Scarcity was the common state of affairs in a lord's development.
Lords appeared to have many channels for obtaining supplies.
There was Plunder, Point Exchange, and market trade.
Yet for most lords, scraping by was the norm throughout their development.
They simply never enjoyed many days of abundance.
If resources were not needed here, then they were needed there.
It was like building a wall—stacking two blocks on the east side, then adding several layers on the west.
Even someone as filthy rich as Zong had gone through this stage.
Especially when his territory transitioned to Bang City and then Great City.
Both times, there had been shortages of resources.
Ordinary lords could only be in an even more desperate position than him.
To obtain as many resources as possible and speed up their development, all lords racked their brains to expand their resource channels.
Among them, Ruins exploration was undoubtedly one of the most sought-after methods.
There were countless examples of lords striking it rich by exploring ancient Ruins.
However, exploring Ruins also came with a considerable threshold.
Strength was merely the foundation; information was even more important.
This included the location of the Ruins, the potential rewards and dangers within, and so on.
Without the Strategy Module, ordinary people usually searched for Ruins by consulting ancient records, asking the natives for information, or collecting old items suspected to be related to Ruins.
The first two methods were the mainstream ways of seeking information about Ruins.
These three Smectas had learned relevant information from a village in the mountains.
This pitch-black forest had existed since ten thousand years ago.
It had a remarkably long history.
At the same time, it was a mysterious forbidden zone to the nearby natives.
Few people who wandered inside ever made it back out.