"Brother Wu, hello."

Xiao Mu reached out and shook hands with Wu Hui, making casual small talk.

"Xiao Liu, you can leave; Chief Xiao has asked me to take over the reception."

While greeting Xiao Mu to sit on the sofa and pouring tea for Xiao Mu, Wu Hui casually said to Liu Qian.

"All right, Chief Wu, you and Chief Xiao can talk; I won't disturb you." Liu Qian left the office and casually closed the door behind her.

Wu Hui poured a cup of tea for Xiao Mu and, while inviting him to drink, complained, "Brother Xiao, fortunately, you have come. I really am not capable of handling the job at the Logistics Department well."

"Fortunately, Brother Xiao has come, haha, I can finally step down."

"Brother Xiao, look at this office; it's specially prepared for you. I'm just holding the fort and have been waiting for your arrival."

Wu Hui spoke rapidly, revealing much information in that short moment.

Xiao Mu, curious, asked, "Has the Logistics Department always been without a formal leader?"

"Leader? Oh yes, but ever since the former Chief Xu sacrificed himself six months ago, the position of official leader at the Logistics Department has remained vacant," Wu Hui replied.

"Of course, even when former Chief Xu was here, the job was not very well handled. The resource supply from the Great Tang Ruins has always been inadequate."

Wu Hui casually answered and became somewhat melancholic whenever he mentioned former Chief Xu.

Xiao Mu, keenly noticing, heard that Wu Hui used the word 'sacrificed,' which meant former Chief Xu had died during a task, specifically in a great battle against external foes like the Life and Death Sect and Curse Gate.

"Why did former Chief Xu...sacrifice himself?" After pondering for a second or two, Xiao Mu still asked out of his own curiosity.

"Ah, isn't it all because of the resource issues? The front line was in need of various resources, and the Logistics Department couldn't provide them, so Chief Xu had no choice but to lead a team to search for resources himself," lamented Wu Hui.

"Brother Xiao, coming from the Task Department, you should know that searching for resources is supposed to be done by the Task Department..."

Mentioning work problems, Wu Hui became like an open book, talking ceaselessly.

Xiao Mu nodded.

Feeling affirmed by Xiao Mu's nod, Wu Hui brightened up, "But the Task Department has its own duties too; it can't specifically be searching for resources. Acquiring resources is usually just incidental."

Xiao Mu nodded again. Wu Hui was very accurate about the situation; although resources are usually brought back by the Task Department, going out specifically to search for resources was indeed not the Task Department's nature of work. Their duties included gathering intelligence, locating ruins, and battling external enemies.

Acquiring resources was merely incidental to these official duties, not the main content.

"With insufficient resources and the front lines pressing hard, what to do? Chief Xu had no choice but to organize a team to search for resources himself, thereby encountering the great enemy of the Curse Gate..."

Wu Hui did not finish, but Xiao Mu had anticipated the outcome.

The former Chief Xu must have encountered the great enemy of the Curse Gate while searching for resources outside and was sacrificed in the battle against them.

"The Great Leader asked me to act as the chief, but I've merely been marking time. My capabilities are far from comparable to former Chief Xu, and so, during this period, the Logistics Department was almost neglected."

"Fortunately, Brother Xiao has arrived. Your capabilities are well known across the Great Tang Ruins. Taking over the Task Department, you will definitely do well, haha!"

As Wu Hui spoke, he laughed heartily and quickly shifted the topic to the handover of work, even making a call to someone outside.

Coincidentally, this person was the honest man Xiao Mu had met at the Yang siblings' house. Wu Hui introduced him as Yu Ping, his assistant.

"Yu Ping, help Brother Xiao with the work handover tasks. If there's anything unclear, contact me," Wu Hui instructed.

Wu Hui then looked back at Xiao Mu, "Brother Xiao, I must go now. Over at the Task Department, work is waiting for me, haha, please excuse my absence. The work at the Logistics Department truly isn't for everyone."

Soon, Wu Hui hurriedly left, leaving the Logistics Department. His rush left Xiao Mu somewhat stunned, instinctively looking towards Yu Ping.

Yu Ping spread his hands, explaining helplessly, "The Acting Chief Wu has long wanted to go to the Task Department; he really hasn't been happy with the work at the Logistics Department."

"Why?"

Xiao Mu felt very curious. As a team leader, shouldn't he just be managing others? What could possibly be unsatisfactory?

"The front line is pressing hard for resources, and Chief Wu can't produce them, so every day is filled with gloom and worry."

Yu Ping cautiously glanced at Xiao Mu, but immediately added, "Chief Xiao is strong, and your ability to find resources is formidable. In our Great Tang Ruins, you are the most suitable person for the job."

Xiao Mu gave Yu Ping a meaningful look, sensing the hint of flattery in his words, and nodded lightly, "I've just arrived at the Logistics Department and am still unfamiliar with it, why don't you show me around?"

"It would be my honor."

Yu Ping smiled enthusiastically and glanced at the various office supplies arranged around the office. "Chief Xiao, do you need me to replace these office supplies for you?"

"No need, keep them as they are."

Xiao Mu was indifferent to the office setup; in fact, he didn't think he would be staying in the office long. "What departments does the Logistics Department include?"

Yu Ping hurriedly explained, "Chief Xiao, in our Logistics Department, we mainly have the Warehouse Area, Data Area, Experimental Area, Medical Area, Secret Scrolls Area... among which the Warehouse Area is used to store various resources including Divine Treasures, Divine Weapons, Energy Fruits, Mutant Fruits, Healing Fruits, and so on. The Data Area is used to store various kinds of information..."

Yu Ping was very diligent in his introduction, explaining the functions of various areas in detail to Xiao Mu. Finally, he asked, "Chief Xiao, which area would you like to see first?"

"Let's start with the Warehouse Area."

After pondering, Xiao Mu decided to start with the Warehouse Area, mainly to see how many resources were still available in the warehouse. These were essential supplies for the entire Great Tang Ruins and were crucial to the combat situation on the front lines.

"Chief Xiao, please."

Yu Ping, with eager hospitality, opened the office door and gestured for Xiao Mu to go first.

"Thank you!"

Xiao Mu politely thanked him and walked out.

"Chief Xiao, the Warehouse Area is this way," Yu Ping closed the door and quickly walked a few steps ahead to lead the way.

The Warehouse Area was located to the west of the office point and required a long walk. Along the way, Xiao Mu recalled the recent visit Yu Ping had made to the Yang siblings' home to obtain the Array Breaking Orders and grew curious, "By the way, Brother Yu, you went to Yang Jun's home a few days ago to get the Array Breaking Orders. What are those two orders used for?"

Yu Ping smiled, "Chief Xiao, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have nearly forgotten about that. Actually, those two Array Breaking Orders were requested by Chief Feng of Task Force One."

"Task Force One discovered a ruin, but because there is a concealed Array beneath the ruin that could not be opened, they requested Array Breaking Orders from the Logistics Department to break the Array."

"I see."

Xiao Mu nodded, gaining a clearer understanding of the nature of work at the Logistics Department.

The two didn't have to walk too long before they arrived at the Warehouse Area. The Warehouse Area was vast and heavily guarded, especially the Treasury. The treasury was protected by various large-scale Arrays that were difficult to breach without specific methods of entry.

Outside the treasury, there was a duty room. The duty room was staffed by twelve Mutated Beings, including one team leader, one deputy team leader, and ten team members, divided into three shifts.

There were four workers on duty in the duty room, including one deputy team leader.

Of course, the team leader of the Warehouse Area was essentially different from Xiao Mu, the team leader of the Logistics Department, and much lower in authority — only a small team leader.

"Assistant Leader Liu, this is our newly appointed Chief Xiao Mu of the Logistics Department,"

As Yu Ping walked into the duty room with Xiao Mu, he immediately introduced Xiao Mu's status to the duty room workers.

The so-called Chief Liu was Liu Yuan, the deputy team leader of the Warehouse Area, in the Mid Yin God Realm, wearing a loose Daoist robe of the Ming Dynasty, attained Dao among the Yin Spirits during the Ming era, and appeared to be in his early fifties.

Seeing Xiao Mu, Liu Yuan immediately stood up. "Chief Xiao, I have long heard of your great reputation. I never expected that you would become our team leader of the Logistics Department. With you in charge, our department is sure to hold its head high."

Liu Yuan's face bore a smile, surprised yet delighted that Xiao Mu had become the team leader of the Logistics Department.

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