Chapter 1923: Chapter 1917: Layout

Lu Ping’an’s influence is clearly centered around himself.

This is similar to many large companies with strong bosses, where a generation of leaders is overly dominant, leading to small groups ruling over larger ones… This in itself is not actually a problem; the first generation of leaders and those around them are often astute and competent, and the relative centralization actually improves administrative efficiency and decision-making speed.

The problem often arises in the second or third generation, when various powers become entangled, affecting overall operations.

But if it’s someone like Lu Ping’an, an “Immortal”, it’s not a problem at all. On the contrary, it’s actually a good thing… just that it poses some difficulty for the young elites aspiring to enter the “Inner Ring”.

“…That’s pretty much it, Mumu, keep an eye on the Tree Dragon area more closely, I don’t want to hear announcements about farmland and factory destruction anymore…”

“…The situation at Little Flame is quite good, there’s no need to stop expansion, but you should discuss with Ah Jiu. Your Legion needs a stable mortal species as a core, having a wise species with hooves and horns as mid-and-high-level commanders in the Burning Legion is also good…”

Playing with jokes that nobody understands, Lu Ping’an, however, knows Little Flame and Ah Jiu understand his intentions.

In fact, Lu has always been expecting to mass-produce “Energy State” and “Elemental State” Elemental Beastmen, but neither of the two Demigods has managed to succeed.

Lu Ping’an’s “family feast” is not a standard work report, yet it remains the highest level of communication and coordination within the entire power circle. Catherine, approved to attend, always takes notes enthusiastically; the “feast minutes” might even become the developmental outline of recent years.

This is not a complete work discussion; instead, it directly allows the Demigods to describe current specific problems, after which Lu Ping’an processes them… Sometimes, coordinating other Demigods can resolve the issues, but at other times, it requires the collective strength of the whole group, leaving Lu Ping’an to adjust and allocate based on his schedule.

Simple and efficient, with little interest divergence, allowing the distribution of interests to occur at the highest efficiency; this is probably the advantage of the “first generation.”

“Perhaps, after a while, when the Family Clans under these guys grow up, it won’t be so easy to allocate survival resources and space when those Dragon descendants, Fire Element People, Snake Trees need them…”

If Lu Ping’an were the Emperor, these positions would be bestowed upon various “Princesses,” who would certainly seek more benefits for their “children” once their areas develop.

By then, even amongst sisters, there would certainly be disagreements…

“At least, things are relatively stable now… Gather a bit more, it will be easier for distribution.”

At this stage, Lu has actually completely transcended the world.

To put it exaggeratedly, the Earthly world needs the existence of people like him, and he no longer excessively relies on any particular world.

The “family feast” proceeded smoothly, many issues were tackled, at least, a path for resolution was established.

Next, it would be Catherine who takes it to the secretary group, further refines it into a work plan, then distributes it to each department, managed group of the various ethnic groups, by appointing specialized personnel to further follow up and complete it.

Once a group reaches a certain level, the “I want you to do it, so you do it completely” working method is no longer realistic. Most work is relayed down one level at a time, dealing directly with hierarchies is neither necessary nor without grave consequences, and could easily result in internal distrust and collapse of the entire mechanism.

As each individual Demigod splits off and begins cultivating their own Legions and managed groups, it no longer becomes merely an internal “department” level issue; each group will have clear interest divergences and may even need to compete for development opportunities and living space.

Under such circumstances, a mechanism is needed to adjust and collaborate, reducing the intensity of conflicts, and at least allowing most people to develop stably.

“…Are you sure? Refusing mixed living and prohibiting mixed living are two different things; implementing them as policy requires very high administrative costs.”

“It’s necessary; I don’t want to see, decades later, sisters being morally plighted by their own ethnic groups, forced to fight to the death.”

Lu Ping’an, as this God of Life, is destined to be the shared leader of various races, each of which has its own Main God, who must certainly strive for their own group.

If the courtyard only had one race or that race held absolute dominance, Lu Ping’an would not interfere with ethnic distribution of such tedious matters, let alone order the dissolution of “certain ethnic neighborhoods”, forcibly requiring each group to live mixed where conditions permit.

“Forced isolation never eliminates contradictions and prejudices; it only accumulates resentment and anger…”

In Lu Ping’an’s view, the more you emphasize “difference,” the more it causes the prejudice of “we are not the same,” whereas keeping space distances and living separately amongst themselves, the constant propaganda and prejudice may someday lead to not considering the other as human.

Understanding cannot solve all problems, but communication and understanding can indeed eliminate many possibilities of problem occurrence.

Lu Ping’an has a ready-made example right here.

“The Beastmen of this world have various species with great diversity, but their self-cognition is a single species, thus not having many issues arise. Mixed living can reduce racial hostility probabilities to the maximum extent.”

“Can this really solve issues like racial conflicts…”

“Of course not, how could it be that simple. But we can take other methods to reduce the occurrence rate of contradictions, and this effective means is just one part of it.”

Each side has its own work, and once the power grows to this extent, Lu Ping’an no longer engages in “micromanagement.”

Such minor issues like shop development planning, product selection, and employing front-line personnel, he directly ignores, and even if issues arise, he just follows the rules to hold responsible people accountable.

His primary work is solving various sudden issues, grasping development direction, and intervening when necessary.

This time, he proactively ordered the courtyard to achieve “racial mixed living” and “fair treatment among races (equal pay for equal work)”… Absolute equality is impossible, which would be too unfair to contributors and the strong.

Taking advantage of this power beginning to establish, before various sides establish stereotypes and habits, Lu Ping’an also laid down some principle issues.

“But the difference in ability values among races is still very apparent…”

“This is not an absolute factor, I prefer it to be slightly troublesome rather than generating seeds of internal chaos.”

Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment and upheld his opinion.

“Our people can choose future career paths, and there’s ‘Profession’ that enhances the essence of Life. Effort can really change the intensity. If, at this point, there’s still defeat caused by differences in racial talent, they need to accept the choice they’ve made. I cannot hobble a strongman’s legs for so-called outcome fairness…”

Lu Ping’an laid out the courtyard’s “Moral Foundation” and “Operating Rules” patiently, little by little; although these things seem unimportant, they often decide how far a power can go.

“As long as intelligent creatures possessing spirituality and wisdom, they are equal in character.”

“We strive for fairness as much as possible, so everyone lives better, not to chop strongman’s legs so the Weaker can rejoice. We can subsidize basic survival rights for Weaker, but there’s no need for Weaker to forcibly occupy strongman’s positions, limiting everyone’s development potential…”

“Courtyard has infinite possibilities, changing species is not difficult, coupled with professional posthumous transformation, as long as you dare to rush and gamble, everything is possible… The world is not fair, but our courtyard strives to create fairness.”

A little bit of consensus gradually became the grounding logic of the courtyard, also causing a weird yet peaceful mixed living atmosphere.

Offering care to the Weaker, but more importantly, providing opportunities and possibilities for the Weaker to become Strongman… Strength is not absolute; everyone has the possibility to shine with their glory.

In the eyes of future generations, perhaps this is precisely the main reason Lu Ping’an’s power has traveled so far.