Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 433 Sheriff George

While Gale Fortress was captured effortlessly by hundreds of elite Neanderthals working from within and without, thousands of miles away at a Neanderthal bridgehead, an elite legion from the province of Ver was launching a full-scale attack.

At the same time, in the main city of Windbreak, 12 newly resurrected Gale Paladins walked out of the temple with resolute eyes. They were resurrected and then put on a full set of four-star enchanted heavy armor, four-star warhorses wearing four-star enchanted vests, and upgraded from rags to rags. All of this came from the support of the capital.

Not far away, Grand Master Teren of the Holy Gale Knights, clad in five-star enchanted heavy armor, was preparing to enter the battlefield with 23 other Gale Paladins and a total of 500 heavy cavalrymen, 400 of whom were from the provinces of Dusson and Kader.

With a command, the 536 heavily armored cavalrymen passed through the portal and suddenly appeared on a battlefield a thousand miles away where fierce fighting was taking place.

The Neanderthals have amassed a large force here and have been launching a fierce attack for several days. The city walls have changed hands more than a dozen times. The two sides are like a bloody meat grinder, and in just a few days, the casualties on both sides have reached tens of thousands, all of whom are three-star, four-star, or even five-star professionals.

Gale Fortress was just a minor episode.

It's not even a proper exchange...

This was just a marginal, insignificant corner of the whole war.

Because His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Locke finally persuaded the three dukes to feign weakness in the early stages and gradually escalate the conflict, luring the Neanderthal barbarians to continuously commit troops, making them believe that a decisive battle had begun. In reality, the real decisive battle had only just begun...

Li Wei was unaware of these things. Even if he were a top scout, he couldn't possibly have a clear understanding of the strategic decision-making changes of the kingdom's high command.

He could only see and touch a corner of the battlefield, which is why it looked so bizarre and surreal—such a large fortress, given away so easily.

They had no idea that, strategically speaking, the purpose of Gale Fortress was to mobilize the elite of the Necromancers.

When Li Wei emerged from the ruins in a disheveled state, the Neanderthal army had already charged in, and the entire fortress was still burning, resembling hell.

There were hardly any survivors.

The area within 500 meters of the magic mine has been turned into a huge crater, and the surrounding buildings have collapsed in large sections, with a section of the outer level four city wall also collapsing.

The dozen or so defenders who had been stunned and had managed to escape with their lives were still trying to defend themselves with their weapons, but they were dumbfounded. Then a row of javelins came flying over and they were turned into a pile of hedgehogs.

So what's going on here?

Li Wei found it hilarious, especially his own. He quickly stripped off his no-longer-shiny heavy armor and turned to run. Of course, he couldn't activate the six-star settlement card at this point and had to disengage from the battle.

Moreover, he had no intention of leaving. On the contrary, he felt that everything was starting to become interesting, and he vaguely sensed a change.

Where did Teren take the main force?

Ryder's strangeness, the look in his eyes before he died, the fanaticism in his gaze—that was the fanaticism of a martyr—so he knew all this, didn't he?

To lure a portion of the main Nepalese force, and then launch a true decisive battle at a certain battleground?
This isn't a counterattack, this is stirring up trouble!
He was merely there by chance. He thought he was something special, but in reality, on the chessboard of the king and the duke, he was not even a pawn that had crossed the river; he was just a nameless cannon fodder.

He thought he was well prepared, but in reality, it was all useless.

These thoughts flashed through Li Wei's mind as he ran at top speed. Taking advantage of the smoke from the burning city and the darkness of night, he ran out of the destroyed Gale Fortress, crossed the back mountain, and entered the forest. He ran for over a hundred miles before stopping and disengaging from the battle.

He casually took out a six-star settlement card, which had a faint blue light flickering on it, indicating that it could be used. Once used, he could settle the account and leave.

After all, it's an expensive item card that costs 10,000 gold coins.

Its priority is still extremely high.

Li Wei held the item, stared at it quietly for a long time, then smiled, put away the six-star settlement card, and then took out a command document written for him by Ryder. The emblem of the Gale Fortress garrison was clearly visible on it. It was a very formal and legal appointment.

The specific translation is: "George the Forest Ranger is hereby appointed as the Sheriff of Gale Keep, responsible for investigating the infiltration of spies into the city!"
Hey!

Li Wei grinned, this appointment naturally possessed legal validity.

Then let's go back. If he's not mistaken, that elite Neanderthal legion should realize by now that they've been tricked.

So Li Weizhen turned back.

As he expected, Gale Fortress was still burning, but the Necromancers had indeed withdrawn. They left in a hurry, without even having time to hunt down the fleeing garrison and villagers.

To prevent any traps, Li Wei specially released his twelve sword-wielding guards, donned five-star enchanted heavy armor, summoned a five-star warhorse, and rode around the area surrounding the fortress for half the night. If that Reincarnator really stayed behind to ambush, he would definitely make a move. Even if it was a Necromancer scout, he wouldn't let such a target go.

Nothing happened.

As the next day dawned and the first rays of sunlight pierced through the thin clouds and shone into the early winter forest, Li Wei encountered several soldiers who had tried to escape but were frightened back by the sound of horses' hooves.

Yes, that's what he was mainly doing last night; Gale Fortress needs to be rebuilt.

Grand Master Teren is gone, the Spellcaster is gone, all the Gale Paladins have perished, and Li Wei, the sheriff, is now the highest-ranking official!

So last night he brought back a total of thirty-four deserters and more than a hundred refugees who were trying to escape.

“I am George, the sheriff of Gale Fortress. I have been ordered by the Earl to take in and reorganize all the defeated soldiers and to pacify the free citizens. Now, all of you, go back! The enemy has retreated. Where can you escape to? This is your home. Winter is coming. Do you want to freeze and starve to death?!” “Go back!”

Li Wei roared, his identity as a sheriff, coupled with the magnificent warhorse beneath him and his five-star enchanted heavy armor, which, though dirty, was still dazzling, was incredibly convincing.

Moreover, many soldiers recognized him, including several of his personally trained scout disciples.

When they saw Li Wei, it was as if they had seen a savior.

Li Wei didn't stand on ceremony and immediately promoted these scout recruits to squad leaders. He then organized all the defeated soldiers into six squads and led the elderly and weak free civilians back to the mountain valley behind Gale Fortress.

This is where the free people live, but unfortunately, in last night's magical explosion, almost all the houses collapsed, and so far, hundreds of people are still buried inside, their fate unknown.

Fortunately, the fire did not spread to this area.

Li Wei immediately ordered a rescue, and he himself took the lead, being the first to rush to the front. With his current strength, he was quite adept at rescuing people. Of course, to avoid being too exaggerated, he still ended up covered in mud and water from exhaustion...

The effect is excellent.

Unfortunately, many people died; they were all unfortunate souls who were struck in the head or heart by the boulder in the first moments.

They were beyond saving, but there were still many injured people with broken legs, arms, and even lumbar vertebrae.

Li Wei still has ways to deal with these injured people.

"Chris, get a big pot and fill it with water!"

Li Wei gave a shout, then took out a portion of three-star quality life potion and poured it directly into the large pot. After stirring it a few times, a large pot of diluted one-star life potion was made.

One bowl for minor injuries, three bowls for serious injuries, and if one pot isn't enough, have another.

Anyway, the effect is amazing, and you can always believe in the power of magic.

The morale of the army and the people was also restored.

By 2 p.m., Li Wei had gathered a total of 34 soldiers and gained 358 free civilians; as for the rest, they were all dead.

Li Wei led his men to bury the dead and then began to tidy up their lodgings. In fact, he hadn't figured out what to do in the future, mainly because he didn't know what the king and dukes were planning or how big the commotion would be. But in any case, he had rebuilt Gale Fortress, which was quite an achievement.

Although he doesn't lack the gold coins, what he lacks is opportunity. What if this is a moment of great change unprecedented in hundreds of years?

Or even if it isn't, so what? I'm just idling around anyway.

Hey, it's just for fun.

The fire in Gale Fortress had been extinguished, but thick black smoke still billowed out, and it was still unbearably hot inside.

In many places, especially inside stone buildings, a strong sense of magic still lingers.

The self-destruction of Samsung's Magic Mine was no joke.

The Nepalese seemed to have only picked up some of the fallen gold and purple cards, leaving the rest unattended.

"If I were the spellcaster, there would be at least a dozen units of residual magic left in here."

Li Wei walked around the charred ruins of the fortress, but ultimately didn't dare to enter, because there were occasional explosions with sparks and lightning, and he didn't know what kind of magical reaction it was.

So let's rebuild the small village in the mountain bay.

The stones and logs here are readily available, and there is no shortage of food, dried vegetables, and various kinds of meat. They can be easily dug out from the ruins.

Li Wei personally took the lead and quickly built dozens of small wooden houses on the open space next to the village.

Let's make do with this place for now, and we'll deal with the future later.

After a busy day, Li Wei hadn't received even a single message. Perhaps one day he'd run into Earl Fengxi, and he'd casually remark, "I heard you've been doing good deeds in my village? Those peasants won't thank you, and I certainly won't..."

Gee!

Of course, Li Wei was just joking with himself. While everyone else was asleep, he still had to wander around. Patrolling and guarding were one aspect, but another was figuring out how to help these free citizens and soldiers get through the winter. This was a very serious problem, although he could also send them back to Windbreak City.

But then all his efforts would have been in vain.

"Forget it, I'll just be a sheriff for a while. Let's kill two birds with one stone and not think too much about it."

(End of this chapter)