Not long afterward, Liu Qiying returned.
He pushed open the door to Lin Yi's office, looking rather excited.
"Principal, the documents have been faxed to the Academy of Sciences. We've now received authorization to access the Merit System."
"Military academy students and Source Martial Army members only need to enter their identity codes to log in to the Integrated Merit Management Platform."
Lin Yi finished signing a document and looked up at Liu Qiying. "Good work. That was quick."
"There's one more thing."
Liu Qiying continued, "The Merit System evaluated the organizations connecting to it. Our military academy's annual merit allocation has provisionally been set at 1.5 billion, while the Source Martial Army's allocation is 8.7 billion."
"The Academy of Sciences explained that these figures are dynamic indicators calculated from various kinds of data submitted by the departments connected to the Merit System, including their inventory. They'll be adjusted every year."
"Merit applications from connected organizations are reviewed automatically by the system. At the moment, only you have the authority to intervene manually for the Source Martial Army and East Blade Military Academy."
Lin Yi nodded.
He wasn't surprised that he had the authority to intervene in the allocation. After a moment's thought, he said, "Have the technicians add a shortcut to the Integrated Merit Management Platform on our website."
"Also, post a notice on both the military academy's and the Source Martial Army's websites. Let everyone know that we've become a pilot organization for the Integrated Merit Management System, and include the user manual at the end of the notice."
"Understood. I'll arrange it right away."
Liu Qiying was about to turn around when Lin Yi raised a hand to stop him.
"Wait."
As Lin Yi spoke, the cabinet behind his desk opened silently on its own.
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