Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 409 A skilled warrior achieves victory without ostentation.
In the lobby of the ruined hotel, a bonfire was burning, next to two grills and two iron pots, where food was boiling and the aroma was very tempting.

When Li Wei stepped inside, he saw Hathaway, Li Yue, Thomas, and the bald blacksmith sitting leisurely by the campfire chatting, showing no signs of the tension that preceded the great battle.

"You've all received the message, right? What do you think?"

Li Wei sat down next to Hathaway by the campfire and casually asked.

"I don't have any opinion, because when I was on the exploration mission, I never reached this level." Li Yue didn't even look up, she was weaving something. At her peak, she was just a minor baron, a three-star lord, a three-star territory, and a five-star professional. These are several completely different concepts.

Baron is a title in the Kingdom of Rock, Three-Star Lord is a registered player title in the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, and Five-Star Professional refers to her first professional card being upgraded to five stars.

She's certainly fought far more dangerous battles than this, but she's never experienced anything like this. And the Bull's Horn Alley in Ver City wouldn't sell information about this, and even if they did, she wouldn't buy it—it's none of her business.

Therefore, of the five people present, only Hathaway has the most right to speak, after all, she was trained by Night Owl.

Let me tell you about it.

Hathaway smiled charmingly, fed Li Wei half a golden-brown grilled three-star fish, and then said:
"First of all, it has been confirmed that this is not the main battlefield. As long as we build the level 4 city wall, complete the city building task, and obtain the title of viscount with real power, we can basically finish this successfully. The only concern is whether those barbarians consider you, Li Wei, a thorn in their side. Will they take advantage of the chaos to send an elite squad to take you out?"

"Secondly, we should be able to seamlessly connect to the Chaotic Slaughter mission here. This kind of mission can be issued once every three months. Specifically, you or I will take out 10000 to 50000 gold coins to recruit 20 to 50 lord players or mercenary players, let them settle in our territory, and be responsible for defending the city for us or going out to hunt in the wild. They will not see the universal gold cards dropped by the kills, and they will be directly obtained by the territory."

"In short, they are rewarded based on their performance on the battlefield, from mud to rotten wood, then to stubborn stone, bronze, black iron, silver, it's all very profitable. These kinds of tasks can basically be handed over to the stewards and temple priests in the territory. The captains of each squad and the group leaders of each department can also act as NPCs to issue various side quests to them."

"Anyway, it's just like in the game. After deducting the cost of running the mission and the cost of reviving these players, the total profit can reach 50%, which is quite good."

"But if you're unlucky and encounter barbarians who have set up camp outside your territory and are guarding your respawn point, you might lose everything!"

"At this point, we need to send out the regular NPC army to fight a wave. If we don't consider those damned cross-border missions, or those king taxes and duke taxes, we can actually live a pretty carefree life."

After Hathaway finished speaking, she started feeding Li Wei fish again, and took out a bottle of wine. They took turns drinking, and the air suddenly became romantic.

But the others didn't seem embarrassed at all.

Li Yue continued weaving on the other side of the campfire, oblivious to her surroundings. She possessed a five-star tailoring card, and the two enchanted sewing needles in her hands moved with effortless grace. The materials she was weaving were not ordinary yarn, but magical materials of two stars or higher.

As for Thomas, his dulling was enough to turn him into a stone man.

The bald blacksmith was already snoring softly.

Nobody cared what Hathaway had just said, and nobody cared what Li Wei had asked. As for the two of them exchanging glances and being all lovey-dovey, who cares!
What a beautiful night.

Time passed silently, and until midnight, not a single message or announcement was sent across the entire region.

Hathaway wriggled out of Li Wei's arms, sleepily looked at the sky, then at Li Wei, and gave him a knowing look.

They all understand.

It seems that Zhao Kewu is determined to be taken hostage, and the king's envoy is determined to persuade the seriously injured Duke Hanbing to surrender.

But none of this really has much to do with Li Wei and his group.

Who told him to be from the capital region, granted special permission by the king? Even though he was the final boss of the province of Ver, he still had to be recruited by your king. So your capital region doesn't have any final bosses?

Or perhaps the final boss in your capital region has been subtly seduced by the Necromancers...

It's laughable that the Neanderthals built a bridgehead right under their noses; it was originally just a wilderness camp...

Looking back, when Li Wei discovered and destroyed the level 4 Neanderthal wilderness camp, he had already laid the foundation for victory. The subsequent continuous attacks on the Neanderthals, the suppression of the Ice Duke, especially the retrieval of Hathaway, the confrontation with Hong Feng, Li Wei leading his troops north to capture the Ice Duke and another northern Neanderthal fortress, and the Templar Knight Mark displaying great prowess... all of these were factors that contributed to the victory.

Therefore, they have essentially secured the victory at this moment.

The only problem now is preventing the Neanderthals from getting angry and coming over to make their presence known. At most, a few special bosses will appear, but otherwise, it's not a problem.

If the full score for this city-building and development mission is 100 points, Li Wei has already scored 300 points.

In this situation, if any unexpected event were to cause Li Wei to suffer a setback, well, what would that say about the other pioneers?
Those pioneers of the capital region, the Dusson province, and the Kedel province are still working hard. Please, have some decency.

So, Hathaway was quite content, Li Yue was also relaxed, and Li Wei let his second aunt act like a loud and boisterous general or marshal, commanding with composure, strategizing, and winning battles from afar.

What does it mean?
Damn, I'm invincible at this stage.

Aside from when he's trying to scam Qin Yu or scare Anna, he doesn't need to look so worried at other times.

Yes, Qin Yu was scared away by Hathaway and her second aunt working together. Li Wei doesn't need evidence for this kind of thing, or even to ask; he can just pretend he doesn't know.

Li Wei surely knows how cunning Hathaway is.
Although my second aunt is a bit lacking, she was once on par with Night Owl. Pshaw!
Qin Yu is still too inexperienced.

So at this point, it truly has the flavor of a skilled warrior achieving victory without ostentation.

Suddenly, Li Wei, Li Yue, and Hathaway all looked up at the previously clear and starry sky. Although they couldn't see anything, they all sensed a strange fluctuation of power.

And spellcasters like Hathaway, her second aunt, and even little Isabelle would sense it more clearly.

"The magic network has been removed, and here it comes! Li Wei, look, a meteor shower! Quick, make a wish!"

Hathaway was overjoyed, jumping for joy like a little girl; she was truly happy.

Li Wei remained silent, took out his enchanted longbow, and disappeared into the darkness.

At this moment, Li Yue took out what she had just woven and sewed. They were palm-sized, semi-finished magical emblems woven and sewn from three-star beast leather, exquisite spider silk, or other similar threads.

"Sister Xiaoyue, isn't it a bit of a waste to use such a good item only to make Sequence 2 magic emblems?"

Hathaway exclaimed, “This thing is so exquisite. It’s not just the near-perfect stitching, but also the unique, extraordinary craftsmanship. Even if it’s not used to infuse Sequence 2 protective magic, it’s still a work of art.”

“What’s there to regret? I’m a five-star tailor. What else can I do besides sew little things? Besides, you provided all the materials.” Li Yue smiled slightly and continued to thread the needle, sewing the half-finished magic emblem.

If she had enough magic, she would have to sew a hundred of them, eighty of which were custom-made for Night Owl, ten for Hathaway to keep for herself, and the remaining ten as payment for her work.

Li Wei was unaware of all of this, or perhaps he guessed but pretended not to know.

When it comes to interests, no one is an eternal enemy.

Even the closure of the magical net that once enveloped this planet was part of the plan.

Sigh, this master and apprentice are too cunning.

I wonder if Li Wei can handle it?

For the next ten days or so, strong winds raged and radiation storms swept across the planet, making it seem as if it had once again entered the apocalypse.

But nothing really happened in Li Wei's territory; not even a single nun was seen.

Inside the territory's main city, Zhao Xuanxuan wields a large hammer, forging three-star enchanted equipment and weapons day and night, which are then quickly distributed to the soldiers.

Within Hathaway's barony, Li Yue can weave and sew twenty semi-finished magic emblems every day. These will be infused with magic by Hathaway using exquisite manipulation techniques to create Sequence 4 magic emblems, capable of withstanding up to 800 points of total damage, or absorbing four consecutive hits of 200 points each.

This is a very good military supply for soldiers fighting on the front lines.

Li Wei ignored this.

Since all the materials were provided by Hathaway, and the magic was drawn from her own magic mine, what could Li Yue say when he only provided a tailoring service?

He couldn't say anything, and this was just the beginning. Producing military supplies and equipment for the front lines would also be a very profitable venture.

And so, time passed day by day, and the anticipated great battle did not occur; there was no crisis whatsoever.

One day at the end of September, the level 4 city wall was successfully built.

At this moment, the nationwide announcement once again flooded social media!

[Nationwide Announcement]

Pioneer Li Wei, number 11, has completed the construction of a level 4 city wall. He has met all the conditions for upgrading to a level 5 territory, and his territory has officially been upgraded to level 5. This also means that his city-building mission has been completely successful, and his territory has officially been upgraded to a level 1 city! According to the rules, he will receive an additional 100 square kilometers of legal territory as a reward, and at least 800 square kilometers of illegal territory, bringing his current total legal territory area to 190 square kilometers.

[He has already bound the title of Viscount of Blazing Flames to his current city. According to the rules of the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, he will officially become a four-star lord and a powerful viscount under the province of Ver in the Kingdom of Locke. From now on, he will only need to pay 25% of the king's tax and 5% of the duke's tax each year.]

At the same time, he will have the power to grant baronies and knighthoods, but he cannot grant more than six baronies or more than twenty knighthoods, and all granted territories cannot exceed the illegal territory limit of 800 square kilometers. This indicates that vassal baronies are also a type of grant.

[Unless there are special plot developments, he will continue to wait in this mission world for one year and seven months before the expansion and city-building mission ends. However, if the kingdom issues an order or there are other emergencies, his expansion and city-building mission will enter the mission settlement phase within the specified time.]

(End of this chapter)