Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2884 - 2904: It’s not good to eat canned food, I’ll handle this!

Chapter 2884: Chapter 2904: It’s not good to eat canned food, I’ll handle this!

Lin Chen, having heard this, had already come to understand the situation.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease," goes the saying, and a child who cries and has a strong backing gets whatever they want. The Haoran Sect, a poor and afflicted sect, had even lost its Sect Master. Apparently, they had no influential allies and thus were easily bullied.

It boiled down to resource scarcity—it wasn’t that they weren’t willing to give, but temporarily unable to. Asking when they would give would always get the same reply, "Wait for it!"

This kind of situation could happen anywhere. Lin Chen thought for a moment, "Are there still many things we haven’t gotten back?"

The Deputy Sect Master, Chen Shuihe, nodded guiltily, "Yes, I’ve made two trips myself, and each time the response was the same. Although we were reluctant, we didn’t dare to make a scene, considering that it is the War God Mansion."

"Back when the Sect Master was still here, at least he knew a couple of people. After the Sect Master died, we became like children nobody wanted..."

Lin Chen gestured with his hand, stopping Chen Shuihe from continuing, "Say no more. Whatever is missing, if the relevant person is available, let’s all go to the War God Mansion together. Since the application has been approved, we must retrieve those items."

Everyone’s eyes unanimously fell on Lin Chen’s face, filled with excitement, hope, and concern.

Lin Chen roughly understood what everyone was thinking and said with a laugh, "These are items that we are entitled to. It’s only right for us to retrieve them. If they truly won’t give them to us, I will go to the Hall Master. Can they really turn the sky upside down by using their position for personal gain?"

Lin Chen paused, then added, "No matter how I handle it after I meet the Hall Master, I’ll definitely help you get these items back."

The Law Enforcement Hall Master, Chi Ya, asked anxiously, "This matter is very important to us, but for the Hall Master, it is a trivial issue. If you bring this up to him, won’t it implicate the Sect Master?"

Lin Chen understood that Chi Ya was worried about implicating himself.

I had just said that my relationship with Shepherd Heavenly Monarch wasn’t particularly deep. Now, on our first meeting, I was about to trouble him with such a trivial matter, and wasn’t that a bit embarrassing?

What if the Hall Master became annoyed and ended up disliking Lin Chen as well?

Lin Chen smiled, halting the agreement from people like Xiong Yaxiong and Hu Yunlai, "This indeed seems trivial, but it isn’t. If everyone down the line behaves like this, wouldn’t it ultimately lead to the disintegration of morale?"

"With a great battle looming, such crooked practices must be halted. Otherwise, it will eventually cause a catastrophe. Did you just say that this is already a serious issue?"

The people around the table exchanged glances, their faces showing signs of unease. From Lin Chen’s stance, it seemed he was ready to stir up some trouble.

Chen Shuihe pondered for two seconds and said, "The place where we receive various supplies is called the Military Supply Department, which is large and divided into five sections, each managing different kinds of supplies. For instance, Magical Treasures and weapon refining materials fall under the second section, medicinal pills and medical herbs under the third section. Comparatively, the third section is better managed, so we can still negotiate for half of the needed resources, but the second section is quite chaotic..."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Does the person managing the second section have a background?"

Chen Shuihe smiled bitterly, "Definitely. It is said that the director of the second section is a relative of the wife of the First Corps’ general..."

Lin Chen laughed in realization, "The general sounds like someone with significant power?"

Chen Shuihe explained, "The War God Temple has divided all its combat power into ten corps, each directly reporting to Shepherd Heavenly Monarch. During wartime, they are like generals, and during peacetime, they are akin to dukes. They hold considerable power."

Lin Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Are all ten corps’ generals Quasi-Saints?"

Chen Shuihe nodded, "Yes."

Lin Chen nodded, summarizing his thoughts and said with a laugh, "That’s impressive. Better not provoke them. Well, let’s just go and demand our items. As long as we get them, we won’t worry about anything else. After all, I’m just a minor figure."

Someone couldn’t resist asking, "What if they still refuse to give them to us?"

Lin Chen shrugged, "Deal with it as it comes. We just need to follow the rules, and don’t give them an excuse. If they are unreasonable, then I’ll go and complain to the Hall Master. Even if someone’s backing them, I doubt they wouldn’t fear having their case escalated to the Hall Master, right?"

Everyone thought about it and felt that it indeed made sense.

In the past, we weren’t given our supplies because we didn’t offer benefits, and there was no one backing us up, so they just kept stalling. But now, with someone powerful above us, Lin Chen, as personally appointed by the Hall Master and even favored by him, if they still refuse to give, wouldn’t they fear my going directly to the Hall Master with my grievances?

Everyone was suddenly filled with excitement, as this issue had become Haoran Sect’s biggest predicament, and they had been at a loss for a long time. With the Immortal-Demon War approaching and being unable to collect supplies to arm everyone in advance, would they really just go to their deaths once the war began?

The look everyone gave Lin Chen contained undisguised gratitude. Today, on his very first day, Lin Chen had shouldered the most difficult task without any hesitation!

This Sect Master seemed genuinely impressive!

If he could manage this, then probably no one within the entire Haoran Sect would continue to doubt or oppose him.