Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 184: Rookie King

[Your ally Hathaway used a three-star healing card on you, and your severed hand has been reattached. However, you still need to be careful and avoid strenuous activity and combat for the next month.]

[Your ally Hathaway has used a one-star life-restoring potion on you. You will recover a total of 200 health points over the next hour. However, your wound is a vital one and may require a month of rest to fully heal.]

[You participated in a battle against the final boss. In this battle, you dealt 27% damage to the Great Witch Luna and 17% damage to the Black-Robed Witch Missie. Your overall contribution to the battle exceeded 30%. Your performance was outstanding and meets the definition of Rookie King. You have successfully won the crown of Rookie King.]

All your earnings are being settled. The settled amount will be included in the Newcomer King's rewards. The settlement is in progress and may take up to an hour. Please wait patiently.

A few lines of information flashed by, and Li Wei's wounds seemed to be slowly healing. The life-saving medicine that Hathaway fed him seemed to have some kind of magic, managing to pull him back from the brink of death. However, at most, it was just a matter of stopping the bleeding and stitching up the wounds, like a surgery.

Why did you fail?

Li Wei asked in confusion. He was about to settle the score and could leave this world once he met the conditions for becoming the Rookie King. But Hathaway should be able to strike while the iron was hot, reunite with Ron, and take over Kah City.

Why did she say she failed again?

Hathaway seemed somewhat dazed, gazing into the distance before letting out a soft sigh after a long while.

"Why do you think I'm here to assassinate the Great Witch Luna? Why do you think I ordered Little John to sacrifice himself to hold off the Black-Robed Witch Missy?"

"Why? Isn't the only remaining final boss the Mad Baron?"

Li Wei asked weakly, this was the part he couldn't understand at all.

Hathaway gave a wry smile and sighed, "Didn't you notice that when Priest Joseph issued the temple mission, there was no reward for killing Luna? I told you back then that the gods of this world wanted to protect Luna."

"But that is not allowed. The gods of this world cannot obtain Luna's power, because it is a power that does not belong to this world."

"Therefore, we must nip this possibility in the bud at all costs, even if it means I cannot complete my four-star lord mission."

"Actually, Lady Night Owl had foreseen this scene long ago, so she gave me two five-star stealth cards. I used one to assassinate Hathaway, and the last one was for Luna."

"If we had been able to kill the Great Witch Luna through conventional means, then this last card of invisibility would have been a bonus for me. I would have gotten the title, the city of Kahe, and the card of invisibility. All three benefits would have been in my pocket. It was a wonderful thought. So, I was very ambitious at the beginning."

“When I first arrived, I could tell you were no pushover, so I decisively used the most unsolvable method. I needed to control the overall situation, and I needed to slow down the pace of the family's development. You couldn't control Ron if you were the head of the family, but you know the result. Damn it, I'm unlucky to have met someone like you.”

“My assassination attempt on Hathaway would only slightly accelerate the plot, while the trade routes you opened up turned everything into a locomotive.”

"There's no need to go into what happened next. The gods of this world used some minor means to make Joffrey's camp discovered, and at that point I had no other choice."

"So, for the past seven days, I've had Little John scout out Kah City every day. The Great Witch Luna isn't stupid. Once she discovers that Little John is scouting so frequently, she only needs to use her methods to find out that we're preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Kah City."

"She is not afraid of us. In fact, the cards she obtained after killing us will only make her more powerful. But she is afraid of the priest. She imprisoned Priest Joseph by controlling the Mad Baron. She doesn't even dare to face the priest directly, which is why Priest Joseph is still alive after being imprisoned for several months."

“The Mad Baron would gain a brief moment of lucidity every time he got close to Priest Joseph.”

"Therefore, the Great Witch Luna knew very well that she would lose this battle without a doubt, unless she could lead her troops to break through Joffrey's camp in advance. However, she was worried that without her in charge, the Mad Baron would awaken, or that we would take over the city of Kah. Her power was still too weak. Her strange magic could only turn a few soldiers into corrupted soldiers every day, which was very slow."

"Therefore, after weighing the options, capturing a few scouts and seizing the cards was the best choice for her."

"But she couldn't catch Little John. Little John had a two-star warhorse, which could run incredibly fast at crucial moments. So, she could only wait patiently, and I took the opportunity to use the Invisibility Card to hide here in advance, because I knew, and Luna knew, that when the army set off, there would definitely be scout teams."

"And it was under these circumstances that John willingly became the bait. He was responsible for keeping the black-robed witch occupied. When facing a cunning opponent of this caliber, the best approach is to get involved himself."

"Of course, I also gave him enough benefits, and Night Owl will compensate us after we return from this mission."

"So even if you didn't arrange for him to go to the south side of Shishan, he would have gone there on his own. He used his two professional cards to buy me and you the last bit of time."

"Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this beforehand, because there was a high chance that your Blood Raven pet would share this secret."

"In a sense, appointing you as the scout captain was a key step in luring out the black-robed witch Missy."

"That's roughly it. Once the High Priestess Luna dies, Baron Mad Mark will regain his sanity. Priest Joseph can prove he wasn't wrong, so logically, Kahr City still belongs to him. I no longer have a reason to attack Kahr City that fits the plot. I failed. Ron failed even more. In fact, he was forcibly evicted three days ago. The current Ron is the real, royal guard knight Ron." "So in a sense, killing the High Priestess Luna before the army arrived in Kahr City was actually the best outcome. Otherwise, even if we ultimately defeated the High Priestess and killed the Mad Baron outside Kahr City as planned, there would likely be complications if I wanted to take Kahr City, which would make things difficult for Night Owl's boss."

"Then why didn't you arrange for Kled and Pania to join the scout team? Instead, you assigned Fira and two mercenaries. Aren't you afraid of failure?"

Li Wei asked again, which was also what he was curious about: Didn't Hathaway, this gambling addict, worry that she would fail?
Hathaway held up two fingers. "There are two reasons. First, I still believe in your abilities. In any case, someone who has a chance to win the Rookie of the Year title can't be weak."

“Secondly, when Ron was forcibly settled three days ago, the Ron sent by the royal family took over everything. Klein and Pania were assigned to the combat sequence instead of the reconnaissance sequence. I no longer have the authority to order them around. But you, Fila, Shelt, and Li Zhengxing arrived later and are low-ranking mercenaries. This gives us room to maneuver.”

"In reality, adding you to the scout team was just a false order from John the Younger."

"Anyway, it turns out I made the right bet. That's all for now. Goodbye, and remember, I am Hathaway the Witch!"

As she spoke, Hathaway was suddenly blown away by the wind, turning into countless tiny rays of light and disappearing from Li Wei's sight.

Immediately afterwards, Li Wei also saw the other people, who seemed both far away and very close.

John smiled slightly at her and left, leaving Fila with a dejected look on her face. She had really lost out this time.

Carson, Roddy, Kled, Parja—some of them remained expressionless, while others nodded in acknowledgment.

But they all left one after another.

Finally, seven strangers appeared in the distance, one of whom was a woman holding a sleeping baby. They stared in astonishment. The young man in the lead looked thoughtful, with a hint of resentment, but in the end, it all turned into a long sigh.

Undoubtedly, all players in this world have been forcibly wiped out.

Only Li Wei remained, and it was at this moment that he discovered someone walking in front of him—the head of the Ministry of the Interior, Night Owl.

"grown ups!"

Li Wei tried to sit up. This was the head of the Ministry of the Interior, and he couldn't afford to be negligent.

Night Owl smiled and looked Li Wei up and down a few times before saying, "No need to be reserved or anxious. We haven't had a new champion here for 132 years, so the settlement process will be a bit slow. But don't worry, what's yours will be yours. Now we can talk about other things. If you have any questions, you can ask them now without hesitation."

"Besides, this place is currently considered a barrier layer outside this world, so it's very safe. You don't need to worry about anything."

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I do have some questions I'd like to ask. I'd like to know how I should plan my career? Or do you have any advice for me?"

Li Wei sincerely asked for advice. Everything in the newbie mission world was over. Whether it started strong but ended weakly or left him completely bewildered, he needed to look to the future.

He would not and should not ask why it was better to let Hathaway give up the four-star lord mission in order to assassinate Luna, or why the gods of that world could not obtain Luna's power.

He had to understand that it was only in the orderly and peaceful world of the newbie missions, under the constraints of various rules, that he could stand on equal footing with big shots like Hathaway and Ron, and even have a contest of skills. Once outside, he still needed to remain humble.

Therefore, asking the department head, Night Owl, at this moment is the most appropriate thing to do.

Sure enough, a hint of appreciation appeared in Night Owl's eyes. "Actually, I think you already have a clear idea of ​​your future career plans."

"For us players who work for the great six-star lord, our first class card cannot be changed. If a class has a destiny score of over 20, it would be self-inflicted harm to change it. Look at your current three class destinies, they're pretty good. You've figured out a good path on your own. As for the fourth card, you can choose either a cavalry card or a scout card, neither is wrong. The specific situation depends on your own ideas."

"But if you ask me, I wouldn't recommend you reach four stars so quickly. The difficulty increases significantly after reaching four stars. Without enough foundation, you might end up as a four-star mercenary or a four-star peddler, like that unscrupulous merchant Sophie. Do you think she wanted to be like that? It's because after reaching four stars, she had no foundation, no team, no unique features, and no territory. She could only become a peddler or a mercenary. But in reality, she was once an outstanding lord player who ranked fifth in the newbie missions!"

"Didn't she apply for the three-star lord mission?"

Li Wei's heart stirred; fifth place on the newcomer list was actually not bad.

"Of course I applied, but after failing three times, according to the rules, she has to be downgraded. For example, you currently have three three-star professional cards, but if you fail three times, your Lumberjack card will be downgraded to two stars, and you will lose at least one-third of your existing destiny. That's the price."

(End of this chapter)