Just like miscellaneous brands are not as reassuring as famous brands in terms of quality, and private enterprises don't seem as strong as state-owned enterprises, although this might not actually be the case, without a foothold to show them, even if Zhou Tian is not a fraud, when he imparts the abyssal power to those living beings, they will always worry that everything Zhou Tian says is a deception, and no matter how diligently they try, they ultimately might not gain anything from Zhou Tian.
Therefore, while it doesn't mean that if he lost that foothold, Zhou Tian wouldn't have been able to execute his plan. However, if he truly didn't establish such a presence, what initially might have been a simple plan for him would end up being needlessly complicated.
