Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 374: True Elimination Game

Li Wei walked away swiftly.

Behind him came Li Yue's hearty and pleasant laughter. She hadn't spoken harshly to Hathaway; instead, she acted exactly like a hospitable host.

To be honest, Li Wei was actually quite curious at the moment and really wanted to witness this war without gunpowder. Just pure curiosity, haha.

But practically speaking, there was no point. It was nothing more than the same old tricks back and forth.

Anyway, Hathaway had her defense broken quite a few times today already, so one more time wouldn't make a difference.

Yes, indeed.

Literally having her defense broken. Ever since the results of the Alliance Weight comparison came out, there were a few seconds where Hathaway's expression was sluggish, breaking down, and full of disbelief. It couldn't be faked.

Sigh, it was a bit cruel. For someone like Hathaway—who was proud, arrogant, and exceptionally outstanding in every aspect—it was truly cruel.

Damn, just a moment ago she had said she would win against him twice and never let him win a third time, only to be slapped in the face a few days later.

Li Wei even suspected that Hathaway was regretting it. She shouldn't have sat around waiting for Li Wei to come find her; she should have brought all her belongings and proactively sought an alliance instead!That would have won her at least ten Alliance Weight points. As long as the points exceeded twenty-five and weren't surpassed by more than three times, they could have formed an alliance relationship.

Instead of the current vassal relationship.

Even if she had gone to ally with Socrates instead, she wouldn't have been completely dominated like this.

At this moment, Li Wei felt that even Night Owl, far away at Thorns Pass, might give him a 'like' for this.

Speak of which, did this count as part of a plot to whip an unfilial senior sister and restore order to the sect?

Haha!

Smiling to himself, Li Wei didn't continue dwelling on the matter. Since his Pioneering Card and Hathaway's had merged, the latter had no choice left—otherwise, it would mean betrayal and being hunted down.

He figured Hathaway wouldn't be so unwise. She simply thought too highly of herself and was used to employing various methods to control others in the past, that's all.

This was an illness, and it needed curing!

Overall, Li Wei couldn't easily evaluate the working styles and principles of the master-disciple duo, Night Owl and Hathaway. They definitely had their unique merits. Otherwise, Night Owl wouldn't be the commander of Thorns Pass and the Ministry of Magic's chief spellcaster for Weir Province today — a status that was absolutely not bad at all.

However, the premise was that she could hold down and suppress this attack from the Barbarians.

If she managed to do that, she would continue to be one of the few unimaginably noble figures in Weir City in the future.

So for Hathaway, it boiled down to a single sentence: they could interact, they could be allies, and she could even continue being his mistress, but it stopped right there.

Therefore, having Li Yue take charge of handling Hathaway's territory and related follow-up matters was more than enough. At worst, if irreconcilable conflicts broke out between them, he would step in then.

Matters like these involved too many things. If Hathaway came to him acting spoiled and shedding tears over every little issue, it would turn bad over time. However, strictly from the perspective of a lover, he actually quite liked her.

Well, he was a normal man, after all.

He just needed to maintain distance to avoid losing that allure.

Soon, Li Wei arrived at a wheat field outside the fortress. It was lush and green, bursting with vitality, looking incredibly pleasing to the eye in the glow of the setting sun.

Even before getting close, he felt his Farmer Destiny Grid growing restless. He even had the illusion that if he just took a deep breath, the Farmer Destiny Grid would surge massively.

His Farmer Card activated directly, moving to the center of his brow. It radiated a faint golden light that merged with the sunset's glory, constantly expanding, as if breathing and sharing fate with the earth and this field of wheat.

This feeling was extraordinary!

Even though Li Wei hadn't been home all month and hadn't busied himself with the agricultural work in the fields.

It was all simply because his Farmer Destiny Grid had broken past forty points, as if it was about to smash through a critical threshold.

Li Wei couldn't help but walk into the wheat field, like a king arriving among his subjects.

The gentle breeze rose and fell, bringing with it a refreshing fragrance. Unwittingly, wherever he passed, the wheat seedlings within a radius of dozens of meters seemed to turn even greener.

The power of the Four-Star Farmer Card was increasing. Li Wei could even foresee that when autumn arrived, a batch of Four-Star Quality wheat could very well be born within this four-hundred-acre wheat field. And the quantity wouldn't be small either, as the Magical Power in the soil of this area was truly abundant.

It was just a pity that this all had to be handed over.

Just as he was pondering, Li Wei suddenly realized that his Farmer Destiny Grid had silently increased by one point. Correspondingly, a special power seemed to be absorbed into the Farmer Destiny Grid at that exact moment before disappearing completely.

Simultaneously, the surrounding wheat seedlings, whose vitality had originally ascended to another level, seemed to quietly lose a portion of their vitality.

It didn't even trigger a notification.

So what was going on?

Li Wei blanked for a second, then gradually began to understand. Was it that origin True Particle carried by the Farmer Destiny Grid taking effect?

If so, then there was no need to be alarmed.

When he sensed the field again now, he felt that they could still harvest a considerable amount of Three-Star Quality wheat come autumn, but Four-Star Quality was absolutely impossible!

Damn, did this count as tax evasion?

Li Wei was habitually startled. This sort of thing was a red line that couldn't be crossed.

But on second thought, he felt it wouldn't go that far. It felt more like a hidden advantage brought by the Profession Card.

The Farmer Card and Farmer Destiny Grid had always been quite 'useless', but ordinary people couldn't trigger the traits they carried. Or perhaps they had, but couldn't feel it.

Like earlier when it absorbed the True Particle—the probability of triggering that was extremely low.

In short, this definitely didn't count as tax evasion.

Thinking of this, Li Wei continued to wander through the farmland. Whenever he reached a new area, the scene repeated itself. He could trigger it once every few acres, but his Destiny Grid wouldn't increase any further.

By the time he walked the entire four hundred acres in one go, he knew that it would be impossible to harvest Four-Star Quality wheat this autumn. The excess life energy, or whatever kind of energy it was, had all been absorbed by that True Particle. It seemed to have soaked up enough nutrients within the Farmer Destiny Grid and was about to take root and sprout like a seed.

However, nothing of the sort actually happened. The True Particle merely gradually brightened and then floated up from the Farmer Destiny Grid, rising like a moon.

Then it flew and flew, directly plunging into the Hunter Destiny Grid. In that moment, it turned into a bright star. It continued flying, all the way until it plunged into the Woodcutter Destiny Grid.

At this point, its brightness sharply weakened, turning into a dim star. But ultimately, it flew into the Scout Destiny Grid.

Even though its luminosity was almost microscopic at this point, it made Li Wei's entire body shudder, as if he experienced a feeling of his soul returning to its rightful place.

In an instant, the rare Four-Star Scout Card shone brilliantly. The mysterious patterns upon it shifted and recombined endlessly, as if unlocking an answer and attaining the first level.

A brand new, unfamiliar Four-Star Scout Card was thus reconstructed from the bright ashes.

As this Scout Card fell back into the center of his brow, lines of information silently appeared.

[You have unlocked and equipped a True Particle. Current unlock status: 1/3.]

[Note: Every time an unlock occurs, it signifies that the Profession Card has been strengthened by one level. The specific strengthening effects are as follows:]

[1. Scout Destiny Grid permanently +10. Currently: 39.]

[2. Maximum Perception cap additionally +1. Current cap: +8.]

[3. When Four Destiny Grids resonate and effectively strike a target's vital point, you will gain an additional effect of True Damage +10. Even if the enemy doesn't die, the target's Life will permanently lose 10 points—that is, you can destroy and erase one of the enemy's Free Attribute Points each time. Note: Perception is the third, unmanifested eye of the scout class. It can perceive the laws of how things develop and understand the foundation of all existing things. When a scout uses Perception as their eyes and shadows as their sharp blade, what they reap is no longer just damage, but the true trajectory of existence.]

——

Holy crap!

Li Wei was truly shocked.

How was this a True Particle? This was clearly a true elimination game.

But then again, for the time being, the effect of this True Damage wasn't too prominent. It could only erase one Free Attribute Point each time, and there wouldn't be many opportunities for him to calmly unleash a four-Destiny-Grid resonance in a battle. Moreover, the consumption was very large.

However, if it were a siege defense, then it would be very interesting.

——

Night fell, and the areas both inside and outside Riverside Fortress—even the open grounds beyond the city walls—were brightly lit. People bustled about everywhere. Clusters of bonfires, beams from searchlights, the hum of diesel generators, the neighing of warhorses, the cries and playful shouts of children, and the cawing of crows all twisted together into a massive, unrolled canvas of life.

Various types of food were prepared and distributed according to the population.

In the darkness farther away, Javier, Heath, Paul, and Jocelyn were leading three squads of soldiers on alert patrols. Accompanying them on these patrols were the five Black Mountain Knights under Hathaway and sixty freemen soldiers.

Adai also acted completely out of character. Like a bomber in the darkness, it cruised within a hundred and fifty kilometers around Riverside Fortress.

This was necessary because Riverside Fortress simply couldn't accommodate that many people. Hathaway was ultimately a Vassal Lord, not a staff officer, so they couldn't allow the over one thousand freemen under her command to enter the fortress.

So they had no choice but to camp in an open area outside. Managing these thousand-plus people was also a massive problem. Fortunately, Hathaway herself was highly skilled at this. She had clearly established a very effective and capable management structure among these freemen. Anyway, Li Wei's side was only responsible for providing a portion of the food and some labor support; they could handle the rest themselves.

At this moment, Li Wei, Li Yue, and Hathaway sat together at the highest level of the fortress, enjoying the delicious food while looking down at the lights and voices of the people all around.

Hathaway seemed to have recovered from the earlier blow. Of course, it was more likely that Li Yue hadn't made things difficult for her.

This was quite magical.

Regardless, Li Wei felt incredibly relaxed and found the view very pleasing.

Perception +8, and it consumed at the standard rate. His current Spiritual Power of 30 points could let him effortlessly go five straight days and nights without sleeping.

(End of this chapter)