Chapter 985: Chapter 985

It was impossible to sell off the military forces within Du You’s territory; that was the rule. However, the pets raised in the territory and the battle machines manufactured there could be sold, and that too was the rule.

If it was a technological type of territory, then all the technological type weapons could be sold en masse, but the staff could not. This was why territories with technology types developed most easily on Earth.

Regrettably, Du You hadn’t chosen this path from the beginning and hadn’t considered these problems; otherwise, he certainly would have figured out a way.

In the following time, Cloud City fell into chaos. First, a large volume of technological goods were sold to themselves, and thus, Du You’s Yao River City also obtained a large number of urban technological goods. Items such as police monitors, flying machines, various small robots, some firearms, and all kinds of ordinary single-soldier weapons and so forth.

This allowed the majority of the refugee soldiers on his side to finally have a bit of combat power.

But the situation at Hu Qing’s end was completely different. With the two Gang Blade Cannons that Du You sent over and the large crossbows he later purchased, as well as some high-tier pets without strong combat power, they played a very effective role.

Du You had been paying close attention to the changes in Cloud City. After Hu Qing obtained these items, he first targeted the family alliances. It began with some mining resources around the city.

These mining resources, nominally, were Cloud City’s own. But in reality, they were seized by force.

Previously, the Lin Family was so powerful that they occupied the mines directly, then bought them from the city at an ultra-low price under the guise of a purchase. After developing them, they effectively became as good as their own—this had already become an unspoken rule.

Now, Hu Qing had his sights set on this area. Strong weapons combined with powerful pets easily cleared out the mines, leading the Lin Family to suffer heavy losses, including several tier-three experts.

Indeed, in their realm, tier-three was already considered an absolute expert.

Battles also occurred within and around the city, but they ended very quickly. With suppression from higher-ups, few people were aware of the details. Du You could only glean some understanding through bits and pieces of information and his constant monitoring.

Overnight, several families, large and small, were wiped out—a fact Du You could see for himself.

From the news about these families committing crimes and getting confiscated, Du You knew that they were finished. And the Lin Family was also extremely unsettled for a while, facing the danger of destruction.

However, a few days later, the beleaguered Lin Family suddenly received the backing of a strong force. Their strength was considerably enhanced, with several tier-four combatants now in their ranks. Had it not been for Du You supplying a few tier-four pets and Gang Blade Cannons, the City Lord might have mysteriously disappeared by now. Once again, a standoff began between the two sides.

Of course, after this battle, the two sides had openly torn their faces off, and neither was willing to give way to the other.

By now, even the commoners could see that the City Lord and the Lin Family were at serious odds, engaging in all-out hostility that made the atmosphere in the entire Cloud City very tense.

Since both parties had support, they could only maintain this status quo. If tier-four combat strength were truly unleashed in conflict, the entire city would be destroyed, which was definitely not something they wanted to see.

What’s more, the Lin Family’s tier-four combat strength was not their own but from outsiders. Each one had to be treated like a lord; getting them to act was harder than scaling the heavens. Each action required a significant amount of the family’s funds just to invite them, and the Lin Family couldn’t sustain it either. So, neither side was willing to engage in large-scale warfare.

The Lin Family was trying to cultivate a powerful force within their own family. As for Hu Qing, he was more eager to use Du You’s connections to build strength and acquire more powerful combat weapons to reinforce his own side.

What likely lay ahead was a long-term standoff. After handing over affairs to the city management, Du You no longer paid much attention. Time flew by, and before he knew it, the holiday was almost over.

As for Du You’s City of Mountains, it had still not reached the threshold of tier five and was still lacking some experience. It seemed the closer it got, the harder it was to improve, especially since combat was having less and less of an impact lately.

But what delighted Du You was that, after nearly a month of holiday, he finally received what he needed.

"Really, it took until now to find this place for me; it sure isn’t easy to locate."

Du You looked at the dragon tooth in his hand, which was the world coordinate for the Dark Dragon Valley. It couldn’t be helped; the world’s level was too special—it was a small world formed from the fragments of a large world explosion.

The world level was very high, but it couldn’t accommodate the existence of overly powerful beings. Random action in this world caused too much fluctuation, and a careless move could destroy the whole world fragment and suck oneself into it.

Those with great strength were unwilling to come, and those with lesser strength dared not. This world was teeming with tier-four Dragon Beasts, and they often moved in groups. The appearance of outsiders might attract the Dragon King’s intervention. After many casualties, this world became a taboo for most people.

Problematically, this world was formed of fragments, so world coordinates were scarce.

Du You had spent a long time searching until he finally obtained these coordinates from someone. According to the provider, this fragment had not been extensively cleared yet, which relieved Du You.

Because the bloodline Du You sought was from this place, the Shadow Dragon—among all dragons, it had the purest Dark Attribute bloodline.

Du You was well aware of his bloodline’s power. It had always been the case that, unarmored, his attributes were higher than those without equipment; that was the effect of his bloodline. And this was whilst both of his professions were stacked at a 10-star level. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel※fire.net

The two sisters, without equipment, were far behind Qi Pao in terms of basic attributes.

Once he had a powerful bloodline, his attributes would definitely leap forward, at least doubling. That was the effect of a good bloodline on him.

At the same time, Du You had some clues about the bloodlines needed by the two sisters. First, he would secure what he needed for himself and then resolve the bloodline issues for the sisters, which would certainly boost their strength significantly.

After completion, Du You believed he would be near invincible among those of tier four.

"Let’s put aside the matter here for now and head back to the Capital." Du You didn’t need to use an aircraft to return to the Capital now; he could directly go through his own territory’s spatial passage. It was convenient and fast.