Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 348 Delivering True Feelings Despite Wind and Rain

Three seconds later, a gold card and a purple card appeared in Li Wei's hands, as if in a dream.

Yes, it really is a dream.

Li Wei knew that Thomas was very strong now. After activating the blunting bloodline, he transformed into a level 4 rock giant and could maintain it for a full 9 minutes. Unless he encountered armor-piercing explosive shells, Zhao Xuanxuan's hammer, or a level 5 rock giant, ordinary people really couldn't do anything to him.

However, that's no reason for him to kill a five-star cross-border Neanderthal scout!
Did these Neanderthals' intelligence and strength both advance in opposite directions?

Surely this Neanderthal scout can't just go deep into the mine and get blocked by Thomas, can he?

A ridiculous thought flashed through Li Wei's mind, but it was indeed the most likely thing to happen, because Thomas's dulled bloodline was a natural counter to perception-based players. It wasn't that they would die upon contact, but rather that they would be unable to perceive anything.

Normally, if Li Wei encounters a creature that might pose a danger to him, his senses will be able to give him a warning.

But Thomas, before he activated his dulled bloodline and transformed into a stone man, was just an ordinary-looking miner, no different from any other person. His senses wouldn't give him any warnings, and that was the most dangerous part.

In an open area, Li Wei could simply say goodbye and leave. Once the dulled bloodline cooled down, killing him would be a matter of a single sword strike. However, in a mine hundreds of meters underground, if the mine was blocked and Thomas launched a frenzied attack, causing a collapse...

Grass!
Li Wei dared not imagine what would happen; this must serve as a warning.

After some reflection and self-examination, he finally looked at his spoils.

Well, that's really good.

So how do you use this Level 5 Universal Gold Card?
After pondering for three seconds, Li Wei chose to continue strengthening the Riverside Knights. Over the past forty days, the seven Riverside Knights—Javille, Sith, Paul, Jocelyn, and Benjamin, Santiago, and Grant in the east—had all significantly improved in overall strength. Their core foundations, including their destiny and tactics, had become stronger and could support more.

Of course, another reason is that the ten resurrection slots brought by the two-star temple and the temple priest are a strategic advantage. If we don't strengthen the river knight now, when will we?
The next moment, as Li Wei chose to enhance, the maximum number of knights in the Riverside Knights reached eight. The bonuses brought by the special title of Riverside Knight became +80 to health, +80 to stamina, +8 to strength, +8 to agility, and +8 to defense. Except for not increasing mental power or perception, it was already able to surpass Li Wei's title of Flame Baron to a certain extent.

Moreover, this is a permanent increase, which directly resulted in the attributes of these seven river knights being close to the second level of all attributes awakening, which is a huge advantage.

At this moment, Li Wei did not hesitate to appoint Havel as the eighth Knight of the River.

Previously, I obtained ten warhorses from the Mad Baron Mark. Two were kept for breeding, eight were castrated, and four were left at the river fortress.

The other four horses were sent to the territory's main camp, one for each of Benjamin, Santiago, Grant, and Javier.

Havel is an exception. He is not a Riverside Knight and does not have a cavalry card. He got by entirely through sheer grit. Both in public and private terms, he is the only one worthy of being the eighth Riverside Knight.

In the future, they will all have the potential to obtain a cavalry card, just like Li Wei once obtained a rare scout card. As long as they train continuously and engage in mounted combat, it is definitely possible. This is the only way to obtain a rare class card.

Li Wei and Liang Yuzhi are both like this.

However, this timeframe may need to be based on one or two years.

It is the most challenging and difficult process.

If you die during this period, then all your efforts will have been in vain.

But if there is a chance of resurrection, anything is possible.

Next, Li Wei opened the Two-Star Temple interface and added the names of the eight people to the resurrection list, but did not notify them. Sometimes, things that are too cheap to be valued are not cherished.

These eight River Knights will be the backbone of the territory in the future.

Their average age is 35, with the oldest being Javier at 60. However, with the boost from their professional cards and after awakening their life attribute to level two, living to 120 is a piece of cake.

Now, Li Wei, Liang Yuzhi, Li Yue, Thomas, and Zhao Xuanxuan are still able to focus on their territory. This is part of the process of conquering the land, and they are the backbone of the nation. Therefore, this is also the best opportunity for the free people to grow.

Two years from now, the magical shield will fall, the radiation storms will cease, and even if mutated creatures occasionally invade, they will not pose a significant threat. At that time, the eight of them will be able to resolve most crises.

Li Wei and the others could then leave with peace of mind to do their respective tasks or reunite in cross-border missions.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei gave the remaining two revival spots to Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas.

Although Thomas had just killed a five-star cross-border Neanderthal expert, and although Zhao Xuanxuan had had many highlight moments in the past month.

But in Li Wei's view, they were still only at the level of small to medium-sized elite gatekeepers, not worth mentioning.

Not only are they likely to perish in combat over the next two years, but their demise may be even faster if they participate in cross-border missions in the future.

Of course, as a player, even if you become a territory advisor, you can still revive at the base camp, but that kind of revival requires a very high price, as seen with Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi.

But now that Li Wei has placed the resurrection point in his territory, the cost is acceptable.

Moreover, as long as their bodies are retrieved in time, the loss is only a matter of one professional card.

Of course, as the true core of the team, Li Wei must be strong and resilient enough to turn the tide. If an ally dies, he can save them; if he dies, the ally will likely lack the strength to come to their rescue.

Thinking this, Li Wei casually opened the dropped purple card, not having much hope, and not knowing whether his Wolf Travels a Thousand Miles title would work.

The next second, purple light rose, and several golden lights shot up like fireworks. At the same time, several lines of information also appeared.

You have obtained a five-star cavalry card, with 45 Fates.

You have obtained a five-star mountain dweller card, with 50 Fate Points.

You have obtained a five-star woodcutter card, with 50 Fate Points.

[You have obtained a special magical item, crafted by the Ice Duke using unique ancient magic. It has the ability to distinguish friend from foe, and you may freely enter and exit the Ice Duke's territory with this item.]

You have obtained a four-star enchanted poisoned dagger.

You have obtained a four-star pet card and a four-star warhorse.

You have obtained a four-star pet card and a four-star crow.

You have obtained a three-star resource card, containing 99 sets of two-star traps.

You have obtained a 3-star resource card containing 50 3-star Venom.

You have obtained a five-star item card – the "Overlord Card".

You have obtained 20,000 Barbarian Gold Coins.

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Wow, a huge hit!
Although no rare cards like the Ranger card were dropped, the drop rate is truly generous.

Especially those magical items, they're practically freebies. With these, a few days' trip to the Ice Duke's territory would be perfect.

As Li Wei collected the fallen loot, his eyes flickered slightly as he quickly began to think.

Such a top-tier scout, with at least +6 perception, sneaking into his mining area in the middle of the night—this is definitely going to be a surprise for him.

If he hadn't been too careless and had fallen into Thomas's hands, the consequences of Thomas succeeding or actually killing Thomas would have been almost as severe as puncturing his major artery!
Li Wei was also a scout, and definitely a highly experienced and battle-hardened one. He could even see through the enemy's intentions at a glance and deduce what kind of reconnaissance the enemy had done before.

The other side's operation this time can be described as foolproof, with precise targeting and decisive action.

That was a textbook example of skill.

Because a three-star iron ore deposit has indeed been discovered around Base 349. Thomas is not a king of infighting, but the territory really needs him to mine enough three-star iron ore every day. This is to prepare high-quality steel reserves for Zhao Xuanxuan to forge enchanted weapons this autumn and even winter.

To do something well, you must first have the right tools!

To win this ultimate war against the Ice Duke, you absolutely need sufficiently high-quality enchanted weapons.

So Thomas was given this important task.

Once this task chain is broken, tsk tsk! Li Wei will lose one of his legs.

It's that serious.

"I guess he must have conducted reconnaissance in all directions for at least a month. He even trekked to the north, bypassed Ah Dai's reconnaissance area, and entered the deep mountains to obtain this valuable first-hand intelligence."

"As a top-tier scout, at least at the five-star level, his actions should leave no trace or aura. However, in the past few days, not only have I sensed a kind of spying, but even my second aunt wrote to say that she sensed spying."

"This is clearly not a mistake on his part, but a provocation. He's issuing a challenge because he knows I'm also a scout, so he wants to use scout tactics to lure me out on the scouts' battlefield and have a big fight with me. This is a war between scouts, and this guy is quite confident."

"But I am probably no match for him, especially since he has already gained the upper hand. He must have memorized the terrain of the surrounding hundreds of miles in all directions. But I have been lying in wait at the river fortress for several months. Winter has passed and spring has come. Everything is thriving and many of the terrain features have changed dramatically. This is my disadvantage."

"In a duel between such masters, even the slightest disadvantage can be a fatal threat."

“If Thomas gets killed this time, I will have to step up, leave the safety of the riverside fortress, and have a scout duel with this guy in the wilderness.”

"However, it's a bit reckless for such a top-notch scout to go to such lengths to target me, even spending over a month on it, especially considering that he's already cooperating with Duke Frost."

"So, is there more to this story?"

(End of this chapter)