Chapter 945: Chapter 945

Joining the discussion, besides Du You, the two sisters, and Li Minglu, Xi Qianxue and Li Mengyao had also come here.

Although their strength levels weren’t very high, especially from Du You’s perspective, they were actually considered quite high among the students, particularly in their cohort.

Both were also considered part of the upper class within their own territory due to the forces backing them, as well as their vision and abilities.

It was Li Minglu who had promoted them, and Du You knew that Li Minglu would not betray him, so he had no concerns. Since Li Minglu had made this choice, there must have been good reasons for it.

In contrast, the other fourth-tier participants had not joined this meeting.

Because although they were strong, they had only temporarily joined his territory, and it was unknown whether they could become his confidantes in the future. On the contrary, for Xi Qianxue and Li Mengyao, even though their families could no longer underestimate his territory, they would not oppose the College Alliance just because of a fifth-tier territory.

Apart from the territory itself, other interests were of little concern to them, so calling them to discuss matters was not an issue.

Du You marked a few areas on the map, and the three of them discussed them, but all were ultimately rejected.

"No, we can’t build new cities in these places. If you build here, you will definitely have problems in the future. These places look empty, but they are secretly controlled by major forces," said Xi Qianxue.

Li Mengyao also spoke, "Xi Qianxue is right. Although we’re not very clear about it, we know that within this range, building new cities will not be beneficial. Either they’ll be swallowed up or squeezed out." As she spoke, Li Mengyao drew a large circle on the map.

This circle made Du You’s scalp tingle, as the area it encompassed was far beyond the nearby regions of the Capital.

The circled area was perhaps ten times the size of the capital. "But if we go further out, it becomes a scarcely visited forbidden zone. Those places are too dangerous and also have poor transportation conditions."

"We can choose this location," suddenly Li Minglu pointed to the coastline and said.

"This place? Does it have any advantages?"

"The coastline, because it is full of sea beasts, is very dangerous. There are no other major forces here, so we can develop freely. Our territory is not a fourth-tier but a fifth-tier, so it’s not difficult to establish a firm foothold. Additionally, there are many islands offshore that we can take over to form a nearshore defensive line and obtain many special products," he explained.

"That’s a good idea, but our military strength is insufficient," said Xi Qianxue decisively.

"If military strength is insufficient, let’s focus on developing that first. Our territory has already reached the fifth-tier, and even without joining other forces, we can maintain a stable position. Once we venture out, we can initially purchase a small asteroid," responded Xi Qianxue.

"I’ll make the arrangement. Regarding the asteroid, my family has some connections," Li Mengyao said.

Well, these are some influential young ladies with a complicated network of connections behind them. Why didn’t he notice it before? They had been too low-key. The outer space, far from Earth, is a very safe place.

After opening the territory channel, even the range of the small asteroid can be under the control of the Earth’s will, allowing for the development of military strengths. It also allows for migration; on a safe asteroid, it can be completely transformed into a personal garden.

Once a considerable amount of talent has been nurtured, they can also be sent out to help protect the coastal territories. But this development could take a long time, at least several decades to fully develop a small asteroid.

After much deliberation, Du You couldn’t think of any other quick methods. He hadn’t started as early as those major forces and thus had to avoid them. It was impossible to catch up with their many years of established strength in a short time. "Alright, let’s proceed with this plan, and we’ll continue to discuss the details further." Get full chapters from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩

The group began to discuss the details. Of course, future developments would require many adjustments, but that would be managed by the territory’s think tank.

To carve out a place on Earth, this kind of development was essential.

After the two sisters left, Du You turned to Li Minglu and said, "This is my second territory, actually, I have another one, but that world is very special, and I don’t want anyone to know about it."

Du You briefly spoke about it with Li Minglu. Hearing that Du You had another fourth-tier territory and had completely locked down a world unique to himself, Li Minglu’s expression changed dramatically.

He finally understood why Du You insisted on finding a thoroughly controllable slave to manage the territory. Such a revelation, given Du You’s current lack of strength, would definitely be irresistible.

This huge temptation, he feared, would cause the College Alliance to disregard decency and secretly eliminate Du You to seize that world. "That world, according to my experience, is probably at least seven-tier," Li Minglu said.

Du You had also thought of this, so he wasn’t too surprised, as that world bore signs of divine presence.

"Boss, your plan is for me to hide the existence of that territory, right? I understand, please rest assured, I have experience with such matters." Big powers all have their own hidden secrets, and Li Minglu had dealt with similar issues before, though none as critical as this time. However, he believed others would not suspect that Du You could have such a world.

"That puts my mind at ease. I’ll have Shaliya meet you sometime," the world’s administrator is Shaliya."

"Please rest assured, boss. But with that in mind, I have another idea. We can build a third city in a safe, secluded area. Later, we can place the entrances to both territories in one city to make it easier to disguise," Li Minglu suggested.

"Our main city could be built in a circular, square, or honeycomb shape, which makes it easier to disguise," Li Minglu added.

Du You reviewed the plan and then said, "Let’s use the honeycomb shape; it will be easier to expand later on, and this shape makes it convenient to create confusion, preventing any problems. The third city, let’s build it at my place; it’s very secluded there."

The so-called honeycomb shape means building the entire city like a beehive, stacking areas in hexagonal formations. With layer upon layer of city walls, its defense is very strong; even losing a few honeycomb city areas wouldn’t be a problem.

The most crucial aspect is that it’s very easy to hide anything inside such a city.