Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 454: A Script for Times of Chaos?

The autumn rain drizzled continuously. Li Wei was sleeping.

Actually, it was just taking a nap. He was currently leading the Three Hundred Viscount Guards in The Wilds training. But for some reason, he unexpectedly had a dream.

In the dream, it seemed to still be the scene from the Newcomer Mission. He was currently walking amidst the Mountain Forest. Looking at the terrain, it seemed to be outside Kakh City. Then, he met a girl in black clothes—his fiancée from his plot identity at the time, Missy! Not the Player Missy, but the black-clothed Witch Missy, one of the three Witches of the Snow Mountain.

Li Wei knew he was dreaming, but for some reason he just couldn't wake up. In the dream, the black-clothed Witch pressed closer step by step, forcefully pinning him to the ground. Looking at the bright and beautiful face suddenly turn into a walking corpse... but even like this, he was still robbed of his first kiss!

The next second, Li Wei jolted awake. His whole body was covered in cold sweat. Too terrifying!

Why would he have this kind of dream?

[You have obtained a Title: Dream Entrant]

[Title Description: This should be a Title relatively easy for a Spellcaster to obtain. But undoubtedly at this moment, you have satisfied certain conditions. After wearing this Title, you will gain the effect of Inspiration +2. At the same time, because of your Dawn Ranger Profession, you can transform into a crow and fly in the sky, lasting for one hundred seconds.]

[Title's Innate Talent: Crow-type Hunting Pet Affinity. When your crow-type Hunting Pet possesses certain powerful Innate Talent Skills, you can even temporarily borrow these Skills.]

[You currently possess a Five-Star Crow Hunting Pet. You can currently temporarily borrow Ice Magic. The specific borrowing conditions are: wear the Dream Entrant Title, the Five-Star Crow Hunting Pet is within your Pet Card, and you need to consume 20 points of Spiritual Power. You may borrow Sequence Two Frost Bolt or Sequence Two Ice Blast Art.]—

"I feel this Title is a bit useless. However, can Adai already research and master Sequence Two Ice Magic?"

Li Wei was very surprised, but also felt it was a matter of course.

Adai was simply a monster!

This matter was quickly tossed to the back of Li Wei's mind. He continued training the personal guards. Truly like pouring his heart out, he imparted everything he had mastered.

And these three hundred personal guards indeed gave him much face. Nowadays, everyone had additionally obtained three Free Attribute Points. Adding the buff of the Three-Star Class Card, plus the One-Star Attribute Cards Li Wei purchased from Will City's Oxhorn Alley...

They had all already achieved All-Attribute Level One Awakening!

After their attributes increased, their combat techniques and combat awareness were even more incredible.

Especially in the aspect of team combat; this was a massive advantage of the Viscount's Personal Guards.

Li Wei felt that these Three Hundred Viscount Guards could probably thoroughly thrash the Blazing Territory's two hundred second-line garrison troops right now.

Because this bunch of second-line garrison Soldiers were on average at Tier-2 Universal Awakening!

There was a huge advantage in attributes.

"However, there is a high probability that for this wave of missions we can only defend our home. The Comprehensive Strength is still a bit too weak, but the problem isn't big."

Li Wei was still very confident.

Because if the Orson Empire Reconstruction Mission only lasted three to five years, seven or eight years, or even a dozen years, these Three Hundred Viscount Guards would definitely not be enough to look at; the foundation was placed right here.

But what if it dragged on to a hundred years?

These Three Hundred Viscount Guards' greatest advantage was infinite Loyalty, incomparable Loyalty!

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. There was only one last month left until the start of the Orson Empire Reconstruction Mission.

On this day, heavy snow fluttered about. Li Wei finally got some free time. In the small dining room of the Territory Building, he called over Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas. The three ate and drank together, very leisurely.

Very quickly, Li Yue also returned, cheerfully joining the drinking gathering.

For the past four months, she was also very busy. On one hand, she had to train the Blazing Legion's infantry-cavalry coordination. On the other hand, she also had to rush to produce Magic Crests for Night Owl. Because Night Owl's territory and Thorns Pass had already assembled a full five thousand strong army, and the gap in armaments was very large!

Thus resulting in the fact that in these four months, the number of times Li Wei saw Hathaway could be counted on one's fingers. Including Second Aunt, her Mage Tower was almost becoming a Magic Potion workshop.

"Sister Yue, how is the Blazing Legion's infantry-cavalry coordination doing now?"

Zhao Xuanxuan opened her mouth to ask at this time. She truly had no time for horseback riding training now.

And actually, she had also truly been eliminated from the position of commander now. For Heavy Cavalry numbering under fifty, she had no pressure leading the charge. But for a cluster charge of hundreds of Heavy Armor, that required more. She didn't have the Perception Attribute; on a complex and ever-changing battlefield, she couldn't grasp combat opportunities very well.

Only Li Yue was the most suitable.

"Not very ideal."

Li Yue shook her head slightly, her brow carrying a hint of sorrow.

"What does 'not very ideal' mean? Is there some turtle bastard being disobedient? Sister Yue, you tell me, I'll go shatter their balls!"

Zhao Xuanxuan immediately became anxious. Now there was only one month left until the start of the Empire Reconstruction Quest, yet their fucking infantry-cavalry coordination was still not working smoothly? Isn't this To Joke?

Previously at Thorns Pass, the Blazing Legion had some problems in this aspect of infantry-cavalry coordination. So returning this time, Li Yue specially conducted intensified training on this point.

"It has nothing to do with those. In terms of tactical coordination, they are already beyond reproach. But the contradiction between Cavalry and Infantry has a long history. It's like two pieces of pig iron that have never had the chance to melt together. Xuanxuan, you are a Blacksmith, you should understand my meaning." Li Yue sighed leisurely, yet glanced at Li Wei who had been continuously silent.

Zhao Xuanxuan blanked out for a moment. "So Sister Yue, your meaning is, the Blazing Legion lacks a true, hard-hitting battle of blood and fire?"

"Correct. Actually, four years ago, if we could have fought a hard-hitting great battle against the Frost Duke, that would have been great. Best to fight it to a Pyrrhic victory. At the time it seemed we preserved our strength, but it also triggered a series of subsequent problems. First, among the Heavy Cavalry, there are over a hundred people who surrendered from under the Frost Duke. Back then, more than half of them were centaurs. Their problem is that they have a bit of a stress response towards Magic; they are very worried they will turn back into centaurs again."

"And it's not just them worrying. Even the old ones—meaning those Heavy Cavalry we initially cultivated—are also worrying, so they will also secretly be on guard. Thus, two factions formed. Normally you can't see it; they will similarly drink and joke together, acting like good brothers. But actually, as the commander-in-chief, one can feel there is an irreparable, insurmountable trench between them."

"This kind of divergence has even extended to their family members, their relatives and friends, and has now spread to the entire Territory. A dividing line that you can't see or touch, but you don't know when it will explode."

"It's still fine among the Cavalry. But for the Infantry, you all know, they are all half-pigmen and Half-Minotaurs. The proportion is larger, and the problems are more numerous."

"Of course, I can suppress them, and I am also trying to solve it. But all of this has a premise: casualties cannot be too great. In the last Thorns Pass battle, the Blazing Legion's Cavalry had thirty-two KIA on the spot, and the Infantry had forty-eight KIA. The situation almost collapsed!"

"Even if they were all Resurrected later, the mutual accusations and curses between the Cavalry and Infantry is also a fact."

"Li Wei, do you know there is a portion of the Cavalry who wants Status Renunciation? They want to go be Class Holders, want to go be Mercenaries, even want to go be Lords! On what basis can you be a Lord and a noble, but they cannot? They already have this kind of thought, although they won't resort to action temporarily."

"Generally speaking, it's that you fed them too full! They grew too fast! They think everything is easily obtained, thinking they can carve out a piece of heaven and earth by themselves!"

"The second reason is: they haven't experienced the tempering of great battles, bloody battles, and battles of despair! In a word, not enough people have died! They haven't formed a unified conviction. They don't have the brotherhood of blood and fire. They don't have a sense of belonging to this Legion!"

"The Blazing Legion, the Blazing Territory—when people talk about them, it's all about how you, Li Wei, are this and that. But in the aspect of Legion construction, you are unqualified! Of course, nobody is perfect. I am not criticizing you. In that situation back then, you had already done very well."

"So what is the result now? It's that some people in the Blazing Legion have become little warlords. Relying on their fast horses and thick armor, relying on their powerful strength, they secretly form cliques and factions. I can still suppress them for now, but what about the future?"

"When the situation is critical, when you need them to go to The Battlefield, will they negotiate conditions with you? They will definitely demand a division of interests! They also want to be Barons, be Viscounts, want to go conquer the myriad heavens themselves!"

"If the interests you divide aren't enough, they will Accepting Orders But Not Summons! Dragging their feet would be letting you off lightly."

"Li Wei, I want to hear your views. I temporarily don't have any methods for them. I also can't execute military law, right? This bunch of grandsons will also shout about guaranteeing the most Basic Humanistic Care! 'I haven't committed any major mistakes, on what basis are you chopping off my head? Where is the Basic Humanistic Care?'"

"This kind of thing is like a paradox, understand my meaning? They have already turned into Slick Soldiers! Basic Humanistic Care has become their talisman. At every turn they shout a sentence about Humanistic Care. You explain to them that the most Basic Humanistic Care isn't like this, but they just quibble with you over there."

"You say one sentence, they say ten sentences."

"They have combat power, very strong! But they can't fight hard battles!"

Li Yue seemed to have a belly full of fire, a belly full of grievances.

Li Wei looked at her, then looked at the shocked Zhao Xuanxuan, and the dull Thomas, somewhat realizing something.

"Li Wei, I don't quite believe it. It's not that I don't believe Sister Yue, but... how could people change so fast? Javier, Seth, Grant, Benjamin, Santiago... they are all very good people!"

Zhao Xuanxuan still found it hard to believe.

"Xuanxuan, I didn't say they aren't good people. In fact, up until now, and for the next ten years, the combat power of the Blazing Legion is beyond doubt. But one's gaze must be placed long-term! In a certain sense, they have simply become Slick Soldiers."

Li Yue helplessly explained a sentence. She knew others would find it hard to believe that a flourishing Blazing Legion with surging combat power would have such drawbacks.

At this time, Li Wei waved his hand, signaling Li Yue to calm down.

"Actually, what you've said, I have also perceived. Recently, I've even been pondering related questions. On this point, Thomas gave me good suggestions and reminders. However, the Blazing Legion's problems are all minor matters. I am thinking about the problems existing in Weir Province, and even the entire Locke Kingdom. At the same time, I am also thinking about this task of reconstructing the Orson Empire."

"If I were His Majesty the King, how exactly would I reconstruct the Orson Empire?"

"Under what mode would the reconstructed Empire operate?"

"It definitely couldn't be the current mode anymore. I believe it would lean more towards centralization of power and military dictatorship. Imagining something like now, with layers of fiefdoms and 'your boss is not my boss', would be highly unlikely."

"But wanting to achieve this goal is truly too difficult."

"And the problem of Slick Soldiers you mentioned just now allowed me to find an answer! You just said a sentence very well: you hope the Blazing Legion could fight a hard battle, a great battle fought to a Pyrrhic victory. Even if half the people die, you must reforge the Blazing Legion's conviction! This sentence is too meaningful!"

"Then, is our His Majesty the King also looking for an opportunity? An opportunity to fight a hard battle, a tragic and fierce great battle? Even if half the Lords die, he wouldn't hesitate? Pick out all those chirping and chattering guys with all sorts of thoughts, throw them to the front lines, and perform Physical Purification!"

As soon as Li Wei said these words, he himself blanked out. Like a sudden clap of thunder flashing through his mind, he completely understood!

Yes, this was the truth!

God-fucking Kingdom Hegemony, Lord Hegemony! He saw it could be renamed 'Lord PUBG' or 'Lord Run Fast'!

So those who were jumping the most joyfully now would die the fastest!

Laughably, Night Owl was still dreaming over there of becoming the Duchess of Thorns, yet didn't know the King and the three major Dukes were about to flip the table!

Adding flowers to brocade, cooking oil with a raging fire!

Really, under the current Kingdom mode, Dukes are of course very formidable. But switching to Empire mode—casually apply the Han Empire, the Tang Empire, the Ming Empire—look again, what the heck is a Duke?

Crown Princes and Princes could be killed just by saying so!

So from this angle, currently most of the Lords in the Locke Kingdom were not the King's basic foundation.

It was best to kill them all, just like killing the Earl of Wind-Rest, taking your population and wealth to enrich my national treasury, ultimately forming a unified Empire.

No wonder this task had to last a hundred years. Without such a long time, it fundamentally wouldn't be enough to manipulate!

This was a script for Times of Chaos!

(End of Chapter)