"Petty, as if I would renege on your treasure."

Lv Liangping cursed under his breath but ultimately agreed with Xiao Mu's proposal to video record in real-time during the retrieval of the treasure.

After bidding farewell to Lv Liangping and leaving the temple, Xiao Mu returned to his own office.

His assistant, Yu Ping, followed him into the office, and Xiao Mu instructed Yu Ping, "Please ask Assistant Director Zhao Ren to come to my office."

Yu Ping agreed and made the call to Zhao Ren, who arrived at Xiao Mu's office after about fifteen minutes.

"Team Leader Xiao, did you call for me?"

"Director Zhao, please take a seat!"

Xiao Mu invited Zhao Ren to sit down and then walked out from behind his desk to sit opposite Zhao Ren on the sofa.

Yu Ping served tea for the two of them, and Xiao Mu invited Zhao Ren to drink before broaching the main topic, "Director Zhao, regarding the exploration of Twilight Forest Village, when does the Logistics Department plan to take action, and who will be sent?"

Zhao Ren put down his teacup, "Team Leader Xiao, I have been wanting to report this matter to you recently. The exploration of Twilight Forest Village is likely to begin in about five days. The Ruins plan to dispatch Elders Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying to lead the expedition."

"It's them!"

Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying being sent to explore Twilight Forest Village had been within Xiao Mu's expectations since not long ago, both had volunteered to the Great Chief Wu Jie to explore.

"Yes, Elder Xu and Elder Fang are quite powerful, but sending them to explore a terrifying place like Twilight Forest Village might still be insufficient in terms of strength."

Xiao Mu too felt that Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying might not be strong enough, considering that Twilight Forest Village was a dangerous area, a gathering place for the Life and Death Sect, and they might encounter formidable opponents at any time.

Moreover, both Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying were merely in the mid-stages of the Divine Realm, and given they were previously cursed by the Curse Ancestor and had been injured for a long time, their strength had decreased. The risk level for this expedition to Twilight Forest Village was extremely high.

Xiao Mu furrowed his brow slightly. Given his relationship with Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying, he naturally couldn't help but worry for them and then said, "Does the Great Chief only plan to send these two? Why not reinforce with more manpower?"

"It seems so."

Zhao Ren spoke as if accustomed to such situations, "Speaking of adding manpower, the Great Chief would like to as well, but our Great Tang Ruins are indeed short-staffed. All the Grand Elders and leaders have their respective zones to defend."

"This time, had the Curse Gate not already withdrawn from the South Five Regions, Elders Xu and Fang probably wouldn't have been able to spare the time to explore Twilight Forest Village."

Xiao Mu fell silent, the circumstances of the Great Tang Ruins were indeed worrisome, an issue that had been brewing for a long time and not something he could change just by wanting to.

After thinking it over, "How were such situations handled in the past?"

"In the past?"

Zhao Ren gave a wry smile, "In the past, we could only provide as much support as possible. For us in the Logistics Department, the biggest support is doing our logistics work to the best of our ability, providing the External Affairs Group with resources, energy fruits, healing fruits, and such."

Zhao Ren did not mention Divine Treasures, because resources like Divine Treasures had always been scarce in the Great Tang Ruins, and none of the leaders had any to spare, let alone extra Divine Treasures for missions.

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Mu, "This mission is too dangerous. With limited strength on the part of Elders Xu and Fang and their lack of assistants, I worry that they will face peril…"

"What if there were enough Divine Treasures?"

Xiao Mu thought for a moment, then raised the question.

"Enough Divine Treasures depend on how many there are and whether they are sufficient for the elders to possess the complete Divine Power of the Yin God."

Zhao Ren spoke and then shook his head, "But even with the complete Divine Power of the Yin God, I fear it would still be difficult to ensure the safety of the elders."

"Why?" Xiao Mu frowned.

"Divine Power of the Yin God is, after all, only the Divine Power of the Yin God. In terms of power, it is far from comparable to that of the True Gods." Zhao Ren patiently explained, not even bothering with his tea.

That was indeed the case.

Xiao Mu nodded in agreement, though he said nothing, clearly concurring with Zhao Ren.

Divine Power of the Yin God, even if complete, still couldn't compare to Divine Power of higher deities, as the Yin God was but a minor deity with limited authority, unlike Divine Spirits, who have substantial power and rule over territories.

"Do you think it's possible to ask for help?"

Xiao Mu thought for a moment, then raised another question.

"Assistance?"

Zhao Ren looked at Xiao Mu with a strange expression, "There have been such cases before, in fact, recruiting outside help is quite common. After all, whether it's our Great Tang Ruins, the Yin Merchants' Ruins, or any other ruins, all are severely lacking in manpower. Therefore, for some important tasks, we often need to recruit people from outside to help."

"However, Team Leader Xiao, the task at Twilight Forest Village is not like other places. The Life and Death Sect operates in the shadows, while we are in the open. The people we send from the Great Tang Ruins aim to investigate the movements of the Life and Death Sect. If our people are too strong, will the Life and Death Sect still have the courage to show up?"

Zhao Ren's rhetorical question left Xiao Mu silent, "What do you mean?"

"People can be recruited," Zhao Ren said, "but their strength shouldn't be too formidable. Their Realm should preferably not exceed that of Elder Fang and Elder Xu."

"That makes sense!"

Xiao Mu pondered for a moment, feeling that Zhao Ren made a lot of sense, and nodded his agreement.

But Zhao Ren immediately showed a bitter smile, "That's just the ideal scenario. In reality, Team Leader Xiao, the exploration of Twilight Forest Village is too dangerous, and it's very difficult for us to recruit help from outside."

"Why?"

Xiao Mu looked surprised as he turned his gaze toward Zhao Ren.

"It's simple. The task at Twilight Forest Village is too dangerous, and now not only our Great Tang Ruins know this but other ruins as well."

"Knowing the dangers of the Great Tang Ruins, how many people would be willing to take the risk to help us?" Zhao Ren posed the question, shifting his position slightly as he adjusted his posture.

"With the offer of compensation through resources, there should still be some who'll come, right?"

Xiao Mu questioned, somewhat skeptical of Zhao Ren's words.

Having dealt with Mutant Beings from the Human world multiple times, Xiao Mu was well aware of their habits. With the scarcity of various resources in the Human world, these Mutant Beings' enthusiasm for resources was beyond imagination.

Thus, as long as the resources were sufficient, there was no need to worry about being unable to recruit Mutant Beings for help.

"The problem is, we don't have that many resources," Zhao Ren said with a bitter smile, finally voicing his concern. "You must have already seen the state of our Warehouse, Team Leader Xiao. In our warehouse, there's not even a single Treasure. How are we supposed to recruit Mutant Beings at the Divine Spirits Realm?"

"Is this what Deputy Team Leader Zhao is worried about?" Xiao Mu smiled.

"What else? Right now in our Logistics Department, what is more difficult to obtain than resources?" Zhao Ren replied indignantly, feeling somewhat slighted by Xiao Mu's question.

Xiao Mu wasn't offended by Zhao Ren's retort, "According to Deputy Team Leader Zhao, to ensure the safety of Elder Xu and Elder Fang, how many Divines Spirits Realm mid-stage Mutant Beings would we need to recruit at least?"

"This..."

Zhao Ren hadn't expected Xiao Mu to suddenly ask him such a question and paused before answering, "I'm not entirely sure about the situation in Twilight Forest Village yet, but to ensure the safety of Elder Xu and Elder Fang, we should increase by at least three or four Divine Spirits Realm mid-stage Mutant Beings, right?"

"Three or four?"

Xiao Mu continued to probe, his dissatisfaction evident with Zhao Ren's vague response.

"Three... four, four!"

Zhao Ren ultimately gave a definitive response, feeling that recruiting four Divine Spirits Realm mid-stage Mutant Beings could ensure the safety of Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying, allowing for the successful exploration of Twilight Forest Village.

"Four, Deputy Team Leader Zhao, to be cautious, I want you to invite eight Divine Spirits Realm mid-stage Mutant Beings to the Great Tang Ruins to participate in the Twilight Forest Village task, to follow the commands of Elder Xu and Elder Fang."

After some thought, Xiao Mu made a decision and conveyed his thoughts to Zhao Ren.

"Eight... eight?"

Zhao Ren was completely stunned.

He had initially thought his discussion with Xiao Mu was just talk since the Great Tang Ruins were short on resources; inviting Divine Spirits Realm Mutant Beings to help was already a luxury, and seemed unlikely.

He had assumed Xiao Mu was just inquiring to gather information, never expecting Xiao Mu to take it seriously.

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