Qu Jianlei was surprised, but he did not find it all that strange. What they had to do this time would last at least eight hundred to a thousand years.
Although Baiqiao had avatars—and more than one of them at that—over such a long span of time, what if something urgent came up?
Having someone specifically responsible for liaison would make it easier to handle emergencies and could be considered an added safeguard for the cooperation.
However, Qu Jianlei still said, "There's no need. The Grand Protector is perfectly capable of handling it."
"He can't," this person answered very simply. "Lingyun is too big, and coordination between the various institutes and departments isn't easy. His efficiency won't be good enough."
The Grand Protector carried considerable weight in Lingyun, but others only respected him as a person, and he could not conveniently issue orders at will either.
"Then there's truly no need," Qu Jianlei answered solemnly, and even gave his reason. "Too many links in the chain will affect efficiency."
At that, the man looked at him with a strange expression. "That way of speaking of yours has quite the taste of Baiqiao."
Having more links in the chain could be seen as a safeguard, but one could also say it affected efficiency. That was Baiqiao's style—right and wrong all depended on a mouth.
"I've been influenced by his personal charm," Qu Jianlei said, flattering someone without even needing to draft it first.
Then his expression turned serious. "Why is Lingyun so inefficient in its affairs? Because there are too many links in the chain. I don't want to learn that at all."
Well now. One sentence earlier, he had still been praising someone, and the next sentence was a direct broadside, the muzzle aimed at all of Lingyun.
The man