Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 478: Nature Magic

"Could Your Excellency tell me some specific details? For example, what's going on with this sky full of flying snow? Can't our Mages counter it?"

Li Wei quickly asked.

Hearing this, the Scruffy Giant looked around and said somewhat helplessly, "What else could it be? That Old Geezer Duke Kaidel has No Sense of Martial Ethics. The Mage he sent cast Nature Magic, and now this area will be enveloped by a blizzard for the next few days. This is a despicable act to delay time. It can almost be expected that Duke Kaidel definitely has reinforcements rushing over. Therefore, no matter what, a decisive battle must be launched early tomorrow morning."

"Brother, let me offer you a word of advice. Under these circumstances, don't keep your guard up against us anymore. If we lose, believe it or not, you won't be able to escape at all?"

"As for the Mage counter you mentioned, it's unrealistic. Spellcasters also emphasize a first-strike advantage. Especially in the realm of Nature Magic, the opponent brought out Nature Magic to create a harsh winter; you absolutely cannot use ordinary thinking and use a scorching summer to counter it. So this is similar to a turn-based system, understand? At most, you could create a gale to stop the blizzard and blow away the ground's—"

"Forget It, actually I don't really understand it either. You only need to know that in a war, whichever side plays a Nature Magic card first, it cannot be changed during that turn, unless a higher-tier Mage casts a higher-sequence Nature Magic. But in that case, the variables would become extremely large, and even the Spellcaster casting the Nature Magic wouldn't know what might happen."

After saying that, the Scruffy Giant left in a hurry. Li Wei pondered for a long time, then descended the mountain ridge. After finding Li Yue and giving her a few instructions, he turned around, transformed into a little mouse, mounted a miniaturized Adai, and flew out silently, hugging the ground. He now had Perception +17. He didn't dare to say he was the most awesome Ranger in this area, but among the Rangers and Scouts of both sides, he should rank in the top five.

Yes, because up to now, no Epic Tier 5 combat units had appeared on either side.

That Mountain Eagle Parker was very awesome, right? The Chief general under Duke Will, who had lived for over six hundred years, and he was currently still a Fourth-Tier Mage.

So as long as a Fifth-tier Epic appeared, they could probably just flatten everything.Perhaps only Tyrant William and the three great Dukes were Fifth-tier Epics?

In short, referring back to the Fourth-Tier Light Ranger that Li Wei had killed before, his Perception probably didn't exceed 20 either, but that Light Ranger wasn't a Druid.

Li Wei's advantage lay exactly here. Facing a Druid, he was a Dawn Ranger; facing a Ranger, he was a Druid—

Especially with the addition of Adai. He couldn't guarantee anything else, but coming and going freely should be without any pressure.

Adai's flight capabilities were stable and outstanding. Without needing Li Wei's instructions, it could do its best to lower its speed and altitude, reduce the frequency of its wing flaps, and utilize air currents to glide as much as possible, just like a master of flight.

At this time, Li Wei signaled Adai to first fly a lap around their own camp. Finding nothing abnormal, they then flew a lap around Mountain Eagle Parker's military camp. They didn't dare to get too close, fearing they might trigger some Magic Trap.

Only then did he head off into the distance. More than ten li away, he quickly discovered a Scout from his own side. The Scout was hiding in a crevice of a pile of rocks, wearing a 4-star quality Enchanted Scout Cloak. This thing was a good item; it had the natural effect of simulating ambient light, reflecting infrared rays, and perfectly blending in with the surrounding environment.

Anyway, thermal imaging was completely useless against it.

However, his camouflage still couldn't withstand +17 Perception. Li Wei discovered him when he got within a hundred meters of him.

He was a Fourth-Tier Darkmoon Ranger, holding an ultra-high-powered Enchanted Sniper Crossbow. God knows who he wanted to ambush from the shadows.

Li Wei rode Adai and passed by silently.

In the dense snowflakes, they came without a shadow and left without a trace.

But Li Wei didn't dare to take risks, nor did he dare to act presumptuously. Caution was the eternal theme. Along the way, even if he discovered enemy Scouts, he obediently took detours, walked through the opponent's blind spots of vision, and occasionally had to avoid a Trap Zone.

Because some Traps could be triggered even at low altitudes.

Fortunately, Li Wei was also a Trap Master, so he was very clear about the tricks inside.

Going in Circles, he ultimately discovered seven Scouts in succession—three friendly forces and four enemy forces. Everyone was racking their brains trying to hide themselves, turning themselves into hidden threats, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

However, their strength wasn't very formidable. Hehe, perhaps there were formidable ones, but Li Wei couldn't discover them.

Just like this, he felt his way forward for about fifty li. The blizzard fell even heavier. The accumulated snow on the ground had already covered nearly fifteen centimeters. By dawn, it might reach twenty or thirty centimeters, which was very disadvantageous for the attacking side.

On the other hand, Karndorf's side could employ the strategy of Waiting at Ease for the Fatigued, because they weren't the attacking side, and they had already been building fortifications for a month.

This battle would not be easy to fight.

Li Wei had Adai carefully raise their altitude by a dozen meters. They couldn't fly too high, or they would be a target.

Never underestimate the archery of any Ranger above Tier Three.

In a certain sense, the archery of the Ranger Class always overflowed with damage, even the damage itself was overflowing.

Whoever was discovered first became the target. Once you became a target, you lost the first-strike advantage. And taking the first strike meant a guaranteed kill!

It was like a sniper rifle. The damage was sufficient, but the key lay in how the sniper discovered the target and hit it.

At this moment, amidst the swirling heavy snow, even Li Wei's vision was greatly affected, but he could still see the defensive positions belonging to Karndorf ahead and connect them with the memories in his mind.

Yes, twenty-nine days ago, on the night of the first day of the start, he had reconnoitered all the way here in one breath. At that time, Karndorf's starting location was still 150 li away. Back then, Li Wei had already been deeply impressed by the terrain here.

Because this was a Mountain Pass, with mountains on both sides. Although they weren't very steep, if one continued traveling in the Northwest Direction for two to three hundred li, they would enter true high mountain terrain. One steep mountain after another formed a massive mountain range that stretched across a thousand li from east to west.

The forest where Li Wei and his people had previously hidden, as well as The Plains where the Five-Star Stone Mine was located, were more like a Basin. Now, Duke Kaidel's territory was on this side of the mountain range, and Duke Will's territory was on the other side of the mountain range.

Li Wei had previously wanted to enter this massive mountain range, find a hidden Valley, and engage in Biding Time for a few years.

In short, based on this terrain, one could understand the reason for the dispute between the two great Dukes.

Everyone knew this Basin was rich, but to control this Basin, one first had to control this mountain range.

No, it wasn't that simple. This mountain range had at least a dozen passable routes. The routes weren't important; what was important was building strong Fortresses or strongholds against the mountains here.

These were like nails, or like pieces placed on an empty chessboard. They also had a first-mover advantage. Whoever placed their pieces here first would make latecomers suffer.

This was the true purpose of this war, right?

At this time, Li Wei made Adai lower its altitude, continuing to fly slowly and low, approaching carefully.

Now, this place was covered in Traps, probably over a hundred thousand of them. Just with this alone, a charge couldn't even build momentum. Before even reaching the opponent's City Walls, they would suffer heavy casualties.

Yes, Karndorf had already built City Walls on the mountaintop ahead.

The surface soil of that mountain had been cleared away, leaving only bare rock. On top of that, City Walls had been built, at least eighty meters above the ground.

At this moment, even in the middle of the night, there were still Artisans racing against time to build, and there were also a dozen or so Second-Tier Casters and Rank 3 Casters inscribing Magic onto the City Walls to increase their defensive capabilities.

And on the foundation of the Fortress that had not yet been fully built, there were as many as over two hundred Enchanted Giant Ballistae and Enchanted Catapults watching with a Predatory Glare.

Coupled with three thousand Soldiers and five thousand Auxiliaries, Artisans, and other Logistics personnel, could such a half-finished Fortress be easily conquered?

Mountain Eagle Parker might as well change his name to Fly Parker and Forget It!

But then again, if they didn't attack now and came back to attack later, that would purely be asking for abuse.

Li Wei circled a large loop and didn't find the slightest flaw. Karndorf had also started with a Treacherous Minister Start. He was previously a Marquis who had lived for hundreds of years. His abilities in all aspects were top-notch, and he wouldn't make common-sense mistakes. In a certain sense, the two sides were Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other. It all depended on who had more hidden cards.

Just like this, before dawn, Li Wei returned to his own camp. At this time, The Cook had already prepared a hearty breakfast. Everyone had finished eating and was packed and ready to go. Whether they were going to fight or flee today, they needed abundant stamina.

"Zhao Qingshan, have your Logistics Camp hurry up and get to work. First, construct two massive pushcarts. The top needs to block arrows and various Wind Blade and Fireball Magic; the bottom needs to act as a Mine-Sweeper to trigger Traps; and the middle needs to be able to hold people."

Li Wei quickly gave the order. The time for the Logistics Camp to show off their skills had come.

As a result, Zhao Qingshan revealed a cheerful smile. "Rest assured, My Lord. We prepared these kinds of siege engines in advance. Let alone the blueprints, even the components are ready-made. Do you need them assembled now? It only takes fifteen minutes to assemble a Troop Carrier that can carry fifty people. In addition, we initially envisioned a full twenty-four kinds of siege environments, eighteen kinds of city defense environments, and twelve kinds of field defense environments, and we made targeted preparations for all of them."

"During the last Battle of Dawn, the enemy's surprise attack was too fast and too sudden, and time was pressing, leaving us no room to perform at all. But this time, our Logistics Camp will absolutely not let our brothers die on the path of a charge under enemy attacks."

Holy shit, this awesome? It seems I knew too little about you.

"That's good. First, assemble a few based on our numbers. Also, everyone must go to The Battlefield. No one can stay behind, lest our retreat path gets cut off."

Li Wei was overjoyed. Although the Scruffy Giant had said something about not needing to worry about them, he didn't trust them one bit.

Next, Zhao Qingshan went to direct the assembly of the hand-pushed Troop Carriers, and Li Wei watched from the side. This thing was indeed a bit simple, completely modular assembly. Each Troop Carrier had twenty-four wheels, with a two-centimeter-thick steel plate on the outside. The very front was forged from One-Star Enchanted Steel into the most scientific anti-collision and shock-absorbing structure. Even the load-bearing body was designed with a shock-absorbing structure.

In Zhao Qingshan's words, the three sides could block fire from Enchanted Giant Ballistae, and the front could withstand the bombardment of up to fifteen Stone Projectiles. Aside from poison gas and Ground Spikes, they feared nothing else.

Hmm, now this looks like a top-tier engineer.