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"Wait, the principal isn't here?" Victor, whose memory wasn't exactly sharp, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked instinctively, "What about tomorrow's opening ceremony? St. Marian Academy has never had an opening ceremony without the principal, has it?"
Professor Sylph gave him a strange look, then thought for a moment and said, "You're rarely here in the past either."
Witt: "??"
Professor Sylph reassured her, "In short, Cynthia is only a saint, not a god. She can't solve all our problems. As for her safety, there's no need to worry too much. Her two elves are still in the academy and there's nothing wrong with them."
Dak nodded, indicating that he understood.
Having been at the academy for so long, he had come to know a thing or two about Principal Arte's little elf.
She is revered as the "Holy Archmage" and possesses nine spirits.
Those elves were certainly not "elves," nor were they elemental elves, nor even magical elves.
If I had to describe it, it would be a magical creature somewhere between an elemental spirit and a fairy.
They had already appeared around Principal Arte before he became a mage.
The nine elves were inextricably linked to her, sharing her life. They could maintain contact even when separated by great distances.
This means that if Headmistress Arte gets into trouble while she's away, the elves she leaves at the academy will also be in trouble.
She usually kept two elves at the academy. One was a griffin elf, and the other was a sphinx elf.
Principal Art would usually disguise himself as a griffin spirit and then use a sphinx to deliver messages.
These two elves must be in pretty good shape right now.
That griffin spirit is probably still diligently memorizing its script.
In short, Principal Arte is unlikely to return in the short term and it is also impossible for her to join this secret organization for the time being, but there is still a possibility that she will join in the future.
As expected, no further dissenting voices emerged, and the organization, which was still only a framework at the time, was thus established.
Professor Sylph said, "First, we must clarify one main purpose. The organization exists to deal with the possible resurgence of gods in the future, and the various events caused by them. I am not Cynthia, and I will not say anything empty about the sake of humanity or the world. Our core purpose is only one thing, and that is... self-preservation!"
Everyone nodded slightly, having no objections.
Professor Sylph continued, "Of course, protecting the organization is self-preservation, and protecting its members is also self-preservation. If necessary, protecting the academy, the Duke's mansion, the City of Freedom, and even the Star Tower can all be considered self-preservation!"
At this point, the atmosphere among the group eased further.
Professor Sylph continued, "Protecting our respective forces is to ensure our own survival. The future may be very difficult, but we will definitely overcome these challenges together. Next, we need to identify the leader of the organization."
The atmosphere suddenly became serious.
For any organization to survive and thrive, the presence of a leader is essential.
The difference may lie in the fact that some organizations have only one leader, while others have multiple leaders.
But regardless of the method, it is essential to clearly define "a process that enables decisions to be made as quickly as possible".
Professor Sylph said, "I also have a suggestion regarding the confirmation of the leader."
"Tell me about it?" Claire said calmly, arms crossed.
Professor Sylph looked at her and said, "Single-person leadership is not advisable. While a one-man show can increase the speed and efficiency of issuing orders, the leader's selfishness and mistakes can have too great an impact on the organization. Therefore, my suggestion is to elect multiple leaders who can participate in voting, following a parliamentary system. Of course, this is just my suggestion. If you have other, better, or more satisfactory methods, please feel free to share them."
Compared to whether an organization is established or not, the choice of leadership system and the election of leaders are obviously more important.
Everyone began to express their opinions on this point, leading to a heated discussion.
Professor Steven Harvey was the first to object, arguing that while a leadership system based on multiple votes is fair, it cannot make decisions quickly enough in critical moments, and that if there are too many people involved and interests are not evenly distributed, it can lead to partisan strife. Furthermore, an organization cannot exist without a core leader; otherwise, it would be like a sea of undead corpses without a necromancer—leaderless and out of control.
Therefore, he proposed that, in any case, a core leader should be identified who can veto decisions and issue mandatory orders at critical moments.
Of course, he did not rule out a system of multiple voting members. Therefore, his final proposal was to establish a parliamentary voting system centered around the core leaders, with a specific structure similar to the kingdom's current political structure.
There is a king, but there is also a parliament.
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It must be said that Professor Steven Harvey's proposal was very attractive.
This is especially true for people who are accustomed to the kingdom-based political system, making it easier for them to accept the same model.
However, excessive power of core leaders can affect the implementation of the parliamentary system, rendering it ineffective.
This is also a point of criticism that the kingdom's regime has always faced.
Historically, there have been numerous instances where "members of parliament have argued fiercely in parliament to reach a conclusion, only to have it vetoed by the king."
Parliament is more like the king's advisory council; once the king becomes autocratic, parliamentary votes are meaningless.
The main reason for this problem is, of course, that the kingdom's army is mostly in the hands of the king.
Ultimately, it comes down to whoever has the bigger fist gets to do what they say.
Similarly, if the church becomes too powerful, there will be an era in which divine authority surpasses imperial authority.
The existence of the parliamentary system, on the contrary, fragmented the powers other than divine and imperial authority into thirty-six scattered parts, making them even less threatening.
As for the House of Commons, which is separate from the House of Lords, it poses even less of a threat.
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However, if the organization established by the people wants to emulate the political model of a kingdom, another outcome may occur.
That is, the parliament's power is too great, rendering the core leaders virtually powerless—a situation completely opposite to that of the kingdom today.
The same reason is that those who might become members of parliament have too much power.
Therefore, Professor Sylph does not believe that electing a core leader is a beneficial act.
She clearly expressed her thoughts, which caused those who agreed with Professor Steven Harvey to start rethinking their views.
Everyone present is a person with many ideas and will not blindly follow others.
However, given the limitations of what we see, it's impossible to think things through very thoroughly in a short period of time.
This requires everyone to actively express their opinions and clearly articulate their understanding, so that the best decision can be made by combining the strengths of everyone.
At least at the beginning of this organization, none of you here have much selfish motive, and that's something we can do for the time being.
The entire discussion proceeded repeatedly under these circumstances.
Three hours later, it was nearly ten o'clock. The decision regarding the organizational leadership system and the election method had been discussed to a relatively mature stage.
In this, Dak mentions a membership hierarchy.
It's very simple: just slightly modify the existing upper and lower house structure of the kingdom so that the lower house also has the right to vote alongside the upper house, but the weight of the lower house members' votes will be reduced.
For example, one vote in the House of Commons is equivalent to 0.5 votes in the House of Lords.
Based on this, we can proceed with the transformation.
This involves dividing organizational members into levels one, two, three, and so on up to level nine.
The first three levels have voting rights, while levels four through nine only have the right to propose motions.
Of course, given the current size of the organization, there are no six levels. But this is to lay the groundwork for the organization's future development.
In reality, only the first three levels will be used.
A Level 1 member has six votes.
A level 2 member has two votes.
A level 3 member has one ticket.
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Regardless of whether this model is reasonable or not, it received unanimous praise after it was proposed by Dak.
Therefore, this pattern was continued to be cited in subsequent discussions.
The final system that emerged was equivalent to a "figurehead monarchy".
First, the current political system of the kingdom is indeed unsuitable for this organization.
But in the end, everyone agreed on the necessity of having a single leader.
Because in a world where almost every organization has a leader, you would actually seem out of place if you didn't have one.
Moreover, the presence of leaders represents the face of the organization and is the collective impression the organization gives to the outside world.
However, neither the academy nor the Valkyries are willing to be subordinate to anyone in this organization.
Therefore, this leader can be understood as a pure "image spokesperson".
The person most suitable to be this brand ambassador is currently out of contact...
In short, they first left the position vacant, and then began to categorize the members.
There are seventeen people present at the moment, apart from Ergan, the goddess of wisdom.
These seventeen people, as the initial core members of the organization, can actually be roughly divided into three factions.
One is the academic faction, one is the Valkyrie faction, and one is the other faction.
The academic factions are: Professor Sylph, Professor Cazell, Professor Jones, Professor Lily, Professor Harvey, and Sister Carlian.
The Valkyrie faction consists of: Alvit, Claire, Aurelia, Angry, Eve, Irene, and Dark.
Other factions include: Ophelia, Aurora, Vit, and Professor Medea.
Of course, there are people in me and people in you, and some factions are not so clearly defined.
After stimulating discussions, they tentatively categorized these seventeen individuals.
First, there are the first-level members.
As the vice principal of St. Marian College, Professor Sylph is certainly classified as a first-class student.
As for the Valkyrie herself, Alvitt is clearly also of the first tier.
The ratings are based on the levels of these two individuals.
First-class members: Professor Sylph, Arvith, Professor Cazell
Second-level members: Professor Jones, Professor Lily, Claire, Olivia, Darke, Professor Midia, Sister Carlian
Level 3 members: Professor Harvey, Olivia, Aurora, Angel, Eve, Irene, Witt...
Don't ask why Professor Cazell, who is neither a vice-chancellor nor a dean, is ranked at the first level.
I asked, but I just don't know.
In short, the recognition of Level 1 members received unanimous approval.
Among the Level 2 members, the assessments of Professor Jones, Professor Lily, and Claire were unanimously recognized.
However, Professor Mitis and Sister Carian's initial assessment was at level three.
There is also a dispute between Ollie and Dark.
Firstly, Aoli was not well-known and only played a role in the ritual to resurrect the "God of Wisdom," and she hardly participated in any organizational decision-making.
Secondly, Dark's overall strength is insufficient, making his ranking alongside the top four somewhat awkward.
His promotion to the second tier seemed at first glance to be the result of the Valkyrie's favoritism.
However, it was Professor Sylph who recommended him to become a second-level member.
But this makes Professor Mitis and Sister Carian seem too lowly in status.
So in the end, their positions were moved up a bit.
In this way, the seven people in charge of the "Seven Soul Locking Curse" were all classified as Level 2 or above.
Of course, member levels are not fixed.
If an organization wants to continue to develop, it must establish a system for promotion and elimination.
It's currently at level two, but it could be downgraded to level three.
It's currently at level three, but there's a possibility of being promoted to level two.
However, there will definitely be a significant hurdle between Level 3 and Level 4. Only those who pass the vote of the members in the first three levels can enter the organization's upper echelons.
But that's all for the future.
The organization has just been established and everything is still in its early stages, so there are no plans to recruit new staff at the moment.
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11pm.