Chapter 1039: Chapter 1039

"What, Du You is here too? Really, that’s actually him," many people, upon hearing the receptionist’s voice, turned their heads in unison. The place wasn’t as quiet as when Du You first arrived; it had become much livelier.

At the Association’s location, Du You saw dozens of people.

Not wanting to be surrounded and questioned by people, Du You quickly said, "I need to activate my identity; there are people from the Star Ring Company here, right? I need to investigate some frontline intelligence."

"What, you have an identity too? You haven’t been here before, have you?" The people around were all visibly shocked.

The staff immediately pulled up Du You’s identity and were taken aback. "My God, Du You, you’re actually a war hero here and hold the military rank of Major. You’ve actually been here before, how did you do that?"

Many of them had been here for a long time without obtaining any military rank, yet Du You started out as a Major, which was quite the cause for their astonishment, especially for the people from the technology academies, who were quite envious.

They originally thought that their rivals were only from other technological academies or branches, but now, Du You from their own academy turned out to be a monstrous talent, someone who’d ventured as far as this place.

Without hiding anything, Du You said with a chuckle, "Heh, I completed my tier three to tier four progression task here last time, and it went pretty well." Progression tasks required significant effort to complete.

By now, Du You saw no need to hide such information. Knowing it would only make others envious or amazed, but they would never harbor harmful thoughts against Du You. However, the idea of progressing in the world of technology was indeed puzzling.

"Could it be that progressing in the technology world is easier, and the high difficulty might actually facilitate the completion of higher-tier tasks?" someone began to speculate.

"I think so, when it’s my turn to progress through tier three, I’ll give it a try as well."

"Have you gone mad? To complete progression tasks in such a place, do you have a death wish, or what? Do you think you are Du You?"

"What’s wrong with trying? At worst, if I fail, I’ll just give up and try again next time," someone remarked nonchalantly.

Ignoring these discussions and those trying to cozy up to him, Du You’s identity was soon confirmed and a special car arrived to pick him up. Boarding it, Du You was isolated from the outside clamor.

"These people are really too enthusiastic," Lin Yushi finally said.

"Yes, I hope our following tasks won’t be disturbed by them. If they all swarm over, our plans will be impossible to accomplish." Du You hadn’t expected to be this popular.

However, Du You did not enjoy such star-like treatment. Especially at this time, when he needed to complete tasks by himself. If those people rushed over en masse, it would be disastrous. And annoyingly, he couldn’t do much about them since there’s safety in numbers, after all, and most of them were his fellow students.

Arriving at the Star Ring Company branch, he finally found some quiet, despite there being more people.

Though students from the academy had penetrated this location, they were still few. The core still consisted of the entrenched Professional Association. The academy’s people and influence were far from being able to sway them.

Soon, from the documents provided by a server, Du You found the data he was looking for.

"Enemy-occupied asteroids at the frontline of the battlefield, these must be it. This location is secluded enough not to be directly invaded by large armies, yet the enemy’s strength is not weak. It’s not an important area and seems quite inconspicuous. But in the Star Ring Alliance, even inconspicuous locations can be relatively safe," Du You murmured to himself as he marked several asteroids. In the end, among the three most suitable asteroids, Du You chose the Harry Asteroid for its remoteness.

Remoteness didn’t mean it was unsuitable for development; it was still relatively close to the Star Ring Alliance. Safety was guaranteed, and steady footing in this location could lead to continuous development.

With the advantage of the territory, future development was not a problem. As for technology, the tech here wasn’t easy to take out. High-tech data required Crystal Coins for transfer. Unless it was looted, there was no need for transfer, but much of the data was hard to access.

"Major, are you going to pioneer a new territory? This place might not be too good, it’s desolate around here, not close to any life-bearing planets, and the issue of population could be a significant concern. If you rely on robots, the cost might be substantial," said the staff member. For origınal chapters go to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩

Lately, there had been no lack of people heading out to develop new territories. Du You wasn’t the highest-ranking official nor the lowest, and not very conspicuous. While he was a star within the academy, his fame wasn’t that great elsewhere.

Smiling, Du You replied, "It’s this place; I have a way. All you need to do is send us there, no need to get close."

"Alright, if you insist. But I have to warn you, even though as professionals we often have the ability to save ourselves in many situations, it’s not so easy to get by in the world of technology." Clearly, he had seen too many who had failed, and in his eyes, this Major probably didn’t understand the situation well.

Yet Du You was determined, unconcerned. People like the staff member had seen many like him; unable to persuade him, they decided to just send him on his way. The next day, Du You boarded a small spaceship.

The ship was skilled in speed and stealth but not strong in combat. After half a month, they arrived at the designated location. "From here on, it’s up to you. I wish you good luck," said the last person before closing the landing pod from outside.

The landing pod, like a meteorite, was launched, traveling through asteroid orbits before entering the orbit and forcing a landing from the sky. The whole process appeared as if a real meteorite had violently struck the ground, but in reality, the pod had slowed down, and there was hardly any shaking inside.

After landing, the pod opened, and Du You and the two sisters stepped out. "That was a truly heart-stopping journey. Harry Asteroid doesn’t have strong gravity, and the air is thin. It seems we need to build planet transformation equipment here quickly."

This world was not under complete control like Earth, and even with developed territories, large-scale transformations here were unlikely. To survive well in this place, planet transformation equipment was indispensable.