Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 437: Traveling Far to the Wilds

The weather today was not bad. It had always been like this recently. By the roadside, one could occasionally still see green wild grass under the rocks. In this season where withered yellow was everywhere, it was particularly eye-catching, seemingly laughing loudly at winter: Come over here! Come over here!

It was very cocky.

Li Wei felt he was currently like this kind of wild grass. Leading four hundred plus refugees with no shelter, fleeing in The Wilds, and furthermore in the winter. What kind of opening was this?

"Everyone, speed up!"

"Keep up! Don't fall behind!"

Li Wei continuously ran back and forth between the front and rear ranks, holding the diluted potion made from stamina Secret Medicine in his hand. Seeing who couldn't hold on, he would feed them a mouthful.

Not only that, but he also summoned his Five-Star Warhorse and rigged a frame on its back, upon which sat more than twenty children. They couldn't walk anymore, and if the adults carried or held them, it would also consume a lot of stamina. He could only temporarily trouble his Five-Star Warhorse for a bit.

Of course, he actually could have rigged up a carriage, but the traces left behind would be too obvious.

It was winter now. The withered grass on the ground hadn't completely lost its moisture, making it soft and spongy to step on. Even if it was broken, it didn't matter. Because in just a few more days, once the wind blew, there would be even more broken grass stems, thus allowing them to fool their way past.

Of course, if there were truly Scouts dead set on tracking them down, it couldn't be hidden either. Therefore, Li Wei would also occasionally casually deploy a few Traps in some relatively obvious sections, as a bit of a meeting gift for colleagues.If they chased all the way here, then they definitely weren't planning to let things rest amicably, so they would just have to 'talk' it out.

When it came to charging and shattering enemy lines, he wasn't good at it. But when it came to one-on-one duels in the wild, he had never feared anyone!

On this day, Li Wei exhausted ten portions of three-star stamina Magic Potion from start to finish, successfully leading this group of old Farmers out sixty li in one breath. It truly wasn't easy!

But this was only just beginning!

They had to set up camp! There were no tents, but they could have a temporary camp.

Finding a spot, Li Wei took out a massive pile of wooden planks and smashed them into the ground, enclosing ten lidless wooden frames. As long as it could block the wind, it was fine. Then he took out some bedding and blankets and distributed them, with the family as the unit.

He still had to thank Windbreath Count for at least adhering to the most basic bottom line of Humanistic Care. Previously, these Freemen were poor as could be and ignorant as could be, but at least they didn't freeze or starve to death.

Every family and household could have some cold-proofing clothing and bedding. This was truly very important.

When night completely fell, Li Wei then set up pots and stoves inside a specially made wooden frame and cooked a few large cauldrons of meat porridge. There was no other way now; he had to attend to everything personally. Oh, and conveniently continue imparting some details of wilderness survival to Chris and the others.

These five new Scout recruits—whom he previously looked down upon—were very likely the guys he would be able to use next who could most accurately grasp his intentions.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, then squeezed together and rapidly entered the land of dreams, Li Wei finally had Chris's group of five stand watch, and conveniently practice deploying and dismantling Traps.

Then he himself would turn back and comprehensively deal with the traces he hadn't had time to deal with during the day once more, conveniently retrieving the Traps. At the same time, using the current marching route as a baseline, he also had to conduct rapid reconnaissance on the surrounding area for a hundred li.

After confirming there truly were no trackers, he still didn't rest. Rather, he went ahead, meaning towards the northeast. They absolutely had to enter the mountains. There was no way to build a camp on this flat wasteland.

Interestingly, over two hundred years ago, this world seemed to still be in the feudal agrarian era. Thus, everywhere were large swaths of uncultivated land, let alone hardened roads.

However, the Mana in this world should have been extremely deficient prior to this.

This night, Li Wei himself ran over a thousand li, and successfully found an area barely suitable for building a camp one hundred and fifty li to the northeast. It was a stretch of low Hills, the highest not even exceeding a hundred meters. The surrounding trees were also sparse, and there wasn't even a single River.

But the good news was that this place was originally a village. Of course, after two hundred years had passed, it had long since become too dilapidated to recognize. But those shattered stone slabs hidden in the withered grass clumps were sufficient to prove this point.

Moreover, this village seemed to still have a water well submerged by wind and sand.

In short, it was quite not bad.

Actually, there were no other choices either. Because walking east, they would have to walk another few hundred li before they could enter more towering mountainous areas. There wasn't enough time. Li Wei continually felt that within seven days, this Indian summer of the early winter season would bid him bye-bye.

But if they placed the camp here, looking at their current marching speed, they would be able to arrive here in three days.

Before the sky had brightened, Li Wei returned Without a Trace to the temporary camp. He called Chris over and gave him a 3-Star Resource Card filled with tools and Stone Blocks, and gave him another Resource Card holding clean water and food.

"Follow the direction I'm pointing, walk one hundred and fifty li, and you will see the markers I left behind. The five of you will go ahead, taking ten Artisans capable of building houses and forty strong laborers. Set out immediately. Go build a temporary camp first, and hurry up and dig out the foundations. We will have to reside there permanently in the future."

"Go on."

Li Wei called over a three-star large crow again, took out a three-star Pet Card, and gifted both the Hunting Pet and Pet Card together to Chris. What else could he do, right? Just make do.

Chris's group of fifty-five rapidly set out after simply eating breakfast. They were all strong laborers, with no one holding them back. They should be able to arrive this evening.

Then, Li Wei finally began to light fires and cook for the other refugees. All of this had to be finished before the sky brightened, otherwise the rising smoke and fire would also become a very obvious target.

When the sky was slightly bright, Li Wei woke the refugees up, let them eat breakfast, and prepared to set out.

This process was truly tormenting, because Li Wei also had to deal with their feces afterward.

What a sin!

Fortunately, this fleeing journey With Family in Tow was also gradually getting on track. These ignorant refugees were actually quite worry-free. As long as Li Wei reprimanded them once, they would never make the same mistake again. Perhaps they also all knew it was themselves dragging Li Wei down. Anyway, at least there were no unruly subjects. Everyone was doing their utmost to travel, and even the children were sensible enough not to cry or make a fuss.

Sometimes Li Wei also sighed with emotion, feeling that these refugees at least still had some rare qualities: and that was enduring hardship, being exceedingly capable of enduring hardship. Speaking of which, he had to thank Windbreath Count again for this.

In short, on the evening three days later, Li Wei finally successfully brought these four hundred plus refugees to the future camp.

Here, Chris—who had arrived two days early—was currently leading Artisans to dig out the foundations of that small village which had been abandoned two hundred years ago. The wild grass was all removed, and the foundations were all dug out according to the traces Li Wei had left behind. Conveniently, they also dug out thirty simple subterranean dwellings.

Meaning digging a pit, laying wooden planks over the top—the kind that could temporarily block the wind and cold.

After the refugees arrived, Li Wei didn't dare be the slightest bit negligent. He immediately took out the various building materials and living supplies he had previously plundered from Gale Fortress and the mountain bay village, and redistributed them by family!

Then he arranged for these refugees to move into the subterranean dwellings.

Hah, this first step was finally settled.

The stamina Magic Potions Second Aunt prepared for him were almost completely exhausted.

But there was no need for stamina Magic Potions next anyway.

Following that, Li Wei first let everyone rest; the long trek had indeed exhausted them. They would start official work tomorrow.

However, he himself had no way to rest. After making a dinner, he began to conduct more detailed planning for this camp.

First, a castle was essential. It had to be built on a hill, as this would be advantageous for Commanding Presence to strike the enemy.

Of course, at this very moment, there was no time to break ground; he only needed to plan out the location.

Therefore, in reality, he had to prioritize building the refugees' residences. This was a matter of utmost urgency. It was winter, after all! Not having houses to keep warm was a massive problem.

"Except, these are all just ordinary matters. With me around, could I let them freeze to death? What's truly difficult is cultivating them! Not to mention those grandpas and grandmas, there's no room for growth there. But for those under thirty or forty, they have to be cultivated! They have to grow! They have to farm Experience and farm Profession Cards!"

Li Wei currently paced in the night. That Prestige Stone lit up faintly in his hand along with the changes in his thoughts. Huh! This Prestige Stone seemed to allow for deeper exploration than a Prestige Card.

In the blink of an eye, he stared blankly for a moment. Good Heavens! This Prestige Stone unexpectedly had a hidden function—or rather, it couldn't be considered hidden, just very heaven-defying!

[When the Loyalty of all Territory Freemen towards the Lord reaches 95 or above, the Experience Mutual Aid Mode can be adopted. That is, the surplus Experience in the hands of all Territory Freemen will be forcefully extracted, gathered together, and prioritized to form Profession Cards, thereby achieving the effect of concentrating power to accomplish great things.]

[Friendly Tip: The current Loyalty of all Freemen towards you has reached 100, full marks 100. This kind of Loyalty will form a sturdy Imprint. In the future, not only will it not drop for a very long time, but it will instead make the next three generations of these Freemen grateful for your kindness. Each generation will only drop 10 points of Loyalty.]

[But if you commit any heaven-defying acts, the Loyalty will still drop as it should.]

[Description: This is a hidden mode that can only be opened under the Prestige Stone state.]

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"Truly heaven-defying!"

Li Wei's heart rejoiced. He immediately opened this hidden Experience Mutual Aid Mode, but following that, there was a wave of dropping favorability.

Originally, there was a total of 407 with 100 Loyalty. In an instant, the Loyalty of 199 people dropped from 100 to 99.

The drop wasn't large, but it was also human nature.

However, there were actually still 208 die-hards. This truly gave Li Wei a slight pleasant surprise.

Actually, how could he possibly care for that tiny bit of Experience points these refugees had painstakingly accumulated? He was alleviating poverty!

Currently, his total amount of Farming Experience had already reached 213,480 points.

Hunting Experience 429,572 points.

Woodcutter Experience 387,312 points.

Scout Experience 19,731 points.

Using his Experience—with such high levels and such good quality—to alleviate poverty, 50 points could rival 100 daily points.

"Consider it my bad luck!"

Now that things had come to this, what room for choice did Li Wei still have?

Immediately, he distributed 50 points of Farming Experience to each of the 200 refugees who only possessed a one-star Farmer Card. This wave alone was 10,000 points, which would require planting a season of crops in five hundred acres of Three-Star farmland to harvest.

The difficulty of it and the high value of it could be imagined.

In this instant, the one-star Farmers—who originally might have needed over a decade before possibly upgrading—instantly Upgraded to two-star Farmers, and without needing any Clearance Tokens. At the same time, it also meant they directly obtained five Free Attribute Points at this moment.

There was no reinforcement faster than this.

(End of Chapter)