"You, you all..." The city leader pointed around, utterly incredulous.
"Forr city leader, we must prioritize the bigger picture. A rank seven power is indeed the mightiest guardian of a city. Having a rank seven beco 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 so 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 punishnt, but he can’t personally take action anymore; he can only control other rank seven or stronger powers to exact punishnt—ultimately, they aren’t puppets of the world’s will.
"Alright, would the forr city leader please step down, as we need to hold a eting. From now on, I am the new city leader, and we need to study the upcoming developnt situation." Yinying stepped forward, waved his hand, and many guards ca 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 couppance. 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 so 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 nurous bottlenecks after so many years of developnt.
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 imdiately; 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 eting concluded, actions comnced. Indeed, although the ideas weren’t initiated by him, they represented his boss’s intentions. Du You had long desired to expand his influence, rely lacking opportunity.
Now that the experint succeeded, rank seven was obtained, and much remained concealed, so control comnced.
Then, news of a rank seven power erging 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. anwhile, mbers 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 mbers. Although seeming mixed, it was irrelevant since all capable and potential individuals transform into Du You’s Doppelgangers.
In rely a few days, by the ti 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 asures, it’s certainly a great boon for adventurers. The Shadow Guild is indeed a guild, improving adventurers’ conditions, yet ordinary citizens..."
This ca from one with ordinary family mbers, 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 nurous 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 beco adventurers experienced imnse pressure.
Initially believing they could survive as ordinary people, they now doubted. Ordinary life was already tough enough; if additional pressure arose, living seed unbearable.
If they, too, beco 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.
The only reason to make ordinary people toil ceaselessly was to spur others’ adventuring.
Since world developnt and social progress rely on adventurers bringing back myriad resources, those sacrificed were rely unfortunate—lacking power and inadequately striving.
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