novelraw Chapter 494: Undercurrents Surging
Chapter 494: Undercurrents Surging
Truly luxurious!
The amplification of the four major Talents and four major Skills all reached around 50%.
However, the newly added ten Free Attribute Points and one Light Particle were what surprised him the most. Unfortunately, with a major battle imminent, he couldn't add them to his Basic Attributes right now.
In fact, Li Wei conversely felt that his Basic Attributes were sufficient for the time being; his weakness was in the aspect of Spiritual Power.
Therefore, the ten Free Attribute Points obtained from upgrading to Five-Star Woodcutter and Five-Star Hunter previously were all added to Spiritual Power by him. Currently, his Normal Mental Power had reached 81. Counting his Title and Gear, the total was 96 points.
This was truly very luxurious. Even as awesome as Hathaway was, her Spiritual Power was only 120.
And the increase in Spiritual Power naturally brought various subtle and gradual benefits.
At this time, Li Wei first consumed two Free Attribute Points to upgrade his Perception to +20, and then poured the remaining nine Free Attribute Points entirely into Spiritual Power in one breath, bringing the total to 105 points.
He had no choice. Tonight Li Wei planned to cast Magic-Piercing Perception multiple times. This was a massive consumer of Spiritual Power, not like Stamina.
His current Stamina had already reached 1250 points, robust as ten bulls!And now, under the state of the Radiant Ranger Card, Magic-Piercing Perception could increase Perception by 7.5 points in one go, which meant he could possess a high Perception of 27.5 points for 4.5 seconds.
This was absolutely a strategic-level great killing weapon.
Of course, the consumption was also astronomical. One use lasting 4.5 seconds would consume 30 points of Spiritual Power.
105 points of Spiritual Power seemed like a lot, but actually it could only be cast three times consecutively. Then Li Wei himself would have to hurriedly consume Spirit Elixir, and taking too much Spirit Elixir also had aftereffects.
At this point, his personal strength had been raised to its limit.
Subsequently, Li Wei thought for a moment, and before taking action, he still made a trip to the Southern Fortress. He wanted to arrange an extra measure. After all, regarding Samsara Travelers, he had to concentrate all his power; both internal and external forces had to be in place.
Compared to having his rear attacked by Samsara Travelers, he would rather yield some benefits to Mountain Eagle Parker or Falcon Karl.
No matter how you put it, they belonged to the same Faction.
And in the Southern Fortress, that 4th-tier Dawn Ranger Fieldsvae was still awake. He was sitting on an Enchanted Giant Ballista, drinking a little wine and watching the stars, looking quite relaxed.
Seeing Li Wei arrive, he was a bit surprised, but didn't say anything.
And Li Wei didn't beat around the bush. He activated another 5-Star Heaven-Veiling Card and then asked straight to the point.
"Who arranged for you to come? Mountain Eagle Parker or Falcon Karl?"
"Is there a difference? They are blood brothers, born of the same mother."
Fieldsvae revealed a brilliant smile, seemingly very much looking forward to the trump card Li Wei was going to play.
"Then if I want to join their Faction right now, which one do you think is more suitable?"
"Ha!"
Fieldsvae wanted to burst into loud laughter, but ultimately didn't. He dared not underestimate Li Wei.
For Li Wei to suddenly make such a huge concession was enough to illustrate the severity of the problem. Could there be matters he didn't know about?
Instantly, his gaze became incomparably serious. "So what did you discover? What big trouble have you provoked?"
"No Comment. Now it's Karl or Parker's turn to state their price! If they want to take me in as a subordinate, they must show their sincerity! Fine, actually there's no need for me to be Clandestine; I'll speak the truth. The Neanderthals hold a Bone-Deep Hatred for me, and Duke Kaidel holds an equally Bone-Deep Hatred for me. So I feel they will very likely launch a full-scale assault on me in the next few days."
"And currently, they are waiting for an opportunity. That's why I need Your Excellency Mountain Eagle Parker or Falcon Karl to provide me with the most basic external protection."
Li Wei spoke very seriously, and he spoke the truth—a widely known truth. But he guessed that Karl and Parker, these two brothers, probably didn't know that this truth actually had to be multiplied by 10, or even more.
But this was not his plot. He hadn't plotted it like this from the beginning. It was just that over the past day, the covetous gazes outside his territory had grown increasingly numerous. Especially Fieldsvae's arrival and the weirdness of that Druid suddenly made him vigilant.
He wasn't afraid of the various Factions' Scouts battling it out with magic; what he feared was that several Factions had reached an agreement. For example, the Neanderthals might purely want him dead, while Duke Kaidel probably wanted those Five-Star Stone Mines. If they realized he also had a Radiant Ranger Card and a Purple Card dropped by a Fourth-Tier Mage, they could probably persuade another two unrelated Factions to join.
In short, matters having reached this point, Li Wei also had no choice but to speculate with the greatest malice.
Fieldsvae fell silent. After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth. "This is not something I can decide, but I will pass the message back. At most, within a few minutes, you will receive the result you want."
After speaking, some kind of Item Card used for communication flashed past his hand.
Almost at the same time, sixty li away in Kahndorf Fortress, Mountain Eagle Parker and Falcon Karl simultaneously received the related message.
"Li Wei took the initiative to defect? Why is it early! Could it be a trap?"
Mountain Eagle Parker said subconsciously.
"It doesn't matter. Since Li Wei wants to defect, there's nothing to say. Just agree. I can't be as stupid as Jiang Xinran!"
The Scruffy Giant laughed heartily and was about to agree, but Mountain Eagle Parker still held him down.
"Brother, think carefully. Fieldsvae's message also gave a recommendation to consider it carefully. Are you sure?"
"..."
"Of course I'm sure. You and I, brothers, have made such a huge commotion and gone in such a huge circle, isn't it all just to force Li Wei to defect over? Since I want to be the big boss, of course I must have the ability and魄力 to hold the fort for him!"
Hearing these words, Mountain Eagle Parker smiled bitterly. He always felt something wasn't quite right. Clearly they were the ones forcing Li Wei, but now it felt like they were being utilized by Li Wei.
Damn it, let's go all out. Matters having reached this point, there's no longer any choice.
Immediately, a Six-Star Reinforcement Card rapidly popped out of his hand.
In an instant, a pillar of magical light shot up tens of thousands of meters into the sky, transforming into dazzling stars that lingered high in the sky for a full three minutes before dissipating.
This was the signal. After receiving the signal, the five hundred Heavy Cavalry hidden eight hundred li away would set out immediately, and would arrive here before dawn. In this kind of plains area, five hundred Heavy Cavalry were the kings of war, especially since they were a Level 3 Legion, and the commander was the Fourth-Tier Dawn Knight Allovil. In addition to this, there were fifty Ducal Guards trained by Falcon Karl. This was a powerful military branch specially authorized by Duke Will, enough to overturn everything.
But this matter felt awkward from the very beginning. From a purely military perspective, these five hundred Heavy Cavalry shouldn't have been released at this time. How great would it have been to save them to launch a surprise attack on Kahndorf's five-thousand-strong army.
But what else could be done? This kid Li Wei was truly unruly, and his brother really fancied the other party, so he played this fancy trick. Hopefully, everything goes smoothly.
At the same time, that dazzling pillar of light also startled all the factions hiding in the dark within a radius of hundreds of li at this moment.
Many people immediately realized that this was Mountain Eagle Parker calling for reinforcements.
His five hundred Heavy Cavalry had lost more than half in the previous battle, but his elder brother Falcon Karl's five hundred Heavy Cavalry had never appeared. In recent days, these Scouts had been searching for their traces, but evidently, these five hundred Heavy Cavalry must have used some kind of extremely precious Magic Shield, and coupled with high-tier Rangers covering their tracks, they couldn't be found at all.
Everyone knew these five hundred Heavy Cavalry were prepared for Kahndorf's five-thousand-strong army. Yet now, while Kahndorf's army was hesitating, this trump card had been played in advance by Mountain Eagle Parker.
What did it mean?
"Mountain Eagle Parker is going to protect Li Wei to the death. Notify our people, tonight is the last opportunity to strike. Early tomorrow morning, those five hundred Heavy Cavalry will charge over! Prepare to strike!"
In the darkness, a man with a hoarse voice looked up at the firmament and muttered to himself. Behind him were a full ten Samsara Travelers and two Neanderthal Scouts. Their trip this time was for Li Wei's head!
Not only because Li Wei was a Silver Scenario Boss, but also because he was a target heavily bountied by the Neanderthals. After killing Li Wei, they could obtain 5000 points of Neanderthal Reputation in one go.
It could be said the goal was most clear.
The reason they hadn't struck all this time was to contact other allies.
Because their interest demands were all different.
For example, the two Neanderthal Scouts were in their team. Their hatred for Li Wei was so deep that even pouring out the waters of three rivers would be hard to wash it away. So this time, they even volunteered to lead the way, equivalent to mission NPCs.
They didn't care about the supplies Li Wei dropped, and the Samsara Travelers didn't care much either. They valued more the ancient mage's treasures and ancient Arcane Lore guarded by the Neanderthals.
In fact, the Alliance of Heavenly Lords had the exact same purpose; the pot calling the kettle black, neither was nobler than the other.
But then again, relying on the Samsara Travelers' abilities, they quickly hooked up with two Scouts from Duke Kaidel's faction. After some mixing and mingling, they discovered the latter wanted more to snatch back a batch of Five-Star Stone Mines. That was easy to handle then. Although the Samsara Travelers also valued this stuff, they didn't construct territories or build main cities, so they had no use for it.
Thus, the two sides Hit It Off.
Then, when the news spread that Li Wei might drop a Radiant Ranger Card and a Fourth-Tier Mage Card, two Scouts belonging to Tyrant William and two Scouts from Duke Juniper also chose to join.
It was just like fighting an important Boss; the crucial Weapons and Equipment had to be distributed in advance.
As for the drop rate, there was absolutely no need to consider it. The Neanderthals, who hated Li Wei to the bone, specially begged for a certain Primordial Cursed Artifact from the High Priest. As long as they killed Li Wei, he would undoubtedly die and be unable to undergo Resurrection.
Since he couldn't resurrect, wouldn't it be perfectly normal for all his equipment and supplies to drop entirely?
"Hehe, this Li Wei is quite smart, but unfortunately still a step too late. If it were yesterday, we fathers still wouldn't be interested in joining, but a Radiant Ranger Card is worth taking a risk for."
"Yeah, I didn't expect we'd also see the day when we cooperate with Neanderthals."
"Special circumstances require special treatment. Didn't you see the Nine-Star Council has even raised the threshold for Humanistic Care? Right now, we and Li Wei are all treacherous officials and traitorous generals, Rebellious Officials and Treacherous Sons descending upon the Ascension Continent carrying original sin. How are we qualified to enjoy Humanistic Care? As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend; the ancients honestly did not deceive me."
The two Scouts belonging to Tyrant William's subordinates smiled slightly, and also silently moved into attack positions. Previously, they had wandered around Li Wei's territory just to agree on the attack routes in advance.
Now they were only waiting for the inside contacts to strike. Everything should be able to end within half an hour.
That Li Wei wouldn't be able to wait for his reinforcements.
It was just a pity; this kid was said to be quite awesome, but so what? Making too many enemies and having no backer in this Age of Great Strife, no matter how awesome you are, you still have to die prematurely.