The Plan Is Set

Although Lin Chen kept talking about the bigger picture and stability, the reasons he gave were strained and awkward, unable to withstand even the slightest scrutiny.

But who present was not an old fox? Naturally, they heard the hidden meaning behind his words.

What tying everyone to the same chariot, what shared interests, what overall stability... in the end, it came down to just two words—

Scam and harvest!

Using the so-called Spirit Puppet Method, they would harvest the value produced by low-level Rogue Cultivators, both living and dead, while also tricking every force large and small across the East Sea aboard this ship, harvesting the accumulations they had built over thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years.

Just like in Lin Chen's previous life: wave the banner of some so-called high-tech industry, lure in individual retail investors and corporations alike, then cash out and leave.

In this way, once the East Sea Immortal Alliance launched its campaign, it would not only avoid consuming the alliance's own resources, but could also take this opportunity to harvest the foundations accumulated by these forces over countless years. It was a method far more effective than slaughter.

After all, even plunder had to be carried out in a civilized manner. Killing and war themselves consumed resources. Only societies whose lifeforms stood at the same level could give rise to the ultimate game of value.

Setting aside the supposedly noble free will, the efficiency of exploitation in the age of great factories far surpassed that of the age of black slaves.

At This Moment, all the Spirit Transformation cultivators looked at Lin Chen. Their eyes were filled with an indescribable meaning, and their expressions grew rather complicated.

They had thought him a compassionate cultivator, which was why he had created