Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 512: The Battle for the Mountain Forest

"So, next we proceed according to the plan?"

At this moment, as Li Wei led Li Yue and the others back to their garrison area, Li Yue asked in a low voice.

"Right, proceed according to the plan. But don't be too showy, be mindful of the extent. We can't let the enemy feel that we are Stir Up Trouble, nor can we let them feel that we are pretending to Stir Up Trouble. Even more so, we cannot let anyone see that this so-called troop division of ours is actually paving the way for a retreat."

"Your requirements are too difficult!"

"It's fine, just do your best. This is called A Flurry of Random Punches Beats the Master."

Li Wei smiled silently. Meanwhile, Li Yue led the three hundred Blaze Knights to begin today's daily training, or rather daily patrol. Stationed here, they couldn't even go without patrol and early warning, could they?

And on Li Siyuan's side, he also immediately dispatched Tancred leading 100 Crimson Knights to begin patrolling along the banks of the Ness River.

Actually, this was agreed upon earlier: joint defense, cooperation, and mutual support. Both sides' Cavalry had to patrol over a hundred li every day, and all their respective Scouts would be sent out at night. The seemingly peaceful wilderness was actually fraught with lethal danger, and the dark clouds of war had already begun to shroud them.

However, this first day was truly very normal.

By evening, Li Yue led the three hundred Blaze Knights back, also going to the riverside to water and wash the Warhorses. During this time, Tancred also brought a hundred Crimson Knights over, and the two sides maintained a cautious friendliness.When night fell, a Sequence 4 Light Orb rose above Li Siyuan's camp.

This was cast by Mountain Eagle Parker.

Its coverage was over a dozen li, so Li Wei's camp also got to enjoy a share. But the camp where He Yibo had split off to was out of luck.

If you wanted benefits, you had to follow the rules first. The camp designated by the Marshal certainly wasn't arranged randomly.

Fortunately, soon after, a Sequence 4 Light Orb also rose over there. I also have a War Mage, you know.

The construction site of Siyuan Keep worked through the night, and Li Wei's camp worked through the night as well. The Artisans were divided into two shifts, and some soldiers with Artisan Cards also joined in. Especially an Involution King like Thomas, he was even less likely to miss such an opportunity; his only word was "work."

In just half a day and a night, the foundation of the garrison camp was laid. Because Li Wei was truly building this garrison camp according to the standards of a medium-sized fortress.

Today again nothing special happened. Early in the morning before dawn, Li Yue led the three hundred Cavalry galloping into the distance. Arriving at He Yibo's place, they rested briefly, then mounted again and began their daily patrol training.

Of course, no one knew that these three hundred Cavalry had already been swapped out.

As for Li Wei himself, he led the three hundred Royal Guards and two hundred Frost Legion Infantry charging into the Mountain Forest to encircle and suppress those three Scouts who came and went without a trace—

He seemed to have locked horns with these three Scouts. Charging into the Mountain Forest, they were like a pack of wolves entering the mountains, howling excitedly in a chaotic mess, or simply hurling non-stop foul language and curses, deliberately trying to anger those Scouts.

Of course, they might also be shouting randomly at the empty air. But it didn't matter. Anyway, setting off every morning and returning at dusk, marching back and forth for 150 li every day—this was the standard curriculum.

Continuing like this for seven or eight days, two Medium Fortresses had successively risen from the ground, their main outlines completely poured.

Such speed wasn't considered much. The key was that these construction materials were all Magical Materials, averaging 3-Star Quality Stone Blocks and 2-star quality rebar, and even the mixed Enchanted Concrete was 3-star.

Such operations were not only incomprehensible to the prying Scouts, but even to his ally Li Siyuan.

Speaking of which, please give me a dozen of such extravagantly luxurious allies. Because these two Medium Fortresses could serve as outer fortresses for Siyuan Keep in the future; they were Permanent Fortifications.

Fearing a trick, Li Siyuan specially came over to check several times. The result convinced him; they were genuinely authentic medium-sized enchanted fortresses. The construction cost of just these two Medium Fortresses, at current market rates, would be worth two hundred thousand gold.

No, Li Wei, what are you scheming? Once you withdraw, these will all be mine.

However, this was exactly what he wished for, because the more it was like this, the safer the construction of Siyuan Keep would be.

Why should he refuse such benefits delivered right to his door?

When the tenth day arrived, enemy Scouts around Siyuan Keep appeared more frequently. At night, they would even use some highly efficient throwing devices to hurl Toxic Smoke Bombs into the camp area where Li Wei resided, set Traps at all necessary passageways, and dig horse traps, becoming increasingly rampant.

They even forced Li Yue's Cavalry patrols to shrink from a hundred li down to fifty li.

But none of this troubled Li Wei. He still led those three hundred Royal Guards and two hundred Frost Legion Heavy Infantry every day, beginning their daily routine of searching the mountains and cursing up a storm.

What Traps?

Aren't these experience packs delivered right to our door?

Loot them for me!

Li Wei himself cleared the way at the front. For Magic Traps above three stars or complex linked Traps, he would handle them. The rest were left to Chris and all the guys who seemed relatively nimble. It was fine, it was all for learning, right? Live and learn. If you can grind out a Scout Card, it'll be your gain.

Over five hundred people, like wild beasts, charged Whoosh into the Mountain Forest. Li Wei seemed to have turned on a lock-on hack; no matter how well hidden these Scouts were, his +20 Perception could sniff them out from far away. Then everyone would excitedly charge over without rhyme or reason. Even the most confident Scout had to To Bolt Away.

No matter how good their mindset was, they would be Fuming with Rage by that foul language!

Is this how you fight a war?

Do you have any class?

Do you have any No Sense of Martial Ethics?

Anyway, as a whole day passed, Li Wei leading five hundred men could retake the Mountain Forest in this area. Every corner, every detail, every hiding spot, every place where one could ambush or where there might be Traps—everyone was forced to memorize them clearly and plainly!

In addition, when everyone came back, their voices were hoarse from cursing.

Ever since they charged into this Mountain Forest, it was like a flock of noisy crows, never taking a break.

Very abstract.

But the fact was, for a hundred li behind Siyuan Keep and a hundred li west of the Ness River, in this Mountain Forest, no Scout could stay for a full day and night.

It was often the case that they sneaked back in at night, only to be driven away in a wretched state during the day!

One Scout couldn't be bothered playing this game and left directly.

But two other Scouts felt that the situation was bizarre and there must be a reason. So they went back and forth with Li Wei like this, mutually torturing each other, continuously attacking and defending, To Never Tire of It!

In a flash, half a month passed.

Li Wei's two Medium Fortresses had completely finished their roofing and the construction of basic defense facilities. Actually, it was only at the level of unfinished buildings; supporting facilities had to be built later, especially the Mana-Rune Inscription, which would take at least two more months.

But it wasn't necessary anymore. With these two fortresses capable of blocking enemy Cavalry, no matter whether they wanted to fight or flee, it would be much easier.

This was Li Wei's style: leaving a route of retreat.

And his playing Hide and Seek and mountain forest attack and defense with the five hundred soldiers and enemy Rangers for the past half month was also to prepare for subsequent battles.

His Liwei Keep was located right in the Locke Mountains! Such a massive mountain range, stretching thousands of li north to south and tens of thousands of li east to west. If he didn't develop mountain warfare and cultivate mountain combat soldiers, what was he waiting for?

This kind of training was just beginning.

At this moment, as the sun set in the west, Li Wei led the five hundred soldiers out of the mountainous area with light steps. More than a dozen li behind them trailed two Scouts with cold eyes, but it didn't matter. Who cared about them?

The evening breeze blowing towards them was gentle, carrying a rich aroma of food. What a beautiful day!

"Oh my, tonight it's mountain pheasant stewed with mushrooms! The food on General He's side is so good!"

The soldiers whispered among themselves. Whether they were Royal Guards or Frost Legion Heavy Infantry didn't matter; half a month of devilish mountain patrolling had long erased any distinctions, and everyone mingled as one.

Outside the fortress not far away, He Yibo was training another three hundred Heavy Infantry. In fact, no one slacked off; training had been ongoing from the first day until now.

Li Wei trained mountain combat flexibility, agility, understanding of terrain, and familiarity with complex environments.

He Yibo trained Heavy Infantry in formation combat, focusing more on team coordination.

As for Li Yue and Jocelyn, as two Chiliarchs with Five-Star Warhorses, they trained in Tacit Understanding with their respective Cavalry subordinates, and trained in the condensation and release of Legion Skills.

Soon, Li Wei led his troops back to the eastern fortress, where they could similarly smell the strong aroma of food. Three-Star Food, how could it not smell good?

But what was relatively excessive was that Li Siyuan and his subordinate Tancred actually brought dozens of Crimson Knights over to mooch a meal.

"Old Brother Li, you're going too far. You're a Count for goodness sake, coming to my place to mooch a meal, what a disgrace!"

"Bah, we brought ten fresh 3-star big fish! This is called joining the feast, not mooching a meal!"

Li Siyuan grumbled while shoveling rice from the bowl in his hand. In front of delicious food, who cared about face?

It wasn't actually that he couldn't afford Three-Star Food, but that he couldn't eat it so openly.

With so many soldiers in his camp, so many Artisans and laborers, oh, he's Living Large, what's up with that? Do we only deserve to eat 1-star and normal food?

Moreover, on Li Wei's side, everyone ate Three-Star Food, twice a day. If he didn't come over to mooch a meal, he'd be doing his own stomach an injustice.

"Damn it, I feel like I've been a fake Count for a hundred years! Are you this rich, kid? Wasting Three-Star Food like it's free. One thousand six hundred men, eating Three-Star Food every day for every meal—no one is as much of a spendthrift as you."

Saying this, Li Siyuan served himself another full bowl of white rice. Rice soaked in 3-star vegetable soup—this was one of life's great enjoyments!

Of course, Li Siyuan didn't know that Li Wei and his group had stayed in the Whispering Forest for a month, collecting a massive amount of ingredients above three stars. Now, as long as the chef's skills were passable, cooking Two-Star ingredients into 3-Star Quality was like a game, wasn't it?

It looked extravagantly expensive, and it actually was quite luxurious.

If all ingredients had to be purchased or cultivated in a magic laboratory, the cost would naturally be high.