Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 530: The Assassin Is Still Around

Overnight, the earth was already blanketed in snow, completing the transition from midsummer to the dead of winter.

But in reality, this was not yet the true cold wave; it was just the prelude to the cold wave's changes, like cold air being driven ahead. It would only be after twenty-something days that the cold wave would completely lock down everything.

Under these circumstances, Li Wei wasn't even interested in garrisoning the Fierzway Fortress that had been allocated to him.

It had just been built. It didn't even have a single Magic Power Mine, let alone food and supply reserves. How would it survive the ten-year cold wave?

Let everything wait until ten years from now.

The next step was to practice internal strength and solidify their foundation, rather than blindly expanding.

After eating breakfast, Li Wei changed into his Five-Star Enchanted Heavy Armor and put on a Sequence Four Magic Sigil. This was sewn and forged by Li Yue and Hathaway after staying up late for several days. With this, although it still couldn't block the assassination of a Primal Assassin, it was somewhat helpful.

The moment he stepped out of the castle, A Su had already led a hundred five-star archers to occupy favorable positions, commanding a presence from above and overlooking the entire area.

Ensuring there were no blind spots, they might not be able to discover a Primal Assassin in advance, but as long as the opponent dared to show themselves, even for just an instant, they could lock on and focus fire.

These were the most outstanding one hundred five-star archers. They were on the verge of achieving All-Attribute Level 3 Awakening. The average perception per person was +15, and all their Destiny Grids were at 100. In an environment uniquely blessed by nature, they could unleash maximum lethality.Next was He Yibo leading five hundred five-star heavy infantry from the Frost Legion, holding Five-Star Enchanted Greatshields to seal off all possible blind spots.

And Li Wei, right in the center, was to walk briskly out surrounded by fifty guards...

Further away, a hundred rotating Flame Knights and a hundred Flame Cavalry were eyeing the surroundings covetously. Ah, Li Yue wasn't there; she had already resigned from her position as the commander of the Blazing Legion at this moment and completely transformed into a tailoring maniac...

All of this sounded a bit comical, but under the threat of a Primal Assassin, no one could laugh.

Especially since Li Wei couldn't even determine whether this Primal Assassin came from Tyrant William's faction or was cultivated by Duke Ver.

Perhaps Falcon Karl was also uncertain about this, or even if he was certain, he truly couldn't speak the truth to Li Wei.

He could only give indirect, euphemistic reminders through Allovell.

Yes, to ordinary people, Allovell's words from before sounded fine, but in reality, Li Wei's +20 perception could clearly discern that he had spoken three lies in total. He wasn't intentionally deceiving him, but rather reminding him.

This included things like how a single deployment of a Primal Assassin could consume and waste a massive amount of Origin Particles, and that they might have already left.

When Allovell said these words, there were faint changes in his speaking speed and heartbeat. His gaze and micro-expressions also showed distinct reactions. It was only short of having "You need to be damn careful, the Assassin is still around!" written on his face.

One could only say that Falcon Karl was truly decent enough. Perhaps he wasn't kind, perhaps he was also an old fox, but his adherence to the rules was indeed impeccable.

After all, the current situation was just like this.

First, Li Wei would never proactively announce his rebellion even if beaten to death. That wasn't just a matter of deducting 100 points of World Reputation; it meant his reputation would be ruined during the current mission period.

Second, Falcon Karl would never proactively expel Li Wei even if beaten to death, for the same reason as above.

Third, the fact that Li Wei accepted orders but not summons was a reality.

Fourth, as long as Li Wei didn't rebel, even Duke Ver couldn't proactively deal with him.

Fifth, based on the above, using a Primal Assassin to kill Li Wei, leaving his subordinates as a leaderless host who could only helplessly be taken in by Falcon Karl—that would be a 'happy ending' storyline. Or, killing Li Wei and framing Falcon Karl, causing his subordinates to do all sorts of extreme things in anger... anyway, there was too much room for manipulation.

So he had to be on guard.

At this moment, under heavy protection, Li Wei first went to the massive Production Workshop in the Logistics Camp. This was reserved during the initial construction of Liwei Keep and was an independent building situated on the left side of Liwei Keep.

The total area was over 20,000 square meters, divided into two upper and lower floors. This was the place for processing and manufacturing Enchanted Giant Ballistae, Enchanted Trebuchets, troop carriers, and weaving armor.

In addition to this, it was also the resting place for most of the artisans in the Logistics Camp.

When Li Wei arrived, Zhao Qingshan was leading a group of Five-Star Artisans to disassemble and repair those two Overlord-class Troop Carriers.

"Can this kind of troop carrier be restored? What exact difficulties are there?"

Li Wei asked solemnly. Although his main purpose for coming out this time was to see if he could fish out the potentially existing Primal Assassin, he still had to personally look into some important matters along the way.

"To reply to my Lord, technically speaking, restoring the mechanical parts isn't very difficult. But as for the Magic Array Core, it cannot be handled by anyone other than a 4th-Tier Mage. Lady Hathaway and Lord Tucker have both studied it. In other words, we basically lack the ability to fully restore it."

"Of course, even so, disassembling this kind of Overlord-class Troop Carrier is still highly beneficial to us. It can allow us to indirectly understand how those high-level enchantment workshops operate..."

Zhao Qingshan spoke eloquently for a full half hour. He truly had capability; he already had a complete concept for building an enchantment industrial system in the territory for the future, and it was extremely rigorous. He could completely propose solutions for many things that Li Wei couldn't even think of.

"How about you figure out a way to become a spellcaster?"

Li Wei said, half-jokingly.

"My Lord jests. I certainly want to, but I really don't have the aptitude for it," Zhao Qingshan smiled helplessly.

Leaving this place, Li Wei went to another independent building on the right side of Liwei Keep, which was Zhao Xuanxuan's Blacksmith-Enchanter Workshop. Although she had died in battle previously, it didn't affect the daily operations of this workshop. Over thirty Five-Star Blacksmiths, over a hundred Four-Star Blacksmiths, and over two hundred Three-Star Blacksmiths—this was the heavy industry of the territory.

The Enchanted Steel forged here was partially crafted directly into weapons and equipment, but the majority had to be sent over to Zhao Qingshan.

These were the two legs of the territory's magic industry.

Wandering around, Li Wei spent the entire morning strolling through the territory. It was only at noon that he returned to the fortress and went straight into Hathaway's Mage Tower. Theoretically, this was the safest place.

The moment he returned, Hathaway quickly came forward to greet him. She directly activated the psychic field to conceal the surroundings and asked rapidly in a low voice, "How does it feel?"

"This Assassin is still around, although I don't have any evidence."

Li Wei said somewhat wearily. Throughout this morning, he had continuously used Magic-Piercing Perception fifteen times, temporarily raising his perception to 27.5 and using his movements everywhere to sense things.

Although the opponent's perception completely suppressed his, the distance between them wasn't actually that large. So he could still faintly sense some subtle, blurry, indeterminable feelings that felt like illusions.

"What should we do? Which faction sent them exactly? Otherwise, let's have Sister Yue lead the Blazing Legion to run a few laps around the territory with their Legion Skills activated. Delusion Breaking can suppress perception; perhaps that can force this Assassin out again."

Hathaway said with immense anxiety.

"Don't panic, the problem isn't particularly severe yet. The fact that the opponent hasn't acted until now shows that under my current tight protection, they absolutely lack the ability to charge in and assassinate me by force."

"Additionally, I am basically certain now that this time the opponent definitely quickly patched the previous loophole. From a single Primal Assassin, it has become a small team; maybe three people, maybe five. So if I want to fly around crazily in the sky riding Adai again, I really might turn into a target."

Li Wei spoke calmly.

"Are they Samsara Travelers? Or Contractors? I heard they can also be hired, as long as one can afford the price."

"Uncertain. I don't know. The only thing that can be known is that our development has already touched the ceiling, just like Jiang Xinran. She failed to dodge this calamity and was sent rolling back to her hometown. If I respond incorrectly, the consequences will be the same."

"Doesn't the Nine-Star Council care? What about Humanistic Care!"

"Don't mention that. Don't bring Humanistic Care into everything. That thing only covers the bottom line, because we can just as well turn around and assassinate the opponent. This is an Age of Great Strife, a backdrop of chaotic times where lords fight for dominance. Assassinating each other is permitted in the first place. If you can't bear it, then withdraw; there's nothing much to say about this."

"Furthermore, if the assassins were sent by the Neanderthals, are you going to talk about Humanistic Care with them? The Nine-Star Council isn't omnipotent either," Li Wei said wearily. When they were at the bottom, it was fine to talk about Humanistic Care for everything. Now that they had reached the middle tier, still talking about it was a bit naive, because one had to at least view things objectively and rationally.

"Alright, I was too panicked. So are we going to execute that plan of yours?"

Hathaway quickly calmed down, but the fluctuations in her state of mind were still hard to hide in her eyes. Prior to this, she hadn't felt any gratitude towards Jiang Xinran, who had cultivated her, because from the very beginning, Jiang Xinran had made her intentions clear that she was going to use her.

So even when Jiang Xinran was assassinated and sent back to her hometown, she felt nothing.

But this time, with Li Wei having also arrived at Jiang Xinran's former position, she finally realized that many things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

That Tyrant William, as well as Duke Ver, Duke Kaidel, and Duke Juniper—having operated the entire kingdom for a millennium, who knew what hidden trump cards and what deep foundations they still possessed?

Therefore, as a 3rd-Tier Caster whose potential was decent enough to reach at least eighty percent of Jiang Xinran's level, but who actually had no backing at all, it would be strange if she didn't panic; her faith was nearly collapsing!

"Yes, we have no choice. When the cold wave arrives, although it will freeze the heavens and earth and sever transportation, it probably won't have too much impact on a tier like the Primal Assassin. When that time comes, they can completely leverage the power of the weather to exert various pressures on us. Then, the moment we reveal even the slightest flaw, it will be enough for them to charge in, kill me, and swagger away."

"So, we have to solve this problem before the cold wave arrives."

"Now, go and call Li Yue and He Yibo in."

After Li Wei finished speaking plainly, he sat down wearily. He was truly too tired; his current 105 points of spiritual power were no longer enough.