Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 560: The Dashing and Elegant Mountain Eagle Parker

A month quickly passed.

The power of the Great Frost continued to drop. In the Locke Mountains, the power of the Great Frost had already reached 40%, and it was estimated that in the plains and basins, its power was less than 30%.

During this month, besides catching some Magical Creatures, Li Wei and his Guard Legion didn't even catch a single hair of an enemy scout. Instead, they scared two or three allied scouts into fleeing in panic—

Of course, these were trivial matters. The important thing was that the great road piercing through the Locke Mountains had already been built for 400 kilometers. This fast progress wasn't just because everyone was working hard, but because one section of the distance was extremely comfortable.

It was a broad and flat valley located between two mountain peaks, acting simply like a small intermountain basin. It was about a hundred kilometers long from north to south and roughly four to five kilometers wide from east to west. It originally should have been the territory of a powerful Magical Creature, but later its home got raided by some unknown bastard.

It was gone.

It was very helpless.

However, this place was truly excellent. The key was that a fortress could be built at the northernmost end. Once the gates were closed, hey, no one could get through.

"Li Wei, we must build a fortress here. This is exactly an otherworldly Hulao Pass! I think the naming rights can be given to me this time. Let's call it Peiqi Pass!"

Zhao Xuanxuan was very excited."Then we might as well call it Niangzi Pass."

Li Wei said half-jokingly, but he was pondering. Of course he knew the importance and deadliness of building a fortress in this place. But the nature of this matter was different.

He could build an eight-hundred-kilometer mountain road in one go for cavalry to sprint on, but to build a fortress within it, he would have to report to his superiors. After all, he was now someone with a boss.

Furthermore, the weather was currently freezing cold, not suitable for construction. They would have to wait at least three months before starting work.

"Build the road first; we'll talk about other things later."

Li Wei finally made a decision. He would neither report it nor build the fortress, just pretending he hadn't seen this excellent terrain.

Establishing the strategic advantage first was more important.

Moreover, with just another four hundred-plus kilometers, five hundred at most, they could completely break through the Locke Mountains.

At that time, with the Blazing Legion's speed, they could make a round trip in a single day, and still be able to immediately engage in battle without delay.

It wouldn't be too late to report it after the road was completed.

Additionally, he also felt that the enemy scouts should be arriving around now. They really should be. Before a war breaks out, wouldn't they penetrate deep behind enemy lines to spy on military intelligence?

My Guard Legion has been thirsting for this for a long time.

Unfortunately, things went contrary to his wishes.

Every day, Li Wei led the Guard Legion along both sides of the main road, practically running two thousand miles over the mountains and ridges. Yet, they truly couldn't even see a hair of an enemy scout. It was unreasonably clean.

Sometimes Li Wei himself began to doubt. He called Adai and had it turn into a sparrow, while Li Wei turned into a little mouse, flying all over the mountains and plains. Occasionally he would activate his Magic-Piercing Perception, instantly boosting it to +36, but even so, he gained absolutely nothing.

What about those resourceful Contractors and Samsara Travelers?

This shouldn't be happening!

Before the Kahndorf Fortress was built, those guys were everywhere.

But now, it was so desolate.

"Li Wei, I think you might have fallen into a misconception."

When they returned to rest one night, Hathaway, He Yibo, Tucker, A Su, Jocelyn, and others were sitting together with Li Wei discussing this matter, and Hathaway offered her opinion.

"We all know now that the final decisive battle with the Nean will begin in a few months, or at most a year or two. So, can we change our way of thinking and perspective? If we were the Nean, how would we reconnoiter, and how would we act?"

"I know that when the Kahndorf Fortress was being built and contested previously, many Nean scouts and Samsara Travelers appeared. But is it possible that at that time, they purely wanted to muddy the waters?"

"Everyone knows the location of the Kahndorf Fortress is very important. Muddying the waters to make it difficult for any faction to occupy it long-term is strategically crucial."

"But later on, we all knew that the Kahndorf Fortress had become impregnable, coupled with the fact that Tyrant William had nominally become the supreme lord of this region. No one would ever again, at least not openly, come to contest this place."

"Therefore, the Nean scouts, as well as those Samsara Travelers and Contractors, naturally wouldn't come running here. Is there any important target here that needs to be resolved immediately? So if we were the Nean, we would prioritize reconnoitering the area we are about to attack, or the area for the second wave of invasion."

"I can even make a bet. Right now, along the line from the Whispering Forest, to the lower reaches of the Ness River, and to the Kadel Grand Canyon, the scouts of both sides are probably slaughtering each other fiercely."

Li Wei nodded. What Hathaway said made sense, and he had recently been considering this possibility. He just didn't dare to leave things to luck.

"Speaking of which, it seems we haven't seen allied scouts lately either."

A Su, the commander of the Ranger Legion, chimed in at this moment. He then carefully looked at the Grand Map Li Wei had produced. "My Lord, are we really going to clash with the Nean army along the line of the eastern side of the Whispering Forest, the lower reaches of the Ness River, and the Kadel Grand Canyon in the future? Once the ice and snow melt in this place, it can easily turn into a watery grave. I feel that Karl's Falcon Capital might get flooded."

"That's right, I think so too. This is a dead zone. The Nean's Nature Magic will definitely unleash a chain combo." Tucker also nodded and expressed his opinion. "I don't know this Karl, but I did meet Mountain Eagle Parker once during a Cross-Border Mission in the past. He was very modest and elegant, and also a man of deep shrewdness. I presume his older brother wouldn't be any worse. But I really don't understand why Falcon Karl chose to build the Falcon Capital in the basin in the western part of the Whispering Forest. The elevation there is too low, fully a hundred or two hundred meters lower than Liwei Fort. This is very passive."

"Maybe there's another purpose. The thoughts of such prominent figures have always been unfathomable." Jocelyn remarked casually.

Hearing everyone's analysis, Li Wei and Hathaway glanced at each other but didn't say anything more. Some words and guesses could not be spoken carelessly.

Because if it were truly the case, then it would be far too terrifying.

Yes, Li Wei and Hathaway had basically deduced this question in their minds. That was: it seemed Falcon Karl had made the decision to surrender to Tyrant William a very long time ago.

Furthermore, he seemed to have also guessed Tyrant William's suspicions towards him, so he deliberately built his Falcon Capital in a basin plain that was suitable for development during peacetime but would suffer disaster during wartime.

This truly was a behavior that seemed foolish but would actually set a monarch very much at ease.

Exposing his weaknesses for you to see.

So there were two possibilities now.

First, Duke Will was truly incredibly old and completely lacked any drive. With his white hair, he was just waiting to go to the Nine-Star Council for his retirement. Therefore, Falcon Karl was also preparing to show off his skills in the reconstructed empire and become a founding minister.

Second, they were enduring silently and biding their time!

But Li Wei racked his brains and still couldn't guess where Karl's trump card was hidden.

Right now, his brother Mountain Eagle Parker was ruined, the main city he built had completely fallen into a geographical pit, the beloved woman he had resurrected might have been tampered with by Royal Consort Mary, and next, he had to lead a large army to fight a defensive battle in the most disadvantageous terrain.

It was absolutely terrible. What made him think he could turn the tables?

It was incomprehensible!

"Wait, Tucker, when did you see Mountain Eagle Parker?" Li Wei suddenly asked.

"Ah? That was probably two hundred years ago. It was a very long time ago. At that time, I was just a small fry. Because I had some magical talent, Lord Ah Qing brought me along to execute a Cross-Border Mission. During that process, we coincidentally met Mountain Eagle Parker. At that time, he was truly dashing and elegant; even Lord Ah Qing was full of praise for him, saying he might advance to a 5th-Tier Mage in the future. However, we had no further interactions after that. As you know, My Lord, it's actually not easy to travel between different kingdoms."

"To be honest, I can't figure out why Mountain Eagle Parker would turn out like that two hundred years later? He seems to have completely fallen."

Tucker sighed emotionally.

But to Li Wei, it was as if a clap of thunder flashed through his mind.

Instantly, he thought of a very terrifying fact.

Two hundred years ago, a Cross-Border Mission, dashing and elegant, even Ah Qing was full of praise. Could it be that the brotherly feud between Karl and Parker—a calculated maneuver of tactical entrapment akin to defeating Duan at Yan—was all just an act?

Just to confuse and paralyze Tyrant William and the demonic consort Mary?

Holy shit, this thought was too terrifying.

Stop it, stop it.

These thousand-year-old monsters were truly not human.

Li Wei didn't continue the discussion and directly told everyone to go rest.

After that, everything went on normally, except that Li Wei became a bit more intense—

During the day, he led the Guard Legion through the mountain ravines, grinding Destiny Grids. At night, he transformed into a Forest Wolf and a Sky Eagle, continuously grinding Experience and Destiny Grids. Until another month ended, the mountain road in the Locke Mountains was finally opened up. The total length was eight hundred kilometers. The road surface was not perfectly flat, but the width basically guaranteed twenty meters, fully satisfying the rapid mobility of cavalry.

At this time, the power of the Great Frost had continued to decline. In the plains and basins, its power was less than 20%, and in the mountains, it was also less than 30%.

Just as Li Wei was planning to report to Falcon Karl and apply to build a fortress in the Locke Mountains, a Global Proclamation abruptly emerged.

【Global Proclamation!】

【The Neanderthal Giant Crocodile Tribe announces that Tyrant William is an ugly, dirty Sapien clown and a false king. The legacy of the Orsen Empire should not be tainted by him. Therefore, they have decided to mobilize an army of 200,000 to completely destroy Tyrant William's lair!】

【The Main Story Quest has officially begun! Warning: The reason this Empire Reconstruction Quest could be initiated is because Tyrant William possesses 30% of the Orsen Empire Ruins Legacy Fragments. Once he is defeated and the Orsen Empire Legacy Fragments drop below 30%, this Empire Reconstruction Quest will also be immediately terminated.】

【Global Proclamation】

【Based on the Sapien Alliance, the former King of the Rylinbas Kingdom, Tyrant Jack, announces a declaration of war against the Neanderthals and is willing to conclude a non-aggression pact with Tyrant William.】

【Global Proclamation】

【Based on the Sapien Alliance, the former King of the Sarleon Kingdom, Tyrant Ulrich, announces a declaration of war against the Neanderthals and is willing to conclude a non-aggression pact with Tyrant William.】