Chapter 2195: Chapter 2195: Complete Integration of the East
Those tier-eight strongmen are here to pursue a possibility, so although their fights are intense, no one is really desperate. After all, it’s uncertain if fighting hard is worthwhile now; everyone’s just watching and waiting.
Because of this, places and nations backed by tier-eight peak and late-stage individuals cannot be destroyed. Today you lose a bit, tomorrow I lose a bit more, and the stalemate continues.
Someone might be able to occupy more cities, but that’s about it; there’s no major change.
It appears intense, but in reality, things have gradually calmed down. The most intense situation is in the West, where chaos reigns supreme. Many Western civilians are at a loss, unable to survive.
Sitting at home, disaster strikes from above. It’s no joke. Many have died inexplicably.
Meanwhile, in this process, the East has finally gradually achieved integration.
Indeed, following the last great battle, in just a few days, the Life Empire established its dominance and from then on, no one in the East dared to challenge its authority.
Even people from the central region, unless the Holy City’s upper class fully mobilizes, dare not act against it.
Many speak with envy, but can only harbor jealousy. Afterward, Du You spent two months achieving nominal control over the entire East. After all, each city needed to be dealt with.
The disobedient lords were resolved, and obedient ones were incorporated, which required some time.
However, integrating the entire Eastern territory took Du You five years. It’s no simple task; the area is vast and required daily sweeps by strongmen to either eliminate or control the powerful magical beasts around.
Some deeply hidden magical beasts were hard to find. Certainly, others have constantly been observing here and are shocked by the action capabilities of tier-eight strongmen. Who could have guessed that a king’s command could prompt so many tier-eights within the nation to willingly clean up magical beasts, something inconceivable on their side.
Tier-eight individuals are not ordinary soldiers; even tier-seven has a high status and isn’t easily commanded.
Such strict obedience is rare in this world. Many speculate that the Life Empire’s king possesses the ability to create tier-eight undead, a powerful skill.
Unfortunately, if known earlier, they would surely try to seize it. But now it’s too late; the opponent has already taken shape, and unless a tier-nine Saint intervenes, no one can do anything about him.
This is the absolute power that comes from occupying an entire region.
They certainly don’t believe Du You would foolishly wander into another area recklessly; that’s impossible.
After five years, Du You has almost cleaned up the surrounding magical beasts while establishing various city protection systems. Then, he founded towns and villages around to continually expand this protective system.
Even if Du You has been promoting this fully, production of these systems still needs time and raw materials.
This is the biggest time-consuming aspect, and only this system can deter troublemakers, making them stay put. Once many people are dealt with, the entire East has calmed down.
After calm comes a prospering era—economic development, commercial progress, personal strength enhancement, and status elevation, all aided by racial resources and channels.
The militias and academies Du You set up across regions aren’t trivial endeavors.
With sufficient channels for advancement, naturally, no one desires to cause trouble. Those who were genuinely reckless and disregarded everything were long dealt with by Du You, as stability is paramount.
This entails control of the surface world; the underground world is even more complex than the surface. Du You spent two years bringing it under nominal control, deploying considerable combat strength for this.
These beings won’t listen unless forcibly subdued.
Moreover, to fully control them, the underground requires more spatial gates and channels for connection.
This is not the most troublesome; once the underground beings are subjugated, they are very obedient. But the underground population is insufficient, making it impossible to control the entire underground.
The world’s rules are unique; a city must be established, with enough living beings, and no resentment toward the ruler to nominally include an area under its dominion. This is the most troublesome aspect and where Du You spent the most time. Biological reproduction is truly a headache for him.
While underground magical beasts are powerful, they are easier to clear because they don’t overly conceal themselves.
Unlike surface magical beasts, many of which are hidden, making them hard to find and uncertain when they might appear.
After controlling underground cities, Du You began constructing numerous undead cities, or other cities with undead styles. However, such cities are not recognized by world rules; inhabitants are needed within.
Afterward, Du You had many creatures start migrating, with those having strong reproduction abilities reproducing continually.
Along with some towns in deserted places, recognized as cities by world rules, Du You finally took ten years to fully occupy the entire underground space.
Getting recognized by world rules was quite exhausting for Du You, who finally managed to nominally control it.
The underground world, like the surface, is blocked from North and South by special spatial forces, making passage difficult. Establishing spatial corridors is also a highly troublesome task.
After checks, Du You didn’t act hastily because the home settled down, yet livelihoods hadn’t peaked. Now, quite a few people have just stabilized, still feeling a bit uneasy.
Fortunately, no matter how much time passes in this world, only a minute elapses outside, allowing Du You to be at ease.
Next came ten years devoted to developing livelihoods, turning the entire East into a flourishing zone.
For ordinary people, ten years is long enough to erase memories, but for strongmen elsewhere, the time is very brief. Du You’s actions taught them many things.
They are still learning now, yet many overlook that though they’ve acquired knowledge, they haven’t applied it. During observation, the livelihoods of their subordinate commoners were suffering.
Until some developed resentments leading to Chains of All Beings affliction, someone finally realized.
