"Great Leader, aren't you throwing me under the bus here?"

Xiao Mu suddenly stood up; he just wanted to settle down and quietly cultivate. Once he accepted the logistics work, would he still have a chance to cultivate in peace?

"Xiao Xiao, sit down, what's the rush? A normal job assignment, how can you call that throwing you under the bus?"

Wu Jie waved his hand toward Xiao Mu, soothing him while speaking, "Think about it, honestly speaking, in the Ruins of Great Tang, is there anyone more suitable for this job than you, Xiao Mu?"

Xiao Mu fell into a silence, momentarily unsure of how to respond.

Wu Jie was right, in the Ruins of Great Tang, there really was no one more fitting to take charge of logistics work than him, Xiao Mu.

But that in itself wasn't a sufficient reason for him to have to accept the job.

After thinking it over, "Great Leader, you should know that I just want to cultivate in peace..."

Wu Jie smiled, "I understand, Xiao Xiao, I get where you're coming from, but right now, the Ruins of Great Tang really do need you to do this job."

"The Life and Death Sect is launching a major invasion, searching everywhere for divine bloodline, from time to time craftsmen go missing. Right now, in our Ruins of Great Tang, not only are we short on manpower, but we are even more lacking in strength. But, the root cause is still the problem of insufficient resources."

"If we had enough resources, all the Grand Elders, all the leaders would have corresponding treasures, and they would have enough Secret Manuals to cultivate. If our strength increased, would we still need to fear the Life and Death Sect? Would we still need to fear the Heavenly Court?"

"Xiao Xiao, in our Ruins of Great Tang, I have no ability to get hold of a large amount of resources, the other Grand Elders and leaders also have no ability to do so, only you, Xiao Mu, possess that ability."

"This logistics job, aside from you, who else is qualified to do it?"

Xiao Mu listened quietly to Wu Jie laying out his case, his expression unchanged, showing not the slightest sign of compromise, "Great Leader, I'm sorry, but I still can't accept this job."

"Don't be so quick to refuse, Xiao Xiao, I suggest you think it over carefully before making a decision."

Wu Jie was incredibly patient, and Xiao Mu's refusal did not upset him in the least. He persevered in his persuasion, "Of course, if you really want to refuse, you can refuse. But have you considered, if you don't do the logistics work, I don't do it, no one does it, then who will?"

"Besides, if the Heavenly Court and the Life and Death Sect attack us, and we don't have the capability to resist, what will be the outcome? Do we all die together?"

"This..."

Xiao Mu was stumped by Wu Jie's question, falling into a hesitation, suddenly not knowing how to reply.

All the people of the Ruins of Great Tang, even the entire Alliance of Mutated Beings, were making efforts to resist the Heavenly Court. He, Xiao Mu, of course, could not be an exception. If he did nothing at all, indeed, that would be indefensible.

Surely, he could not expect others to resist the Heavenly Court at the forefront while he hid in the back, doing nothing. If everyone thought this way, the human world wouldn't be far from annihilation.

Wu Jie's gaze swept over Xiao Mu's face, as if seeing through his inner turmoil, and continued persuading, "Xiao Xiao, how about this, if you don't want to take charge of logistics work, then help me find someone who does. It doesn't matter who, as long as you think they are suitable for the logistics work; anyone will do."

"This..."

Xiao Mu found himself frozen in place. Wu Jie asked him to name someone suitable for logistics work, but upon careful consideration, he really couldn't think of anyone.

He knew every elder and leader in the entirety of the Ruins of Great Tang, yet he felt that none of them seemed right for this task of resource management.

It seemed there was no escaping this responsibility.

Xiao Mu heaved a deep sigh inwardly and helplessly looked at Wu Jie, "Great Leader, let me think it over a bit more."

"Take your time thinking about it, no rush. Just let me know when you've decided."

A smile flashed across Wu Jie's face as he hastily picked up his teacup and brought it to his lips, using the act of drinking tea to mask the lingering smirk at the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Mu keenly noticed this and immediately felt like he had been outmaneuvered.

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Descending from Solitary Straight Mountain, he greeted Zhao Qian at the foot of the mountain, then returned to his own dwelling. Xiao Mu began to seriously contemplate Wu Jie's proposal.

Wu Jie's suggestion for him to manage logistics work was undeniably, whether from Wu Jie's perspective or in terms of the benefit it could bring to the entire Ruins of Great Tang, the absolute best choice without substitute.

The only one dissatisfied was Xiao Mu himself, and for a simple reason: he was concerned that accepting the job would affect his cultivation.

However, looking at the current situation, it seemed he didn't have much choice but to accept.

As Wu Jie mentioned, the situation was indeed dire. Initially, the Ruins of Great Tang faced Curse Gate alone, doing all they could but still fell short.

But now, they were up against both the Life and Death Sect and the Heavenly Court, each one far more powerful than Curse Gate had been, not to mention involving True Gods including Guobao Divine Monarch and the Undying Divine Sovereign.

No matter how you looked at it, the outlook for the Ruins of Great Tang was not optimistic.

Especially with the Life and Death Sect capturing beings with the ancient divine bloodline left and right, it was clear there was a monumental conspiracy brewing, with signs of an impending Great War about to erupt.

The future of the Ruins of Great Tang was almost certainly a great Calamity.

Knock, knock, knock!

The sound of someone knocking at the door suddenly rang out.

Xiao Mu stopped his contemplation, stood up, and walked to the door to open it.

"Big Brother Xiao, I guessed you must have already returned. My brother said you've used the Array Breaking Order he gave you?"

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