Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 415 Future Planning
A day later, inside the One-Star Mage Tower, Li Wei, Second Aunt, Hathaway, Li Yue, Thomas, and Zhao Xuanxuan gathered together. Second Aunt personally prepared a three-star feast, much like a major shareholder leading a minority shareholder to discuss the development direction for the coming year.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Li Wei smiled and said, "Although we're still a little unaccustomed to it, we have to admit that one phase has ended. We need to look forward. What are your plans for the future?"

"My plan is to build a one-star mage tower. I have to build it. This time, I did some side work for Lord Night Owl and managed to save up some precious magical materials. Combined with what I had stored before, it's almost enough. But if Li Wei, Sister Xiaoyue, and Second Aunt could sponsor me some, that would be great. You deserve to have a third-tier spellcaster."

Hathaway spoke first, and she certainly wasn't polite.

"We'll talk about that later. As a vassal baron, you probably won't be participating in cross-border missions with us, will you?"

"Of course not. You were influenced by Sister Xiaoyue and Second Aunt, it has nothing to do with me. But even so, there are only nine years and five months left before I join the cross-border mission. So once I finish building the mage tower, I must take a position in the Ministry of the Interior or other departments to try to postpone my participation in the cross-border mission and keep in step with you so that we can enter the cross-border mission together."

"In addition, during this period, the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens will install a magic portal here for free. It will be convenient to deal with any situation in a timely manner. In short, Li Wei, don't worry. You can leave all the big and small matters of the territory to me from now on."

"Okay, that's fine." Li Wei nodded; this was the best outcome.

At this moment, my second aunt also said:
"I don't have any plans yet. My focus now is to study magic as much as possible. Hathaway can be a great help to me in this regard, so I plan to stay in the territory for the next three years. You can do whatever you want and don't need to worry about me. But if I have nothing to do, I can train those half-goat spellcasters who were converted into proper spellcasters. There are still not enough spellcasters in the territory. Although the possibility of being invaded by Neanderthals in the future is very small, we can't rule out the risk."

"Yes, especially since we are actually under the jurisdiction of Jingji Pass, which is on the front line. Once the fighting at Jingji Pass resumes, the flames of war could easily spread over here."

Li Yue nodded and then said to Li Wei, "I won't stay in the territory for the next three years. I'll become a mercenary and hone my skills in other exploration missions. That's my only goal. I can't hold back in the upcoming cross-border missions. Thomas and Xuanxuan will also become mercenaries for three years, going directly to the most challenging mission worlds you can currently accept. You need to continue to strengthen yourselves and develop the ability to fight and stand on your own."

"Because of Li Wei, our cross-border mission will naturally be more difficult than others. If we encounter a special item card at the beginning that separates us, that would be terrible."

Upon hearing Li Yue's words, Li Wei could only awkwardly rub his nose. Well, those Ni people truly hated him to the bone, without a doubt.

"Li Wei, have you settled on your Ranger code name yet?" Auntie suddenly asked, as having a code name could help avoid a lot of trouble.

"Not yet, so I can't leave this world. Even if the pioneering mission ends, as long as I don't leave, the Ranger mission will continue to be active and won't have 10% of the progress forcibly deducted. I estimate that by next autumn, I should be able to get the Ranger's code name. In addition, I also want to take this opportunity to properly grind my Farmer's Destiny."

Li Wei laughed and said that he had already planned for the future. It could be said that the biggest benefit after conquering a territory was the Farmer Card. If he didn't raise the Farmer's Destiny to 100, then conquering this territory would have been a waste.

“Okay, Xiaoyue, Xuanxuan, Thomas, don’t rush off. Let Hathaway make a Sequence 3 magic emblem for each of you. Also, Xuanxuan, you can make a set of enchanted armor for all of us so that we can avoid accidents as much as possible when we go out.”

At this moment, my second aunt said that she still had difficulty making Sequence 3 magic emblems quickly. It would take a month to make one, and it could only provide protection for six times.

In contrast, Hathaway can make one every three days with Li Yue's help, providing protection seven times and granting 1000 points of immunity to fatal damage each time.

“No problem, I’ll make it. Li Wei, let me make another one for you.”

"No need, I have this."

Li Wei grinned and took out his Flaming Viscount emblem, on which a giant fiery dragon loomed, seemingly ready to soar into the sky at any moment.

"Sequence Four?" Hathaway was surprised and envious. This was a viscount with real power.

"This should be the work of the Royal Capital Spellcasters Association, made by at least a fifth-tier spellcaster. It has 12 layers of protective magic built in, which means it can block twelve fatal attacks in a row. The damage of each attack cannot exceed 1500 points, otherwise two layers of protective magic will be triggered, and so on."

"This is incredibly powerful. Also, this Flame Emblem seems to have a very good defensive effect against fire magic. However, if the enchantment durability runs out, Li Wei, you might need a fourth-tier spellcaster to replenish it. Replenishing it once will cost at least 200,000 gold coins, so try to avoid triggering it if possible."

"I'll make you another Sequence 3 magic emblem. Also, I'll have Sister Xiaoyue and Xuanxuan tailor-make a set of top-quality light armor and a set of top-quality heavy armor for you. I'll also go to Ver City to buy some more resource cards, and we can replace them as needed!"

“That’s right, Xiao Wei, you need at least two sets of armor. Actually, if you wear heavy armor and ride a warhorse, you can charge into battle without any problem. But speaking of which, how’s your five-star warhorse that’s being upgraded going?”

Li Yue nodded at this moment. She had been sparring with Li Wei for almost a month and had a deep impression of Li Wei's combat power on horseback. He just didn't have the cavalry card, but the flexibility brought by the scout card, as long as he was matched with a powerful five-star warhorse, he could really gallop freely and have the spirit of a dragon horse!
"I've already given that pet card to my second aunt. It's currently being strengthened in the mage tower, which will increase the strengthening rate by another 10%, but we won't see results until at least next autumn," Li Wei said with a smile. As a spellcaster, his second aunt was only average in all aspects, but the magical potions she concocted were truly amazing.

"Second Aunt, I also want to strengthen my warhorse," Zhao Xuanxuan immediately said coquettishly. Although her current four-star warhorse was very strong, it could actually be even stronger.

"Forget it, you little trash. If you want to strengthen your pet, go get a six-star universal gold card first. Upgrading a pet from four to five stars is a huge hurdle, and you can't be careless. However, I have ten magical potions here. Take them with you. If you encounter danger in the mission, give one to your horse and one to yourself."

"Theoretically speaking, as long as you don't dismount, as long as you still have a horse, and with two Sequence 3 magic emblems, you can do whatever you want in all the current pioneering missions."

"Then, can't you give me twenty portions?"

"Don't push your luck, you little brat. If you face more than three fatal crises in the current exploration mission, then the difficulty of this exploration mission will be high enough to qualify you for the city building mission. Do you think that's possible?"

Her aunt scolded her, but Zhao Xuanxuan just smiled and didn't care.

"Second Aunt, Second Aunt, do you need light armor or heavy armor?"

"Tch, what do I, a spellcaster, need heavy armor for? Give me a set of medium armor. Xiaoyue, also sew me a cloak."

"I want one too! Xuanxuan, make me a set of medium-sized armor. Sister Xiaoyue, I'll provide the materials for the magic cloak."

"What about Thomas?" Li Wei asked.

"Let's build a set of heavy armor as well. It would be best if we could avoid transforming into a stone golem, but we still have to transform if necessary."

"Actually, these things are important, but our cooperation is even more important. Also, upgrade your professional cards to rare. I'll give each of you 50,000 gold later. After we return to Ver City, Aunt Yue, you take Thomas and Xuanxuan and upgrade their first professional cards to rare. This is very important."

"Upgrading to a rare card? That requires 20,000 gold plus 50 Fate Points. Are you two ready?" Li Yue asked. She knew that over the past year, the Fate Points of their primary professions had been skyrocketing. For example, Thomas was responsible for mining level 4 stone to build level 4 city walls, and Zhao Xuanxuan had been frantically forging enchanted armor recently. It would be strange if their Fate Points didn't increase by dozens of points.

Even her own tailor's destiny was raised from 68 to 99 because of the Night Owl's big order.

"Sister Xiaoyue, I'm ready. My blacksmith fate has reached 104 points and my miner fate has reached 80 points. Both of these cards can be upgraded to rare."

"Yeah, Thomas, what about you?"

"My stonemason destiny has reached 98, and my miner destiny is 92. That's good enough." Thomas smiled sheepishly. This was the moment of harvest.

"Damn, you two little trash, that's too much, acting like you're cheating."

Even my second aunt thought it was too overpowered. This meant that Thomas's bluntness was at least +8 and Zhao Xuanxuan's blood burning was at least +7. No wonder they were so arrogant.

However, on the other hand, the two of them are too specialized. Zhao Xuanxuan is better off; she has three out of the four professions—blacksmith, miner, craftsman, and cavalryman—that resonate with her. The combination of Bloodlust and cavalryman is indeed powerful.

Thomas, on the other hand, was solely focused on his professions as a stonemason and a miner.

This is not good. The best scenario is like Li Wei, where all four destiny types resonate and develop in a balanced way.

"Xiaoyue, let's leave Thomas in the territory. We can't let him go on missions alone. He's strong, but he's also easy to control. It wouldn't be fun if he got killed."

"Alright, I was too inconsiderate before. Does anyone have any other requests? If not, let's get started. After the magic portal is built in a couple of days, I'll need to go to Ver City to buy some materials."

(End of this chapter)