None of the players who became feudal lords lacked money.
Not a single one.
Or rather,
players who lacked money were not qualified to become feudal lords.
For players at this stage, taking each city came at an enormous cost.
Because besieging a city was hard.
Holding it was even harder.
One defeat could often mean losing everything they had invested.
And so, even now,
there were few feudal lords among the players.
It was not that few had captured cities, but that few could hold them against the Imperial Court's armies afterward.
However,
for many people with wealth and influence in the real world,
capturing a city
did not necessarily mean they had to hold it.
Some would spend a fortune even for the sake of a single world announcement.
In their eyes,
fame often mattered more than profit.
Besides,
failing to hold a city did not necessarily mean losing money.
The moment players realized they could not hold a city, they would order others to plunder its wealth.
Under those circumstances,
even if they were killed, not everything they carried would drop.
Once they revived and sold the items in their inventories, they would generally lose very little.
And so,
that was why those rich and influential people remained determined to capture cities and become feudal lords, even knowing how hard defending them would be.
Zongyang City.
"My lord, the Otherworlders are now causing unrest along the borders. No fewer than a dozen cities in the Mortal Domains have fallen into their hands. How should we proceed?"
A general cupped his hands and spoke in a grave voice.
As soon as he finished,
another general chimed in. "These Otherworlders have risen in rebellion. There is no guarantee the others will not do the same. I suggest we act