Chapter 296: Compromise

Lin Bai felt that the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect had been kicked in the head by a donkey; this wasn't a negotiation at all, but rather condescending charity.

But then he thought about it.

It was only natural for the Seven Orthodox Sects to have such a mindset.

The natives had been operating on this land for tens of thousands of years, judging by the frequency of their Heavenly Pride Tournament.

A sect could cultivate a batch of Spirit Transformation cultivators every ten years, and could select thirty Heavenly Prides at once.

In one hundred years, there would be three hundred Heavenly Prides; even if the probability of a Heavenly Pride reaching the Void Refinement Realm was only one in ten.

There would still be thirty Void Refinement cultivators in a hundred years, and one Great Vehicle Realm cultivator for every thirty Void Refinement ones; accumulated over thousands of years, their foundation could not be called anything but profound.

One must know.

For thousands of years, the Zhenbei Army of the Taiyi Kingdom had secretly accumulated one hundred thousand cultivators, yet they still had no confidence in resisting the Seven Orthodox Sects above, and only took action because they were coerced by him...

His Justice Alliance had been established for barely two months, all its assets were seized, the territory it occupied consisted of no more than two towns and eight Basic Cities, and under his command, there were only eight Great Vehicle Realm cultivators at most, all of whom harbored ulterior motives and could only be kept stable through his forced suppression.

It was just like a palm-sized country developing a new weapon and clamoring to replace the position of the Five Permanent Members; the other side holding their noses and acknowledging the status of the Justice Alliance was already giving him plenty of face...

Lin Bai analyzed the thoughts of Ancestor Yuan Qing.

Little did he know.

His unyielding attitude also gave Ancestor Yuan Qing a headache.

Regarding the matter of Lin Bai, the Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects could not reach a consensus; the conditions he proposed were the optimal solution reached by synthesizing the opinions of several sect leaders.

Before they could think of a suitable way to restrain Lin Bai's laws, everyone's idea was to appease Lin Bai first.

Furthermore.

After their comprehensive analysis, it was highly likely that Lin Bai was bluffing.

Promoting laws, promoting the Magpie Bridge, deploying various industries within the Taiyi Kingdom, stabilizing his Justice Alliance, and cultivating talent to guard the territory he had conquered—he had too many things to do.

These all required time; rashly launching a war was not suitable for the growing Justice Alliance...

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Ancestor Yuan Qing said, "Alliance Leader Lin, don't be so impulsive. You can put forward your demands, and we can discuss them; perhaps we might just agree!"

"The conditions are all written in the Justice Weekly!" Lin Bai said, "Sect Leader, the rules I set are more in line with human nature: the victor has the right to demand compensation from the defeated. One day, if you defeat the Justice Alliance, you can likewise demand compensation. It is you who have made a simple matter complicated."

Another silence followed.

Ancestor Yuan Qing said, "Give me half an hour; allow me to discuss it with them."

"I await your good news," Lin Bai smiled.

"Alliance Leader, if they pay the compensation, does that mean we really won't fight the Seven Orthodox Sects anymore?" After closing the live stream, 【Baiyin】 asked cautiously.

"Correct. The Justice Alliance loves peace; if we can stably spread the Law Cultivation, why must we fight?" Lin Bai smiled.

"But the fundamental interests of both sides are in conflict; once they recover, they will definitely take action against us again," 【Baiyin】 said with a smile. No player hoped for world peace, especially the players of the Beggar Sect; they relied entirely on Lin Bai causing trouble to drive traffic, and they were the ones who least wanted Lin Bai to seek stability.

"Soldiers come, block with generals; water comes, cover with earth. We'll talk about it when it happens," Lin Bai glanced at him and said, "If a real fight breaks out, you won't be able to help anyway. Instead of worrying about the future of the alliance, you'd be better off spending more effort on cultivation; perhaps you'll be of some use on the battlefield in the future..."

"Yes, Alliance Leader." 【Baiyin】 looked back at 【Huangye Lang】 and private messaged, "It seems it's our home field next."

"Mm." 【Huangye Lang】 nodded in agreement, "The Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects cannot afford the losses and clearly don't want to fight anymore. As long as they compromise, Shopkeeper Lin won't be able to stir up trouble even if he wants to.

The Pet System is open, and the Magpie Bridge is equivalent to a teleportation array. Yesterday, someone else reached the second level of 'Words Follow the Law', which means the Law Cultivation will also be opened to players. Now, the Justice Alliance's Great Vehicle Realm cultivators have also been replenished; although the alliance's power is weaker than the Seven Orthodox Sects, with the support of Law Cultivation, the strength of the two forces can be said to be equal. They will likely cultivate players and give us quests."

"The game's background setup is long enough," 【Baiyin】 said.

"Who told the game to pursue realism? Realism often means players have to personally experience cutscenes that should have been explained in a few sentences!" 【Huangye Lang】 said, "Perhaps this is also the Game Company's strategy: by doing this, players are integrated into the game world step by step, naturally separating into factions, which is far superior to the previous way of choosing factions based on preference in games."

"Entering the player-versus-player stage, I'm afraid it will be the world of the financial groups; the days of the Beggar Sect making money while lying down are probably gone forever," 【Baiyin】 sighed and said, "Lao Mi went to find his old flame to enjoy himself as soon as he got online, occupying the position of Sect Leader while taking so much money for nothing; he really doesn't do anything at all. I kind of miss 【Gugao Laoren】. With him around, the Beggar Sect wouldn't be a scattered mess without even a direction for the future!"

Watching the two players discuss the direction of the game in front of him without restraint, Lin Bai found it a bit funny. If this were really a game, under his influence, it would have collapsed long ago; balance, how naive!

He knew the plans of those financial groups, wanting to use the technology of the Real World combined with immortal arts to create more powerful weapons to deal with his laws.

But Lin Bai also thought they were wishful thinking; what kind of research didn't require time?

In three months, he was already on equal footing with the Seven Orthodox Sects; in another three months, he might even unify the world. In such a short time, they couldn't research a damn thing...

Once he grasped the right to speak, he would kick out the disobedient players one by one, leaving only his fans to happily play house in the game world, sell his merchandise, and help him build his reputation...

Half an hour later.

Ancestor Yuan Qing reconnected with Lin Bai: "Alliance Leader Lin, we can agree to your demands. But there are conditions."

"Speak," Lin Bai said.

Ancestor Yuan Qing said: "The scope of your patent rights can only be limited to the Taiyi Kingdom and cannot be collected externally at will. After all, those so-called patent rights of yours are all our things; it's not that you are justified just because you occupied them..."

"That's fine," Lin Bai agreed.

"We can choose not to supervise the use of the Magpie Bridge, but we hope that you can use our people to set up the Magpie Bridge between the various sects, and it cannot be canceled at will," Ancestor Yuan Qing said, "If it is canceled at will, we will consider it a declaration of war by the Justice Alliance against us. This is the final bottom line; if Alliance Leader Lin does not agree, then we will continue to fight."

Once the Magpie Bridge is set up, whether it's canceled or not is up to me!

Lin Bai suddenly realized the advantage of technological leadership. He thought for a moment and said: "Sect Leader, setting up the Magpie Bridge requires charging a certain initial fee. Law Cultivation is not easy; I cannot work for free..."

"No problem."

Ancestor Yuan Qing agreed readily.

Having already agreed to something as humiliating as war reparations, what else could they not agree to?

The top priority was to stabilize Lin Bai first. Using the terminology of the Heavenly Descended, they were currently being led by Lin Bai's pace; continuing to fight would only make them increasingly passive.

Paying a price for a timeout would allow them to think of better countermeasures.

Furthermore.

Up to now, the Justice Sect only had Lin Bai himself; the Heavenly Descended under him and the members of the Justice Alliance had no emotional attachment to him. Abandoning these people would not make Lin Bai feel a shred of heartache.

Give him time, wait until his industry grows bigger, and let him develop emotional attachments with his subordinates.

Having various bonds is equivalent to putting shoes on Lin Bai.

At that time.

Even if he possesses the Fazhe Zhidao, dealing with things will be much simpler.

(End of chapter)