The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Despite her small stature, Jiang Shu had quite a loud voice at this moment, startling Li Tiezhu so much that he jumped up from his chair.

"What's going on? Have the elven reinforcements arrived?"

Lin Yuan straightened up from the door frame, adopting a fighting expression.

Gu Xu, on the other hand, remained as steady as an old dog.

He picked up his teacup and took another sip with an air of nonchalance before looking up at Jiang Shu, who was running up panting.

"Don't overreact. Explain clearly, what terrible thing has happened?"

Jiang Shu, catching her breath while leaning against the doorframe, hurriedly said, "Commander! It's terrible! The... the treasury of Luoyun City! It's empty!"

"There's nothing inside!"

Jiang Shu gestured with her hand: "I had the logistics team find the location the prisoners gave us. They pried open the door, but when they went in, good heavens! There wasn't a trace left!"

"Even the rats that go in will come out crying!"

Upon hearing this, the magic that had just begun to glow in Li Tiezhu's hand dimmed again, and he slumped back into his chair like a deflated balloon.

"Well, all that nervousness for nothing."

He rolled his eyes and looked at Jiang Shu speechlessly: "I thought it was something serious, you scared me."

Lin Yuan also put his hands back in his pockets without any expression.

Jiang Shu, on the other hand, looked heartbroken.

She glanced at Gu Xu, then at the cup of tea, with an expression that said, "How can you still drink this?"

In her view, her legion commander had been thinking about the good things in Falling Cloud City all the way, from the ancient elven trees of the Tree Sea Barrier to the giant tree in the city center that was inlaid with gems, and all sorts of valuable items marked along the way.

If you tell him now that the most important treasure trove is empty, wouldn't he vomit blood on the spot?

However, what she never expected was...

There was absolutely no sign of pain on Gu Xu's face.

He even smiled, casually placed the teacup on the table, and leaned back in his chair.

"Oh, how rare!"

Jiang Shu: "...Huh?"

"They're not stupid."

Gu Xu spread his hands, looking as if he had already seen through everything: "When our army was still in Silver Fern Valley, they already knew that Falling Cloud City couldn't be defended."

"If you were a high-ranking member of the Elven race, would you leave your most prized possessions here for us to take?"

"It must have been moved away a long time ago."

He said it so matter-of-factly, as if he had expected it all along.

Jiang Shu opened her mouth, but swallowed back all the words she wanted to say.

She had prepared several consolation plans, such as "Where there's life, there's hope" or "There's plenty of other things in the city."

It turns out they didn't need any comforting at all.

"Then...then our trip was for nothing?"

She asked, somewhat unwillingly.

"A wasted trip?"

Gu Xu glanced at her, giving her a look that said, "You're too narrow-minded." He continued, "The treasures from the vault may have escaped, but the city is still here. The ancient elven trees are still here, as are the materials along the way. The entire city itself is the greatest spoils of war."

"Besides, where can the treasures be taken after they've been moved?"

He pointed towards the distant forest: "Isn't it just in the Emerald Palace? It's only a matter of time."

Jiang Shu's lips twitched when she heard this.

Alright, she understood what the legion commander meant. It didn't matter if she didn't get any this time; she would take it all with interest next time.

This person's vision and perspective are indeed far beyond what a mere advisor like her could achieve.

Although this layout seems to be used in a strange way.

"Alright, let's put the treasure vault aside for now."

Gu Xu waved his hand, shifting his gaze from Jiang Shu to Li Tiezhu, who was drinking tea beside him. His expression changed, and his eyes became serious.

"Tiezhu, you just said that the main force's rest point is located near the Temple of Job Change?"

Li Tiezhu, who was holding a teacup to his lips, nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, that area is spacious, and there are enough houses for tens of thousands of us. What's wrong?"

Have you been inside the Elven Temple of Job Change?

Gu Xu pressed further, "Is there any difference between it and the one in our Divine Sherman?"

Li Tiezhu thought for a moment, put down his teacup, and rubbed his chin twice: "I glanced at it briefly when I passed by just now."

"Well, the appearance is indeed different."

"Our Sheikha's Temple of Job Change follows a solemn and dignified path, while the Elven Temple here is like a big garden, with vines and glowing plants everywhere."

"But the internal structure is similar."

He added, "It has all the necessary functional areas, including the job change platform and job change crystals. The style is different, but there is no essential difference in functionality."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Gu Xu's eyes lit up, and he tapped his index finger on the table.

"That's perfect."

The next moment, he stood up and stretched: "I've just hit a bottleneck. I'll go to the Temple of Job Change and take an advancement quest."

These words elicited different reactions from the three people present.

Li Tiezhu was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

Lin Yuan also looked at Gu Xu with a surprised expression.

Jiang Shu was even more direct, blurting out instinctively, "Legion Commander, you... want to accept an advancement quest here?"

"What's wrong?"

Gu Xu nodded matter-of-factly: "Is there something wrong with it?"

Jiang Shu opened her mouth, her face full of worry, and said, "This...this is, after all, elven territory!"

"Although we've captured Fallen Cloud City, who knows if there are any traps or mechanisms inside the Temple of Job Change? What if the elves have left some backup plans?"

"Isn't it unsafe?"

Li Tiezhu also spoke up, unusually standing on the same side as Jiang Shu: "Legion Commander, this matter is not urgent. We can take on the mission after we return to Shenxia."

Even the usually taciturn Lin Yuan spoke up, saying, "Legion Commander, there are indeed risks involved. Perhaps we should be more cautious."

Faced with the three people's concerns, Gu Xu simply smiled and waved his hand.

"Hey, you're all alone, what's the nerve-wracking thing?"

He pushed the chair towards the table and strode toward the stairwell: "The Temple of Job Change is essentially a public facility built by the rules of the world. Whether it's the one of the Divine Sheikh or the one of the Elves, the underlying logic is the same."

"Even if the elves wanted to tamper with things, they couldn't change the rules."

"We'll see."

He glanced back at the three of them, grinned, and said, "Even if there really is a problem, within my domain, who can cause any trouble?"

That's true.

Li Tiezhu opened his mouth, wanting to say a few more words of persuasion, but seeing Gu Xu's already made up his mind, he changed what he wanted to say.

"Alright, since you've thought it through, we support your decision!"

Gu Xu nodded and strode downstairs.