In this situation, most players had only one thought.
Hold the line!
As long as they held the line!
The scales of victory would tip in their favor.
Even if Qianqiu Yue forcibly ordered a pursuit, those Rank 7s and Rank 8s would very likely go through the motions.
In a sense, this was also one reason seed players existed.
The Game World needed Gu Kings driven by bloodlust.
Fu Dahai naturally knew all this as well. From the very beginning, he had never expected the players to agree to pursue them together.
Everything he had said was merely laying the groundwork for a "population trade."
"Hey!~ Rest assured, I'm not here to ask for reinforcements."
"After all, we'll be taking the initiative to attack. But you know our Reincarnators' situation—we're all a bunch of killing maniacs. Without support or logistics, it's hard to guarantee we won't run into trouble that affects our combat strength."
"If possible, could you provide some support and logistics personnel with combat capability?"
"They won't need to participate in battle. They just need to be able to protect themselves."
The door-in-the-face technique.
If Fu Dahai had directly said that he wanted Pseudo Rank 7s,
Qianqiu Yue would most likely have refused.
But if Fu Dahai said he wanted to strike out and only needed a little assistance, Qianqiu Yue would be much more likely to agree.
Qianqiu Yue thought for a moment. "Fine, but I'll only issue the mission. How you persuade them is your business."
Fu Dahai froze slightly, then laughed heartily. "Of course, no problem."
The brief meeting ended quickly.
To be honest, Fu Dahai was somewhat surprised. He had not expected it to succeed so easily.
Based on his past experience cooperating with players, he should at least have needed to do