Chapter 983: Chapter 983

Soon, the two aides from the territory left the city, hired local workers, and contacted construction companies. Although various high technologies have made city construction quite easy, it still takes several days.

That evening, the two sisters returned home. "What’s the situation in the city now?"

On their way back, the sisters had concealed their identities and hadn’t walked with Du You; instead, they had secretly learned about Cloud City’s changes. Lin Family’s instigation in the previous incident was something Du You would not forget. For origınal chapters go to 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵

He couldn’t trouble the Dark Night Mercenary Group for the time being, but the Lin Family was a different story.

"It’s a bit troublesome. We found that Cloud City went through significant internal changes for a while; the new city lord was initially very assertive. However, in recent times, it seems that the Lin Family has rapidly risen, clashing heavily with the new city lord."

Du You looked over the information the sisters had gathered. The earlier part was quite normal.

It was merely a change of city lord, after which the new one sought to reclaim control of the city, so his methods were quite firm. The entire city was quickly scrubbed clean, many were investigated for various issues, and consequently lost their positions.

Similarly, a batch of people supportive of the new city lord came into power. In a short amount of time, the acting city lord had the city firmly in his grasp. Then, the city lord connected with large organizations from other cities to develop within the city.

Although Cloud City seemed no different on the surface, it had actually become far stronger than before. Not only was the destroyed land mecha brigade restored, but it also gained some tier three combat strength.

However, a change occurred recently. Among the suppressed major families, the Lin Family suddenly rose against the tide. It was said that several Professionals with tier three strength suddenly appeared in their family. Nobody knew where these people came from, but they instantly enabled the Lin Family to contend with the city lord.

The families struggling under the new city lord’s suppression naturally gravitated towards the well-established Lin Family, forming a large alliance among themselves and began a standoff.

"The Lin Family’s rise? What’s the reason, did their family head remarry?" Du You was curious.

"No, not at all. Originally, the Lin Family had selected a new mistress for their family head, and it was almost time for the wedding. But then something happened, and the marriage fell through."

"After that, it was the sudden rise of the Lin Family. No one knows what kind of support they’ve received, but it’s definitely not from any nearby cities. Now, the Lin Family has almost taken over most of the mines around the city."

Du You tapped the table. He didn’t expect the Lin Family’s sudden rise.

Suddenly, Lin Yushi said, "When I came back, I noticed someone seemed to be watching us nearby. The only people who have a grudge against us in this city are the Lin Family, right?"

Du You nodded slightly, "It’s only the Lin Family, but they shouldn’t know about us. According to the situation, last time Lin Ming believed his brother’s death was related to us, so they instigated trouble against us. The Lin Family..."

Suddenly, Du You narrowed his eyes, "When did the Lin Family start to rise?"

Lin Yucha seemed to have thought of something too and quickly flipped through the data in her hands. After a while, Lin Yucha said, "It was not long ago, the timing isn’t too extensive. Looking at the time, it should be around when the Dark Night Mercenary Group came to apologize to us."

Du You sneered, "Very well, it must be this. The Dark Night Mercenary Group probably blamed us for Lin Ming’s death, and also connected several other deaths to us. Otherwise, the Lin Family wouldn’t have taken this approach. They haven’t made any overt moves now; they must know our strength."

The Lin Family had no more power in the Capital, so how could they be aware of his strength? Someone must have informed them.

Linking various matters together, Du You was eighty percent sure that the Dark Night Mercenary Group was behind this.

"Damn Dark Night Mercenary Group, Master, why don’t we find an opportunity to kill them?" Lin Yushi said.

Lin Yucha knocked her sister’s head with annoyance. That girl was beginning not to think things through again. "We are far from being a match for the Dark Night Mercenary Group, so we can’t act against them. If we take the initiative, that would be our fault. Then, if the Dark Night Mercenary Group moves against us, the academy can’t say anything."

Du You also spoke up, "The Dark Night Mercenary Group fears the academy’s power, not ours. That’s why they indirectly come after me. If I take the initiative, wouldn’t that be what they want?"

"But what’s the point of doing this for them?" Lin Yushi still didn’t understand.

Du You pondered for a moment, "I can’t figure it out either, but the likely benefit is probably only one, reputation. On one hand, we indeed caused them to lose face last time, and someone might want to restore that. On the other hand, perhaps there’s some benefit for them after causing the academy to lose face, the specifics of which I am not clear."

Du You wasn’t very clear about the ins and outs and could only guess, uncertain of the accuracy.

"So what should we do now?" Lin Yushi pouted.

"Heh, if the Dark Night Mercenary Group doesn’t step forward and uses a spokesperson, we can too. Besides, if it comes down to it, we can justify taking action against the Lin Family since they are our enemy."

Du You smiled, having more initiative than the other party. He could entirely step into the fray himself. However, Du You didn’t want to be too proactive as it could be easy for the other side to find fault with him; finding a spokesperson would suffice.

"With the Lin Family’s rise, their most direct enemy is now the new city lord, so we should help on the city lord’s side, right, Master? What do you plan to do specifically?" Lin Yucha was much clearer in considering the issue than her sister.

"Sending troops won’t do. Our manufactured territorial soldiers couldn’t possibly travel so far to Cloud City. But we can help the city lord by training his subordinates, like cultivating a batch of Tian Gang Martial Artists for him."

This was the utmost purpose of the territory, to cultivate a group of special Professionals. Tian Gang Martial Artists had such explosive power that without any special ability, it was difficult to overcome a Tian Gang Martial Artist of the same tier. That was the most distinctive profession of his territory. Recently, his territory had helped the academy cultivate a batch, so Du You was quite familiar with it.

As long as there’s a batch of tier three Tian Gang Martial Artists on the city lord’s side, then the Lin Family would be in trouble. He just needed to give a little push from the sidelines.