Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 267 The Scout Heads West

Li Wei didn't answer, but directly took out a leaf of the mutated cabbage. Liang Yuzhi immediately pounced on it as if she had found a treasure, her eyes shining as she explored and sniffed it. Li Yue, on the other hand, remained unmoved, probably because she knew she wasn't good at this.

“I can make it into a potion, Li Wei. Do you want to try? I won’t charge you for making it. To be honest, with this potion, I think we can take care of that Flame Duke in the near future. Of course, you have to give me two days.”

"What potion?"

"Of course it's a life potion, starting at two stars, and possibly three stars. This amount should be enough to make five servings. After taking it, it can instantly restore 100 health points and accumulate 200 stamina points within 10 minutes, which is excellent."

"Alright! Let's prepare it then!" Li Wei was secretly delighted. Although he knew that the process of preparing the potion would also be an important experience for Liang Yuzhi in obtaining rare scholar cards, and she might even gain other benefits.

But so what? Interests are bound together like this. Without shared interests, how can people be of one mind with you?

“In that case, taking down Duke Flame is our consensus. However, we cannot be careless about this matter. We need to conduct reconnaissance in advance to understand the terrain and environment. Most importantly, we need to find out how many life cores Duke Flame has. So Li Wei, you have to set off immediately to conduct reconnaissance first. After you have made a discovery, then have Ah Dai come back to deliver the message.”

"Sister Yang and I will stay here at the camp for the time being."

Li Yue then spoke up.

But Li Wei was somewhat insecure; he was extremely wary of Duke Flame.

"Why don't you come with me? We can scout ahead, and then have Sister Yang bring her people over in two days to launch a team battle?"

"No, my scout card is lost, and my scout destiny is almost cleared. For someone like Duke Flame, we can be detected as soon as we get within a kilometer of him. But you are different. If I'm not mistaken, you have already obtained a one-star rare scout card?"

"Ah! How did you know?" Li Weiyi was stunned.

Li Yue revealed a meaningful smile, "I guessed it. Although Yang Jie and I are hated by gods and ghosts and have a bad reputation, one is ruthless and the other has an eccentric personality, we still have some skills. In short, you have to understand that the reason why these two strange women can submit to you and cooperate with you at the same time is partly due to the circumstances, but on the other hand, isn't it also because we are trying to curry favor and hope to do you a favor?"

"In short, Yang Jie and I don't even have any territory right now, but we might need your help in the future."

At this point, Li Yue took out a cloak. "This is equipment I used before. It's perfect for infiltration and reconnaissance when used with a scout card. I'll give it to you first."

“That’s right, that’s what I meant too. This is my last potion, and it will also help you with your infiltration and reconnaissance. Take it, I’m bankrupt today.”

Liang Yuzhi also reluctantly took out a potion, and then the two of them left without saying anything more.

This time, they really suffered a huge loss.

At this moment, Li Wei's heart stirred, and the information about the cloak and the potion surfaced.

【Name: Scout Cloak】

【Quality: Three Stars】

[Note: This is a cloak woven from special magical materials. It can insulate you from body heat, your heartbeat, your body odor, and your scent to the greatest extent possible. Especially when you are still, this cloak can give you the greatest sense of security.]

[Feature: Greatly enhances your stealth in the dark and dimly lit environments]

[After equipping this item, your burden increases by 10, and you cannot move quickly, otherwise no one can protect you.]

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【Name: Disguise Potion】

【Quality: Three Stars】

[Prepared by: Widow Yang]

[Note: Can't you guess its function just by looking at the name? Are you a pig?]

[Valid for three hours]

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These are indeed very advantageous equipment and potions for infiltration.

Next, Li Wei didn't hesitate any longer. He dressed neatly, took some food and water, called Ah Dai, and set off under the watchful eyes of Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi without waiting for the two newcomers to arrive.

As a scout, it was right for him to go and investigate first.

Faced with a terrifying being like the Flame Duke, who is similar to a final boss, how could we rush in without doing any reconnaissance?
Thus, by dawn the next day, Li Wei was already over a hundred miles away, able to see the county town, the highway outside the town, and the survivor camp in the northern suburbs of the county town.

He chose a hiding place, but did not wear a scout's cloak, because he was still outside the city and had that much confidence.

The original site of that survivor camp should have been a slightly larger factory, but the original factory buildings should have been demolished and replaced with more robust concrete structures, and a cement wall with a circumference of about three kilometers was built around it.

Yes, it was just a wall, far from meeting the standards of a city wall. It was less than 30 centimeters wide and about three meters high, with a one-meter-high barbed wire fence on top. In many places, it was even damaged.

Behind the city wall were four reinforced concrete outposts, but no one was seen patrolling.

In short, it gives people a loose, childish feeling.

Li Wei observed the camp from several miles away for a long time, changing his perspective seven or eight times. Around eight o'clock in the morning, he saw the camp gate open, and many people came out, carrying sickles, preparing to harvest the crops outside the camp. Their survivor camp had a lot of farmland, about five hundred acres, a golden expanse as far as the eye could see. Even downwind, Li Wei could smell the fragrance of wheat. He was certain that a certain percentage of these fields produced wheat of one-star quality.

But the total number should not be large, otherwise there is no reason why even the mutated bird flocks would be too lazy to visit this place.

There were many people out harvesting, about a hundred of them. A dozen or so of them seemed to be people with superpowers, patrolling and keeping watch around the perimeter. The rest of them were wielding sickles and harvesting like crazy, binding the wheat as they went. At the same time, more than twenty people from the camp pushed wheelbarrows and carried away the bound wheat. They worked together very well and didn't seem to have low intelligence.

Li Wei observed for a long time, but ultimately decided to continue observing because he couldn't understand the operating logic of this survivor camp.

The difference between those idiotic superhumans who came out before and the scene before us is enormous.

For the rest of the day, nothing unusual happened; the harvesting, transportation, and cooperation proceeded without any problems.

But as the sun set, something strange happened: those people immediately rushed back to their camp, even the superhumans did so.

At that moment, Li Wei ordered Ah Dai to take off, and they quickly detected the anomaly.

That's right, this seemingly carefree survivor camp is really just a cover and a facade; all the survivors and superhumans live underground.

Through Ah-Dai's eyes, Li Wei clearly saw a seemingly sturdy three-story building slowly move away, revealing a three-meter-wide underground passage, the depths of which were brightly lit...

This is by no means a simple, crude, or primitive survivor base, but rather a fully equipped underground base, similar to an underground base.

So what exactly happened?

Li Wei thought about it for a long time before recalling Ah Dai.

As night fell, he changed into a scout's cloak and sneaked into the county town under the cover of darkness. There was definitely a powerful mutated creature in the town; a few months ago, Ah-Dai had seen a pair of fiery red eyes.

He guessed that it was most likely the Flame Duke.

The night was pitch black, the starlight was dim, and in a city full of ruins, ordinary people could only see a dozen or twenty meters. Even Li Wei could only see a little over a hundred meters before, but now he could see two or three hundred meters without any pressure, as if it were daytime.

His footsteps were barely audible, quieter than the rustling of a mouse, yet he remained agile and nimble, walking steadily even amidst ruins.

The scout cloak is a bit of a hindrance, preventing him from increasing his speed.

Of course, he was neither impatient nor presumptuous.

He didn't wear the title of "Tracker," nor did he rush to find mutated creatures. Instead, he calmly memorized the city's layout, building locations, and specific terrain, creating a three-dimensional map in his mind.

Yes, that's a good habit, and it's not too difficult, especially after getting a one-star scout card.

Around midnight, the entire layout of the city was already in Li Wei's mind.

He also successfully gained 10 reconnaissance experience points.

what!
That's good. So, with the Scout Card, even gaining reconnaissance experience has become easier?
This is great.

Li Wei remained unhurried and began entering the buildings one by one to conduct reconnaissance and looting.

As expected, all the buildings were thoroughly ransacked by professionals, leaving nothing behind.

Fortunately, Li Wei had his own reconnaissance objective. He was looking for clues about the mutated creatures. He explored building after building, and as dawn approached, he immediately hid in a dilapidated building and lay in wait, refusing to move.

Even with a scout's cloak, he would still be highly likely to be spotted during the day.

Of course, through reconnaissance last night, he had already located a twenty-story building in the center of the city.

There's definitely something wrong with this building.

However, he planned to leave the reconnaissance for last, and first get the surrounding environment sorted out.

And so, the day passed quickly, and nothing happened.

As night fell, Li Wei quietly slipped out and released Ah Dai, sending it back to deliver a message that Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi could come over early the next morning.

He continued searching the area around the building, and indeed found many suspicious places.

Around 3 a.m., Li Wei silently slipped into the city center building.

The main structure of the building is very sturdy, and some traces of later reinforcement can be seen around the perimeter.

It seems that when the apocalypse first came, this place was used as a survivor base or a government-organized center for dealing with anomalies.
However, this place felt different to him. He smelled a very faint stench of decay, but at the same time, it was accompanied by a very fresh smell of blood.

In addition, a strange sense of crisis also descended upon them. That's right, the powerful mutated creature, or the out-of-control superhuman, was right here.

And he is very likely the Duke of Flames.

(End of this chapter)