Try It Out

After Lu Yuanming asked for the opinions of the other disciples, he agreed to Alfred's request. Alfred became the only one who did not listen to Lu Yuanming's first sermon but was still called a disciple, and he factually became the deputy leader of this organization.

If it were according to the ancient Z Country history familiar to Lu Yuanming, Alfred should be considered a Prime Minister, and even one of those whose power had not been curtailed.

On that day, Alfred convened all the disciples and Charlie's group. He first asked about their specialties and their professions in the material world. Then, he casually chatted about political gossip or jokes that only Americans would understand. After doing this, and with Lu Yuanming's consent, Alfred directly began assigning tasks on the spot.

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First, the most important military system was divided into the standing defense force and the guards. Currently, there was only a framework. To Lu Yuanming's surprise, Alfred assigned Peter and Charlie's subordinates to the standing defense force, while Charlie became the captain of the guards. In Lu Yuanming's mind, Charlie and his subordinates should have joined the standing defense force, and Peter, who was skilled in shooting, should have become his personal guard.

Next was the religious system. Alfred assigned all six disciples to it, with Father Edward as the Pope of the Heavenly Kingdom on Earth, and all personnel arrangements for the religion were to be decided by Father Edward himself.

Martha, the governess, would be responsible for future diplomacy and the current acceptance of refugees.

Cthulhu would be responsible for logistics and law.

Ang would be responsible for equipment repair and construction, as well as the future scientific field.

Tom... this was the most unbelievable thing for Lu Yuanming. After Alfred clearly learned about Tom from Edward, he did not put Tom into the religious system as a puppet but instead gave Tom an important appointment.

Tom would be responsible for the work of integrity and intelligence, and Tom would report directly to Lu Yuanming, bypassing him.

As for Alfred, besides controlling the overall situation, he personally took charge of agricultural matters.

At the same time, after asking for Lu Yuanming's opinion (which he had none), Alfred presented the organizational hierarchy. The highest officials in each department were ministers, followed by departmental, bureau, section, and staff levels, and then by hired clerks. Those below the staff level were not considered public officials within the organization.

This was also one of the only two affairs Lu Yuanming obtained: the power to appoint and dismiss, and promote all public officials, including ministers.

As for the second affair Lu Yuanming obtained, it was the control and command of the military. At the same time, Lu Yuanming had the power to initiate and end wars externally. Furthermore, military ranks were also established. They were executed through two lines: rank and position. Currently, Lu Yuanming's rank was Second Lieutenant, Charlie and Peter were Sergeants, and Charlie's subordinates were Corporals. The next recruits would all be Third Class Soldiers, who could be promoted to Second Class, First Class, and Private. As the army grew, the initial personnel, including Lu Yuanming, would be promoted according to their rank. Future recruits would be rated based on their contributions and seniority.

As for military positions, it was simpler. Currently, with a maximum of a dozen or twenty recruits, it was just an enhanced squad. Therefore, the leader was generally called the commander. As the numbers increased, there would be platoon, company, battalion, regiment, brigade, division, and so on...

After making these arrangements and explaining the positions and ranks to everyone in detail, Alfred said to them, "Father Edward knows my family background. My family is a political family, and I can be said to be a seasoned official. Politics and organizational structure are almost my instincts, but that's all. In the current environment of Earth, I can live very well. I can live well anywhere, as long as there is commerce, politics, personnel, public opinion, and conspiracy. My only concern is the starting point. But in the turbulent and intense doomsday, I would only be able to drift with the tide, just like when you all first saw me, either as a slave in the hands of some criminal group or as bait for monsters."

Everyone listened thoughtfully, and Alfred pointed to the sky, saying, "This is above... let's assume the material world is above. This is also a portrayal of officials in almost all countries worldwide in the material world. We are all so-called seasoned officials. This is not a derogatory term, because we are suited for modern civilization and mature human civilization. But once the environment drastically changes, we are definitely not... great leaders."

Alfred pronounced the last two words, "great leaders," in Chinese. He didn't care if anyone other than Lu Yuanming understood. He continued, "Therefore, I boldly predict that if within three years, the entire Earth falls, and billions of people appear below, after the initial chaos, the officials who, as if by inertia, will still lead the original people of various countries and ethnic groups, will still cause humanity and human civilization to fall into internal strife, truly turning this city cluster, which represents human civilization, into a graveyard of human civilization. Because we cannot transition from fighting among people to leading humanity with a torch in the darkness. The more people, the more ethnic groups, the more complex the composition, the more pronounced this situation will become."

Then Alfred said to Lu Yuanming, "Lord, I will establish an organization for you, manage logistics, and eliminate internal betrayal. All other major directional actions will be decided by you. I believe you will be the one to bring us light in the darkness!"

Lu Yuanming was full of confusion and disbelief. He pointed to his face and said, "But I don't know what to do next either."

Alfred sternly rebuked, "Then ask more. Ask yourself, ask me, ask all the disciples, ask all the members of the organization, even ask your enemies. If all else fails, follow your intuition. Remember, when you look back, countless people are silently following behind you. Even if the cliff is ten thousand feet high in front of you, as long as you continue to hold up the torch and bring us light, we will follow you without hesitation!"

Lu Yuanming was silent and awkwardly scratched his head. Then he looked at everyone and said, "Am I... a great leader?"

Lu Yuanming did not use Chinese.

The disciples did not even hesitate. Including Charlie, everyone nodded.

Possessing the power (miracle) and righteousness (food), along with civilizational identity (religion), and treating people with sincerity, while also being willing to be the first to save and find a way out in this darkness and apocalypse – this is a true leader!

Lu Yuanming watched everyone nod without hesitation, and he could only say, "Then I'll give it a try?"

Everyone smiled, and Lu Yuanming immediately said, "Then can I start deciding the direction of our organization now?"

Alfred made a gesture of invitation with a slight bow, and Lu Yuanming said, "I've only thought of two things so far. The first... the official language of the organization will be Chinese, and everyone will learn Chinese."

Several disciples opened their mouths to speak, but Father Edward immediately glared at them, his eyes threatening to turn into something tangible. Alfred, however, immediately cheered, "Good! The official language of the organization will be Chinese, and the official script will be Chinese characters. At the same time, the organization will not let go of other languages and scripts of human civilization, as they are treasures of human civilization, but they will not be the official language. Good, this decision will be implemented as the organization's national policy forever!"

The disciples who had been about to speak quieted down. They didn't see Alfred and Father Edward exchange a glance, as if communicating something with their eyes. It was only for a moment before they looked away again, a tacit understanding built over decades of knowing each other.

Lu Yuanming continued, "Second, I don't know what the future holds, but besides planting food, I think we should heavily encircle and suppress the monsters around us and throughout the city. Because I've found that when I kill those monsters and return to my original body, my vegetative state body seems to undergo some changes, and my soul also seems to grow stronger. I want to first recover my body in the living world."

This was actually Lu Yuanming's last hidden danger. He had been open and honest about everything else, but gaining strength through killing monsters and obtaining White Light Particles was something only he could do. That's why he had chosen to conceal it before. But it was still a hidden danger, and now he planned to resolve it slowly, bit by bit.

Alfred cheered again, "That's right! If we are to start large-scale food cultivation, we must have a safe and reliable environment. However, Lord, these monsters can't be killed endlessly. These monsters actually come from ourselves. I don't know how they are born, but that's what the Scientist Group's reports say. As long as humans keep descending into the Dark Matter World, these monsters will continuously be born from the shadows. They just won't appear in places where a large number of Dark Matter Humans reside. So, I completely agree with the Lord's second decision. We must establish an absolute defense zone for our organization!"

Apart from Alfred, the other disciples naturally had an absolute interest in safety. This time, no disciple intended to object; they all cheered in agreement.

Only then did Lu Yuanming breathe a sigh of relief. Because the bank and its surroundings were already safe, and there were so many firearms, he was truly afraid that these people would no longer intend to kill monsters. If that were the case, his soul would not be able to continue growing stronger.

Lu Yuanming looked at the many disciples before him, led by Alfred, followed closely by Father Edward, and then the rest of the disciples. Although Charlie was not a literal disciple, he followed closely behind Father Edward. This actually showed a stratification among the disciples.

Lu Yuanming softly said again, "Everyone... then I'll give it a try."

Alfred was the first to kneel halfway, followed by Father Edward, and then everyone else. They recited in unison, "May the Lord's will be done on earth..."

"...as it is in heaven!"