novelraw Chapter 545: Harvest
Chapter 545: Harvest
Li Wei slept for a full three days, and with the help of Hathaway and Li Yue, he gradually recovered his Collective Sanity. All things considered, it took nearly seven or eight days before he felt his condition had completely recovered.
Losing sanity was too terrible.
This also increasingly highlighted the importance of Loyalty.
At this moment, Li Wei, Hathaway, and Li Yue sat in a spacious and warm room. A Magic Lamp illuminated the room brightly, almost indistinguishable from sunlight.
And in front of them were two Eight-Star Purple Cards, two Seven-Star Purple Cards, as well as two Six-Star Ducal Guard Purple Cards and two Six-Star Ranger Cards.
Among these, the latter four were from previous inventory.
The other spoils of war had been distributed, and Li Wei didn't need to worry about them. But this batch right now could be considered the most special spoils, and needed to be considered carefully.
"If Second Aunt comes this time, I hope to give her some resource support and see if she can advance to a 3rd-Tier Caster? Our number of Casters is still too few. However, if Second Aunt insists on taking the Alchemist route, that's fine too."
"Additionally, Chekhov recently has hopes of advancing to a 3rd-Tier Caster, so I hope to supplement him with some related Profession Cards to forge a Mage Card. It doesn't have to be of Radiant quality, but at the very least it should be Dawn or Aurora."
"This way, with him presiding over the Tier-2 Flame Mage Tower, I can be your War Mage. Li Wei, if you want to take your Guard Legion out to roam around again next time, don't even think about leaving me behind!"Hathaway spoke up at this moment. She was very dissatisfied; Li Wei's sudden death in battle earlier had almost scared her out of her wits.
"Agreed. Li Wei, although you are already a 4th-Tier Legend, as the intensity of the war increases and the depth of the war continuously escalates, your good luck won't last forever." Li Yue also solemnly warned.
"Alright, I'll take this as a lesson learned." Li Wei deeply agreed. He initially thought it was a coincidence; who would have thought that these Ancient Magic Zombies were artificially released? That was too wicked.
This time it was two Ancient Magic Zombies. What about next time? Three? Four?
The pace of the war was sliding toward an unpredictable abyss.
"As for Second Aunt, it's estimated she is dead set on taking the Alchemist route. This is good too; she won't need to fight on the front lines, and presiding over logistics is equally important. Of course, the specifics will have to wait until she arrives. Alchemist Cards also require a Caster as a prerequisite."
Li Wei said at this time. He still understood Second Aunt very well. Back then, both she and Li Yue had their Dao Hearts shattered by the Neans and were reduced to 3rd-Tier Minions. They were once in such dire straits that their territory was lost, and they had to go to low-level Pioneering Missions to scavenge for food. They were very wretched and very broken, reaching a point where they wanted to smash the broken jar but didn't even have a broken jar to smash.
However, in the end, with his help, Li Yue walked out step by step, regained her confidence, and surpassed her former self. She was now on the right track. Once she resolved the issue of Hidden Attribute Conflicts, that would be a true Nirvana Rebirth.
But Second Aunt had never been able to walk out of it. She originally thought that becoming a Caster would make things better, but in the end, she still failed to overcome her inner demons, so she chose the logistics route of an Alchemist.
Li Wei understood all of this and wouldn't despise her for it.
He had witnessed Li Yue and Second Aunt at their most down-and-out moment, and had also experienced conflicts and confrontations, gradually adapting to each other, and ultimately going through the process of choosing to join forces.
This was the fundamental reason why he trusted them, and also the reason why they would trust Li Wei.
Because without Li Wei, they would have nothing.
Even now, if they left Li Wei, they would still have nothing.
In the past, Hathaway hadn't quite understood this bond, but now she understood it too.
"As for Chekhov, he can be cultivated. He's not bad. Including Liu Huan, Kidman, and Hank—what they lack is only time. Of course, if there is a certain inclination of resources, that would be best."
"Now, Hathaway, you open this Eight-Star Purple Card. See if you can find an opportunity to advance to a 4th-Tier Mage? If there are resources inside that can help Second Aunt and Chekhov, leave them for them."
Li Wei handed the Purple-Gold Card dropped by the Arcane Giant Zombie to Hathaway.
As a result, Hathaway actually hesitated. She thought for a long time before saying, "If possible, can I wait another ten years before opening it? I'm afraid this kind of Ancient Mage's Purple Card will kill me the moment I open it. I know there are enough benefits inside, but I really have no confidence at all, and I'm also afraid of dying. Additionally, are you sure it is at the level of a 4th-Tier Mage? It could drop an Eight-Star Gold Card!"
Li Wei nodded, very understanding of Hathaway's caution and worries. When it came to magic, especially ancient magic, who knew what taboos there were?
But to say that it would kill Hathaway the moment she opened it was impossible.
"Actually, regarding this Giant Zombie, I've estimated that its strength is only at the level of a 4th-Tier Radiant Mage. The fact that it dropped an Eight-Star Gold Card doesn't mean it is an Eight-Star Professional, but rather that the resources it accumulated during its growth process have reached a certain boundary. An Eight-Star Gold Card and an Eight-Star Professional are two completely different things. I guess its Primary Class is only at Six-Star."
"For example, if I were to die now, I would inevitably drop an Eight-Star Gold Card too."
Li Wei patiently explained. The standard for strength levels within the Alliance of Myriad Heavens Lords was all over the place; there was no unified level to define it.
This was normal. Over on Earth, within a single country and under the background of a single language and text, there could still be the phenomenon of accents differing greatly even within ten li, and the exchange of various currencies was even more explosively complex.
Now that the Alliance of Myriad Heavens Lords had opponents like Samsara Travelers and Contractors, and slaves of Ancient Mages like the Neanderthals, it was impossible to unify the standards.
Even within the Alliance of Myriad Heavens Lords itself, different classes and different combination arrangements would bring about different standards.
For example, for Magic Zombies, the standard was represented by levels. Below Level 3, they were called Blood Plague Infected; Level 3 and above were Magic Zombies. Generally speaking, if it was a Level 5 Magic Zombie, it was roughly equivalent to a max-level 4-Star Professional, which is like 4+4+4+3, or 4+4+3+3.
If it was a Level 6 Magic Zombie, it would be 5+5+5+5+4, or something like 5+5+5+4+4.
This included Li Wei's Druid Transformation, which was also calculated in levels. His Level 7 Great Bear was roughly equivalent to 6+5+5+5+5+4.
His Level 6 Sky Hawk was 5+5+4+4+3.
Then there were Combat Cards. An All-Attribute Third-Level Awakening or All-Attribute Fourth-Level Awakening was a hard standard, but in reality, they were also just a starting line.
For example, Li Wei's Profession Cards started at Rare, and were frequently Double Rare. His Combat Card was even the highest quality Radiant Ranger Card, and he had never died. Therefore, as long as he was killed, he would inevitably drop an Eight-Star Gold Card and an Eight-Star Purple Card. But this absolutely did not mean that he was an Eight-Star Professional.
Furthermore, the level of the Blood Plague used the standard of 3rd-Tier Master and 4th-Tier Legend as a reference, and had nothing to do with the others.
As for the difference between a Class Holder and a Lord, there was even less need to mention it.
And this was without even calculating the strength standards of Samsara Travelers, Contractors, and other faction organizations.
Everyone had their own combat system, and converting them was very troublesome. This was also why, after killing a Samsara Traveler, the drops had to be prioritized for pick-up by the Nine-Star Council. It was just like a foreign exchange management department, which was understandable.
"Of course, if you don't feel confident, it's fine to wait. Purple-Gold Cards won't expire and become invalid anyway. Next, you should find a way to increase some Spiritual Power and Inspiration. You have to raise Inspiration to at least 30, and Spiritual Power must cross 300, right? I have +7 Inspiration and 115 Spiritual Power right now."
"How could I compare with you? You are a pervert!"
Hathaway was speechless and pushed Li Wei angrily. Ten years ago, she could be far ahead and high above him; seven years ago, she was still indignant and wanted to catch up vigorously; now, she was already accustomed to being subordinate to him.
Li Wei had surpassed her by a full major realm.
How could she catch up?
Seeing Hathaway put away that Eight-Star Purple Card, Li Wei handed a Seven-Star Purple Card to Li Yue.
"You open this one. This is a Nean 4th-Tier Dawn Knight. He was strong, very strong, but unfortunately, he was screwed over by their master, it was too horrible to look at."
Li Wei half-joked. Those two Neans were truly a lucky pick-up for him.
"Alright!"
Li Yue didn't decline. She had already reached the critical stage of advancing from Tier 3 to Tier 4, and this Seven-Star Purple Card came at exactly the right time. She immediately returned to her room. The process of opening a high-level Purple Card was comparable to a difficult and dangerous battle; she had to make preparations in advance.
Next, Li Wei thought for a moment and called He Yibo over, handing the other Seven-Star Purple Card dropped by the Nean to him to open. But it was only to open it; the supplies inside still had to be returned.
However, the process of opening a card was also a process of learning and trial. This kind of opportunity was very rare.
It is worth mentioning that although He Yibo was a 4th-Tier Night Warrior, in a 1v1 situation, Li Yue, this Tier 3 Dawn Knight, could easily stomp him.
Because his 4th-Tier Warrior Card was of the lowest quality, comparable to just making up the numbers.
However, he indeed had a set of skills in commanding and training troops. The soldiers of the Ice Legion integrated the fastest under his command, and in this regard, Li Yue was far inferior to him.
Thinking back to the time in the Blazing Territory, if Li Yue's position had been replaced by He Yibo, it was expected that the conflict between the infantry and cavalry of the Blazing Legion wouldn't have been so great.
Therefore, it could be said that talents were hard to come by. Li Yue was already picking a general from among the short ones.
Subsequently, Li Wei called over the Guard Legion's Centurions, Hunt and Jonathan, and handed those two Six-Star Ducal Guard Purple Cards to them to open on the spot, with Hathaway personally standing as a guardian vigil.
As for the last two Six-Star Ranger Purple Cards, they were handed to the Guard Legion's other two Centurions, Chris and Bai Yin.
After the battle not long ago, Li Wei, upon evaluation, confirmed that they could open the cards.
Next was just waiting.
About half an hour later, Li Yue was the first to successfully open the card. When she walked out of the room, her footsteps were floating. After handing the related supplies to Li Wei, she was supported by Hathaway back to the room and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
This was definitely hitting the jackpot!
Li Wei gave a rough sweep and, as expected, it was a massive explosion of loot.
Not to mention that Li Yue's process of opening the card was equivalent to absorbing and learning the opponent's lifelong combat experience.
The drops alone were dazzling.
[Slaughter Particle ×2, Life Particle ×2, Truth Particle ×2, Nature Particle ×1]
[One Dawn Knight Card]
[Two Six-Star Profession Cards, Two Five-Star Profession Cards]
[One Five-Star Warhorse]
[One set of equipment, three weapons]
[680,000 Neanderthal Gold Coins]
[18 Resource Cards]
[Damaged Cavalry Legion Battle Standard ×1]