Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 414 In the Name of the Gods

It sounds pretty good, and it's a long-term business. Even if the profits aren't high, the territory's development can't be overlooked.

"Okay, I agree, but I might need to look into the details."

Li Wei did not refuse.

"That's natural. In fact, the next round of new recruits in the province of Ver won't officially start until March or April next year, so there's still plenty of time. At that time, the Ministry of the Interior will send someone to negotiate and sign a contract with you."

"However, speaking of which, there is something I would like to ask Lord Li Wei for help with. Because I will be going to carry out a cross-border mission next summer, I will be unable to continue serving as the Chief Minister of the Ministry of the Interior. If you are willing, Lord Li Wei, I can recommend you to the higher authorities to serve as the Chief Minister of the Ministry of the Interior."

"Ha, forget about that." Li Wei refused without even thinking. He had no interest in working at the Ministry of the Interior, but Hathaway might be interested.

"I understand now. Lord Li Wei, the settlement of the fourth stage of the mission is now complete. Next is the settlement of the fifth stage of the mission, which will be presided over by the priests of the temple."

After Chu Wushuang bowed respectfully, he left on his own, which made Li Wei quite impressed by how polite this fellow was.

However, what about the settlement of the fifth stage of the task?

Okay, Li Wei turned his head and looked at the quiet temple. Soon, a series of footsteps came from behind him. When he turned around, he saw a sprightly old man dressed in linen clothes walking briskly towards him. The insignia on his chest proved that he was a one-star temple priest. Moreover, he was a stranger, so he was a newcomer.
No, no, there's something wrong with this guy, or rather, the temple priest who can preside over the settlement of the fifth stage of the mission for him can't be an ordinary temple priest.

"Master Li Wei, good day!"

The old priest approached Li Wei, smiled and bowed before speaking directly, "My lord, in the past year and eight months, your faith in the gods has been pure and unwavering. You have no doubt about the divine pronouncements of the gods. You have led the free people to find the meaning of life and a place for their souls to rest. So, are you willing to initiate the Five-Star Lord mission in the name of the gods?"

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Li Wei was taken aback, but the old priest did not answer; he simply smiled and looked at him.

That's really bizarre.

"So, this is the only way to start a five-star lord mission?" Li Wei changed his tune again.

"No, Lord Li Wei, this is just the most difficult way, and also the most convenient way for you to become king. When you complete the five-star lord mission in the name of the gods, you will successfully leave the Kingdom of Locke. When you complete the six-star lord mission in the name of the gods, you can even directly establish a country."

"But Gul'dan, what's the price?"

This line involuntarily popped into Li Wei's mind.

"The cost will certainly be high, and once the choice is made, there is no retreat. Failure means certain death, and all those who follow you, including every free man, will turn to dust along with you. But if you succeed, you will gain a hundredfold reward."

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

"It's alright, one day, you'll be interested, sir."

The old priest smiled again and walked through Li Wei's body. When he turned around, Li Wei was gone.

"Damn it, what the hell? This mission in the name of the gods? Only someone who mismanages their territory and is on the verge of bankruptcy would be willing to take the risk."

Li Wei said it casually, but the next second his heart stirred, because he suddenly thought of someone. Last winter, his uncle, what was his name again? His four-star territory was on the verge of bankruptcy, so he took on a crazy big order and was eventually killed by a special BOSS.

But now that I think about it, this guy really fits this type of mission: all in, go all out, do or die.
The scariest thing in life is becoming a gambling addict.

Putting the matter out of his mind, Li Wei exhaled a breath of stale air, and the joy that had been suppressed deep in his heart finally burst forth layer by layer.

Yes, no matter how much the king and duke plundered the planet, there are still plenty of one-star and two-star quality materials, and many three-star iron ore and three-star stone ore are still hidden deep underground.

This is still a low-magic world, similar to the city of Kahe.

So this is already a huge gain, nearly a thousand square kilometers of territory of their own!
Two years ago, he was just a small-time Samsung employee; five years ago, he wandered alone in a park in late autumn, like a ghost.

What else do you want?
Yes, his territory can only last for 150 years at most before he goes bankrupt, but he really doesn't care!

I'm so happy, so very happy!
He even jumped up and down a couple of times before chuckling and swatting away each of the thoughts that came with his ecstasy—the desire for comfort, the desire to vent, the desire to have fun.

Next, Li Wei didn't rush to find his second aunt in the mage tower. Instead, he entered the temple, where seven one-star temple priests were already busy. In the temple's backyard, the half-pig and half-cow people were waiting for the temple's faith value to be restored.

Having confirmed that they were all in good condition, Li Wei stepped onto the city wall and measured his own wall under the starlight.

It must be said that this city wall is much better than the one in Kah.

This is a level 4 city wall with a circumference of 5.4 kilometers.

The total height is ten meters, the base is six meters wide, and the upper layer is four meters wide. Although it is not very majestic, at least compared to the previous city wall, the difference in size is not significant.

However, the most distinctive feature of this city wall is its built-in magic structure, which is connected to the magic mine. Therefore, its defense is amazing. When fighting on this city wall, friendly forces will receive three buffs: health will slowly recover 10 points per hour, stamina will recover 30 points per hour, and spirit will recover 1 point per hour.

This is quite impressive for an ordinary soldier.

In addition, through this city wall, spellcasters can observe the enemy's offensive posture from inside the mage tower and can prevent the infiltration of evil black magic to the greatest extent.

For example, the release of plagues, natural disasters, and so on.

very good.

Li Wei walked around the level four city wall, and his mind was completely calmed down. Only then did he sit on the city wall. With a thought, the Prestige Card System presented his territory information one by one like flowing water.

First, regarding mana reserves, the main city of the territory has reached 2450 units of mana. The riverside fortress has reached 450 units of mana reserves.

Hathaway's barony has a magic storage of 350 units, which is a bit low, but it doesn't matter, because Hathaway is currently controlling the magic mine to frantically absorb the remaining magic from the surrounding area, including the river. Even though the ancient magic fragments in the snowy mountain have been taken away, the remaining ones are enough to reach 500 units.

This is the cornerstone of their territory's future development.

It cannot be used lightly in the future.

Including those enchanted crossbows and enchanted catapults, they should all be kept as decorations from now on and should not be moved lightly.

Then there were 450 full-time soldiers, which was the greatest asset.

Even though 150 of them are new recruits who joined in the last two months, they are actually the best among the free people, plus those who were converted from superhumans. They are all three-star, and all of them are equipped with three-star enchanted sets.

The top 54 players have all reached the five-star enchantment set.

Next, Li Wei will deploy the one hundred three-star warhorses in his possession to the legion. At that time, he will have one hundred and eighty-two cavalrymen, especially more than fifty of them who were converted from centaurs...

These are all our trump cards and trump cards for future conquest missions.

"Within the next ten years, forget about conquering missions. These soldiers will no longer be able to improve quickly. The key is to hone their combat experience, professional destiny, and combat skills until they are at their peak."

"But in any case, within twenty years, the territory must—or at least as much as possible—be upgraded to a five-star territory, even if I can only be a count, because—it's like a country; if you don't move forward, you fall behind!"

Li Weiting was worried that he might be forced by circumstances to carry out that territorial war mission in the name of the gods.

Often, when he sees so many people who follow him, trust him, and rely on him for their livelihood—thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands—his thoughts are unconsciously influenced.

However, there was no way to retreat anymore.

This is the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, and from the moment he became a lord, he could only move forward with difficulty.

Li Wei opened the Prestige System and began to fulfill his promise. This time, all the free citizens in the territory could see it.

"Offering of titles! Advisor Li Yue is hereby appointed Baron of the Riverbank! Her fief is located at the Riverbank Fortress."

"Conferment! Advisor Liang Yuzhi is appointed Baron of the Small City, and concurrently serves as the Chief Spellcaster of the Blazing City Spellcasters Association."

"Offering of titles! Advisor Zhao Xuanxuan is hereby granted the title of Baron of Beishan, with her fief located in the northern fortress."

" conferment! Advisor Thomas is hereby conferred the title of Baron of the Great Stone, with his fief in Dawn Fortress."

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Next, Li Wei appointed nine more Riverside Knights, granting each of them the right to cultivate 200 acres of land, but not in the main city area, but in illegal territories. He also allowed them to build their own villages and castles and to have their own knights and squires.

As for the other 45 most elite heavy cavalrymen, they will all be granted the right to cultivate 100 acres of farmland.

Ordinary cavalrymen could obtain the right to cultivate 50 acres of land.

Ordinary soldiers have the right to cultivate 10 acres of land near their station.

In addition, core members of various departments within the territory also obtained the right to cultivate a number of farmlands.

Furthermore, Li Wei relaxed the restrictions on self-cultivating farmers, allowing anyone willing to move out of the main city to obtain a house and five acres of land.

But there seem to be few responses, because everyone is still thinking about the end of the world. It's okay, there's plenty of time.

There's no need to worry about attacks from powerful enemies. Now that the ancient magic fragments have been taken away, the magic concentration in this star system has plummeted. Even the Neanderthals probably don't want to go to great lengths to infiltrate.

Besides, Li Wei really hoped to have a team of Neanderthals...

In short, it is clear to the naked eye that a peaceful era has arrived.

Next, Li Wei issued a management regulation for the mountainous and wasteland areas in the main urban area of ​​his territory.

The rule states that land and forests within legal territory that are protected by a magical shield should not be developed or cultivated unless absolutely necessary.

The ownership of any cultivated farmland shall be transferred to the lord.

If you want to farm, go and develop illegal territory.

Just like the magic in the magic mines and the magic in the mage tower, all the magic has been sealed away. The enchanting blacksmith workshop has been closed, and the once highly skilled enchanting blacksmiths can now only forge some broken farm tools.

Haha, the potion-making workshop has to shut down too; every day will feel like a year.

Even the communal meals—well, let's keep those, and make them as plentiful as possible, since there won't be a shortage of ordinary food in the future—will see a price increase across the board for one-star food, keeping pace with the prices in Vil City.

Because that's what the city of Ver did.

Li Wei was essentially feeling his way across the river in Ver City.

(End of this chapter)