Chapter 346: Competition
If you want to become a puppeteer, the qualification requirements are slightly higher than that of ordinary ninjas, but they are also limited.
It's easy to get started, but it's hard to master.
The core skill of the puppeteer - condensing the chakra silk thread, the method is widely spread, and many of the civilian families in Shayin Village whose ancestors are related to ninjas have some inheritance of only a few words.
Unlike the practice of chakra nature changes, which requires certain qualifications, the key to condensing chakra thread is patience and steadiness. The accumulation of water grinding work over time is not a test of talent, but of the heart.
Because of this, most of the orthodox puppeteers in Sand Hidden Village are hand-to-hand master-to-apprentice, and there are very few wild puppeteers like Daimaru, and there are even more who can mix well.
The puppeteer who has not reached a certain level has very poor combat effectiveness, and with Kankuro's talent, inheritance and almost unlimited resource support, it has not opened up the gap with the Konoha Twelve Ninja, and the difficulty of other puppeteers who are still on the road can be imagined.
Because of this, the limited resources must be tilted towards a very small number of gifted puppeteers, most of whom have acceptable qualifications, but the imagination of the future is limited, and without much expectation, they are naturally abandoned.
For the sake of the future of his workshop, Daimaru recruited some young apprentices, naturally not to pity these unlucky people who were eliminated by the ninja school, but to save the idea of cultivating them to mature and work for himself.
Now that the "Red Sand" adults who have become famous, some small things will definitely not be done by themselves.
At the beginning of the business, there was no money, no people, no prestige, and there was no way to lay the foundation in person, but now the situation is different, and Daimaru, who has established himself, is thinking about how to exploit the surplus value of those apprentices.
The polished scythe has not yet begun to wield the leek, and the tool man he has "worked so hard" to cultivate has actually been remembered by others.
poached or something, Daimaru was prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so soon?
As for Sana's small emotions, this is not a big problem, and it is already a good change to be able to see the "workshop" as his own person, stand aside with Daimaru, and share the same hatred for the people he covets.
Seeing that Sana, who had a somewhat unsightly face, confirmed Daimaru's guess, Daimaru, who had just returned, waved his hand with a headache.
"There are a lot of people here, let's talk about it in another place! Come back to me when you're done on duty......"
After saying goodbye to the two sisters, Daimaru found the mask armor and reported to him the results of the reconnaissance mission for the past few days.
After a few pleasantries, I went to meet my subordinates who were practicing, and then went back to the rest room prepared for me to take a rest.
It's already hot in the Land of the Wind this season, and the Northern Fortress is closer to the Land of Earth, so it may be a little cooler at night, but it's still hot and dry during the day.
There are fine beads of sweat on his body, but it is inconvenient to open the window for ventilation.
Today's wind and sand are too big, and compared to the sand that has been poured into a mouthful, a little heat can still be tolerated.
"There is no air conditioning in the Shangnin Lounge, and the Sand Hidden Village is still not rich enough!"
Daimaru sighed in his heart.
For most of the past six months, after the situation of the village has improved slightly, the northern fortress has only been repaired and replaced with aging electrical circuits, and the intensive care unit of the medical team has been equipped with air conditioning.
Even the VIP private rooms prepared for the upper shinobi are so simple, and the rest can be imagined.
Fortunately, Sand Shinobi is used to such an environment, and the conditions are not bad for a year or two.
After putting some careful thoughts down, Omaru, who hadn't slept well for a few days, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
I don't know how long it took, there was a crisp knock on the door, and Orochimaru got up to open the door, and sure enough, it was the two sisters Shaya and Shana, who had finished the mission, who came as promised.
After the two of them were seated, Daimaru brought them a glass of warm white water.
"I didn't prepare any tea today, so I'll drink it ......"
"I'm not looking for you for tea......"
Shanai was a little worried, and said straight to the point,
"So far, the workshop has recruited seventeen apprentices, of which five have quit or been dismissed for some reason, and the remaining twelve can almost help a little! Everything went well, but in the past two weeks, three people wanted to leave, and it was said that they were poached by other puppeteers' workshops with high salaries; There are four others who are in contact with outsiders, and the consequences are unpredictable; It's hard to say if other people have other ideas......"
"So serious?"
Daimaru's heart sank, more than half of the people were unstable, and the rest were probably panicked, this is what it looks like to pack up all these people and take them away.
The business of the entire workshop has been fully rolled out, at least three to five puppet spiders and advanced golem tarantulas are sold every week, the rental business is also expanding, the income of after-sales services such as repair, maintenance, and upgrades has gradually increased with the scale, the proportion of profits has been increasing, and even those related primitive financial and insurance services are steadily advancing.
If all these only talents are lost, the whole basic plate will collapse.
Even if only a small number of people are poached, Daimaru will have to be in a hurry for a while.
They are all capitalists, and it would be a shame to be forced to work in person.
Under the inquiring gaze of the two sisters, Orochimaru pondered for a while and asked Miss Shaya:
"Those people who poached the corners, are they very hard backstage?"
"It doesn't count!"
With the family's deep connections, Miss Shaye, who had already investigated the cause and effect of the matter, replied,
"After all, Sand Hidden Village is so big, and most of the puppeteers are familiar with each other. As far as I know, the ones who started were all guys with a little strength, but they weren't like those respected seniors who cared about reputation, so they looked a little ugly......"
"That's it!"
Daimaru is clear.
The sons and daughters of the powerful families, the characters with heads and faces can't pull their faces down and end up in person, so they let their disciples, students, vassals do the work for them, or simply greedy people who see the benefits and want to fish in troubled waters.
"Do you want me to warn me?"
Seeing that Daimaru was a little hesitant, Miss Shaye couldn't help but suggest.
"Not for now!"
Daimaru shook his head and refused,
"In the past, when the business was just starting out, my biggest concern was that others would not follow the rules and take advantage of it. Now I barely have some strength, others don't dare to make a move, but I can overwhelm others with power......"
As he spoke, Omaru couldn't help but chuckle,
"The world is changing so fast......"
"You can still laugh......"
Shanai complained angrily,
"If you're not careful, you're going to run the 'Daimaru Workshop' hard, and it's a trivial matter that you won't be able to make money for a while and a half, and if your reputation is bad, it's all over......"
The promised after-sales service is the core competitiveness of the workshop, and if it can't be fulfilled, it will backfire, and today's Daimaru will not be able to stand it.