Chapter 167: System
Master Smith Under Ministry of National Defense
167 – System
“The system seems to be coming along well as planned,” Soo-jeong said, looking at the numerous charts displayed on the monitor in front of her.
The charts she was examining showed various metrics, such as the consumption and processing success rates of rare materials in the production class, the grades of gates conquered by the combat class, and the injury rates of each team. The data was neatly organized into graphs, making it easy to evaluate each team’s performance.
“The most encouraging result is that the injury rate is significantly decreasing. Despite tackling gates of much higher grades than typical Awakener parties, the injury rate is steadily dropping. Is this thanks to the ‘system’ you’ve established?”
“Since we’re building a new structure from scratch, there are many first-time attempts. Which system are you referring to?”
“All of them. But why did you ask to increase the number of medical pods even though the injury rate is decreasing? I did approve your request, but…”
As Soo-jeong mentioned, the injury rate among combat-type Awakeners was visibly decreasing with each gate conquest attempt. This was partly because each trainee was becoming more accustomed to their new equipment, but the most significant factor was the noticeable improvement in ‘teamwork.’
A prime example of this was the difference in injury rates between the general applicant teams and the national representative teams. Unlike the general applicants, who could freely form teams and attempt gate conquests, the national representatives tended to form teams exclusively with other national representatives. This was due to their elite mindset, having entered Icarus without qualification exams based on pre-allocated slots for representing their countries.