Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 766 - 717: New Regulations Issued

Wislo, as a senior worker at the shipyard, has been in this position for twenty years, transforming from a strong and vibrant young man into a stubborn old man with a face full of wrinkles.

For Wislo, these can be considered as traces left by the years.

After all, when he boasts in the tavern about how he personally witnessed the Victor Empire evolve from a regular kingdom into a world hegemon, his aged face adds credibility to his words.

Although Wislo doesn't actually look as old as he pretends to be, he still likes to make himself appear older whenever possible.

Besides gaining some consideration at work, doing so also better enhances his 'authority'.

For Wislo, he deeply understands how much this matters in daily work.

The shipbuilding industry is relatively demanding for workers; compared to workers in other ordinary industries who only need to work hard physically, shipyard workers need to know a bit of technology.

Workers with rich experience are invaluable assets to any shipyard and one of the core competitive strengths of the shipyard.

An elderly worker with rich experiences and work experience is even more of a treasure for the shipyard.

Ultimately, before the information explosion, where people could easily acquire knowledge, the world was always a society of empiricism, and apart from learning, the means of acquiring knowledge were heavily reliant on the accumulation of personal experiences.

This is precisely why Wislo, from a young age, was assumed to be an experienced skilled worker due to his older appearance compared to peers, enabling him to land jobs more easily, earn higher wages, and more effectively persuade others to listen to him at work.

Later, as his experience accumulated and he truly became a skilled worker, his increasingly aged face brought him even more benefits.

After all, 'old' signifies experience and life, which often attracts more respect and trust than other factors.

Because of this, Wislo, who was forty but looked over fifty, was among the few trusted by both the workers and the shipyard.

The shipyard appointed him as a foreman; although just one of many foremen, his older-looking appearance gave him a subtle leadership position among all foremen.

Even though he might actually be younger than others, his older appearance convinced others to be more willing to listen to him.

Wislo thoroughly enjoyed this special treatment, though he also knew he didn't actually possess such abundant life experiences and work skills.

Thus, while often bragging about himself being experienced and witnessing the Victor Empire's path to glory, he only bragged at the tavern, not at work.

This somewhat cautious approach resulted in him earning a reputation for humility, increasing the trust workers had in him.

"Good morning, Old Wis!" A young man greeted Wislo, mysteriously approaching him and whispering, "Have you heard? The Regent has enacted new policies, implementing new production standards. All parts must meet the new unified standard! The old stuff won't work now."

The young man didn't mean any harm, but his words sounded somewhat like a taunt that the old man was out of touch.

Wislo didn't mind it but responded, "It's a good thing. Only those who truly understand the craft can devise such policies. You know, previously, each house had its own standards for parts, which was a very troublesome matter!

The parts for the deck were from Tom's, the boiler room needed York's, installing the hull required Handyman brand! Simply remembering where different branded parts were used was a very tedious task.

If all these parts could be standardized to one specification, that'd be better than anything!"

Although Wislo didn't appear as old, he nevertheless had many years of work experience and could instinctively recognize these benefits.

"That's true, but doesn't it mean the old experience is now useless?" The young worker seemed to have a special sentiment, trying to provoke Wislo.

However, Wislo didn't take the bait, just snorted and said, "If it's like this, old experience being useless is just what it is! Technology needs advancement! Now hurry up and get to work, stop idling around here!"

Wislo slapped the young man, signaling him to get to work. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The young man seemed to feel it was fruitless and grudgingly went to work.

Although Wislo spoke well, he internally harbored some concerns about not being able to adapt to the new work.

In recent years, with a certain brilliant girl's activity, the application of new technologies in the shipyard has been changing rapidly.

From the original construction of surface ships to upgrading to Flying Airships, although there are some commonalities between the two, a large amount of new technology is applied.

This isn't good news for workers like Wislo, who are older; they are limited by their inherent experiences and inherently less receptive to new technologies than younger workers.