Chapter 982: Chapter 982

Every time he enhanced his skills, Du You felt his heart convulse, as this was essentially burning money. Although he had burned money before, it had never been to this extent.

His basic skill level was ten thousand, and the two sisters were both at 9-star, so their skill progression base was nine thousand, and Bubbles were the same. Just because there were not enough Crystal Coins, Du You had not upgraded Bubbles’ skill level.

Because of this, Bubbles was constantly sulking, making Du You wish he could beat him up.

After the advancement was complete, and he hadn’t received the world coordinates he needed, Du You contacted Li Minglu. "Li Minglu, I’m planning to go back to Cloud City to establish a city connection point there. Will you come with me?"

Li Minglu quickly said, "Not now, I’m too busy at the moment. I’ll send a few people to go back with you instead."

"Busy? What’s going on, wasn’t everything already busy a while ago?" Du You was puzzled. All the major matters were dealt with previously, and now those tasks should just be delegated to his subordinates.

"It’s different now, it’s almost graduation time, and many people want to join our territory. Boss, you said that joining our territory requires a strict test, so this is something I have to handle myself."

Du You worried that too many different people in his territory might derail its ethos, so the assessments were quite strict. After all, his company wasn’t very big at the moment; there was no need to operate like a major company.

And if he didn’t establish the right ethos from the start, it would be very difficult to change it once it took shape.

"So, it’s about graduation, alright, just send two people to go back with me."

Du You shook his head, putting this issue aside for the moment. It was the end of the second semester for him, and holidays were about to start. When he returned next time, he would be a second-year student at the academy.

Timing made sense, as it was graduation time for those in the tenth year. The academy was extremely lively, with many people coming and going every day. Not just the graduating class, but students from other years were also joining in the buzz. The rıghtful source is 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱

Of course, the academy also had to coordinate these people to help with publicity, attracting a large number of visitors from the Capital and even other places. To attract quality students, it was essential to boost the academy’s reputation.

Similarly, many large organizations and companies were also visiting the academy to recruit students to join them.

These were not ordinary academic students, but Professionals who had come through actual combat. Once recruited, a little training could turn them into a new force in their organizations; there was no need to worry about their quality.

Of course, the academy also had to be vigilant at this time, as many large companies and organizations were not as simple as they appeared on the surface. There were also many illegal organizations from outside the cities that disguised themselves during this time. If students joined these organizations, the trouble would be big. The academy had to prevent this, so various overt and covert conflicts were exacerbated during this period.

This situation was hard for an ordinary person to understand unless they were part of it.

However, this year was somewhat different. Du You’s territory was cooperating with the academy. His territory was not only of a decent level but also very stable, thus attracting many students to join.

It wasn’t just people from Capital University joining the territory; actually, many people from other academies were also coming here for inspections. Especially individuals from smaller academies, who took pride in joining Du You’s territory.

It was precisely for this reason that countless people were flocking in recently, making Li Minglu very busy.

Not just Li Minglu, but Xi Qianxue and Li Mengyao, who could barely be considered part of the territory’s upper class, were also incredibly busy. The teams around them were growing bigger, which were the actual teams handling these matters, not combat teams.

Internally, Du You silently apologized, as these tasks indeed delayed these two individuals and their teams from advancing. But such things were inevitable; to build a territory, these were all essential steps.

Now, having wasted time, with the support of the territory later on, they would gradually recuperate it.

Without going to see the bustling territory, Du You, along with the two sisters and two other unidentified personnel, boarded an airship. The two accompanying personnel, a man and a woman, were both graduates of Capital University and showed great respect to Du You.

However, these two were not current students but had graduated many years ago. They were only at the beginning of the fourth tier and had not progressed to the mid-tier. Their strength was incomparable to Du You’s group. But as Li Minglu had mentioned, these two were old hands at managing cities and had ample experience, which was why he recommended them to Du You.

During the trip, everyone got acquainted a bit, and then Du You simply instructed them on their tasks. He didn’t understand management, and as for the menial tasks, the two could handle them on their own.

When the airship brought them to Cloud City, Du You immediately went to the City Lord’s Mansion to coordinate, planning to establish a city nearby. These matters had to be reported, even if the future city might surpass Cloud City in strength.

The new City Lord was quite amiable in character, but his skills were not bad either. On meeting Du You, he only sought to foster a relationship, hoping to establish a supportive and watchful relationship between the two cities, without imposing any restrictions.

Du You didn’t mind at all and agreed immediately. Then, he allowed the two individuals to start exploring the possibility of establishing a city nearby.

"Our city, one is Garden Star, which is a logistics base, so there’s not much to discuss about that. Our main city is City of Islands, which is a maritime city, so we will have to develop maritime forces in the future. Therefore, here, I suggest that it’s best to establish the city by the river, as it would be advantageous for us."

"Also, the riverside is more dangerous, so cities here are very rare. But around Cloud City, there aren’t many Magical Beasts, and the highest tier by the river wouldn’t exceed tier five, so this place is safe for us."

"Thirdly, the terrain by the river is flat, and the land is open, making it ideal for us to spot any illegal organizations trying to target us at the first opportunity. Lastly, the river is rich in resources, and if we can secure it steadily, it would be very meaningful for our future development." This was the proposal given to Du You by the two individuals.

"Good, let’s proceed according to this plan," Du You responded indifferently, as long as it could provide him with resources.