Aside from inheritances and demigod-grade items, the effects of items at lower tiers all suffered from diminishing returns.
Even Gold Epic Grade items, which could often touch upon a trace of the underlying rules, were no exception.
Under such circumstances, what Zong Shen needed to be most wary of were the [Special] and [Unknown] grade items that other Lords might possess.
For Lords, these two types of items were far easier to obtain than inheritances and demigod-grade items.
Zong Shen alone had at least several dozen curiosities of [Special] and [Unknown] grades on hand.
Yet inheritances and demigod-grade items were few enough to count on one's fingers.
That was the difference in how difficult they were to obtain.
"Looks like I really do need to stay on guard..."
Zong Shen emphasized to himself.
In the future, it would not merely be a war between Lords and the native inhabitants.
It would also be a war between Lords.
His [Guide Legion] could not take in everyone.
Even if he successfully established a kingdom, or even conquered the continent, that would still be the case.
This was a struggle for supremacy in which only a small number of people were destined to benefit.
It all came down to the victor becoming king and the loser being condemned.
Zong Shen estimated that the best fate for most Lords in the future would be to become prosperous free citizens.
They would then put down roots in the kingdom of the new era and establish families of their own.
Competition was something every Lord had to be prepared for.
It was interdependent with cooperation.
How to strike the balance was up to each person to decide.
As his thoughts shifted, Zong Shen sank his consciousness back into the Storage Grid.
He looked at the first