"Wait a moment," Captain Guan interjected, "Old General Li wouldn't support us without reason. There must be special requirements and conditions, right?"

  "Yes, that's correct," Old General Li said solemnly. "I have two conditions. First, this force must be established with the goal of recapturing Blue Sea City. It absolutely cannot be used for personal gain. Otherwise, our Dragon Group will stop supporting you and will take severe disciplinary measures against you."

  Captain Guan said, "Please rest assured, we would do this even without you saying so, General Li."

  "Very good. As for the second condition..." Old General Li turned his gaze toward Rulu. "I would like to invite young brother Rulu to join this newly established organization and lead it together with Captain Guan and everyone present here. I wonder what everyone thinks about this?"

  Captain Guan said, "No problem. I also hope Rulu will join us. Having someone as capable as Rulu join us would be exactly what we're hoping for."

  Others also expressed their willingness to accept Rulu into their group. After hearing everyone's words, Old General Li looked at Rulu and said, "So, young brother Rulu, what do you think?"

  Rulu said, "I have no objection. However, since you're asking me to join this organization, I must have absolute leadership authority—that is, to be your leader."

  Hearing Rulu's words, Old General Li was taken aback. He said, "Well, this matter requires hearing everyone's opinion. If everyone present agrees, I have no objection. I wonder if everyone is willing to let young brother Rulu be your leader?"

  After saying this, Old General Li looked around at everyone, asking for their opinions.

  "Uh, well..."

  "This requires careful consideration."

  Everyone's faces showed hesitation. After all, from their perspective, Rulu was just an outsider with unknown origins. They naturally weren't very willing to have Rulu as their leader.

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  While everyone was struggling with the decision, Captain Guan spoke up: "I'm willing to let Rulu be our leader. During the battle against Sanctuary in Blue Sea City last time, it was he who helped us rescue our people, and it was he who came up with a plan to allow General Li's troops to withdraw safely. Based on this alone, I believe he has sufficient ability to lead us."

  Someone echoed Captain Guan's words: "Captain Guan is right. Back in Blue Sea City, if it weren't for this young man called Rulu helping us, how could we be sitting here talking now? I agree with Captain Guan."

  "But..." the bald man with a scar spoke up. "Although I also believe he has sufficient ability to be our leader, we know very little about his background. Apart from his name, we know nothing about him—we haven't even seen his face. We don't even know if he's a Huaxia person. Is it appropriate to have someone with such an unknown background as our leader?"

  Someone said, "That's true. What if he's a Sanctuary spy? Then we'd all be finished."

  "Ability is secondary; at the very least, we should know something about his identity."

  After hearing these words, Old General Li also gave Rulu a questioning look: "Actually, I'm also curious about young brother Rulu's identity. Rulu, could you reveal something about your identity to us, so everyone can understand you better and feel more at ease?"

  Rulu said, "Very well. Since everyone has concerns about my identity, I'll tell you. First, I am not a Huaxia person. Both my parents are from Sanctuary."

  Hearing this, everyone present was shocked. Captain Guan said, "So... you're from Sanctuary, Rulu. No wonder you have such strong Psionic power. But if you're from Sanctuary, why do you hate Sanctuary so much and assist us in fighting against them?"

  Rulu said firmly, "Because I have an irreconcilable hatred for Sanctuary. My mother and sister were both killed by Sanctuary, and I myself have suffered deeply from Sanctuary's persecution. I swear I will destroy Sanctuary. My hatred for Sanctuary is no less than anyone here. On this point, please believe me."

  Old General Li nodded slowly and said, "Though I don't know the details of your background, I can see from your actions that you truly hate Sanctuary and are an enemy of Sanctuary. On this point, I completely believe you."

  The bald man with the scar said, "But even so, you should at least let us see your face. You can't just keep wearing a mask as our leader, can you?"

  Rulu said, "My appearance is not important. What's important is whether I have the ability to lead you. Let me be frank: Sanctuary is far more powerful than you imagine. Without my help, you have absolutely no chance of defeating Sanctuary. Also, I personally killed Blue Sea City's former governor, the Feihu General, and that Jason. Sanctuary will definitely not let me go. For the safety of myself and those around me, I will not reveal my true face. If you insist on not accepting this, that's fine. I don't have to join your organization."