Everyone filed in. Sunlight streamed through the high windows into the Council Hall, painting the dark brown tables and chairs in a warm shade of orange.

Lin Feng walked toward the head seat.

On the left, Jiang Yelan took her seat with Zhao Hu, Tie Dun, and the others. Jiang Yelan was the first to sit, her shadow moon blade leaning silently against the side of her chair.

Zhao Hu followed closely behind, sitting upright with his hand resting naturally on the hilt of his blade.

Tie Dun flopped down, making the chair let out a dull thud. He grinned and leaned his shield against the edge of the table.

Wang Wu, Arrow Eye, A Wang, and Scarface Liu sat down in order, their movements crisp and without wasted words.

On the right, Jiang Zhaoyue led the members of the Moonflower Guild to their seats.

She sat in the first position, her silver-white spear leaning against the chair. Her back was as straight as a spear shaft, her gaze looking directly forward.

Su Yuehua sat beside her, gently smoothing the hem of her plain white robe. Her staff stood upright at her side, her expression gentle and calm.

Feng Qingshuang and Feng Qingyan sat beside Su Yuehua. The elder sister sat as still as a bell, while the younger sister couldn't help but peek at Lin Feng at the head seat, only pulling her gaze back when her sister pinched her wrist.

Several other core members of the Moonflower Guild took their seats in the back row on the right. They sat with straight backs and calm faces, though their eyes hid a sense of appraisal for their new environment.

The Council Hall fell silent, leaving only the occasional flapping sound of the flags outside the window blowing in the wind.

Lin Feng waited for everyone to be seated, his gaze sweeping across both sides before clearing his throat.

“Today, the Moonflower Guild officially joins Beacon Fire Territory. From now on, everyone is one of our own, fighting side by side. We will be brothers-in-arms, sharing life and death. I won't say much else.”

Jiang Zhaoyue nodded slightly, her voice clear. “Lord Lin, the entirety of the Moonflower Guild is willing to advance and retreat together with Beacon Fire Territory.”

Zhao Hu pressed his right fist to his chest and said in a deep voice, “Beacon Fire Territory welcomes our brothers from Yuehua.”

Lin Feng nodded. “We are all old acquaintances, so there's no need for individual introductions.”

“The addition of Lord Jiang and the Moonflower Guild has significantly increased the strength of Beacon Fire Territory.”

“But at the same time, it has exposed a problem. As Beacon Fire Territory grows larger and the number of Awakened increases, the previous management style that relied on 'feelings' and 'tacit understanding' is struggling to keep up with our current scale.”

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the people on the left.

“Beacon Fire Territory needs to establish a system to guarantee everyone's rights. This system must be simple, transparent, and self-regulating. We can't let honest people suffer, nor can we let those looking for loopholes take advantage.”

He glanced at Zhao Hu and the others on the left.

Zhao Hu frowned slightly, his fingers tapping gently on the table.

Tie Dun looked left and right, then scratched his head, his face practically screaming, 'I understood every word of that, but I have no idea what it means when you put them together.'

Wang Wu held his teacup, took a sip, and set it down, clearly trying to hide his uncertainty.

A Wang and Scarface Liu exchanged a glance and remained silent together. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Lin Feng sighed inwardly. Zhao Hu and the others were fine when it came to charging into battle, but when it involved institutional management, it wasn't their forte.

He glanced at Jiang Zhaoyue and Su Yuehua on the right again.

Both were calm and thoughtful. There was no sign of difficulty /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ on their brows; instead, they possessed a composure that suggested, 'We've thought about this problem before.'

Lin Feng gave them a silent thumbs-up in his heart. Things should be much easier from now on.

“Let's hear everyone's thoughts,” Lin Feng said.

Unsurprisingly, the left side went quiet.

Tie Dun lowered his head and pretended to drink tea, Wang Wu rotated his teacup for the third time, and Zhao Hu frowned in thought for a while, his lips moving before closing again.

The few of them looked at each other, none willing to speak first.

Wang Wu finally couldn't hold it in and set down his teacup. “Lord, I think we could let the Blue Star Officials come up with a plan. They have plenty of mature experience in managing Awakened. With your status, Lord, getting the officials to set a set of rules for our territory would be easy.”

Tie Dun slapped his thigh in relief. “Right, right, right! The Blue Star Officials have plenty of talent. Let them come up with a plan, and we'll just follow it!”

Zhao Hu also nodded. “Feasible.”

Arrow Eye let out a rare “Mhm” in agreement.

Lin Feng looked at Wang Wu and nodded slightly. “That is one possible solution.”

Jiang Zhaoyue waited for Lin Feng to finish before speaking calmly. “Lord Lin, there's no need for such trouble. The General Bureau has already prepared a plan for you.”

She took out a token from her robe, stood up, walked to Lin Feng, and presented it with both hands.

Lin Feng took the token. It felt heavy in his hand, its surface as smooth as a mirror and engraved with fine runes.

With a thought, the attribute panel expanded before his eyes.

【Merit Token】

【Quality: Determined by the territory core】

【Special Effect 1: Sub-Mother Order · Tiered Authorization】

The Lord can divide the Merit Token into lower-level tokens, authorizing them tier by tier.

Gold Order: Derived from the Mother Order. Daily mission merit limit: 3,000 points (Adjustable by the Lord).

Silver Order: Derived from the Gold Order. Daily mission merit limit: 1,000 points.

Bronze Order: Derived from the Silver Order. Daily mission merit limit: 100 points.

Iron Order: Derived from the Bronze Order. Bound to an individual. No authorization to issue missions; used only for recording missions.

If a token is lost, it can be reclaimed, but the original binding records will be preserved.

【Special Effect 2: Judgment】

When a token issues a mission, the Merit Token automatically judges its rationality and determines the merit points (Judgment capability is affected by quality).

If the Judgment fails, the mission is rejected, and one "Mis-record" is counted.

After accumulating 3 Mis-records, the token is frozen and reported to the next higher level.

After accumulating 10 Mis-records, it is reported to the Lord.

Bronze Order frozen → Notify Silver Order holder.

Silver Order frozen → Notify Gold Order holder.

Gold Order frozen → Notify the Lord.

Frozen tokens must be manually unfrozen by a superior.

【Special Effect 3: Heavenly Inspection】

The token binder must carry the token at all times while performing missions.

Upon mission submission, the Merit Token automatically verifies the records and awards merit points based on the completion status. If completion is below 50%, one "Mis-record" is counted.

【Special Effect 4: Treasure Inspection】

Token holders can use merit points to exchange for items of Rare quality or below in the territory warehouse. The Merit Token will automatically evaluate the required merit points based on the item's value.

For items above Rare quality and other non-physical rewards (such as Barracks class-change qualifications, territory official positions, etc.), the Lord manually sets the exchange standards through the Mother Order.

Lin Feng marveled inwardly. With this, management would be simple.

Cheating, false reporting, corruption—all problems would be cut off in one stroke.

The token automatically judged mission rationality, automatically verified completion records, automatically recorded the number of Mis-records, reported them tier by tier, and froze them tier by tier.

Perfect!

He glanced at the line "Quality determined by the territory core."

Beacon Fire Territory's core was a Special Village Establishment Order, so the quality of this Merit Token was very likely Gold.

With Gold-quality "Judgment" and "Heavenly Inspection," the discernment would definitely be excellent.

A slight arc curled at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth.

Problems of the Nightmare World should indeed be solved with the methods of the Nightmare World.

He looked up at everyone. “Wait for me a moment. I'll go up and bind the token first.”