Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 136 The Three Witches of the Snow Mountain

"What abilities do the three witches of the snow mountain clearly possess?" Li Wei asked immediately.

"Well, I don't really understand either. The oldest of these three witches is about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. She's a beautiful middle-aged woman who smells very nice. She's wearing a gray robe and her smile is like a flower. I think her name is Luna. She's said to be a noblewoman from the Kaher family."

"The other two witches are her daughters, and they both have a pleasant fragrance. One is named Hathaway, and the other is named Missy."

"Hathaway is hard to see. She wears a white robe and lives on the snowy mountain year-round. The one named Missy wears a black robe and has two very huge mutated blood wolves as pets, as well as a large raven. I suspect she's the one who's messing with me. I don't know anything else about her."

"Didn't you see the three-star Fallen Guardian Knight at the Snow Mountain Camp? The big guy who cut out your tongue?" Clyde asked at this moment.

"Fallen Guardian Knights? No, the bandit camp in the Great Snow Mountain is harmonious and friendly, at least that's how it seems."

"Oh, guard knights, there seem to be a few. There were a few middle-aged men in that bandit camp, with imposing bearing and extraordinary speech. Although they weren't wearing armor, one of them seemed to be carrying a three-star quality knight's sword. I even wanted to steal it."

"Alright, that's all I know. Time's up. See you all again someday."

Pete's ghost vanished silently, and the surrounding gray mist disappeared as well.

Li Wei and the others exchanged glances, the intelligence already very clear and obvious.

Li Wei, in particular, was even more shocked because he knew more about the inside story.

Of the three witches, Luna was undoubtedly his aunt.

Her eldest daughter, Missy, is his fiancée—or rather, the fiancée of the character George in the story.

The second daughter, Hathaway, is the sister-in-law.

Among them, Luna the Witch should be the plague controller. Although there is no evidence, the three-star Fallen Guardian Knight was definitely created by Luna, so she can also be called the Plague Witch Luna.

The eldest daughter, Missy, can summon crows and control blood wolves; she should be called a summoning witch.

The youngest daughter, Hathaway, must be able to control ice and snow; those crystal balls containing cold energy must have been made by her.

Soon, lines of information appeared before everyone.

[The current mission has been changed to three-star difficulty! Due to the imminent danger of the camp being breached, the routine migration storyline will be triggered (to begin preparations for the next batch of new recruits)]

[Friendly reminder: All players have the opportunity to unlock the Wandering and Migration storyline, provided the conditions are met. Details are as follows]

[Part 1: Players who join midway through the story are allowed to actively seek out new storylines, including but not limited to splitting up and going solo. When any player's family contribution reaches 500 points, and their storyline identity or storyline partner is a blood relative of the Kah family, the splitting up storyline can be triggered. Players can then leave their current family camp and continue north, following the main storyline to the Province of Ver.]

[Second, during this process, you can seek out better and safer settlements to build new family camps. The base camp will provide you with no fewer than three new members to join. Although you will be forcibly settled (by illness) after finding a new settlement, you will still receive 3% of the total family contributions of all new members for the next ten months.]

[Three: Main storyline players are allowed to abandon their current camp and continue to the province of Ver to avoid the three witches of the snowy mountains, but after finding a settlement and completing the new player guide quest, they will still be forced to complete the event (same as above).]

[Fourth, since the three witches of the snow mountain have acquired the means to devour fusion class cards, for the safety of every player, the Ministry of the Interior has granted permission for each player to receive a free settlement card. After activating this settlement card, regardless of time or place, unless instantly stunned, you will be able to immediately settle the score and leave the mission world, avoiding being controlled by the witches and suffering a fate worse than death.]

[New main quest adjustments (before the Wandering and Migration storyline is triggered)]

[Task 1: Within the rules, expedite the construction of your family camp to enhance your family's overall strength and resilience against risks. During this process, the calculation standard for all family members' loot points will increase by 10% compared to normal conditions. The head of the family will receive an additional 5% bonus to their completion rating each month, provided they do not commit any significant misconduct.]

[Task 2: Take the initiative to attack or assassinate the Three Witches of the Snow Mountain to weaken their forces. The relevant targets have been marked. Any member of the Kah family can be killed at will. Successful kills will grant double rewards and corresponding loot points.]

[Task 3: To withstand the retaliatory siege or assassination attempt of the three witches of the snow mountain as much as possible, and to buy time to gain an advantage for the subsequent complete annihilation of the Kah family bloodline.]

[Task Rewards: Calculated based on completion rate]

[The current family camp is at level 4 with a total population of 8. Within 24 hours, three more powerful players will join the game: George's uncle, the three-star hunter John Carr; George's mentor, the knight Ron; and George's former lover, the scholar Hathaway.]

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After these messages disappeared, a seemingly illusory yet real item card floated in front of everyone. It was the kind of settlement card that could be used to settle tasks and leave this world at any time.

However, nobody cared about the settlement card; everyone was shocked, not to mention Li Wei, a newbie elementary school student who had never been to the base camp before.

Even Clyde, a consistently reliable professional player, showed a look of surprise and disbelief. Without a doubt, of the three newcomers, one was still using Old John's name and was a three-star hunter, while the other two had rare class cards.

One is a knight, the other a scholar, wow!
These are all missing a dimension.

There are actually professional cards like this at the headquarters?
If Farmer Card, Hunter Card, Woodcutter Card, and Craftsman Card are at most A-level or B-level, then the former is definitely S-level, or even SS-level.

Also, why isn't the star rating displayed? Is it because it's too powerful to be shown?
Also, why is it George's ex-girlfriend? Shouldn't Hathaway be his sister-in-law?
They're really good at having fun.

After calming himself down, Li Wei looked at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Leon, who seemed both expectant and, more so, apprehensive.

The family meeting officially began.

"Gentlemen, this month we have lost three beloved relatives and friends. We have witnessed the horror of witches and the ruthlessness of bandits, and they will surely return with a vengeance. If we are not prepared, we may face annihilation."

Li Weixian said something that seemed like a trivial statement, but it was very important in the plot. This set the tone, and the main family storyline would unfold based on this.

"Now we have enough food, we don't have to worry about starving to death!"

"We have enough salt to make delicious food and keep us healthy."

"We discovered and mined iron ore, acquired steelmaking furnaces, and stored thousands of kilograms of steel ingots, which allowed us to calmly forge better armor and weapons."

"We have city walls, arrow towers, city gates, and moats, which gives us a greater advantage when facing the enemy. However, our disadvantage is also obvious: we lack enough manpower. Now, it is time for us to seek out and summon those who are still loyal to our Kah family at this moment!"

"And that requires us to build a tavern first!"

At this point, Li Wei paused for a moment. In fact, he also found it quite strange. To be able to find followers by building a tavern in a deep mountain forest was somewhat out of step with the usual rules, but it was not a big deal. Their great six-star lord must have made some kind of deal with the gods of this world. If that was the case, why nitpick over such a small detail?
"Lyon, you are an excellent stonemason. What do you think is needed to build a tavern?"

"Reporting to my lord, we need two-star quality stone ore and one-star quality logs. I will personally lead a team to search for and mine the stone ore next month. If all goes well, the tavern will be completed by the end of next month."

“Great, you can take charge of this matter. You can handle the details yourself. However, it might not be safe for you to go alone. Uncle John is an excellent hunter, so let him accompany you.” Li Wei’s words were very significant. It was as if he was giving Leon complete authority in this field and even bringing in a new, seasoned veteran as a laborer.

The interesting thing is that even though the new Uncle John had the three-star deception card, it was useless because he had already missed the family meeting.

Unless he can get the head of the household to issue a new task, or through various lobbying and maneuvering, get the whole family to vote in agreement.

There are only two possibilities.

"Yes, sir!" Leon even changed his form of address.

At this moment, Li Wei looked at Clyde again, this time without needing to ask for his opinion.

This is also a benefit of Li Wei's overall perspective and adoption of Clyde's suggestions over the past month.

By pooling the efforts of the entire family to support the full operation of the steelmaking furnace, they successfully smelted 1200 jin of steel ingots in just six days by the end of the month.

It's enough to meet the needs of the whole year, and the steelmaking furnace won't need to be turned on again for the next six months anyway.

this point is very important.

"Clyde, this month you'll be the blacksmith on duty. Prioritize repairing that Bloodthirsty Spear for me, and make sure you forge enough weapons for a ten-man squad by the end of the month!"

"As you command, my lord!"

Clyde accepted the mission with ease and pleasure. He was the one who had strongly advocated for persuading Leon to surrender, and it seemed to have worked very well. With the support of the head of the family, the title mission was not so difficult at all.

Of course, this was also because the threat posed by the three witches of the snow mountain forced the head of the family to compromise; in a different situation, the outcome might not have been the same.

“Mom, you can take a break next month. You don’t need to thresh or dry the wheat. So, I hope that if you have time, you can still try to collect more herbs. The plague brought by the Snow Mountain Witch is our biggest threat.”

Afterwards, Li Wei dismissed Fila with a few words, still setting no upper limit or standard. She could slack off and say she was tired and wanted to rest, but she couldn't do private work.

(End of this chapter)