After hearing Xu Yuan's words, Annoying Village HIM immediately fell into deep thought.
Although Xu Yuan hadn't spoken very bluntly, Annoying Village HIM still understood the meaning behind his words.
Annoying Village HIM didn't think he was inferior to Xu Yuan. It was only after Xu Yuan's reminder that he finally realized where the difference between himself and Xu Yuan truly lay.
The reason Xu Yuan could do what he could not was entirely because Xu Yuan viewed problems from a different perspective.
No matter what problem he encountered, Xu Yuan was always able to look at it from an objective standpoint.
Because of this, he could quickly find the root of the problem, and then resolve it in an absolutely fair way while avoiding the option of war.
This was precisely why Xu Yuan was able to so perfectly handle all kinds of hatred and conflicts between the native creatures of this world and the players.
Although Annoying Village HIM had followed Xu Yuan's line of thinking, he knew very clearly that to truly handle problems the way Xu Yuan did, there was still one crucial point, and this was something Xu Yuan hadn't mentioned.
Just as Annoying Village HIM was about to ask, Tyrant HIM spoke first.
"What you just said, if summed up, should mean that to solve a problem, you first have to understand its root," Tyrant HIM said while recalling Xu Yuan's words.
"Then you have to stand from a fair perspective to solve it, so that everyone can benefit," Tyrant HIM continued, his eyes growing sharp, as if he were thinking deeply about something.
At this point, Tyrant HIM seemed to think of something else and added, "Oh… and using a way that avoids war to resolve it."
After saying that, Tyrant HIM looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "My summary shouldn't be wrong, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan nodded. "Mm."
Seeing this, Tyrant HIM shook his head firmly.
"This method won't work on me."
His expression grew serious, a trace of pain and helplessness flashing through his eyes.
As he spoke, Tyrant HIM let out a self-mocking smile, the laughter tinged with bitterness.
His gaze became deep and distant, as if crossing time and space, seeing his past self.
Then he continued, "What you said really did inspire me to some extent."
"As the leader of the Undead race, I shoulder a heavy responsibility and must be accountable to them."
"Because of that, I've almost never thought about problems from an objective perspective. I've always started from the standpoint of the Undead race and prioritized the interests of the Undead race."
"This limitation has made my thinking one-sided, which in turn affected the way I solve problems."
Tyrant HIM slowly raised his head and looked into the distance, his eyes filled with helplessness.
He took a deep breath and continued.
"I can only stand at a height that matches my identity and strength."
"My vision is confined to this level, and I can't go beyond it."
"Even if I try to think the way you do and come up with a solution, who would be willing to listen to me?"
At this point, Tyrant HIM gave a bitter smile and shook his head, expressing his helplessness toward reality.
He looked at Xu Yuan again and asked in return, "Would those with greater power be willing to listen to my opinion?"
"Would they respect my views and put them into practice?"
There was a deep sense of powerlessness in Tyrant HIM's voice, as if he felt helpless and dejected about the current situation.
Although he didn't oppose Xu Yuan's ideas, to realize the solution Xu Yuan proposed, personal strength and power were clearly crucial factors.
Just as Xu Yuan had said earlier, without strength or power, it would be difficult to even obtain the right to speak, let alone effectively solve problems.
Isn't that why people say Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM have such good chemistry?
What Tyrant HIM wanted to ask was exactly what Annoying Village HIM wanted to ask as well.
When Tyrant HIM questioned Xu Yuan, Annoying Village HIM nodded in agreement and added, "In the world you're in, aside from the Void, your strength can be considered the strongest."
"And the Void has been sealed for a long time, which means that for a very long period, you were the most powerful existence in this world."
"That's precisely why you had the right to speak, and why people were willing to listen to your proposals."
At this point, Annoying Village HIM looked at Xu Yuan and continued.
"Just like him, I also think there's nothing wrong with your way of thinking."
"And it truly is the correct way of thinking to solve all kinds of difficult problems."
"But the premise is that you must have enough power to make people willing to listen to you."
"Just as you said earlier, power doesn't have to be a weapon, but it is confidence."
"What we lack right now is that confidence."
The views of Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM weren't actually wrong, but the way they were looking at the problem was still somewhat too one-sided.
They were reasoning backward from the result, believing that Xu Yuan could accomplish all of this because he possessed great strength, and that was why people were willing to listen to him.
But they overlooked one thing, Xu Yuan only began solving those problems after entering the Land of Trials.
Inside the Land of Trials, he was just an ordinary player with no special abilities.
In the main world, people might fear Xu Yuan's strength, but inside the Land of Trials, the participants had no reason to fear him at all.
Moreover, at the very beginning, no one even knew who Xu Yuan was.
When Xu Yuan negotiated with the Blue Demon, he had only just joined up with Black Blade, and the forces under his command were nowhere near comparable to the rainforest faction's strength.
Was the Blue Demon really willing to cooperate with Xu Yuan because he feared Xu Yuan's power?
Obviously not. The reason the Blue Demon trusted Xu Yuan was because the rules Xu Yuan proposed could solve the problems the Blue Demon wanted to resolve, allowing him to see hope.
And another important reason the Blue Demon was willing to listen to Xu Yuan was that Xu Yuan had always done his best to protect the living beings of this world.
All of this had been laid out by Xu Yuan beforehand. If Xu Yuan had only prioritized his own interests and didn't care at all about the lives of those beings, the Blue Demon probably wouldn't have had the patience to even listen to Xu Yuan's plan.
So while power and strength are important, they are not the primary factor in the way Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM described.
That said, even though power and strength are not the first priority, Xu Yuan still had to admit that they were indispensable.
Thinking this over, Xu Yuan didn't argue much with Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM. Instead, he looked at the two of them and asked, "If you obtained the power you long for, can you guarantee that you'd be able to do everything I just talked about?"