Gaga’s plan was simple: return the iron plate to the Second Holy Son, only to immediately snatch it back. He intended to play the same trick twice, forcing the Second Holy Son to pay for it with resources.
It wasn't just a matter of getting something for nothing; he was looking to repeat his technique, pulling off a "Russian nesting doll" style of extortion. While Gaga had no interest in petty loot, he certainly wasn't going to turn his nose up at resources worth over a hundred thousand spirit stones. It was essentially free money—just waiting to be picked up off the ground. Why pass it up? More importantly, it cost him nothing.
The fighting was effortless, too. Of course, when they encountered a team with genuinely strong overall power, they knew when to steer clear; there was no point in getting hung up on a single target just to prove a point. With so many easy, sturdy trees in the forest, one should naturally focus on the ones easiest to fell, leaving the tough, gnarly bones for others to chew on.
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