Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 100 Preparations
Have a good night's sleep.

Around 5 a.m. the next day, as other family members got up, Li Wei also woke up from a deep sleep, feeling wonderful, as if she could fly.

However, we can't leave today. We don't need to make the wooden spears, but we need at least ten arrows.

After washing up, Li Wei went to the storeroom and found a jar in a corner. The jar contained boiled fish maw, but it wasn't made by him. It was made by the three-star fisherman, Egg Pete, over the past seven days.

After catching a large fish of one-star quality, he not only cleaned it himself, but also dried it himself. He kept the fish's internal organs to dry, and he didn't waste the swim bladder. He boiled it into fish glue and then donated it all to his family.

This process will result in a slightly greater contribution than simply donating a whole fish.

In short, it's incredibly impressive because it's all about accumulating small gains over time.

Without a doubt, every veteran player is a master at accumulating contribution points.

Since the fish maw was now family property and not of one-star quality, Li Wei could use it directly.

Of course, he wouldn't actually do that, because fish maw is theoretically reserved for the chief hunter in the family.

If he did indeed use the fish glue to make arrows, then Old John could theoretically take those arrows away, since they belong to the family property, and the one with the highest demand should have priority.

This is a bottom-line rule.

Therefore, Li Wei simply put all of these into the supplies list, occupying the gold coin quota required for the mission, and thus making them his own.

This is a small perk of the mission.

Even if other family members have gold coins, they are not entitled to buy them. Otherwise, it would not make sense. Since you are all family, if you need something, you can just take it and use it. Why would you pay money?

In addition, in this salt-buying mission, he was essentially playing the role of a merchant. Merchants may need bows and arrows, but their priority is definitely not as high as that of hunters.

At that moment, Li Wei only used five silver coins to buy this small half-jar of fish maw.

Next, he used five silver coins to obtain a batch of pheasant feathers that had already been boiled and trimmed.

In this way, the arrow shaft is his own, the fish glue is his own, and the feathers are his own, so there's no problem.

He operates entirely within the rules, never crossing the line, yet still manages to gain advantages for himself. Tsk tsk, he already has the flair of a seasoned player.

In one morning, Li Wei successfully made ten excellent hardwood arrows, but unfortunately, he didn't have any iron arrowheads.

Because the family's blacksmith shop had not yet started operation, and all the previous inventory had been taken by Old John, the three-star hunter.

Fortunately, these ash wood arrows are exceptionally hard, especially after the surface is carbonized. Combined with the straight shaft, they are highly accurate. With a two-star compound bow and a two-star hunter card, he can easily kill any unarmored target that is not moving at high speed within fifty meters.

He was only going to buy salt, not to fight, so that should be enough?
In the afternoon, since there was still some fish glue and feathers left, Li Wei cut out five more white wax arrow shafts and made five hardwood arrows.

Finally, he gave the one-star wooden spear some initial moisture-proofing and mildew-proofing treatment. This was all from the experience pack that Fira and Penny had sold him in the previous version. Naturally, it couldn't compare to the effects of a professional craftsman, but it was still barely enough.

At this point, he had basically completed the preparations regarding weaponry.

"Now there's one last thing left, and that's the backpack."

He still feels heartbroken when he thinks about the supplies he was forced to abandon in that bandit's den last autumn.

This made him realize the importance of having a suitable backpack for long-distance marches in the wild.

Unfortunately, there's no one else I can ask for help with this.

He had to make it himself, but fortunately, he still had all the necessary sewing tools. The month before last, Margaret made it herself, and it was even better than Missy's set. Now it belongs to the family property.

Over the past few days, this version of Penny has been in use, and Li Wei has not dared to give herself away in the slightest.

He only found an opportunity today, as she seemed to have gone out to collect materials.

After all, he's a Samsung tailor, so he has higher priority.

Li Wei had already prepared for how to sew a suitable backpack. He used his old leather armor as the main material, and used the scraps from his wolfskin robe. He even secretly drew several patterns with charcoal, and even produced three-view drawings.

It can only be said that when people are pushed to the limit, they may not bite, but their potential is still enormous.

With the sewing tools in hand, Li Wei immediately got to work, first disassembling the leather armor, then the robe.

He first worked on a few large pieces, then trimmed the edges. He noted down all of these according to their numbers. Then he chiseled holes in the leather edges, threaded the stitches through, and tightened them. Whether it looked good or not was not important; what mattered was that it was sturdy.

Another point is that you must have a backpack and a shoulder strap around your waist. I may not have eaten pig's trotters, but I've at least seen pigs run, right?
After the main body is sewn, turn it inside out so that the thread ends face inward, which can avoid friction on the outside and reduce damage.

Finally, he sewed several straps on both sides of the backpack, mainly to bind the wooden spear and to increase usable space.

He worked non-stop until sunset. Just as Li Wei finished sewing the last strap and breathed a sigh of relief, he saw this version of Penny standing in front of him, her gaze strange and amused.

"Sis, when did you get back?"

Li Wei chuckled awkwardly. Honestly, this was the first thing he'd said this month. Penny didn't answer Li Wei. She seemed to be thinking about something, while also sizing him up. After a few seconds, she silently stepped forward, picked up the ugly backpack that looked like a hard-boiled egg, and finally couldn't help but smile again.

Then, she quickly took apart the backpack that Li Wei had painstakingly sewn and began to remake it.

Li Wei couldn't figure out what she was up to, but there was no doubt that he was going to be ripped off this time.

Can't go wrong.

So he resigned himself to his fate and sat down, watching Penny skillfully craft her weapon. Her smooth, practiced movements were no different from his own cutting of a wooden spear.

Indeed, every profession has its own advantages.

This is something he can learn from and refer to; "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."
In less than an hour, while Fila had finished making dinner, Penny had already remade the hard-boiled egg backpack, as if turning something rotten into something magical.

At this point, Penny handed over the backpack, and at the same time, a transaction request appeared.

Sure enough, that makes sense; there's nothing new under the sun.

[Your family member Penny has modified your backpack, and she's asking for 10 experience points as a service fee. Do you agree to this transaction?]

Huh?
What the hell!

Did I encounter a female bodhisattva?

Li Wei looked up in surprise, only to see that Penny had already gotten up and left, as if it were just a trivial matter.

Wow, she really is a female bodhisattva!
However, Li Weizhen would never believe it. Fine, I'll remember this favor.

Next, he tried wearing the backpack, and wow, it looked just like it was tailor-made for him.

Li Wei had no doubt that with this backpack, he could even carry fifty pounds of supplies and run dozens of miles through the mountains and fields.

Samsung Tailor, truly lives up to his reputation!
The incident caused no ripples; the family ate their meal in silence, went to rest, and didn't even glance at each other.

Li Wei then began preparing for tomorrow's departure.

It's already the seventh day, and there are still twenty-three days left until the end of the month. He has to bring back at least five kilograms of salt by the end of the month, otherwise, he'll definitely be eliminated.

Because the rules for plot-driven deaths have changed.

In the most extreme case, he would need to contribute 21 points to avoid being voted out.

Of course, Li Wei had a good attitude and prepared very seriously.

The weapons for this mission included an iron spear, a fine steel dagger, a two-star composite bow, two spare bowstrings, a one-star wooden spear, a spare ash shaft that was not cut but could be made into a wooden spear, and 15 hardwood arrows.

He was wearing leather boots and a two-star leather armor set, which he had bought, spending eight gold coins in total.

Fortunately, this is still within the framework of the task requirements.

Besides weapons, he carried mostly food on this trip: some dried wild vegetables, five catties of dried meat, five catties of dried fish, and ten loaves of white bread. He didn't need to buy food; he could just take the first two from the warehouse, which were the maximum amount required for the mission. As for the white bread, Fila was baking it for him tonight.

This food should be enough to meet his needs for two or three days. According to the mission, it should be enough for him to reach Kah City, where he will naturally be able to replenish his food supply. However, as one can imagine, that is just a hypothetical scenario. Therefore, Li Wei will still need to hunt for food along the way.

There are also some tools.

One small iron pot, one water bag, and one steel shovel with a wooden handle cut in half.

A small bag of charcoal, weighing about one kilogram, can be used to purify water or to start a fire for warmth during rainy seasons.

Finally, there was a small tent and a small wolfskin blanket.

All of these items, except for charcoal, were included in his purchase quota, which just filled the last two gold coins and was also the maximum allowed by the mission. Of course, he also had to buy five kilograms of salt for his family.

Of course, these supplies don't theoretically need to be included in the purchase quota. Families can use what they already have. However, we have to look at it from a long-term perspective. In the future, we might need to spend the night in the mountains or something, and then we'll be able to use them. Otherwise, we'll have to compete with others for the right to use them, which is too troublesome.

Moreover, having a backpack makes it easy to escape!
Li Wei packed these supplies into his backpack, either strapping them to the top or carrying them around his waist. He felt the total weight and realized it was close to fifty pounds. If you included the leather armor he was wearing, it might even have reached 55 pounds.

And this doesn't even include white bread.

However, he didn't feel too burdened.

The backpack was the main reason he was helped.

Adding 15 points of force, it far exceeds what a healthy adult can withstand.

Fully armed, he walked out of the camp in the night, jogged a few laps outside the camp to feel the burden, and made adjustments as needed until there was nothing wrong with him.

(End of this chapter)