Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 124 Sophie's Personal Involvement

Li Wei looked at Su Fei quietly, her gaze serious. The next second, two lines of information silently appeared in front of everyone.

[Family member Sophie violated the plot logic, and she was forcibly deducted one point from her random attributes!]

However, George, the head of the family, still needs to respond to Sophie's questions. If the result is not convincing, it will trigger a vote by all family members to decide on the wheat planting.

Good guy!
Sophie smiled, seemingly looking pitiful at Li Wei, but in reality, it was a provocation!

Because she can be indifferent, she is Leon's mad dog, just like the previous version of Margaret, who has to provide support and cover for Thomas. When Thomas is unable to take action, she has to turn into a mad dog and rush in.

At the time, Li Wei was very confused about where Margaret's malice towards him came from.

It was only later that I learned that Margaret was a henchman hired by Thomas to complete his title mission.

Same now.

Sophie and Clyde must be thugs hired by Leon.

So although Sophie had some random attributes deducted, it also created a difficult problem for Li Wei, who had to answer this question.

This is probably what they mean by "putting yourself in the game and winning against fate."

Generally speaking, this is a really difficult problem. If Li Wei can't give a clear answer, everyone will have to vote. But we've seen the results of the votes several times already, and he's not in a favorable position!

At this moment, when everyone in the family was waiting for Li Wei to accept the challenge or suffer a crushing defeat,
Li Wei turned around and pulled out a dusty stone slab from an inconspicuous corner of the room. It was covered with many marks drawn on it.

He placed the stone slab on the dining table, pointed to several symbols, and said to everyone, "This is my record of the temperature changes, rainfall, snowfall, and frost dates throughout the year."

"Based on this, we can make effective and reasonable arrangements for agricultural operations."

"And the white bread you just ate, didn't you find it delicious? But did you know that some of the wheat used to make it was planted five days after this day last year? I had no experience at the time, but thank God, it ripened before the first frost and the harvest was quite good."

"So, theoretically, as long as I can complete the reclamation and sowing within the next ten days, there shouldn't be any problems."

"As for the enemy attack and the family's precarious situation, I find it hard to agree. If the enemy really launches a large-scale invasion, let alone whether you rotate crops on these two acres, even if you plant all of them with wheat, you still won't be able to protect them. Would the enemy have the heart to trample on your wheat fields?"

"Therefore, crop rotation is still necessary."

Li Wei spoke calmly, but the seven people in the family were stunned for a moment, as if they had seen a ghost!
Damn, this works!
Sophie was stunned for several seconds, her eyes wide open. Damn it, one of my attribute points was just thrown into the sewer for nothing, without even a sound.

Is this still a recent elementary school graduate?!
For a moment, the room was extremely quiet.

Leon and Clyde both wore serious expressions, and the four free spirits were also somewhat dazed. Was this elementary school student really that powerful? Had they done something stupid?
In the quiet room, Li Wei's voice continued to echo.

It was like a god ruling over this family.

"Six mu of spring wheat can yield about three thousand jin of wheat after the autumn harvest. There may still be some gap in the annual grain supply, but it should not be a big problem. It can be made up by hunting and fishing."

"In addition, next month, Uncle John, Sister, you and Sophie will be in charge of mining iron ore and building roads. Try your best to mine as much as possible and transport it back without wasting a single day, because I will not be assigning this work the month after next."

At this point in Li Wei's speech, Leon, Clyde, and Sophie all looked up sharply. Good heavens, you've even reserved the position of head of the household for next month? What a boastful tone!

Old John and Penny frowned slightly, because what Li Wei meant by these words was, "Work for me from the beginning of the month to the end of the month!"
Want to do freelance work? Sure, but you'll have to sacrifice your sleep time at night to do it.

You're too ruthless, you elementary school student!

But no one dared to speak up, dared to question, or even offer an excuse.

Oh, you all just voted to allow each person to eat white bread twice a month. What's wrong with you? You eat well but don't work. Even landlords have never been this extravagant!
At this point, Li Wei continued, "After I harvest and plant, I will hurry up and cut down trees to make charcoal, but I won't need to make charcoal on the west bank anymore. I will build a charcoal kiln and a material yard on the east bank to make charcoal on the spot and then transport it. This should save a lot of time."

Everyone remained silent, unable to express their grievances.

Burning charcoal locally or nearby is not a difficult idea, but the reason it wasn't done in the past was because there wasn't a strong demand.

The little blast furnace that Penny made in the first version was... well, you could just chop down a few oak trees and that was it.

But now, Clyde claims to refine 1500 catties of molten iron a month. Don't underestimate this number; it's impressive.

Therefore, in the absence of coal, charcoal is the only option.

This is such a huge deal, especially since this elementary school student's third job seems to be a woodcutter. You've reaped all the benefits!

Don't you have any conscience?!
[George, the head of the family, has spent 10 contribution points to issue a monthly main quest (Note: the higher the difficulty of the main quest, the greater the workload, and the more contribution points are required)]

[Upon completion of George's main quest, you will receive approximately 60 base contribution points. His quests include harvesting, tilling, watering, sowing, cultivating at least two acres of wasteland, felling and dismantling oak trees (without a limit), building a charcoal kiln, and producing charcoal (without a limit). Specific values ​​will be calculated at the end of the month. Note that additional contributions are not included.]

[Completing Fila's main quest will grant approximately 60 base contribution points. Her tasks include drying grains, threshing, grinding flour, preparing three meals a day, gathering herbs, crafting semi-finished herbal products, managing the warehouse, and managing the hearth. Additional contribution points are not included.]

[Completing the main quests for family members Sophie, Penny, and John will grant approximately 60 base contribution points. Their quests include tasks such as road clearing, transportation, and mining. Additional contribution points are not included in this calculation.]

[Upon completion of the main quests for family members Clyde and Leon, each will receive 60 base contribution points. Their quests include building and maintaining blast furnaces, smelting, forging, repairing tools and weapons needed for the family, building an arrow tower, quarrying stone, mining limestone, calcining, and making charcoal. Additional contribution points will be awarded for crafting equipment of one star or higher.]

[Upon completion of Pete's special mission, he will receive 100 base contribution points. His mission includes investigating the situation of strongholds and farms around Kahe City, understanding the scale of the plague, and finding the Snow Mountain Witch's lair. Additional contribution points will not be counted.]

[Friendly reminder: Excluding special missions, the monthly main quest difficulty of 60 points is already the highest difficulty in the current mission world. It is not recommended to continue increasing the monthly main quest. Once this limit is exceeded, family members may suffer from malnutrition and overwork. Please pay attention to the family's diet and logistical support.]

[George's family contribution is less than 100 points, so his title of Family Elder has been revoked.]

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As Li Wei released the monthly main tasks, lines of information appeared, making everyone's tasks and income transparent.

This is different from the tasks during the beginner period. Obviously, this is because the task difficulty has increased, and the rules were set to avoid internal strife to a greater extent, but at the same time, it is also to promote better competition.

After all, the destructive power of experienced players and novice players is different.

To maintain an orderly and peaceful atmosphere and reduce internal strife, this is the best option.

In addition, Li Wei guessed that there was another reason: after reaching level 4 camp, the world would react more violently to invaders and would not allow for slow and leisurely development.

Of course, his guess might not be accurate, since he hadn't even completed a single mission yet.

He dared not make any rash judgments about the future.

With the release of the monthly main quest, the matter is now settled.

Li Wei immediately got up, grabbed his weapon and sickle, and headed straight for the wheat field. He didn't necessarily have to start harvesting tomorrow, but he had to be prepared to harvest at any time.

In fact, behind him, Leon, Clyde, old John, Eddie Pete, Penny, Sophie, and even Fila each had a sickle in hand; they were all planning to sleep on the city wall.

As soon as there are signs of rain or wind, start harvesting immediately.

After all, who wouldn't like such a cheap deal!
Harvesting ordinary wheat is fine, but harvesting one-star wheat really brings extra rewards, although it's only about one-fifth of Li Wei's income, but the quantity is just too much.

After all that fuss, we can probably grab two or three points, five or six points, or even seven or eight points to contribute. If we grab more, does that mean you, the head of the household, grab less?
I won't have the chance to be re-elected as head of the family next month!

This isn't bullying or exploiting bugs; it's all based on factual logic.

You can't expect someone to turn the wheat into mud when it rains heavily here, rather than allow others to help, or offer no reward for their help. What a joke!
At that moment, all seven of them were probably praying for rain and wind to come quickly. God, please open your eyes and take a look!

If Li Wei were to successfully harvest these two acres of winter wheat all by himself, it would be truly difficult to control the situation.

Thankfully, the sky is cloudless tonight.

(End of this chapter)