Daoist Lu did not intend to pressure Hong Feng and the others directly.
But he would gradually eat away at their bottom line according to their personalities.
Then he would squeeze every last bit of labor out of them.
There was no helping it. With the resources in his hands, he naturally held absolute initiative.
If they wanted to fall out with him, they would have to weigh the gains and losses.
As long as they had a reason to endure, they would keep enduring.
At this thought, Daoist Lu could not help feeling reflective.
Meeting Hong Feng and the others had been his good fortune.
These people were extremely strong, and each had their own abilities.
Ordinary cultivators at the human immortal perfected stage simply could not compare.
Above all, their scheming and shrewdness were far too ordinary.
They readily believed what they heard.
They actually thought that even two of them at the perfected stage combined were no match for him.
"They're coming today. What do you plan to do, Daoist Lu?" the middle-aged man asked.
Daoist Lu said calmly, "Naturally, I'll give them what we agreed on. But we must tell them we had to ask for ages before we finally got it. That will make it seem like we're all on the same side, and only the Immortal Gate is mistreating us."
The middle-aged man said admiringly, "You truly are impressive, Daoist Lu. The more they feel you're helping them, the more they'll help with the work later and willingly accept sea region patrol duty."
While they were talking, someone came in to report that Hong Feng and the others had arrived.
"Not very early. It seems they still want to follow the usual rules. They haven't flown into a rage, which means there's still plenty