novelraw Chapter 535: 4th-Tier Legend
Chapter 535: 4th-Tier Legend
In the blink of an eye, over a dozen days passed. The temperature kept dropping, already approaching minus forty degrees. Heavy snow had also fallen continuously for several times, and the accumulated snow in the mountain forest was easily two meters deep. The sky was freezing and the earth was frozen; the whole world seemed to be locked down, as if entering a dungeon called Apocalyptic Frost.
Inside Liwei Keep, they were also greatly affected.
Those 300 fortress infantry and 1,000 auxiliary artisans stationed at the perimeter wall fortress had to withdraw from the outer fortress.
These 300 fortress infantry all came from Ah Qing's territory. They were originally going to belong to the Ice Legion, but later, due to environmental needs and because these people were too old, and most importantly, lacked ambition and were tired of war—after all, human nature is like a thousand faces; some want to fight for a second spring, while others just want to live peacefully.
Moreover, they only had one resurrection chance left. Who wouldn't want to cherish it?
Therefore, after some inquiry, these three hundred people were finally screened out. Paired with those one thousand auxiliary artisans from Ah Qing's territory, they were just right to serve as fortress infantry. They were responsible for daily patrols on the fortress walls. Unless a large-scale siege battle occurred, the rest of the time was indeed very leisurely, and they didn't have to participate in training.
Even the daily alerts were handled by the Pet Hunter Legion and Asu's Ranger Legion.
It was a pretty good retirement profession.
Barring any accidents, in another dozen years or so, they would all die naturally.
Right now, all four thousand plus people were crammed into Liwei Keep and the two workshop floors next to it. They weren't shivering in fear from the cold, but it wasn't comfortable either, because as time passed, a small amount of Frost Mana had already begun to rage within the Great Frost.Currently, those who could still go out for normal patrols were the Tier-3 Knights of the Blazing Legion. But they also had to be divided into two groups, one hundred men per group, otherwise patrolling day and night, they wouldn't be able to rest, let alone maintain their condition.
Everything seemed to be getting very bad, but that Assassin Squad still hadn't made any moves, seemingly still waiting for the best opportunity. Of course, the main reason was that they had to wait. Li Wei's side had been defending with all their might from the very beginning, suppressing them with heavy troop formations, leaving no blind spots in the sky or on the ground.
Even up to this moment, five hundred Five-Star Archers were still holding their ground on the top floor of Liwei Keep, with two hundred Enchanted Giant Ballistae and three hundred Five-Star Enchanted Strong Bows watching out for any sign of trouble.
One thousand five hundred heavy infantry tightly sealed the entrances and exits of Liwei Keep, and outside there were another two hundred Tier-3 Blazing Knights. Even as strong as the Assassin Squad, they probably found it too disgusting.
However, this situation wouldn't last too long.
When the Frost Mana in the Great Frost increased and reached a stable maximum value, it would be impossible for Liwei Keep to still have such strict defenses.
At this moment, inside a temporarily set up underground training ground in Liwei Keep, Li Wei was running rapidly. He was wearing Five-Star Enchanted Heavy Armor, carrying two Five-Star Enchanted Tower Shields on his back, and had two-hundred-kilogram iron sandbags tied to each of his legs.
But even so, he could easily run at a speed of seventy kilometers per hour, quickly weave through various obstacles, and dodge some random traps or the dense fletched arrows shot by dozens of archers nearby.
Not far away, two five-star chefs of the territory were preparing various high-quality foods, because over the past few days, Li Wei had to eat an average of ten meals a day.
It couldn't be helped; this was the difficulty of wanting to add points and upgrade after all-attribute level 3 awakening.
Through a series of operations previously, he had saved up a quite substantial amount of attribute points for himself. And previously, when Hathaway was supervising the card opening, she had also opened several precious Four-Star Attribute Cards.
All these added up were already enough to let him achieve all-attribute fourth-level awakening.
Yes, his Health and Stamina attributes had already completed the fourth-level awakening a long time ago. So what remained were Strength, Agility, and Defense.
These three were strongly correlated; he couldn't just add points to one individually, as that would trigger the short-board effect. So he either didn't add points at all, or he had to keep all three advancing at the same pace.
Therefore, this time, Li Wei was smashing them all to the top in one breath.
Normal Strength 80 points, Normal Agility 80 points, Normal Defense 80 points.
He temporarily entered 4th-Tier Legend. However, such rapid upgrading naturally had very severe aftereffects. Before Li Wei could even experience it, he was almost flipped over. Fortunately, he was prepared. He gulped down that Five-Star Spirit Wine in one breath, smoothly overcoming the crisis. What followed were seven or eight consecutive days of crazy tempering.
Only at this moment could it be considered a smooth transition.
All the explosively increased strength finally recovered from an uncontrolled state of raging billows into a quiet deep sea brewing boundless power.
Streaks of purple-gold radiance flashed before Li Wei's eyes, and a grand bell chimed in his mind. Between his brows, the Destiny Matrix formed by his six profession cards shot into the sky, blooming with countless divine lights!
Legend, this was Legend, 4th-Tier Legend!
Li Wei had finally stepped onto this level!
【Congratulations, all five of your basic attributes have completed the fourth-level awakening. You have officially stepped into Legend. The Alliance of Myriad Heavens Lords will register you after you complete the current special mission.】
【Congratulations, you have officially advanced to 4th-Tier Light Ranger, which is also a Legendary Scout. Your Light Ranger Card will be upgraded synchronously.】
【Congratulations, your life energy has become extremely abundant. Your lifespan limit will officially surpass seven hundred years. Next, you can choose to consume Origin Particles to greatly increase your lifespan. At the same time, you will be completely immune to 4th-Tier Blood Plague.】
【Because your Light Ranger Card upgraded, you will gain a second Light Particle, currently 2/6. At the same time, your perception cap will automatically +1.】
【Because of your all-attribute fourth-level awakening, there is still enough abundant energy in your body. You can choose to upgrade one class talent or skill to Legendary.】
【Note: Later, you can choose to upgrade other talents or skills to Legendary, but that will require enough energy and Origin Particles.】
Scanning the information, Li Wei made a choice in his heart without hesitation. Of course he was going to upgrade the Magic-Piercing Perception talent.
As a ranged crowd-control profession, suppressing the opponent's perception and controlling the entire field—there was nothing more suitable than this.
And after the upgrade, the effect brought by Magic-Piercing Perception was no longer an increase of 7.5 perception within three seconds, but Perception +10!
Terrifyingly powerful indeed.
Alright, actually according to what that Class Path Strategist said, this was only barely passing. They said Perception +40 was considered sleeping without worry, and Perception +30 was considered being able to walk sideways.
But Li Wei had truly tried his best now. He had upgraded every direction and every part that could be upgraded once, just barely reaching it. And without thirty or fifty years of development and accumulation next, he probably wouldn't have any massive upgrades.
As for when he would break through to all-attribute level 5 awakening and advance to Epic, that would probably take another five or six hundred years.
"Li Wei, mission accomplished! I'm done."
Hathaway hurried over, sporting a pair of dark circles under her eyes. For the past half month, she had also been working desperately. Without a Tier-2 Flame Mage Tower, it would be very difficult to launch a counterattack against the Assassin Squad.
"Excellent, go rest first."
"I'm fine, Tucker will also finish upgrading soon. But I think we can give that Assassin Squad a surprise. Li Wei, if you have no problem, let's prepare to make a move now?"
Hathaway said rapidly.
"Why?"
"Because I feel something isn't quite right, and the more I think about it, the more it feels wrong. This matter can't be delayed. Even if we can't wipe out that Assassin Squad, we must forcibly drive them away."
Hathaway had a serious expression, and her eyes flashed with sharp light, like twinkling stars; she looked very beautiful.
Li Wei smiled. Hathaway's Inspiration was currently gradually increasing, and she was also growing rapidly. Now, counting her title, codename, and talent skills, she could also boost her Inspiration to around 24 in a short time.
"Then specifically, what is not quite right?"
"Sanity. After adding one point to Sanity previously, I feel like I can suddenly think through and understand many things. I know it sounds a bit eerie saying this, but Li Wei, this attribute of Collective Sanity is a bit bizarre. So I always have a feeling that someone will take you away from me. Therefore, we have to speed up. The sooner we act, the better!"
"Of course, this could also be the opponent misleading us, if there is also a mage in the opponent's squad. In short, my feeling is very bad."
Hathaway couldn't explain the exact ins and outs either, but Li Wei paid great attention to it. This attribute of Inspiration was inherently like this; it came with a bit of future-predicting ability. Whether Hathaway's judgment was correct or not, it meant that things had changed and he had to be on guard. So he nodded heavily, "Good! I will inform Li Yue and He Yibo right now to have them execute the battle plan. We must settle this today."
At this moment, one hundred li to the north, inside that temporarily abandoned Fierzway Fortress, there were currently three figures brewing tea around a hearth, roasting meat, and drinking wine, having a great time!
Those who didn't know would think they were some refined scholars enjoying the snow and scenery here.
At this time, an old man wearing a grey robe glanced at the ice and snow outside, and said unhurriedly.
"In six more days, the Frost Mana in the Great Frost will rise to its highest point, and at the same time, it will reach a relatively stable state. This state will last for at least six or seven years, and then it will gradually fall back. But what follows will be a series of other natural magic calamities: extreme cold, extreme heat, floods, droughts. Without tossing and turning for fifty or sixty years, it won't stabilize. This move by the Neans is truly exquisite! It's equivalent to suddenly buying them fifty or sixty years of time."
"Yes, but I don't believe there's no one fueling the flames behind this, because this is also a great opportunity for annexation, swallowing, and fusion. Some small and medium-sized factions simply can't withstand it and can only passively merge into large factions. This is a disguised military expansion, like this Li Wei. Speaking of which, old friend, you have been trying to mislead the two Rank 3 Casters in Liwei Keep. Has it had any effect? I don't want to keep waiting like this."
The speaker was a burly warrior, while the one beside him who had remained silent was well-proportioned and tall, with very little presence.
"It definitely took effect, but what exactly will happen is also unpredictable." That grey-robed mage shook his head calmly. "Speaking of which, I would rather participate in missions organized by the Nine-Star Council than be an assassin. You Ji, as an old friend for many years, let me advise you. Being so obsessed right now actually violates the original intention of an assassin. If a strike misses, you should retreat. You shouldn't have gone on to hire the two of us."
But that assassin Peregrine remained completely silent, not wanting to explain anything.
That mage and warrior looked at each other, both secretly shaking their heads. When they were hired, it was agreed they would only play support. If it was a lost cause, they could retreat on their own. For them, who had gone through unspeakable hardships all the way up to 4th-Tier Legend and upgraded their Combat Cards to Radiant Quality, there was no need to fight to the death over a little bit of hiring profit.
But Peregrine's attitude was truly a bit weird. Could it be that the employer had caught hold of some weakness of his?