Chapter 1892: Chapter 1885: Lipei Autonomy

Regarding this, Li Si neither wants to manage it nor worries about Luo’er.

Because in his view, setting aside ability and qualifications, what truly impresses him about Luo’er is his character. That strong and decisive personality makes Luo’er fully capable of handling the current situation.

After completing the organization of the military-political departments, the office immediately initiated the handover procedures. This department, established since the Second Otherworld War and continuing for over thirty years, has finally come to its end.

Li Si is not sure whether Lipei’s autonomy is a short-term act or a complete relinquishment of power. However, he clearly understands that as long as Luo’er and others are still operating, the headquarters remains the headquarters, no matter how many names it has.

Therefore, during the handover ceremony, Li Si was quite emotional, looking at Luo’er and joked, “I never thought I would become the last chief officer of the headquarters, it really feels like a king of a fallen nation.”

“Don’t say that, as long as I’m here, the headquarters has not left,” said Luo’er.

“Yes,” Li Si nodded with relief, patted Luo’er on the shoulder, and said, “Well then, I’ll leave the headquarters to you, Luo’er, manage it well for me.”

“You’ve worked hard, you can return to Earth and have a good rest, after all, staying here wasn’t a good thing for you,” Luo’er said sincerely.

“Whether we can go back is hard to say,” Li Si shrugged, smiled wryly, and said, “Don’t forget, although the office is gone, we still have to send people to supervise. But from now on, everything I say to you can only be a suggestion, not a command.”

“I will carry out the will of the nation, so please don’t worry,” Luo’er replied.

“That’s good.”

Li Si nodded with satisfaction and patted Luo’er on the arm again.

“I’m looking forward to what kind of miracle you will create.”

After a moment of silence, Li Si suddenly spoke again, looking at Luo’er with great expectation.

After completing the handover procedures, Lipei officially announced autonomy, becoming a city-state entirely led by subhumans.

However, most of these subhumans come from two major academies, so even though independence has been declared, this city-state still retains a strong style from another world.

After completing the handover procedures, Luo’er became increasingly busy.

He requested all subhumans who had participated in military actions or were former military department members to submit their personal resumes to facilitate his personnel promotion adjustments.

Granting ranks is one thing, personnel appointments and dismissals are another. Luo’er did not delegate personnel authority but personally managed the military personnel adjustments.

After a week of sleepless nights, Luo’er finally organized a list of personnel appointments and dismissals. All the subhumans in the military system were reassigned to new departments according to their qualifications and personal resumes.

The biggest problem he faced first was the manpower gap.

The Origin Project indeed provided nearly a hundred thousand subhumans for Lipei, but aside from the administrative departments, the personnel quota allocated to the military departments was not much.

The Origin Project initially had military components, aiming to prepare for a potential Third Otherworld War.

Precisely because of this, all the initial subhumans were basically trained as officers to strengthen the headquarters’ military forces in the Otherworld. The Advance Team was a product of this goal.

But with the change in the world’s situation, especially as the connection between Earth and the Otherworld became deeper, everyone realized that an all-out war was unlikely to break out.

As a result, the initial goal of the Origin Project shifted from training officers to simply training subhumans in general education.

Especially with the launch of the Mingming Plan, the headquarters needed a large number of talents in science, education, culture, and health to meet the plan’s requirements, so in the later stages, the Origin Project almost completely shifted towards civil talent training.

With Lipei announcing autonomy, Murong’s administrative department immediately allocated more than seventy thousand subhumans to meet normal administrative needs. This left the military department, where Luo’er was located, with only over thirty thousand subhumans.

After further division, he was surprised to find that the forces he could directly mobilize were pitifully small.

One must know that Luo’er boasted to the leaders at the time, claiming that he could defend against a million-strong army with just tens of thousands. But now, he couldn’t even directly mobilize ten thousand soldiers, let alone a million-strong army; even if tens of thousands were deployed, it would be enough to give Luo’er a headache.

Of course, with Lipei announcing autonomy, the assembly quickly passed a proposal to aid Lipei City-State. Lipei could obtain all the resources they wanted to meet normal administrative and military expenses.

This was originally part of the plan, so Luo’er did not need to worry about logistics.

It’s just that the cycle of time turns; after only a few years of glory, Lipei again found itself in a state of national support.

With money in hand but no people, Luo’er naturally turned his gaze onto the Otherworld people in the city.

Lipei is not without military force. Besides the military force composed of subhumans, Lipei also has a local army of about ten thousand.

This is a military unit entirely composed of Otherworld people, whose predecessor was a mercenary force once trained and employed by the headquarters.

With the establishment of Lipei, they were regularized, becoming Lipei’s local military force, responsible for maintaining stability and security in the region.

Now, with Lipei’s autonomy and the emergence of military vacancies, Luo’er had to consider incorporating these people into the Lipei Defense Force.

Of course, just these people are not enough.

As mentioned before, Lipei needs at least fifty thousand mobilizable troops to resist the potential invasion of Odelanqi.

For this, Luo’er has already devised a plan.

When he was in East Continent, he once served as the Minister of Propaganda for Abisien, responsible for war mobilization and propaganda work. So, he has already developed a standard procedure on how to mobilize the existing military potential.

First, it is necessary to conduct reserve registration to understand Lipei’s population potential for war, and then through propaganda slogans, call on these Otherworld people to join the army and resist Odelanqi’s barbaric invasion.

But before that, Luo’er still needs to sort out the personnel first.

In the largest square in Lipei City, Luo’er personally announced the personnel appointments and dismissals, forming three major military departments.

The military structure of Earth cannot be directly applied to the Otherworld army, so after research and discussion, Luo’er decided to form three departments suitable for Otherworld operations: the reconnaissance department and the cavalry unit; the support department and the artillery unit; and the military department for frontal combat, the infantry unit.

Each of the three departments appointed a chief and a deputy, allowing them to independently allocate personnel and organize these departments.

With over thirty thousand military personnel, Luo’er certainly couldn’t arrange each person personally, choosing instead to promote the most capable.

Of course, such an arrangement inevitably sparked controversy. So when Luo’er finally asked if there were any issues, a troublemaker immediately jumped out.

“I have a question!” A mixed-blood Aud person jumped out and said loudly.

“Hmm, is there a problem?” Luo’er ignored the surprised looks around him and asked with a smile.

“You’re Luo’er, right,” the person said, pointing at Luo’er without courtesy, “I know you, you’re now Lipei’s highest officer, and the captain of the Advance Team. You’re putting all your people in the military departments, giving them high positions—this is nepotism!”

Facing the accusation, everyone around was flustered, looking at Luo’er uneasily. A person in military uniform stepped out, came to that person’s side, and said nervously, “Ap-apologies, Commander Luo’er, I…”

“It’s alright,” Luo’er waved his hand and said calmly, “What I just asked was if anyone had opinions, meaning anyone can provide feedback.”

Upon hearing this, a rustle of discussion immediately erupted around them. The person in the military uniform looked hesitant, turned around, and glared at their companion.

“What’s your name?” Luo’er looked at the person and asked.

“Are you preparing to retaliate?” the person asked in return.

“I don’t have the interest or the time for that,” Luo’er said with a slight smile.