Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 551: Divine Arts

"Second Aunt, are you adapting well here?"

On the second floor of Liwei Fort, Li Wei finally found some time to have a good chat with Second Aunt.

"It's great! This place is simply paradise!"

Second Aunt laughed heartily and gave Li Wei a warm hug. "Little Wei, thank you for preparing so many magic potion ingredients for me. Once this batch of Arcane Secret Potions is prepared, I think I can forge a 3rd-Tier Alchemy Card. In short, you don't need to worry about me, rest assured. Even if Second Aunt falls behind, she will always be your Second Aunt! You'll never have to worry about the logistics side!"

"Also, you know, it's a good thing I came in time this time. Hathaway, that Tucker, Chekhov, and that bunch of little brats have no idea how to take care of a 5-Star Warhorse, let alone my Little Adai. The upgrade process cannot be ignored, but now that I'm here, everything can be handled."

"Tsk tsk, oh my goodness, fifty-two 5-Star Warhorses when the time comes. This old lady has never been so wealthy in her life! But Little Wei, are you sure your immediate superior won't be jealous and hateful of your wealth?"

"Little Wei, about this Falcon Karl, I've heard a bit about him before. It's said he even pursued Jiang Xinran. Back in Weir Province, he was an existence carrying all sorts of positive buffs, like a righteous saint, with almost no negative scandals. He is absolutely an existence we can only look up to. So while working under him, whatever you do, you must absolutely not give him an opportunity similar to 'Zheng Bo Defeating Duan at Yan'."

"Specifically, it means—don't harbor disloyal thoughts."

"Additionally, you don't need to worry about my upgrade. Xiao Yue has prepared two Gold Command Tokens for me. Within three years, I'll be able to get my Alchemy Card sorted!"

Second Aunt was still the same. As long as she wasn't asked to go to the battlefield, she would always be this proud and happy, occasionally throwing out a sharp remark.Afterwards, Li Wei went to see Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas. Their recent deaths had somewhat damaged their vitality.

"So my advice is, for the next ten years, you two should follow Li Yue. Systematically fine-tune your Profession Cards. Don't go to extremes; be grounded and steady. Strive to forge Radiant Warrior Cards ten years from now."

"Li Wei, stop joking with us. Radiant Warrior Cards or whatever, we don't even dare to think about it." Zhao Xuanxuan said this, but in reality, she was very tempted. Who wouldn't be tempted? Who could refuse a perfect score on their exam paper?

At this moment, Thomas spoke cautiously, "I will not change, Boss Li. Because I understand my aptitude and potential. If I don't go to extremes, I won't even reach this stage. The same goes for Xuanxuan; your aptitude actually isn't enough either. Let me put it this way: without your current most advantageous traits, do you dare say you can keep up with the pace of the main force?"

"Over the past few days, I've taken a look. Whether it's the Blazing Legion or the Ice Legion, even the Ranger Legion and Guard Legion are involved in insane competition. These guys are basically all Kings of Involution. Those who don't want to compete have all retreated to the second line. Xuanxuan, if you and I want to reorganize our Profession Cards, we have no chance anymore. Even if Boss Li remembers old times, even if we have Founding Shares, ten years from now we won't be able to keep up."

"The great battle ten years from now will not only determine the future of the Dimension-Ascending Continent, but it will also determine the future of each and every one of us, including Boss Li. Truly, please listen to my words. Recently, I've been studying 'The Analects' and comprehended a principle: 'Is it not a pleasure to learn and practice what is learned from time to time?' Confucius also hoped that we would involve ourselves in competition!"

Hearing Thomas's analysis, Zhao Xuanxuan didn't take it too seriously. Who wasn't a King of Involution?

However, Li Wei was deep in thought. Thomas's words sounded a bit incongruous, but they actually pointed straight to the core.

Time. That's right, the window of time was very important. For the entire Empire Reconstruction Quest that could last a century, the critical period might just be these few years. Once you pass this village, there won't be this shop again.

Li Yue could reorganize and adjust her Profession Cards because her foundation was solid enough and abundant enough. Although she was actually just of average aptitude, it wasn't something Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas could compare to.

"Good! That makes sense. There will inevitably be a great battle ten years from now. You two should continue to work hard along your own paths."

Li Wei also changed his mind. Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas were outliers among the standard four major professions, but they still belonged to the Warrior Path.

Just like the Druid Card, which was also an outlier, it belonged to the Ranger Path.

Second Aunt's Alchemist also belonged to the Mage Path.

Their excellence lay precisely in being outliers. For example, Zhao Xuanxuan's interrupt ability—with one hammer strike, even a Magic Shield would tremble. Or Thomas's Stone Giant.

Only such outliers could allow them to maintain enough advantage in certain aspects. Otherwise, what could they use to compare with others?

Nowadays, the various legions under Li Wei's command were truly too competitive.

He was willing to bet that ten years from now, the Destiny Grids of most soldiers in these four major legions would be fully maxed out to 100 points.

Of course, these were all Common Cards. The legion soldiers, including the Centurions and Chiliarchs, currently didn't have enough resources to afford the luxury of enhancing Rare Cards.

But if they achieved good enough combat records in the war, killed enough enemies, and earned enough merit, anything was possible and there would be opportunities.

And once these Kings of Involution successively enhanced their Profession Cards to Rare, their starting point would have to be a Dark Moon Knight or Dark Moon Warrior. By that time, those who fell behind would inevitably be eliminated. Li Wei couldn't possibly ignore reality and place cronies in positions, right?

Combat records are earned through fighting, and Loyalty is built on the foundation of being worthy of loyalty and worth following.

In short, from top to bottom, everyone was raring to go and sharpening their blades. He wondered if Karl would feel a chill down his spine if he saw this?

Sigh, it's hard for me too!

Speaking of which, he had to be competitive too. Currently, his Destiny Grids had hit a historic low again. Farmer Destiny was only 40, Hunter Destiny was 75, Woodcutter Destiny was 35, Scout Destiny was 50, Druid Destiny was 28, and Mountaineer was 65.

Fortunately, the reduction in Destiny Grids didn't affect his concrete combat power, because in reality, this was equivalent to concentration...

After settling Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas, Li Wei went to the All-Heavens Temple construction site not far from the Tier-2 Necromancer Tower. This brand new All-Heavens Temple had already been built, just waiting for him to host the ceremony and announce its opening for use.

Regarding Mark, the Temple Knight, Li Wei had always adopted a cold treatment approach because he was quite wary of this aspect.

But it wouldn't do now. Over two hundred thousand people were crowded into Liwei Fort, and this required an anchor to manage their spiritual faith.

Especially since Ah Qing's Territory originally had an All-Heavens Temple. The dozen or so temple Priests could now seamlessly transition over.

As for the things Li Wei had worried about back then, he didn't need to worry so much anymore.

Because the Loyalty Level of the four major legions under him had hit a new high, reaching an average of 88 points.

As for those two hundred thousand commoners, their Loyalty was basically maintained at 50 points. This was the starting point, and it would definitely be locked for three years.

Otherwise, wouldn't they be white-eyed wolves? Providing them with food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and they still drop in Loyalty? Damn, Li Wei's blade had not yet grown dull.

In fact, once the All-Heavens Temple was built, the Loyalty of these commoners would gradually and automatically rise to 60. Following that, as long as no major events occurred, such as encountering the Empire Reconstruction Quest again, there wouldn't be much fluctuation.

They would also officially become the fundamental composition of Li Wei's territory.

"Good day! My Lord!"

Walking along the way, all the commoners who saw Li Wei immediately stopped their work and bowed humbly. This feeling wasn't bad.

Li Wei would also occasionally stop to chat with these commoners, make funny faces with the children, ask if their houses were warm and comfortable, and ask if they had completed their identity registration and job arrangements, etc. Putting on a show, right? It wasn't difficult.

As a result, there seemed to be countless commoners popping up along the way. Some boldly came up to greet him, answer Li Wei's questions, or pose small problems for him. People have all kinds of demands, after all.

The timid ones would hide in the distance, watching as if observing a novelty...

Too exhausting.

The key was that this kind of goodwill couldn't be refused.

And it was even more awkward to clear the area, right?

With no other choice, he could only drift with the tide. It wasn't until the sky grew dark, dinner time arrived, and the newly built All-Heavens Temple appeared ahead that Li Wei finally managed to extricate himself. It was too incredible. These commoners were too passionate toward him. When did he become so charismatic?

Wait, something's wrong!

Suddenly, Li Wei froze, catching a peculiar power quietly dissipating from his body.

Almost at the same time, he finally received several belated lines of information.

[Mark, the 4-Star Priest and 6-Star Paladin of the All-Heavens Temple, cast a 4th-Tier Holy Light Divine Art on you. For the next three hours, you will become incredibly lovable and charming to everyone you meet. You have temporarily gained a special buff: Charisma +10. Congratulations, you have successfully unlocked the fourth special attribute, Charisma, following the Perception Attribute, Inspiration Attribute, and Collective Sanity Attribute. Your current normal Charisma is 5]

[Description: Everyone has Charisma, in varying amounts. But before receiving Divine Enlightenment, or before triggering a special event, no one can manifest this unquantifiable special attribute.]

[Congratulations, you had a harmonious, friendly, and joyful conversation with the commoners under your rule. The commoners you conversed with were won over by your bearing, and the commoners who greeted you were in awe of your stalwart and handsome appearance. The commoners in your territory have started discussing you regularly. They feel happy to have a Lord like you in the territory, and they are full of hope for the future. Their Loyalty Level towards you has increased; it is currently 60. Furthermore, over the next year, with the completion of the All-Heavens Temple, this number will increase to a maximum of 65]

[Your Collective Sanity has increased, currently at 19. At the same time, because the baseline Loyalty of the entire territory's populace has risen, the Collective Sanity of all commoners is +1]

What's going on?

When did Mark upgrade!

Additionally, what is this Divine Enlightenment?

Li Wei sighed in his heart. The thing he had always wanted to delay and avoid had finally come.

Divine Arts were not so easily acquired.