Chapter 680
The Transformation Trend Within the Red Heart Society
[In the year 41875 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Red Heart Society's foundation in Star Abyss has become increasingly solid.]
[Furthermore, the organization successfully seized and absorbed the massive resources and vast territories brought about by multiple fragments of the Great World, causing its size to expand at an astonishing rate, like a snowball rolling downhill.]
New colonial outposts dotted the Star Abyss like stars, and massive fleets traversed the void, bringing the number of populations, resource-rich star systems, and functional planes directly or indirectly controlled by the Red Heart Society to an unprecedented astronomical figure.
The number of members skyrocketed, and their composition became unprecedentedly complex.
The newly recruited members have varying degrees of understanding of the "loyalty" principle, and their motives also differ.
Meanwhile, the Demon God, as the supreme leader, is devoting almost all his energy and power to a protracted war of attrition against the will of hell, a war of life and death, while occasionally having to be mindful of the movements of the abyss and the spirit realm.
This situation led to an all-time low in His attention to the daily affairs and micro-level developments within the Red Heart Society. He could only handle the most macro-level strategic decisions through his avatar remaining at headquarters, leaving him no time to delve into the subtle malfunctions quietly brewing within the organization's fabric.
[Under these circumstances, the vast bureaucratic system and nascent power structure of the Red Heart Society, lacking strong oversight and deterrence from a supreme leader, began to see undercurrents and shifts in power dynamics.]
Some people, especially those middle and senior managers who made contributions in the early expansion or strategic innovation and held real power, began to be dissatisfied with their existing positions and authority.
They abused their positions to form cliques within the vast organization, building small groups bound by kinship, region, mentorship, or exchange of benefits. These groups supported each other and channeled public resources towards their own circles.
Even worse, some have begun to create small, private organizations or factions outside the official structure of the Red Heart Society, under the guise of research, exchange, or specific projects.
Through their maneuvering, they placed their own people or cronies in key positions related to resource allocation, talent development, and merit verification, thereby gaining control over the fates of countless individuals.
The methods they use to recruit emerging talents are extremely deceptive and corrupting.
[They secretly intercepted or misappropriated cultivation resources, rare treasures, and advanced privileges that should have been officially distributed to these prodigies by the Red Heart Society, and then gave them away in the name of individuals or small groups.]
[From this point on, a false impression is created that I am the benefactor who gave you the opportunity and resources.]
Afterwards, they would deliberately promote the rookie's growth and achievements through various channels, attributing it to their own mentorship and investment, subtly bringing them into their sphere of influence, and demanding loyalty and returns.
This practice of abusing public resources for private gain and linking them with personal interests has severely distorted the original ecosystem of the Chixin Society, which valued merit and fair promotion.
Faced with this quietly spreading unhealthy trend, the 11th generation leader, as the upholder of discipline and principles within the organization, failed to promptly and effectively detect, monitor, and report these dangerous signs to higher authorities, as required by relevant regulations and responsibilities.
[Perhaps the organization's reaction speed failed to keep up with the pace of its explosive expansion, or perhaps it was hampered by the intricate network of relationships within, which also affected the eleventh generation of the Red Heart intelligent life form.]
In short, anything that is life can be corrupted.
No life is exempt!
[After enduring arduous external struggles, the Red Heart Society, in its rapid development, inevitably began to contract the ills of large organizations, sliding towards another dangerous direction: bureaucracy and entrenched interests.] [In the year 43671 of the Extraordinary Calendar, a Star God of Rules, who had secluded himself from worldly affairs for a long period in quest for a breakthrough in the rules, awoke from deep meditation.]
After emerging from seclusion, he, as usual, communicated with heaven and earth through his divine sense, perceiving the flow of the organization's fortune and rules.
However, he was astonished to discover that the atmosphere and rules within the Red Heart Society had deviated disturbingly from the Red Heart ideals of those who had embraced it before his seclusion.
[Upon further investigation, what he witnessed deeply troubled this ancient being.]
The recent changes and unspoken rules within the Red Heart Society have completely deviated from the original principles of fairness, dedication, unity, and fighting for ideals that the society upheld when it was founded.
Even more seriously, with the arrival of the era of universal demigods, demigod-level power has become relatively common, even ordinary, within the organization.
While this has somewhat bridged the gap between members of the Red Heart Society, it has also weakened the natural awe derived from power levels, leading to a rapid increase in some non-power factors.
For example, the importance of power, relationships, and the power to allocate resources has been rapidly amplified.
In this context, various unspoken rules and practices that transcend the framework of the "Red Heart Law" began to flourish, spreading like mold through the cracks of the organization.
Some officials of the Red Heart Society who wielded real power began to abuse their authority to engage in transactions involving the sale of official positions.
They openly priced or used as private rewards to allocate important positions, valuable training slots, and opportunities for exploration to their cronies, offspring, or those who offered bribes.
They weave networks of relationships, protect each other, exploit loopholes in the rules, and even distort the rules directly to obtain various extra benefits for their own people.
For those who wield power, opportunities, resources, or status that ordinary members struggle their entire lives to attain are often trivial matters that they can easily acquire or deprive someone of with a single word or instruction.
This immense injustice and corruption is eroding the very foundation of the organization.
[After learning all this, the Star God of Rules was filled with anger and heartache.]
He witnessed the Red Heart Society's rise from humble beginnings, endured its darkest years of escape, and deeply understood that today's prosperity was hard-won. He could not stand idly by and watch the organization degenerate back into the corrupt bureaucratic quagmire of the old era.
[Therefore, He broke His silence and, using His exalted status and seniority as a Rule Star God, resolutely initiated and convened an unprecedentedly large-scale expanded meeting of the Red Heart Society's high-level leadership.]
At the meeting, He made no attempt to conceal His true intentions. In front of numerous new and old faces, He forcefully exposed the appalling phenomena within the organization, including factionalism, abuse of power, selling of official positions, and a corrupt atmosphere.
His speech was filled with sorrow and sobering warning, pointing out that these actions not only seriously violated the founding principles of the Red Heart Society, but also quietly stifled the organization's vitality and future.
[He emphasized that this matter was by no means trivial and must be given the utmost attention immediately, requiring a thorough and decisive rectification!] (End of Chapter)