Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 140 Clan Head Competition

Around ten o'clock that morning, Li Wei had just cut down a one-star tree and was standing in the shade of the tree, enjoying the cool boiled water that Hathaway handed him, observing the surrounding trees like a feng shui master.

Suddenly, without warning, two lines of information appeared.

[While quarrying, family member John Carr discovered a two-star black bear attempting an attack. Using his exceptional hunting and combat skills, he killed the bear before it could cause any damage!]

He donated the two-star black bear he had accidentally hunted to his family, thus earning an additional 100 family contribution points.

Huh?
Goodness, these new veterans are starting to show their strength! Old John scores the first point!
In fact, over the past seven or eight days, Old John has been able to randomly shoot and kill a few pheasants and rabbits every day, and the day before yesterday he even shot and killed a one-star fox.

Sure enough, in less than ten days, Old John managed to accumulate 135 family contribution points for himself without any main quests.

His goal is clear, simple and direct: to sprint towards the end-of-month summary, and the competition for the title of head of the family has begun.

Thinking of this, Li Wei couldn't help but look down at Hathaway, who was smiling beside him. What are you pretending to be? I don't believe you're not anxious. No matter if you're a new or old player, if you can't become the head of a family, no matter what grand plans you have, you'd better keep your head down!

But Hathaway wasn't in a hurry at all.
He would also collect various sour and sweet berries for Li Wei to eat when he had nothing else to do.

So comfortable!

I fan him during his afternoon nap, understand?
It's okay, just wait and see when your true colors show.

On the morning of the third day, another message appeared.

[Family member John Carr completed the dismantling of the two-star black bear, yielding several two-star beast tendons and a two-star bear hide. He tanned these materials, earning an additional 50 contribution points!]

Grass!
It's so arrogant!

If this old guy can hunt three to five black bears a month, who can stand against him?
But Hathaway still didn't seem to be in a hurry.

At most, they would collect some plants that looked like herbs while picking wildflowers.

However, Li Wei didn't know exactly what she was doing, because he had to sleep and keep watch at night.

And just like that, twenty days of the month passed in the blink of an eye, and Old John had made a profit almost every day.

The contribution ranges from three to five points to more than ten points.

The total number has reached 250.

And it doesn't delay the quarrying of stones at all, truly showing the demeanor of a master.

Anyway, if he were to compete against him on the same starting line, Li Wei felt that he would be crushed in no time!

However, this month, other family members seemed to sense the crisis and were all exerting their efforts in various ways.

For example, Fila has caught two one-star fish in the past few days.

For example, during this period, Clyde has crafted five one-star quality weapons and one two-star quality weapon. The former can earn 5 contribution points each, while the latter can earn a full 20 contribution points.

That very noon, while Li Wei was still enjoying Hathaway's care, suddenly, several lines of information appeared on his screen.

[Ron, a member of the family, has crafted a total of six hundred one-star quality steel armor plates. These plates are far more durable than ordinary ones. If they are inlaid into armor, they could potentially create four-star quality ordinary armor, or three-star quality superior armor with special properties. If crafted by a more skilled artisan, they could potentially create four-star quality superior armor with special properties.]

[Family member Ron received an extra 300 family contribution points!]

Hold the grass!

What the hell?

Li Wei was startled awake; this was too exaggerated!
Is this the level of a high-level player?

He stared in horror at Hathaway, who was fanning him, and really wanted to tell her to be more considerate. "I can't bear to see you like this every day. Why are you staring at me like that? Look at your two companions, aren't they worried? Aren't they anxious?"

"George, you can sleep a little longer. It's too hot outside, and your job is so tiring. You need to take care of yourself!"

Hathaway looked every bit the perfect wife and mother.

Got it!
Never mind what I said!

Okay, I didn't say that in the first place.

It's really inconvenient not having a conspiracy card.

Wait a minute, we can't let our guard down! This woman might have some amazing trick up her sleeve.

"George, why don't you go to your sister's place this afternoon? If you're really planning to turn that leather armor into scale armor, you'll have to think about it carefully. You can also offer some suggestions!"

Hathaway's words were clearly loaded with meaning, and they weren't entirely unreasonable. Should he choose the four-star ordinary scale armor, or the three-star quality scale armor with special properties? Or perhaps, should he gamble on the four-star quality superior scale armor with special properties?

Li Wei was no longer sleepy. He rushed out of the room and headed straight for the industrial area in the southwest corner. Surprisingly, Hathaway didn't follow, but Li Wei didn't think much of it.

When he arrived, he found Ron, Clyde, Penny, and Fila all in the blacksmith's shop, excitedly discussing something.

“George, you’ve come at the right time. Penny said you’re planning to upgrade your old leather armor to Legion scale armor, which is quite difficult and not very cost-effective. Actually, if I were to suggest it, you should start crafting it from scratch. It would be easier, require less skill, take less time, and the quality would be much better. Maybe by the end of next month, you’ll have a decent set of Legion scale armor.”

"To be honest, although your original leather armor is somewhat damaged, its advantages as light armor are undeniable. Why not consider preparing two sets of armor? Does our lord not even deserve two sets of armor with different uses?"

Ron burst into hearty laughter, and Li Wei laughed along with him!
You old man, how could he not know what you're saying? But if it's about rebuilding the Legion Scales, and all the materials are made from family wealth, then he won't have any advantage in the bidding. He'll have to compete with a whole bunch of people at the same time!

So what was he trying to achieve after all that trouble?
Do you think he can outbid you by speaking nicely?
"What the teacher said makes a lot of sense, sister. What do you think?"

Li Wei couldn't refute his teacher Ron, especially since he knew nothing about this subject. Was he really going to make a foolish mistake by showing off his limited knowledge?

Moreover, if he were to actually refute Ron, it would be even more embarrassing than showing off his limited skills before an expert; it would only be called ignorance and stupidity.

It's easy to mess up.

Therefore, he could only pin his hopes on Penny, the three-star tailor, because only her words would be convincing and consistent with the plot logic. In particular, the matter of modifying the Legion Scale Armor was not in the monthly main quest; only repairing leather armor was in the main quest, which put Li Wei in a very passive position.

Because he didn't expect that old guy Ron was really awesome, actually forging six hundred armor plates, all of which were one-star quality, in just twenty days!

I originally thought it was just a regular nail tip, so there wouldn't be any fuss.

It's safe to say that even old man Ron himself was tempted at this moment. Who wouldn't be tempted?

If you happen to encounter a highly skilled armorer, this could very well be a god-tier piece of gear for beginners!

Li Wei could almost foresee that if this matter wasn't resolved quickly, then this beginner village divine equipment would be out of his reach.

Penny hesitated. She looked at Li Wei with some apology in her eyes. She was a three-star tailor, and was not really suited to making armor, just as a chef cannot completely replace a butcher.

However, anything is possible with human effort. If she can start to fully create such a scale armor, it will be extremely good for her tailoring destiny and her resume. Her status in the logistics department will also rise accordingly in the future. She will become a tailor who can create four-star armor!

In the future, tailor cards may even be upgraded to armorer cards.

It might trigger an even higher-level title quest!

So even though she knew this would offend Li Wei, she was unwilling to give up the opportunity.

Sorry, but everyone looks out for themselves!
I've waited so long for this opportunity; I can't let it slip away.

Since this matter isn't part of the monthly main storyline, you have to listen to the professional analysis; that's called plot logic.

At that moment, Penny's somewhat apologetic gaze turned incredibly firm.

"Sir Ron is absolutely right, brother. Have you seen the black bear that Uncle John hunted before? The bear skin was tanned very well. I think we can use some of it to repair your leather armor. I guarantee the quality will only be higher. As for the scale armor, I guarantee I can make a set of even better Legion scale armor by the end of next month."

Li Wei listened quietly, a smile still on her face.

Old man Ron stood aside with a smile, as if it were none of his business, or as if he were a high and mighty god. "Aren't you, the little patriarch, very powerful?"

Don't you know who we are? You've only just arrived and you've already given us a hard time. You think your defenses are solid, but little do you know, I can easily set your backyard on fire and leave you in a mess with nothing to do.

Go ahead, be angry, resent your teammates, fight amongst yourselves, for the sake of profit, what can't you give up?

You have no idea what the competition is like at our level. For you lower-level players, it's like a game of dimensional reduction.

"Okay, since both the teacher and you agree, then of course we'll do it your way. I'm just an outsider, so I can't interfere."

After Li Wei finished speaking with a smile, he said a few more words to Clyde, retrieved his repaired Bloodthirsty Spear, and that was the end of the matter. What, Legion Scales?

Let's wait until the family meeting at the end of the month.

Hmm, six hundred one-star armor plates, you think you can just move them whenever you want?

Is a two-star bear pelt something you can take whenever you want?
Is there a main storyline?
No!

Then go stand over there!
Even a Samsung tailor couldn't help!

Either a vote by all members, a family meeting at the end of the month, or we can go through the channel of repairing Li Wei's leather armor, because this reason was indeed filed at last month's family meeting.

This is a bug that isn't really a bug. As long as it goes through the repair channel, even if a full-scale vote is initiated, Li Wei won't be afraid. He, Leon, Clyde, and Penny will all be able to cast their votes firmly.

Fila might waver, but if she doesn't want to be sanctioned next month, she can just abstain at most. What can Ron, John Sr., and Hathaway do?
However, for the sake of improving her tailor destiny and for her own personal benefit, Penny decisively gave up this path.

There's not much to say, see you at the end of the month!

(End of this chapter)