Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 562: Ancient War Tree

"Reporting to My Lord, I believe that the scale of this current war is bound to be very large, and its scope will be extremely vast. Both the enemy and our side have strategists like clouds and generals like rain. Various trump cards and ace cards will emerge endlessly, and various ultimate moves and methods will be impossible to defend against. Among these, who knows how many open schemes and hidden conspiracies are hidden, or how many Samsara Travelers and Contractors—those World-Striding Assassins who are best at fishing in troubled waters—have been drawn in!"

"Therefore, attempting to formulate any plan based on existing intelligence is fundamentally impossible. The grand battlefield changes rapidly, and the enemy has too many trump cards. The only way is to turn ourselves into something like Samsara Travelers or Contractors."

"That means being flexible, mobile, and adaptable, regardless of the strategic planning of both the enemy and us, and regardless of the outcome of the duel between both sides. We will be a sharp blade, slicing effortlessly through the battlefield like entering an interstice with no thickness, moving in fast and pulling out fast, striking hard and retreating fast!"

"Of course, these are only my rough thoughts. The specific strategies still need My Lord to decide and take charge of the overall situation."

Hmm, not bad, not bad!

The reasoning was very simple, yet extremely useful.

It truly resonated deeply with Li Wei.

"What does everyone think?"

"I think it's feasible, and it's best to set off immediately. We won't care about what Falcon Karl is playing at. Didn't he tell us to assemble at the designated location within two months? Let's just do a forced march and arrive at the assembly point in the shortest time possible, and then report through the faction channel. We arrived first, and were the first to arrive; you can't blame me for not being there. But if I'm here, and friendly forces aren't here, the commander isn't here, yet the enemy has arrived, then we can immediately report the enemy intelligence and calmly respond. Whether we retreat or change directions, procedurally it would be completely reasonable and justifiable!"

Hathaway also spoke rapidly, and everyone nodded in unison. That's right, this was how it had to be played."Then the problem now is that there are two routes from here to the assembly point. The first is to go along the northern foothills of the Locke Mountains, pass through the Juniper Plains, go all the way around the Locke Mountains, cross the Dindal Plateau, and then head south along the Whispering Forest. This route requires a journey of at least twenty thousand to twenty-five thousand miles."

"But if we take the southern route, maybe ten thousand miles will be enough. So which route should we choose? How are the long-distance raid capabilities of each legion?"

Li Wei asked again.

"My Lord, I suggest taking the outer line. Although it's a detour, its advantage lies in being safe enough. And I feel that there will be almost no enemy scouts in this direction. Conversely, if we take the Gumodo Basin, it's almost equivalent to marching right under the noses of all the scouts from both sides."

Tucker said at this time.

"I agree as well. The Blazing Legion is fully capable of raiding five thousand miles in a single day, and can even help carry some greenhorns who can't run." Jocelyn hurriedly said.

He Yibo then spoke up, "Reporting to My Lord, I also think taking the outer line is more appropriate. As for long-distance raids, even without the Blazing Legion's help, as long as we stow away our weapons, equipment, and armor, it is absolutely no problem for the Ice Legion to travel eight hundred miles a day."

"But I feel it's unnecessary to force everyone to assemble together. The Ice Legion, the Ranger Legion, and the Logistics Battalion can advance slowly from the rear, while the Blazing Legion can carry the Guard Legion to set out first and actively look for battle opportunities. That way, whether we want to fight or retreat, it will be very convenient."

"That's right, I agree." At this time, A Su and the others also nodded one after another. The most important thing about this strategy was the word 'fast'.

The six thousand men of the Ice Legion were truly not suited for long-distance raids, although compared to ordinary armies, they were already quite fierce.

"Alright! Then it's decided. Hathaway, you come with me. Tucker, you follow the Ice Legion. Thomas will stay behind. Zhao Xuanxuan, you come with me, and I will also take Adai. You guys don't need to speed up either; an advance speed of eight hundred miles a day is fine. You must ensure your safety."

Having said that, Li Wei didn't hesitate anymore. He summoned his own 5-Star Warhorse, taking Hathaway with him. As for the other soldiers of the Guard Legion, they quickly stowed away their respective weapons and armor, only wearing the lighter fur liners and coats to ensure warmth.

As for the knights of the Blazing Legion, they all changed into light armor, and even stowed away their warhorses' armor. Only in this way could they minimize the warhorses' stamina consumption, facilitating the long-distance raid.

"Boss Li, take me with you. I think I can resign from the position of Vice Commander of the Ice Legion. Perhaps being a soldier of the Guard Legion is the most suitable for me."

At this time, Thomas suddenly stopped Li Wei, speaking somewhat slowly. He looked even more wooden now, almost never communicating with people on a daily basis. He would only speak when facing people he had known before and had a good relationship with. Otherwise, if newly acquainted soldiers sought him out, he would be like a stone, completely unresponsive no matter what.

This was the price.

Thomas's first Stonemason Card was enhanced to Triple Rare, and his second and third were also enhanced to Double Rare. His Destiny Grids were leveling up at a flying speed.

Faster than Li Wei's grinding.

On one hand, this was because his three professions were non-combat professions, so grinding Destiny Grids was inherently fast.

For example, Li Wei's Farmer, Hunter, Scout, and Druid were much harder than Stonemason, Miner, and Artisan.

Another aspect was the price Thomas paid. He went blindly to the extreme, putting all his points into Dullness, which also made his Destiny Grids grind much faster than Li Wei's.

But the price was that he could now only speak and communicate with a limited group of over a hundred people. He was completely unable to communicate with anyone else.

Let alone command the Ice Legion and unleash Legion Skills together with the soldiers under his command.

So Thomas himself was clear about this point, but this was also the path he had decided to choose.

If he didn't do this, he truly wouldn't be able to keep up.

And if he didn't do this, Li Wei would have no reason to smash resources onto him.

Double enhancement of Profession Cards, especially triple enhancement, were all achieved by smashing Origin Particles. Not even Hathaway or Li Yue had their turn yet; for him to be first in line, this was the value brought by his extreme approach.

"Alright!"

Li Wei nodded heavily. Thomas and Zhao Xuanxuan were indeed the trump card-level weapons he had forged.

Especially Thomas, this guy was truly ruthless!

Other than being countered by Blood Burning, nothing else could do anything to him: Inspiration, Perception, Delusion Breaking, Sanity. However, his current Dullness was as high as 38 points, so it would be too difficult for Blood Burning to counter him.

"I'll carry you."

Zhao Xuanxuan also called out. Her warhorse was also a 5-Star Warhorse, with astonishing load-bearing capacity.

Of course, that wasn't the main point; rather, destiny was truly wondrous.

Think back to the beginning, Thomas and Zhao Xuanxuan were deadly enemies during the Newcomer Mission, wishing they could eat each other alive. But now, Zhao Xuanxuan had conversely become Thomas's last straw.

Now, only in front of Zhao Xuanxuan would Thomas talk endlessly, his mind agile, indistinguishable from a normal person. And they would also often bring up how they schemed against and deceived each other during the Newcomer Mission back then, laughing out loud when they talked happily about it.

It was too wondrous!

And just as Li Wei led the eight hundred Blazing Knights and five hundred and fifty Guard Legion soldiers to set out one step ahead, in the northeast corner of the Locke Mountains, near the Dindal Plateau, inside a massive city, an elite legion of twenty thousand troops was also setting off from under an ancient tree hundreds of meters tall that required dozens of people to encircle.

At the same time, a Sky Griffin Legion was also escorting above this legion.

This was the most core force under Duke Will.

With this legion sent out, what remained in Duke Will's main city were only half a million commoners and tens of thousands of second-line troops.

"It seems this old fellow Will has truly become an Ancient War Tree, ignoring worldly affairs?"

Hundreds of miles away, in the Locke Mountains, a scout squad was closely monitoring Duke Will's main city and its surrounding supporting fortresses. The composition of this scout squad was excellent: a 4th-Tier Radiant Ranger, a 4th-Tier Radiant Warrior, and a 4th-Tier Aurora Mage.

They were one of the most elite scout squads under Tyrant William, because intelligence was the most important thing.

"From what it looks like now, yes. Duke Will has truly handed over the core legion to Falcon Karl, and this guy Karl seems truly prepared to resolutely execute the orders. Anyway, as of now, he hasn't shown the slightest flaw."

"Hehe, this father and son pair, I can't see through them anyway." The 4th-Tier Aurora Mage sighed.

"Why can't you see through them? Don't you have +28 Inspiration?"

"What is +28? Even Her Highness the Royal Consort with +42 Inspiration couldn't see through them. Because after Will transformed into an Ancient War Tree, his Nature Magic possesses an extremely strong Magic Suppression effect. A hidden attribute like Inspiration will also be countered. Moreover, the future seen through Inspiration can actually only be used for the short term, or a very general large target, and one must be careful of being interfered with or misled; it's not that magical."

"Take that Li Wei for example, just because he has a fairly high Magic Suppression, I can't see through him either. Speaking of which, this kid is also an ambitious fellow, actually building a passage through the Locke Mountains. How ambitious!"

"Are we still going over there to take a look?"

"No, there's no time. Right now, a great battle is imminent, these trivial little actions can be ignored. As long as it's confirmed that Duke Will's core main force is heading south to assemble and join the war, that's enough. Let's go, to the Whispering Forest; that place is currently the hardest-hit area where scouts from both sides are slaughtering each other. Those Samsara Travelers and Contractors are like sharks that have smelled blood, swarming in that region."

"So it's almost certain that the Nean army will definitely split into two routes, will definitely use Nature Magic, will definitely turn the Gumodo Basin into a watery grave, will definitely deploy their legendary Giant Crocodile Legion, and will definitely find a way to take out the Falcon Capital, then proceed to destroy Kahndorf Fortress, Liwei Fort, Maclay Fort, and other important strongholds, completely taking root in the Locke Mountains."

"So from this perspective, the only chance of survival for Karl and the others is to assemble a large army and join the Dindal Snow Mountain battlefield. Only by defeating the main force of the Nean army head-on, without haggling over the gains and losses of a single city or territory, is the correct solution."

"But what can be done? Everyone feels they hold a trump card. Who knows who will turn out to be the clown in the end?"