At the East City Gate, the people from Wind Walker Academy held their tongues, while the people from Tirisfal Academy remained cold and silent.
In truth, given Demon Edge's shrewdness, he naturally understood Wind Walker Academy's situation. As long as they took the initiative a little and said a few nice words, the people from Wind Walker Academy would certainly respond.
After all, the disparity in strength was right there, wasn't it?
But Demon Edge did not do that. Instead, he had the people in the group deliberately distance themselves from the people from Wind Walker Academy.
The Wind Walkers were very good at keeping their word, and their reputation throughout the universe was excellent. Thus, they were even less likely to form a strategic alliance with the Northern Star Region—for example, joining forces with Tirisfal Academy to deal with Starry Sky Academy or Bronze Academy after reaching City Center.
Because once the Wind Walkers gave their word, they would not go back on it. At least, that was their reputation for now. Thus, the Wind Walkers had never been willing to make promises lightly.
According to the analysis, the possibility of Wind Walker Academy agreeing to cooperate fully with them was practically zero. The reason was simple as well: the Northern Star Region was being targeted by the entire Federation. Although the Wind Walkers did not deliberately exclude the Northern Star Region's forces in their daily dealings, they never drew close to them either. Their attitude was obvious: keep one's distance.
Clearly, they neither wanted to suppress them nor provoke the displeasure of the other forces in the Eastern Star Region.
Ultimately, the Wind Walkers still belonged to the conservative faction of the Eastern Star Region at heart.
Since full cooperation was impossible, would partial cooperation have any meaning?