"Humphrey, what do you mean?"
Seeing Michaela take the bait, Humphrey immediately smiled like a spring breeze: "Minister, you know me. I have been working hard for our department without selfishness, laziness, or slack."
Michaela nodded, because he knew very well that he, a rookie, would never be an official. The daily operation and maintenance of the department, as well as important policy releases, were all in charge of Humphrey. He was just a signing machine. Once With Humphrey gone, the entire Administrative Affairs Department would be doomed.
And Humphrey’s words continued:
"As public servants of the people, we have never considered even the slightest benefit for ourselves before, until today. Now, under the wise leadership of the minister, we are overcoming obstacles and moving forward courageously. For the sake of the people's happy life, we have promulgated countless excellent policies and built countless institutions. Civil engineering projects have improved people’s living conditions, but we still live in small, crowded dormitories.”
After Torina compressed the above remarks, they were melted into two words "nonsense" and further said:
"Humphrey didn't actually say anything."
Michaela also said: "Humphrey, what do you want to express?"
Humphrey continued to smile:
"I just want to say that as a public servant of the people, I don't mind the environment where I live, but the minister obviously has the idea of improving housing, so I think we can choose a suitable apartment for the minister in the new residential area that is about to be completed. housing."
As mentioned before, when Silvermoon City was first recovered, most of the blood elves lived in temporary dormitories due to limited conditions. As the reconstruction work continued to be completed, many blood elves have moved out of the dormitories and moved into the government-built buildings. residential area.
To sum up, even if Michaela is not a minister, it stands to reason that she can be assigned a new house to live in.
And Humphrey's extremely sincere words meant that he could help Michaela allocate a good house.
"Sounds like a good idea."
Torina also thinks: "Michaela, you happen to need a suitable house, so let Humphrey do it."
Michaela agreed in principle, but she still had a few questions. First of all, it was business:
"However, Humphrey, if we do this, will we be suspected of abusing our power? After all, we are not civilians, but government officials."
Humphrey still had an honest smile on his face and waved his hand:
"Minister, you don't have to worry at all. It is one of our government's policies to build residential areas and allocate housing to the people, and government officials are also people, even high-ranking people. You see, even our regent has moved out of his original building. Dormitory, have you moved into a new room?"
Michaela thought about it, the regent Aqiang had already moved, so there was nothing wrong with moving by herself. So, Michaela asked the second little question, which was a private matter:
"Humphrey, are you still living in the dormitory?"
"Yes, Minister."
Humphrey also turned to look at Bernard and smiled sincerely: "Bernard, and I, and other clerks in the department, we are all public servants of the people, so our personal interests are never a priority. matters."
"Yes, Minister."
Bernard nodded in agreement.
"What? Sir Humphrey is so nice?"
Torina couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Isn't he from an old noble family in the old Silver Moon City? How can he, who has enjoyed all the glory and wealth, bear the simple living conditions now?"
Michaela also feels incredible, but reality cannot be deceived. No matter how glorious Sir Humphrey enjoyed in the old Silvermoon City era, he does live in a simple dormitory now.
Thinking of this, Michaela also thought that if she just optimized her living environment without considering her subordinates, would it be a bit too ruthless?
So, after thinking for a few seconds, Michaela made up her mind: "Let's do this, Humphrey, I think I can use this opportunity to apply for a new residence and you should also apply for a new residence together. After all, you will always be allowed to live there." I always feel a little uncomfortable in a small dormitory.”
Michaela's idea is very good. Today's Silver Moon City already has the shadow of the gorgeous city in the future. In addition, with the continuous construction of new residential areas, it is indeed necessary to update the living environment for Humphrey, Bernard and other clerks in other departments. Next words.
"Oh, minister, you are so kind!"
Humphrey was immediately overjoyed after receiving Michaela's approval. Even Bernard's face on the side was full of excitement and he couldn't help but say:
"The housing we are applying for is the new one in the southern part of Garden Market..."
Unexpectedly, Humphrey immediately glared at Bernard and added the rest: "It's a new residential area."
There is no doubt that Humphrey's strange expression was all seen by Michaela, so the latter immediately asked:
"What's wrong, Humphrey? Why are you staring at Bernard? And the southern area of Garden Market, why do you sound so familiar?"
"Of course you are familiar with it, minister."
Humphrey immediately explained: "That is the white paper that was just reviewed a few days ago."
Michaela also remembered that when she went to Torvasa, the permanent secretary Humphrey acted as minister and approved the residential area project.
"Is there anything special there?" Michaela asked.
Humphrey smiled and said: "It's just an ordinary project, nothing special."
Although Michaela didn't think much about it, she still said: "I should be able to go to the construction site to check the construction status!"
Hearing this, Humphrey raised his brows and immediately looked at Bernard, who also stepped forward and said, "Minister, of course you have the right to check the construction status, but your schedule in the next few days is already full."
"Oh, is it so?"
Michaela asked smoothly: "Bernard, what is my schedule?"
I saw Bernard immediately taking out a form: "Minister, this is the itinerary I made. You see, this afternoon is what you requested, to inspect the engineering workshop. And you will have to go to the itinerary in the next few days. Inspecting the newly built workshop.”
"Oh, that's right."
It was impossible for Michaela to veto the itinerary arranged by Bernard, because it contained his selfish motives. Making prosthetic limbs for his sister Marlenia would require the help of engineering workshops, forging workshops and other workshops, so he had to go.
"Bernard, you arranged it well."
Michaela, who had figured out her joints, took advantage of the situation and gave herself a step up: "Humphrey, since you arranged the southern residential area of Garden Market, you are responsible for it. I will follow Bernard's itinerary."
Humphrey, who had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, immediately spoke the truth from his heart:
"I will fulfill my mission, minister. I will immediately compile the "White Paper on Housing Arrangements of the Ministry of Administration" and try to send it to you tomorrow morning."
In the afternoon, according to the schedule, Michaela will go to the newly completed engineering workshop to inspect the situation.
Let me briefly explain the location of the engineering workshop. It is in the east of the Sun-Chasing Court Square and the southwest corner of the Far Traveler Plaza. The administrative affairs department where Michaela is located is located in the Tower of Sunfury northwest of the Sun-Chasing Court. So there are two areas. Very close.
In addition, when ministers go out for inspections, the person accompanying them is always the private secretary, that is, Bernard, while the permanent secretary Humphrey sits in the office to handle affairs.
"Welcome, Minister Michaela."
Arriving at the entrance of the workshop, Danwen, a female blood elf who is an engineering instructor and the person in charge of the workshop, took the initiative to go out to greet him.
Since she had done her homework beforehand, Michaela also called out the other person's name: "Hello, Teacher Danwen."
The two parties briefly exchanged greetings and then walked into the workshop together.
The so-called engineering workshop is a hall with furnaces, anvils, workbenches and other equipment, but there are only a few people.
right!
In the entire workshop, except for Tutor Danwen and her deputy Yasien, there was no third blood elf, causing the entire workshop to be empty.
This is of course.
Even in the old government era before the Natural Disaster War, Silvermoon City mainly exported enchanting products, so there were a lot of enchanting workers, and engineering technology only existed, but it was never mainstream.
Today, the workshops in Silver Moon City have just been rebuilt, and there is no hope of resuming production. It is lucky that the engineering workshops, which are not mainstream in the first place, can exist.
Instructor Dan Wen, who knew his family's situation, could only smile bitterly and forced Minister Michaela to visit his engineering workshop with only a few people.
She really couldn't figure out why after the completion of many production workshops, Michaela, as the Minister of Administrative Affairs, did not go to the important enchanting workshop first, but instead placed the first inspection target in her own engineering workshop. Square.
On the other side, as a minister, Michaela was embarrassed to speak first, so as a private secretary, Bernard spoke:
"Ms. Danwen, the minister is very interested in engineering. Can you give a brief introduction?"
"Oh that's fine!"
Instructor Danwen looked at the minister in front of him with great interest and began to talk about everything about engineering.
First of all, in Azeroth, a land full of magic, engineering is not just a simple machine, but more like a science combined with magic. This is reflected in the game "World of Warcraft". In addition to being able to You can make various parts and explosives, and you can also build airplanes, rockets, and even robots!
Of course, Danwen's mentor did not have the ability to make airplanes and rockets. She would embark on the path of engineering, which was quite accidental, because Danwen had been to Ironforge and visited the people who lived there decades ago. Dwarfs, it was also from their hands that Danwen learned engineering.
"In the world of Azeroth, there are two major branches of engineering."
Danwen introduced: "One school is the dwarf engineering that I learned, and the other is the goblin engineering. Each has its own merits and strengths."
Michaela then asked: "So, Tutor Danwen, are you an expert in dwarf engineering?"
"No, no, no, minister, you have thanked me."
Danwen said modestly: "What I learned is only the basics of engineering, and I haven't yet specialized in a certain branch."
"Oh, that's how it is."
Seeing that the words had been spoken, Michaela asked straight to the point:
"So, Teacher Danwen, can you make engineering prostheses?"
Danwen was stunned: "Prosthetic limb?"
Bernard immediately added: "That's right, Minister Michaela's sister has no right arm, so the minister wants to help her sister build a prosthetic limb to make her life easier."
"Ah, oh (staccato), oh (drawn)!"
Danwen suddenly understood: "So that's it!"
