Chapter 186
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Chapter 186: Arrangements for the Fourth Branch City
“Ugh—”
Leaning back in his office chair, Luo Ji comfortably stretched.
It truly was comfortable to be in his own home, though strictly speaking, Iron Wall Tribe was also his territory…
“By the way, Sun Li, you should already know about the fourth branch city, Wild Horse Tribe, right?”
“I plan to entrust its management to you.”
Glancing at Sun Li, who was standing by, Luo Ji spoke quite directly.
Upon hearing this, Sun Li’s face showed obvious ecstasy.
“Thank you, Leader!”!
“Your subordinate will certainly manage it well and will absolutely not fail to live up to the Leader’s expectations!”
Although everything at Mirror Tribe was excellent, and life here was very comfortable, serving as an assistant secretary by the Leader’s side was also a very important job, deeply valued by the Leader.
However, anyone with a bit of ambition would probably want to be dispatched by Luo Ji to manage a branch city, because only from that moment could they truly display their abilities and talents!
Having drive was a good thing.
Luo Ji’s greatest fear was that the drive of his subordinates would be eroded by the comfortable life at Mirror Tribe.
That would be the worst thing.
Sun Li clearly had not disappointed him.
“As for the tribe’s garrison force, I plan to have Luo Yong lead the team.”
“However, Luo Yong is currently still escorting the copper ore and population, on his way back, so you should have two more days to prepare.”
“Before then, if you want to take anyone over there, go back and make a list for me, and I will consider it later.”
Entrusting the garrison mission of the fourth branch city, Wild Horse Tribe, to Luo Yong was something Luo Ji had carefully considered.
On one hand, he indeed had no other suitable generals under him.
Zhao Pan and Liu Zheng were both at Iron Wall Tribe.
His current formidable generals only included Luo Yong, Guo Zhen, and Bai Ze, who had just been brought under his command.
Bai Ze, whose loyalty was too low and who was not very obedient, Luo Ji did not even plan to let him lead troops in the short term, so how could he entrust the important fourth branch city garrison mission to him?
Therefore, Bai Ze would definitely have to stay at Mirror Tribe.
And once Bai Ze stayed, he would definitely need to keep someone else on hand who could keep him in check at critical moments, or who could go toe-to-toe with him.
Luo Yong, whose bravery level was currently hovering between 3-stars and 4-stars, clearly had no chance of suppressing Bai Ze alone.
Thus, the only option was Guo Zhen, whose bravery level also reached 4-stars.
With this back and forth, wasn’t Luo Yong the only one left to be dispatched?
Of course, besides that, from another perspective, Luo Ji also wanted to use this opportunity to let Luo Yong get some good training at the fourth branch city.
After encountering Bai Ze again, Luo Ji had actually been self-reflecting, wondering why Luo Yong’s strength had been slow to break through four stars after such a long time, while Bai Ze, who was once suppressed by Luo Yong, had already become so strong?
The conclusion Luo Ji ultimately reached was pressure.
Compared to Bai Ze, who had left his settlement and become displaced, Luo Yong’s subsequent days had been too comfortable and carefree, and the pressure on him was not great enough.
So this time, he wanted to give Luo Yong some pressure.
The night passed without a word.
Early the next morning, the highly motivated Sun Li directly delivered a list to Luo Ji.
It must be said that after serving as an assistant secretary by Luo Ji’s side for so long, Sun Li was very clear about who in Mirror Tribe could be transferred to the fourth branch city and who could not.
The accompanying list he submitted did not cause Luo Ji any trouble.
He decisively signed and stamped it, approving it!
Having received Luo Ji’s permission, Sun Li hastily took his leave.
He had already resigned from his assistant secretary position yesterday.
Next, he would have to find the personnel on that list and notify them one by one.
It seemed he would be very busy.
Speaking of assistant secretaries, the newly appointed Bai Xu was actually late on his very first day…
Just as Luo Ji was thinking this, a sweating Bai Xu came running in, panting, and said in a breathless voice.
“Leader, I’m sorry I’m late…”
“Lost your way?”
Looking at the breathless Bai Xu, Luo Ji suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, a trace of embarrassment decisively appeared on Bai Xu’s face, clearly indicating Luo Ji had hit the mark.
Seeing this, Luo Ji chuckled twice, but had no intention of blaming him.
After all, to a certain extent, this was an act of God.
“You’ll be fine after a while.”
“Yes, your subordinate will strive to familiarize himself with this place as soon as possible.”
“Mm.”
Luo Ji casually responded, then pointed to the stack of work reports piled up like a small mountain on the table.
“Originally, the schedule arrangements would also be handled by you. However, since this is your first day in office at Mirror Tribe, your work for today will be to first sort and organize these work reports.”
“Th-this much?”
Bai Xu was a little intimidated by the volume of work reports, it was easily more than three times that of Iron Wall Tribe!
However, little did he know that when Luo Ji was at Iron Wall Tribe, as his representative, Sun Li had handled all the green and blue-marked work reports from Mirror Tribe.
Only important reports that reached the yellow level were specifically sent by messenger to Iron Wall Tribe for Luo Ji’s personal review.
So during that time, Luo Ji actually had a rather relaxed life, and the reports he needed to review were only a small fraction of the usual massive workload.
But now that he was back, this large pile of work reports naturally fell back onto him.
“I’m going out for a bit.”
“Remember to organize these work reports before I return.” Luo Ji clearly had no intention of sitting in his office waiting for Bai Xu to finish organizing.
Having been away from Mirror Tribe for so long, now that he was back, he ought to go around and inspect the various departments within the tribe first.
The first stop was the Armament Department, which he highly valued.
Having not been there for half a month, he wasn’t sure if he was suddenly a little unaccustomed to it, but Luo Ji felt that the Armament Department had become hotter than before.
Several burning forging furnaces emitted astonishing high temperatures.
The artisans, stripped to the waist and sweating profusely, wielded their forging hammers, working desperately.
Signaling the artisans not to mind him, Luo Ji turned about on his own, then walked over to the nearby weapon rack.
At this moment, several newly forged spears and halberds were displayed on the rack.
Luo Ji casually picked up a halberd and examined it.
Many people actually don’t understand the functional difference between a halberd and a spear.
Simply put, a halberd with a horizontal blade is generally used by infantry, it performs exceptionally well in close-quarters combat.
A spear, on the other hand, is generally used by cavalry because it has superior piercing power, suitable for cavalry charges.
At this point, someone will surely ask, but aren’t there spearmen among infantry units as well?
This is actually a misunderstanding, because strictly speaking, infantry are usually pikemen, not spearmen.
Although these two types of soldiers have always been foolishly indistinguishable, eventually they were simply categorized as one.
The only difference between the two types of soldiers is that a pike is longer than a spear…
