Everyone on Reincarnation Paradise's side had reached an astonishingly unanimous decision: to "give" the World Coordinate to Apocalypse Paradise. As for why not Sanctuary Paradise, it was because once the World Coordinate fell into Sanctuary Paradise's hands, it would no longer be easy to seize.
By now, Ao's plan had developed a few flaws. The battle in Rube City earlier was one such flaw—it could have been avoided entirely.
According to the original plan, Reincarnation Paradise's side needed to guard the World Coordinate. That was why its contractors had attacked Apocalypse Paradise's side, preventing a situation where Sanctuary Paradise and Apocalypse Paradise joined forces to besiege Reincarnation Paradise.
But the current situation had not developed as Ao had anticipated. Ao was neither a god nor a time traveler from the past. He could not foresee the course of the war. All he could do was account for what was happening and what was about to happen.
If this world dispute followed the same pattern as the one during the Third Tier, then Ao's previous actions had been perfectly reasonable.
The World Coordinate could now move, and it would take ten days to fully form. During that period, whichever Paradise seized the World Coordinate would cause it to transform into that side's attribute. Before the final five hours, possessing the World Coordinate was actually of little significance. Instead, its holder might be besieged by the other two sides.
Two hours later, deep within the Hot Rainforest, one contractor after another moved through the rainforest, startling great flocks of birds.
A little girl wearing a mining-lamp helmet stood atop a tall tree canopy, admiring the scenery of the rainforest.
"It's beautiful. The resources here must be incredibly rich."
"That's right. According to the detection results, there are at least thirty types