Chapter 646: Chapter 646

After such a long time, Du You had basically figured it out. Although Anlute’s head was inexplicably tagless, this man probably wasn’t a Professional.

Even when Du You subtly hinted at some inside talk among Professionals, he didn’t get any response. That was quite odd.

As for this thing about Professionals being assimilated into this world, it wasn’t something Du You hadn’t seen before. He’d come across assimilated Professionals in the Giant Beast World and the Demon Calamity World. They even turned into natives.

Those who were no longer Professionals all had tags on their heads, and their source of strength had turned into cultivation instead of using Crystal Coins for enhancement. To put it bluntly, they had no access to Crystal Coins at all.

Although those so-called Cultivation Secret Skills were useless to Du You, he still gave an amiable smile to show that he understood.

After all, such things were very useful to the people of this world, and they might even be useful to Professionals. Du You didn’t know, maybe because he hadn’t come in contact with them yet.

Du You still had to get by in this world. He didn’t want people to find anything abnormal about him. Though he had often acted oddly, he still tried to keep up appearances.

Seeing Du You agree, Anlute and the others also revealed smiles. They originally hadn’t planned on presenting these things. Although Du You’s territory was powerful, they primarily valued his organizational skills. He was able to make a lot of money, enabling them to receive a considerable amount of tax revenue for the development of South Mountain City.

Now that they had seen Du You’s power, they started to focus on winning him over.

In the eyes of the Empire, a strong entity was far more important than a small territory. As long as Du You could break through to the fourth tier, he would be considered a master in the Empire.

He was still so young and might one day become a fifth-tier or even a sixth-tier entity. Within the Empire, a sixth-tier presence was top-notch, possessing the kind of power that could suppress the Empire’s fortune.

"Good, as you agree, your territory is also required to accept our centralized deployment. First off, you need to dispatch troops to clear out the Goblin Forest. We need to wipe out those pesky goblins first to figure out exactly what’s happening in the Kingdom of Hanhai. This task must end quickly to deter the Kingdom of Hanhai."

Du You was taken aback. Was he being conscripted? It was only after seeing his power that they tasked him with this mission.

Prior to this, his territory had never received such a mission. Although he was also asked to dispatch troops, there was no hard and fast rule. The task his territory had received mainly provided logistical support.

These main combat tasks always seemed to belong to the various factions within South Mountain City.

Seeing Du You’s confusion, Anlute began to explain: "With your power, you’re more than capable of participating in this mission. This is a rigid rule; other territories can only assist logistically. But if you wish to get anything you want, you must exchange military merit for it. This is an excellent opportunity. If other nobles arrive, such an opportunity will be hard to come by."

Du You could only nod: "Alright, I’ll go back and prepare."

Anlute waved his hand, letting Du You leave without meaning to keep him. For origınal chapters go to 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍

After Du You left, a noble next to him spoke: "Lord Anlute, why do you explain to him? He’s just a commoner. Do we need to pay him such attention?"

Anlute gave him a cold glance: "If we don’t win him over, are we to depend on you useless people?" The people around him looked somewhat shamefaced, with some puzzled and others showing anger.

"He’s young with great potential and sufficient to become a strong presence in the Empire. By the time he reaches my age, he might even become a fifth-tier entity, which is far more useful than any of you."

The crowd widened their eyes, full of disbelief. A fifth-tier master could establish a kingdom outside if he had his own forces, just like the current Kingdom of Hanhai.

If they stay within the original Divine Flame Empire, a fifth-tier master could, by his power alone, become a duke as long as he was willing to join the Imperial system. If it was a sixth tier, he could be a king.

Anlute’s talent was already terrifying, but he still hadn’t reached the fifth tier. Could the talent of a commoner be higher? Quite a few people began to ponder silently.

If Du You could really cultivate to the fifth tier, the question of background wouldn’t be an issue anymore. He would be a formidable background. Pulling him in now might be a good idea; offending him could be dangerous.

Everyone started thinking if they had done something to offend him.

Sighting their reactions, a cold light flashed in Anlute’s eyes, but he didn’t say anything. He held contempt for these people who only knew power and profit.

Despite being of noble birth and living in such excellent conditions, they didn’t cultivate properly. In comparison, Du You was much better.

After Du You left, he didn’t linger. He found no trouble and no one obstructed his way. So, he first went to the Noble Service Office to change his title contract.

Upon becoming an earl, he could at least obtain quite a few privileges, and his speech carried more weight. This would save a lot of trouble for the future development of his territory. After the change, Du You left the place through the air with his two sisters.

The mission assigned by Anlute still needed to be completed. Du You first contacted Luo Jia, knowing the latter’s location, and then flew over there. Luo Jia, leading a third of the territory’s troops, was stationed near the end of the mountain range. At this place, he could block most of the goblins that might run towards Du You’s territory.

Although those goblins could not possibly pose any threat to his territory, too large a number would hinder the development of the territory, particularly in the peripheral areas of the territory.

"We are almost there." Du You looked at the map and easily figured it out.

"Something is wrong. It seems they’re having some trouble," Lin Yucha observed from afar. Du You also felt it. Although there weren’t any major fluctuations, there was definitely a fight going on.

The key factor was the Griffin Knights in the sky, repeatedly swooping down to attack some target on the ground.

"Speed up. Let’s go and see." Du You was worried about the soldiers in his territory. The death of each soldier was a huge loss. As they got closer to the front, Du You also got a clear view of the ongoing battle.