Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 499: Liwei Keep

Next, Li Wei hurried to personally step forward to settle the remaining 450 Falcon Knights. Not only were they all members of the knight order, but they had all achieved All-Attribute Level 3 Awakening and forged 3rd-Tier Dark Knight Cards.

This foundation was quite awesome.

Although their Commander Alowell had left, in reality, this powerful Legion still had two Chiliarchs and ten Centurions responsible for command and leadership.

From now on, they would be stationed here for two months to back Li Wei up and hold the fort, until his subordinates returned to their ranks and formed an initial combat capability.

"Brother Li, I'll also be withdrawing first. Karl asked me to build a fortress on the West Bank of the River Ness, just a hundred li upstream from here. At that time, you and I can join forces to build a Great Bridge across the River Ness. There will be many more places where I need to rely on you, brother, in the future. Farewell!"

After the Scruffy Giant left, Fieldsvae also came over to bid farewell. He was also going to build a fortress next. To be honest, Li Wei was quite envious of that location. It was a small plain formed by river alluvium, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the river on one side. The total area was about five to six hundred square kilometers, capable of accommodating a Central City, three Medium Fortresses, and several Small Fortresses.

Once secured, that place would be the critical throat for the Scruffy Giant's advancement and domination of the Gumodo Basin.

Simultaneously, that place would also become the backyard armor for Li Wei. As long as Fieldsvae was there for a day, Li Wei couldn't even think about defecting.

In short, it was really arranged perfectly.

Happily seeing off Fieldsvae, Li Wei finally had time to check on Li Yue and those forty-two Blaze Knights. Now, aside from Li Yue, the rest were fast asleep. Eating and drinking one's fill and sleeping heavily was one of the better ways to recover Sanity.As for the other way, it wasn't something to speak of to outsiders.

Following this, it was already evening before Li Wei and Li Yue's Sanity fully recovered. Only then did he gather all the mid-level management of the team, specifically to convey that they were joining Falcon Karl's Faction, that they would assist Falcon Karl in reconstructing the Kingdom of Gurock, and that he would be the Flame Duke in the future, and so on.

Although previously Li Wei had solemnly vowed that he wanted to be the King, everyone could understand. Besides, this time they directly hitched a ride with Duke Will's Noble Heir, becoming core Faction members of the Duke's Heir Apparent. Wasn't this much better than other paths?

In this chaotic world, first seeking to preserve one's life, and second seeking development; being able to secure both was already a good outcome.

In fact, even Li Wei felt this was a good outcome. Competing for the position of King was still too difficult. Not to mention anything else, just the two waves of enemies—the Neanderthals and the Samsara Travelers—plus Duke Kaidel. This equated to three major enemies. With these three major enemies pursuing him relentlessly like Lingering Souls, even if he wanted to "build high walls, accumulate abundant grain, and slowly claim the title of King," he couldn't do it!

"Now, the final topic. Although our city has not yet been built, it has already taken initial shape and has withstood the test of war. Therefore, I've decided to officially name it. What do you all think is a good name?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was slightly stunned. You can just decide this kind of thing yourself, why ask us?

So Li Yue looked at Li Wei curiously. "Don't overthink it, just call it Flame City or the City of Li Wei. Isn't Kahndorf Fortress directly named after Kahndorf?"

"Right, I also agree. This kind of straightforward name is very simple and also very domineering, equivalent to declaring 'the person is the territory, the name is the authority'! However, calling it a 'city' might be somewhat presumptuous. We have now pledged loyalty to Falcon Karl; theoretically, only he has the right to build a city. After he establishes the Royal Capital, we can then build a city and establish a province. This needs to be taken step by step. So, it would be better to call it Liwei Keep or Liwei Fortress; either works."

Chekhov also spoke at this time.

"Exactly, the three words Liwei Keep are simpler and more direct. I think this is pretty good." Zhao Qingshan also agreed, and the others nodded successively. Of course, there were also those who felt Liwei Fortress sounded more imposing, and wasn't a tongue-twister to say.

For a moment, both sides stuck to their arguments, almost getting into a fight. It seemed so boring.

"Alright, we'll just call it Liwei Keep."

Li Wei also felt that "Keep" or "Fortress" lacked a bit of prestige, but just as Chekhov said, it was better not to overstep. This time, he truly intended to strive hard for his Flame Duke title.

"Next, everything will proceed as usual. With those four hundred and fifty Falcon Knights stationed here, we can slightly relax on defense, but the focus remains on the Central City, which is the construction of Liwei Keep. Although there are no signs of autumn arriving yet, we must make numerous preparations against cold, drought, and disasters."

"As you command!"

Everyone stood up and bowed. The meeting concluded, and they each went to busy themselves.

Li Yue, however, stayed behind. "I want to take advantage of this upcoming period to craft some things, such as War Banners for the Flame Legion, the Frost Legion, and the Royal Guard. This item is crucial for a Legion. You also saw the War Banner of the Falcon Knight order just now, right? A Level 3 Legion with a built-in Five-Star Magic Core, which can store three Offensive Type Legion Skills and three Defensive Type Legion Skills."

"In last night's battle, if only we had a War Banner capable of storing Legion Skills, our Sanity wouldn't have been attacked by the enemies. To put it simply, we could have wiped out those Samsara Travelers in one wave. For a mere small squad to dare face a Heavy Cavalry Legion head-on is just too rampant!"

Li Yue spoke very calmly, but the killing intent in her words flashed by. In last night's battle, she felt very stifled.

"So, do we currently have materials on hand to craft War Banners?"

Li Wei asked.

"No, crafting War Banners requires materials of at least Four-Star or higher, ideally Five-Star. Our foundation is insufficient. However, since we've now joined the Duke's Heir Apparent's Faction, I think we can purchase them through them. Of course, we might not be able to buy many. Five-star Magical Crops are not that easy to cultivate. In a Medium Magic World like this, it might even attract powerful wild Magical Creatures to steal and plunder."

"Alright, I understand. If I have time, I'll inquire about it. However, I plan to have Second Aunt come over this time too. What do you think?"

"You think we need a higher-level Alchemist?"

"Yes, in such a massive Medium Magic World, herbs and Magic Potions are innumerable. Not having an Alchemist is too wasteful. What's more, our current Magic Potion reserves are running low, right? Back in the homeland, Second Aunt can only utilize less than two thousand units of Mana, but here, it's virtually limitless."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Li Yue nodded. "I understand what you mean, but who will be left to hold the fort in the Flame Territory? Have you ever thought about how the Samsara Travelers turned into Benjamin and Tom? Of course, it's not that I don't trust the Nine-Star Council, but it seems you've become a bit arrogant now. The Flame Territory is our greatest asset. Just the Low-Magic land within the legal territory alone, how much grain will it produce in the future? Are you sure everything will go smoothly for you here forever?"

"Or let me put it simply, Li Wei, we all see and know right now just how wealthy this Ascension Continent is. But have you ever thought, in such a wealthy place, where you can harvest a massive amount of food just by planting anything casually, how does it qualify to be called a chaotic world?"

"Everything has just begun. The Ni People Army hasn't even invaded yet. So under these circumstances, we truly shouldn't be overly confident and underestimate the enemy. We are not those veteran Players who have accumulated for hundreds or thousands of years; our only foundation is the Flame Territory. If something goes wrong in the Flame Territory, you won't even have time to regret it."

Li Yue surprisingly held a different opinion. Li Wei was taken aback, but couldn't help acknowledging that what she said made sense. Being steady was a virtue, but truly not easy to maintain.

After some thought, he ultimately temporarily shelved the idea of transferring Second Aunt over. After all, it hadn't even been half a year since the start, and who knew what changes would occur in the future. Indeed, they needed to play it safe.

"Alright, we'll listen to you then. Next, I think we can build a large fortress and three to five Small Fortresses at the intersection of the two mountain ranges to the east, relying on the terrain. Based on the lessons from last night's battle, conventional defense is hard to suppress Transcendents. On one hand, we need to train Rangers with high Perception; on the other hand, through dense defense and crossfire, we can maximize interception and suppression of those Transcendents."

"Train Rangers with high Perception? That's a bit difficult." Li Yue sighed. "Actually, you might not know, or maybe you've already noticed, within the Alliance of Heavenly Lords, natives and second-generation Players are usually good sources of troops. Just by Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow, they can grind up to Tier 3 Master in seven or eight years, or at most a dozen years. But if you want to cultivate Class Holders who can Stand Alone like you and me, they all need to constantly undergo the tempering of various missions, growing up step by step."

"But look, how many current Players are there in our team? Counting them fully, there are only six people. If you want to select from the natives and second-generation Players, it's not something that can be cultivated Overnight."

"And right now, among our team, those who can barely keep up with the progress are only Javier, Chekhov, Liu Huan, and Zhao Qingshan. If we can transfer that Temple Knight Mark over, he can also count as one. As for the rest, it's not that I look down on them, but their growth speed is too fast; it's almost like they were blown up like balloons by you and me all along the way. They won't have problems in conventional battles, and can perform perfectly in Legion battles, but if they want to fight solo and Stand Alone, it's hard, too hard."

"Furthermore, I've noticed that the Destiny Grids of those Blaze Knights in the Flame Legion have basically stagnated around 70 points. Advancing further has become very slow. Next, it might take a dozen or two dozen years to make up for this shortcoming."

"In short, we still have to recruit Players, excellent Players. But in the Ascension Continent, this basically means we don't have this Channel."

Saying this and that, Li Yue also felt it was too difficult. The two remained silent for a good while before she smiled and said, "Actually, it's also us thinking too much, being too demanding. Talent is hard to come by, and One in a Thousand talent is even harder to come by. So this is exactly the fundamental reason why we must manage our territory."

"Having a territory that can be developed means ten Ordinary People can match one ordinary talent. I'll go talk to Zhao Qingshan later to see if we can build more keeps and fortresses to block those powerful Transcendents. Additionally, if possible, wait until your Royal Guard returns to the ranks, you might want to try training a few Scouts with high Perception first.

"This kind of thing cannot be achieved Overnight, but cultivating them for twenty or thirty years will similarly yield achievements."