If the Earth-Balance Commission's previously described duties were sorted more carefully, it became clear that data-related work such as population statistics belonged to the Sky-Faring Commission. Public security belonged to the Cloud Knights, and the calendar belonged to the Divination Commission.
What made the Earth-Balance Commission so special that it could snatch away all the other commissions' work?
It couldn't! That was absolutely impossible!
And so, the answer was easy to deduce-
The Earth-Balance Commission was, in essence, a department for odd jobs.
It did all sorts of miscellaneous work, but specialized in none of it.
Its staff were like bricks, hauled wherever they were needed.
In fact, the Earth-Balance Commission was more like a public-facing service counter.
That much was easy to tell from its location-
It stood in a bustling part of the Exalting Sanctum, with no soldiers guarding its entrance, making it approachable. Unlike the other commissions, it wasn't housed in a separate delve that unauthorized visitors had trouble entering.
As a result, when people ran into trouble, their first stop was the nearest Earth-Balance Commission office. After all, it handled everything.
In fact, the Earth-Balance Commission had connections with every other commission and could help people find the department best equipped to solve their problems as quickly as possible.
For cases such as catching a thief, for instance, the victim would usually report the theft to the Earth-Balance Commission, which would locate the thief and then contact the Cloud Knights to make the arrest.
At the scene of the arrest, people rarely saw any Earth-Balance Commission staff.
After all, fighting wasn't their forte.
They were only good at odd jobs.
But some people thought otherwise.
These conspiracy-loving citizens firmly believed that the Earth-Balance Commission wasn't a subordinate errand-runner for the other commissions.
The Earth-Balance Commission was