Chapter 1649 - 1596-1597 Negotiation=Passing the Buck_2
Currently, the situation is not optimistic, with all parties unwilling to see the Jade Emperor Lineage break the deadlock and destroy the current benefit system.
Indeed, there are some strong ambitious forces who are not satisfied with the current distribution of benefits, but they are only a minority. For most forces, they are relatively content because they cannot guarantee that even after a redistribution, their gains would be any greater.
The reshuffling of benefits is filled with too much uncertainty. Unless it’s a force extremely confident in their own strengths, the forces that are neither too strong nor too weak are actually hesitant, as they cannot guarantee that reshuffling benefits would work out better for them and allow them to receive a greater share.
It’s important to understand that under the current circumstances, with fixed benefits in this world, everyone has a rough idea of how things should be divided. Many ambitious forces aren’t really looking to completely overthrow the powerful forces; rather, they are more interested in carving out a share from those top forces.
After all, making others give up some benefits and completely pushing them out are two different scenarios. The former might lead to compromise and concession from others, but the latter could provoke a strong backlash, inevitably leading to a lose-lose situation, or even a collapse where everyone suffers.
Moreover, seizing some benefits is easy, but to overthrow a top immortal sect demands a price these forces simply cannot afford to fully pay.
Hence, even if the benefits system were to be reshuffled, it doesn’t mean they would necessarily gain more. In fact, it is possible that top forces might concede some benefits only to then slice off more from these weaker forces to compensate their own losses.
Thus, in some situations, although these weaker forces might gain less under the current structure, they prefer it as it offers stability and steady progress.
Once the structure is reshuffled, they are likely to face chaos, ending up as mere cannon fodder for others, paving the way for others even at the cost of their own downfall.
Everyone is wise to this, and no one wishes to be used by others.