After witnessing the world's heroes flock to the auction like carp swimming upstream, Yan Qing naturally developed a question:
Why could the Central Plains become a paradise in this great age of contention?
Although the Central Plains truly had no Seventh Turn Secret Realm, and Foundation Establishment secret realms were also quite rare, compared with the four wastelands of the Outer Domain, the Central Plains was practically a Hegang-level barren land.
But that was the problem. The Central Plains was not remote. Its geographical advantages were absurdly overpowered.
Tianyuan Land, the center of the world!
This was the true battleground coveted by all strategists. Whoever took it would gain tremendous trade advantages, and it was also an extremely important strategic buffer zone. From this perspective, the Central Plains's lack of resources was actually an advantage. It meant that the Central Plains could only rely on the Outer Domain for support, so even if the major powers exhausted themselves nurturing the Central Plains, they would have no need to worry about it splitting away.
Even Yan Qing, who had only played Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, could see the importance of the Central Plains. Could the heralds of this world really not see it? She finally understood. It wasn't that the four wastelands of the Outer Domain were unwilling—it was that they were unable.
The Mortal World Barrier was simply too ridiculous. It allowed things out but not in, and even if one found a way to enter, the Three Disasters would intensify and follow like a shadow. Based on Yan Qing's understanding of the official rules, if they truly wanted to use the Three Disasters to restrict Foundation Establishment heralds, then even if players were given sufficient buffer time, it probably wouldn't exceed twenty-four hours. After all, a day