Xia Wanyin

Biodata

Power Progression

Her documented growth includes personal advancement, improvements to her Light Spirit forces, and the development of powerful heroes. Her exact personal level after her introduction is not consistently specified.

Background

Xia Wanyin lives in a detached lakeside estate with her elder sister, Xia Lingyin. Although blind, she moves through the familiar house independently by feeling her way along the walls 36.

She entered the Land of Mist before Shen Xing and established a territory near the border of the Weideng Kingdom. Xia Lingyin supports her with valuable items but warns that the distance between them prevents her from providing immediate rescue 36.

Before partnering with Shen Xing, Xia Wanyin had already encountered hostile foreign lords. She detected and repelled an attempted ambush by Gideon, then unsuccessfully tried to locate his territory because he repeatedly shook off her pursuit 35 48.

Her development accelerates substantially through her partnership with Shen Xing. Within less than four months in the Land of Mist, she has prepared Master advancements for two heroes and entered the top hundred of the Two Worlds Leaderboard, surprising Xia Lingyin, who has spent years developing her own territory 490.

She later travels to Jiangcheng to meet Shen Xing and their friends in reality. After their reunion, she chooses to stay at his home alongside Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei while they prepare for the Myriad Worlds Arena 554 555.

Appearance

• Build and complexion: Tall and slender, with fair skin and an ethereal appearance 33 35 36.
• Eyes: Pale or white pupils and an unfocused gaze; she sometimes faces away from the person she is addressing 27 28.
• Clothing: Usually wears a long white dress in the Land of Mist; wears a plain-colored dress at home 33 36.
• Flower of Mist: Bears an illusory flower-shaped imprint on her wrist 36.
• Real-world appearance: Her appearance in the game matches her real appearance. A photograph she sends Shen Xing shows her wearing a white dress, white stockings, and white high-heeled Mary Janes 58.
• Hair: Has long black hair, simply tied back during the Lotus Pond expedition 277.
• Golden Eyes manifestation: Her pupils remain grayish-white after absorbing the Golden Eyes, but emit brilliant golden light when she activates their special power 251 252.

Personality

Xia Wanyin is friendly and generous with useful information. Her first warning to Shen Xing is intended to protect him from Dark Naga retaliation, not to claim her kills. She also gives him the locations of two resource points without asking for payment 28.

She recognizes other people’s distrust and makes deliberate efforts to reassure them. At Plague Village, she leaves her troops behind before approaching Shen Xing alone and explicitly promises not to take his loot 33.

Her enthusiasm for exploration can outweigh her caution. She considers a forty-percent chance of success sufficient to attempt the Silver Holy Land raid and volunteers to confront its strongest defender herself. Though disappointed by Shen Xing’s refusal, she accepts his decision and remembers her sister’s advice that cautious players survive longer 35.

She speaks matter-of-factly about her blindness and remains consistently cheerful. Shen Xing later remarks on her optimism despite her real-world disability 28 50.

Her friendliness also includes a playful side. She enjoys making Shen Xing awkward by inviting him to call her Wanyin and later teases him for apparently having no reason to meet her once the nearby resource points have been activated 51 53.

She is conscientious about sharing rewards. After the Dragon Tomb expedition, she asks for only a fifth of the basic materials and proposes dividing special loot by contribution. Conversely, she insists that Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi should receive shares during the Lotus Pond expedition because they are teammates 240 279.

Despite her innocent manner, she is perceptive and protective of confidences. Xia Lingyin recognizes that Wanyin notices her indirect attempts to identify the mysterious neighbor and deliberately avoids revealing him 251 490.

She is reluctant to accept disproportionate assistance but responds to Shen Xing’s encouragement to strengthen herself so that she can continue helping him. She also repays her sister’s support with rare resources and offers Shen Xing her Overlord Rank recruitment scroll in gratitude for helping her reach the top hundred 483 490 495.

Abilities & Skills

Enhanced Perception

Xia Wanyin states that her senses in the Land of Mist are sharper than those of an ordinary person, despite her inability to see 28.

• Recognizes Shen Xing by his aura and senses the appearance and death of the lesser demon at Plague Village 31 32.
• Navigates the mist while avoiding difficult terrain 35.
• Detects the Silver Holy Land’s sacred aura from a considerable distance 35.
• Senses the Moonwell’s rich life aura upon entering Shen Xing’s territory 46.
• Detects Garrett’s approach before the wandering merchant becomes visible to the expedition 54.
• Monitors Dark Naga activity by the Blackwater River while hiding behind a boulder 59.
• Senses a strong life aura in the Silver Ancient Tree, leading Shen Xing to investigate its canopy and discover ripe Silver Sacred Fruits 98.
• States that she has memorized Shen Xing’s scent and can recognize it from several kilometers away 276.
• Senses the presence of Shen Xing’s assembled army of more than a thousand troops even with her eyes closed 224.

Resource-Point Detection

She possesses an unnamed special ability that helps her locate nearby resource points. She acknowledges the ability to Shen Xing but asks him to keep it secret 47.

• Had already mapped nearly twenty resource points when they first shared maps 36.
• Guides their party to three resource points in half an hour and seven or eight within a few hours 47 49.
• Locates a hidden lumberyard and subsequently discovers a quarry 49 50.
• Its precise mechanism is not disclosed. During a later expedition, Shen Xing infers that its maximum detection range is approximately three kilometers 47 193.
• Guides aerial exploration aboard Fried Chicken, helping relight more than twenty resource points and clear the resource points within ten kilometers of Shen Xing’s territory 189.
• Detects an unfamiliar medium-sized Soul Stone Mine containing 31,594 ore, although it cannot yet be occupied when discovered 189.
• Can locate Rain God statues as well as ordinary resource points. Her guidance allows the party to sweep 24 Black Crystal Towers, 21 Green Crystal Towers, 15 Afterglow Sacrificial Towers, and seven statues during a single expedition 193.
• Her scanning ability also contributes to rapidly locating and defeating bosses in the Lotus Pond Secret Realm 279.

Light Spirit Command

Her troops are called Light Spirits and light elves in the passages. Her later exploration party includes more than a dozen of them 33 47.

• Archers: Provide ranged support, intercept ambushers, and kill most of the Fel Hounds during the lumberyard battle 49.
• Shield guards: Conjure Shields of Light to intercept incoming attacks. The quarry defenders’ arrows and spears visibly crack these shields 46 50.
• Xiao Guang: A light elf archer who reaches three-star elite potential and awakens a talent skill 31 36.
• Unidentified stronger partner: Xia Wanyin claims to have a stronger companion at her territory who could help hold off the Silver Holy Land’s great tree defender; this claim is not tested during the visit 35.
• Swordsmen: Form part of the melee contingent accompanying her larger Blackwater River expedition 63.
• Army expansion: Her field force grows to over fifty troops by the Dark Naga battle and to more than seven hundred troops at the Lotus Pond, including a small number resembling shaman priests 63 418.
• Elemental physiology: Light Spirits are composed of elements and lack blood, preventing them from fusing with Lava Dragon Essence Blood 46 534.

Xiao Guang later becomes one of her two principal combat heroes. During the Dragon Tomb expedition, Xiao Guang uses a Light Shield to block the Silver-Winged White-Armored Serpent’s venom while fighting alongside Xiao Hei 229.

Endless Radiant Barrier is a later ability of Xiao Guang that gathers the Light Spirits together to form a defensive shield. Its duration and defensive strength increase with the number and strength of the participating Light Spirits. In battle, it combines with Leina’s fire wall to neutralize the enemy’s opening arrow barrage without losses 574.

Shen Xing subsequently proposes using Endless Radiant Barrier to protect the entire territory. Xia Wanyin considers the idea, but its implementation is not established in the available account 585.

Golden Eyes

Xia Wanyin absorbs the two Golden Eyes obtained during the Dragon Tomb expedition by pressing them against her eyelids. They dissolve into golden liquid and enter her pupils, producing a brief flash of golden light without restoring ordinary sight 240 251.

She subsequently demonstrates a special ability that projects brilliant golden beams from her eyes. Objects touched by her gaze are coated inside and out with a golden liquid that soon solidifies; the effect spreads through the hall and makes even the air too heavy to move. The ability’s formal name, costs, duration, and limits are not specified 252.

Game Knowledge and Accessibility

• Explains Dark Naga tracking behavior, demon-statue sacrifices, the Hero Altar, ancient trees, and Moonlight Wheat to Shen Xing 28 33 34 35.
• Receives many system notifications directly in her mind, allowing her to access map information without sight 36.
• Uses Green Bubble through accessibility features, including AI and voice functions 47.
• Advises Shen Xing to reserve plump Moonlight Wheat grains as seeds and explains that Silver Ancient Trees cannot simply be transplanted, though rare seeds can be cultivated 98.
• Consults Xia Lingyin about planting a Golden Ancient Tree seed. Relays that it should be planted near the Bonfire, activated with the lord’s blood, and watered regularly with life-rich water 126.
• Uses system information to inspect items such as the Silver Sacred Fruit despite her blindness 98.
• Can interpret the treasure map by sensing it through the system and orienting herself toward its marked location 204.

Territory Development and Shared Training

Her territory eventually develops a Sacred Flame Platform Lv1. Its illuminated area meets Shen Xing’s, allowing them to visit each other without lanterns or escorts; nearby level-three arrow towers cover the undeveloped ground between their settlements 417.

The two lords agree to remain independent allies when their expanding territories meet. This arrangement permits shared Bonfire effects and potentially a shared wall without automatically granting control over the other lord’s buildings. Xia Wanyin suggests expanding in opposite directions to avoid land disputes 360.

A later alliance-system update allows allies to share building-operation and upgrade permissions, although Shen Xing notes the danger that such permissions could also allow demolition. Their trust makes this a viable consideration when planning further expansion; their territories are subsequently observed behind a shared wall 504 570.

She and her troops receive access to Shen Xing’s Lotus Pond training. He first tests tenfold acceleration on her, then gathers both armies under twentyfold acceleration. Later, she repeatedly benefits from hundredfold acceleration 418 446 459.

Equipment / Items

• Lantern — Protects her exploration party from the mist. Alternating its use with Shen Xing’s lantern extends their available exploration time 28 35 49.
• Essence of Light — A valuable troop-compatible elemental essence supplied by Xia Lingyin and consumed to advance Xiao Guang 36.
• Merchant purchases — Buys a blueprint, Viper Potions, and Soul Stones from Garrett 54.
• Ancient parchment treasure map — Receives the scroll and 250 Soul Stones when dividing Garrett’s quest rewards with Shen Xing. Later uses the map to locate treasure in the Dragon Tomb 66 204.
• Silver Sacred Fruits — Shares the sixteen gold-quality fruits found in the Silver Ancient Tree with Shen Xing. Each fruit permanently grants 20 points to all four attributes and increases recovery speed by 10%, subject to its consumption limit; her own consumption is not explicitly shown 98.
• Rain God statue rewards — Receives an equal share of the expedition’s Rain and Dew Pearls and ancient-tree seeds, with Shen Xing keeping one extra Treant Warrior Seed 192 193.
• Scale armor — Receives a suit from Shen Xing during the Dragon Tomb expedition 240.
• Leader Rank souls and advancement material — Requests to purchase three souls at 120,000 contribution points each; Shen Xing instead gives her all four available Leader Rank souls and an advancement material 240.
• Golden Eyes — Receives both from Shen Xing without payment and later absorbs them, acquiring a special golden-beam ability 240 251 252.
• Communication Crystal — Uses a private communication channel with Shen Xing to coordinate visits and military assistance 204 417 534.
• Thousand-Year Lotus Seed — Shen Xing delivers one to her alongside her share of the secret-realm spoils 303.
• Light spirit crystal core and Broken Saint Long Spear — Advancement materials obtained by Xia Lingyin for Xiao Guang and Golden Spear 490.
• Overlord Rank Chaos Hunter recruitment scroll — Earned through her top-hundred leaderboard placement. She offers it to Shen Xing in thanks, but retains it after he declines 495.
• Two Overlord Rank Souls and five drops of Lava Dragon Essence Blood — Receives these as her share of a major defensive battle. The souls could improve her two heroes’ potential; she plans to use one blood drop for Golden Spear and reserve the others for future non-elemental recruits 534.

Relationships

• Shen Xing / “Spark” — Neighboring lord, exploration partner, and ally. Their map-sharing agreement develops into a mutual-defense commitment against Gideon; she also adds him on Green Bubble 36 47 48. Their partnership later includes the Dragon Tomb, Lotus Pond Secret Realm, shared accelerated training, and joint territorial defense. They agree to keep their adjoining territories allied, eventually sharing a wall. She calls them a “gold-medal duo” and later stays at his home during her Jiangcheng visit 240 276 360 418 534 555 570.
• Xia Lingyin — Protective elder sister and material supporter. Lingyin supplies the Essence of Light, cautions her against trusting other players, and later leaves to investigate a three-star Mist Void Realm near Hancheng 36. Wanyin reciprocates by giving her rare resources, including two Overlord Rank Souls. Lingyin investigates the mysterious neighbor behind Wanyin’s rapid growth, is briefly captured by Shen Xing’s patrol, and reunites with Wanyin after the misunderstanding is resolved. Seeing their partnership firsthand reassures her about Wanyin’s safety 490 572 584.
• Xiao Guang — Light Spirit subordinate. Xia Wanyin asks Xiao Guang to watch over Shen Xing during the Plague Village assault and later advances the archer using Essence of Light 31 36. Xiao Guang develops into a Tier Four Overlord hero and provides both ranged attacks and large-scale protection through Endless Radiant Barrier 481 525 534 574.
• Golden Spear — Hero recruited from a purchased scroll and promoted with a Proof of Hero. Fights alongside Xiao Guang as one of her two principal combat heroes and receives preparations for further advancement 418 481 490 534.
• Leina — Shen Xing’s loyal hero and a frequent expedition companion. Wanyin openly praises her strength while assuring her that she would not take what belongs to Shen Xing. Leina also accompanies their aerial exploration and Dragon Tomb investigation 188 189 204.
• Qin Lang, Xu Jiayi, and Yu Feifei — Friends and secret-realm teammates introduced through Shen Xing. Wanyin insists on sharing team spoils, joins their discussion group, and later meets them in reality. Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei welcome her and stay with her at Shen Xing’s home 277 279 293 502 554 555.
• Gideon — Enemy lord who targets nearby players. His attacks on both her and Shen Xing motivate their agreement to fight him together 35 47 48. She later corners him with her Light Spirits and provides the international account used to receive his payments before Shen Xing has him executed 91.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Blackwater River Encounter

Xia Wanyin interrupts Shen Xing’s attempt to collect dead Dark Naga, explaining that their kin can track the bodies’ scent and retaliate. She had killed the Naga herself and returned because she was concerned about the corpses. Before leaving, she directs him to an Afterglow Sacrificial Tower and a Black Crystal Tower, both of which he successfully claims 27 28.

Plague Village and the Silver Holy Land

Arriving with the intention of conquering Plague Village, she instead watches Shen Xing’s assault and prepares to help if necessary. His troops’ rapid victory, including the instant defeat of a three-star elite lesser demon, astonishes her 31 32 33.

She then invites him to investigate the Silver Holy Land, hoping to transplant its Moonlight Wheat to her territory. She proposes an equal division of the spoils and offers to handle the strongest defender, but Shen Xing rejects the raid as too dangerous. They leave without attacking and establish map sharing afterward 33 35 36.

Joint Exploration and Gideon’s Raid

Xia Wanyin visits Shen Xing’s territory to fulfill her promise to help find nearby resources. His automatic arrow towers initially fire on her party before he recognizes her and disables them 46.

During their expedition, Shen Xing receives an attack warning. Xia Wanyin immediately suspects Gideon and urges a return. They arrive after the defenders have repelled the raid, then pledge to reinforce one another against future attacks 47 48.

Lumberyard and Quarry

Resuming exploration, Xia Wanyin leads the party to a guarded lumberyard and supplies ranged support during its capture. Shen Xing gains the lumber mill and recruits twenty-four former slaves, crediting her with making the discovery possible 49 50.

She next finds a quarry. When Dark Goblins ambush their approach, she calls out a warning and her shield guards intercept the opening volley 50.

After the expedition, she promises to return for further exploration and invites Shen Xing to call her Wanyin. Even after the initial resource sweep is complete, she continues seeking opportunities to explore with him, pointing out the advantages of combining their troops and alternating lanterns 51 53.

Garrett’s Commission and the Dark Naga Campaign

During another joint expedition, Xia Wanyin detects a person approaching through the mist. The stranger identifies himself as Garrett, a wandering merchant. Both lords purchase supplies, and Garrett offers a commission with the gold-quality Drum of Invigoration as a reward 54.

The pair subsequently cooperate around the Blackwater River, repeatedly fighting Dark Naga to gain resources and experience. For the larger confrontation, Xia Wanyin brings over fifty Light Spirits, including numerous elites. When the Naga cast Dark Waves, she prepares to use an item from her backpack, but Shen Xing’s Dretch fireballs strike first 59 63 64.

When dividing the commission rewards, she accepts the ancient parchment treasure map and 250 Soul Stones while Shen Xing takes the drum. She privately resolves to invite him to explore once she determines the treasure’s location 66.

Gideon’s Defeat and Return to the Silver Holy Land

Xia Wanyin and her Light Spirits intercept Gideon as he attempts to flee after the defeat of his forces. Light arrows wound him, and the allied troops corner and capture him. Her international account receives the money Shen Xing extorts from Gideon before Xiao Hei executes him 91.

She later returns to the Silver Holy Land with Shen Xing to collect Moonlight Wheat and rich red soil. Her perception of the Silver Ancient Tree’s life aura leads to the discovery of sixteen Silver Sacred Fruits, which the two share. Unusual rain interrupts the harvest, and she warns that it can enrage mist monsters, prompting their departure 98.

Aerial Resource Sweeps and Rain God Statues

After Shen Xing acquires aerial transport through Fried Chicken, Xia Wanyin’s detection ability becomes the basis for much faster exploration. Accompanied by Leina, they relight more than twenty resource points and discover a medium-sized Soul Stone Mine 189.

On a subsequent sweep, she directs Fried Chicken toward resource points and Rain God statues within her detection range. Their coordinated expedition covers dozens of towers and seven statues, with the rewards divided equally apart from one extra Treant Warrior Seed retained by Shen Xing 192 193.

After completing the surrounding area, she proposes exploring the underground ruins beneath the Black Sky Wing Mountain Range the following day. Before they can return, an Adult finger worm erupts from underground and attacks the party 193.

Dragon Tomb Expedition and the Golden Eyes

Xia Wanyin guides Shen Xing and Leina into the ruins beneath the Black Sky Wing Mountain Range. She explains that she had previously investigated only the edge and withdrawn after sensing danger. Her map directs them toward treasure near the enormous tombstone at the center of the Dragon Tomb 204.

During the later military expedition, her forces cooperate with Shen Xing’s army against the tomb’s monsters. Xiao Guang and Xiao Hei hold off the Silver-Winged White-Armored Serpent while other troops fight the Dragon Tomb Guardians 224 229.

Near the expedition’s climax, Shen Xing directs energy drained from the Blue Dragon Lord into her, rapidly strengthening her until she cannot absorb any more 237.

When dividing the enormous haul, she requests only a fifth of the basic materials and proposes distributing special rewards according to contribution. Shen Xing gives her four Leader Rank souls and an advancement material, while she declines an Overlord Rank soul because she cannot yet use it. He also gives her the two Golden Eyes without payment, moving her to tears 240.

Back at the lakeside estate, she asks Xia Lingyin for 360,000 contribution points to pay for the souls while refusing to disclose her friend’s identity. With her sister’s encouragement, she absorbs the Golden Eyes. Her blindness remains, but she gains a power that turns the surrounding hall into an immobilized, gold-coated space when demonstrated 251 252.

Lotus Pond Secret Realm and New Friends

During the Lotus Pond Secret Realm, Xia Wanyin agrees to team up with Shen Xing, calling them a gold-medal duo. She joins him by following his scent and is introduced to Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi 276 277.

Her scanning ability and Shen Xing’s damage output allow the team to defeat bosses rapidly. When Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi hesitate to accept rewards because they have contributed less, she insists that teammates should share 279.

After the realm closes, she joins the group chat with Yu Feifei. The team agrees on a contribution-based division assigning Xia Wanyin thirty percent of the spoils. Unlike the others, she does not agree to sell her share of the Rain and Dew Essence. Shen Xing later personally delivers her rewards and a Thousand-Year Lotus Seed 293 303.

Adjoining Territories and Accelerated Cultivation

As their territories approach one another, Xia Wanyin immediately supports remaining allied and developing together. She proposes expanding in opposite directions and, if necessary, putting a wall between their holdings to prevent disputes. Shen Xing reassures her that he trusts her 360.

By the time both territories’ firelight areas meet, she has upgraded her Bonfire to Sacred Flame Platform Lv1. Shen Xing invites her to the Lotus Pond and confirms that its time acceleration works on her despite her not belonging to his own territory. She brings more than seven hundred troops, including her heroes, to share twentyfold accelerated training 417 418.

She later benefits repeatedly from hundredfold acceleration. Alongside Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei, she agrees to compete in an S-Rank trial, while continuing to prepare her heroes for Master advancement 446 452.

Blood Mist Frenzy and the Two Worlds Leaderboard

Initially outside the top thousand, Xia Wanyin works toward qualifying for the Myriad Worlds Arena. Shen Xing later brings her and her two principal heroes into the blood mist to farm points, assigning them to eliminate Elite and Boss monsters missed by his larger attacks 459 481.

After an overnight hunt, she reaches the top seven hundred. Shen Xing gives her one million Soul Stones, five hundred Elite Souls, one hundred Boss Rank Souls, and five Leader Rank Souls as her share, encouraging her to strengthen herself rather than refuse the rewards 483.

She subsequently enters the top hundred. Xia Lingyin supplies the materials for Xiao Guang and Golden Spear’s Master advancements, and Wanyin gives her sister two Overlord Rank Souls and other resources in return. Her rapid progress deepens Lingyin’s suspicion that the mysterious neighbor is responsible 488 489 490.

Her leaderboard rewards include an Overlord Rank Chaos Hunter recruitment scroll. She offers it to Shen Xing as thanks for helping her qualify, but he declines and tells her to keep it for her own development. Her final top-hundred placement is later confirmed when the group discusses their results 495 502.

Joint Defense and the Jiangcheng Visit

When Shen Xing’s territory comes under major attack, Xia Wanyin wants to assist immediately, but he initially tells her to remain in place because of the danger. Once the battle stabilizes, she sends Xiao Guang and Golden Spear into the aerial fight and assigns her Light Spirit archers to the walls while staying safely inside her territory 525.

After the victory, Shen Xing gives her two Overlord Rank Souls and five drops of Lava Dragon Essence Blood. She accepts after he emphasizes her contribution and the importance of separating personal generosity from a fair division of battle rewards 534.

Fulfilling the previously arranged visit, she travels to Jiangcheng by plane and reunites with Shen Xing, Qin Lang, Xu Jiayi, and Yu Feifei. The group returns to Shen Xing’s home, where they eat together and discuss the Myriad Worlds Arena, due to open in five days 502 554 555.

Shen Xing advises her about preparing for her personal Master breakthrough. She elects to stay at his house, and Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei join her as temporary housemates. The three women then prepare to enter the Mist World alongside him 555.

Xia Lingyin’s Visit and Endless Radiant Barrier

Xia Lingyin eventually reaches the Blackwing Plains to investigate Wanyin’s neighbor. Observing their shared wall reveals how closely the two territories have become integrated. Shen Xing’s dragons capture her as a suspected intruder, but the misunderstanding ends when she identifies Xia Wanyin as her younger sister 570 572.

Wanyin arrives with two heroes, reunites with Lingyin, and accepts her explanation that she wanted to make a surprise visit. She takes her sister to tour their territory 572.

When another enemy force approaches, Wanyin urges Lingyin to take shelter and goes to assemble her troops. During the battle, Xiao Guang’s Endless Radiant Barrier works with Leina’s fire wall to block the enemy’s initial arrow attack 573 574.

Following the victory, Wanyin again receives a share of the spoils. Witnessing Shen Xing’s treatment of her sister reassures Xia Lingyin, who departs to prepare for the approaching Myriad Worlds Arena. After seeing her sister off, Wanyin is stopped by Shen Xing, who proposes adapting Endless Radiant Barrier to protect the entire territory 584 585.

Notable Quotes

“Is that strange? You're disabled too, and don't you play this game all the same?” 28

“You're welcome. We're allies, after all!” 50

“You're welcome! You're my friend, and of course I should help my friends.” 193

“Yes, of course! We're a gold-medal duo!” 276

“Aren't we already allies? Of course we should develop together.” 360