Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 135 Pete's 'Ghost'

As the sun rose and a new day began, Li Wei and Leon's conversation came to an end. When they left the room, Fila's gaze was complicated. They had only been separated by a wall; how could she not have guessed?
Lyon has surrendered, for the sake of his title mission.

However, Fila wasn't worried about anything. As a three-star chef, a two-star herbalist, and a two-star hunter, her position in the family was irreplaceable.

She had already prepared breakfast and also boiled a pot of herbal soup. When Clyde returned, no one, including Li Wei, dared to be careless. They each drank another bowl before quietly finishing their breakfast and waiting for the very special end-of-month summary.

In the blink of an eye, the flames in the fireplace flickered, and Li Wei's figure appeared first. Then came a series of scenes, which were no different in form from last month. They were nothing more than harvesting, clearing land, planting, logging, and burning charcoal, as well as last night's battle, in which he killed a three-star Fallen Knight, a Snow Wolf, and three ordinary bandits. In the end, his total contribution was fixed at 601 points.

A number that can drive everyone to despair.

When despair reaches its deepest point, all that remains is numbness; once you get used to it, you become calm.

At this moment, information that only he could see appeared before Li Wei's eyes.

During your month as head of the household, the family's resources have steadily increased, especially with the harvest of two-star wheat, further strengthening the family's power. However, a battle at the end of the month nearly brought the family back to square one, indicating that the family still has fatal flaws in certain areas. You gained an additional 7% completion rating this month, and based on the existence of the construction blueprint, you gained an additional 2.5%, bringing your current total additional completion rating to 14.5%.

The second person to settle their accounts was Fila. She didn't have anything particularly noteworthy this month, except that she collected a few one-star herbs and gained 15 extra contribution points. Her final total contribution was 41+15+60+10=126 points.

Successfully became a member of the family.

The third person to settle their accounts was Penny. It was equally simple. Last month, she had 36 points left over. This month's main task was 60 points. Since it didn't match her profession, she couldn't get any extra contributions. In the end, her total contribution was 101 points, barely making her a family elder.

The fourth to settle accounts was Lyon, who was quite outstanding. He had a balance of 88 points last month, 60 points from the main storyline this month, and 50 points from the previous battle, bringing his total contribution to 198 points.

Clyde was the last to be settled. He had 87 points left over from last month, 60 points from the main story this month, and crafted three one-star weapons, earning an extra 15 contribution points, bringing his total contribution to 172 points.

They are all family elders.

However, there should be one more small event: impeaching Li Wei.

Yes, impeachment is possible. Three people died in one day. No matter the reason, the head of the family must bear responsibility, whether it's more or less.

This is enough to warrant impeachment.

However, Lyon has already surrendered. He and Clyde will not impeach, and Fila and Penny are even more reluctant to give up their contributions. What difference would impeachment make?

With a contribution of 601 points, the exemption was granted easily.

Forget it, I'll just lie down.

So the five of them spent the ten minutes in silence until a new head of the household was chosen.

Because George made the greatest contribution to the family, he will continue to serve as head of the family and preside over family meetings to read Pete's last words.

As soon as this message appeared, a ghostly figure slowly emerged from the fireplace flames—it was Eddie Redmayne, but not in reality; it was like a ghost.

Good grief, what kind of nonsense is this, having Li Wei read out his last words? It's clearly just letting Pete get up and party on his own!

At this moment, a ring of gray mist sealed off the room, and then, without Li Wei saying anything, he saw Eddie Pete's 'ghost' chuckle.

"Gentlemen, I heard you fought a great battle over there. It's a pity I couldn't fight alongside you. I really regret it!"

"But to be honest, this is all my fault. I overestimated myself and underestimated how terrifying those snow mountain witches are. Cough cough, now let's get down to business and talk about my reconnaissance last month." "Initially, I went to the area around Kah City and found that the plague in Kah City was basically under control. Those who were supposed to die were dead, and those who weren't dead were still alive. The three farms around the city had even resumed normal production."

"But that mad lord seems to still be causing trouble, burning a suspected witch every few days, and the screams echo around the city of Kah."

"I went through some trouble to finally get into Kahe City. I did quests and farmed reputation, which was exhausting. In the end, I only managed to buy three pieces of two-star equipment. Then, for some reason, the lord of Kahe City issued a warrant for my arrest. Luckily, I saw the opportunity early and ran away quickly, otherwise I would have been hanged."

"After wandering around for a few days, I followed some clues to find the trail of bandits and outlaws. After several days, I finally discovered a small group of bandits. After using some of my own methods, I joined them and extracted some information from their leader. According to him, in the Rossmiel Mountains to the southeast, there is a powerful and fearsome band of thieves. They have a terrifying, demon-like leader who lives on the summit of the snow-capped mountains and commands hundreds of strong and vicious bandits."

"He also said that his former boss was one of them, but later, out of fear, he fled with a trusted friend, gathered some refugees and bandits, and built a stronghold at the foot of the Rosmiel Mountains. They would occasionally go out to rob, and although life was hard, they were still comfortable."

"But last autumn, two witches disguised as men came and tried to attack them with black magic. It was terrible. They had already trapped the two witches with traps, but who would have thought that the two witches also brought a cunning archer. After a fierce battle, his leader was shot to death, and he himself was shot in the knee. In the end, he escaped under the cover of night. In short, he warned me never to go near Mount Rosmiel."

"So later I persuaded them to grow bigger and stronger, to create new glories, and to go to Mount Rossmiel together to find the trail of that powerful band of robbers. This process was not difficult, after all, that snow mountain was so conspicuous, and my eloquence was as useful as ever."

"With those vagrants and bandits providing cover, joining the enemy was a piece of cake. Up until now, I thought everything was under control. But you have no idea what I discovered there?"

"Could it be that the leader of that band of robbers is a witch?"

Lyon asked casually.

"That's right, witches, but not just one, but three powerful, eerie, and terrifying witches!" Peter's face showed a look of horror and ferocity, and it was hard to tell whether he was genuinely frightened or just a master of acting.

hiss!
For a moment, everyone gasped in unison, but this had nothing to do with acting skills, because even Li Wei was startled. Although he had always believed that there was more than one witch, the fact that a witch alliance had formed on the other side of the snow mountain was truly terrifying.

If all three witches had arrived last night, they would have been wiped out!

After a brief pause, the ghost Pete continued:
"After I joined that band of robbers, I discovered that it was actually a group of mountain nobles who had fled and brought together robbers and refugees. They built houses, cultivated more than 40 acres of land, and built irrigation canals in a valley at the foot of the snow mountain, which resembled a small village. However, their numbers were definitely not as many as rumored, only less than 80 people. Among them, there were more than 40 robbers who could fight, and the rest were old people, women, and more than 20 children. In addition, they seemed to be recruiting soldiers and horses, and recruiting small groups of robbers, bandits, hooligans and thugs from all over the country."

"These things are actually normal, but the most crucial thing is those three witches. All affairs are managed by these three witches. They are very knowledgeable and know how to tame pheasants and wild boars. They have even tamed dozens of wolves and summoned crows. Yes, there are hundreds of crows that can obey their commands. They can also collect herbs and brew medicinal soups that can cure diseases!"

"They can also build furnaces, lead people to find iron ore, smelt iron, and forge tools and weapons!"

"It's incredible, isn't it? What's even more terrifying is that they can control the plague. All the bandits who join must undergo the baptism of the plague. Anyone who dares to disobey can have the plague flare up, and if they can't withstand it, they will surely die!"

"Also, this gang of bandits has already discovered us. The bandits who launched the raid back in the spring were sent by them. So even without me this time, they will still launch a large-scale invasion within the next two or three months at most."

“I lay low there for more than ten days before I finally found a chance to escape. But on the way back, the plague broke out! It was the second stage of the blood plague. I knew then that I had been used. I wanted to cut off my own meridians. I wouldn’t be so stupid as to spread the plague to you. But you don’t know what happened to me.”

“A huge man, at least 2.2 meters tall, grabbed me like a chick, and then he cruelly cut off my tongue, rendering me speechless.”

"Damn, that's definitely a three-star monster!"

"Then that nightmarish black-robed witch appeared. She controlled me with a crystal ball. I don't even know how I got back to the camp. When I regained consciousness, I found myself lying under the city wall, and you were watching me from the wall. I was really terrified. Luckily, George was quick-witted enough to shoot me dead with an arrow! This prevented one of my profession cards and 10 random attribute points from being erased."

"Brother George, thank you so much! In every way, you are like a second parent to me!"

"You have no idea how badly Sophie cried when she got back. She finally managed to level up to a professional warrior, but now she has to start all over again."

"That's about it for now. Does anyone have any other questions?"

(End of this chapter)