Lu Yang knew what he meant and replied with a smile, "You should be thanking me."
Garro gave Lu Yang a great big hug. "Damn you, I love you and hate you at the same time. You did brilliantly this year. Not only did you establish yourself on the New Continent, you defeated Li Rongde, Piao Renyi, Tianlong, Liu Jie, and Bu Dengtian's multinational coalition in succession, taking the entire northeast. Impressive."
Lu Yang had occupied ten percent of the New Continent and held it firmly for over a year. That proved he had succeeded while they had failed, designing a map so poorly that it had nurtured such an enormous power.
Lu Yang's guild alone accounted for nearly one twentieth of the New Continent's entire population. That was completely at odds with Garro and the others' original intentions.
"What can I say? My ambition is to unite the New Continent. Don't go secretly putting obstacles in my way," Lu Yang teased.
Garro rolled his eyes and joked, "We'd love to, but the central AI isn't under our control. I wish I could make you get the worst possible loot every time you went treasure hunting."
Lu Yang laughed. "If you do that, I'll bring every player in the Iron Blood Brotherhood to your house to mooch meals."
Garro pretended to crumble. "I couldn't handle that. Better not do it, then. Haha."
The two laughed again.
Garro asked, "So, will winning the championship this year be a problem?"
"Of course not," Lu Yang said.
"Have you studied your opponents?" Garro asked.
Lu Yang shook his head. "No need. Nobody can beat me."
That was his confidence as the Flame Emperor. It wasn't that he doubted other players could catch up, but that he had discovered his mental control growing stronger