Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 384 Li Wei's Scheme

Faced with Hathaway's questioning, Li Wei said nothing, but simply started the vehicle and turned back.

Upon arriving at the bridge, they saw that the giant tortoise was still alive, but it was firmly ensnared by the three-star magic mine, as if it were in a maze. In the next three days at most, all the magic power within its body would be extracted, yielding at least two units of magic power.

"Qin Yu, grant Hathaway ten units of magic power."

Li Wei gave an order and sent the grumbling Hathaway away.

Sometimes, explanations are meaningless, and retreating is even more impossible.

The only way is to keep going.

Faced with doubts, misunderstandings, difficulties, and challenges, we must withstand them and persevere!

"My lord, during this flood, we extracted a total of twelve units of magic power. We should be able to extract two more units from this giant tortoise. However, we just gave Hathaway ten units, used three units to resist the flood, and only have one unit left. We currently have fifty-two units remaining."

"But I must remind you that the enemy's attack on us using the torrential rain and flood peaks was quite effective this time. Similar attacks will continue to occur, so please be prepared."

Even Qin Yu offered a reminder this time.

Li Wei nodded, still saying nothing. The days that followed seemed to return to normal. Qin Yu had already crafted a Sequence 3 magic emblem for him, and they were currently focusing on preparing for the construction of the mage tower.

For several days in a row, the weather was sunny, and the main construction of the Montenegro Fortress across the bridge officially began.

Javier, Sith, Bohr, Joslin, and others were still training cavalry.

My second aunt has already sent over several three-star potions, which will upgrade all the two-star warhorses to three stars.

The Samsung-quality warhorse has already overcome the wear and tear from daily training.

Their bones are as hard and tough as steel, and they do not break easily. They can support cavalrymen weighing hundreds of kilograms to travel five or six hundred miles a day and still have plenty of energy.

Some cavalrymen have already started getting regular cavalry cards, and whenever this happens, Li Wei will quietly give them a Black Iron Token to upgrade their first class to four stars, thus allowing them to successfully bind a cavalry card.

Having a cavalry card is one thing, not having one is another.

With three major talents already in place—+30% riding skill control,+30% mount speed and agility, and+30% damage from any melee weapon while on horseback—these three points alone are enough to create a huge advantage.

As for Li Wei and Thomas, they seemed to be two unfortunate brothers, becoming very silent every day, sleeping only two or three hours a day, and spending the rest of their time reinforcing, strengthening, and repairing the river embankment.

Not only the two of them, but also two hundred free militia laborers, who only need to work twelve hours a day.

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, there have been several rain showers, but none of them have turned into heavy rain.

But there was good news: Li Yue had returned, bringing back not only the red-clad witch Anna, but also a full three hundred free people.

They were all free people from the former Ron territory.

This is undoubtedly a huge victory.

But before Li Wei could ask Li Yue about everything that had happened on this trip, a new round of torrential rain formed from the direction of the Great Snow Mountain in the west. Dense rain clouds drifted in, bringing huge rain belts, and the flood peak was coming again.

However, Li Wei remained calm about it.

He summoned Hathaway directly and, in front of Li Yue and Anna, said, "I hope you can invite Anna to become your territory's advisor, and let her manage your magic mine."

"Li Wei, what are you talking about? Even if I am your vassal, you can't interfere in the internal management of my territory. Who is she? I don't even know her. You're going to make her my advisor? Do you know what an advisor represents? What if she goes on a cross-border mission in two years? My life will be ruined!"

Hathaway frowned. She had tolerated Li Wei for too long. This was too much. Although she admired Li Wei most of the time, this time was absolutely unacceptable. She didn't plan to participate in any cross-border missions for the next ten years. She wasn't ready yet.

"Anna, when will you go on your cross-border mission?"

At this moment, Li Wei asked.

"To be precise, there are still one year and six months left." The red-clad witch Anna said with a grin, her big eyes constantly flashing at Li Wei. She had an exceptionally good impression of Li Wei. In fact, the reason why Li Yue was able to successfully get in touch with her this time and escape in the chaos while Ron was being controlled was all due to the good impression Li Wei had left on her.

For the past month or so, the two of them led hundreds of free people in hiding in the northern mountains, repelling several pursuers.

During this time, she listened to Li Yue's suggestions without question and cooperated perfectly, which even Li Yue found amazing and thought she was really extraordinary.

Little did they know that the reason for all of this lay with Li Wei.

Sometimes, a fleeting attraction is just a momentary thing and has nothing to do with love.

She simply thought Li Wei's act of traveling three thousand miles to find Hathaway was cool and wonderful, and that was enough.

"Anna, if I ask you to voluntarily leave Hathaway's territory in six months, I will give you sufficient compensation. Would you be willing?"

“Of course, I’m very happy to cooperate with you.” The red-clad witch Anna smiled radiantly, her gaze burning, oblivious to everyone around her.

It's only because Li Wei has a thick skin that he can't hold back.

He then looked at Hathaway again, "Can you rest assured now? And I can assure you, if any problems arise, I will handle everything."

Upon hearing this, Hathaway glanced at Li Yue, who remained calm, then at Qin Yu, whose eyes were lifeless and who found everything boring, and finally at Anna, who seemed to want to devour Li Wei alive. Damn, how come this guy is so popular with women?

"Alright, although I disagree with many of your actions, and sometimes I even want to beat you up, there's one thing that will never change: Li Wei, I will always believe in you, and I hope you won't let me down. Anna, right? I'm now inviting you to join my Baron's territory and be in charge of the operation of the magic mine. From now on, I'll ask you to stay in the Baron's territory and protect its safety."

"My esteemed lord, as you wish, your will is my guiding light."

Anna finished the procedural handover with Hathaway with a smile and then quickly left to take charge of Hathaway's territory.

Next comes the dangerous moment when the flood peak passes through. Hathaway's ice magic is very effective in suppressing the flood, but her territory will be left unguarded as a result.

We let it go last time, but this time we absolutely cannot afford to fail. We must prevent any Nepalese assassins from taking advantage of the situation.

“However, Li Wei, this time you should be prepared to expend at least twenty units of magic power. I have a feeling that this flood will be unprecedented, but this time it is the real big move! I am not even very confident.”

Hathaway sighed, feeling that she had been bewitched and had let Li Wei direct her like this, which was too passive.

The next second, Li Wei took out a magic scroll, which his second aunt had appraised in the past few days. Speaking of which, his second aunt had been very busy.

She wasn't originally a spellcaster, but a five-star physician and a five-star chef, skilled in concocting potions and cooking food. A year ago, she obtained a scholar card in Li Wei's mission and became a spellcasting witch.

Therefore, the quality of the potions she concocts is very good, but she lags far behind in terms of the spellcasters.

Therefore, even though he knew she wasn't very good at it, Li Wei still tried various ways to help her gain experience and improve her destiny.

Simply because they are one of our own.

"what is this?"

Hathaway took it without hesitation, and her expression changed slightly the next second.

This is a buff magic scroll. Its specific effect is that, after use, it increases the power of released magic by 50% for 72 hours. This can be considered a very precious magic item.

"I don't quite understand. I don't think it's actually necessary."

Hathaway was a little reluctant to part with it.

"It doesn't matter. This is a gift for you as a reward for fighting the flood. If you can subdue the flood with only twenty units of magic power through your own efforts, then I will consider this magic scroll a gift to you. How about it?" Li Wei smiled slightly, but he was not as composed as before, and you could even see that he had lost weight.

Pure exhaustion.

They completely treat themselves like beasts of burden.

Hathaway felt a pang of sympathy watching this. Damn it, you're just asking for trouble by competing with that rock man Thomas to be the best at rolling.
"Forget it. We're in this together now. I don't know what tricks you're up to, but I definitely won't hold you back. I'll give it my all this time during the flood."

Li Wei nodded, then looked at Li Yue.

“Aunt Yue, you must be tired from this long journey. You should have rested for a while, but the situation is not good. Hathaway and Ah Dai are responsible for releasing ice magic in the sky to resist the flood, while you are on the ground to control the overall situation. You must ensure stability.”

"Okay, leave everything to me."

Li Yue smiled. This time, she traveled west alone. She set off at the beginning of June and only returned today. It took her 45 days and she fought more than 30 battles, big and small. She has finally begun to regain the feeling she had back then.

As for what Li Wei really wanted to do, she wouldn't ask if he didn't say.

Li Wei then gave Qin Yu some more instructions and left on his own.

Yes, he left when this unprecedented and terrifying flood peak arrived, just twenty days before the spring wheat harvest.

Accompanying him were forty cavalrymen including Javier, Sith, Paul, and Joslin. They traveled eastward along the highway and, upon reaching the small town base, joined forty-two other cavalrymen including Zhao Xuanxuan, Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, and Grant.

Yes, this is the cavalry that Li Wei has been training on a large scale since April. It is a well-organized cavalry force that he has finally formed after enduring humiliation, keeping a low profile, and patiently waiting for this moment.

Currently, forty-two people have activated and bound their cavalry cards, and have also advanced to four stars. Their mounts have also been upgraded to four stars by consuming the magic potion prepared by Auntie.

Even their armor, weapons, and even their vests were complete and fully equipped.

Yes, for the past month and a half, Zhao Xuanxuan and her dozens of three-star craftsmen and more than a dozen three-star blacksmiths have been busy with this matter.

They were fully armored, along with their horses, and their weapons were spears, broadswords, or maces.

As for the remaining forty people, apart from the cavalry recruits who just started training a dozen days ago, the remaining twenty are expected to be able to get their cavalry cards within ten days.

They are currently all three-star warhorses, none of them are heavily armored, they are all lightly armored.

There's nothing we can do about it.

However, with forty-two heavy cavalry charging ahead, these light cavalry could easily reap the rewards from behind, whether it was gaining experience or cultivating destiny points.

That's right, after a long period of preparation, Li Wei can finally lead his troops out of the territory to gain experience.

The Ice Duke thought he could use the flood to weaken him and create all sorts of difficulties for him.

It can only be said that he guessed wrong.

My second aunt is in the territory's headquarters!

The riverside fortress is home to Qin fishermen.

Anna is the Baron of Hathaway!

With Hathaway and Li Yue, plus Ah Dai and Thomas, these four can fight against the flood peak, not to mention that more than a thousand strong laborers and dozens of large trucks can be mobilized here. It's no wonder that they can carry out a vigorous flood fighting and rescue operation.

At this moment, Li Wei also summoned his four-star warhorse. With a command, he took the lead and rode north along the road of Base 349, through the northern mountains.

Meanwhile, the Templar Knight Mark was waiting there with a force of thirty soldiers to provide support.

This trip is solely for training purposes.

Li Wei will return in twenty days, but by then he will have at least sixty-two four-star cavalrymen under his command.

What is a surprise? This is a surprise.

(End of this chapter)