Not to mention the ordinary lords who were buzzing with discussion.
Even the T1 lords, including Chen Rui, were rubbing their hands in anticipation.
They swore to carve out a place for themselves on the Endless Continent.
One could imagine that, over the coming months, the natives would absolutely suffer.
Lords comparable to the Fourth Calamity would sweep through like a swarm of locusts.
Taking advantage of the kingdom's internal conflicts gradually erupting, they would madly plunder everything within their reach.
Native settlements below the level of Bang City would all face catastrophic ruin.
Traveling merchants walking along the great city-level highways would also stand a high chance of being attacked.
However, once the great cities across the land reacted, ruthless Punitive Expeditionary Forces would be waiting for those radical lords.
The price of rapid development was becoming enemies with native factions too early.
Fortune and disaster went hand in hand; wealth was sought amid danger.
This was a price they had to pay, as well as a new round of selection.
If they could survive the crisis under such circumstances, they would not only gain an opportunity to maintain rapid development, but also learn how to use the natives to replenish the resources needed for their growth.
So it was no exaggeration to say that this announcement itself was equivalent to a potential challenge event.
By using an announcement to make most lords feel a sense of urgency about the future, it would drive the average development progress of the first batch of lords sharply upward.
Of course, this would also intensify the conflict between the lords and the natives.
It was an open scheme that killed two birds with one stone.
With a single announcement, the Lord System could regulate the developmental trajectory of the lords from a