Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 366 The Destroyed Highway
After working through most of the night, this oddly shaped, bulky, and crude so-called enchanted war machine was finally assembled.

Overall, it looks like a wooden house.

From top to bottom and from left to right, except for the front, the rest of the car, including the outer side of the wheels, was protected with wooden blocks.

It's gotten a whole size bigger.

But this was no simple modification. After ten units of standard magic were injected into these wooden blocks, their quality was upgraded to four stars again. Then, a layer of tender green leaves grew, making them look like a small forest from a distance.

Its camouflage capabilities are excellent.

Of course, the load capacity will also increase significantly, but by adjusting the position of the power battery, Li Wei has directly doubled the number of batteries in this electric truck, so the range is definitely not a problem.

"Well then, Li Wei, let's part ways here. Although I really don't have any faith in you, I think if I were Hathaway, and I saw you come all the way from three thousand miles away to find me, I would probably agree too, even though it's not rational or realistic at all."

"But anyway, good luck!"

The witch in red smiled and waved goodbye to Li Wei, but she no longer had the same demeanor as yesterday. She could sense many things. She didn't think Li Wei was that strong. She had seen many strong people, but someone as brave as him was truly rare.

At one point, she felt envious.

But it's just envy; reason will ultimately prevail.

She was certain that once the Ice Duke learned that Hathaway had agreed to ally with Li Wei, he would definitely try to stop her, and it would be a desperate chase.

Even the most beautiful flowers are no fun if they're trampled into the mud.

The scenery along the road was rushing past, and through the rearview mirror, I could barely make out the figure in red behind me. This was a pleasant surprise; the woman's words just now were clearly quite meaningful.

Three thousand miles?
Li Wei's territory is two thousand miles from Ron's territory, which means that Hathaway's territory is another thousand miles away.

Not bad.

“Ah-Dai, it’s time to hunt. I need you to scout out a path for me ahead and mark the roaming squad of superhumans.”

At this moment, Li Wei summoned Ah Dai. There was no need to hide anything anymore, or rather, the disguise had given way to speed. He needed to find Hathaway in the shortest possible time. As for whether she was willing to migrate with the Alliance, that was another matter.

However, just half an hour later, Ah-Dai sent back a message saying that a bridge ahead had been destroyed and was impassable, and there was no way to detour because the highway bridge on another road had also been destroyed.

So either they have to go back the way they came and pass through Ron's territory, or they have to forge a new route.

This is really interesting. Did Ron do it?

Soon, Li Wei drove to the destroyed highway bridge and saw that what was originally a valley formed by river erosion had a small highway bridge about 20 meters long that had been completely destroyed. However, it was not destroyed by an explosion, but rather by a large rock weighing more than 10 tons that crashed down at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.

Level 5 Rock Giant?
Got it, this has nothing to do with Ron.

He is a superhuman under the command of Duke Frost.

Haha, so by that logic, were all the highway bridges around Ron's territory destroyed in the same way?

Li Wei thought it was very likely.

Since he traveled in a straight line, traversing mountains and valleys as if on flat ground, it's understandable that he might have missed these destroyed highway bridges.

"So it's no wonder Ron is so pessimistic. Does he know about the destruction of these highway bridges, or does he not? Hahaha, that's hilarious! I think there's a mastermind on Duke Frost's side, or maybe Duke Frost himself is a guy with extremely high strategic talent."

As Li Wei was laughing, a question suddenly came to mind.

In order to sever the connection between his two territories and Zhao Kewu's, Duke Hanbing built a fortress directly south of the bridge.

He had previously thought that he was receiving special treatment because he had become the final boss. So, is it possible that a fortress is under construction between Hathaway's territory and Ron's territory?
Furthermore, is there perhaps a fortress under construction somewhere strategically located between his territory and Ron's territory?

Even between Socrates' territory and Hathaway's territory, there were such instances.

Duke Frost has a grand plan in mind!

Li Wei thought about it carefully and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

He traveled westward mainly through the northern mountainous region, a distance of seven or eight hundred li from east to west, without taking any roads. So, did he overlook something, especially the river? There must be quite a few road and railway bridges across that river. What if the Duke of Frost built a fortress hundreds of li upstream from the riverbank fortress?

That's seriously amazing!
This matter is likely to become more complicated. He used to look down on Ron, but now that he thinks about it, perhaps Ron knows a little about these things.
"This is troublesome, because this river will make this migration route very difficult."

Looking at the collapsed highway bridge in front of him, Li Wei sighed, but immediately set about building a simple bridge.

I used the three-star logs from the resource card. What a waste!
But there was nothing they could do.

Li Wei first sent Ah Dai to scout ahead, while he himself jumped down into the valley, cleared away the rocks, leveled the ground, and then took out a relatively thick log. He used an enchanted dagger to carve four square grooves in the appropriate positions on it, just like mortise and tenon joints. He simply inserted the appropriate length of wood and fixed it with wooden wedges, thus creating a relatively stable pillar.

To be honest, Li Weixin was practically bleeding while making the pillar; this was three-star logs!

What terrible things has he done?

Fortunately, he had +7 Perception, a sharp enchanted four-star dagger, and was a level four woodcutter with a Fate stat of 61. Therefore, the holes he dug were all very standard and fit perfectly. Once the wood was embedded, it was difficult to pull it out.

Therefore, as long as the ground is level, there shouldn't be any major problems.

With a 20-meter-wide opening, Li Wei made eight such pillars in one go. Then, he cut the same trapezoidal openings above these pillars, and then cut logs into appropriately sized squares, embedded them, closed them, and connected them.

In the end, they obtained two log bridges, each only 30 centimeters wide, which corresponded exactly to the wheelbase of Li Wei's enchanted truck...

Of course, to be even more secure, Li Wei reluctantly made some horizontal, vertical, and diagonal tie rods for overall stability. After testing them one by one, he got on the car, started it, and crossed the bridge in one go.

Well, there's no need to check if the wheel is pressing on it; his +7 perception is more reliable than his eyes.

After crossing, Li Wei got out of the car, disassembled the two simple log bridges, threw them into the carriage, and left.

It's a bit of a hassle, but it's definitely doable!
Ah-Dai would come back to report every half hour or so. Surprisingly, they had already run nearly two hundred miles and still hadn't seen the wandering superhuman team.
Or have all the wandering squads of superhumans gone to the east?
As expected, every highway bridge ahead was destroyed, which almost made Li Wei laugh in frustration.

On this day, after walking less than two hundred miles without seeing a single wandering team of superhumans, he actually built six bridges.

Fortunately, the log bridges that Li Wei cut out were all suitable for highway bridges with spans of no more than 30 meters.

"When we come back, we absolutely must not take this road. These superhumans are too despicable."

"Should we take a detour around the northern mountain range?"

As night fell, Li Wei squatted by the roadside eating his dinner, while Ah Dai was nowhere to be seen.

During the day, Ah-Dai is too big to fly high, so it usually hovers at a height of 40 to 50 meters above the ground. Although this poses a great risk, it can minimize the chance of being locked on from a distance.

But at night, it really became Ah Dai's home turf, and Li Wei had no idea where it went to have fun.

So after eating and drinking his fill, he didn't rest, but drove off without turning on the lights, relying on his +7 perception to drive at night.

Of course, bridge repairs are still unavoidable.

But one advantage of being at night is that you are actually quite safe unless you happen to encounter an enemy.

Those superhumans were trying to prevent Ron and Hathaway from teaming up, so they destroyed all the highway bridges between the two territories. But they were helpless against a lone wolf like Li Wei who could build bridges on his own.

Throughout the night, Li Wei continued to advance two hundred miles. His skills in road and bridge construction became increasingly proficient, and he even gained considerable engineering experience, earning three one-star engineering cards!

Hahaha!
However, troubles followed.

As dawn approached, Ah-Dai found Li-Wei and brought him back a frozen four-star mutated fish. He also reported on the situation ahead: the river blocked their way, and on the north bank of the river, what should have been a fortress built by pioneers had now become a stronghold for people with superpowers.

According to the photos sent back by Ah-Dai, there are at least six wandering teams of superhumans stationed in this place, which is 300 people. If the situation is more serious, it is not impossible for there to be 400 or 500 people.

After all, this is a very reliable fortress, with part of it built directly on the bridgehead, which means that Li Wei can't force his way through unless he takes a detour.

"I wonder which genius built this fortress. Well, now the Ice Duke's superhumans have taken it over without lifting a finger."

At this moment, Li Wei was even more certain that Duke Hanbing was the center, and their pioneering camps were all around. Otherwise, his legion of superhumans could not have spread so far.

"So, what should we do?"

Li Wei finally couldn't help but frown. There was a very important matter to resolve: determining the location of Hathaway's territory—whether it was south of the river or north of it.
But no matter what, with such a fortress blocking their way, how can the migration begin even if Hathaway agrees?

Several hundred civilians would require more than a dozen electric buses for transportation. If the free people are attacked, who will he save first?
Especially with the highway bridges destroyed, losing speed means certain death!

So, should we just fight our way through like this?

A bold idea suddenly popped into Li Wei's mind, but instead of recklessly charging in and killing, he wanted to make full use of his talents as a scout and a ranger!

The word "wandering knight" clearly refers to a chivalrous hero who engages in guerrilla warfare!

(End of this chapter)