Angel spoke with Laplace about Buleida. Once he had confirmed her situation, he sent Buleida a "designated appointment."
It was worth noting that "appointment" differed from "enrollment." Enrollment directly brought someone into the Academy City, whereas after issuing an appointment, a pop-up window appeared on Angel's end.
"Please select the position for the designated appointee."
"Currently available positions: Vice Principal, Ordinary Instructor."
Angel's expression turned somewhat strange as he looked at those two positions.
Because these were the highest and lowest staff ranks beneath his own.
The Vice Principal possessed Level 8 authority, while an Ordinary Instructor possessed Level 4 authority.
Why were there only these two positions?
Where had Senior Instructor, Department Head, and Branch Dean gone?
Whenever he encountered something he did not understand, Angel directly questioned the Spirit of the Academy City.
Spirit of the Academy City: "I know this!"
"After I awoke, a great deal of information was directly imprinted into my mind, including matters concerning staff ranks. The Vice Principal possesses authority almost equal to that of the Principal. Only the Principal may designate one, and the candidate must also complete the Vice Principal's exclusive tasks."
"As for the other positions, one must begin as a basic Level 4 Instructor, complete the Level 4 Instructor's exclusive tasks, then apply to the Vice Principal or Principal for promotion. After the application is approved, they must continue with the exclusive tasks of a Level 5 Senior Instructor..."
One could advance all the way to Level 7 authority, provided the Principal or Vice Principal approved every step along the way.
The Vice Principal held the authority to approve applications, but the Principal possessed direct designation rights as well as veto power.
Angel was somewhat dazed after hearing this. The promotion rules were utterly hierarchical and clearly tiered: they