"Of course it had something to do with it!"
The First Ancestor of the Qin Family clasped his hands behind his back and gazed into the distance, reminiscing. "Back when I was in the Lower Realm, I served as a general. Later, the soldiers reported me, and I was dismissed. The reason was that I managed them too strictly. After that, I came to understand a principle: come from the people, return to the people, and serve the people."
"Serve the people!?"
Director Wang was full of question marks. He clearly hadn't grasped the point.
"You deserved to get booted out!"
The First Ancestor of the Qin Family gave him a sidelong glance, then continued, "So when I was trusted with an important position again, I chose to become a deputy general. I laughed and celebrated with the soldiers, and before long, I had sidelined the general. He went to report me to His Majesty, but with the soldiers protecting me, I worked my way up to become the second-in-command of the Great Xia Royal Family. In the end, I carved out a kingdom for myself, dominated the east, and founded the Number One Clan of the Ancient Wasteland."
"I think I get it!!"
Director Wang furrowed his brow slightly and began to mull it over. ??
Winning over the Immortal Alliance's upper ranks would cost a fortune, but buying off the low-ranking disciples only took a few small favors.
Perhaps winning over one disciple wasn't much, but what if a thousand, ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand disciples had been bought off? Once those sparks started a prairie fire, could the Immortal Alliance's upper ranks really still wield their so-called authority!?
"Little Wang!"
The First Ancestor of the Qin Family slipped back into his official tone. "I'm going