Chapter 803: Chapter 803

After reviewing various pieces of commonsense knowledge, Du You had to spend a considerable amount of time preparing for skills. The blueprints that had been hanging on the Magic Network had yet to be traded away.

When Du You inspected his territory, he discovered it was still slightly short of reaching tier four, but he was far from having enough Crystal Coins, so he needed to obtain a batch of them.

"It seems I can only consider selling the two sets of blueprints, and if so, I will sell them," he decided.

Unable to exchange the blueprints he needed, Du You inevitably chose to sell them. Exchanging them had always failed, but selling them proved to be very easy. As soon as he changed the title and fixed the price, it was adjusted several times. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩

By the end, Du You had accumulated over four hundred thousand Crystal Coins, though none of them were exclusive coins.

"With this batch of coins, developing the territory will be no issue. But since there’s only one tier four construction blueprint for the territory, upgrading from tier three military buildings to tier four won’t be so easy, though for now, the coins are sufficient," he thought.

What bothered Du You now was that even if his territory’s level increased, its power couldn’t immediately keep up. However, as long as he could build a tier four Skill Hall, his skills would be secured.

Once everything was ready, Du You set off for his territory’s world with his two companions.

As before, no one turned into Spirit Energy Particles; rather, a spatial vortex appeared on the spot, and Du You was sucked into it. After an indeterminate transfer time, the path ahead finally became clear.

"Every time I experience this, I feel my own insignificance," Du You’s eyes sparkled with a fiery light. Feeling his insignificance only fueled his ambition to become great. With the path of a Professional, Du You believed that one day, he could stand at the pinnacle, overlooking the world.

"Let’s go and check if anything has happened in the territory," he said.

Having left the vault with his two companions, they were met by Shaliya, who had arrived with some people, having received the message.

"Tell me about the current situation of the territory and if there are any troubles needing resolution," Du You requested.

"Territorial development is smooth with no remarkable issues. The good news is that the Kingdom of Hanhai seems to have hit a bottleneck. Their potions can only produce tier four defective products and can’t make anything higher-grade. To this day, the Kingdom of Hanhai has only one tier five entity, but their number of tier four Warriors is increasing, which is a bit troublesome," Shaliya reported.

"However, I believe the Divine Flame Empire will take this matter seriously," she added.

Waving his hand, Du You remarked, "Having more tier fours is a good thing; it benefits us more when we fight."

Only Shaliya had a vague understanding of the situation; the others were unaware.

"Is the funding in the territory sufficient?" Du You inquired again. This time Du You had brought a substantial amount of funds, especially Crystal Coins, which were currently unused, but no one could deny their value.

"Funding is not in short supply for now. Our territory has the capability to plunder, providing a large resource supply. With these resources, we can save a lot of our funds," Shaliya responded, very satisfied with this capability of the territory.

Unfortunately, there was a slight shortage of blueprints. These blueprints could not be obtained by killing enemies but only from Du You. Without blueprints, new military structures couldn’t emerge.

Researching branches of the armed forces was not an easy task; even those military structures had limits on the types of forces they could support.

"That’s good. I’ve brought quite a lot of funds this time, which I will send to the Lord’s Mansion later. By the way, have you figured out everything you were supposed to investigate?" Du You’s main purpose this time was for skills.

"I’ve got it all figured out. The place with the largest trade volume of artworks and famous items is in Kasil City. We’ve prepared three million gold coins, which is the most our territory can offer without affecting its development. However, Kasil City is in the central region of the Divine Flame Empire, which might be somewhat dangerous..." Shaliya mentioned.

Waving his hand, Du You remarked, "What endeavor comes without risk? It’s not the Capital of the Divine Flame Empire. Now, being amongst the stronger at tier four, I won’t have any problems in the central region of the Divine Flame Empire unless, by bad luck, I run into a tier five enemy."

Du You was confident in himself, being a Professional and an advanced one at that. Even if his skills hadn’t upgraded, ordinary tier fours were not his equals.

Shaliya said nothing more; since Du You had made up his mind, she could only support him. Moreover, the stronger Du You’s capabilities, the better it was for Shaliya.

This departure even stirred a faint hope in Shaliya that Du You might encounter some enemies.

Because every time Du You hunted an enemy, many benefits ensued, including blueprints and various treasures necessary for the development of the territory. Shaliya didn’t understand this very clearly, but she still knew some of it.

"Right, there’s one more thing. Lately, some Lords have been putting increasing pressure on us. From investigations, they want to implant a Slave Hunting Team here, though you have always opposed such things," Shaliya remarked.

Hearing the term "Slave Hunting Team," Du You instinctively felt a wave of disgust.

"Their combined power is quite significant, and continuously opposing them is not beneficial for our development," she warned.

Thinking it over, Du You asked, "So what kind of slaves do they intend to capture?"

"The Slave Hunting Team wants to capture all types of slaves, but on our turf, we can set the rules. Of course, even if we don’t agree, they have already started expanding in nearby territories," she explained.

Thinking briefly, Du You’s eyes lit up, then he spoke, "Since they are willing to capture slaves, that’s a good thing. Guide them covertly to capture Sandpeople and Murlocs, easing our pressures."

As long as they weren’t capturing humans, Du You wouldn’t pity other races. Especially races like Sandpeople and Murlocs, which Du You didn’t consider as humans—one being cannibalistic and the other brainless; neither needed to be kept.

"I understand," Shaliya frowned slightly. While this operation was somewhat troublesome, it was feasible. Having managed the territory for so long, Shaliya had honed her abilities. She knew how to guide them—just increasing the price of these two types of slaves would suffice. The challenge was how to sell these two types of slaves.

However, with the trading guilds Shaliya controlled, achieving this was not entirely impossible.