Warm sunlight streamed through the pristine floor-to-ceiling windows into the entire office, illuminating the figure of a young man in black who was continually flipping through documents. "This one, this one, and this one," He Ao picked up a pen nearby and checked off names, "As per Yan Yue’s suggestion, send them to the three small countries to the north," He picked up a document from beside him, checked off some names, "and this portion, also following Yan Yue’s suggestion, and the rest according to Komo’s proposal," He placed the two documents on the table and pushed them across to Komo and Yan Yue, who were sitting properly opposite him, "Any problems?" Komo responded almost immediately. Yan Yue, however, picked up the documents and carefully reviewed them once before nodding seriously, "No problem." What they were holding were the ’Western Lands Branch Personnel Assignment Recommendation Lists’ that He Ao had asked them to individually prepare. He Ao had asked them to select from the personnel of the Yika Republic according to their understanding, to draft a list of dispatches to various branches of the World Tree to carry out reforms. The lists from the two were completely independent, effectively meaning that for every branch, both had independently recommended a candidate, and He Ao had also asked them to include each person’s profile and the reasons for their recommendation. Komo, having always worked in the Yika Republic, was more familiar with the Transcendents there, but also more deeply involved. During the Blood Sun incident, Yan Yue had overseen resource allocation across the World Tree Organization in the Yika Republic and had basic knowledge of these Transcendents’ capabilities and backgrounds, without any personal stakes involved with these individuals. Overall, the similarity between the two lists was high, only differing on certain issues. Thus, He Ao, based on the information, had generally circled around and agreed with some of the points from each person. Once this document was confirmed, these people would immediately be dispatched to various locations in the capacity of ’special advisors’ by He Ao. Just last night, Rudel had already announced the hiring of He Ao as an ’advisor’, and now almost the entire world’s Extraordinary Organizations were aware of this news. Naturally, there were those in various factions of the World Tree who were disapproving, and this was also why He Ao chose this moment to leave the Research Institute. Now, as the aftermath of the massive incident that had affected most of the population of the Western Lands was not yet settled, Liu Zhengyun and Rudel were continuously ’covering memories’ in various places. Li Cheng, Jie An, and Goya were still receiving treatment in the Yika Republic, where almost all of the world’s top powerhouses were gathered, and the majority of them supported He Ao. The more chaotic the times, the better the opportunity to change the existing power structure. He Ao’s swift control over the Yika Republic wasn’t because he naturally possessed an overwhelming charismatic authority that people would kneel before upon his arrival. Instead, during the crisis of the Blood Sun when everyone faced existential threats, the original rulers of the Yika Republic’s World Tree Organization wanted to flee first, abandoning the entire lower echelons, and internal conflicts intensified thoroughly. Then He Ao appeared, decisively utilizing the already intense internal conflicts, and after obtaining nominal authorization, he first eliminated the original regional heads and their followers with a swift approach, demonstrating his method and determination in handling issues. He then proposed specific plans, established common goals with the original lower-tier teams, namely ’survival’, while also distributing the upper echelons’ responsibilities to the lower tiers, thus wooing and stabilizing the previously neglected but capable lower-tier groups. The hope for survival, positions they longed for but couldn’t attain, and prospects for future development—He Ao could provide all they needed both spiritually and materially, and hence they were willing to follow him. In chaotic times, significant changes that might normally take years or even decades could be accomplished overnight. Just like how Rudel appointed He Ao to this ’advisor’ position. If not for the imminent threats from the Evil God and Angels, the world would seem like a small boat in a raging storm. Even if Rudel had strong personal relations with He Ao, he would not easily relinquish his power. Those heads of the World Tree, even if they were uncooperative in essence, still needed to publicly recognize Rudel as the leader and would still exert some effort when issues arose, hence Rudel was disinclined to change the status quo. Unless absolutely necessary, people tend to prefer maintaining the status quo. If He Ao had waited until after the aftermath of the Blood Sun incident had fully stabilized to push for reforms in the World Tree, allowing local forces time to regroup, he would inevitably face fierce resistance from regional powers. They might fear He Ao’s martial prowess and not dare to resist outrightly, but passive resistance or extreme measures to subvert the reforms would also manifest as another form of resistance. He Ao sent people over, meeting a resolute local power. By then, even if they were nominally given great authority, what these "dispatched ones" saw would be just what each faction wanted them to see. Therefore, while the chaos of the Blood Sun event persisted, He Ao wanted to station his people in the various regions under the pretense of helping to quell the aftermath of the Blood Sun and searching for the Cult, thereby securing their positions. Then, under the guise of managing the crisis, they would rapidly ascertain the local conditions during the chaos, finding out which individuals could be absorbed and which could not, and what the internal conflicts in each area were like. After that, he planned to eliminate some, arrest some, promote some, and establish a new order that would be effective throughout Western Lands. The purpose of this reform wasn’t to eliminate factions, as real factions couldn’t be eradicated. Given time, the people under He Ao might also form factions, even if they didn’t wish to; those with aligned interests would inevitably push them into such roles. What He Ao intended to do was to strengthen core authority, reduce the excessive independence of the World Tree’s various branches, bridge the resource barriers between them, and establish a consistent belief in "protecting the world from pollution." This would make the World Tree appear more like a collective organization rather than a coalition of smaller groups. No longer should there be an incident like the Blood Sun, where cases of disappearances piled up, yet the head office of World Tree remained completely unaware. This task would be a lengthy one, only achievable gradually through policies and rules, but with the current chaos, a short-term restructuring of the organizational framework and establishing a temporary authority was feasible. "Minister He, if all the Transcendents from Yika Republic are dispatched elsewhere," Yan Yue closed the file in her hand and asked slowly, "What about the situation in Yika Republic?" "Find volunteers within Rudel, especially in the northern part bordering Yika Republic who speak a bit of Yika language. Organize them with clerks from Yika and Transcendents from Rudel," He Ao glanced at the sunlight outside the window and spoke quickly. Most of the population of Yika Republic had already been relocated collectively to Rudel and had been dealt with collectively by Liu Zhengyun, so the problems there were actually much smaller than in other countries. "What about Rudel then?" Yan Yue asked softly. "Get some Transcendent volunteers from Central Earth, Rudel is nominally under tripartite management right now," He Ao’s voice remained calm, "Have Moonlight also provide some Transcendent volunteers. Rudel primarily speaks Tia language. Just set an approximate number, and I will talk to Jie An about this." It seemed like He Ao remembered something; he lifted the pen in his hand, but there was no white paper around. Immediately, Yan Yue handed over the file she held. He Ao flipped the file over, blank side up, then wrote the words ’Fighter’ in Central Earth characters on the document and handed it back, "Go find this person in Xidu and ask if he is willing to come here, just say I am asking. If he doesn’t know who I am, just mention my Research Institute code." Yan Yue took the file and nodded. He Ao turned his head to look at Komo, who was still flipping through a file. Komo immediately looked up at He Ao, "Minister He, you were saying." "Have those dispatched to handle the Blood Sun incident look for people who are familiar with local conditions, whether they are Transcendents or ordinary clerks, as long as they understand the local situations and have been involved in the governance of the branches, preferably those seasoned clerks." He Ao looked at him and spoke quickly, "Then bring these people over to participate in the discussions and suggestions for the new system." "I will specifically establish a system group, and besides these people, have participants from the original World Tree system planners join as well.", "At the same time, I will see if the think tank from the Research Institute can also participate and have Rudel pay the consultation fee." He Ao paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the two people, "Yan Yue will be the main person in charge of this group, and Komo will be the deputy." Komo nodded in agreement as well. "This matter is very important, not just for us but for everyone in the Western Lands," He Ao glanced at the gradually setting sun outside the window and slowly got up, "I have some other matters to attend to and need to leave for a while, thank you for your hard work." "We should," "It is our duty." Both of them answered immediately. Once He Ao had completely left, Komo gently placed the documents on the table and sighed. Yan Yue, who was standing beside him, put away the documents and looked at Komo with concern. "My previous leaders never used to say ’I can handle this, you just need to do such and such,’" Komo smiled slightly, stretching lazily, "They would only say to me, ’Can’t you handle this?’, "And have you received the special bonus from the previous Blood Sun incident? Although the pressure is a bit strong, Minister He seems to be much more reliable than I imagined, and he is not stingy with bonuses at all. Working under such a boss gives one motivation." "Did you previously think Minister He was unreliable?" Yan Yue lowered her eyes, looking down at Komo. "No, that’s not what I meant," Feeling the pressure emanating from the tall woman beside him, Komo quickly waved his hands, "I have always trusted Minister He; my life was saved by him. It’s just that he’s so young, it’s hard not to worry that he might not handle things well," He sighed softly, "But as it turns out, my concerns were unnecessary. He is truly remarkable." "Minister He is such a person," Yan Yue put away the documents in her hands, looking towards the wide-open office door with a slight smile on her lips, "The more you interact with him, the more you realize that his talent lives up to his reputation, and even exceeds it." Lin Chichi held her phone, following the navigation, and entered a narrow alley. There were no house doors on both sides of the alley, only old brick walls coated with white plaster. The slanting sunlight was blocked by the towering walls of the alley, leaving a haze of shadows covering the path ahead, making this remote alley in the old town seem especially deep. The navigation indicated that she should continue another two hundred meters along this alley. Lin Chichi raised her head, looking around, and glanced at the surrounding walls, slightly shrinking her neck. This place seemed a little too secluded. A black crow landed on the towering wall, emitting a sharp cry, then flew over Lin Chichi’s head. Lin Chichi shrunk her head again. This place seemed to be getting scarier, like the setting for a dark wizard from a fairy tale. However, she didn’t turn back but instead took a deep breath, put down her phone, clenched her teeth, and walked forward with her head held high. Her pace quickened, quickly covering those last two hundred meters. After turning a corner, the scene in front of her seemed to change slightly, a house with its door firmly closed appeared in the young girl’s field of view. Some scattered light from further down the alley fell evenly on a tightly closed iron gate. There were no signs or billboards in front of the iron gate, and its edges were even peeling and rusty, looking extremely old. Lin Chichi picked up her phone to check the location, confirming she hadn’t taken a wrong turn, then slowly walked over and stood on the stone steps in front of the iron gate, slowly raising her hand. However, before she could even knock, the thick iron gate opened from the inside. A tall girl carrying a large wooden sign appeared in Lin Chichi’s sight, this girl had a pair of rare red pupils, her hair tied in a high ponytail, wearing a yellow cartoon T-shirt and a thin jacket, with parts of her healthy wheat-colored skin exposed. Lin Chichi looked at the tall girl in front of her and carefully raised her hand, speaking in not very fluent Yika language. "Are you Lin Chichi?" Before she could continue, the tall girl immediately asked in Central Earth language. Lin Chichi nodded, continuing, "Brother Hao Yi asked me to come here, he said there is a suitable teacher for me here..." "I don’t know this Hao Yi?" The tall girl opposite her shook her head, then seeing Lin Chichi’s slightly baffled expression, continued, "But the Mister indeed mentioned you to me, he will be here soon, just wait a bit, I’ll hang this up," Then she looked at Lin Chichi standing at the door and cautiously asked, "Could you step aside, please?" Still slightly confused, Lin Chichi immediately stepped aside, moving back a few steps to clear the way. Then she watched as the tall girl, carrying the wooden sign that weighed at least several tens of pounds, walked out from behind the door, looked around, then moved to the wall next to Lin Chichi to hang the entire sign horizontally. With the sign in one hand and the other reaching for three large iron nails, she stretched out her hand and threw the nails out. Accompanied by three crisp sounds, three iron nails embedded into the wall in a row. Then the girl tossed the huge wooden sign perfectly onto the nails. The light of the evening sun shone on the three gilded large characters. Lin Chichi raised her head to look at the sign.