Everyone wanted to become Lin Qi.
This was no joke. People all over the world truly did want to become Lin Qi.
After especially popular "dreams for when you grow up," such as becoming a lawyer or doctor, "becoming Lin Qi" had forcefully seized a place among the shared dreams of people of all ages.
But a dream was just a dream. Without some great power interfering, there was a high probability it would never become reality.
There was basically no chance of becoming Lin Qi, but becoming his friend or partner was at least somewhat possible.
The core of the Shelter Alliance's resistance against Global Communication Group was not that they truly wanted to oppose Lin Qi and Global Communication Group. It was that they had no way to become it—to become Global Communication Group.
Faced with inevitable conflicts of interest, they had chosen the path of resistance rather than surrender.
That did not mean they were stupid. Surrendering outright would have been the truly stupid choice, though that did not mean they were particularly wise either.
After all, from a certain perspective, surrender and resistance had the same ultimate goal. They merely used different methods.
The ultimate goal of surrender was to preserve one's strength while obtaining as many additional benefits as possible.
The ultimate goal of resistance was the same: to increase one's own power until the opponent found them troublesome, thereby creating an opportunity to reach the negotiating table.
If the opportunity arose, these people might well join Global Communication Group and turn around to stand on its side, helping Lin Qi deal with their former allies.
Compromise was merely the helpless choice of the weak. For them, this was a helpless compromise.
Did Mr. Patu not want to join Global Communication Group?
He wanted to