Chapter 112
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Chapter 112: The Birth of the General Administration
“I’m going crazy! In front of such a rare opportunity, she actually guessed Yi Chen’s thoughts and knew it might upset him, yet she still refused?”
“I just don’t understand why she would reject such an easily obtainable achievement! Moreover, she rejected it even against Yi Chen’s arrangements?”
“I always thought she was someone arranged by the Federal Parliament. But now it doesn’t seem that way.”
“If she were arranged by the Federal Parliament, her reasons could be understood from her standpoint. But if she could secure that easily obtainable achievement first, it would completely justify lowering the chances of controlling Yi Chen.”
“Only some other forces, especially the ambitious individuals with hidden motives, would prioritize controlling Yi Chen and would unhesitatingly refuse the immense credit for teaching all of humanity the new skills ahead of time.”
“Useless! The Parliament is really useless! Arranging the early release of fake heavy criminals was their decision. Among the more than ten thousand fake heavy criminals, the Parliament must have taken a large portion for their own benefits.”
“And now, despite having the upper hand in numbers, someone sent by an ambitious individual actually got there first and successfully approached Yi Chen!”
The audience in the live room was furious, pounding their fists and cursing the Parliament.
…
In the sky above the forest.
The captain of the guard team, Mu Xi, flew in with the high priest from afar.
With his strong eyesight, he saw Yi Chen below through layers of branches and leaves.
Mu Xi immediately dove down with the high priest.
“Wait, wait! Where do you see the clan leader?”
The high priest hurriedly pulled Mu Xi back.
“The clan leader is over there!”
Mu Xi pointed to Yi Chen’s location.
“Take me to land over there!”
The high priest indicated an area a few hundred meters away.
“Why?”
Mu Xi asked in confusion.
“Just do as I tell you.”
The high priest did not explain.
He would not teach anyone his hidden skills except to his son, Lou Xing.
“Okay!”
Mu Xi nodded and changed direction to fly towards the specified area.
After landing, the high priest waved his hand. “You can go back now!”
“Don’t you want me to wait?”
Mu Xi asked curiously.
“No need, I can return by myself.”
The high priest shook his head.
Mu Xi paid no attention and immediately soared into the sky, returning the way he came.
“I said no need, and you really just left? If you weren’t the captain of the guard team and personally selected by the clan leader for Guli, I would have replaced you long ago. There are plenty of Spirit Law practitioners in the tribe who are better than you!”
The high priest glared at Mu Xi’s departing figure and huffed a few times.
Soon, he snapped back to reality.
He adjusted his clothes, ensuring there were no wrinkles or dirt, then rubbed his face and tried to focus.
After that, he forced a flattering smile and jogged toward Yi Chen.
As he approached, he saw Yi Chen sitting on the ground, chatting with Bai Ruo Xin across from him.
He felt confused.
He couldn’t understand how Bai Ruo Xin had the courage to sit directly across from Yi Chen.
With no time to think further, he immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully said,
“Clan leader, you summoned me. Do you have any instructions?”
Yi Chen ordered, “I plan to establish a General Administration to oversee all internal affairs of the tribe.”
“You will serve as the head of the General Administration, with Zhong Ren and Feng Yue as vice heads. All major events and decisions must be approved by the three of you.”
“This… this… Clan leader, Zhong Ren is somewhat clever, but he acts too hastily. He can’t even handle the small task of inventory counting properly; how could he possibly… how could he possibly live up to your expectations?”
The high priest panicked.
He didn’t expect Yi Chen to call him over to weaken his authority.
Moreover, he had brought in two people at once to divide his power.
One of them was Feng Yue, who had previously reported him.
Yi Chen calmly continued, “Do you have objections to my decision?”
“N- no, Clan leader, you are wise and powerful, able to predict the future like a god. Since you have faith in these two, they surely won’t let you down.”
The high priest trembled.
His heart felt like it was bleeding.
How could he not have objections?
He just said that Zhong Ren acted too hastily and couldn’t even handle small tasks.
But he dared not refute.
Yi Chen went on, “Furthermore, below the General Administration, we will set up three branches: the Finance Institute, the Governance Institute, and the Personnel Institute, to share the burden.”
“The Finance Institute will manage all financial distribution, allocation, statistics, and management of the tribe. The Governance Institute will handle security protection, dispute resolution, and punishment execution. The Personnel Institute will be responsible for personnel assignments and evaluations.”
“Each institute will have a director, appointed as Zhu Lan, Mu Xi, and Ji Yuan. They will make decisions on minor matters themselves. For major matters, they must provide processing opinions to report to the General Administration, which you three directors will decide.”
This doesn’t just add two people to share power; it increases it by five people!
The high priest, kneeling on the ground, stared intently at a sharp-edged stone on the ground.
His buzzing mind contemplated whether to smash his forehead against the stone until it bled.
He wondered if that would soften the clan leader’s heart and lessen the reduction in his power.
“As for the detailed division of authority, how many subordinates each of you needs and what positions to arrange, you six can discuss and decide!”
Yi Chen ignored what the high priest was thinking and continued,
“Regarding income, the four tiers are sufficient for now, but they will certainly be inadequate in the future. We need to reclassify and create more tiers in advance. Discuss and decide on this. The first tier will increase from 300 spirit stones per month to 1,000 spirit stones per month.”
“The leaders of the four armies will be counted as part of the first tier along with the three directors of the General Administration.”
“Okay, good…”
The high priest felt miserable and wanted to cry, his mood anxious.
In a confused state, he had been significantly stripped of power.
Moreover, his authority had been reduced drastically.
He couldn’t even grasp what rights he still had left.
Minor powers were all taken over by the Finance Institute, Governance Institute, and Personnel Institute.
For larger powers, he needed approval from Zhong Ren or Feng Yue.
What made him even more anxious was that his power had been greatly diminished, yet Yi Chen showed no sign of wanting to comfort him.
This worried him; maybe he had done something wrong recently that displeased Yi Chen.
But he didn’t dare to voice his objections or ask questions.
He understood very well that Yi Chen, who seemed to have no rights and no intention to manage anything, was the sole ruler of the Flame Mountain Tribe.
And this ruler did not like others wasting his time.
Speaking too much or asking too many questions would only increase Yi Chen’s annoyance.
The only thing he felt relieved about was that he was still the one with the most power in the tribe.
And it seemed that his income had increased from 300 spirit stones to 1,000 spirit stones.
“Go!”
Yi Chen waved his hand.
In his view, this system would be enough for now.
“Yes!”
The high priest scrambled to his feet, bowed, and carefully stepped back, turning to leave.
He felt gloomy, his face full of sorrow.
Under such circumstances, he had to force himself to calm down.
He kept telling himself that facts could not be changed; the important thing was to understand what he had done wrong recently that led to the significant reduction in his power, while receiving no sign of comfort.
He needed to figure out how to act first and suppress these five rising figures.
He needed to find suitable candidates and take up key positions as much as possible.
“That Luo Shi, bring him into your Intelligence Organization and assign him to explore and investigate areas untouched by the four armies, as well as determine the power level of some fierce beasts!”
As if recalling something, Yi Chen raised his eyes to look at the quietly sitting Bai Ruo Xin across from him.
A glint of unusual color flickered in Bai Ruo Xin’s eyes.
Then she understood, nodding lightly.
