Chapter 253 - 156: The Rules Need Constant Improvement; The Pros and Cons of the Logistics and Hunting Groups; The Leader’s Responsibility

Chapter 253: Chapter 156: The Rules Need Constant Improvement; The Pros and Cons of the Logistics and Hunting Groups; The Leader’s Responsibility

After all, team resources would be funneled to the core members. Ordinary food and supplies were not even a consideration for them.

As long as they could hunt large game, or even Extraordinary Creatures, their share of the spoils would almost always be Extraordinary in nature—something an ordinary member could never hope to obtain.

As for the hunting groups, the point system was, in fact, most relevant to them.

As the members responsible for gathering resources in the wild, they were the ones who brought in nearly all of the team’s regular supplies.

The circulation of points would primarily happen among them.

Chen Chong’s requirements for them were simple: form squads of about ten people and collect all kinds of useful food resources throughout the Primitive Jungle.

Each squad had to turn in a minimum quota of resources every day. As long as they met the quota, they would earn the corresponding points, and they could keep anything left over.

However, if they were willing to turn in more, any resources exceeding the quota would earn them points at an even higher rate.

Conversely, if their harvest fell short and the amount they turned in was below the quota...

Not only would they receive no points for what they gathered, but they would even have points deducted from their existing balance.

If a squad kept losing points until they had none left, they wouldn’t be kicked out of the team—unless it was a case of deliberately slacking off. Instead, the squad would be disbanded and its members absorbed into other squads.

The squads would rise and fall together. Aside from individuals exchanging Building Cards for points, the points earned for completing daily tasks or deducted for failing to meet the quota were applied to the entire squad collectively.

With enough points, they could exchange them not only for various types of food but also for chunks of Blood-tooth Python meat, high-level Cards, or even Extraordinary Artifacts.

It was a system where risk and opportunity coexisted. As long as a squad was skilled enough at finding resources, they could earn a massive amount of points.

If a squad accumulated a large number of points, proving their superior survival skills, Chen Chong would even consider funneling more resources to them, focusing on their development and elevating their status and combat prowess.

As for the logistics group...

They were only responsible for the team’s various on-campus affairs. The opportunities to earn points were few and the potential earnings were low, but the main advantage was safety.

Simply by completing their daily tasks—such as running the information exchange point, assisting in the infirmary to treat the injured, smoking the team’s meat, cooking the communal meals, and tending to the farmed goods in the fenced-off fields—they could earn enough points to exchange for their daily food.

Of course, if that were all, the logistics group would have absolutely no room for advancement.

So, in addition to the points for diligently completing their daily work, they could also earn a certain percentage of the profits from the logistical tasks they managed.

For example, if the information exchange point took in one hundred pounds of food, the logistics members in charge would receive one percent of that, which is one pound of food.

If they smoked a batch of several hundred pounds of meat, besides the points for the task itself, they would also receive a few pounds of jerky as a bonus.

Tending to the crops in the fields might not yield immediate extra rewards, but when the crops matured and were harvested, they would not only earn a large number of points but also receive a certain amount of seeds to take back and cultivate themselves.

It was worth noting that Chen Chong placed great importance on all cultivated resources, be they crops or livestock.

The more productive and rare the cultivated resources were, the more points the team would award for them, and consequently, the price for other members to exchange for them would also be extremely high.

With over four hundred people split between the logistics and hunting groups, there were bound to be a considerable number of squads.

Since the team was designed from the start as a pyramid structure, each level naturally needed a leader to manage the work of those below them.

Take the hunting groups, for example.

Everyone knew that the large river behind the school was rich in food, while the scrublands nearby were poor in resources. If the squads were allowed to gather resources wherever they pleased, they would undoubtedly swarm a single area, neglecting all others.

This could even lead to scrambles for resources, resulting in every squad getting less and potentially causing conflicts.

To prevent this, Chen Chong decided that, with the school as the central point, the hunting groups would draw lots to be assigned to one of four zones: north, south, east, and west.

To account for the varying resources in each zone and prevent any squad from feeling disadvantaged, the assignments would rotate weekly.

This would ensure that over the course of a month, every hunting squad would have a chance to forage in all four zones, making it fair for everyone.

Each squad of about ten people would have a captain.

Within each zone, the squad that gathered the most resources would be responsible for coordinating the other squads in that same zone.

The captains of these four top-performing squads would then report directly to Chen Chong.

This structure would allow for better coordination and reduce the time Chen Chong had to spend personally managing the entire hunting division.

The same principle applied to the logistics group.

Shen Xinrou was in charge of the infirmary, and Zhong Fang was in charge of the information exchange point.

The gymnasium housed too many functions—the resource warehouse, the cultivation area, the regular construction zone, and the meat-smoking area—so it would require more supervisors.

For now, Jia Wen and Zhang Meng were jointly responsible for the gymnasium’s overall management.

Although they were core members, they didn’t necessarily have critical tasks every single day, so they could manage other team affairs in their spare time.

As for Wang Biao and Ning Yu, who didn’t currently have management duties, Chen Chong was considering putting them in charge of training members in Archery and other weapons.

After all, the better armed and trained the members were, the more resources they could acquire, which would be a huge benefit to the whole team.

Then there were other matters, like the placement of the Fishing Club members.

Initially, Chen Chong had planned to just have the entire club go fishing, since it was their specialty. However, this idea was vetoed by their club president, Zhong Fang.

His reasoning was that all members had to be treated equally; he didn’t want the other members to feel it was unfair because of special treatment for the Fishing Club.

Besides, the members of the Fishing Club couldn’t just spend all their time fishing. In this new world, mastering a wider range of survival skills was more important than anything else.

Breaking them up and sending them into different squads to forage in random locations would be a valuable trial for the Fishing Club members.

Chen Chong was deeply impressed by Zhong Fang’s conscientiousness, but in the end, he still granted them one privilege.

He allocated twenty spots in the logistics group to the Fishing Club. Their responsibility would be to manage the fish pond in the gymnasium, but they were also permitted to go fishing by the river, just like a hunting squad.

This wasn’t special treatment. The Fishing Club members were genuinely better at fishing, and having them do it would fill the fish pond much faster.

Besides, it wouldn’t interfere with the hunting squads foraging near the great river. Unlike other parts of the jungle, the river’s flowing waters and its endless supply of fish and shrimp meant the resources wouldn’t be depleted by a few more people.

As for the resources in the team’s warehouse, aside from what Chen Chong could mobilize at will and what members could exchange points for, a stockpile was always maintained to deal with any sudden crises.

No one knew what kind of environment they would face in the next world-crossing. If it was truly as the Secret Card had shown—a harsh land of volcanoes or snowfields...

Even if they could find food, it would surely be incredibly scarce.

When that time came, Chen Chong wouldn’t deduct points from members who couldn’t find food. Instead, he would use the warehouse’s reserves to provide everyone with basic sustenance.

He didn’t even have to look that far ahead. The imminent rainy season alone would affect everyone’s ability to hunt and gather.

During that time, Chen Chong would also take responsibility for feeding everyone.

This was the responsibility of a leader: to provide for his people in the face of circumstances beyond their control.

Although these arrangements didn’t yet represent the final framework for the team’s benefits and regulations, they received unanimous approval from everyone present.

"I don’t see any problem with Brother Chong’s rules," one said. "As for the rest, once the team is up and running, we can find and fix any issues and keep improving the system!"

"I agree with the proposal too. Managing over four hundred people is no easy task, and plans have to adapt to reality. We’ll discover more issues as we go and can refine the details then."

"I’ll get right on formalizing the point system. I’ll try to have a draft for you within two days."

Just then, the survey of the four hundred-plus members downstairs—asking whether they wanted to join the logistics group or a hunting group—was completed, and the results were brought upstairs.

Looking at the information recorded on the paper, Chen Chong wasn’t surprised. The results were almost exactly what he had expected.

Of the more than four hundred members, nearly three-quarters were willing to join the hunting groups, while the remaining quarter preferred to stay in logistics.

Clearly, most of the members who had joined the team had the heart of an adventurer and a desire to climb the ranks.

A smaller portion was content with the status quo, seeking only a stable life without too much risk.

Chen Chong could accept both mentalities.

From this perspective, the distribution of members between the team’s two main divisions was quite balanced.

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