Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 403 Gift Giving
It was late at night, and Li Yue had already gone to bed.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Li Wei was full of energy and strolled across the newly built bridge under the dim starlight.

The river flowing beneath the bridge is constantly surging, and in a field of vision unseen by ordinary people, tiny, chaotic magical particles are being extracted and eventually converge into the magic mine.

In the darkness of night, one can vaguely see flowing and rising magical beams of light in the Samsung Magic Mine at the bridgehead. This is the current automatic operation mode, which can cover an area of ​​twenty kilometers.

If a target with significant magical fluctuations appears in this area, an alert will be issued immediately and a Level 1 attack mode will be activated. This means that if the target is willing to surrender, a detention mode will be adopted; otherwise, the attack will continue until the target dies.

It's pretty good.

After crossing the south side of the bridge, a patrol of ten soldiers came over. Leading the way was River Knight Javier, who led his soldiers to bow respectfully to Li Wei. Li Wei nodded, and the two passed each other.

The foundation of the fourth-level city wall has now been laid, so one hundred elite soldiers have returned to their posts.

In five days, all soldiers will be relieved of their duties and begin their regular patrol and guard training schedule.

To be honest, this Level 4 city wall battle really disrupted the rhythm of many things in Li Wei's territory, but fortunately it is now starting to get back on track.

Zhao Qingshan from that engineering team is practically a superhuman for large-scale engineering projects.

In the past, many small and medium-sized engineering projects did not show much, but at least a dozen engineers were needed to match them.

But this time, the difference in skill truly became clear.

He had to directly manage more than 3,000 workers, liaise with more than a dozen departments, coordinate various personnel matters, and deal with three spellcasters to understand their intentions.

Even things like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—what to do if you get injured, what to do if you get a stomachache, who is responsible for which part, who is in charge of which area—there are too many issues to consider.

Even veteran engineer Lenos and old fellow Nelson dared not take on the main responsibility, so Zhao Qingshan was ultimately appointed as the commander-in-chief. Now, twenty-five days have passed since the start of the major battle, and the construction period has not only not been extended, but there have also been no major problems along the way. Everything is in good order.

That's awesome!
Everyone was completely convinced.

In any case, Li Wei has already decided to appoint Zhao Qingshan as the next head of internal affairs for the territory.

It's just that he doesn't have a daughter, otherwise he would have brought her over as a son-in-law too, haha. At this moment, Li Wei deeply understood the eagerness to win over a truly talented person.

Moreover, the career prospects for those who manage projects involving thousands of people rise rapidly.

Zhao Qingshan's engineering destiny has now exceeded 60.
Haha!

Of course, Zhao Qingshan is truly talented in this regard.

On the other hand, there also needs to be enough opportunities. This year, Li Wei's territory has been undergoing a lot of construction, from the tavern and temple at the beginning of the year, to the subsequent residential buildings, the northern fortress, the southern fortress, the residential buildings next to the northern fortress, the Black Mountain Fortress, the river bridge, and now the level 4 city wall.

There are too many projects.

Zhao Qingshan's engineering destiny is 60, while the old engineer, Lenos, has a destiny of 49.

Moreover, this process truly honed and cultivated a large number of highly skilled engineers and craftsmen with exceptional potential.

They are a mature and strong engineering team.

It was thanks to them that Zhao Qingshan had his moment of glory.

They complement each other.

After crossing the river bridge, we could hear the sound of stone being quarried from below the Black Mountain Fortress in the distance. The area was brightly lit, and three hundred stonemasons, led by Thomas and Mark, were taking turns quarrying stone.

Well, ever since the temple got a new priest, Mark has been freed. He comes here every day to quarry stone; he's a stonemason too...

Now, the Black Mountain Fortress, which was round and plump just a few months ago, resembling a large steamed bun, has begun to show its menacing appearance.

First, the top layer of soil on the mountain has been removed. Now, the rock layers on three sides of the mountain are being excavated, which will form three cliffs in the future.

Only one road leading up the mountain to the south remained.

The road leading up the mountain is only ten meters wide, and both sides are carved into cliffs. Five city walls have been built along the road, descending in tiers.

If the enemy wants to attack, this is a nightmare.

On the summit of the Black Mountain Fortress, ten acres of land were reserved.

The main body of the fortress is made of two-meter-thick concrete, and consists of two layers and twelve sides, with a total of eighty-eight firing ports of various sizes.

All the firing ports were marked with firing data; in short, this was the watchdog of the riverside fortress!

A giant enchanted crossbow 240 meters above the ground with a range of five kilometers, a magic mine one kilometer away, a sturdy bridge connecting the north and south banks, fertile farmland near the river fortress, and the Black Mountain Baron's territory two hundred miles to the east.

There are almost no blind spots.

As we walked into Black Mountain Fortress, we found that there were only ten soldiers patrolling at night, and many shooting positions were not yet equipped with enchanted giant crossbows. This would have to be done slowly, as many things had to be postponed in order to build a level 4 city wall.

Standing at the highest point of Black Mountain Fortress, gazing up at the starry sky, looking out at the distant, serene mountains, and with rushing water flowing beneath his feet, Li Wei couldn't help but feel a surge of ambition...

Haha!

Fluttering!
The sound of flapping wings came, followed by what seemed like a hurricane rising from the spot. It was Ah-Dai who had returned. He had been very busy these past few days, seemingly training the guards with swords.

Previously, when Li Yue was in charge of guarding the wheat field, Ah Dai and his little brother did not directly participate in the guarding of the wheat field, but they did contribute their efforts, because the aroma of the four-star wheat attracted too many mutated birds, among which there were many with outstanding aptitude and potential.

As a result, most of them were recruited by Ah Dai. The twelve best ones became his bodyguards, and the rest were all subdued and distributed to soldiers or hunters in the territory who needed hunting pets. Why refuse a freebie?

Having a hunting pet makes going out on quests and fighting in battles very effective.

"Any news from Second Aunt?"

Li Wei patted Ah Dai's head and asked casually as usual, but he didn't expect to get any news.

Because his second aunt is so busy right now, she can't take care of him anymore. Including Hathaway and Qin Yu, these three spellcasters are like a learning support group. They are making rapid progress while tinkering, researching, and learning. At the same time, the mage tower is almost finished.

It can be said that everyone was happy.

A spellcaster who can build a mage tower is of a different kind.

But as soon as Li Wei finished speaking, a purple card fell out of Ah Dai's hand.

Then a three-star myna bird popped out from Ah-Dai's wings.

What the hell is this?
"Xiao Wei, cough cough! Are you listening?"

The myna bird mimicked Second Aunt's tone perfectly.

"I've been so busy these days, I've been working myself to the bone, that I almost forgot something. This dropped purple card was obtained by Hathaway and your Aunt Yue when they teamed up to take down that Negro. Hathaway got the five-star gold card, and this dropped purple card was given to us. But we don't really need it, so we're giving it to you."

"Listen, listen, this purple card isn't for you to open. It's an excellent gift. I know you might feel a little wronged if I say this, but a wise man can bend and stretch, and times change, don't they?"

"Ahem, let's get down to business. I hope you can try to get in touch with Night Owl. After all, you were once her disciple. Now she's probably established herself in Thorn Pass, otherwise that so-called royal envoy wouldn't have orchestrated this peace talks. Well, this isn't my guess; it's what Qin Yu and Hathaway figured out while chatting idly."

"I must say, the young wife you found is quite capable. She has a knack for judging situations, while Qin Yu only needed a few pointers, and she could almost grasp the key points..."

"Anyway, that's how it is. In fact, this was Hathaway's idea, you know? The old bitch is facing off against the young bitch, and in the end, she's still a little scared, hahaha!"

"Anyway, it's up to you. I'm just offering a suggestion..."

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What the hell?

Li Wei stared wide-eyed at the myna bird, and the myna bird stared back at him.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent, and the scene itself was rather strange.

"What are you looking at?" the little myna bird suddenly blurted out.

"No—damn, that's it. What did my second aunt say again?" Li Wei was now very suspicious; this little myna bird didn't seem reliable at all.

"I already said that, my second aunt also said that scorpions have big butts!"

"Damn, that's not the line!"

"Hathaway's are big too!"

"Damn it, shut up."

"You think I'd just shut up because you tell me to? Wouldn't that make me lose face? Who are you? Even my boss hasn't said a word."

"Are you ever going to stop?! You think I won't slap you to death?!"

"Come on, come on!"

The little myna bird, Tulu, flew into the sky, beaming with pride.

Li Wei glanced at Adai expressionlessly, and Adai looked back at him expressionlessly as well.

Forget it.

Arguing with this little thing is too boring, but thinking about it carefully, Hathaway must have made her second aunt happy.

So you want to use him to send a gift to Night Owl and rebuild goodwill, right?

This woman is cunning and scheming.

But you have to admire her, she actually figured out that Night Owl had gained a foothold in Thorn Pass and was feeling guilty, haha!

Li Wei smiled silently, not taking the matter to heart at all. Sending a gift to Night Owl would have to wait.

Ok?
"call!"

Ah Dai suddenly spread his wings and flew away, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye, but Li Wei had a feeling of being watched from above.

Good heavens, I looked up and there really was an owl.

"You seem to be very unwelcoming to me."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire area around Black Mountain Fortress suddenly turned pitch black, like an abyss.

Li Wei's hair stood on end, as if she were facing a demon from the abyss. No, that's not right, it's Night Owl. She's leveled up again. She's no longer a third-tier spellcaster, but a fourth-tier spellcaster now.

(End of this chapter)