Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 521: Magical Warfare

"My Lord, there is someone claiming to be an attendant of The Porcupine Count Alovell who wishes to see you, and he has brought a handwritten letter from The Porcupine Count Alovell!"

Three days later, while Li Wei was wielding his heavy sword and conducting practical combat training with a squad of the Royal Guard in the Valley Training Ground, a Blazing Cavalryman on guard duty came galloping over and delivered this news.

"Eh? The Porcupine Alovell?"

Li Wei was taken aback. This was a 4th-Tier Dawn Knight and also a trusted aide of Falcon Karl. Why was he here?

Besides, if there was an issue, he could just use the Faction Channel directly; why go through all these tedious formalities?

"Where is the handwritten letter?"

Li Wei waved his hand, dismissing the Royal Guard to train on their own. He casually took the envelope, which was clearly made from high-quality magical materials. Wow, he was still a bit unaccustomed to such a serious and formal presentation.

After opening it, there wasn't anything particularly special. Following some elegantly worded pleasantries, this fellow stated his purpose in a single sentence: he would visit Liwei Keep in three days.

What did this mean?

If you're coming, just come. Why put on this show?Li Wei was slightly puzzled, but as his thoughts turned, he immediately realized something. It was likely that Falcon Karl had finally settled matters on his end, so he had finally remembered this cheap son-in-law of his?

Alovell was Karl's trusted confidant. For him to come now with such great fanfare and mobilization was akin to an Emperor dispatching his Prime Minister to visit a minister who had been idle at home and continuously neglected.

This was meant for Li Wei to see, and at the same time, meant for others to see. It was saying: 'All you who vainly attempt to sow discord cannot change my trust in Li Wei...' and so on.

The intention was roughly something like that.

As for the effect, who cared about the effect? What was important was the attitude being expressed.

Having understood this point, Li Wei decisively announced that he would host a grand banquet in three days. He would hold a magnificent feast in Liwei Keep and dispatch people to deliver invitations. He would invite Fieldsvae, Li Siyuan, Duncan, Alovell, Mountain Eagle Parker, and he might as well invite his cheap father-in-law Falcon Karl too.

Whether they came or not was their business, but as a subordinate, he had to extend the invitation!

Perhaps this would be his opportunity to truly become one of their own?

Just as he was thinking this, Whoosh! A gust of cool wind blew past. Li Wei inexplicably felt a sensation that autumn was arriving.

Speaking of which, it had been nearly ten months since they arrived on the Ascension Continent, and the crops had already ripened for two harvests. Just as they had habitually assumed it was like spring all year round here, autumn had arrived.

This didn't seem like a very good omen.

A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and Hathaway directly Blinked to a spot ten meters away from Li Wei.

No, it was Li Wei who instantly retreated and dodged ten meters away. Ever since Hathaway advanced to a Rank 3 Caster, she no longer knew how to walk. No matter what she was doing, she would use Blink. Damn it, Casters were so overpowered. Having more mana than she could use, and having a Mage Tower right behind her so she didn't need to worry about cooldowns, right?

"Li Wei, I have detected intense magical fluctuations. Within a month at most, freezing mana will sweep across everything. Winter is coming, and it will very likely be a winter that lasts for at least several years!"

This time, Hathaway had finally used Blink in the right place, delivering some not-so-friendly news.

"Are you sure?"

Li Wei frowned. He was just about to host a banquet for the noble lords, and this news was truly unfortunate timing. However, it shouldn't affect the banquet in three days.

"What do you mean, am I sure? Are you questioning the Inspiration of a 3rd-Tier Dawn Caster? Do you think my +16 Inspiration is just for show?

"Li Wei, this could change everything. We must immediately formulate an emergency response plan! Once a harsh winter persists for several years, the blow to all factions will be fatal."

As soon as Hathaway finished speaking, before Li Wei could say anything, a line of cold information surfaced before everyone's eyes in the next second.

【Global Proclamation! The Neanderthal Giant Crocodile Tribe has initiated Nature Magic Warfare. They have detonated a Great Frost Tide. The entire Ascension Continent will enter a harsh winter in one month, and it will last for at least ten years! The moment the Great Frost Tide ends, it will be the moment the Neanderthal Giant Crocodile Tribe launches a massive invasion.】

Holy shit!

Nature Magic Warfare?

A Great Frost Tide, a harsh winter lasting ten years, and then a massive invasion!

This silky-smooth combo was truly fatal!

At this moment, any banquet had to be tossed aside. Meeting! Summon all Centurions and higher-ranking generals, and all logistics and supply team leaders. Meeting!

In a short span of time, over two hundred mid-level backbone personnel within the Liwei Keep territory hurriedly returned to Liwei Keep.

At the same time, the two Tier-1 Mage Towers also entered a state of combat readiness and early warning duty.

"Tucker, Hathaway, which of you will explain what exactly this so-called Nature Magic Warfare is about?"

When everyone had taken their seats, Li Wei asked in a deep voice.

"Tucker, why don't you explain?" Hathaway politely deferred. Nowadays, she was poised, beautiful, noble, and magnanimous, no longer possessing the aggressive, highly competitive state she once had.

"As you command, Madam!"

Tucker first bowed respectfully to Li Wei, then bowed to Hathaway, completely placing himself in the position of a servant. This old fellow!

"Respected Lord, and my friends, Nature Magic has always been the most mysterious, most unfathomable, and uncontrollable magic system. The usual way it unfolds is: 'I only guessed the beginning, but I could never guess the ending!'

"Therefore, in the realm of Casters, there has always been a warning maxim: If you wish to destroy yourself and your enemies and leave behind eternal infamy, then please feel free to unleash Nature Magic."

"Thus, it can basically be confirmed that the Neanderthal Giant Crocodile Tribe has truly come with a death-before-dishonor mindset this time. They truly intend to fight us to the very end. Therefore, Respected Lord, allow me to interject with a digression: I feel that many people, including our allies and our enemies, might have underestimated this point. This is a war to the death."

"The Neanderthals have already blown the horn of war, yet we are still killing each other. So, my suggestion is that moving forward, we must still strive to, as much as possible, follow within the faction centered around Falcon Karl. Er, I am old, my mind isn't working too well, and I speak without measuring my words. Please do not blame me, My Lord."

"You are very right, Tucker, and your reminder is very good. This is indeed a war to the death. If rebuilding the Orson Empire is the main quest, then the slaughter against the Neanderthals is the hidden main quest. Please continue," Li Wei nodded. Yes, they absolutely had to understand this point.

Tucker bowed to Li Wei once again. He had to take the risk to speak frankly and advise him, for no other reason than that the lives of over two hundred thousand people from Ah Qing's territory were now tied to Li Wei. They didn't even have the chance to untangle themselves. Thus, his faction of people could only rely on Li Wei; they didn't even have the opportunity to betray him.

And he could see Li Wei's ambitions. However, for the time being, that was unwise. Concentrating their strength, even if they could only concentrate a small portion of it, was always much better than fighting a lone battle.

"Cold and heat are the most common forces in Nature Magic, and also the most complex and variable. I wager that even the Great Elder of the Neanderthal Giant Crocodile Tribe wouldn't dare to be certain of what will happen in the future after releasing this magical monster. I can only say that after ten years of freezing, it might be followed by severe droughts or severe floods, or even other extreme weather tossing us back and forth for over a dozen years, before it can gradually stabilize."

"Therefore, we not only have to consider the problem of this ten-year harsh winter, but we must also consider the subsequent decades of Natural Magic Calamities."

"Of course, my knowledge is shallow, and my understanding of magic is limited, so I can only offer a few minor suggestions."

"The first suggestion is that we might need a 4th-Tier Mage, so that we have sufficient counter-ability in the face of harsh Natural Magic Calamities."

"Naturally, this point is too difficult, so we can consider a compromise: that is, to upgrade at least one Tier-1 Mage Tower to Tier-2. This way, a Tier-2 Mage Tower plus a Rank 3 Caster can, to a certain extent and within a certain range, barely substitute for a 4th-Tier Mage. Note, I say barely substitute, not equally replace. It's fine for dealing with Nature Magic, but if we were to fight against a 4th-Tier Mage, we would definitely fall into a disadvantage."

"The second suggestion is, if possible, please manufacture Mana Resource Cards as much as possible to store pure mana. This can also be used for transitioning through mana flood peaks and for energy storage. Because Natural Magic Calamities usually harbor abundant mana. For example, in a mortal world, once the temperature drops to a certain degree, it can no longer continue dropping because it has reached a critical limit. Moreover, the cold in a mortal world is singular; it is a controllable cold based under a critical dimension."

"But in this Mid-Magic World, the cold is multi-layered and multi-dimensional. A snowflake in a mortal world might be very beautiful, but here, a terrifying blizzard could potentially freeze a sturdy fortress into collapse and annihilation from its very source. Sometimes, it could even blow a mountain peak away without a trace."

"Of course, the mountain peaks in this Mid-Magic World have basically all experienced the torture of extreme Nature Magic, so there's no need to worry about them being destroyed and vanishing. However, can we withstand it?"

"Therefore, when a Natural Magic Calamity erupts, in order to resist it, the Mage Towers will be forced to cycle mana. This will result in too much mana that cannot be stored. You understand this logic, right? Mana is precious, but if there is too much of it, it will evolve into a disaster."

"Naturally, if we could convert Frost Mana into Flame Mana, that would also be a good method. But the lowest stage of this Conversion Magic is Sequence Four. If the Lord's wife and I work hard, we might be able to master it within half a year, but that is too long. So, could we go to our allies and purchase a set of Conversion Magic Research Notes?"

"Besides that, I have one final suggestion. My Lord, I urgently hope, I urgently request, that you upgrade Adai. Adai is the only ice-element magical hunting pet in our territory. If it can be promoted to Six-Star, it will provide us with a massive advantage when our territory faces Natural Magic Calamities in the future."

"Of course, if you, My Lord, as a Druid, could shapeshift into a Frost Dragon, then that would also work."