After multiple rounds of Siege Warfare, the overall equipment level of the Dongfang Family and the other guilds and servers had weakened somewhat compared to before. Although the decline was only slight, the gap between their equipment level and that of Piaomiao Pavilion and the other guilds and servers had widened considerably.
The reason their overall equipment level had only weakened slightly despite losing so many National Artifacts was naturally because, during this period, players from the Dongfang Family and the other guilds and servers had obtained quite a few National Artifacts by killing monsters and completing quests. Some players had even seen a noticeable improvement in their equipment compared to before.
Indeed, monsters in the Reincarnation Battlefield, the Demon Realm, and the Reincarnation Tower all had a higher chance than before of dropping National Artifacts and National Artifact Essence Fragments. Some High-Grade BOSS even had a chance to drop National Artifact Spirits and the like, so obtaining a large number of National Artifacts through these means was not difficult.
Dongfang Shitian's people could obtain National Artifacts by killing monsters and completing quests, and so could Ye Luo and them. Moreover, they had one additional way to acquire National Artifacts—by killing enemies and taking their drops.
With this additional method, especially during large-scale group battles, Ye Luo and them obtained thousands or even tens of thousands of National Artifacts. This caused their equipment level to improve far faster than Dongfang Shitian's people, and the gap in overall strength between the two sides gradually became apparent. If the Dongfang Family and the other guilds and servers had not possessed such an enormous numerical advantage, they likely would have long since lost the ability to capture the Guild Strongholds of Piaomiao Pavilion and the other guilds and servers.
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