The Sect Leader System

The moment of silence marked the end of Ye Zan’s memorial service, but with the entire sect present, Benton needed to take a few moments to conduct business. Which wasn’t exactly an ideal scenario, definitely something he wouldn’t have even considered back on Earth.

That understanding made the transition from the ceremony to other matters more than a little awkward. How was he supposed to begin, “Since I have you here…”?

Ugh.

“The creation of the Hall of Heroes was the last step in making the sect main grounds move-in ready,” Benton said finally.

That segue wasn’t exactly a good one, but at least it somewhat tied what he’d been talking about to what he wanted to bring up in a halfway coherent manner.

“Obviously, the grounds are by no means finished,” Benton continued. “A huge priority is to get a wall built around the entire central area, including the pavilions and residences.”

The lack of beasts made danger of that sort of attack minimal, but the threat from rival cultivators loomed large. A permanent structure such as the wall constructed from a qi rich material like the Orange Vigor Spirit Wood made it the perfect conduit for formations. Benton was desperate to get that barrier finished and tie multiple defenses into a grand array that would hold off, for a time at least, even a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“The minimum crucial installations are complete, however.” Benton said. “All the pavilions have a building dedicated to that specific purpose, and there is enough residential capacity for over three hundred people. My expectation for you is that most sect members move into one of the residences starting within the next several days. Mayor Mo Jian may choose to remain in the village at his discretion, and Lord Fatty Ren, the leader of the new Rising Tide Sect branch in Vermilion Incomparable Rain Town, will continue to remain in residence there along with his recruits. Otherwise, unless you receive direct dispensation from me, you are expected to relocate.

“Council members should find housing today and explore their pavilion tomorrow. The arrays in the buildings are complex. You will need guidance to understand all the functionality. Please schedule time with me tomorrow so I can provide that guidance.

“Regarding housing, the tallest apartment building is reserved for Mistress Zhong, the kids currently living in her orphanage, and any other resident she sees fit to allow to live there. All other housing will be assigned upon request based on a priority list. The order of that list goes by membership in the council, highest cultivation realm, longest time in the sect, and highest age. Thus, if two sect members who are not part of the council and who were inducted at the same time and are in the same minor realm want the same dwelling, the oldest one will be given priority. If the two happen to be twins, figure it out.

“The morning of the day after tomorrow, the housing not assigned to council members will become available for assignment. Tour the residential neighborhood and create a list of dwellings that interest you ranked in order of preference. Before noon, you need to submit that list to sect administration.

“My two assistants, Sun Hua and Xu Gang, can be found on the second floor of the Administration Pavilion. They will handle assigning housing based on the priority list and the submitted requests.” Benton eyed each of the two young ladies. “I apologize for not consulting with you first and will provide you a list of dwellings and a list of sect members sorted numerically in the order I mentioned. I trust the two of you will be able to handle the rest?”