Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 408 National Unified Examination

After listening to Zhao Xuanxuan's account, Li Wei couldn't help but secretly agree that his territory had truly grown up, and even his second aunt seemed to have the air of a great general.

Yes, precisely because the territory has such abundant resources, anyone can become a general, and can easily make some deployments to appear very powerful.

"We have the mage tower, but we can't let our guard down. We must also deploy enchanted giant crossbows and enchanted catapults in the north and south fortresses. What is the current production capacity of these two defensive siege weapons?"

Li Wei then asked with a smile, appearing very relaxed.

“Production and construction are not a problem, because we really have a team of top-notch craftsmen. In fact, we already have twenty ordinary giant crossbows stored here, but we don’t have enough magic power to enchant them. In addition, the reserves of various steels and four-star stone blocks are almost all in place. The level 4 city wall will definitely be completed by the end of this month or the beginning of next month.”

"That's why my second aunt said we're really lucky. Thanks to the king's envoy and our good friends from the barbarians. If we can get 500 units of standard magic power this time, I can equip all our soldiers with three-star enchanted armor and weapons."

"Oh, and one more thing. Yesterday morning, under my second aunt's orders, Templar Knight Mark went north alone to Dawn Fortress. He was going to help the superhumans cure the blood plague. He might not be able to save them all, but he hoped that those superhumans could enter the temple. This is the only way to save them. Otherwise, they won't be able to withstand the enhanced radiation storm."

"Actually, after Grant and I discussed it, we thought it would be fine to keep all those superhumans in the northern fortress, but my second aunt thinks we can't be careless and that sending them directly to the temple is the most appropriate course of action. So, Li Wei, what's your opinion?"

Huh? This is where the disagreement arises.

"Listen to Second Aunt, she has more experience in this kind of thing. By the way, Second Aunt participated in the construction of the Mage Tower, and now she's in charge of the Level 4 city wall. Is her body still able to handle it?"

Li Wei directly rejected Zhao Xuanxuan's idea. She was good in every way, except that she was too bold. What did she mean by "you and Grant are researching"? She clearly just wanted to find an opportunity to take the cavalry out on a mission.

Although the territory is now powerful, we must still understand the principle that forgetting war leads to danger, and being fond of war leads to destruction.

As for the second aunt—while she certainly has her problems, she suffered a devastating blow before, and now, like Li Yue, she is as conservative as she can be.

In short, they must remain calm and resolutely refrain from causing trouble. They must hold onto their existing territory and not make any rash moves, no matter how the situation changes outside or how many tables are thrown around.

Because their operations have already expanded too much and the profits are already substantial enough, there's no need for them to take any more risks.

At this moment, Zhao Xuanxuan grinned, not annoyed that her thoughts had been exposed. "Alright, I'll listen to my second aunt. As for my second aunt's health, she's still the same. She looks like a lady in her thirties or forties."

"Moreover, you didn't go back for the entire month of August. You have no idea how much your second aunt has changed. I can't describe it. Perhaps I can only use 'well-read and educated people exude elegance' or 'great wisdom appears as foolishness' to describe it. How should I put it? Perhaps Hathaway and Qin Yu each contributed 35% or even 40% to the construction of this mage tower. They are both very strong, without a doubt."

"But my second aunt seemed to have had an epiphany because of this, or perhaps it was because she had seen through it all and understood the past ninety years, which helped her finally achieve a sublimation at this moment?"

"During the construction of the mage tower, Qin Yu subtly mocked and ridiculed my second aunt in various ways, even trying to undermine and sow discord, acting as if he were the chief spellcaster of the territory. My second aunt pretended to be stupid all the time, but I felt at the time that my second aunt would definitely have the last laugh. Sure enough, Qin Yu ran away. Is this what you call the chief spellcaster of our territory?"

"In short, the first person I admire is you, the second is my second aunt, the third is Sister Xiaoyue and Hathaway, and everyone else is just a token gesture!"

Zhao Xuanxuan spoke with great confidence, and the light of her destiny shone through her, indicating another breakthrough.

Yes, everyone is growing.

As for the power struggle between Second Aunt, Hathaway, and Qin Yu, Li Wei neither knew nor wanted to know. Three women make a drama, let alone three spellcasting witches meeting together; it would be strange if sparks didn't fly.

Unfortunately, Qin Yu's skills were ultimately lacking, and somehow she was fooled by Hathaway and her second aunt, and was scared away by the chaotic scene of tables flying everywhere.

She had only been there a short time and had no idea of ​​the current strength of Li Wei's territory.

After the handover was completed, Zhao Xuanxuan and the convoy quickly returned, while Javier, Benjamin, and others led soldiers and craftsmen to install and test the enchanted giant crossbow.

Hathaway installed the magical structure, while the fourteen-year-old Isabelle followed behind, studying diligently.

However, I don't know exactly what I can learn.

They were busy until the afternoon. Li Yue, Hathaway, and Thomas set off first to her baronyland. There wasn't even a decent fortress there. All the free people had been settled in the main city of the territory and the river fortress. All that was left was a bare three-star magic mine, plus five enchanted giant crossbows and one enchanted catapult.

As for the soldiers, fifty remained, all from Hathaway's territory, including twenty newly recruited mercenaries this month, making their numbers appear quite thin.

But this place must be defended!

Not only because this place guards the heart of Li Wei's territory, but also because Hathaway holds the Expansion Card, which may play an important role before the expansion mission ends.

After all, there are only four pioneers left in this world: Zhao Kewu, Socrates, Hathaway, and Li Wei. In case of any changes, keeping Hathaway is equivalent to having an extra layer of rule-based assistance.

Li Wei had considered this very thoroughly.

In fact, as evening fell, after Li Wei had arranged the defenses of the riverside fortress and the Black Mountain fortress, he was preparing to take Ah Dai to the Baron's territory in Hathaway when he suddenly received several special messages.

[Due to a miscalculation by the Royal Capital's Tactical Department, the barbarian cross-border settlers have successfully established a bridgehead on another planet in the current star system. Five barbarian legions, totaling 1500 men, have now occupied the bridgehead. The barbarians will now proceed with their conquest mission as usual. The current exploration mission world has become the front line, with small elite barbarian squads potentially infiltrating at any time.] (Note: This is another planet currently undergoing a simultaneous exploration mission. The explorers are all players from the Royal Capital region. This can be understood as a nationwide standardized test, but the first testing site has encountered a problem, and the other three testing sites need to be avoided.)
[Warning: This is not a storyline for you pioneers to undertake. You do not need to take any unexpected risks for this. Therefore, before any new orders are issued from the capital, Duke Will and Marquis Night Owl, the garrison commander of Thorn Pass, have made an urgent decision to terminate the pioneering and city-building mission. Of course, considering various factors, this is a suggestion, not a mandatory one.]

[Friendly reminder: In order to concentrate forces to attack the barbarian army on another planet, Thorn Pass will have to close the protective magic net covering this planet at midnight tonight. At that time, the entire planet will be shrouded in radiation storms day and night.]

Those who insist on staying do so at their own risk.

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Ok!

Is this a case of a general in the field disobeying orders?
Li Wei smiled silently; this was too interesting.

In this situation, asking him to settle the bill? Without even thinking about it.

It's possible that Zhao Kewu and Socrates might withdraw.

Sure enough, the next second a statewide announcement came.

[Nationwide Announcement]

[The Pioneer Socrates, number 2, chose to complete the mission. He gained 20 square kilometers of legal territory and 100 square kilometers of illegal territory. He will become a three-star lord of the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens and a legitimate baron of the Kingdom of Locke. His territory will be under the jurisdiction of Thorn Pass. Lord Night Owl, the garrison commander of Thorn Pass, has promised to provide strong protection for his legal territory. At the same time, three-star lord Socrates must also answer Lord Night Owl's call.]

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This result was good enough for Socrates; it was a perfect ending.

However, after waiting for a while, Li Wei did not see the nationwide announcement that Zhao Kewu had applied for mission settlement.

He probably wanted to end it, but the king's envoy wouldn't allow it.

Don't let his current bravado fool you; he even took down a barbarian centurion. In reality, it's all thanks to that king's special envoy.

Interestingly, there are currently three groups of pioneer players carrying out pioneering missions within the galaxy.
So what does this galaxy mean?
Does it refer to a massive galaxy like the Milky Way?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

It should be a small star system similar to our solar system. If the planet they are on is Earth, then Mars is next door.

Maybe Venus and Jupiter too!

Because the Kingdom of Locke has more than just one province, there is also a province of juniper, a province of kedel, plus the capital region, so at least four similar planets should be arranged, otherwise what kind of national unified examination is it?
But the Neanderthals actually built a bridgehead on another planet, hahaha!

From these few announcements, Li Wei could sense Duke Will's perverse sense of humor as he chuckled in a strange way.

I'm so happy, especially since they even thoughtfully provided some tips, as if they were afraid that Li Wei and the others wouldn't understand the cause and effect.

So the main battlefield next will be the expansion mission area in the capital region, where he will at most face some small elite Nyon squads.

Sigh, those Neanderthals on the other side are really too cunning.

Is this a feint?
This is practically pushing the Wangdu Tactical Department to its limits!
It was very damaging and highly insulting.

Such an opponent must be taken extremely seriously in the future.

Thinking this, Li Wei dared not slack off and hurried along the way, arriving at Baron Hathaway's territory before it got completely dark. The place was very desolate.

Because of the previous floods and major battles, Hathaway only had time to build the magic mine here; she didn't have time to build any other basic structures.

Now her lord's fortress is located in a six-story ruined hotel building, and the magic mine is located in the small square directly in front of the hotel.

On the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and sixth floors of the hotel, there were various enchanted giant crossbows, and many soldiers were rushing to move large blocks of concrete from all around to build so-called defenses.

They were truly penniless.

Haha!

(End of this chapter)