Era of the transmigrating earth-Chapter 2025: Simultaneously Controlling Six Cities

"You, you all..." The city leader pointed around, utterly incredulous.

"Former city leader, we must prioritize the bigger picture. A rank seven power is indeed the mightiest guardian of a city. Having a rank seven become a city administrator is also customary; we are simply following the rules. Don’t resist anymore, no one wants to resist."

The city leader never imagined that among his officials, not a single one would stand by his side. There were a few guards who remained by his side, but what use were they?

They couldn’t have known that those with weak wills weren’t controlled by Du You. Du You specifically selected those with steadfast will, who belonged entirely to the city leader’s faction, for complete control. This led to the current situation. The city leader’s faction was first to betray, and naturally, the rest wouldn’t follow, leaving the city leader isolated.

"It didn’t have to be this way. We would have allowed you to maintain some dignity had you not tried to oppose us."

Yinying said calmly; this was the puppet target Du You had put forward, specifically for show.

But rank seven is still rank seven; this power is genuine. Moreover, various privileges are present, even more so than those rank sevens being controlled, offering them more freedom. Those rank sevens, once their power exceeds limits, are directly controlled.

They’re different; even a slight excess doesn’t matter. The world’s will demands punishment, but he can’t personally take action anymore; he can only control other rank seven or stronger powers to exact punishment—ultimately, they aren’t puppets of the world’s will.

"Alright, would the former city leader please step down, as we need to hold a meeting. From now on, I am the new city leader, and we need to study the upcoming development situation." Yinying stepped forward, waved his hand, and many guards came running.

The city leader and his loyal guards were controlled and marched outside. As for the others, none moved.

"You, you traitors, you will have your comeuppance. I will watch as each of you falls and never rises again," the city leader bellowed, venting his rage, but alas, no one paid any heed.

Though some felt a semblance of sorrow seeing the fallen leader, soon everyone was captivated by the new city leader; it was better to serve him well now, perhaps leading to greater prospects.

The native world had already reached numerous bottlenecks after so many years of development.

Although cities stood independently, they actually clung tightly together, with even scarcely any land left open outside. But if he could control more land, his power would grow.

"City leader, several nearby cities belong to us. Now that we have rank seven, by common consensus, each rank seven can control a large region; it’s much more than just a single city."

"Indeed, they must submit, not create exceptions right under our noses. I suggest dispatching people to communicate immediately; if refused, we’ll use forceful suppression."

Many quickly offered opinions, and soon, the atmosphere turned jovial, everyone forgetting the prior city leader.

Yinying calmly nodded without saying anything strategic, just allowing these people to act freely.

Once the meeting concluded, actions commenced. Indeed, although the ideas weren’t initiated by him, they represented his boss’s intentions. Du You had long desired to expand his influence, merely lacking opportunity.

Now that the experiment succeeded, rank seven was obtained, and much remained concealed, so control commenced.

Then, news of a rank seven power emerging within the Shadow Guild spread rapidly. The once mysterious Shadow Guild leader finally surfaced, instantly becoming a formidable figure.

With rank seven present, neighboring cities grew uneasy. Meanwhile, members within surrounding cities of the Shadow Guild were delighted, countless individuals indulged in revelry. Following that, more people aspired to join.

Though the Shadow Guild wasn’t entirely inclusive, they did recruit a vast number of members. Although seeming mixed, it was irrelevant since all capable and potential individuals transform into Du You’s Doppelgangers.

In merely a few days, by the time ordinary people reacted, the upper echelons’ transformation was complete.

"Hey, did you hear? Our Shadow Guild is massively developing; the leader’s reached rank seven, controlling our city. From now on, we’ll have a rank seven power as city leader."

"You’re so outdated; we have control over six cities now. Several neighboring cities are subordinate to us, reportedly planning further expansion, though what new initiatives the new city leader will pursue remains unknown."

"It should significantly aid the Shadow Guild; shortly, I shall join the guild too."

"Though uncertain of exact measures, it’s certainly a great boon for adventurers. The Shadow Guild is indeed a guild, improving adventurers’ conditions, yet ordinary citizens..."

This came from one with ordinary family members, feeling concerned. Across many cities, adventurers’ living status greatly exceeded ordinary people’s, particularly those commanded by guilds, making the disparity more apparent.

In typical cities, city leaders pay attention to populace welfare, while cities under guild control prioritize adventurers. To many, ordinary people have no function beyond producing humans, more adventurers. Hence, in numerous cities, average citizens struggle even for basic survival.

Many students’ faces turned gloomier, even as they are sure of becoming adventurers; they can’t possibly ignore their families. Kinship persists regardless of circumstances.

Those uncertain whether they’ll become adventurers experienced immense pressure.

Initially believing they could survive as ordinary people, they now doubted. Ordinary life was already tough enough; if additional pressure arose, living seemed unbearable.

If they, too, become thus, they’d rather perish. This world imposes such pressure on ordinary people; although relying on civilian production technology and plentiful Outer World production materials, food was not scarce. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The only reason to make ordinary people toil ceaselessly was to spur others’ adventuring.

Since world development and social progress rely on adventurers bringing back myriad resources, those sacrificed were merely unfortunate—lacking power and inadequately striving.