After handing over the VIP card, the manager left.
Like Dafu, he was the leader of a team, and with the instance about to close, he still had plenty to do.
Under the circumstances, the fact that they had waited here so long was proof enough of their sincerity.
These two members of major organizations had been utterly won over by Lin Yuan's performance and had laid the groundwork for good relations on their organizations' behalf.
There had been no melodramatic turn of events along the lines of "destroy what you can't have."
This also indirectly showed that competition between the organizations was not that fierce. They were not overly worried about talented people ending up in other organizations.
That should have been a good thing, but thinking about it more deeply revealed another implication-
Throughout the history of human civilization, when were the various organizations within a civilization most united?
When their external enemies were at their strongest.
As for what those external enemies were-the image of the Crawlers immediately surfaced in Lin Yuan's mind.
He wondered whether there were other enemy forces as well.
"Maybe beyond the Gate of Departure, things aren't so rosy for players-or rather, for humanity." Lin Yuan shook his head, a premonition forming in his mind.
As he delved deeper into the game, he found that the name "Paradise" really was becoming more and more apt.
Unfortunately, no one could stay in Paradise for long. All players would eventually have to set sail.
Fortunately, according to the manager, players did not need to worry too much about interference from the Crawlers during this beginner period within Paradise, at least. They had never successfully entered Paradise before.
That brought the Sanctum back to Lin Yuan's mind.
He had just tried asking the manager for information