Zhang Lu is not a fool. Knowing he can’t win, he naturally wouldn’t challenge Lu Lin again. At the same time, after the duel, he willingly stepped down from his position as Student Union President, handing it over to Lu Lin. In the office building of Iron Blood University, in the office dedicated to the Student Council, the two completed the handover ceremony witnessed by hundreds of Student Council members. Standing beside them, Qin Shuang looked conflicted, wanting to say something but ultimately said nothing. After the handover, the Student Council members all congratulated Lu Lin. Only Zhang Lu left silently. His departing figure appeared so desolate. Equally desolate was Qin Shuang’s silhouette. He watched the crowd surround Lu Lin, offering their congratulations, and felt like an outsider. After working tirelessly for so long, in the end, it seemed he had merely paved the way for Lu Lin. Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard Lu Lin calling him. "Brother Qin, please wait a moment." Lu Lin’s call immediately focused everyone’s attention on Qin Shuang. Qin Shuang’s face turned red instantly. What, do you want to humiliate me thoroughly? "Brother Qin, could you please call the heads of each Student Council department? Let’s have a meeting together." Lu Lin said, and Qin Shuang internally wanted to refuse. While acting as the Student Union President, he had already resigned from other positions within the Student Council. However, looking into Lu Lin’s calm eyes, Qin Shuang reluctantly nodded and agreed. In the small meeting room dedicated to the Student Council, Lu Lin sat at the head position. Next to him were Hang Jianshe, Cong Xiaolong, Yao Zongheng, Zhu Haolin, and Zheng Yulong. Although Lu Lin had never been a supervisor or a boss before, he understood that with each new leader comes a new circle of subordinates. Since he had now become the Student Union President, he needed his own team and supporters to effectively manage the Student Council. "Hello everyone, I believe those present already know me. My name is Lu Lin, currently a freshman studying at Luse Alliance College." "From now on, we will be working together, and I hope we can join forces to foster better development of the Student Council." "Now, let’s have Brother Qin help us with an introduction to the current state of the Student Council and the issues we are facing." Qin Shuang stood up and nodded slightly towards Lu Lin. "President Lu... Hello, currently our Iron Blood University’s Student Council is divided into five departments, with a total of more than 470 members, including 49 first-year students, 155 second-year students, 168 third-year students, and 96 fourth-year students." "Among all the students, there are 49 at the First Level, which are mostly freshmen; 277 at Level 2 and Level 3; 141 have reached Level 4, and there is one at Level 6." At this point, Qin Shuang glanced at Lu Lin, who was seriously listening to the report. This president who took his position had strength far ahead of his own. I hope the Student Council can develop better in the future. "Currently, the Student Council’s five departments are as follows: Combat Department, mainly dealing with challenges from geniuses from other schools." "Discipline Department, internally managing student discipline and enforcing school rules." This content belongs to novel[f]ire.net "External Relations Department, primarily responsible for contacting alumni and securing sponsorships from various companies." "Finance Department, our Student Council’s Finance Department controls more than forty small and medium-sized companies, with total assets of about 24 billion Federation coins." "Exotic Department, mainly handling affairs concerning the school, school enterprises, and students in the Exotic Battlefield." "Today, the student responsible for the Exotic Department is not present." Listening to Qin Shuang’s report, Lu Lin couldn’t help but silently marvel. Even though he had tried to raise the estimation of the Iron Blood University Student Council’s strength, he didn’t expect it to reach such a level. The Combat Department and Discipline Department should be the most powerful in terms of combat strength within the Student Council. The students in these two departments have generally reached Level 4 in strength. Furthermore, both the External Relations Department and the Finance Department are not to be underestimated, having control over more than forty enterprises with total assets amounting to 24 billion. This left Lu Lin somewhat speechless. It’s quite extravagant. As for the last one, the Exotic Department, in Lu Lin’s eyes, it’s even more remarkable, being able to conduct activities and aid students in the Exotic Battlefield. The strength naturally isn’t low. "President Lu, this is the basic current situation of the Student Council. Currently, due to the senior students in their fourth year preparing to graduate, we are facing many issues." "There’s insufficient number of new Student Council members, a decline in high-level combat strength, and an unclear future development direction..." Lu Lin suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Qin Shuang, puzzled and asked: "What does an unclear development direction mean?" How could the Student Council of Iron Blood University still encounter this problem after developing for so many years? Upon hearing Lu Lin ask this question, the heads of several departments present all showed a look of realization. The issue of the future development direction of the Student Council had been brought up more than once. As early as when Zhang Lu was the President, and even earlier, this problem had already been exposed. A long time ago, the Student Council of Iron Blood University had reached a bottleneck. Within the federation, they were the top student organization, and many senior-level officials of the federation had held significant positions in the Student Council of Iron Blood University, gaining experience there. However, at this time the bottleneck appeared. The future of the Student Council should either focus on internal development within the major planets of the federation or on external development on the Exotic Battlefield, a question that troubled many Student Council Presidents. Developing internally, the current Student Council was already the top student organization, and to advance further, it would require departing from the concept of a student council for development. But this contradicted the original purpose of establishing the Student Council. The Student Council is meant to serve students, and it’s not about becoming as big and strong as possible. Simultaneously, turning towards development inside the Exotic Battlefield was proven unfeasible. The majority of students, upon graduation, had a Star Power Level of merely about Third Level. This was because Iron Blood College only enrolled students with exceptional talent. The number of students who could reach the Fourth and Fifth Levels was too small, despite there being over a hundred Level 4 Martial Artists within the Student Council, which was still a minor proportion when placed among the tens of thousands of students in the entire academy. Internal development within the federation didn’t align with the Student Council’s purpose. Developing on the Exotic Battlefield, the Student Council’s ability wasn’t enough. Previous Student Council Presidents included many exceptional individuals who tried both directions based on their personalities. The current enterprises managed by the Finance Department, numbering over forty, and the distribution of Iron Blood Student Associations in the Eight Major Exotic Cities of Humanity, were results of these attempts. All in all, this was a longstanding thorny issue. After Qin Shuang finished speaking, Lu Lin nodded to indicate understanding. "Ahem, actually this problem is easy to solve." "Whether developing internally within the federation or externally on the Exotic Battlefield, both are beneficial to our Student Council." "Internal development can provide job opportunities and practical learning chances for students who are not suited for combat." "While external expansion could allow the Iron Blood University Student Council to appear not only as a student organization on various occasions but if our strength could improve, our Student Council might become a new brand for the school." "As the old saying goes, only children make choices, adults of course want it all." "My choice is to both vigorously develop our Student Council’s influence within the federation and enhance our students’ abilities on the Exotic Battlefield, tackling both areas strongly." "Everyone, please stay calm and listen to me finish." As soon as Lu Lin finished his words, the heads of the various departments around him began to stir. Facing the two development directions, naturally, there were several options: exclusively supporting one, pursuing both simultaneously, or doing neither. Ultimately, eliminating the last option of doing neither was essential, as it was detrimental to the Student Council’s development. Previous Student Council Presidents have also suggested pursuing both directions simultaneously, but such a choice didn’t fare as well as pursuing a single path. Lu Lin was naturally aware of this situation; what Qin Shuang had explained to him just now had been very clear. "Just now, Senior Brother Qin also mentioned, when we develop internally within the federation, we primarily face three issues." "Everyone, don’t panic, let’s solve these issues one by one." "Regarding personnel, Iron Blood University doesn’t only consist of us current students but also alumni who have already graduated. Many of these alumni may have unsatisfactory careers in their current companies or industries, and we can invite them to return and work for Student Council enterprises." "At the same time, our perspective shouldn’t be confined to the school. For an enterprise to develop, relying solely on internally cultivated talent is not enough." "Poaching talents, recruiting, and letting more talents join our enterprises to grow them bigger and stronger." "Only when enterprises become strong, with significant growth in size and benefits, can these enterprises better serve ordinary students, including providing job positions and improving on-campus welfare benefits, etc." "With the personnel issue resolved, the second issue is funding." "The funds that the school allocates to the Student Council each year are certainly not something we can rely on, but just like hiring talented people, we cannot only look internally within the school or to superior education departments." "Has anyone investigated the loan conditions at major banks or the tax breaks and support policies in various cities?" "These are things that students from the Finance Department need to explore. As I know, Saturn Green City is about to become the central city of Beiqiu Continent, and in the future, it could even become a planetary brand for Saturn. At the current stage, the Saturn City Capital is actively attracting investment and releasing numerous favorable policies, such as tax breaks, interest-free loans..." "The students from the Finance Department may pay attention to this later, not only Saturn, but also Neptune, Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, and the underdeveloped areas of the Blue, Water, and Mars planets, everyone can focus on these as well." "Next, it’s about the choice of industry." "I just took a look. Currently, the companies under our Student Council are mostly engaged in industries related to Star Core Warriors, Star Power Potions, Star Power Arrays, and Star Power Weapons." "While this choice may not be wrong, in my opinion, the route was chosen incorrectly from the beginning."