Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 445 The Deserted Windrise City

"Ranged combat, melee combat, assassination! That's all three elements combined."

At this moment, Li Wei smiled slightly, quite satisfied.

Although this Ranger card doesn't seem to bring any new talents or skills, it's all been integrated and optimized, with all four talents and four skills already available.

However, this kind of optimization and integration is the most powerful. It is equivalent to helping Li Wei to solidify the foundation from scratch, make up for the weaknesses, and then classify and manage the advantages and strengths to minimize internal friction and improve combat efficiency and combat output.

It should be noted that Li Wei's biggest drawback and weakness has always been that he leveled up too quickly. He didn't have enough time to settle down and hone his skills. He inflated like a bubble, all show and no substance. Of course, he has his most prominent and trump card, but he is not comprehensive or stable enough.

Therefore, he never dares to play when he is at a disadvantage, for fear of losing.

Because he didn't transcend the battle situation, and he didn't possess the kind of extraordinary combat power to turn the tide when the situation became unbearably dire.

Only now has he managed to gain a foothold, and he is confident that he can still make a difference even in a losing situation.

Of course, that's true, but unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to venture into a headwind situation. Isn't it better to have smooth sailing?
From now on, the four professions, four destinies, and their respective talents will cheer from the sidelines, or assist in logistical support, while combat will be handled by the Dawn Ranger Card.

With a slight smile, Li Wei stood up, picked up a wooden stick, and went to train his guards.

These guards currently cannot obtain more class cards and level completion tokens, so their attributes are undoubtedly their biggest disadvantage.

However, one's professional destiny and combat skills will not be affected.

After creating the Dawn Ranger Card and solidifying his foundation, Li Wei's understanding of these things was absolutely master-level, so he understood even more clearly that the accumulation at this moment was crucial.

And so, the Imperial Guards spent their days farming, working, logging, fishing, and hunting, while at night they were given special treatment by Li Wei—or, to be precise, they were beaten.

Take more beatings in peacetime, lose fewer lives in wartime.

Li Wei would not bully the weak, but would target each guard soldier according to their characteristics and weaknesses. If these soldiers could deliver a brilliant strike or an attack beyond their usual level, he would obediently accept the beating and would never cheat. The initial level was set and it remained so to avoid severely damaging their morale and suppressing their enthusiasm, although in reality these guard soldiers had extremely strong resilience.

Before we knew it, March, April, and May arrived, and Li Wei's ten acres of winter wheat were finally ready for harvest.

At this point, he no longer needed to drag the guards to practice; the mutated creatures attracted by the aroma of wheat every day were enough for the guards to practice in real combat.

Some time ago, it even attracted a group of Samsung's mutated bison, which the Royal Guards annihilated in a single battle.

Li Wei watched from the side. Now, he wasn't so obsessed with the five-star wheat anymore. Well, mainly because he had used up all his Heaven-Covering Cards. What could he do?

The good news is that the number of chaotic magical particles in this world has increased exponentially over the past three months.

Three months ago, he had to spend hundreds of Neanderthal coins to get a five-star big fish, but now three-star mutated creatures are everywhere in the wild!
However, it won't drop universal gold cards or level-clearing tokens. These two items can only be formed with exploration cards or similar magical structures, just like you can never make tofu without brine.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Li Wei is ready to activate the six-star settlement card at any time and then apply for a legion mission. This way, he can bring this guard back to his Flame Territory and immediately arm them. Even if he has to be sent to the front line next, he will accept it.

One cannot take advantage without limit, right? I am also a good lord of the kingdom who understands the importance of taking responsibility. His respect and loyalty to His Majesty the King are beyond ordinary...

"My lord, dinner's ready! We'll have grilled steak tonight!"

One of the guards shouted excitedly, "The changes they've undergone are truly remarkable! Thanks to the increase in mutated creatures and the unrestricted production of star-level food, although their class card levels haven't increased, the attribute boosts from food are quite substantial."

Moreover, their individual combat capabilities are such that any one of them could easily score 90+ in the graduation exam at Will Academy, with at least 150 scoring 95+ and at least 45 scoring full marks.

But this is only their individual combat strength. Their real advantage lies in fighting in formation. For the past month or so, Li Wei has divided them into groups of twenty and sent them to roam freely within a radius of three hundred miles around the camp, hunting down mutated creatures at will. The results have been phenomenal.

Beside the winter wheat field, Li Wei personally grilled over a hundred pounds of various star-rated meats for these guys. He can now grill three-star meats with ease, and his mastery of the heat is already superb.

"My lord, Chris and the others are back."

Someone shouted at this moment, but Li Wei already knew that Chris's five scouts were all quite good now. The hunter's fate, the woodcutter's fate, and the mountain dweller's fate were all 50+, and they had already awakened their perception talents. Theoretically, as long as they did not encounter Neanderthal scouts, they would be absolutely fine.

This time, Li Wei sent them out to see what the situation was like in Fengxi City.
This was a decision he made after careful consideration.

Since the beginning of winter last year, almost eight months have passed, and he has not encountered a single Neanderthal scout, nor a single friendly scout.

This shouldn't be the case. It would be one thing if it were winter, but since March, the Imperial Guard has been on the move all the time, so there's no way they could have gone undetected.

That doesn't make sense. He could confirm that the front lines were still in a state of war, but he really had no idea what it was like.

If it weren't for his love for his winter wheat and his Imperial Guard, he would have already gone to scout ahead.

Because his current guard is as fragile as winter wheat; a single Neanderthal scout could wipe them all out.

"Sir, the situation is very strange."

Chris approached Li Wei, his face also showing confusion. "When we went to Gale Fortress, we didn't find any suspicious traces there. Then we went to Windrise City, but many villages and towns there were deserted. It wasn't the kind of massacre that happened, but rather like an organized migration."

"When we approached the main city of Fengxi, we found that the once bustling city had been abandoned for a long time, resembling a deserted city. However, we followed your teachings, sir, and dared not act rashly upon seeing such a strange thing. We observed from a distance for half a day and, after confirming that there were no traces of people, we immediately withdrew and reported back."

"Huh, they've all migrated. There's no sign of an attack?"

Li Wei was also taken aback. It was too strange. He had wondered why it had been so quiet for the past six months. It turned out that the people of Fengxi City had all been relocated.

But where did they go?

It doesn't make sense. Nowhere on this planet can compare to Windrise City. Besides, Earl Windrise has sons, grandsons, and a whole bunch of them. He doesn't believe that the Kingdom of Locke wouldn't even provide the most basic humanistic care and would just wipe out Earl Windrise's entire family along with their people. That's more than 100,000 people!
Therefore, they must have migrated to other places, no, to other planets or other territories.

It's even possible that they migrated to the fragments of the magical continent where His Majesty the King resides; this is quite possible.

Moreover, Li Wei was very curious about how the king's special envoy had persuaded him.

What are the conditions given?
It's possible that the relocation of the population from Windbreak Territory is related to the conditions promised by that royal envoy.

Of course, Earl Fengxi himself might not want to die, but on the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes, and if one is unlucky, it is normal to die. Therefore, His Majesty the King promised to relocate Earl Fengxi's descendants, which is equivalent to upgrading their territory, or they could go directly to the capital to become wealthy men, given a large estate, and live a life of luxury and debauchery.

In short, because he had used the Heaven-Covering Card repeatedly before this, he was forgotten by both sides.

Furthermore, the battle lines between the two sides are definitely no longer on this planet.

So, did he overdo it with this bug?

Li Wei was slightly flustered, but eventually calmed down and decided that he would wait until the winter wheat was ripe and harvested before making any decisions.

For the next few days, he stayed close to the wheat field, as did the Imperial Guard, who worked day and night to kill the mutated creatures. By the last day of May, three four-star mutated creatures had even appeared, and the chaotic magical radiation had begun to take shape.

Fortunately, Li Wei carried a large amount of anti-blood plague medicine with him. Everyone else received one dose every day to temporarily combat the disease.

At the same time, the Imperial Guard soldiers also began digging tunnels, which was the best option to avoid the radiation plague.

Amidst this dilemma, June arrived, and the winter wheat began to automatically absorb the surrounding free magical particles, which also began to change.

This is certainly a good change, because the winter wheat has already taken shape, unless there is more powerful, higher-concentration magical radiation.

But Li Wei was unwilling to wait any longer and immediately began to reap the rewards.

The ten acres of winter wheat yielded an astonishing amount, almost reaching 1,500 jin per acre, while the three hundred fire crystal stones buried underground had vanished without a trace.

Among these, the worst quality is two-star, yielding about 1,000 jin per mu; three-star wheat yields about 300 jin per mu; and four-star wheat yields about 200 jin per mu.

As for the five-star wheat, unfortunately, it was not mature enough and was harvested too early, and the conditions did not allow it, so only about two jin were harvested per mu.

Ten acres of land yielded only twenty-one catties.

Leaving aside the four-star wheat, this five-star wheat is as red as fire. The moment he got his hands on it, he felt like it was about to catch fire. Li Wei didn't dare to look at it closely and immediately stored it in a four-star resource card of the highest quality.

This thing shouldn't be left to him to handle; that would be a waste.

Alright, my wish has been fulfilled, I can leave now.

Well, we still need to prepare for both possibilities. If the Imperial Guard can't be taken away, he'll have to come up with a compromise.

(End of this chapter)