"They were too impatient." General Chen was also watching the livestream. "If they had taken things slowly like us, Lin Bai wouldn't have left them to fend for themselves."
"Exactly! Lin Bai is greedy. The Gods and Devils Continent is such a huge slab of juicy meat—how could he possibly give it up?" Cheng Xunyun agreed. "All they needed to do was wait, and Lin Bai would naturally intervene in the situation there. Players from the West Continent are everywhere on the Gods and Devils Continent. As long as they cooperated, Lin Bai would surely give them a share of the spoils."
"Xunyun, you're wrong. The Immortal Realm is clearly a level above the Gods and Devils Continent. If Lin Bai can handle the Immortal Realm, he won't share the Gods and Devils Continent with anyone. Even if he delegates power, it will be to the natives of the Immortal World, or fans loyal to him. Those are his true inner circle."
General Chen said, "The West Continent has never trusted Lin Bai. Seizing resources is secondary. They want to establish their own power on the Gods and Devils Continent before Lin Bai gets there. Then they'll have leverage to negotiate with him, instead of being constantly ignored as they were before. They're gambling on the future. Unfortunately, they're going to lose."
Cheng Xunyun pondered this. Only after a long while did he ask, "General, will Lin Bai clean up their mess?"
General Chen paused, then shook his head. "I don't know. An ordinary person in Lin Bai's position would put effort into cultivating his own forces. At the very least, he would keep his own territory stable. But Lin Bai keeps saying he wants to take on the Game Company, yet acts entirely on his whims. He seems to