Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 362 Ron's Choice
Li Wei did not linger in this ruined town. Although it had once been the starting point for a pioneering team, it was actually of little value, as even the pioneering cards they had dropped had long been taken away.

Next, proceed in the predetermined direction, continuing to primarily hunt and loot mutated creatures along the way.

Two days later, he found another pioneer's scavenging camp.

This scavenging camp was clearly different. Although it had long been deserted, it had obviously been developed for a long time. It might have been destroyed by the Ice Duke's legion of superhumans a few months ago.

It is clear that this scavenging camp is based on the ruins of the town. Although it did not build a strong fortress like Scarface's, it still built a relatively strong and well-defended fortress based on a three-story building.

On the outside, you can see a second-level city wall that has been destroyed in many places. Inside the city wall, you can see about 30 acres of reclaimed farmland. Last year, the wheat seedlings should have been green, but this year it is overgrown with weeds.

Traces of battle were everywhere: stray arrows, broken crossbows, and countless other objects.

Occasionally, you can see a few skeletons, which should belong to the free people.

Li Wei stepped into the fortress that had been forcibly breached. What he saw were still piles of white bones, some rotten food, and broken equipment. In the basement, there was even a small nuclear power plant that was still in operation, but the outer lead alloy shield had been destroyed. If no one maintained it, it would be damaged and exploded at the latest when the radiation storm arrived this year.

The superhuman legion under Duke Frost was well aware of this.

Li Wei inspected the entire territory, inside and out. After thinking for a moment, he began to tidy up. He rebuilt up the collapsed areas and found some unused cement in the underground storage room of the territory. He also fetched water to pour and repair the collapsed areas.

He also carried out some simple repairs on the small nuclear power plant. Of course, this wasn't because he was particularly skilled, but because the world's development of nuclear energy utilization was already quite advanced. For example, the technology for this small nuclear power plant could be repaired through modular assembly and disassembly. As long as it didn't encounter chaotic magical particles, it was quite safe.

Li Wei's main task was to repair the external lead alloy protective cover of the nuclear power plant, which had been damaged by those superhumans.

Then comes the maintenance of the power supply lines.

Although they didn't understand these things before, they had long since come to understand them after observing what Lenos and the others were doing.

Anyway, Li Wei was busy for two whole days, repairing the fortress, reconnecting the lines, burying the remains of the dead one by one, and even repairing the two giant crossbows on top of the fortress that had been violently smashed.

The parts are made from logs cut from Samsung-quality wood.

Li Wei doesn't necessarily need to set up a branch base 1,500 miles away to do these things; that's unrealistic.

He just felt that if he could find Hathaway on this trip, and if she agreed to migrate, then people and horses would need a place to stay along the way.

Even if we don't need it, it won't cause any problems.

In addition, there are three electric buses in the underground parking garage of this base, which are relatively intact, except that their tires have been punctured.

But the power battery, motor, and other components can still be used after being charged.

Haha!

This is not bad.

So Li Wei removed these power batteries and installed them into the resource card, which might be useful in the future.

Finally, after completely sealing off the fortress from the outside, Li Wei continued on his way. Sixteen days of the month had already passed, and he needed to hurry.

Continuing forward from this base, you'll find very few mutated creatures along the way, as they've all been eliminated.

After traveling more than two hundred miles, Li Wei finally discovered a roaming squad of superhumans under the command of Duke Frost.

The total force numbered fifty men, including thirty centaur cavalrymen, ten lightly armored dogmen, eight lightly armored catmen, and finally two goatmen who appeared to be spellcasters.

They all have four legs, run fast, and are highly maneuverable, making them quite troublesome in this semi-plain, semi-hilly area.

When Li Wei saw them, he immediately thought of the three teams led by Zhao Xuanxuan. They also used this highly mobile method to roam the wilderness north of the bridge. Although they could not seize the bridge and could only watch helplessly as the other side built a fortress on the south side of the bridge, the ecology north of the bridge was indeed firmly controlled by Zhao Xuanxuan and her team.

Of course, it's hard to say now.

Once Nepalese cross-border migrants get involved, things become quite difficult.

However, Li Wei had mentioned this to Zhao Xuanxuan before and had also consulted with Li Yue.

They said there weren't any major problems because the northern fortress was nearing completion, so there was no need to blockade the area north of the bridge. As long as they patrolled near the northern fortress, they could sound an alarm at a critical moment and Auntie would come out to help. The other side wasn't stupid and wouldn't go forward to get beaten up.

Therefore, the next priority is to build the southern fortress.

Of course, another important reason is that the training of the new cavalry is also very important. They rely on their own magic mines to train within a radius of 20 kilometers, with the main goal of stalling for time.

The other side is stalling for time, and so is our side.

The decisive factors for future success lie elsewhere.

In short, this is the future strategy that Li Wei, Liang Yuzhi, Li Yue, and even Zhao Xuanxuan have all shared with them. So, returning to this moment, seeing such a highly mobile squad of roaming superhumans is enough to suggest that there might be a pioneer in this area currently fighting against the Ice Duke.

Who is it?
Socrates?

Or Ron?

Or perhaps it's Hathaway?
Li Wei didn't alert the enemy; instead, he began to conduct reconnaissance in circles. As long as the circle was large enough, no ambush or trap could go undetected.

After spending two days surveying the area within a radius of three hundred miles, he came to a rather absurd conclusion: the local lord seemed to have reached some kind of peace with the Ice Duke's legion of superhumans.

For example, within a radius of one hundred miles of this territory, the free people can still freely come out to work, gather resources, and farm, but they will absolutely not leave this area.

As for those wandering squads of superhumans, they would absolutely not enter this area.

In fact, there were only two squads of superhumans roaming around, and they seemed to be carrying out a supervisory and monitoring role over this new territory.

"Who is this? How did they do that?"

Li Wei was curious, so he took advantage of the night to approach the territory. It was quite well developed here. There were two small mines on the outskirts of the territory, and nearly 500 acres of farmland had been cultivated. At this moment, it was a very pleasing sight to behold.

However, when he approached the territory within fifty miles, an alarm was immediately triggered, and the two exploration cards alerted each other and located each other.

[Warning: You are attempting to approach the territory of Pioneer Ron, number 4. Please cease all further progress unless he extends a friendly invitation.]

Huh?
Ron!

It's someone I know.

Soon, a message appeared.

[Pathfinder Ron invites you to his territory. This invitation is considered a friendly one; neither party may attack or ambush the other. The inviter must guarantee the safety of the invitee, and the invitee must also guarantee not to do anything detrimental to the inviter. Guarantor: Duke Will]

Good, that's not bad.

As soon as Li Wei stepped onto this line, there were no more alarms. After continuing forward for a while, he saw six cavalrymen approaching rapidly. The leader was Ron, and the other five cavalrymen were all fierce and elite, with powerful auras and complete equipment. Each of them was comparable to Benjamin.

Without a doubt, they were all knights of the knightly order founded by Ron.

But there should only be five, and the title of the Knights has never been strengthened.

"Li Wei, how have you been? I knew it was you!"

From a distance, Ron burst into laughter, displaying the delightful surprise of reuniting with an old friend.

"Professor Ron, it's been a long time. You are even more radiant than before. I didn't expect to meet you so soon," Li Wei said with a cupped-hand salute.

"It must have been quite an ordeal."

Ron dismounted, but his smile gradually faded.

“It’s not easy at all. I even found two squads of superhumans roaming outside your territory. Do you need my help to take them out?” Li Wei asked enthusiastically.

“I advise you not to do this. To be honest, I have reached an agreement with Duke Frost. I will no longer expand my territory or build cities. He has also promised to cede a 100-mile radius area of ​​his territory to me. As long as we do not step out of this area, we will all live in peace.”

"Huh? This will work?"

Li Weiyi was stunned.

Ron smiled faintly.
"Why not? If you hadn't sped things up and triggered the city-building quest, you wouldn't have been able to provoke the Ice Duke at all. He could have been the final boss of the third year, or he could have chosen not to. Last year, I even went to his territory and built up some friendly reputation in Ice City. If you hadn't caused trouble, it wouldn't have been impossible to persuade the Ice Duke to join the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens in the future."

"Now it's all good. Duke Frost has really become the final boss of the third year. It's impossible to persuade him to join the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens. But I have the foundation I laid last year, so I reached a verbal agreement with Duke Frost. Three years later, my territory will still be a three-star territory with a registered area of ​​ten square kilometers, and I can also give him a free area within a radius of one hundred miles. What's wrong with that?"

"You eat one bite at a time, and you grow up little by little. Taking too big a step can easily lead to trouble. I think being a baron is just fine."

"But you, do you really think you can have the last laugh? The Ice Duke is treating you like the final boss now. Once he takes care of Zhao Kewu, Socrates, and Hathaway, he'll concentrate his forces and devour you all at once."

Ron's idea is quite peculiar.

"Then how can you guarantee that the Ice Duke won't take the opportunity to destroy your territory at the last moment? If he could conquer my territory, there's no reason why he can't conquer yours?"

Li Wei countered with a question.

(End of this chapter)