Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 359 The Troubles of a Novice in Domestic Affairs (Bonus Chapter 510 for the Alliance Leader)

[Congratulations! You have successfully established faith in the gods within your territory and skillfully demonstrated divine miracles. Your Prestige Card has been upgraded to level three. Placing it in the temple will cover an area with a radius of one hundred kilometers. Free citizens within this area will receive information support from the Prestige Card at any time and will be able to view their own attributes and combat status.]

[Congratulations! Your Level 3 Prestige Card can now be updated in the Domestic Affairs module. Please select whether to update. Friendly reminder: once you choose to update, it is irreversible. The Domestic Affairs module will now list various virtual data about your territory in more detail, such as public sentiment data that exists in reality but cannot be measured.]

[Note: The domestic affairs module is not 100% accurate; it only provides a rough estimate of 90% to 95% accuracy. It can act as a domestic affairs steward, helping you to some extent overcome the predicament of lacking domestic affairs talent!]

[Note: The domestic affairs module simulates a domestic affairs data chain based on the dynamics, statics, and dialogues of the territory's residents over the past week, and issues relevant domestic affairs tasks accordingly. However, the drawback is that after running for a period of time, especially after ten years or more, it may cause some incidents and create bugs.]

[Note: Even without updating the internal affairs module, the specific effects of the level 3 prestige card will not be affected. However, doing so will require assigning outstanding and experienced internal affairs personnel to manage the territory. This is because people with faith tend to be more energetic and creative. At the same time, this devout faith will inevitably lead to the temple system's involvement in secular management and power struggles. Perhaps no signs will be seen in the short term, but please believe in the magic of time.]

[Friendly reminder: Free citizens resurrected by the temple will automatically receive the special title of Paladin. Although this is just an empty title, their influence among the people is enormous, sometimes even surpassing that of you, the lord. Or, in the future, your descendants may have to go to the temple and receive the blessing of the high priest to assume the position of lord.]

[Friendly reminder: Establishing a territory is certainly difficult, but its subsequent development and management are even more important and complex. Please believe that every cause has its effect, and everything that happens in the beginning will inevitably change later.]

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Huh?
This round of information prompts has taken a sudden turn!
Li Wei touched his chin and suddenly realized that he had indeed unleashed an invisible beast. He wanted to reshape people's hearts with faith, but faith would inevitably take people's hearts hostage and devour him!

That's almost certain.

This isn't like a game where you can just build a church, temple, monastery, or Taoist temple and turn the page. It's a very complex and real thing.

Even with his limited knowledge, Li Wei found it quite troublesome...

Of course, there's nothing to worry about if his territory goes bankrupt in seventy or eighty years.

But who knows if the bankruptcy of so many territories was related to this belief?

"So how did Ver City do it? So many descendants of free citizens, so many second, third, and fourth generations of playboys... wait, Ver City Lord Academy?"

Li Wei understood a little; perhaps this was one of the manifestations of cause and effect.

A bit of a headache.

I'd rather be a free-spirited mercenary.

Li Wei mentally complained, but only slightly.

What a joke! Territory may have a thousand bad things, but being a mercenary will definitely have ten thousand bad things!

Putting everything else aside, without territory, they can't even support a team.

Li Wei now has a spellcaster witch, a dark moon knight, a dulled stone golem, and a blood-burning vanguard general. Even Night Owl would be envious of such a complete team!
"Hmm, so, should we activate this domestic affairs module?"

Li Wei pondered for a moment, and without saying a word, went to ask his second aunt for advice. When in doubt, second aunt saves me!

"Internal affairs module? What is that! Back in my day, the temple in my territory didn't even have a priest. It was always just a one-star temple. I didn't have any of your fancy nonsense. My dear nephew, go play in the mud and pee by yourself. Your aunt is very busy right now, don't interrupt my train of thought!"

boom!
A cold shoulder!
My second aunt has gone mad, so I suppose Li Yue won't be able to get an answer from her either.

So Li Wei went to consult Zhao Xuanxuan again. She was very busy at the moment, and was selecting new cavalrymen with Benjamin, Santiago, Grant and Havel. Although the soldiers looked very spirited and were quite good in training and combat, and could occasionally have a burst of passion, it always felt like something was missing.

But now I understand, they were all so full of energy and so bright-eyed!
With faith, the soul returns to its rightful place!

It gives off an air of being in charge, ready to sacrifice at any moment.

Normal people would be fine, but Li Wei's perception was +6, making it extremely terrifying to watch!

Because he really didn't have that many resurrection slots.

"Huh? You're asking me such a profound question?"

Zhao Xuanxuan was completely bewildered.

"Don't laugh at me. You were once a senior executive with a market value of 3000 million, a graduate of a prestigious university, and a top student. I'm just a lowly employee who only earns 6000 a month. Who's more profound than whom?"

Li Wei dragged Zhao Xuanxuan into a small room and earnestly asked her for advice, leaving Zhao Xuanxuan both amused and exasperated.

“You, Li Wei, you have the disease of a rich man. You want more and more. You’ve already reached a height that many people can only look up to. What more do you want? Why are you worried about things that will happen decades from now? Do you really think you’re Emperor Li Wei? In my opinion, it’s all the same. Whether it’s the domestic affairs module or the rise of the Nelson, Lenos, Javier, and Grant families, the advantages and disadvantages are unavoidable.”

"There are no unchanging principles in this world, nor are there any unchanging ancestral laws. A policy from three hundred years ago may very well become the rope that strangles you three hundred years later. Do you think you're more powerful than Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"Trust me, don't overthink it. At worst, we can learn from Ver City. If our territory goes bankrupt, we can just build another one. We've got your back, so you'll be fine. Good luck!"

In a flash, Zhao Xuanxuan ran away.

Mudd!

What kind of talk is this! When did you, Zhao the gambling dog, become Zhao the chicken soup?

Well, he was indeed a bit hesitant, mainly because he wasn't good at domestic affairs. After pondering for a long time, Li Wei didn't rush to activate the so-called domestic affairs module; he'd wait and see.

Next, he went back to take a nice, relaxing shower and get some sleep. When he woke up the next morning, he saw Ah Dai squatting in front of his bed, staring at him with a serious look in his eyes.

Damn, this is actually a bit oppressive. Ah Dai is doing well now, and he can't stop exuding his domineering aura.

"So, you didn't find the missing centaur count? Interesting! It's alright, everything's back to normal. You'll have to work hard every day, continuing to travel between the riverside fortress and here, and keep a close eye on the situation on both sides of the river. Also, be careful, your brother is famous and wealthy now, so be careful not to let those centaurs mistake you for a boss and beat you up!"

"quack!"

"What? You're coming with me next? No, no, that's not a good idea. I left you in the territory to create the illusion that I'm still there. If you disappear, the enemy will know everything!"

Li Wei shook his head. He was planning to set off to find Hathaway tomorrow, but this guy Ah Dai actually knew about it too.

"quack!"

Ah-Dai was surprisingly stubborn and even threatened that even if he wasn't taken along, he would still fly with him. "If you're so capable, come and catch me from the sky!"

day!
Li Wei grimaced, furious, but finally let out a long sigh.

Ah-Dai doesn't know anything. This must have been instructed by Second Aunt, and of course, Li Yue must have instructed her as well.

Compared to their territory, and compared to Li Wei, they would never allow Li Wei to go out alone, even though he was already prepared to upgrade and strengthen himself.

Perhaps in their view, it was better to abandon the riverside fortress than to lose Li Wei if necessary.

Well, the main point is to listen to advice.

After dismissing Ah Dai, Li Wei pondered for a moment before taking out a black iron token and upgrading the three-star woodcutter card to four stars.

This level upgrade means that it will cost twice as many gold coins to farm rare prefixes back at the base in the future. Well, that's no big deal.

The whole process went smoothly.

The woodcutter's fate level automatically increases to 64, and he routinely gains five free attribute points.

Without hesitation, Li Wei added all of his points to defense, increasing it from 32 to 37, just 3 points away from level 2 awakening.

Next came the long-awaited hunger—

After eating and drinking his fill, exercising, and adapting, he stabilized in about half a day and passed the test smoothly. This was mainly because his other attributes had already reached level two awakening, allowing him to have a smooth and successful run.

Afterwards, Li Wei consumed three bronze tokens to fuse a two-star life card, a two-star stamina card, and a two-star agility card. These were the cards he currently lacked. After obtaining these three, the two-star attribute cards would no longer be effective for him, and he would have to continue obtaining three-star attribute cards.

In the blink of an eye, he activated and consumed these three two-star attribute cards.

他的常态生命就从300变成了330点，常态体力从440点变成了470点，常态敏捷则是从42点变成45点。

With the added benefits of equipment and the Flame Baron title, these three stats can reach 430, 570, and 54 respectively, which is quite formidable and impressive.

Lifespan aside, a 150-year lifespan limit is fantastic!

Even when he's eighty, he can still call himself a great young man!

As for 570 points of stamina, it means that Li Wei can run 300 kilometers fully equipped in 12 hours without needing to replenish food and water along the way.

Agility of 54 points means that his burst speed in a short period of time can approach 80 kilometers per hour, of course, only for a short period of time.

However, it is very useful in critical moments, especially when dodging a barrage of arrows.

With the +6 perception, he doesn't need to maintain that high speed all the time. Instead, he only needs to make a tiny, extreme dynamic change within a fraction of a second.

Even dodging rifle bullets from fifty meters away might not be possible, but he certainly hadn't tried...

In short, this is the advantage of the Scout-Ranger system.

If you can't beat them, can't you at least run away?

"Let's leave it at that for now. A three-star scout card needs some reconnaissance experience to upgrade to four stars."

Next, Li Wei once again dragged his second aunt out of seclusion to enchant his equipment. With a professional spellcaster, the matter became simple. It only consumed two units of magic power to replenish the enchantment durability of Li Wei's weapons and equipment from head to toe. The only pity was that his second aunt had not yet figured out the magic of Sequence 3, and she had not yet finished with the magic emblem given to her by Duke Will.

And so, on the morning of the second day of May, Li Wei took Ah Dai and set off on a journey to find allies in an electric bus.

Hmm, I need to go to Base 349 first to distribute the profits to Thomas.

(End of this chapter)