Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 396 The Wisdom of the Half-Goat
"May I ask, my lord, what are the gods?"

Sure enough, one of the superhumans spoke up and asked a question. It was another half-goat. It seemed that these half-goat spellcasters were all relatively calm and quick-witted.

This time, Li Wei thought about it and decided to answer.

"The organization I belong to is called the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, and the temple in my territory is called the Temple of the Heavens. The Temple of the Heavens worships the gods of the heavens, or simply the gods. The core divine message passed down by the gods is only one: always ensure the most basic humanistic care."

"That's all I can say, and all I know. I can't say anything else, and I don't know anything else either."

After saying this, Li Wei was also a little worried because he didn't know if he would have to do a retake.

But the reason he dared to say that was because we had entered a special plot period. They were discussing the matter of recruiting the surrendered superhumans with the Duke of Frost. So why couldn't I offer a small round of recruitment to a few surrendered superhumans?

At this moment, the half-goat man who had spoken earlier said again: "You are outsiders, and those strategists are also outsiders, but you clearly belong to two different organizations. Last night, we all received a message from the Ice Duke, which said that he intends to negotiate with you. I want to know, if the negotiations are successful, will the Ice Duke become someone like you?"

Huh?
This was a problem that Li Wei hadn't considered.

Seeing Li Wei's surprised expression, the half-goat man actually smiled and said, "My lord, please don't be surprised. Only the spellcasters here can receive this information. Moreover, in a sense, the four of us were planning to defect after last night's battle. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for you to conquer this fortress, my lord."

Good guy!
Li Wei had said that during last night's battle, he hadn't seen the four half-goat spellcasters at all, but in the end, the four of them actually appeared among the prisoners.

That's amazing, I see.

"First of all, I am not responsible for negotiating with Duke Frost. That will be handled by the kingdom's special envoy, who seems to be a very powerful mage. So I have no idea what price the kingdom will offer Duke Frost. But in any case, as long as the negotiations are successful, Duke Frost will become an important subject of the Kingdom of Locke."

"Alright, I've answered your questions. Now, can you tell me why you want to defect? ​​Don't you agree with Duke Frost's theories and beliefs?"

Li Wei asked curiously, she was really curious.

"It's actually very simple. We don't want to become those half-goat super-spellcasters. You've seen those things, right? This is even the second time you've shot one. To be honest, it's terrifying. We didn't dare to defect, but we anticipated that you would attack the city, so we secretly discussed it. We never expected it to turn out like this. When we saw the divine spell cast by that Templar Knight Mark, we didn't hesitate to stay and become prisoners."

"Also, don't ask us about the details of modifying super-spellcasters; we know nothing about it."

“I think I understand now. So, could you please answer another question that I’m curious about? Why did you become half-goat spellcasters instead of half-pig, half-centaur, or half-bull people with superpowers?”

"Perhaps it's because we're both quite rational. I used to be a university physics professor."

"I am an associate professor."

"I am a doctoral student."

"I am a senior high school biology teacher, and sometimes I also teach math."

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Goodness, they all come with the "scholar" prefix, huh?

"So, the four of you, and all of you, have we reached a consensus? That is, you believe in me, and you believe in the Templar Knight Mark, and you are willing to fight for me, or to become free citizens within my territory?"

Li Wei then asked again.

He wasn't afraid of these guys; he could wipe them out by himself. But winning people's hearts was a gradual process that required sincerity, so he was very cautious.

Why did he take so long to give those 37 former superhumans who had been transformed into normal people various performances, provide various benefits, and even bind their professional cards on the spot?

This was partly to quickly gather a group of loyal soldiers.

On the other hand, it was also meant to be seen by these prisoners who were still superhumans.

Words are sometimes pale, but facts are colorful.

Another moment of silence followed.

After a long silence, the four half-sheep nodded solemnly. "Your Excellency, we believe in your sincerity and in the Templar Knight Mark. We are willing to pledge our allegiance to you and hope to have a place to settle under your rule. We can even help you manage and escort those natural people south."

“But we still have a request. Considering our current situation, although you, my lord, are a leader with a broad mind and extraordinary vision, we must take into account the fear and hatred that the other free people under your rule have for us. Therefore, if you allow it, we hope to remain in this fortress until we can return to normalcy in six months or a year.” “That’s understandable, but it’s too far away, a full two thousand miles from my territory. If anything happens, there’s no time to provide support. How about I find you a place to stay?”

Li Wei smiled slightly, casually took out a hand-drawn map, and spread it out so that each of those guys could see it clearly.

"To the north of my territory, at the northern exit through this mountainous region, there is a small county town. I don't know its name, but it is about two hundred miles away from my territory. It is situated by mountains and water, with an excellent terrain. If it is built into a fortress, it will be easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, there are many sturdy buildings in the city that can serve as strongholds."

"You can garrison there, which will serve as the border for my territory. I can even provide manpower and supplies to help you build city walls or other fortifications. Even if you change your mind in the future and don't want to be human anymore, it doesn't matter. As long as you don't initiate a war, I will give you a chance to survive, and I will even allow you to be a neutral faction."

"how?"

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, the other ability users didn't react much, but the four half-goat spellcasters were clearly tempted.

It can attack or defend, not bad at all.

"Very well! Since the lord has said so, how can we hesitate any longer? I suggest that we set off immediately. The relationship between Duke Frost and those strategists is a bit strange. We are not Duke Frost's confidants, so we don't know much about it. But I dare say that this peace talk will not be so simple. Lord, you should make more preparations."

"That's natural, but there's no rush, because my reinforcements will arrive before tonight. Otherwise, how will these 1,600 people get there? Traveling on foot is the worst thing to do. By the way, what are your names, teachers?"

Li Wei laughed heartily.

“I dare not call myself a teacher, that feels like a lifetime ago. My name is Chekhov, this is my former assistant Kidman, this is my student Liu Huan, and this high school teacher is Hank. The four of us were once a team and even organized a survivor base, but we were later subdued by the Ice Duke. In fact, the orcs here are all our companions.”

"However, my lord, we orcs have a natural aversion to the machines and electricity of the pre-apocalyptic world, so if you would allow it, we hope that when reinforcements arrive, we can avoid them for a while."

“That works. By the way, you can try taking blood-resistance drugs; they might be effective for you.” Li Wei suddenly had an idea.

"It's ineffective, my lord. Blood plague is not a disease, but a frenzied and disordered evolutionary process in which the genetic sequence has been altered by chaotic magical particles. In this respect, the Ice Duke is great. He helped us to transform from frenzied and disordered evolution into calm and orderly evolution, and our power system has now basically stabilized."

"As for the blood resistance potion you mentioned, we have indeed heard of it. Last year, there was a man named Ron and another man named Zhao Kewu, who belonged to you outsiders. They brought some blood resistance potions with them. However, after our research, we found that this blood resistance potion is actually a kind of early-stage gene stabilizing agent. It can resist the damage to gene sequences caused by disordered magic particles in the early stages, but it is powerless against us."

"So, my lord, do you know why we believe what you say? It's because what you said about the Temple of the Gods and divine magic, which seem absurd, actually proves one thing: that there is a higher level of magic that can fundamentally modify our genetic changes and adjust our genes."

"The so-called divine magic is nothing more than a deal with a high-ranking mage. I guess that must be it."

The half-goat Chekhov spoke eloquently, leaving Li Wei completely dumbfounded and not daring to respond.

I dare not say that the so-called gods and deities are actually magicians of a higher dimension.

Isn't this chaotic crisis caused by the origin of magic itself the result of ancient magicians?
But that has nothing to do with him.

Next, Li Wei had Chekhov lead all the superhumans to the other side of the city to avoid colliding with vehicles.

We're not afraid they'll escape; it doesn't matter if they do.

They can't cause much trouble anymore.

Afterwards, Li Wei personally visited those natural persons, mainly the level three and level two superhumans who had been healed and restored by Mark's divine magic the night before. In Chekhov's words, these were all in the early stages of symptoms and could be quickly purified and cured.

These people were also the strongest among the natural survivors; stabilizing them was essentially equivalent to stabilizing the elderly, weak, women, and children.

This task was not difficult, but it could not be taken lightly. Li Wei personally asked each person, explained and clarified the matter to them, and finally distributed one-star professional cards to them.

Even if each person receives one, it would be an excellent tool to stabilize morale.

Li Wei then temporarily reorganized them into groups of ten and teams of thirty. They elected their own group leaders and squad leaders, distributed weapons, patrolled the area around the fortress, and repaired powerful weapons such as the giant crossbows.

It is worth mentioning that the other 37 ability restorers were directly incorporated into Li Wei's own team, because they were truly elite and could become loyal soldiers.

Given their identities, what else could they do besides try to prove themselves by aligning themselves with Li Wei?

(End of this chapter)