Chapter 1246: Chapter 1246

Du You had been home for half a month before he notified Li Minglu of his return.

Li Minglu was lately so busy and overwhelmed because the company’s strength and scale were growing. Therefore, Li Minglu felt somewhat overwhelmed and had been continuously looking for a deputy.

However, in such a special company, the requirements for a deputy were exceptionally high, necessitating not only significant management ability but also formidable strength. Even Li Minglu, leveraging his territory, had advanced to the peak of tier three and was on the verge of reaching tier four.

Yet they still had to act cautiously and prudently to prevent spies from infiltrating. With the company’s continuous growth, the shortage of staff increasingly troubled Li Minglu. Fortunately, Du You had completely delegated authority, which would have made matters even more overwhelming for Li Minglu if, like other companies, he still had to hold on to power.

"Go ahead and do it, I trust you," Du You told Li Minglu.

Then, Du You began to review the recent developments of his company. It had to be said that the growth was incredibly fast, out of the shadows, a colossal foundation was already formed.

Such growth during a student phase was unprecedented—consider the one before who still didn’t even have a Lord’s Mansion. Although that senior had gathered many people after graduation, the pace of development was simply insufficient.

To date, his territory had barely reached tier four, which was achieved through the contributions earned by a massive number of Professionals. Unbacked by a tier five expert, a tier five territory remained a distant dream for him. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

Moreover, without a Skill Hall, it was impossible to recruit experts; he was even struggling to retain his tier four subordinates. It was said that, were it not for pride, he would have sought major powers to invest and assist him long ago.

Contrastingly, Du You’s territory was thriving. The mature Central City was blossoming across the whole Giant world, continuously producing batch after batch of Professionals. The inflow of fresh talent from both the academy and his own company was of immense importance. Meanwhile, various local products were also abundantly and continuously exported.

This single logistics base was stronger than most companies in the Capital.

On the other hand, the scale of development at Harry Asteroid was even more dramatic. As another tier five territory, Harry Asteroid produced a vast array of technological goods, constantly sold across various locations in the Capital, and even for export.

With part of the warships being sold as well, it could be said that this had resolved many issues for the company and brought in substantial profits and partnerships. These technological items could be used freely on Earth.

Due to these technological products, the influence of his company in the Capital was enormous, and even greater in the other two cities, with a trend of becoming regional hegemons. It was fair to say that apart from a few concealed powerful forces, Yao River City and City of Islands had become the most potent cities nearby.

As for Garden Star, being in outer space, though it still fell short of the strongest powers, it was no longer a weak force either. Additionally, Garden Star had opened a port, serving as a waypoint for other spacecraft.

The last one was the City of Mountains. Du You didn’t value this territory much and had always left it to Li Minglu to manage. Under Li Minglu’s management, the City of Mountains had reached tier four, still some distance from tier five.

Yet this place was developed into a special logistics base. On one hand, it provided Capital University with a training ground; just the ticket fees and various material exchanges had made substantial profits for his company.

Later, Li Minglu also cultivated many special areas here, specifically planting some special herbs that grew in snowy conditions, and developing local special products and jobs.

Recently, the reputation of the City of Mountains had been gradually rising. It looked like it wouldn’t be long before it advanced to tier five. Li Minglu had already gathered two tier five military branch blueprints, intended specifically for use in this territory. Although Du You didn’t value it, the worth of a territory could not be overlooked by anyone.

"Li Minglu’s capabilities are truly remarkable; finding him was indeed finding a treasure," Lin Yucha said.

"Yes, if it hadn’t been for him, our territory would not have developed to this extent, and managing it would occupy a lot of our time," having a good subordinate indeed saved a lot of trouble.

If Du You had been entangled with these matters, he wouldn’t have been able to advance so swiftly. Likewise, without the territory helping him gather necessary items, his own development wouldn’t have been so smooth.

Looking at his territories that now connected into a cohesive business entity, and witnessing the growing foundational strength and guards, Du You felt his company was gradually moving towards becoming a major power.

The only thing lacking now was heritage and the number of experts. Once these aspects caught up, his company could certainly make it among the top, though it would still be only superficially top-tier and far from the ultra-top-tier or those hidden powers. Du You didn’t believe that his company could catch up to others with centuries of accumulation in just a few years.

"It’s a pity we still cannot reveal our presence in the Shenghai Kingdom; otherwise, our company would definitely enter the top tier, and even if we lacked heritage, we could compensate with strength," Lin Yucha said quietly.

Du You nodded slightly; after all, that was a tier six territory, and it also produced tier six military branches. Under normal circumstances on Earth, a tier six expert was the most powerful.

"No need to feel sorry; until the territory is upgraded to tier seven and Yalan Continent is completely under control, I won’t reveal it. However, we can accelerate the development of Harry Asteroid, which could potentially become a tier six. Once tier six warships are built, using this territory, our company’s status will rise significantly."

Tier six warships, even ordinary tier six Professionals were likely not a match—such was the power of technological weaponry.

What is key, though, is that these items could be traded, bringing benefits far more valuable than those tier six powerhouses who are restricted from roaming freely. Used wisely, they could bring about terrifying effects.

Tier six warships, even Capital University itself couldn’t manufacture them. Perhaps only the First Technology Academy had the capability. Publicly, only the First Technology Academy could likely sell tier six technological weaponry. This symbolized both a calling card and a formidable power display.