The first report was from Zhao Hu. The registration of over ten thousand military dependents had been completed, among whom twenty-four were registered as life-professionals, all at the primary level.

These included blacksmiths, carpenters, miners, pharmacists, and more. There were also four clerical life-professionals, all of whom had been handed over to Zhang Ping for deployment.

Lin Feng nodded. Although primary life-professionals weren't high-level, their strength lay in their numbers.

Assigning the four clerical ones to Zhang Ping would perfectly help him share the administrative pressure of the newly incorporated counties.

He picked up his pen and wrote two words at the end: "Noted."

The second report was from Zhang Ping. He had personally led three clerical life-professionals under his command to the five counties at the northern foot of Tianji Mountain. Along with the four selected from the military dependents, the eight of them had worked for two days.

Currently, the five counties had basically resumed operations, and food and supplies were becoming self-sufficient. Zhang Ping himself had returned to Fenghuo County with two clerical staff, leaving five people stationed across the five counties to continue perfecting the follow-up work.

The corners of Lin Feng's mouth curled up slightly; he felt at ease with Zhang Ping handling things.

It had taken less than three days for the five counties to go from being reclaimed to resuming production.

This kind of efficiency was something others truly couldn't achieve.

He wrote the words "Very good" and, after a thought, added another sentence: "Pay attention to balancing work and rest; do not overwork yourself."

The third report was from Li Yuan. Lin Feng's gaze landed on the name "Liu Zhaowan," and his brow twitched slightly.

The content wasn't long, but it carried a lot of information: Liu Zhaowan, the Director of the Rongcheng Nightmare Affairs Bureau's Fenghuo County Office, had been promoted to Deputy Director of the Great Xia Nightmare Administration Bureau's Hangu Pass Branch due to her outstanding work performance, with the approval of the General Bureau.

She would be primarily responsible for handling the registration, task distribution, and merit verification for the large number of Awakened within Hangu Pass.

The branch office's location was temporarily set on the outskirts of the Northwest Military District. Plans were in place to construct a new three-story stone building, sixty meters long and twenty meters wide, adjacent to the military camp for ease of coordination.

The site selection was complete, and construction could begin once the Lord gave his approval.

Lin Feng smiled; Liu Zhaowan had been promoted.

From Fenghuo County to Hangu Pass, and from dealing with a small number of Awakened to managing a vast system of thousands, the General Bureau had recognized her ability and dedication. The promotion was perfectly reasonable.

With more and more Awakened arriving at Hangu Pass in the future, the General Bureau indeed needed to send someone to coordinate and manage them. Li Yuan, as a single Constable, couldn't handle it all alone.

He wrote "Approved" and added: "The resources needed for the construction of the branch office are to be allocated from the territory's reserves."

The fourth report was a joint organizational proposal submitted by Jiang Yelan and Jiang Zhaoyue.

Lin Feng sat up straight and read it with extra care.

The plan reorganized both the Night Whisper Legion and the New Moon Legion into two battalions each.

The structure of each battalion was as follows:

A squad consisted of ten people, with one squad leader, one deputy leader, and eight members.

A platoon consisted of five squads plus a platoon headquarters, totaling fifty-two people, with one platoon leader and one deputy platoon leader.

A company consisted of two platoons plus a company headquarters, totaling one hundred and six people, with one company commander and one deputy company commander.

A battalion consisted of five companies plus a battalion headquarters, totaling five hundred and thirty-two people, with one battalion commander and one deputy battalion commander.

In addition, each battalion directly commanded a battalion-level support company, including scouts, medical, logistics, and other support units. Including the battalion headquarters, a full-strength battalion consisted of six hundred and thirty-eight people.

With two battalions for the Night Whisper Legion and two for the New Moon Legion, there were four battalions in total, with a full strength of over two thousand five hundred people.

Currently, there were over two thousand two hundred Awakened actually enrolled in the two legions, so the organizational structure was sufficient for now.

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest twice.

This organizational plan was well-structured and clearly tiered, even more mature than he had expected.

Ye Lan and Jiang Zhaoyue had clearly put a lot of effort into this.

He closed his eyes and mentally reorganized the armed forces of the Beacon Fire Territory. Currently, there were three main forces.

The Night Whisper Legion led by Ye Lan, the New Moon Legion led by Jiang Zhaoyue, and the native Beacon Guards represented by Meng Yi.

Among them, the Beacon Guards were the strongest, possessing all the special units of the territory.

This included the Great Qin Elite Soldiers and Great Qin Garrison Soldiers, all of whom belonged to the Beacon Guards' sequence.

Native soldiers would not defect; they were loyal and reliable, making them safe to use.

However, the advantages of an Awakened converting to a special unit were far greater than those of a native. They received a full set of equipment from the barracks (which was soul-bound), but that wasn't the most critical point.

The most critical point was that even if an Awakened converted to the lowest-level Weakened Great Qin Garrison Soldier, they could still reach level nineteen. After that, as long as they obtained a second promotion book, they could advance to a level twenty professional.

The cost was occupying a slot in the special barracks, and their first promotion class would be fixed as a Garrison Soldier or Elite Soldier, unable to be changed.

Even if they later reached level thirty-nine, their first promotion class would still be a Garrison Soldier.

Of course, only high-level special barracks had this effect. After converting in a low-level special barracks, the level would be locked forever, and a second promotion would never be possible.

The special units of the Great Xia Main City were basically all Blue Star Awakened because the main city had a large population base and a high number of Awakened, making it not difficult to screen for loyal and reliable individuals.

They could also be upgraded to level 19, which was equivalent to gaining 30,000 first promotion books out of thin air.

But he had never used Awakened for special unit conversions, primarily due to the issue of loyalty.

After an Awakened converted to a special unit, there were no system restrictions; they could desert, defect to the enemy, or take their equipment and levels to another territory.

This was a risk he couldn't afford to take during the startup phase.

However, Lin Feng knew in his heart that he couldn't rely solely on natives to sustain future battlefields.

While the loyalty of the Awakened was questionable, their growth potential far exceeded that of the natives. An Awakened converted into a Great Qin Garrison Soldier could undergo a second promotion, a Third Rank promotion, and even push for a fourth rank in the future.

In contrast, those native-converted Great Qin soldiers would be stuck at level ten-plus for their entire lives.

Therefore, with the expansion of the territory and the improvement of the Merit Token system, he could appropriately offer special unit slots as rewards, opening them up to those battle-tested, loyal, and reliable Awakened.

This would both enhance their combat power and motivate more people to move closer to the core.

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest twice.

He opened his eyes, wrote "Approved" at the end of the proposal, and added another line.

"The organization will be implemented according to this for now. Adjustments will be made during future military expansions. The allocation of special unit slots will be announced separately."

After finishing these documents, Lin Feng handled a few more trivial matters.

Heiyan Town applied for an allocation of stone materials to repair some houses; approved.

Lucky Town requested fifty men from the Beacon Guards to support the transport escort work for the Dungeon; approved.

He glanced at the supply list sent by Liu Ming from Qingmu County; the numbers matched, so he archived it.

One by one, he signed, annotated, rejected, or passed them.

By the time he looked up again, the sunlight from the high windows was shining in at an angle, dyeing the dark brown table and chairs a bright, warm gold.

He checked the time; it was nine in the morning.

Lin Feng put down his pen and took a sip from his teacup.

The tea had gone cold; it was slightly bitter upon entry with a very faint sweet aftertaste, but it was refreshing.

He stood up, picked up the Wildfire Spear from beside his chair, slotted it onto his back, and strode out of the Council Hall.

The morning breeze outside rushed toward him, carrying the characteristic dryness and chill of the northern wilderness.

In the distance, the black armor of the patrolling soldiers on the city walls glinted coldly in the morning light, and the muzzles of the ballistae on the watchtowers were aimed at the northern plains.

A new day had begun.