For the sake of realism, players could not send private messages over extreme distances in the game.
There were only two ways to communicate across thousands of miles: exchanging messages offline through the forum's mail system, or having one person start an encrypted livestream in-game while the others watched offline.
Neither method was particularly convenient, but they were already far more efficient than anything the NPCs had.
Amid a conversation where donkey lips answered horse mouths, Lin Bai understood [Lone Elder]'s plan, and [Lone Elder] also figured out Lin Bai's position.
The two hit it off immediately.
However, the actual execution would depend on the players' actions and planning.
As for that...
Lin Bai had no intention of interfering.
As long as it met his quest expectations and brought him benefits, he was happy to serve as a tool.
The players were playing a game. He had to let them enjoy it, didn't he?
Lin Bai liked this win-win feeling.
If it let him live comfortably in this world, Lin Bai did not mind coexisting peacefully with the players.
Of course.
Everything hinged on ensuring his safety.
Just as Lin Bai had told the City Lord, the players' growth had to be restricted.
At the very least, they had to grow more slowly than he did.
Otherwise, once the players grew powerful and ran out of fun, he would go from a Story NPC to a Boss, falling from a tool to a toy.
"Apart from those in seclusion or traveling, Returning Dragon Temple currently has over a hundred and thirty Golden Core disciples, and over two thousand disciples below Golden Core who handle the temple's miscellaneous work..."
"The temple master is called Daoist Void. He has Nascent Soul cultivation and is currently in seclusion, contemplating Dao arts. His