"Candidate selection..."
As for the players, he immediately ruled them out as an option. Offending "The First Epoch" was risky; after all, he had to make his living off this platform. It was fine to make a move on small matters, but plotting against players in an issue that involved an entire world... Who knew what troubles might arise.
The Azure Sea World already belonged to "The First Epoch"; allowing players to act recklessly could lead to complications.
"The Royal Family and the locals should be ruled out; they're like fish out of water. They would drown if they jumped into the sea; there's no way they could release the Divine in the deep sea."
"It seems we only have the sea folks left, but this feels a bit like snatching food from the jaws of the sea and the world."
The existence of the sea folks was a part of the deployment of the ocean.
Gu Shanhai had considered the Sea Beasts, but those creatures were all brawn and no brains, utterly incapable of carrying out tasks.
