry speech might not have much effect, Link candidly shared his own experiences.
“When I did my first research, I ran into many problems.
I was penniless and couldn’t afford either equipment or experiment materials. Wasn’t that more difficult than now?
At least we have equipment now and the experimental materials don’t cost Magic Stones.
So, never feel down.
This difficulty is nothing, right?”
Link’s speech did have some effect.
The team regained some spirits and no longer looked so dejected.
Buck even asked aloud, “Boss, how did you solve the financial difficulties in the end?”
Link’s gaze fell on the smiling Jasmine. He said indifferently:
“I mooched.”