Chapter 553: Chapter 553

In truth, the so-called discussion wasn’t really anything high-end. Plainly put, it was just a sentence, "White Stone City agrees to cooperate." It’s just that simple, this ceremony was just a show for others to see.

This proclaimed to the world that Mountain Town holds a special position, and has finally become the core territory in the southern lands, setting the standard and leading the development.

Similarly, the cooperative attitude between White Stone City and Mountain Town was also made known, and now it is too late for anyone to obstruct it.

Next, a multitude of special tasks swooped down on Mountain Town like snowflakes, with countless tasks being completed under Luo Jia’s leadership. Countless Sand People Tribes were eradicated, as were numerous bandit groups.

It must be understood that these activities were opposed by the nobles in the past, so they never carried them out.

The reasons they didn’t eliminate the Sand People Tribes was because they didn’t want to waste their military power. They wanted to wait until more Sand People had gathered so they could claim the merit, as they looked down on these Sandpeople.

As for taking down bandits, there is no knowing how many of them were secretly established by the nobles. Now that they have been wiped out all at once, the opposition from the nobles is substantial. However, they can’t openly oppose it, so they have to swallow this bitter pill.

And as the nobles’ informants and influence were wiped out, their control over the areas outside White Stone City weakened, and they found it increasingly difficult to obtain news about many events in real time.

Gradually, the nobles lost ground in their struggle with the mayor of White Stone City. The mayor put up a fierce fight, leaving the nobles no chance to deal with Du You. This also provided Du You with a rare period of stability.

The territory’s development was moving at an extremely fast pace, with a large influx of population. Not far from the outskirts of the small town, two new towns were also starting to be established. The territory was also constructing new homes internally, gradually spreading outward. One day when both sides of the territory are connected, it will surely bring everyone a surprise.

Shaliya was already tackling the roadway issue. The internal roads in the property had basically been constructed.

The road from the small town on the outskirts leading to the main base was also being built, but there was a checkpoint here, ordinary people were not allowed to pass through. The only ones who could are those citizens recruited by Du You.

This secret won’t remain hidden for too long, but it can buy a little time for him.

As for the outer roads, the blue stone roads needed to be built bit by bit. Leaving the territory to build roads is not an easy task. Shaliya was planning to construct many cobblestone roads to connect with the nearby major territories.

At the same time, Shaliya was also planning to build a stone road, this stone road would directly lead to White Stone City. This project can be described as large-scale. To complete this road, it would take several years in this world.

Of course, there may be ways to speed up the work efficiency in the future. However, the groundwork for a simple cobblestone road can be completed in less than half a year. What actually consumes the most time is the production of the cobblestones.

As Luo Jia led his followers on their missions, he was also training some military commanders.

A per Du You’s instructions, selections were largely made from among the original soldiers. They wanted the soldiers to do it themselves. Unfortunately, most of the citizens who were recruited were somewhat slow-witted and few were truly competent in this area.

It seemed that training a group of useful subordinates was a massive undertaking.

Moreover, there were additional items for sale in the territory. For example, dogs. The territory’s canines were very well-known, and this increased the price of dogs.

Eventually, Shaliya sold off the surplus dogs as merchandise.

There were signs that some of the griffins were about to lay eggs. Once these griffins started laying eggs, after ensuring that enough were used for training the griffin military branch and saving crystal coins, the remaining griffin eggs would definitely be sold as goods.

This agreement had already been settled with White Stone City. As soon as there were leftovers, they would be sold to White Stone City. The griffin was a strategic asset, and not something that could be sold off casually. The fact that it could be sold to White Stone City was already a good channel. As for other nobles who were privately communicating with himself, Du You simply brushed them aside. He didn’t want to aid the enemy by offering griffin eggs.

Du You, who hadn’t immediately left, stayed in the territory for a month, planning to wait until the next recruitment of soldiers before leaving. Having been in this world for some time now, future developments would proceed whether he was here or not.

If it wasn’t for the fact that the military manpower was greatly depleted recently and the situation in the territory was not yet completely stable, Du You would have prepared to leave right after the last battle had ended. Now, all matters of the territory were gradually being handed over to Shaliya.

Moreover, in the outside world, Shaliya was already being referred to as the future Lady of the Lord. Neither Du You nor Shaliya denied it, which further reinforced the belief among many people. Therefore, when Shaliya managed the territory, nobody would say one thing and do another. The management skills that Shaliya demonstrated now had won over more and more people. Dıscover more novels at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥

Gradually, even when the individuals from other major territories, or even from White Stone City came, it was mostly Shaliya who received them.

After a new batch of territory soldiers was recruited, Du You called both Shaliya and Luo Jia over.

"I will be leaving the territory shortly and entrust its development to both of you. Don’t let me down. For the time being, don’t worry too much about other matters. Establish our influence first."

After some thought, Du You said again, "Also, remember to collect the items I asked you to collect when you get the chance."

Du You was referring to various magical materials and magic cultivation methods. These were things that he could authenticate and take back for use in the future.

"How long will you be away from the territory, Lord? If it’s for a long time, we’re afraid it might arouse greed in some people."

Du You shrugged his shoulders: "If it’s quick, I could be back in a few months. If it’s slow, maybe a few years. But I can’t stay put, the development of the territory requires many special things and I have to go and get them."

Shaliya, who had originally wanted to detain Du You, closed her mouth at these words.

The development of the territory required these special constructions. Shaliya was also aware that without these items, she didn’t know when she would be able to develop the territory fully. In that case, she would really have no chance for revenge.

Whether it was Du You’s own intentions or matters related to her revenge, Shaliya would not oppose them.

After finishing delegating his final tasks, Du You brought the two sisters into a secret chamber in the territory. This would be his log-in point for future visits to this world, as it was the safest.