Era of the transmigrating earth-Chapter 2074: A Staged Internal Conflict

The new round of expansion began as soon as the counterattack succeeded, with the power of the various guild branches growing stronger.

Although it’s not as widespread as during the split of the Shadow Guild, actually, the internal strength of each guild is stronger. After all, each guild has several tier-eight members at their peak.

Some even have as many as ten, which makes their power only second to those top guilds with tier-nine masters.

And because of their constant expansion, they have attracted attention from a large number of forces around them. These guilds, rising powerfully with strong aggression, are not something the surrounding forces want to see develop.

However, they haven’t discussed the previous events of the Shadow Guild, so no one knows these are forces that split off.

Mostly, they can only see such guilds, as information exchange is inconvenient and controlled rigidly, knowing this much is already not easy.

Similarly, internal issues are becoming more serious. The rapid expansion, absorbing too many people, plus the guilds indiscriminately recruiting, resulted in a chaotic mess within the guilds.

The reason other guilds haven’t united against them is that they found the enemy’s internal problems are gradually becoming prominent, with a trend of division, which doesn’t need external guidance.

Of course, no one knows this is all a performance.

"Seventy percent true, thirty percent false; that’s what high-level performance is about." Du You’s eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance.

This was meticulously designed by Lin Yucha and him, based on possible regular occurrences, and then guided consciously, presenting naturally and smoothly before the major forces.

In fact, the upper class had already been replaced by Du You, either turned into his Shadow Doppelgangers, or the original members were replaced, remodeled with doppelgangers, turning into the original person’s appearance.

Moreover, Du You’s internal forces are overwhelming, making it extremely easy to cover up any situation.

Regarding tier-seven and tier-eight captives, Du You never wanted them, hence the top entities were all his Puppet Doppelgangers. If his doppelgangers could fight among themselves, that would indeed be strange.

As for the seventy percent truth, that’s actually the most intriguing part. Because that’s where the real issues lie, Du You disregarded a large number of ordinary low-level adventurers and never controlled them.

The upper class recruits them, forming various circles, leading to mutual disdain among these people. In reality, they would mock each other and use various means to vex their opponents.

After reaching the Otherworld, they would even attack each other, take action.

In more severe cases, mutual slaughter might occur. During previous battles, some indeed had grudges. In such circumstances, the various guild branches naturally displayed a state of mutual distrust.

Not only distrust, but internal conflicts were increasingly serious in everyone’s eyes.

"Someone has already started contacting us, offering us supplies, helping us divide. Their request is to ally with them after division." Suddenly, Du You received news from his doppelganger.

"An alliance, huh? That’s good. Agree to it. Anyway, when it’s time to fight, let the opposing guilds fight instead. By the way, how many people have contacted you now?" Du You straightforwardly asked.

"According to statistics, it’s not many yet. We plan to continue the performance and let them contact us more before starting the division."

Du You thought about it and said, "Watch your limits; don’t let them all divide at once. Break it down, have some hierarchy. Ideally, create scenes where one guild divides, and other guild members follow suit."

"Don’t worry, we excel in these matters more than you."

Indeed, his doppelgangers come in various forms, deeply influenced by the original hosts’ personalities and thoughts, so there’s plenty of talent among them. In fact, except being controlled by him, they are more adept at handling tasks.

"Alright, I’ll leave it to you then." Du You nonchalantly delegated authority.

Subsequently, with three months of development, the range of expansion by the guilds has surpassed previous limits.

The various guilds kept expanding, even the weakest ones were far stronger than the Shadow Guild during its split. However, externally, their internal conflicts seemed so intense that they were almost on the verge of fighting.

At this point, no one dared make rash moves; if it forced them to attack, it wouldn’t bode well.

No matter what, despite having internal strife, their power is indeed formidable, not something one or two forces can compare with. If they were truly provoked, consequences could be inferred from other annexed forces.

Also, their investments were immense; no one was willing to see them wasted, thus they had to keep persisting. As a result, they provided lots of resources and supplies.

After three months of development, now the guilds have reached the limit and can’t continue growing.

If they continue like this, they might attract the attention of tier nine masters, which would be counterproductive.

"Is there anyone still aware of the Shadow Guild?" Du You asked.

"A few are still on the run, never captured, and quite a few ordinary adventurers know something. Completely clearing them isn’t easy."

"Since that’s the case, let’s kick off the plan. Don’t keep wasting time. Let them know if they know; some guesses are inconsequential. Given the abundance of rumors, there’ll always be some truth."

"Actually, we needn’t worry too much; we can create some rumors ourselves to confuse them. Though some tier-seven individuals escaped; what they say holds weight. Thankfully, they don’t know our internal situation."

Du You mainly worried if anyone knew these powerful forces originated from a single guild, eventually leading to speculations or misunderstandings. Yet, they couldn’t halt development over this.

Now the guild development is favorable; most crucially, his plan is gradually getting on track.

If he slows down now, who knows how long it would take to complete. Du You doesn’t want to waste too much time here, as his power has hit a ceiling, unable to progress without a breakthrough.

"In that case, let’s begin. I’m eager to see how chaotic you can make things." A hint of a smile flashed in Du You’s eyes.