Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 374 Real Match-3

Li Wei left quickly.

Behind her came Li Yue's cheerful laughter. She didn't speak ill of Hathaway at all; instead, she acted just like a hospitable hostess.

To be honest, Li Wei was quite curious at the moment and really wanted to witness this war without gunpowder. Just pure curiosity, haha.

But in reality, it's meaningless; it's just the same old routine over and over again.

Anyway, Hathaway has already broken down quite a few times today, so one more time won't make a difference.

Yes, that's right.

In a literal sense, after the alliance weight comparison results came out, Hathaway's expression was blank, broken, incredulous, and genuine for a few seconds.

Sigh, it's a bit cruel to say, but it's really cruel to someone like Hathaway who is proud, outstanding, and excellent in every way.

He had just said he'd beat you twice and would never beat you a third time, but a few days later he was proven wrong.

Even Li Wei suspected that Hathaway regretted it. She shouldn't have waited for Li Wei to come to her, but should have brought all her belongings and taken the initiative to seek an alliance!

This will earn her at least ten alliance points, and as long as the number of alliance points exceeds 25 and is not more than three times, an alliance relationship can be formed.

Instead of the vassal relationship we have now.

Even if she had allied with Socrates, she wouldn't have been beaten so badly.

At this moment, Li Wei felt that even Night Owl, far away in Thorn Pass, might give him a thumbs up.

Is this a scene where the unfilial senior sister is punished and the order of the sect is restored?
Haha!

With a smile to himself, Li Wei didn't dwell on the matter any longer. After his development card merged with Hathaway's development card, the latter had no choice; otherwise, it would mean betrayal and being hunted down.

It's unlikely that Hathaway would be so unwise; she's just too arrogant and used to use various means to control others.

This is a disease, it must be cured!

Overall, Li Wei couldn't really comment on the style and principles of Night Owl and Hathaway, the master and apprentice pair. They must have their own unique qualities, otherwise, Night Owl's current status as the garrison commander of Thorn Pass and the chief spellcaster of the Ministry of Magic's Wel Province would be quite impressive.

The premise is that she can control and suppress this attack by the barbarians.

And if she succeeds, she will remain one of the few extremely important figures in Ver City.

So for Hathaway, in short, it's possible to do business with her, be allies with her, and even continue being lovers, but that's all there is to it.

Therefore, Li Yue is more than capable of handling the arrangements for Hathaway's territory and related matters. If things get irreconcilable between them, he can step in then.

This kind of thing involves too many things. If Hathaway comes to him to whine and cry about everything, it won't be good in the long run. From a lover's perspective, he still likes her quite a bit.

Well, he is, after all, a normal person.

Keep your distance to avoid demystifying it.

Soon, Li Wei arrived at a wheat field outside the fortress. The field was lush and vibrant, and it was a beautiful sight in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Even before he got close, he felt his farmer destiny stirring, and he even had the illusion that if he took a deep breath, his farmer destiny would increase dramatically.

His farmer card was activated immediately, appearing between his eyebrows and emitting a faint golden light that blended with the glow of the setting sun, spreading continuously, as if breathing and sharing the fate of this land and this wheat field.

This feeling is extraordinary!
Even though Li Wei wasn't home at all this month and wasn't busy with farm work in the fields.

It was all because his farmer's fate had reached 40, as if he was about to break through a critical point.

Li Wei couldn't help but walk into the wheat field, as if a king had come to his subjects.

A gentle breeze stirred, bringing a delicate fragrance. Unbeknownst to him, the wheat seedlings within a radius of several dozen meters seemed to grow even greener as he passed by.

The power of the four-star farmer card is increasing. Li Wei can even foresee that when autumn arrives, this four-hundred-acre wheat field may produce four-star quality wheat, and the quantity will not be small, because there is a lot of magic in the land in this area.

Unfortunately, this needs to be handed over.

While pondering this, Li Wei suddenly noticed that his farmer destiny had increased slightly without him noticing. Correspondingly, it seemed that a special power was absorbed into his farmer destiny at that moment and then disappeared.

At the same time, the wheat seedlings around them, which were originally more vigorous, seemed to have had some of their vitality silently drained away.

No information was even triggered.

So what's going on?

Li Wei was taken aback, and gradually understood: was it the original true particle carried by the farmer's destiny that was at work?
Then there's no need to make a fuss.

When he sensed it again, he realized that he could still harvest a considerable amount of three-star quality wheat in the fall, but four-star quality was absolutely impossible! Holy crap, isn't this tax evasion?
Li Wei felt a habitual jolt of surprise; this thing was a red line, not to be touched.

However, upon further reflection, he felt it was not that serious; it was more like a hidden advantage brought by the professional card.

The Farmer Card, or Farmer's Destiny, has always been considered quite 'useless,' but the characteristics it carries are generally untriggerable for most people, or they may have been triggered but have no awareness of them.

The probability of triggering something like carrying real particles is extremely small.

In short, this absolutely does not constitute tax evasion.

With this in mind, Li Wei continued to wander through the farmland. Each time he entered a new area, a new scene would unfold. It would trigger once every few acres, but it would no longer increase his destiny.

Anyway, after walking all four hundred acres of land in one go, he knew that it would be impossible to harvest four-star quality wheat this autumn. This was because the extra life energy, or some other kind of energy, had been absorbed by that real particle. It seemed to have absorbed enough nutrients into the farmer's destiny, and it seemed to be taking root and sprouting like a seed.

But in reality, no, the real particle simply gradually brightened and then floated up from the farmer's life, like a rising moon.

Then it flew and flew, directly into the hunter's destiny, and at that moment it became a bright star. Then it kept flying, flying and flying, until it entered the woodcutter's destiny.

At that moment, its brightness suddenly diminished, turning it into a dim star, but in the end, it still flew into the Scout's Destiny.

Even though its light was almost negligible at the moment, it still gave Li Wei a jolt, as if his soul had returned to its rightful place.

In an instant, the rare four-star scout card shone brightly, its mysterious patterns constantly changing, as if it had unlocked some kind of answer and obtained the first level of the challenge.

A brand new, unfamiliar four-star scout card was thus reconstructed from the ashes of light.

As the scout card returned to his forehead, lines of information silently appeared.

You have unlocked and are now carrying a real particle; currently, you are 1/3 unlocked.

[Note: Each unlock means upgrading the class card by one level. The specific upgrade effects are as follows.]

[1. Scout Destiny Permanently +10, Current Level 39]

[Second: Perception cap increased by 1, current cap increased by 8]

[Three: When the four Fates resonate and deal a valid critical strike to the target, an additional +10 True Damage effect will be gained. Even if the target does not die, their health will permanently decrease by 10 points. That is, each instance can destroy and erase one of the target's free attribute points. Explanation: Perception is the third, non-existent eye for scout-type professions. It can discern the development patterns of things and understand the foundation of everything that already exists. When a scout uses Perception as their eye and shadows as their blade, what they reap is no longer damage, but the true trajectory of existence.]

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What the hell!

Li Wei was truly shocked.

These aren't real particles; this is clearly a real match-3 puzzle game.

However, for the time being, the effect of this true damage is not very obvious. It can only erase one free attribute point each time, and in a battle, there will not be many opportunities for him to release the Four Fates Resonance at his own pace. In addition, the consumption is also very large.

But if it's a siege battle, that would be very interesting.

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As night fell, the riverside fortress, both inside and outside, and even the open spaces beyond the city walls, were ablaze with lights and bustling with people. The sounds of bonfires, searchlights, diesel generators, warhorses, children's crying and laughter, and crows cawing all blended together, creating a scene like a vast, unfolding painting.

All sorts of food were prepared and then distributed according to the population.

In the darkness further away, Javier, Sith, Pol, Jocelyn, and others were leading three squads of soldiers on patrol. Also participating in the patrol were five Black Mountain Knights under Hathaway's command and sixty Freeman soldiers.

Ah-Dai, contrary to his usual behavior, patrolled within a hundred miles of the riverside fortress, like a bomber in the night.

This was necessary because the river fortress couldn't accommodate so many people. Hathaway was, after all, a vassal lord, not an advisor, and her more than a thousand free men couldn't be allowed to enter the fortress.

So they could only set up camp in an open area outside. Managing more than a thousand people was a big problem. Fortunately, Hathaway herself was an expert in this area. She had obviously built a very effective and capable management team among these free people. In any case, Li Wei was only responsible for providing some food and some manpower support. They could handle the rest themselves.

At this moment, Li Wei, Li Yue, and Hathaway sat around the top floor of the fortress, enjoying their meal while overlooking the lights and sounds of the city.

Hathaway seems to have recovered from the previous setback, or more likely, Li Yue didn't make things difficult for her.

This is quite magical.

In any case, Li Wei felt very comfortable and pleased with the viewer at that moment.

Perception +8, and it's the kind that consumes energy in a normal way. With his current 30 points of mental energy, he can go five days and five nights without sleep without any problem.

　I'm finally back. Regular updates will resume tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)