Originally Posted by
Weasel
Actually, you need only pay Gree. This can be accomplished in a matter of minutes. If you have played the game, building your IPH and collecting buildings, you have done so for the purpose of building income and collecting cash. Your personal reasons for said purposes are secondary to your decision to participate in a Limited Time Building event.
By your logic, every event is in fact one single event that began when you started playing, as every effort towards achieving success holds the intent of enabling one's self to achieve further success in future events.