Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 382 The Knights Templar (Bonus chapter 810 for the Alliance Leader!)

Liang Yuzhi took the four magical items and the magic notebook that needed to be appraised. Appraising them wasn't difficult for her; more importantly, it was a crucial opportunity to gain experience, improve her destiny, and increase her knowledge.
Therefore, it may take about a month to get the results.

Li Wei wasn't worried about this at all. That's how it should be. What would it be if you didn't share the benefits with your own people?

Next, he took a few more days to have Zhao Xuanxuan help him upgrade ten two-star blacksmiths to three stars, and through the recommendations of Nelson and Lenos, he upgraded fifty two-star craftsmen to three stars.

This wave consumed sixty bronze tokens, which is equivalent to thirty black iron tokens.

Inventory is decreasing rapidly.

Including the upgrades to the two three-star magic mines, he has already used up 70 Black Iron Tokens in one go, and currently has 65 Black Iron Tokens left.

It can only be said that developing territory is a bottomless pit.

"Remove forty three-star craftsmen, ten three-star blacksmiths, and fifteen two-star blacksmiths, and have them all join the Enchanting Blacksmith Workshop to begin crafting enchanted equipment and weapons. Xuanxuan, you are in charge of this matter. Nelson and Lenos, you must give your full support and there must be no mistakes."

Li Wei gave important instructions, which are of strategic significance.

Because with the blessing of magic and the blessing of extraordinary power, the cavalry, this ancient unit of warfare, can still shine brightly.

Afterwards, Li Wei gave Zhao Xuanxuan five black iron tokens, which she used to upgrade. One purpose was to upgrade her to 4+4+4+4, and the other was to have her create a fusion two-star attribute card so that she could reach the second level of awakening in all attributes as soon as possible.

This is the minimum standard for entering cross-border missions.

After arranging these things, Li Wei went to the Two Star Temple. Now it has become the refuge for the hearts and souls of all the free people. Although there are no fanatics, everyone seems to have the motivation to live and feels that their spirits have been redeemed.

And the temple priest Mark also became more dignified, or rather, more sacred.

He doesn't need to speak at all now, nor does he mention Mark. He only needs to look at people with compassionate eyes to calm their hearts.

However, when Mark saw Li Wei, he was able to speak.

"Great Viscount Flame, forerunner under divine decree, paladin of light who dispels darkness, I come to speak with you by divine decree of the gods. What troubles and needs do you have?"

At this moment, Mark was enveloped in a bright radiance, and even his words were ethereal and mysterious.

Of course, this is what other people saw.

From Li Wei's perspective, however, it was much clearer.

[You have 2000 battle points. You can make the following choice.]

[Consume 1000 battle points to upgrade your current temple to three stars. Note: This is a necessary condition for upgrading to a level five territory and an essential part of the city-building process, even though your current territory is only a level two territory.]

[Consuming 1000 campaign points, and building upon the previous condition, you will establish the Knights Templar and can upgrade a devout temple priest to a Knight Templar. Note: Knight Templars will automatically resurrect after seven days upon death, their equipment will not be lost, and they will be provided with their own warhorse, armor, and weapons. Their overall strength is five stars, they are extremely effective against magical zombies, and can even induce repentance in those with supernatural abilities!]

[Note: If the temple is temporarily without a temple priest, a Templar Knight can also act as a priest to preside over the normal operation of the temple.]

[Note: Each 1000 campaign points consumed will grant one additional Templar Knight slot. A three-star temple can have a total of five Templar Knights.]

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Huh?
Li Wei had always thought that battle points could be redeemed in the capital.

Then what is there to hesitate about?

Now is the time to upgrade our overall strength at all costs. Also, if he remembers correctly, there was a three-star temple in Kahe City back then, but he doesn't know if there was a Templar Knight in it.

It's highly unlikely.

After all, campaign points are not easy to obtain.

Are those Nepalese cross-border migrants so easy to kill?

In other words, Li Wei was able to fight on his home turf with favorable timing, location, and support, which is why he managed to get 2000 battle points.

In the future, when carrying out cross-border missions, it's possible that you won't even be able to accumulate 500 points in a single mission.

These are Li Yue's exact words...

Then there's not much to say. Upgrade to a three-star temple, establish the Knights Templar, and promote Mark to a Knight Templar.

As the 2000 battle points were depleted, a magnificent divine light descended from outside the planet, enveloping the entire temple for a full nine seconds. Although it did not change a single brick or tile of the temple, it was clearly different now.

As for the original priest Mark, he became even taller and more compassionate in the divine light, which then condensed into his armor and weapons.

In an instant, he had transformed into a paladin who was two meters tall and wore heavy holy armor.

Moreover, it's a five-star combat power.

You will be resurrected after death!

That's it!

And the next second is the routine nationwide announcement!

[Nationwide Announcement!]

Pioneer Li Wei, number 11, upgraded the three-star temple and established a Templar Knights order!

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Haha, so cool!
Soon, Liang Yuzhi and Zhao Xuanxuan rushed over. "Wow, Xiaowei, this is a real paladin! You really are—"

Liang Yuzhi didn't even know how to describe it. A Templar Knight, five-star combat power, can automatically revive. Well, the city-building mission is a sure thing.

Because there are only fifty Templar Knights in the city of Ver.

"Next, let Mark patrol further afield, to that small county town in the north. Assign him ten cavalrymen, a squad of soldiers, and five electric trucks, equipped with steam generators and carrying supplies. That small county town in the north can serve as our new base. It's the exit from the northern mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack. We need more people, Xiao Wei, and the Templar Knights are the ultimate weapon for population growth!"

"Okay! Let's do it that way."

Li Wei also thought the idea was great. Although he knew that expanding territory was a poison in the short term, he had to find a way to occupy more land in order to delay the bankruptcy of the territory in the future.

This is a difficult choice.

After arranging these matters, Li Wei returned to the riverside fortress. He needed to continue building water conservancy facilities and improving his farmer's fate; after all, this was the fundamental task.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

It's already July.

This month, with the completion of the southern fortress and the garrisoning of troops, Li Wei's territory was successfully upgraded to level 3, and the conditions for upgrading to level 4 territory were also given.

As expected, the temple needs to be upgraded to three stars, and two conditions also need to be met.

One is to increase the territory's population to 3000, but this includes vassal territories. In other words, including Hathaway's territory population, Li Wei only needs to gather another seven or eight hundred free people.

Then there is another condition: you need a three-star magic mine.

Okay, both necessary conditions have been met, only one last condition remains.

Li Wei guessed that in order to upgrade to a level 5 territory, that is, to successfully build a city, it would likely require a one-star mage tower, and the population might need to exceed 5000.

In short, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Now, after a month of hard work, the bridge connecting the riverside fortress to the south bank has been successfully completed and is basically open to traffic.

However, this was also the beginning of the rainy season, and the frequent rainfall caused the river level to rise by nearly three meters.

Even the riverside fortresses had to enter a state of emergency for flood prevention.

The simple wooden bridge over the river had long since disappeared. In fact, the wooden bridge had only been in use for more than ten days, but it had already played an important role in laying the foundation for the early construction of the earth fortress, such as the development of mountain roads, the pouring of foundations, and the cutting of the mountain.

Otherwise, with the rainy season approaching, the construction period will have to be delayed.

Now that the bridge has opened up a thoroughfare between the north and south banks, supplies, personnel, and troops can pass through with ease, which is of strategic significance.

It was 4 p.m., a heavy rainstorm had just ended, and a new flood peak was passing through the river.

The river level has risen to five meters, which is approaching the north bank embankment and even posing a preliminary threat to the south bank embankment.

Therefore, even Hathaway had to interrupt her research on the mage tower and lead hundreds of people to patrol the south bank.

As for the north bank, Li Wei and Thomas led hundreds of people on a tense patrol to ensure that the dike would not breach.

However, the surge in floodwaters is also good news from another perspective, as it also brings a large number of free magical particles.

For example, Li Wei's three-star magic mine has absorbed 42 units of magic so far.

Even Hathaway's magic mine, which can only get scraps downstream, has accumulated 18 units of magic.

In addition, when the floodwaters rise, some mutated giant fish or mutated aquatic creatures will also run down with the flood and cause trouble, so they will naturally be killed.

These are all excellent magical materials and excellent high-quality food.

"Report! My lord, there's a breach in the riverbank thirty miles upstream, and it's suspected that a level-five mutated creature is causing trouble!"

A soldier rode at full speed to report!
He was followed by a three-star hunting pet, a crow.

These are cavalrymen who have been training for two months. Their horsemanship is already quite excellent, and they will soon receive their cavalry cards.

These hunting pets serve as their eyes and ears.

"Dumb!"

At Li Wei's command, Ah Dai, who had been conserving his energy, took flight. The next second, he swooped down, grabbed Hathaway on the south bank, and soared away.

This is their special configuration for flood prevention and control.

Ah-Dai can now reach speeds of 200 kilometers per hour, which is extremely fast. Hathaway is a spellcasting witch of the ice system. Is the dam breached? A single ice spell can temporarily control the situation and ensure that the whole thing doesn't collapse.

Meanwhile, Li Wei immediately got into his car, stepped on the gas, and sped upstream along the riverbank road.

Thomas was sitting in the car; no one was more suitable than him to plug the breach in the riverbank.

Behind them were twenty large trucks fully loaded with flood relief supplies and twenty buses carrying five hundred people, all on standby, speeding along at breakneck speed.

However, for some reason, Li Wei felt a little uneasy at this moment. This level-five mutated creature was probably quite powerful.

(End of this chapter)