And so, the situation was rapidly unfolding. Desmond Potte had enlisted the help of the Dark Rizzards in order to achieve his plans of creating his legacy - or so he thought.
The Grand Dark Rizzard Itvasme was looking forward to taking advantage of this opportunity to both drain Desmond dry whilst at the same time bolstering the opportunities for the Dark Rizzards' in the future - primarily for herself of course.
Bob was focusing as usual on achieving his ultimate goal - to become a genetic success - which had never wavered ever since the very beginning, when he had first picked up the "Art of Rizz" manual. In the end, he had gained an increasing insight and awareness that allowed him to steadily refine his goals - from a short-sighted self-serving, ego-driven original goal to one that was focused on achieving the greatest success by, ironically, helping as many other people as possible.
Thanks to his alts, including Valentine Richést, he was now able to start making his plans - in particular, sharing the fruits of his Epigenetic Research and the Education and Training Academy - a reality, although currently, this was something that couldn't just be randomly given out - he had to make sure that the right infrastructure was in place so that unscrupulous individuals didn't abuse these resources for their own gain.
Sally was also focusing on consolidating her Endless Freedom Project, focusing on increasing her own value and position through the development of Ex-Vitro Pregnancy technology as well as, in similar vein to Valentine, the infrastructure to ensure that this powerful new technology wouldn't be abused.
In the process, Sally had also come to realise something.
Life wasn't a game meant to be played alone.
On the surface, one might point to her decision to partner up with Valentine and the "Future of Humanity" Project as the key turning point, but of course, as exceptionally veteran readers of this webnovel, you would naturally be privileged and know that this was merely the external result of what had been an earlier internal change.
That's right.
Bob.
Simply put, Sally, as Allie, had come to discover the benefits, the joys yes, but ultimately, the mutual benefits that partnering up with someone trustworthy provided.
For a long time, she was used to being alone at the top, she was the star, the celebrity, the leading actress, but once all was said and done, believe it or not, this in fact got old fast.
What had she been missing? That's right. To Sally, it couldn't be clearer. Cooperation. A mutual win-win partnership.
The Egg Bank situation was a great example of this in reality. Eggs needed Sperm in order to actualise their potential, and vice versa.
Of course, there was still the matter of finding that trustworthy person, but in the case of Valentine, now that she knew that the real person behind this figurehead was Bob, she didn't hesitate.
It was a new feeling. For once, Sally didn't know what to expect, as it wasn't completely in her hands anymore.
But at the same time, there was a feeling of excitement. Progress! Weighing up the pros and cons, this was unquestionably the right decision, financially, from a business point of view, emotionally, spiritually…
Bob… Sally thought. Okay, I'll trust you. Let's see!