novelraw Chapter 403: Giving Gifts
Chapter 403: Giving Gifts
The night deepened, and Li Yue had already retired to bed.
Li Wei, having eaten and drunk to his heart's content, was rather energetic. Under the dim starlight, he strolled upon the newly constructed Great Bridge.
The river water under the bridge surged endlessly. In a field of vision invisible to ordinary people, infinitesimal strands of Chaotic Magic Particles were currently being extracted and eventually converging into the Magic Well.
And in this kind of night scenery, the Three-Star Magic Well at the bridgehead faintly showed a circulating and rising pillar of magic light. This was the currently automatically operating mode, capable of covering a twenty-kilometer radius.
As long as any target with relatively massive magic fluctuations appeared within this region, it would rapidly issue a warning and adopt a level-one attack mode. Meaning, as long as the other party was willing to surrender without a fight, it would adopt a detainment mode. Otherwise, it would continuously attack until the other party died.
It was actually quite good.
Walking past the south side of the Great Bridge, a ten-man patrol squad walked over. Walking at the front was Riverside Knight Javier. He led the soldiers in saluting Li Wei respectfully. Li Wei nodded, and both sides brushed past each other.
Now that the foundations for the Level 4 City Wall had been laid, one hundred elite soldiers had returned to their posts.
And in another five days, all soldiers would separate from the manual labor sequence and begin entering normal patrol and alertness training schedules.
Speaking of which, this great joint battle for the Level 4 City Wall had truly disrupted the rhythm of many matters in Li Wei's territory. Fortunately, they were now beginning to return to the right track.That Zhao Qingshan of the Engineering Group was simply a super-strong holy body for this kind of large-scale engineering construction.
Previously, in many small and medium-sized engineering constructions, nothing much could be seen; there had to be at least a dozen or so engineers who could match him.
But this time, true superiority and inferiority were distinguished.
To directly manage over three thousand workers, interface with a dozen or so departments, coordinate all sorts of personnel matters, and simultaneously deal with three Casters and comprehend their intentions.
Even down to eating, clothing, housing, transportation, what to do if someone gets injured, what to do if someone gets a bad stomach from eating, who is responsible for what section, who manages who—there was far too much.
Even an old-brand engineer like Linus and an old fellow like Nelson didn't dare shoulder such a heavy burden. In the end, it was Zhao Qingshan who assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief. It had now been twenty-five days since the great joint battle commenced. Not only had the construction period not been extended, but there also hadn't been any overly massive disturbances along the way; everything from top to bottom was in perfect order.
Fucking awesome!
Everyone was sincerely convinced.
Anyhow, Li Wei had already planned to let Zhao Qingshan serve as the next Head of Internal Affairs for the territory.
It's just that he didn't have a daughter, otherwise, he would have dragged him over to be a son-in-law. Haha, at this moment, Li Wei deeply understood the kind of fervent desire to rope in true talents upon seeing them.
Moreover, directing an engineering project of several thousand people, his profession Destiny Grid was soaring up with a swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, ah.
Zhao Qingshan's Artisan Card Destiny Grid had currently broken through 60.
Haha!
Of course, this was on one hand because Zhao Qingshan was a true talent.
On the other hand, it was also because there were sufficient opportunities. This year, Li Wei's territory was engaging in massive construction, tossing up all sorts of things—ranging from the Tavern and Temple at the beginning of the year, to the subsequent civilian residences, Northern Fortress, Southern Fortress, civilian residences next to the Northern Fortress, and then to the Black Mountain Fortress, Riverside Great Bridge, all the way until today's Level 4 City Wall.
There were simply too many engineering projects.
Zhao Qingshan's Artisan Card Destiny Grid was 60, and Linus, this old engineer, his Destiny Grid had also reached 49.
Moreover, during this process, he truly tempered and cultivated a massive batch of engineers and artisans with rock-solid skills and high Destiny Grids.
They were a mature, formidable engineering team.
It was also by relying on them that Zhao Qingshan had his highlight moments.
They complemented each other.
Walking across the Riverside Great Bridge, from afar he could hear the sounds of stone being quarried below the Black Mountain Fortress. That direction was brightly lit; a full three hundred stonemasons, led by Thomas and Mark, were currently taking turns quarrying stone blocks.
Mhm, ever since the temple had new priests, Mark was considered liberated. He came over every day to quarry stone blocks; he was also a stonemason...
Today, the Black Mountain Fortress—which had been round and bulging like a massive steamed bun a few months ago—was already beginning to bare its ferocious fangs.
First, the soil on the surface layer of the mountain was entirely dug away. Now, the rock layers on three sides of the mountain were currently being quarried away, and in the future, it would form three cliff faces.
Leaving only a single mountain road on the south side.
And this mountain road was purely only ten meters wide; both sides would similarly be quarried into cliffs. Following that, a full five city walls stepping downwards tier by tier had already been built along the mountain road.
If enemies wanted to attack, this would be a nightmare.
And at the mountain peak of the Black Mountain Fortress, ten mu of space had been reserved.
The main body of the fortress was formed by two-meter-thick concrete, divided into a total of two levels and twelve faces, counting eighty-eight large and small firing ports.
All firing ports had designated firing elements annotated. In a single sentence, this was Riverside Fortress's watchdog!
An elevation height of 240 meters above the ground, Enchanted Giant Ballistae with a firing range of five kilometers, a Magic Well one kilometer away, a sturdy Great Bridge connecting the north and south banks, the fertile farmlands near Riverside Fortress, and the Black Mountain Baron Territory two hundred kilometers to the east.
There were practically no dead angles.
Walking all the way into the Black Mountain Fortress, there were currently only ten soldiers patrolling the night shift here. Also, many firing positions had not been equipped with Enchanted Giant Ballistae. This had to be taken slowly; for the sake of the Level 4 City Wall, many matters had to be postponed.
Standing at the highest point of the Black Mountain Fortress at this moment, looking up at the starry sky, gazing at the serene distant mountains, with the surging flowing water beneath his feet, Li Wei couldn't help but feel his ambitions expand boundlessly...
Haha!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The sound of flapping wings transmitted over. Following that, it was as if a hurricane sprang up in place. It was actually Adai returning. It had been very busy these past few days; it seemed to be training sword-bearing guards.
Previously, when Li Yue was responsible for guarding the wheat fields, although Adai and its little brothers didn't directly participate in guarding the wheat fields, they had actually put in effort. Because the fragrance of the Four-Star wheat had attracted far too many mutant birds, amongst which were no lack of those with outstanding aptitude and potential.
As a result, a majority of them were incorporated and subsumed by Adai. Among them, the most awesome twelve birds became its sword-bearing guards. The remaining ones were all uniformly beaten into submission, and then distributed to soldiers or hunters within the territory that required hunting pets.
A freebie is a freebie; why refuse?
Having a hunting pet, the effects were very good when going out to do missions or slaughtering in battle, ah.
"Is there any news from Second Aunt's side?"
Li Wei stroked Adai's head, habitually asking casually, but not expecting any news.
Because Second Aunt was currently busy going crazy, without even the time to mind him. Including Hathaway, including Qin Yu; these three Casters were like a study-help group. Tossing and turning, researching, and learning all at the same time. While progressing rapidly, the Mage Tower was also basically almost done.
It could be said everyone was happy.
Casters capable of building a Mage Tower, their gold content was different.
Yet just as Li Wei finished speaking these words, he saw a Purple Card drop from Adai's claws.
Following that, a Three-Star myna bird burrowed out from beneath Adai's wing feathers.
What the fucking hell is this?
"Little Wei, ah, cough, cough! Are you listening?"
That myna bird vividly and realistically mimicked Second Aunt's tone and manner of speaking.
"These past few days have been too busy, busy enough to make the heavens and earth spin. I almost forgot a matter. This dropped Purple Card was obtained by Hathaway joining hands with your Aunt Yue and the others to execute that Neanderthal. Hathaway took the Five-Star Gold Card, so this dropped Purple Card was given to us. But we also have no use for it, so we're gifting it to you."
"Attention, attention, this Purple Card is not for you to open. This thing is an extremely excellent gift to give. Second Aunt knows that if I speak like this, you might feel a bit aggrieved. But a true man can bend and stretch; times have changed, haven't they?"
"Cough, cough, let's speak of proper business. Me, well, I hope you can walk the connections and doors of Night Owl. Good or bad, you were once her disciple, ah. Right now, there is an eighty percent chance she has established a firm foothold at Thorns Pass. Otherwise, that whatever King's Special Envoy wouldn't be cooking up this peace negotiation drama. Alright, I didn't guess this; Qin Yu and Hathaway judged it out while chatting when they had nothing better to do."
"I have to say, this little wife you found has some skill, possessing quite a few tricks regarding judging the situation. That Qin Yu only pointed out a few sentences, and she could practically grasp the main points..."
"In short, the matter is like this. In reality, this is also Hathaway's intention. You understand, you know? Old bitch confronting little bitch, ultimately, she's still a bit scared in the end, hahaha!"
"In short, deal with it yourself as you see fit. Your Second Aunt is merely offering a suggestion..."
—
What the hell?
Li Wei stared wide-eyed at that myna bird, and that myna bird also stared wide-eyed at him.
The atmosphere was a bit silent. Crucially, this imagery was also a bit bizarre.
"What are you looking at?" The little myna bird suddenly popped out a sentence.
"No—fuck me, it's gone? What else did my Second Aunt say?" Li Wei was now extremely suspicious; this little dick myna bird didn't look reliable at all.
"Said it, ah! Second Aunt also said the poisonous scorpion has a big ass!"
"Fuck, not this sentence!"
"Hathaway's is also big!"
"Fuck you! Shut your mouth!"
"You tell me to shut my mouth and I shut my mouth? Wouldn't that mean I lose face? Who do you think you are? Even my boss didn't speak."
"Are you done or not! Believe it or not, I'll slap you to death!"
"Come on then, come on then!"
With a flutter, that little myna bird flew up into the sky, immensely pleased with itself.
Li Wei expressionlessly glanced at Adai, and Adai also expressionlessly looked at him.
Forget it.
Bickering with this little plaything was too boring. But thinking carefully about it, Hathaway coaxed Second Aunt into happiness?
So she wants to use him to give a gift to Night Owl to rebuild goodwill, right?
This woman, eight hundred calculating minds.
But he also had to admire her; she actually managed to judge out that Night Owl had established a firm foothold in Thorns Pass. Feeling guilty and afraid, right? Haha!
Li Wei laughed soundlessly, fundamentally not taking this matter to heart. Giving Night Owl gifts, that had to wait.
Hm?
"Whoosh!"
Adai suddenly spread its wings and flew away, vanishing into the night in the blink of an eye. Yet Li Wei felt a sensation of being spied upon, and it was right above his head.
Good heavens. Raising his head, Night Owl had truly come.
"You seem very unwelcoming towards me."
In the instant this voice sounded, the surroundings of the entire Black Mountain Fortress suddenly became pitch-black like ink, resembling an abyss.
All the hairs on Li Wei's body stood on end, as if directly confronting an abyssal demon. No, wait, it's Night Owl, she upgraded again. She is no longer Third-Order; she is a Fourth-Order Caster now, right?
(End of this chapter)