Wherever he was, having great strength made handling matters much easier, so Luo Yuan did not spend his time on so-called schemes and plots. He knew that without powerful strength to support them, such things were nothing but illusions, especially in a universe with supernatural abilities.
Why could the various families and factions in Desolate City occupy the best territories and have first pick even of precious resources? The main reason was that they had powerful experts backing them, so other experts dared not object. Even the value of treasures was set by these factions and families.
As for the lone wanderers at the very bottom, even those with decent strength who fought Demon Beasts in the Wilderness Zone every day saw almost all the precious resources they risked their lives to obtain end up in the pockets of those families and factions. They received only a meager income.
Even if they were deeply dissatisfied, they could do nothing about it, because all the rules here were established by the upper ranks of these families and factions. Anyone unwilling to obey could only leave or be eliminated. Yet neither the quantity nor the quality of the Core Land's resources could be matched anywhere else.
In particular, many resources existed only in the Core Land, and they served extremely important purposes. Many experts could not do without them, so however reluctant they felt, they could only follow the rules here. This was the difference in status caused by a difference in strength.
This universe was completely different from Luo Yuan's original world. In his original world, money could buy everything. The wealthy made the rules, then used those favorable rules to collect and control vast amounts of the means of production, establishing hierarchies between people and thus differences in social standing.