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Chapter 474 Improving Administrative Efficiency
No matter how much Horus had looked down on the bureaucratic system of mortals in the past, Hathor now deeply understood the indispensable role of these administrators in the behemoth that was the Empire.

This understanding stems from her profound reflection on the mistakes made during the Great Expedition.

With its exceptional Primarch intelligence and superior information processing capabilities, Hathor is completely revolutionizing the administrative structure of the Rostov Subsector, driving a qualitative leap in its efficiency.

Since taking office as Governor Chen Xi's administrative secretary, the administrative efficiency of the entire sub-sector has increased by an astonishing 30 percent.

This achievement is particularly noteworthy.

In the past, the Governor-General's Office had a mountain of official documents, and the decision-making process was cumbersome and lengthy, with key information often being buried in a sea of ​​paperwork.

The current level of efficiency improvement far exceeds the approval process that typically takes decades to complete within the imperial bureaucracy.

Under Hathor's meticulous planning, the production engine of the Rostov subsector is accelerating.

The improvement was particularly significant when focusing on the specific areas that were most severely affected.

The efficiency of weapon production has increased dramatically, completely reversing the previous predicament of producing less than ten sets of power armor per year and having production lines occupied by Titan manufacturing for a long time.

Resource transportation has also become much smoother, greatly alleviating the inherent problems of lengthy, inefficient, and heavily exploited supply lines for the Empire.

At the same time, the optimization of overall production efficiency has effectively alleviated the severe capacity bottleneck caused by the excessively long resource extraction and smelting cycle.

In this powerful wave of advancement, Governor Chen Xi's vigorous promotion of the mutant policy also played a key role.

When a report documenting the progress of the mutant settlement construction and the fact that the output of the first batch of modified camps had been incorporated into the logistical support system was presented, Chen Xi handed it over to Hathor, who was efficiently reviewing the Mining World's ration documents.

This "administrative secretary," whose strength was understated yet whose authority remained undiminished, quickly reviewed the report data.

An assessment gleamed in his amber-gold eyes.

“Your policy direction is correct, Your Excellency.” Hathor put down the data panel in his hand, his tone carrying the calmness and clear approval characteristic of a strategic decision-maker, without any hesitation: “Even though its external form deviates from the standard human genetic template, its core still belongs to the human lineage.”

To simply view them as a burden on the empire or outcasts to be eradicated is not only a tremendous waste of valuable resources, but also a serious dereliction of duty at the governance level.

She tapped the genetic analysis marker on the report with her finger and further explained: "Undeniably, under certain special circumstances, their physiological and psychological structure may exhibit a relatively high susceptibility to chaotic corruption, which is an objective risk that cannot be avoided."

But before the corruption occurred, when the empire urgently needed to mobilize every force to resist external enemies and maintain the system's operation, they were members of humanity, individuals with the ability to work and create value.

Allowing them to realize their inherent value, rather than arbitrarily pushing them to the opposite side or subjecting them to extermination, is a more efficient and strategically visionary governance strategy.

She picked up the report and gave a resolute conclusion: "Your arrangement for them to cultivate wasteland, maintain basic machinery, and work on less dangerous production lines in exchange for survival and dignity is commendable. The Empire needs to make full use of every available resource."

These mutants, given proper guidance and strict monitoring, can create far greater value for the Empire than if we simply eliminated them.

Her clear and unambiguous support carries far more weight than the approval of any ordinary administrative official.

As the mutant policy was steadily implemented on a pilot basis, the long-standing shortage of qualified labor in the sub-sectors, which once reached tens of millions, was effectively and substantially filled. A large number of mutants were placed in inefficient grassroots positions that were previously barely supported by marginalized groups in society.

Therefore, the released regular workers were precisely mobilized to supplement technically intensive positions or important areas where personnel were in short supply, such as key defense line construction and military production.

Although the gap has not completely disappeared, its severity has been fundamentally alleviated compared to the difficult period when people's livelihoods were devastated, public services were on the verge of collapse, and non-essential industries were shut down on a large scale.

Especially under Hathor's strategic planning, his extraordinary ability to process massive amounts of information acted as a powerful catalyst, injecting it into every aspect of the subsector's administrative system.

The improvement in overall resource utilization and the significant increase in administrative efficiency have enabled the full tapping of the potential of existing human and material resources.

This greatly reduces the absolute dependence on new resources.

The steady increase in production efficiency, the rational absorption and integration of mutant labor resources, and the efficiency revolution brought about by Hathor—these three forces finally combined to form a powerful force.

This allowed the Rostov sub-sector, a war machine that had been on the verge of stagnation, to regain a stable and powerful operating core.

The current situation in the sub-sector has improved significantly compared to the past.

Weapon production efficiency improved by about 30 percent thanks to the overall increase in resource utilization and the effective replenishment of qualified labor.

More and more destructive equipment is rolling off the assembly line.

The most critical changes occurred deep within the crust of Rostov-3.

In that forging temple, where mechanical prayers echoed day and night and the air was thick with the fumes of machine oil, the production line for the Saturn Terminator power armor was now like an ancient Titan awakening, roaring as it produced deadly steel armor.

These legendary armors originated from ancient, lost technology and were personally improved by Primarch Vulcan.

They possess indestructible adamantite composite armor, incredibly powerful heavy weapons, and most importantly, a collaborative array system that enables precise and seamless teleportation between Terminator assault team members.

These characteristics make the Saturn Terminator power armor a near-mythical existence throughout the Empire.

When Governor Chen Xi presented the unpainted "blank" armor as a friendly gift, it was as if a seed had been quietly sown.

Today, thanks to Hathor's far-sighted strategic vision and precise command, this seed has finally borne abundant fruit.

Hathor was well aware of the empire's survival rules and power logic.

She cleverly used the cutting-edge Saturn Terminator power armor and precision-crafted Space Marine weapons produced by the Rostov Foundry to create highly attractive strategic equivalents for trading strategic resources with Space Marine chapters that had initially established cooperative relationships with Chen Xi.

She fully understood these "Emperor Angels of Death's" intense desire to recreate lost technology and their relentless pursuit of constantly improving their combat capabilities.

This kind of resource exchange based on practical interests is the norm for survival at the bottom of the empire.

(End of this chapter)