Qin Lan found it somewhat amusing, "Indeed, it's quite hard to see, after all, they're not doing very well."
After Qin Lan's explanation, Fang Jie finally understood. Although there were Lords in that region, those Lords were severely discriminated against. The Lords could create different troops through various camps, but they were incompatible with them.
Thus, whenever they appeared, they were often exterminated as outcasts.
Therefore, they all tread on thin ice, daring not to let those powerful City States discover them.
Some people, after unexpectedly gaining a Territory, wouldn't even bother to develop it. Some even destroyed their own Lord's Cottage, believing it to be evil and inconsistent with their true selves.
This scenario was not uncommon; in fact, it was quite prevalent.
Thus, on the Elemental Continent, no one pursued the capacity to govern a Territory, but rather, they were ostracized and ignored.