Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 170: Defending the City

Waiting until the tenth day of this month, there was no more work to do in the Camp.

Li Wei also felt he had finally adapted and ground in properly; he could completely adapt to the Level 1 Awakening of Strength.

Worth mentioning was that he had finally harvested another 100 points of Scouting Experience again; the current accumulated total was 300 points.

At this time he still had four Free Attribute Points remaining. After weighing his options, he planned to add them all onto the Agility attribute.

Like this, calculating in the Dog Butcher Title, and calculating in the +1 Agility brought by that pair of boots, his Agility attribute had already reached 23 points.

Previously when his Strength awakened he had accumulated a lesson, so Li Wei prepared enough meat jerky in advance, deeply fearing there would be something amiss.

But nothing happened at all.

It was just like matters progressing naturally to success. What bodily reactions, what hunger, whatever feelings... there were none at all.

Oh, actually it wasn't quite the same.

When Li Wei, fully armed and equipped, jumped down from the city walls and began to slowly accelerate along the familiar mountain forest routes, the awkward cumbersome feeling brought by that Three-Star war bow on his back finally dropped to the minimum.It wasn't that there was no impact, but that his own stability and nimbleness, as well as the more precise and more perfect feedback toward the surrounding environment, offset the impact brought by this kind of cumbersomeness.

Especially his Woodcutter Destiny Grid, Hunter Destiny Grid, as well as the scout route he was currently walking; it equated to buffering it for him in advance.

Previously after his Strength awakened, he spent a full nine days of time before achieving mastery through a comprehensive understanding. As a result, now with his Agility awakening, it directly formed combat power in one second.

That night Li Wei started taking out the Three-Star war bow, carrying out daily training. This war bow was overly powerful. He had to equip the Bear Hunter Title, letting his own Strength reach 21 points, before he could barely draw it fully.

However under usual circumstances, he had no need to draw fully. The might of this Three-Star war bow was enough to intimidate any target within a hundred meters. This was absolutely a great killing instrument for defending a city!

If there were enough feathered arrows, enough logistics, and cover from allied forces, letting him rest a bit for every two to three arrows he shot, he felt he could defend a city alone.

Of course without actual combat, perhaps these were all illusions.

On the eleventh day, Hathaway and the Four-Star Hunter Little John returned, but subsequently set off again not long after. This time she took away the on-duty Blacksmith Pania and the Four-Star Artisan Creed.

In the family Camp, suddenly only four people were left: Li Wei, the two Three-Star Mercenaries, and the Four-Star Chef Fila.

What exactly was the situation outside, and what was the situation with Victor Town? Completely ignorant and unaware.

But the battle still seemingly hadn't broken out, otherwise Hathaway wouldn't have not brought Fila along.

Li Wei was also slightly anxious, but ultimately he still chose to execute Hathaway's plan: lurk, and do not run around blindly.

To dispel the anxiety in his heart, Li Wei started choosing to go log in the Forest. This was also Fila's recommendation. Firewood at home was gone, charcoal was also gone, even stored iron ore was all gone. This was also an excuse for the on-duty Blacksmith to be able to leave her own work post.

Additionally, although there was plenty of grain at home, meat types were also gone, and vegetables and wild fruits were extremely lacking.

Fila herself was only responsible for making meals and baking bread every day; mushroom meat soup had already been stopped for many days.

A group of people all felt the Final Battle was about to commence, and would end within a month, therefore fundamentally not having any thoughts of long-term development.

Moreover this current version of Fila resolutely would not leave the Camp by a single step. Every day besides cooking and resting, whatever time she had remaining was entirely used to patrol. She was very vigilant.

The two Mercenaries were also patrolling. A city wall so large, one person wouldn't do, plus there also needed to be on-duty shifts at night.

Oh, also, right before Hathaway left she had enjoined them: the family's large and small affairs were entirely supervised and responsible by Fila.

Thus under Fila's recommendation, Li Wei hoisted an axe, took off his armor, and departed bringing only one Recurve Bow, one Bloodthirsty Spear, and two daggers.

Logging, well, he was proficient at it.

However he only chopped one tree every day. The remaining time was spent gathering some wild vegetables and mushrooms, occasionally shooting a few pieces of prey. If his luck was good, hunting a Two-Star sika deer was also child's play.

The days were leisurely to an unreasonable degree. Li Wei felt like he was on vacation; how did it resemble a Final Battle ah?

How did it become like this?

Forget it, no longer thinking about those things, Li Wei conversely found joy within it. The Woodcutter Destiny Grid and Hunter Destiny Grid mutually reflected each other's radiance, mutually influencing.

Each tree inside the Forest was like a life force field one after another, manifesting the rhythms of life to him. And this kind of rhythm, although soundless, surpassed sound.

Especially when the sky was clear for ten thousand li, under the illumination of bright sunlight, this kind of rhythm was fanatic, boiling. Not stingy in the slightest with large chunks of dark green: one lump here, one lump there, casually smearing, splashing, unbridled and unprincipled, following one's heart's desires. Having no pattern, nor needing patterns. At this time the Forest was an ocean of life, vigorously frisking and gamboling, vigorously bounding.

Placing oneself within it, one could also sense the abundant life force field.

At this time Li Wei seemed to have become brothers and sisters with every tree. With one sweep of his eyes, he knew who was ill, who was still young in age, who had grown crookedly, and who was destined to become useful timber.

Or that around a certain patch of dead large trees, it was suitable to plant a small tree.

Not seeking rewards, only seeking to be able to patch up this piece of the puzzle of life.

However, for more times than not, he would go chop down those trees that grew crookedly, were ill, would not become useful timber yet still taking up space without contributing. These things, even for burning firewood one would complain they were too hard.

This way, it could give trees with better potential more opportunity for growth. However waiting for them to grow to One-Star Quality, Li Wei should have long already left.

But it doesn't matter; money can hardly buy my good mood.

Time passed day after day. Fila was anxious to the utmost degree, climbing the city walls to gaze into the distance every day, yet having no results at all.

As a result it accurately coincided with overcast and rainy days.

It rained continuously for two days and two nights, sometimes heavy, sometimes light. Within the mountain forests was shrouded by dense fog. Even the sky was a blanket of vast whiteness. Being able to see out three hundred meters already counted as having good eyesight.

That Fila was so worried her hair was about to turn white. Several times she wanted to block Li Wei and brush a Conspiracy Card on him to ask a bit, but ultimately still held it in. A Four-Star player still had this bit of composure and concentration.

Li Wei instead had truly let go. One thought and a light breeze rises, following the rain into the deep forest.

He didn't log, nor bring a bow and arrows. Just wearing a coir raincoat, carrying a bamboo basket on his back, walking pleasantly deep within the forest. On such a rainy day, inside the forest had a different flavor.

The pattering sound of the rain: falling on the leaves there was also a fragmented, gentle slapping sound, without a half-point of sharp edges or hostility.

At this time the forest was introverted, deeply asleep. Life was like a totem sealed away in a certain place. Dense fogs spread open, blocking off the sky, and also blocking off the earth. Sometimes one couldn't even see their own fingers stretching out their hand, unable to distinguish east, west, south, and north.

Li Wei would quietly stand within these fogs, as if he also became a tree. He was learning from the trees to withdraw the aura of life, withdrawing the rhythms of life. Whenever at this time, the Woodcutter Card, Hunter Card, and even the Farmer Card would all circle out from his glabella, seemingly able to resonate with this forest.

Then, the Woodcutter Card's Destiny Grid would quietly jump a point.

Occasionally, even the Hunter's Destiny Grid would also jump a point.

Mm, days like this were truly leisurely ah!

In the blink of an eye another four or five days passed. This month had already passed half, but this so-called Final Battle still hadn't arrived yet.

Hathaway also hadn't returned, and that Fila was already so anxious that she seemed able to burn the bread she was baking.

"George, I'm very worried. We need to understand the situation at Victor Town. Going on like this won't do."

After dinner this day, Fila stopped Li Wei who wanted to go patrol the city walls and do his daily drills on attacking and defending cities.

"Ah? Mom, I feel the situation is still considered okay ah. We should believe Hathaway."

Li Wei had a face full of sincerity. He also felt curious. A figure as awesome as Hathaway, could it be she didn't know how to select subordinates? This Fila was too lacking in composure; even he wasn't worried.

As a result, if he didn't say it it would be fine, but once said Fila truly became anxious. Flinging her hand out was exactly a Three-Star Conspiracy Card.

"George, don't play dumb for me. Do you not know what the situation is right now? I'm very worried we are about to become bait!"

"Mom, you're overthinking." Li Wei was still seriously formal, as if he didn't see the gray fog permeating outwards from the Three-Star Conspiracy Card. Hathaway had said that in the Final Battle, the gazes of the gods would project down more; only a Four-Star Conspiracy Card was reliable.

"Go to your mother's. This old lady is not your mom! You brat, don't pretend with me!"

Fila was somewhat angry, but right after finishing the words she immediately had a guilty conscience. Quietly waiting for quite a long while and discovering she didn't NG, she only then let out a breath of relief.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure. I am not Hathaway's subordinate. I am a lone player temporarily teamed up with them. I... although I am a Four-Star player, my strength is actually still insufficient. I am more proficient at logistics and supply. I am truly worried ah. Hathaway previously promised to protect me, but as a result now she directly tossed me here."

"Just you, a little green rook, plus two little Mercenaries; this is disregarding my life or death ah! You fundamentally don't know how massive the price of death in the Final Battle is. I worked myself half to death to upgrade to a Four-Star Chef. Do you know how hard it was for me?"

Li Wei still didn't speak, just quietly looking at this Fila. Seems a bit familiar ah... or rather, are the majority all like this?

Ultimately, Fila still ended the conspiracy. She did not want to seek help from Li Wei, nor did she want to find a solution. She merely needed someone to listen. Compared to those two unbearably useless little Mercenaries in her words, this little green rook Li Wei at the very least looked reliable?

"Mom, rest early tonight. There won't be any matter."

Li Wei still said an extra sentence. These days, this Fila went to the city walls during daytime to patrol, and would also go during the night. Furthermore it was becoming more and more severe; she seemed to suffer from insomnia.

On the contrary, those two little Mercenaries she looked down upon were very calm, very relaxed. Taking turns to patrol, rest... quite pleasant.

Li Wei did not have a Four-Star Conspiracy Card, and also had no need to conspire and communicate with them. For quite a few days he wouldn't speak a single sentence, but mutually between each other they conversely had tacit mutual understanding.

These days, Li Wei went out during the daytime chopping firewood, gathering, hunting. At night, after sleeping a cycle he would go out to practice. Fully armed and equipped, he would leap horizontally and vertically on the city walls as if flying, occasionally flipping up and jumping down. He proficiently mastered various city-defending siege equipment on the city walls, and firmly remembered every single detail of the city wall. And simultaneously, he maintained using the Three-Star war bow to shoot twenty times daily, and using the Recurve Bow to shoot a hundred times.

This was not only to mark out various diverse fields of fire outside the city, but also simulating the circumstances when enemy forces attack the city.

Although his brain wasn't that genius-level processing, he believed that as long as he was sufficiently skilled, he could achieve an evolution into a qualitative change from quantitative accumulation.

The large and small matters of the world, all cannot bypass a single 'practice makes perfect'!

(End of this chapter)