Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 194 The Battle for Plot Pace

In just five minutes, Li Wei quickly returned.

He couldn't linger too long, otherwise the other four family members could trigger other plot points through dialogue. Although this was unavoidable, Li Wei still hoped to control the pace.

And this is something the other four players will definitely strive for.

No one can conquer others with personal charm at this moment; they're all old foxes, so what's the point of talking about ghost stories?

However, when Li Weicai returned to the temporary camp, he saw that his second aunt Liang Yuzhi had already taken out a bunch of food and water from the resource card.

Family member Liang Yuzhi donated two units of one-star food and two units of one-star drinking water to the family. Based on the current environment and the family's material reserves, her donation received a 50% premium, earning her 10 + 10 × 50% = 15 family contribution points.

[Friendly Reminder: When family members donate supplies or perform tasks, they must consider the circumstances. For example, in a dry desert where the family urgently needs water, donating one unit of drinking water might earn 100 family contribution points. However, if the family has a stable supply of food and water, such donations will be significantly less valuable and may even be considered invalid. Warning! More than three invalid donations will earn you the title – "Big Chest, No Brains"]

Similarly, if the farmland cultivated by a family already provides enough food for five people for a year, continuing to cultivate new farmland will be considered ineffective work. Not only will there be no reward, but cultivation points will also be deducted. After accumulating three such instances, the family will be given the title of "pig teammate," making them very likely to be voted out during the end-of-month elimination event.

[Friendly reminder: Each player can theoretically donate a maximum of ten units of food and water they are carrying.]

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Well, we've taken the lead!

At this moment, this is indeed a wise choice.

Li Wei's gaze swept over her younger sister, Li Yue, who seemed to have wanted to donate as well, but ultimately gave up.

"Honey, Xiaoqiao, Xiaowei, Xiaoyue, you must be hungry. Let's eat something first."

Liang Yuzhi greeted everyone with a loving expression. At this moment, Li Wei also did not stand on ceremony and sat down to share the food and water with everyone. This was also an unspoken rule: no matter how much food there was, the family had to share it equally, otherwise it would be considered a minor NG.

During a meal, no one can be talking loudly or eating slowly and deliberately. Everyone has to eat according to the current environment. Why would someone dawdle and not hurry to replenish their food? That would be illogical.

Two minutes later, the five of them finished eating at the same time. Li Yue immediately spoke up at that precise moment: "The weather seems to be very nice today. Maybe we can explore the surrounding area and find a place to stay."

This is about seizing control of the plot.

“I agree. This underground parking garage looks sturdy, but it could be flooded in the summer. However, it’s best to explore in pairs to avoid any danger.”

At this point, his cousin Li Qiao continued, saying that they all needed to find new plot points while ensuring the plot logic was reasonable, so that they could trigger work and make contributions.

These are skills honed through countless trials during the newbie missions.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei spoke in a deep voice, "There's no need to investigate anymore. I suggest we build a new camp on the ruins of this town, or even use this parking lot as a temporary campsite."

There are three reasons.

"Firstly, this is not a big city, but a small town with a population of no more than five thousand. However, 90% of the houses in the town were violently destroyed, and only a few buildings and this parking lot survived. This means that if we go to the wilderness and build a camp at will, it will be meaningless whether we cut down logs to make walls or move stones to make walls."

"Especially in the area of ​​paved roads, there is something we can never make up for, because the source of danger can be any weather and any terrain."

"Secondly, the area around this town is mostly open plains with almost no cover. There is only a forest about twenty miles to the north, which is the only large-scale forest around the town. Let's not even talk about any unknown dangers there. Just the open terrain alone will make us easily exposed to unknown dangers, which may come from afar, from the sky, or even from underground."

"On the contrary, this small town, which is full of ruins, can provide us with good cover."

"Third, although most of the buildings in this town were destroyed, we can still collect some useful building materials, which is crucial for us to build our camp."

After Li Wei finished speaking, he waited quietly for the other four to respond. He had gone out to scout without even changing his equipment and clothes, and returned in less than five minutes, all to trigger this plot point.

At least for this moment, anyone else who wants to refute him would have to present more detailed, more nuanced, and more substantial arguments than he does.

But from the moment they were born until now, none of them have left this underground parking lot, and they are completely unaware of what's happening outside.

Want to argue?
How do you refute?

What can you say to refute that?!
"Xiao Wei, what you said makes a lot of sense, I agree." Li Guilin immediately laughed. Awesome, no wonder he's the Rookie King. That's right, maybe Li Wei doesn't recognize them, but they all know Li Wei. He's the only one who dared to enter the pioneering mission without a code name.

“Yes, Xiaowei is so thoughtful, I agree.” Liang Yuzhi said with a smile.

With three votes in favor, there's no suspense left.

Li Yue and Li Qiaoka's storyline failed.

Li Wei, who successfully navigated the plot, could continue to do so.

“We don’t know what dangers are around us, but I still suggest that we be careful at all times after we leave the parking lot. Make use of the surrounding terrain and environment, carry weapons, work in pairs, one person is responsible for guarding and the other for carrying, and they can take turns. The last person is responsible for stacking. Also, I do not recommend cutting down trees or digging in the short term. In addition, it is forbidden to shout loudly, make loud noise, light fireworks, etc., so as not to attract unnecessary trouble.”

This was yet another set of seemingly convincing suggestions. The other four exchanged bewildered glances. It was indeed a suggestion, but who could refute it? It wasn't that they didn't know these things, but they had to have a chance to speak up, right?

“I used to work on construction sites, so I’ll be in charge of building the camp.” Li Qiao quickly changed his strategy. Cooperation is worse than confrontation. Now there’s no doubt that no one can monopolize the contribution of building the camp, so we have to seize the opportunity to share the spoils.

“Okay, then I’ll go move the building materials.” Li Wei nodded.

"Brother, I'll team up with you," Li Yue said quickly.

“Then we’ll pair up,” Li Guilin added. This part didn’t matter; the rest was about speed. Whoever collected the most building materials would get a slightly larger share of the profits.

Li Wei didn't say anything more after that. Up to this point in the story, he had been in control of the pace. Although there was no direct reward for controlling the pace, it was actually equivalent to exercising the authority of the head of the family. It seemed useless, but it was actually very useful.

For example, if he had returned even a little later, or hadn't taken the time to scout ahead, the others might have suggested exploring further out instead of staying here to build a camp.

Any change in this process will make the plot more complicated and harder to control.

"Brother, you and Uncle took turns keeping watch last night, you must be very tired. I'll go move the building materials next, you just need to keep watch for me."

At this moment, Li Yue whispered to Li Wei, looking obedient and caring towards her brother, truly a precious little sister.

Her words perfectly matched the previous dialogue. Li Wei was the first to emerge from the tent, and Li Guilin immediately said that he was tired from his night watch, indirectly confirming that the fabricated 'fact' of the two of them taking turns on night watch last night. In this fabricated 'fact,' whoever speaks first gains the upper hand.

Therefore, Li Yue's words were perfectly timed, and Li Wei couldn't refute them. No matter how much you care about your sister, taking turns to rest is the basic logic of survival. Even if you're a doting brother, it won't help.

"Okay!"

Li Wei nodded, then took out his pair of three-star leather boots from his resource card and put them on. They provided +6 leg defense, +2 agility, and reduced stamina consumption by 1% after wearing them, which was pretty good.

But he did not take out his noble coat of arms and remained wearing his very dirty, lice-infested winter clothes.

However, he took out a three-star war bow, a bag of twelve one-star hardwood arrows, and a two-star bloodthirsty spear.

During the final boss battle of the previous mission world, although he threw this bloodthirsty spear at the black-robed witch Missy, she skillfully dodged it, so the spear was not damaged.

At this moment, Li Wei was equipped with this three-star war bow. Due to its 4-point burden, it resulted in a -2 agility, which just balanced out the +2 agility from the boots.

However, he also wears the title of Dog Slayer, so his current basic attributes are 210 HP, 24 Strength, 25 Agility, 14 Defense, and 250 Stamina.
In addition, his experience points from the previous world remain: 6850 hunting experience points, 300 fishing experience points, 850 farming experience points, 3050 logging experience points, 152 scavenging experience points, 400 scouting experience points, 400 dismantling experience points, and 400 crafting experience points.

At this time, Li Guilin and Liang Yuzhi, the couple, quickly reached an agreement. It was simply a matter of who would carry the load and who would give warnings. There was nothing to argue about; they would take turns doing the work.

However, Li Guilin took the time to go into the tent and change out of his lice-infested everyday clothes, putting on new clothes and a very inconspicuous set of leather armor. This leather armor was obviously specially prepared, as it had good flexibility and would not affect his work, while also providing a certain degree of protection. Most importantly, it had no plates, so it would not reflect sunlight.

In this respect, the leather armor worn by Liang Yuzhi, Li Qiao, and Li Yue was also largely the same, making the preparations almost perfect.

On the other hand, Li Wei did not want to change into the noble crest armor for two reasons: firstly, to protect the armor, and secondly, to avoid the armor plates reflecting light.

These details can sometimes be fatal.

(End of this chapter)