Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 168 Meeting

"Commander-in-Chief, Kobayashi says he wants to spar with you!"

As soon as Su Xun entered the door, he heard someone shouting that.

"Brother Han, I was just saying, please don't get me into trouble!!"

Su Xun smiled and approached, walking into the group of people and patting Lin Hai on the shoulder.

“Speaking out means you have an idea. When does Comrade Lin have time? Let’s see how it goes.”

"Commander-in-Chief, please don't make fun of me!" Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Lin Hai said with a mournful face, "Children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things!"

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore." Su Xun walked to the table and sat down, while Jiang Yi sat behind him, preparing to take meeting notes.

As early as a month ago, the various military units began preparing for this summit of extraordinary individuals, intending to invite the most advanced and strongest extraordinary individuals from each unit to discuss a variety of issues.

Of course, only extraordinary individuals can do this. Ordinary people simply don't have the ability to cross such a long distance. Along the way, Lin Hai and his group encountered many problems that even fourth-level beings would find troublesome.

These people often hold very important positions in the various production and construction corps. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a national consultation meeting on issues attended by representatives from various production and construction corps. Before their departure, they and their accompanying teams were granted considerable decision-making power by the production and construction corps.

Su Xun glanced around at everyone, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Actually, it's not impossible for us to have a friendly spar."

"Why are you bringing up sparring again!" Lin Hai couldn't hold back any longer.

“It has nothing to do with you.” Su Xun smiled. “This is also an opportunity to demonstrate our strength to the public. We need to let them know that we have the strength and ability to protect the safety of the people, and also to deter those with ill intentions.”

"It would be a waste to have top extraordinary individuals from all over the country gather here for just one conference and then go back. Why don't we take this opportunity to hold a nationwide martial arts competition, set up rewards, and call on these extraordinary individuals from the public to participate? Let everyone step onto the stage and fight, which can further inspire the martial spirit of the entire population."

A martial spirit among the entire population may not be a good thing in a civilized era, but this is exactly the kind of atmosphere that society needs most today. Even within the base city, danger cannot be completely eliminated.

After Su Xun said this, everyone suddenly understood what he meant.

"Isn't this just a grand military parade?"

They were discussing it animatedly. Indeed, the nature of this grand competition was almost identical to that of a military parade. The significance of a military parade is also to demonstrate strength to all sides, boost morale, and deter the enemy.

However, due to the special nature of superhumans, their strength cannot be directly observed by simply walking around the streets. It can only be better demonstrated in battle. Or rather, this is a different kind of military exercise, only the process is more public.

Someone asked, "And what about you, the commander-in-chief? Are you also participating in the competition?"

Su Xun looked at the man and smiled, "Of course I will be your chief referee and judge. However, whoever wins the competition can come and have a match with me."

The group of people looked at each other, their eyes shining, and even Lin Hai seemed eager to try.

After all, they are all extraordinary individuals at the forefront of this era. Who would really be willing to admit that they are inferior?

Su Xun himself has always remained at the fourth level. These people may not have thought about defeating him, but if there is a suitable opportunity and occasion for them to fight a real battle, perhaps the gap between them is not as big as they imagined?
Only Xiao Zhenru, who had stayed in Xinfu all along, witnessed Su Xun's skills, and had even occasionally received one-sided "guidance" from him, looked at the somewhat excited crowd with a hint of pity in her eyes. "Whoever wants to be number one can be, I'm not taking it."

Su Xun didn't care what these people were thinking. He said, "This matter can be put on the agenda and let the Corps Staff prepare for it. However, holding a large-scale event is not an easy task. It may not really start until after the summit."

"If you have any ideas, you can write them down first, and we can discuss them in detail when we hold a special meeting later. Today's meeting is mainly to confirm the meeting schedule of the Extraordinary Summit and a few important issues that need to be discussed."

Upon hearing this, everyone present straightened their posture, knowing that the real highlight was about to begin.

"First is the severe weather we are about to face. As spiritual energy has a more profound impact on the environment, this situation will only gradually become more serious. However, we have already prepared for this problem. We just need to emphasize its importance again at the conference."

Given that such a crisis could be foreseen, the various corps that had already been organized would certainly not wait until the disaster actually began before they started making preparations. In fact, as early as when the base cities in various places had just begun to be built, many cities in the north began to repair the heating systems left over from the civilized era, and the southern regions were also stepping up the production of heaters suitable for the present.

Even now, the General Staff has a special team working on contingency plans for the possible heatwave and flooding next summer.

Whether or not something will happen, it's a habit that this country has inherited since the age of civilization, and reality has repeatedly proven the necessity of this habit.

After glossing over that, Su Xun continued, "Before the conference, there are some issues we mainly need to discuss. I can tell you in advance that if you have any undecided matters, you can contact your respective corps. In fact, we will also have a telephone conference with the high-ranking officers of each corps regarding the relevant content."

The extraordinary individuals present nodded in agreement. Faced with the most important question, even these fourth-tier extraordinary individuals, who had already fully evolved and whose memory had been enhanced on the path of advancement, picked up paper and pen and took notes.

"The main content of the conference is tentatively set at four parts, and may be added or revised as needed."

"I summarize these four parts as education reform, military reform, legal reform, and currency reform."

Su Xun said one by one: "The existing extraordinary education system needs to be further optimized. In the military, we also need to enable extraordinary individuals to integrate more deeply into various positions and play a greater and more important role."

"Since the Great Cataclysm, we have been using a drastic approach to deal with chaos, which has allowed us to transition to the present stage relatively smoothly. However, many problems have begun to emerge as a result, and we need to make adjustments and establish a more realistic legal system that is more suitable for extraordinary individuals."

"Furthermore, the current work point system implemented in the base factories can only circulate within the base, while the barter trade between non-governmental organizations and the base is a transaction model. Now that the basic survival needs of the citizens of the base city have been met, we need to further stimulate the people's enthusiasm for production, and rebuilding the monetary system is imperative."

"In addition, I would like to add that..."

Su Xun's voice rang out continuously, and after he finished explaining, the extraordinary individuals present immediately began to discuss.

As the saying goes, big matters are discussed in small meetings, small matters in large meetings, and even the most important matters are not discussed in meetings. When a full-scale meeting is finally held, many things are just announced to the public through that 'ceremony'. The important matters have already been discussed and the decisions that need to be made have already been made.

In a truly responsible meeting, the role of voting is not confrontation between two sides; it is not a process but a result, a way to demonstrate one's position to the outside world. And this position is something that has already been determined in advance.

Formal meetings can go on and on, but they aren’t actually boring. The truly boring meetings are those where you just listen to high-level officials give speeches.

Even in a small meeting, the topics they discuss may involve the interests of millions of people. Everyone participates actively in the meeting process, and when things get heated, some people even slam their fists on the table with Su Xun.

Time flew by amidst the intense discussion, and it was fortunate that the participants were all high-level superhumans. If ordinary people had attended such a meeting, they probably wouldn't have been able to keep up with the pace, as they would have had little physical stamina to sustain it.

(End of this chapter)