Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 390 True Helping Seedlings Grow: Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow

"Stop! Rest here for two hours!"

On an open field, Li Wei shouted, and more than eighty cavalrymen immediately dispersed and came to a stop at a steady pace.

The terrain here is open and the vegetation is abundant, making it a perfect place for rest and recuperation.

This is essential to maintain the stamina of warhorses at all times and ensure that the stamina of each cavalryman is above the safety line in order to deal with any possible emergencies.

This is the third day.

Li Wei's team had already traveled nearly 1,500 li in this area, wandering around and outmaneuvering the Neanderthal scouts and small groups of centaur cavalry, engaging in a chase and a hide-and-seek game.

The results were minimal, but quite disgusting.

Li Wei felt that the other party probably wanted to ambush them somewhere.

To be honest, he's not the kind of person who likes adventure.

However, based on the various clues available, it appears that the Niren and the Ice Duke had been planning this operation in the area for at least several months prior.

In the past two days, he has discovered survivor bases more than once, but they are all empty, and the further west and north he goes, the more empty they become.

"So, there should be a large base to the west or north, and the survivors in this area have all been abducted. But it's also possible they were all sent to the foot of the snow mountain... It seems the Ice Duke and the Neanderthals are preparing a major attack!"

"If we allow them to continue plundering the population to the north and let them develop indefinitely, the consequences will likely be dire."

Li Wei sighed, dispelling the last bit of hesitation in her heart; sometimes, there really is no other choice.

He then activated the purple card he had picked up three days earlier. Since he was going to fight to the death, he had to arm himself with all his might.

not bad!
Although he didn't kill that Negro himself, he probably still got to experience the effects of the "Wolf Travels a Thousand Miles" title.

[You have opened a purple card that drops, and you have received 15000 Barbarian Gold Coins.]

You have obtained a five-star craftsman card with a craftsman destiny of 62.

You have obtained a five-star hunter card with 51 hunter fate points.

You have acquired a damaged set of five-star enchanted heavy armor, including a helmet, full body armor, greaves, and boots.

You have obtained a five-star enchanted spear.

You have obtained a five-star enchanted vest.

You have obtained a four-star pet card, which contains a four-star quality warhorse.

You have obtained two 3-star resource cards, each containing several resources.

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At this moment, Li Wei put away the two five-star cards, as no one needed them for the time being. He had accumulated four more five-star cards, of which the five-star Butcher card had been reserved for Thomas. The remaining three could only be disposed of by Night Owl, or sold when he returned to Ver City after completing the mission.

As for that five-star enchanted heavy armor, it has now become a blank heavy armor, with its enchantments, durability, and even the magic emblems all destroyed.

Even so, it still has a base defense of +60, which is worthy of being heavy armor. Of course, the burden level is also as high as 18, which means that 9 points of agility will be deducted.

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to replace it. It didn't matter if the enchantment durability was gone or if it was damaged. It could be repaired with about two or three four-star universal gold cards.

The key issue is the reduced agility caused by the increased burden, which is quite inconvenient for a scout-oriented ranger like him.

However, the current situation must also be taken into account; he cannot be separated from Zhao Xuanxuan and the others, and cannot fight alone.

In the past three days, without him leading the way, Zhao Xuanxuan and her cavalry force would have encountered at least twelve ambushes and nearly five hundred traps.

There are at least three Nepalese people on the other side secretly causing trouble.

Without him, the cavalry would be unable to move an inch, or would soon turn into corpses and disappear without a trace.

Wearing this five-star heavy armor, especially the heavy helmet, Li Wei felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he were carrying a prison cell with him. His agility, which was originally 65 points, dropped to 60 points...

Okay, that's still an outrageous number.

However, his overall defense increased from 69 points to 111 points.

The kind that even heavy machine guns can't penetrate.

"Wow, Li Wei, you suddenly look so handsome in this heavy armor!"

Zhao Xuanxuan, who came over to help Li Wei put on heavy armor, joked. Then she helped Li Wei put on a five-star enchanted vest for his warhorse. This vest itself weighed 200 jin and had a base defense of +80. It was not afraid of ordinary sword and spear cuts. If Zhao Xuanxuan hadn't smashed its head with a hammer, it would have been impossible to kill it.

“That Neanderthal centurion we killed earlier seemed pretty formidable. Look at the texture of this heavy armor, the pattern on this vest. Hey, Li Wei, how about we swap? I'll give you my four-star enchanted heavy scale armor.”

"Don't joke around!" Li Wei jumped a few times on the spot and gradually got used to it. The heavy armor he was wearing weighed nearly 150 pounds, and he needed to get used to it as soon as possible.

Next, he also added the five-star enchanted spear to his personal resource card to use as a regular weapon. It was a steel spear that was 2.5 meters long. He wasn't very comfortable using it, but there was no other way. When fighting on horseback, this kind of spear weapon was very advantageous.

However, this time, his charging speed on the battlefield would probably be enough to fill a table with those twenty new recruits.

Next, Li Wei mounted his warhorse and, under everyone's watchful eyes, circled around a few times, attempting a rapid spear charge, a quick bow shot, a spear throw, and a heavy sword slash.

It has some impact, but not much. The main reason is that with the increased defense, he can ignore some details of dodging and shift from pursuing the ultimate in flexible attacks to a brutal, sweeping push.

Perhaps because of his high attributes and solid foundation, after training for more than half an hour, he finally overcame all the discomfort and found the right rhythm.

When Li Wei dismounted again,
"My lord, I've obtained a cavalry card. Just now, witnessing you switching weapons and training on horseback, I don't know why, but it was as if a light shone in my mind, instantly filling in the gaps in my understanding."

At that moment, a lightly armored cavalryman suddenly shouted excitedly and handed a one-star cavalry card that was shimmering with a faint light to Li Wei.

"Hey, not bad!"

Li Wei smiled slightly, praising him generously, which was perfectly normal.

Upon receiving the cavalry card, several phantom images naturally appeared on it.

The illusion depicted the soldier's training over the past three months, from initially struggling to even mount a horse, to repeatedly falling off the galloping warhorse.

His head was bleeding profusely, his bones were broken, his tendons were snapped, and even several of his teeth were knocked out.

If it weren't for the life-saving elixir prepared by his second aunt, he would already be a one-eyed man.

"In three months, I rode 13500 kilometers effectively, launched 30,000 effective attacks on horseback, mastered spear thrusting and longsword slashing, and made 125 effective attacks on the enemy in battle, 26 of which were fatal blows."

"Not bad, this data is average."

As these data flashed through Li Wei's mind, she also felt a little regretful.

To date, no one has been able to obtain a rare cavalry card.

Yes, including top players like Javier, Benjamin, Santiago, and Grant.

They could obtain ordinary cavalry cards very easily, some in a month, some in three months, and some in four months, but without exception, no one could actually get one.

The value of rare class cards has been steadily increasing.

Next, Li Wei took out a black iron token and had the soldier upgrade his first profession to four stars. The gold coins required for the upgrade would be automatically deducted from Li Wei's treasury.

As for the experience needed, it's definitely not enough if everyone pools their resources together, but it would be much easier if seventy or eighty people helped.

Of course, it would be a huge problem if someone's primary occupation was farming and they couldn't possibly be recruited as a soldier from the start.

In short, these cavalrymen were all trained through a quick process.

"Xuanxuan, gather Benjamin, Javier, and the others over here. We need to have a meeting."

Li Wei then spoke again.

"A meeting? Li Wei, you can just give the order if you need anything. There's no need for a meeting. If anyone disagrees, I'll smash their head in for you. Besides, with your prestige, everyone will respect you." Zhao Xuanxuan shook her head. What a joke. That's the only bad thing about you, kid.

"Really? Actually, my idea is that, for better guerrilla warfare, I want those of you with a lot of cavalry experience to trade away your excess cavalry experience. This way, you can get some cavalry cards to fill the gaps for those who don't have them yet. Although this might seem like forcing growth, it's the best way to improve your strength in a short time!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuanxuan jumped three feet high!

“Li Wei, this is an evil method. You must not go astray. Cavalry cards are different from other class cards. Other cards can use this quick mode, but this really won’t work.”

"To give you an example, a person can easily get a one-star woodcutter card by chopping down trees for a month, but the skill required for cavalry is more than ten woodcutter cards, you know? Not being able to train them personally, not being able to learn and gain experience in battle, will have a huge impact on their future."

"Besides, do you know how hard it is to farm cavalry experience? It's damn hard to farm than other class cards. Li Wei, I advise you to change your mind."

Grass!
Li Wei looked at Zhao Xuanxuan speechlessly. In fact, he knew all too well that this kind of thing had great drawbacks. Back then, he bought some farmer experience from Liang Yuzhi just to upgrade to a four-star farmer. At the time, it went smoothly, but for a long time afterward, his farmer destiny did not increase and became stagnant.

It wasn't until this year, when he planted 900 acres of land in one go, that things seemed to return to normal.

This kind of thing is mysterious and won't be reflected in the data, but it really does affect future potential.

However, Li Wei was a little worried about the upcoming battle. Mainly because they were now deep in enemy territory, unfamiliar with the terrain, Ah Dai was not around, and they could not rely on the other hunting pets, which was a big disadvantage.

Therefore, if we don't want to retreat and can't retreat, upgrading everyone's cavalry level, at least to make them more mobile, is better than anything else.

"Execute the order!"

(End of this chapter)