Chapter 1052: Chapter 1052

"These unlucky bastards, why did they suddenly start attacking me? There are so many asteroids changing hands every day, but I’ve never seen them so active." Du You cursed under his breath, feeling his luck was truly horrendous.

"Could it be that this asteroid is very special, or was there someone important among the people we killed earlier?"

Du You nodded, "There are only two possibilities, otherwise the Blood-colored Empire would have no reason to retaliate against us. This place isn’t strategically important, and it’s near the Star Ring Alliance, plus there aren’t any special products here. Even if a Professional has joined the Blood-colored Empire, they would normally avoid conflicts with other Professionals."

This was an unwritten rule in the Other World – anyone who broke it recklessly could easily be ostracized by others, which would be detrimental to their future development.

The Blood-colored Empire’s people must be aware that the Harry Asteroid had become his territory. Du You also didn’t believe anyone would dare to occupy such an insignificant place and risk offending Capital University.

"No matter what, let’s start preparing," Du You thought for a while and finally could only shake his head and give up.

Checking that he still had enough materials on hand, Du You thought it over and began constructing Energy Gathering Cannons in some hidden places. These weren’t placed openly but were concealed in the shadows.

Unless the opponent was a Professional, they would never expect his development to be this fast.

So, the original one hundred and fifty Energy Gathering Cannons became four hundred and fifty, a direct threefold increase, all skillfully concealed underground. All of this was made possible with the help of engineering robots.

These engineering robots truly lived up to their professional name; they made the job look easy. They laid pipes underground, built subterranean spaces, hid the Energy Gathering Cannons, and even covered the surface with a special alloy.

Without these robots, his own craftsmen wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this. It’s a pity that these devices couldn’t be taken to other worlds; otherwise, his development on the Yalan Continent would have been even faster.

That day, the person in charge at the academy found him. "Do you need our help with the coming battle?"

After some thought, Du You said, "We aren’t lacking in combat power, but I’m not very good at commanding this kind of army. It would be best if you could send me a few commanders."

"No problem, we’ve been prepared for a while and can send them over immediately."

He didn’t expect that they had been prepared already; it seemed they had anticipated this. Indeed, he was a student of the academy, an outsider who wasn’t good at commanding troops - something they must have known for a long time.

Du You didn’t care about military authority because he was always the supreme commander, with anyone else only temporarily possessing secondary command rights. Fınd the newest release on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

Next, his engineering robots were taken over and used to build a wall. At first, Du You didn’t see the use, but after others explained it, he understood the importance of a wall.

The wall was primarily a defense against ground troops and biological weapons, which were dangerous in large numbers. Keeping them out with walls and alloy floors, then exterminating them, was the most common tactic.

This time, the wall could also be used to test the Air Machine Gun Towers’ effectiveness.

In the following days, people continued to arrive in his territory. Aside from academy members, other Professionals looking for opportunities appeared, and even some locals sent by the Star Ring Company came here.

Without the support of Star Ring Company warships, all these tasks had to be handled by himself.

Assessing his tier-four combat power, besides the one hundred Satellite Orbital Cannons that had been dispatched into space, there were also one hundred Blue Light Mechas. The academy commanders informed him that the Blue Light Mechas were considered his trump card, so they shouldn’t be revealed right away.

Most people who arrived here didn’t even know that the Blue Light Mechas had been concealed. If it weren’t for the Mecha Masters at their hidden locations, even Du You wouldn’t have sensed where they had stashed their Mechas.

After concealing the Energy Gathering Cannons, only fifty were left exposed outside. In their words, fifty was a modest number, enough to make the enemy wary, but not so many as to scare them away. It was the perfect bait to lure the enemy in for a total annihilation—that was their plan. This was completely different from Du You’s strategy of blocking and repelling the enemy, then pursuing them.

On that day, a person Du You hadn’t expected appeared before him.

"Colonel, we meet again. Are you happy?" It turned out to be Sera. When Du You last visited the Star Ring Alliance, Sera had been his deputy. Seeing Sera, the twin sisters’ gaze suddenly turned dangerous.

"It’s been a long time. You’re doing well. You’ve made it to lieutenant," Du You remarked upon noticing Sera’s military rank.

"Oh, it’s all thanks to you. If it weren’t for the merits I earned following you, I wouldn’t have reached the rank of lieutenant. But these past few years, I’ve hit a plateau, so here I am, looking to take advantage of the esteemed commander," Sera said, her demeanor just as seductive as ever. The sisters couldn’t help wanting to pull her away.

Du You waved his hand dismissively, "Now that you’re here, you might as well join us. I have quite a few commanders here already; you could stay and learn from them. Maybe in the future, you will be vital to the command system of our territory."

In fact, Du You had once considered having Sera help manage his territory, but later abandoned the idea.

Sera was skilled in command but not in development, and Du You wasn’t sure if their paths would cross again. Now that they had, things could be different, and he might test her abilities.

In any case, if she were to become one of his people, she would need to undergo Law Formalization. Once formalized, she would become a follower akin to having signed a contract and would be unlikely to betray him.

Sometimes Du You wondered if it was Earth’s will that made things this way, to eliminate worries for the lords so they could focus on developing their territories and assist Earth in assimilating other worlds.

Forget it, there’s no point dwelling on it now. The great battle was imminent, and Du You didn’t keep Sera by his side. Instead, he sent her out to serve as a deputy to other commanders. Sera didn’t have command authority, but with Du You’s orders, she could go anywhere and learn various command arts. To a Professional, this sort of knowledge wasn’t valued at all.

To Professionals, all knowledge was public. Whether one learned it well and applied it effectively depended entirely on personal ability and talent.