Compared to Ouyang Shuo, Di Chen had a higher degree of control over the player population.
The various large families had a really skilled system used to control players. In truth, their families and teams all contained management geniuses. As a result, shifting those skills into the game was not difficult at all.
Hence, Di Chen did not need to behave like Ouyang Shuo and act so wary toward players. Di Chen did not need to fear betrayal and could just allow them to do whatever they wanted.
With Di Chen's actions, it was not hard to predict the future course that Zhan Lang and the others would take. The Yanhuang Alliance had taken a hit during the Battle of Lianzhou. Naturally, they would try to find some way to make it up.
Following the multiple failures of the Yanhuang Alliance, the depth of their foundations and roots were slowly revealed.