Era of the transmigrating earth-Chapter 2013: Establishment of the Air Force and Encirclement Plan

"Have those people agreed?" Du You asked his doppelganger. Now, many of these doppelgangers are his subordinates, considered the empire’s ministers in the eyes of others.

Due to the independence of thought, Du You didn’t want to integrate a large amount of thinking into his own mind, so he usually communicated with doppelgangers verbally. Direct thought communication was easy, but having too many doppelgangers would be troublesome.

"Initially, they didn’t agree because it would cause them to lose power."

"And now?" Du You asked, unsurprised. For most humans, power is very important. Once they have tasted the flavor of power, most people cannot give it up.

"We decided to grant them noble status and allow them to continue managing their cities, and then they agreed."

A hint of a smile flashed in Du You’s eyes. These guys clearly have no understanding of his system. Once they join, if they don’t do well, he has plenty of ways to pull them down and replace them with his people. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Even without the system, he can use the shadow doppelganger to completely control them.

When he initially created the system, he left many traps within it, just waiting to be used in the future.

"However, there’s still the Wildgrass Clan; they’ve always disagreed and want to retain their territories."

Du You’s brow furrowed slightly, surprised that someone would oppose joining the new empire. It’s known that the empire’s strength is formidable now, and they’ve been offered benefits, yet some still resist.

"What’s their situation?" Du You asked, somewhat puzzled.

The doppelganger quickly explained: "This Wildgrass Clan, through generations of effort, has acquired five large cities, connected them together, and can be considered the most powerful force in the area. Under the system we set up, they can only keep one city, so perhaps that’s why."

"I think if we don’t let them retain all five cities, they’re unlikely to join. Furthermore, with such a significant difference in power, I’m sure they’ll consider other means."

Du You thought for a moment and finally said: "Is that so? Then let them not join. We’ll surround them according to the boundaries they’ve drawn and protect them well."

"What do you mean? Wouldn’t that make it even less likely for them to join?"

Du You laughed coldly: "How’s that possible? We just need to cut off their supply transactions. Relying solely on that little bit of land, how can they possibly sustain so many people? Previously, constant deaths ensured enough food. But in the future, their population will definitely continue to grow, and this conflict will inevitably erupt."

Du You has controlled many worlds. Once war ceases for an extended time, the population continues to grow, which is troublesome.

Therefore, in different worlds, one of the key research areas is how to control population. Too many people will inevitably lead to serious issues that even the strongest forces can’t suppress.

Especially when food is scarce; hungry people can do anything.

"Boss is the boss, truly devious," the doppelganger gave Du You a thumbs up.

Du You rolled his eyes: "Stop spouting nonsense. What do you mean by devious? We’re just protecting them. If they don’t want to join, we can’t protect them? However, since they’re not part of our empire, while we’re protecting the weak, we can’t let them take advantage of us, right? Do I really have to teach you this?"

Although these are doppelgangers, their minds are very nimble, and Du You doesn’t have to instruct them in many things; they handle them well themselves. After all, these are made with tier-eight equipment; lacking such capability wouldn’t be befitting of their tier-eight status.

"By the way, there’s one more thing I think you’ll be happy to hear."

Du You was surprised: "What is it? Right now, I just want to occupy this world and spread my doppelgangers. So, have you found many suitable people to turn into puppet doppelgangers?"

"No, no. But we found a method that can stabilize us internally and accelerate our growth."

After a pause, seeing Du You’s eyes, the doppelganger quickly explained, not daring to keep him hanging: "We discovered a magical beast suitable to establish a flying branch of the armed forces."

Du You’s eyes lit up: "What is it? Tell me."

The flying branch, Du You had wanted to establish this for a long time but never found suitable resources. In such a demon-ravaged world, finding strong biological groups on the ground is indeed too challenging.

And to fly freely, it must reach tier-five. This world doesn’t have that many tier-five experts, although Du You can surpass this limit.

"It’s a group of Burrowing Bats we discovered in the western grasslands. These bats typically burrow underground, escaping from demons, and when they emerge, they fly through the sky, making them dual-purpose."

"I didn’t expect this survival method, excellent, find a way to capture and train some."

Du You didn’t expect too many trained flying soldiers, but once he has them, it’s enough. Once he possesses flying units, his domain can employ them. By just spending points, any number of flying units can be created; the difficult part is going from zero to one. Otherwise, Du You wouldn’t be so troubled.

Previously, he hadn’t found anything suitable, but now, it’s different.

Those days of demons constantly harassing his domain from the sky are coming to an end.

"Rest assured, boss, as soon as we found out, we sent people to capture them; they’re probably being brought in quickly now." These people are Du You’s doppelgangers, making everything much easier.

No worries about superiors being suspicious, they freely contemplate what the original wants. As long as they deem it feasible, they’ll do it immediately, far more efficient than others.

Generally, others need to investigate first, then submit it up the chain, each level needing a re-evaluation. Especially for such major deeds, it might take until half a year later to decide to act.

Sure enough, as they spoke, the captured Burrowing Bats were already being transported, and within two days, they were delivered to Duo. Seeing these vibrant, peculiar bats, Du You smiled; the air force is finally established.