"I thought I was here to make money. How did it turn into actually doing work, and work that concerns the fate of the nation at that..."
Some positions may look prestigious from the outside, but once you're in that role, many things are no longer in your control.
Becoming the Executive Deputy Director of that temporary committee effectively meant that Lu Ping'an became the de facto authority figure. Some tasks could be delegated to subordinates, but others had to be handled personally by him.
"...I understand. You only wanted to focus on product quality, but these tools are now directly tied to the future employment choices of newborns. This is no longer just an economic issue; it's a societal one."
Lu Ping'an had already realized that the quality and price of the so-called Newbie Sets might not only affect the survival rates of future newborns and militia but could even directly influence the profession composition.
