Since the tone had been set from the outset, the discussions at this meeting were nowhere near as heated as they had been when they first introduced the training system.
Everyone focused on refining the same basic approach, which made things much easier for Lind and gave him room to let his mind wander.
Yet the thought of their manpower shortage still troubled him deeply. He had never expected that, after all the effort he had put into training so many officers, this would still be a problem.
It was no exaggeration to say he had talented administrators in droves and fierce commanders to spare, yet he still lacked personnel. And the problem would only grow worse as his territory expanded.
After all, given Lind's standards, once he unified the Oran Sea, the mayor of every major city would need to be at least as strong as a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral.
That alone was enough to give Lind a headache, never mind the military, where those requirements were most stringent.
Following the military organization of his previous life, the commander of a brigade or division ten thousand strong would need at least the strength of a Vice Admiral, along with a deputy and chief of staff who were both as strong as Rear Admirals.
Forget building an army of a million. Even a few hundred thousand troops would be enough to give Lind a headache.
Of course, if Lind truly managed to put that structure in place, he would have the confidence to face anything.
He could boldly put all his ideas into practice, and Elbaf would no longer be the world's strongest nation.
"You all make excellent points, so that's settled. Allison, organize the meeting notes afterward and let the officers review them. If there are no