Because Li Yao had proposed a plan to increase the number of Starfire NPC troops.
In fact, Sister Li was certainly aware of the importance of NPCs, but attracting NPCs was extremely difficult given the players' current situation.
Li Yao meant that they needed to buy as many as possible, while the guild's main focus was on finding military-building assets.
Sister Li did not agree with this development strategy, and others also had doubts.
Li Yao also understood their concerns—it was simple since Li Yao had brought back a significant amount of funds, Starfire's territory was already large enough, especially the second base. This map was equivalent to Starfire being the only force, which was truly invaluable, plus the development of maritime transport.
As long as Starfire progressed in an orderly way, naturally, it could attract more NPCs to join.
