Chapter 182 - 162: Rowan Rhodes Is Also Going to Establish His Own Faction

Chapter 182: Chapter 162: Rowan Rhodes Is Also Going to Establish His Own Faction

This feeling... it was actually pretty exhilarating.

[Rowan Rhodes: Alright, let’s work together to build our faction. See if you can find any suitable candidates.]

[Zelda Parrish: What are your requirements for the candidates? For instance, raft level? Skills? How many people do you need?]

[Rowan Rhodes: Let’s select a batch of core players first! They need to have at least a Level 7 Raft, and we’ll pick them from the regular players.]

[Zelda Parrish: Are we letting them develop their own subordinate factions? What if they become fully established and form their own independent system?]

[Rowan Rhodes: If they use my name to absorb forces, enjoy the benefits I provide, and eventually manage to break away and form their own system, then they can transition from dependents to partners. When that time comes, they’ll just need to pay a training fee, and we can part on good terms.]

[Zelda Parrish: I feel like you’re trying out something completely new, Big Shot Rowan.]

[Rowan Rhodes: It’s just an alternative way of selecting partners. Those who are unwilling to settle for being under someone else’s thumb will never settle. There’s no need to force their submission.]

[Zelda Parrish: If we do that, I’m afraid many people will want to use your team to quietly build their own strength.]

[Rowan Rhodes: That’s fine. I probably won’t lose out either way. It’s just the difference between giving resources to all players versus those close to me. As our cooperation progresses, the ties between us will only deepen. The players who reap the most benefits won’t abandon me easily, as long as I maintain my advantage.]

[Zelda Parrish: Actually, this has a lot of benefits. It can strengthen the cohesion among players so they aren’t always thinking about slaughtering each other, especially now that the number of Positioning Cards has increased.]

[Rowan Rhodes: You can leak some information through others—mention that the Sea Survival Game is actively trying to weaken the players’ strength and wants us to kill each other.]

[Zelda Parrish: Don’t tell me you want to set up some kind of gentleman’s agreement?]

[Rowan Rhodes: I don’t. If someone offends me or invades my Territory, I won’t show them any mercy. What I want to start is a war of public opinion.]

[Zelda Parrish: Big shot, isn’t the war of public opinion already in your hands? As long as you post a guide, everyone will believe it. That’s the power of your reputation.]

[Rowan Rhodes: You don’t have to call me ’big shot.’ Just call me Rowan!]

[Zelda Parrish: I prefer calling you ’boss.’]

[Rowan Rhodes: That works.]

[Zelda Parrish: Can Skye Schuyler, Owen Caldwell, and Faye Sinclair join your team directly?]

[Rowan Rhodes: Of course, they were already on my list. For the first batch of candidates, I will choose players who are close to me. Later, you can divide them into different groups based on their different Skills. This will be our technical team. As these groups continue to improve, we shouldn’t rely on just one. We need to maintain competitiveness between the groups... Can you handle this?]

[Zelda Parrish: Yeah. Whatever you say, I’ll do.]

Reading her chat with Zelda, the corners of Rowan’s lips curled up unconsciously. She didn’t mind if some of the powerful players became independent in the future. After all, her fundamental goal was for the Azure players to work hard, improve their strength, and build their own factions. As long as they stood united, regardless of who their boss was, they would be a formidable force once they entered the Deep Sea Region.

Originally, she had planned to take things slow, but who could have expected Zelda to deliver herself right to her doorstep! This girl was a natural-born secretary!

All Rowan had to do was pull people in and then hand them off to Zelda. She just needed to continue developing her own raft. As long as she maintained her unshakable hold on first place on the leaderboards and controlled the resources that could dictate the fates of countless players, her status would never change.

True strength was her greatest foundation for dominating the game.

As for her initial groupings, they were essentially her startup team—equivalent to a company. Yes, she intended to run her faction like a company, forming an entirely self-sufficient system. It would rely on her, yet still be capable of operating independently.

[Rowan Rhodes: Thank you for your support. I’ll have to trouble you with a lot of things from now on.]

[Zelda Parrish: It’s no trouble at all. I’m happy to do it. Just focus on your own development. I won’t be working alone either; I’ll build a small team to help out.]

[Rowan Rhodes: Let’s do our best together.]

After sending that message, Rowan let out a long breath. She realized that compared to the first day of her rebirth, she had truly changed a lot! However, this change was a good thing. It represented progress.

After wrapping up her conversation with Zelda, Rowan turned her attention to the Sea Survival Shop’s main group chat. At this moment, the chat was buzzing with activity.

"[The Gourd Guild - Henry Jennings]: The Gourd Guild is recruiting players Level 6 and above. Excellent benefits provided."