Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 456 Tyrant William
This is truly a cause for celebration!

At this moment, Li Wei was in a pleasant mood, laughing heartily. He had almost guessed all of His Majesty the King's intentions correctly.

His Majesty the King played a brilliant move. He first offered carrots—the four major provinces and the four dukes—making people dizzy, then turned around and used both the big stick and the edict of favor.

Yes, later on, in the name of the kingdom, free citizens were allowed to renounce their citizenship and join pioneering mercenary groups, returning to ordinary life. This is the otherworldly version of the Edict of Grace.

Li Wei treated the Nelson and Lenos families well, practically grooming them as his trusted confidants and loyal followers, yet they still turned out to be ungrateful. What about the other lords' subordinates? How many of them must have run away?
This move was practically tantamount to all lords breaking with the king.

Yes, that's why the Nine Star Council intervened. Without the Nine Star Council, Li Wei felt that all the lords would probably rise up in rebellion immediately.

But there was nothing they could do; it was an open conspiracy. As Li Wei had said, the various chaotic situations within the kingdom before were like a prelude to trouble, and in the end, the king himself overturned the lords' table!
Li Wei, who had guessed it beforehand, remained calm, but many people would find it difficult to stay calm.

"Isabel! You son of a bitch, I painstakingly trained you to become a second-tier spellcaster, and this is how you repay me? Do you think your rotten flesh and stinking body make you look like a witch? You shameless bitch, and your whole family too! Nelson, don't think that just because your son Santiago and your son-in-law Javier are both five-star professionals you can rise to the top! You son of a bitch, I'm waiting to see you all lying dead in the wilderness!"

Second Aunt was furious, her face turned blue with rage. What was going on? For the past six months, she had been working herself to the bone, her various potion businesses booming. She thought she was finally going to enjoy a happy old age, but damn it, first that damned William I went crazy and did something drastic, abandoning even his core base, huh? Damn it, once they enter the Ascended Continent, believe me, she'll be ganged up on and beaten to death by all the lords!

What's even more despicable is that those fellows in the territory are leaving too!

She almost died of anger because she couldn't catch her breath!

In fact, it wasn't just Second Aunt who was furious; Zhao Xuanxuan was so angry that her eyes turned blue!
"Javier, Santiago, Benjamin, you son of a bitch, have you forgotten how you grew up? What are you left with after leaving the territory? Without the bonus of the Riverside Knight title, how much of your once-proud fighting power is left? Without the armor, warhorses, and weapons provided by the territory, you're not even as good as mountain bandits! What are you thinking?"

"Can you face your own conscience? Can you face your comrades? Can you face the oaths you once swore? Are you playing house here?!"

"I swear right here and now that those who break their promises will die a horrible death!"

But no matter how much Auntie Er and Zhao Xuanxuan jumped around and cursed, those who were meant to leave would still leave.

Their citizenship transfer procedures were completed very quickly, which was clearly not accidental. They had been exposed to relevant information on a daily basis and had been fantasizing about citizenship transfer and becoming mercenaries for a long time.

Li Yue had issued a similar warning several months ago.

They will only feel that a wonderful new life awaits them.

Besides, one can become a lord simply by relying on one's own efforts, starting from scratch, and seizing a piece of land.

Nelson, Lenos, and even Benjamin, Santiago, and others witnessed firsthand how Li Wei occupied an abandoned building and then conquered the entire Blazing Territory.

Yes, they even experienced it firsthand. It can be said that they really put a lot of effort into the construction of the Blazing Territory, which is why they felt that they could do it too.

Really, it's that simple!

It means we have to hand over all our armor and weapons, and even our magic emblems have to be left behind—Sequence 3 magic emblems, you know.

"Don't worry, if you form your own pioneering mercenary group, you'll be in the sixth tier, which is the easiest. It's only 30% of the difficulty of the fifth tier, the Baron level. The kingdom will also provide you with three-star basic armor and three-star basic weapons, as well as three one-star resource cards and 500 standard gold coins as starting capital for each person."

“There are definitely risks involved, but the risks of this mission to rebuild the empire exist at every level, and I can guarantee that.”

The official from the Kingdom's Ministry of Law was incredibly patient; it was like a gentle breeze!

"Alright, that's settled for now. Thomas, Javier, Sith, Jocelyn, Duan Bowen, you guys take a squadron over there and bring back the weapons and equipment they've unloaded."

"Xuanxuan, take a squadron over there and guard the territory's supply depot well. Make sure the handover of some of the depot managers' duties is done properly."

"Second Aunt, thank you for your trouble. Now, take Chekhov and the other three and make some more resource cards as soon as possible. These are consumables and we'll need them."

"Hathaway, you still have a day. Go to your mage tower and make some more item cards. By the way, what are your plans this time? Are you staying at home or coming with me?"

Hathaway is still relatively calm, but she has actually been quite shaken. Given her intelligence, she shouldn't be in such a state, but she has been too busy for the past six months and has been blinded by the false prosperity brought by the Night Owls. Only now has she finally woken up from her dream.

"I want to be queen!"

"What?" "Nothing. The rest of my life is over. If you need anything, burn some paper money for me. Rather than working hard yourself, I'd rather hope my husband becomes a dragon."

What's wrong with you?

"No, I'll go with you."

Hathaway muttered to herself, completely giving up her ambition to become captain. Damn, the world changes too fast, this is just bullying!

Li Wei ignored her and looked at Li Yue, who remained calm except for the occasional glance that fell on her. She didn't seem surprised either, because she had also understood the meaning of their conversation that day. Moreover, she also loved reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms and highly agreed with the wise advice of sworn brotherhood and marriage alliance!

Yes, she especially approves of arranged marriages.

Li Wei did this very well, she was fantastic!

"I'm going to stabilize morale. With these troublemakers and old hands gone, the Flame Legion now has only four hundred-odd men left, which makes them easier to manage."

Li Yue spoke calmly, saying that at this moment, absolute loyalty and absolute military power were the most important things.

This is her value in Li Wei's camp.

Li Wei nodded. No need for further words. After breaking the ice, Li Yue's loyalty to him, though not quantifiable, was undoubtedly among the top tier.

Yes, Thomas is truly a master.

In just one hour, everyone who was supposed to leave had left, and the Blazing Territory quickly returned to normal. There were now 108 four-star warhorses, 238 sets of five-star enchanted heavy armor, a full set of weapons, and 238 Sequence 3 and Sequence 2 magic runes.

It can be said that Li Wei has been incredibly generous with his investment in the Flame Legion over the years. Most of the profits Li Wei earned from the Neanderthals, as well as the profits Hathaway, Second Aunt, Li Yue, Zhao Xuanxuan, Thomas and the others made through their hard work and trade, have all been poured into this project. In the end, they still turned out to be ungrateful wretches!
"Li Wei, do you think we need to move all of us?"

At this moment, Zhao Xuanxuan seemed to belatedly realize something and hurriedly ran over, "What if that damn William cuts off our escape route?"

"Calm down, no, because that old Deng will also be entering the Ascending Continent with us later, understand? If he can't obtain the inheritance of the Osen Empire and conquer a country, he will be killed by us lords, big and small, or by other competitors. Now, the Nine Star Council of the All-Heavens Lords Alliance has taken over everything. If you don't believe me, ask that guy. He's not actually from the capital. He comes from other places in the All-Heavens Lords Alliance."

Li Wei spoke calmly, pointing to the official from the Royal Capital's Ministry of Law who was bathed in golden light and was now leisurely waiting.

And that guy seemed to sense something, turning back to politely nod to Li Wei even when he was hundreds of meters away.

"Damn! Isn't that even worse? The Alliance of Lords of the Heavens has betrayed us?"

"It's alright. Basic humanistic care will always be there. Just think of it as a transition from a feudal system to a unified feudal society. As for moving everything with you, there's no need for that."

"According to the rules just described, as long as a lord goes to the Ascended Continent, his territory will be retained, and he will be able to receive logistical support every six months. However, if any lord does not want to go to the Ascended Continent, he will be forcibly demoted to a mercenary, his territory will be confiscated, and he will be forced to enter the Royal Capital Training Camp."

"Therefore, we must leave some people behind for logistics. We can't just abandon such a large estate as the Blazing Flame Territory."

Li Wei remained calm because the situation was obvious. If everyone went in, it would become a desperate act, which was unscientific and would be a massacre. How could they then talk about rebuilding the empire? Therefore, the Nine Star Council would definitely provide the highest level of protection for logistics.

In fact, as soon as Li Wei finished speaking, the golden light in front of them, along with the officials who had been tricked into leaving the country, were teleported away, along with the free citizens who had left the country.

A moment later, a new announcement came in, but it wasn't a nationwide announcement.

【Global Announcement】

[The Nine-Star Council of the All-Heavens Lords Alliance has officially intervened in the reconstruction mission of the Orson Empire (also known as the Three Kingdoms Tournament and Lords' Tournament), and has locked all data of the entire Kingdom of Locke. All lords who have registered to participate in this mission, or the leaders of pioneering mercenary groups (who must be five-star professionals), will receive a Chaotic World Pioneering Card.]

[Note: The Chaotic Era Expansion Card starts with a certain level, is anonymous, and not bound, but can be fused. Please explore for more details!]

[Plot unfolds! A global announcement: All professionals, lords, and free citizens will receive this message. King William I of the Kingdom of Locke is a tyrannical and corrupt ruler who levies exorbitant taxes, acts recklessly, and is a cruel and incompetent ruler who deceives his people and spreads rumors, causing widespread suffering. Due to the rebellion of the three dukes, he has been forced to flee to the Ascended Continent with his 50,000-strong army and the wealth and provisions he has plundered!]

[Note: King William recently released a series of messages containing lies and wantonly plundered the lords' property, causing all the kingdom lords to lose their wealth and their painstakingly cultivated subordinates to collapse. This is one of his crimes. (Nine Star Council note: This is a plot device, not a bug.)]

(End of this chapter)