Zong Shen knew a thing or two about Grand Duke Koyi as well.
In terms of personal ability and charisma alone, Grand Duke Koyi was more outstanding than Jonathan.
However, a variable had already emerged—Jonathan had become an "Awakened One" among the native inhabitants.
This was an enormous opportunity. As long as he made proper use of the relevant privileges and earned enough points in battle, one day, Jonathan would crush Koyi and become the victor in this regional grand duke war.
Zong Shen could practically foresee that day arriving.
However, Jonathan was not entirely secure yet, because there was still an anomaly like Zong Shen.
Since they were all making a living within this region of the Avalon Kingdom, then to Zong Shen, whether it was Jonathan or Koyi, the forces under their command would all become targets for plunder.
Of course, judging by their current aggressive intentions, the first person Zong Shen would have to deal with was definitely Jonathan.
Moreover, Princess Anna, whom Grand Duke Koyi supported, had her sights set overseas.
This happened to align with some of Zong Shen's future strategies.
He intended to reap the benefits.
It was simply not yet time to make a move, because that peach had not ripened yet.
Based on these considerations, Zong Shen felt that there was no harm in chatting with Koyi's envoy.
He had more important matters to attend to now.
For the time being, he would let those envoys wait.
With a slight shake of his head, he cleared these thoughts from his mind.
After inspecting the items in the [Potions] and [Magic Scrolls] categories, it was time to check the [Magical Curios] next.
As usual, he first separated the relevant items from Tier 1 to Tier 5 and gave them a rough glance.
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