Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 422: Chaotic Killing Mission

"Lord? My Lord, you've returned."

Arriving near Wind Residence No. 53, the maid Xiao Ning, who was currently weeding the crops in the small back garden, cried out in pleasant surprise. It was evident that she was truly overjoyed.

"I'm sorry, My Lord. Are you hungry? I'll go cook for you."

"I'm not hungry. You've worked hard these past two years," Li Wei said with a smile. Wind Residence No. 53 seemed to have been maintained quite cleanly. The back garden, the front flowerbeds, the lawn, the bright windows, the spotless rooms—it was all very good.

It was just that Xiao Ning seemed to have gotten a boyfriend?

Because her posture and demeanor were both different now.

Furthermore, she should currently be in the passionate phase of a relationship; she was being nourished by love.

Li Wei sighed slightly in his heart. Sure enough, competition was omnipresent. Was someone trying to do something through Xiao Ning?

"I haven't worked hard, My Lord, you must be joking. My Lord, have you completed the Pioneering Mission? Then you must be a Lord Baron now, right? The lords from the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially instructed a few days ago that this Wind Residence No. 53 will be officially transferred to your name, My Lord, becoming your private property. According to convention, this is a treatment only a Lord Baron receives."

The maid Xiao Ning spoke rapidly."Oh, that's not bad." Li Wei chuckled and didn't correct her. He merely asked, "Xiao Ning, did any friends of mine come today?"

"To reply to My Lord: no, there were none."

Eh, well that was interesting.

Li Wei and Thomas had agreed to rendezvous at Wind Residence No. 53 today. It was impossible for that guy to be late.

Unless he was delayed by some other matter. That was understandable, so he patiently waited.

Sure enough, around evening, Thomas arrived. He also brought three people: one was Leon, one was Clyde, and there was also a strange man.

"Boss Li, my apologies, I missed our appointment. It's mainly because I ran into Leon. He's had a bit of trouble recently, so I helped him settle it."

As soon as Thomas saw Li Wei, he hurriedly clarified the situation.

"It's fine. Leon, what trouble?" Li Wei laughed heartily; he was actually quite happy. Leon was still pretty good, as was Clyde.

"Boss Li, I'm truly ashamed. It's related to the All-Heavens Arena. I had a conflict with someone, so we agreed to a best-of-three match in the All-Heavens Arena. Originally, I was completely battered and bruised, but I happened to run into Thomas and asked him to help me fight the final match. He won. Then, we heard that you had also returned, Boss Li, so we absolutely had to come over and visit."

Leon explained with an apologetic face, and at this time, Clyde also gave a hearty laugh. "Boss Li, you're famous now! A Substantive Viscount, a 4-Star Lord! Ah, and it's only been a few years! In the past, there were still people questioning your title as Rookie King. Now, who would dare to question it? To tell the truth, both Leon and I want to go to your place and be Advisors."

"Sure, why not? But in that case, you guys would have to come with me to Cross-Border Missions to be fellow sufferers."

"Haha, then let's forget it. That's not something we can afford to enjoy."

"Right, Boss Li, let me introduce you. This is our newly joined companion, Henry! His strength is pretty good; he helped us win the first match yesterday."

At this time, Leon introduced the strange man to Li Wei.

"Hello! Lord Li Wei, I've long heard your great name." That Henry looked very excited. Li Wei also shook hands with him just as enthusiastically, and then invited everyone into the room. He had the maid Xiao Ning whip up a table of ordinary food and wine. Everyone acted like good friends, eating and drinking, and finally left in a conventional manner.

Everything seemed very ordinary.

However, immediately afterward, Li Wei took Thomas to the central district of Weir City and enhanced his Mason Card and Miner Card all the way to Rare. Then, he sent him back to the Territory overnight. For a Thomas whose bluntness was maxed out like this, he was still more suited to staying at home. Mn, he would send him to Dawn Fortress.

Then, that very night, Li Wei made a trip to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and returned Wind Residence No. 53 to them. As for the maid Xiao Ning, he didn't mention a single word about her at all. There was no special treatment, no parting gifts or benefits, no guidance.

Absolutely none.

Do not interfere with the fate of others; this was indeed a wise saying.

And Li Wei also wouldn't care about those beautiful moments from the past, so he dealt with it decisively and cleanly.

As for Thomas, he naturally wouldn't casually say anything. But as his, Li Wei's, Territory Advisor, his mere existence was enough to make many people start having ideas.

That was why he coincidentally encountered Leon, and also helped Leon resolve his trouble. It seemed very normal, but that Henry—would a Class Holder with a Rare Four-Star Card come running to be Leon's lackey?

Li Wei wasn't trying to belittle Leon, nor did he think Henry definitely harbored ill intentions. It was just that... it was meaningless.

Even if the other party wanted to use Leon as a channel to build a relationship with him, make a friend, or perhaps cooperate in the future—it was all the same.

Meaningless.

Li Wei couldn't use Mind Reading, but 9.5 Perception was just that powerful.

Therefore, perhaps this was also why he was particularly unable to accept these behind-the-scenes calculations.

Next, Li Wei spent another one hundred thousand gold to purchase ten Six-Star Mission Settlement Cards, which could also be considered Return City Cards. Under the premise of ensuring safety, one could ignore initial mission restrictions, activate the Mission Settlement Card, and directly leave the Mission World.

Coupled with the Heaven-Veiling Card, these could be considered two types of Item Cards with extremely high cost-effectiveness.

Subsequently, he changed into a different outfit and appeared in the mission hall every day in a hurry. He would sit there for three to five days at a time, just staring at those missions, especially paying attention to Pioneering Missions and Chaotic Killing Missions.

Every single piece of information revealed within them was recorded by him. Then, he would also go to Oxhorn Alley to find information brokers and purchase corresponding intelligence.

What he purchased weren't world-shaking or classified pieces of information either, but the most ordinary, most common conventional information.

Occasionally, he would also take a trip to Juniper Province and Cadel Province, but he never went to the Royal Capital.

During this period, he purchased and synthesized fifteen Three-Star Attribute Cards. Just one could increase attributes by four points.

However, Li Wei wasn't in a hurry to use them; he merely put them away. He didn't even upgrade his Farmer Card, but just continued to collect information. Thus, four consecutive months passed, and he finally waited until Li Yue's return.

Outside the Arbitrary Door in the central district of Weir City, the moment Li Yue stepped out, Li Wei revealed a trace of a smile. To say he wasn't worried was impossible.

Zhao Xuanxuan had just died once, so death was actually an opportunity for her instead. If Li Yue were to fall in battle again, she would only be able to stay in the Territory as a vegetable.

Fortunately, Li Yue performed stably after all and returned smoothly.

"Little Wei?"

The moment she saw Li Wei, Li Yue's eyes lit up, and even her steps became somewhat brisker. "Why did you come to pick me up? Didn't you go do a mission? How is everything at home right now? What's the situation on Xuanxuan's end? I've heard all about it in the Mission World. Recently, the Barbarians' offensive over in Cadel Province has been quite fierce—"

The moment they met, Li Yue asked a whole bunch of questions.

Li Wei replied with a hug.

"Don't say anything else. I'll send you back first."

Once they returned to the Territory, Li Wei briefly explained his plan, and sure enough, Li Yue fiercely objected.

"Little Wei, you are severely underestimating Cross-Border Missions. Going by yourself is courting death! No way. The others can stay at home, but you must at least bring me. I am a Dark Moon Knight; in terms of mobility, I'm not the slightest bit weaker than you. Li Wei, you cannot be so selfish. I do not agree to this."

"Alright. As long as you can beat me in a fight, I'll take you with me," Li Wei said indifferently.

"Save it. If you let me mount my horse, I can hang you up and beat you."

"Sure. My Five-Star Warhorse has just finished its enhancement. Let's give it a try."

"Five-Star—f*ck!" Li Yue stopped talking.

Actually, her so-called "hanging him up and beating him" was already a matter from a year ago. At that time, while she had a Warhorse, she could only slightly suppress Li Wei by a notch. But now that a year had passed, she wasn't even certain to what extent this kid had grown. If he added a Five-Star Warhorse into the mix, she definitely wouldn't be able to beat him.

"From now on, do not recruit any more Mercenaries in the Territory's Tavern. The same goes for Hathaway's Tavern. Conduct a more thorough registration of all Freeman in the Territory. If there are Freeman wandering over from other areas, uniformly shut them out. They are not allowed to enter the core area of the Territory. Trespassers will be killed without mercy!"

Li Wei suddenly spoke calmly. Hearing this, Li Yue, Hathaway, Second Aunt, Zhao Xuanxuan, and the others were all slightly startled.

"Actually, the Territory's future situation is the most severe one. If there were a choice, I'd be the one who wants to stay behind the most. Based on my investigations over the past few months, I believe that what those Samsara Travelers excel at most is infiltration. They infiltrate using the identities of ordinary Freeman, so we absolutely cannot give them this opportunity to take advantage of."

"Additionally, since Hathaway's Mage Tower has already been built, we can apply to construct our Territory's Arbitrary Door. As for Dawn Fortress, build another Magic Power Mine. Have Chekhov and the others hold the fort there, and have Thomas head over as well. Adai should also patrol that side more often on a daily basis."

"Aunt Yue, I am now authorizing you as the administrator of the Territory. Remember, this is a war; we need to fight for every second and every minute."

After saying that, Li Wei didn't even have time to eat. He grabbed some Magic Secret Potions from Second Aunt and returned to Weir City once again.

And this time, he didn't hesitate anymore. He directly selected a Chaotic Killing Mission in Cadel Province from the mission hall and joined it.

That area was now a disaster zone heavily assaulted by the Barbarians, much like Thorns Pass three years ago.

It was just that back then at Thorns Pass, there didn't seem to be any Reincarnator Organizations involved, so Weir Province eventually achieved a phased victory. But the Cadel Province side had been heavily damaged right from the very beginning.

Because of this, many Mercenaries would now pale at the mere mention of Cadel Province, refusing to go one after another. This resulted in the Chaotic Killing Missions over there requiring absolutely no queuing; they could be entered the exact second one queued up.

The moment Li Wei signed up on this side, it already showed on the other side that he could enter the Mission World through the War Arbitrary Door.

He wasn't the least bit surprised by this.

He had prepared for a long time, and even collected a massive amount of intelligence for this very reason. His goal was exactly this.

"Viscount Li Wei, are you voluntarily heading to Windbreath City, a Four-Star Territory subordinate to Cadel Province, to execute a Chaotic Killing Mission? Please note that the difficulty of this world has currently skyrocketed to Six-Star Level One. If possible, we hope you will act with prudence."

An official from Weir City stepped forward and asked solemnly.

"Many thanks. I have already made my decision."

Li Wei's gaze was tranquil.

"Alright then. In that case, please first complete your Strength Registration and Weapons and Equipment registration. This way, we can fight for a sufficiently high Mercenary fee for you."