Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 12 A Slaughter Returns Late (Bonus Chapter for the Alliance Leader, Old Five from the Wuliang Mountain Dormitory)

As they approached the shore, Li Wei casually tossed the five fish onto the bank, then squatted down, pretending to wash his hands, but in reality, he gripped the wooden spear tightly with both hands.

He wasn't sure if there were ambushers, or if he was being overly nervous, but even if it was a false alarm, he couldn't afford to be complacent.

The moment he crouched down, a dirty, emaciated old dog darted out from the grass a dozen meters away on the bank.

Almost instinctively, Li Wei shouted and darted ashore, thrusting his wooden spear forward.

The result was a missed opportunity; it was too early.

The old dog was clever; it turned around and jumped, stopping seven or eight meters away. It neither barked nor ran away, its gray-brown eyes coldly staring at Li Wei.

"Wait, a dog? A wolf!"

In that instant, Li Wei finally realized, belatedly, that this wasn't a dog, but a wolf. His mind went completely blank, his whole body stiffened and he couldn't move, not even knowing how to handle the wooden spear in his hand.

My blood ran cold, and my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.

A surge of urge to urinate welled up, and it looked like he was about to lose control, but Li Wei managed to hold it back at the last moment.

Consciousness began to return, and he made sounds in his throat that he couldn't even tell if he was crying or laughing. He didn't even have time to think about life and death. His only thought was that he couldn't run away, or he would die. He had to fight it and couldn't back down.

With those strange cries, Li Wei moved his almost uncontrollable legs toward the old wolf, the wooden spear in his hand trembling so violently it seemed to emit a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.

However, the old wolf did not launch an attack; it simply circled to one side.

At this moment, Li Wei knew he couldn't let this beast cut off his escape route. The phrase "a butcher returns late, a wolf feigns sleep in front of him" even popped into his mind.

So despite his violent trembling, he kept the tip of his wooden spear aimed at the old wolf, prepared to die with it.

But once this "what's the use" thought came to him, he was less afraid. He felt that the grievances and anger in his heart had been mixed with his blood and then erupted like a volcano. He suddenly let out a howling ghostly howl and charged at the old wolf. He wanted to pierce its belly with his wooden spear and bite off its head with his teeth.

I'm already having such a hard time, and you still come to rob me? I'll go to hell with you! Come on, let's die together and be destroyed together!

As a result, Li Wei's charge was in vain. Although the old wolf was disheveled and emaciated, it was still agile. With a quick leap, it disappeared into the grass and soon disappeared into the distance.

At this moment, Li Wei wanted to cry.

My whole body felt chilly, and I was sweating profusely.

After calming down a bit, Li Wei didn't dare to delay. He shouldered his wooden spear, hung five fish on it, and took a duck egg and a short knife in one hand. He turned around and entered the stream, going upstream without going along the bank. He was really afraid that the old wolf would ambush him under the cover of the thick grass.

He rushed back to the camp in a state of panic, as if the wind was howling and the grass was full of enemies. When he saw Penny and Fila busy at work, he felt an unusual sense of warmth towards them, even though he hated them both.

However, it was only at this moment that a few lines of information finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

You have collected eight wild duck eggs. Your gathering experience has increased by 1.

You have caught five fresh grass carp. Your fishing experience has increased by 10.

[By donating the above supplies to your family, you will receive one family contribution point. Friendly reminder: there is no charge for consuming these foods after donating them to your family.]

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Sure enough, the harvest was only considered successful when it was brought back to the camp.

Could this be considered a way to take care of a beginner? If it weren't for such details, he wouldn't have been able to prepare in advance.

Of course, it's more likely that it was just a lucky guess.

After calming himself down, Li Wei decisively chose to contribute, as contributing to the family was what he urgently needed at the moment.

As soon as he started earning some family contribution points, Fila and Penny both looked over in surprise, clearly having received the message at the same time.

Li Wei didn't mind. This wasn't the first time he had contributed supplies, but Penny and Fila hadn't contributed anything at all. He strode over and handed the grass carp and duck eggs to Fila. He didn't need to worry about her pocketing them. The rules of this mission were quite interesting. There was backstabbing and infighting behind the scenes, but in the mission's storyline, they had to portray a loving family in a genuine way.

“George, I didn’t expect you to be such an excellent hunter.”

Fila exclaimed in admiration and quickly began to prepare the five grass carp. As an apprentice chef, this was a piece of cake.

Li Wei sat to one side, still feeling the effects of his confrontation with the wolf; he needed to catch his breath.

Lunch consisted of fish soup and wheat porridge, with wild duck eggs mixed in. The taste was not very appealing, but Li Wei and Penny were both stuffed.

Li Wei ate five large bowls, Penny ate six large bowls, and even the sickly Fila ate three large bowls.

Free food is food, so of course you should eat as much as you can until you can't eat anymore.

Five fish were eaten in one meal.

“George, it would be wonderful if we could eat fish every day.”

Penny gave Li Wei a big smile, clutched her stomach, and left satisfied. To be the head of the family, you have to make sure your family is well-fed and watered; that's the most basic requirement, right?

Li Wei ignored her and took the wooden spear back to the house. He took a long nap and woke up around four in the afternoon. Since he couldn't go hunting at this time, he went straight to the stream and started carrying stones back to reinforce his wheat field fence.

Since we encountered wolves today, we might encounter wild boars in the future.

His existing wooden fence can keep out small animals, but not this thing, so he needs to be prepared just in case.

But as evening approached, thick clouds gathered in the sky.

After dinner, a mountain wind picked up, and it was clear that a heavy rain was coming.

However, Li Wei was not worried about anything. When he was building the fence around his wheat field, he had already built a drainage ditch, and now he had reinforced it with a low stone wall. There was no problem.

The newly built house is also strong enough to withstand heavy rain, so he no longer needs to keep watch in the wheat field.

Penny and Fila, on the other hand, were a bit flustered.

Penny was busy carrying the dried bricks back into the room, while Fila was chasing the cow, which, for some reason, had been frightened and broken free of its reins, running around everywhere.

It's worth mentioning that this cow is also Fila's private property. She cherishes it dearly every day, leading it to the stream to drink water and finding places with lush wild grass to graze.

But there's nothing we can do about it now.

As the torrential rain began to fall, Penny had already moved most of the dried bricks back into the room, but some bricks were still destined to be destroyed by the rain, essentially making two days of hard work go to waste.

At that moment, Penny was standing at the entrance of the house. Her expression was not visible in the dim light, but it probably wasn't good.

Li Wei sat in a corner of the house, secretly pleased. No matter how much scheming and intrigue one could muster, one could not defeat nature.

But at that moment, two lines of information suddenly appeared.

Trainee chef *** decided to donate her cow to her family, thus earning ten family contribution points.

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"Damn it, it's that wolf! The wolf wants to eat the cow!"

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then immediately grabbed the wooden spear beside him and rushed into the torrential rain.

Because that cow is now family property.

(End of this chapter)