Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 206 Food Crisis
The sun was shining brightly, but Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue felt utterly dejected.

That's despicable!
That's incredibly immoral!

You heartless scoundrel Li, I'll skin you alive!
At this moment, the two of them stood on the edge of the pit, trembling with rage, feeling blood rushing to their heads. They wished they could kill Li Wei.

What the hell.

We agreed to cooperate and kill the Rat King, but you used us as bait, used us to draw hatred, and then created this outrageous farmland. It's worth at least one and a half acres and at least 300 contribution points. Damn you!

Why the hell don't you just fly to the sky?
This is a special gift package prepared for that four-star mutated rat king!

Such a huge pit, nearly four meters deep, with so many rocks and concrete blocks, even a four-star mutated rat king couldn't shake it.

What's more, Li Wei is too cunning. He would rather reduce the planting area than not leave a one-meter-wide passage at the edge of the pit. This passage can be used not only for patrolling but also for setting traps, such as wooden spike traps. That's terrifying.

It's hopeless, we're doomed to lose this game. The Rookie King lives up to his name, we both admit defeat.

Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue exchanged a glance, said nothing, and went straight back to the building to lie down.

Yes, it's no use doing anything now.

This isn't a newbie mission. Even if you don't become the head of a household, you'll still get plunder points and a decent reward.

This is a pioneering mission, a zero-sum game. Every single thing they do now is contributing to Li Wei's pioneering cause.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just lie down.

Let Li Wei struggle on his own. By the way, we're almost out of food at home, but we have food, so we won't donate. We'd rather give up our family contributions than donate food. Let you starve, you little thief!

Go to Nima!

Quit it!
This is the best strategy, and it's absolutely not against the rules—at least it wasn't against the rules ten years ago, unless some new rules are introduced this time to close the loophole, in which case they won't be able to work either.

He'd rather break the rules and be eliminated than let Li Wei's side quest be hindered.

They refused to believe that without their help to restrain him, the Four-Star Rat King would still turn a blind eye to Li Wei.
Ha ha!

By taking the initiative, you gain a significant advantage over fate. Let's see how you, Li Wei, break this deadlock!
Li Wei was indeed very hungry at this moment. In order to seize time and gain strategic high ground, he had been working desperately and at all costs these past few days.

Now that he's finally done, he's almost at his limit and really needs a good meal to make up for his losses.

Unfortunately, Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue simply lay down on the spot.

Then there's no way.

Li Weiyi limped back to the building, drank the last bit of well water, changed out of his muddy clothes, and lay down on the ground, too exhausted to move at all.

But it was really worth it, hahaha!

Just thinking about Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue's wonderful expressions made him smile silently, feeling happy.

However, since we can no longer take advantage of them, we'll have to fend for ourselves.

After resting upstairs for a whole day, Li Wei was also hungry.

It's okay, I can handle it.

It wasn't until nightfall that he changed back into his noble armor and leather boots, and then slipped out with only a dagger in his hand.

Neither Liang Yuzhi nor Li Yue even realized that this was the advantage of the noble heraldic armor.

After leaving the building camp, Li Wei took a detour and headed south of the town. This night provided camouflage for most nocturnal creatures, but it was the same for him.

The chirping of various insects, the squeaking of various mutated rats, and the occasional meow could be heard.

It doesn't matter!
The Samsung dagger is like a flying knife, never missing its mark.

However, Li Wei was not greedy. He killed one field mouse and then the two mutated mice retreated, trying to minimize his own aggro level.

After taking a detour back, Li Wei went to the well again, fetched four bottles of water, and then lit a fire to barbecue, eat, and sleep.

He needs a good rest.

The next morning, he was back to being a spirited and energetic man!

He didn't care about Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue anymore, went downstairs, and continued working in the pit.

It’s not ready yet.

Larger stones and concrete blocks were moved from the surrounding ruins, each weighing around 300 pounds. These were to form the framework, fitting together according to their shapes. Smaller stones and concrete blocks were then used to fill the gaps, ensuring that the smallest gaps were only the size of a fingernail, and each block was carefully hammered.

I wouldn't dare say this is a century-old enterprise, but it would be a ten-year enterprise without any problem.

It's designed to rival the four-star Rat King. Come on, come on! If you crash it down, you'll have to call me grandpa!

In short, Li Wei did this for the next two days: building the main foundation during the day and sneaking out to hunt at night. By the third day, which was the twelfth day of the month, the foundation was complete. The foundation was three meters deep, with a one-meter-wide patrol passage around it, taking almost every aspect into consideration.

In other words, unless Li Wei is no match for the four-star rat king on the ground, he can only dream of sneaking over to eat wheat.

Next, Li Wei laid soil on the foundation, and built a one-meter-wide wall with bricks as the boundary, with a depth of one meter. He filled it with mature soil and refused to use raw soil.

And so, on the fifteenth day after Li Wei arrived in this mission world, he successfully created a larger special farmland, though its actual total area was only about one and a half acres.

Even so, when he finished planting, the profits he reaped still left Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue feeling bitter.

[A family member has cultivated a sturdy plot of farmland near the scavenging camp, virtually eradicating rodents. Its stability is 100%, soil moisture is excellent, and germination rate is 100%. He has obtained 1.5 acres of one-star wheat field, 300 farming experience points, and 500 construction experience points. Should he donate it to the family?]

[Family member Li Wei chose to donate. Based on the family's current environment and overall situation, he received a 30% donation bonus, specifically 300 + 300 × 30% = 390 family contribution points. His current accumulated family contribution points are 600, making him a family elder! At the end of the month, he will be exempt from all ordinary plot-driven deaths unless he does something wrong that causes significant losses to the family; otherwise, he cannot be impeached.]

[The family's fixed assets have increased, and the family's total contribution cap has been raised to 1400 points.]

Your farmer destiny has improved; it's currently at level 15.

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Haha! What a juicy windfall! So satisfying!

The farmer profession has finally been put to the right use.

However, the overall situation for the family is still not optimistic.

Because of the food!

It's not just about the food Li Wei needs this month, but also how he will solve the food problem next month when he becomes the head of the family.

If this problem can't be solved and everyone goes hungry, then I'm sorry, impeachment will begin at the end of the month.

Even without impeachment, it still affects combat effectiveness. Just like Li Wei right now, his stamina limit has temporarily dropped from 250 to 220. If he doesn't replenish his nutrition and keeps working like this, it will drop even more.

That's just how capricious I am.

"Fortunately, I secured the initial victory in just half a month. With the rules in place, Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue had nothing to do but lie back. For the next half month, I'll go hunting. Just kidding, do you think I, a three-star hunter, am afraid you'll hold me back?"

And so, on the morning of the sixteenth day, he changed into his noble armor, put on leather boots, hung a quiver around his waist, inserted a three-star dagger into the outside of his thigh, strung a three-star warbow, strapped a bloodthirsty spear to his back, and placed a scavenging bag that had been washed clean at his feet.

All ready, let's go.

The target is the forest twenty miles to the north.

This is the closest and most suitable resource point around the ruined town.

As for other directions, they are not without their own. For example, fifty or sixty miles to the south lies a mountainous area with rolling hills.

About thirty miles to the west, there seems to be another small town, and the road also extends westward. Based on my understanding of modern society, there must be villages and towns, and cities, along the road.

As for the eastward direction, it's flat and open, with sparse trees and the faint outlines of villages and towns visible, but it's still too far away.

It seems that before the disaster struck, the town was surrounded by mechanized farms.

Now, more than a decade has passed, and no trace of it can be seen.

Heading north with light steps, he soon arrived at the well. This well had been a great help to Li Wei these past few days; otherwise, relying solely on the dew collector donated by Liang Yuzhi to collect five or six hundred milliliters of dew every morning, he would have died of thirst.

Now that the well water has gradually become clear and the silt has settled, it actually tastes quite good.

Of course, it couldn't compare to the sweetness of spring water, so after trying it, Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue immediately refused to drink it, only using it to wash their faces, brush their teeth, and flush the toilet...

At the well, Li Wei replenished his water supply. He no longer boils water and drinks tap water directly, and he has actually gotten used to it.

He then crossed the rift valley on the highway and continued north. Wild grasses grew on both sides of the road, and dandelions bloomed all over the ground. These once tender wild vegetables had become old, but they were still edible, provided they were paired with barbecue.

"I wonder where those three superhumans live?" Li Wei's gaze swept across the wilderness. These past few days, when he was catching mice at night, he would occasionally hear them meowing, so they lived in the south.

Thinking this, his mood soared. This world is so peaceful, especially the forest, which looks lush and green from a distance, like a scenic masterpiece. Before the apocalypse, I wonder if this place would be considered a tourist destination.

However, this is probably not a natural forest, but more like a plantation, or perhaps a golf course far from the hustle and bustle of the city?
Because there is a clear, gentle curve of mountains in that forest.

Based on his past reconnaissance experience, Li Wei could even immediately sketch out the original appearance of the hill.

Moreover, as you get closer, more information becomes apparent. For instance, the forest is actually not very large, and there is a small town behind it. Most of the buildings in this town have been miraculously preserved, though they look rather eerie from a distance.

This feeling can't be wrong.

Li Wei immediately veered off course, leaving the road and instead began jogging eastward. He ran for two kilometers in one go, and the eerie feeling finally disappeared.

At this moment, he frowned slightly. Could it be that he encountered a four-star rat king at the spawn point right at the start, and now there is another four-star mutated creature more than 20 miles north of the camp?
This is quite difficult.

Were those meows lying?
(End of this chapter)