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It was obvious that Alpha's goodwill toward him was more like an investment in potential.

At its core, this kindness was not due to Zong Shen's personal charisma, but because his future potential had caught Alpha's attention.

It had led Alpha to believe that Zong Shen would one day reach the same level as him.

It was a form of early friendship—put more plainly, he was building goodwill in advance.

Zong Shen understood this perfectly. In response to Alpha's respectful attitude, which carried a faint trace of flattery, he had always maintained a polite distance.

Although Alpha had displayed no combat ability whatsoever, and even appeared as blank as a sheet of paper with no attributes under Zong Shen's observation through the Strategy Module, as a special existence that exercised part of the Lord System's authority, he was bound to possess an extraordinary status and significance. Moreover, he was the true Number One Lord and had already endured who knew how many long years.

Zong Shen had actually formed his own ideas about Alpha's reminder long ago.

Ever since they had descended upon the Endless Continent, they had been bestowed with the identity of "lords," and that identity itself represented expanding territory, cultivating land, and becoming the master of a domain.

In that case, conquest and development became unavoidable central themes.

Thus, in Zong Shen's understanding, a lord's strength was mainly determined by two aspects.

The first was personal combat power, while the second was the combined military strength formed by the territory, its subjects, and its warriors.

Strictly speaking, the latter was even more important than the former.

Of course, a lord's personal combat power was also extremely important. It was a shortcut that could help a lord gain better control over resources. Even if their territory were lost