Lu Wenshu looked relieved. He had suggested similar measures before, but the work had progressed slowly because too many people were accustomed to seeking approval from the top. The Matriarchs had always encouraged their elders to act with judgment, but some found it easier to send every small decision upward rather than risk making a mistake. Now there was a clear reason to improve the system.
The council spent another hour reviewing the procedures. They clarified who could authorize urgent repairs, who would coordinate village assistance, and how the training halls should respond if a mission went wrong. A new record would be kept for the sect's protective commitments to the surrounding villages, with names and dates included so that requests could be followed up rather than lost among general reports. The system would not solve every problem, but it would make it harder for a matter to disappear because someone assumed another person was handling it.
