Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 213 Allied Forces
"cousin!"

"Cousin!"

Li Wei encountered his cousin in a foreign land, and then Leon, without saying a word, took out two pieces of white bread and gave them to Li Wei.

White bread brought tears to his eyes. He had been eating wild vegetables and roasted rat meat for a while now, and he was almost turning into a rat himself.

However, while Li Wei was eating large mouthfuls of white bread, Leon across from him was picking up the leftover roasted rat meat and eating it with relish.

This was clearly not because Leon was starving, but rather for another purpose. Only by consuming large amounts of food and water from this world could he avoid being mistaken for a pure natural being and thus avoid serious NG (non-human apprehension).

A moment later, after Li Wei and Leon finished eating, the latter immediately activated a two-star conspiracy card.

And Lyon's first words were—

"Boss Night Owl asked me to pass on a message to you: Well done!"

"Bro, you're really awesome! No wonder you're the Rookie King. You took down a four-star mutated creature all by yourself. Awesome!"

"Heh heh, just lucky. Did you know Clyde was eliminated?"

"I know, he got completely destroyed on his first day of the pioneering mission. His death was similar to that of your second uncle. He was just unlucky. Who would have thought that there would be a four-star BOSS at the spawn point right from the start? Anyway, Clyde said when he got back that he was so badly beaten that he would never come to the pioneering mission again. How disgusting!"

Lyon also looked shaken. He hadn't been selected this time and was three to five places away from becoming a seeded player. Now it seemed, thank goodness.

Because if he were in that situation, he would die anyway.

"By the way, Boss Night Owl also said that your 54 gold coins won't be wasted. Those two bitches will receive slightly harsher punishments than the others. Of course, they'll also receive more compensation when they go back, because their department heads consider them two great contributors."

"why?"

Li Wei asked curiously, because in his opinion, Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue's choices were quite unreasonable.

Lyon then spat, "Why are there so many whys? Why don't you ask why there are fixed matches and biased referees in football? All the unreasonable things can be answered with interests. If you look at it from the perspective of other departments, if they hadn't been quick-witted and decisively NG, you might have even made it into the top five in this development ranking, or even tied for fourth place."

"Now that you're considered one of Night Owl's confidants, I might as well tell you. The outcome of this exploration mission will, to some extent, determine a higher-level position. That's all I can say for now. Otherwise, do you think the Chief Internal Affairs Officer of the Ministry of the Interior has nothing better to do?"

"For Boss Night Owl to get that position, our Department of Internal Affairs needs to get at least second place in the group development score. And this month, because of your outstanding performance, we are currently ranked first overall, although it is a tie for first place. Do you understand now? Now you know why those two bitches are so angry! Hehehe!"

Lyon couldn't help but laugh. "But that's why, according to the original plan, I should have gone to Little John's place, but instead, Lord Night Owl sent me here instead. From this moment on, you, as the pioneering branch, will be the focus of other competitors' attacks and suppression."

Good guy!
Is the water that deep?

Li Wei immediately stopped asking and changed the subject.

"Clyde is really pitiful, but I'm curious, I didn't buy a strategy guide on the black market, did he not either?"

"Hehe, you got misled, bro!"

Lyon grinned mischievously. "Actually, the core rules are pretty much the same, but the problem is that every time we open a new map, the new map has new hidden rules."

"In other words, no matter how much you collect the strategies from the previous parts, you can only struggle in the first fifty points. But there are still fifty points hidden, which need to be connected with the current world environment and various native forces to create new rules. How many of them can you guess correctly?"

"Even in the same world, there are one set of rules for the first thirty years, and another set of rules for the next thirty years. This is what is meant by the saying 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.'"

"Of course, everyone knows this but no one dares to leak it, otherwise the consequences would be severe."

"By the way, you can relax this time, because three of the five new players are acquaintances. Your elementary school classmate, Builder Thomas, is also from our Ministry of the Interior. You may have had some unpleasantness before, but you can completely trust him when it comes to core interests, unless he plans to defect."

"As for the other acquaintance, you're definitely more familiar with her, but she's a player from the logistics department. She doesn't have a codename yet. She's Zhao Xuanxuan, your college classmate with a crush on her. Actually, she's the first older sister you met in the newbie mission, Penny. This woman is not simple. She's daring, willing to fight, and willing to gamble. She's already participated in the Chaotic Killing Battlefield twice and also participated in a codename mission a few months ago, but she was unlucky and failed."

"Now that she's joining the mission again, her goal is still to get a new code name. If she succeeds, she'll have to be called Zhao Xuanxuan from now on."

"Penny? That Peppa Pig!"

Li Wei was pleasantly surprised. It had been over a year since he'd seen this gambling addict, Peiqi. Unfortunately, she was now in the logistics department, a competitor. But since she was participating in the exploration mission, her growth rate was impressive.

"Will she cause trouble, hold us back, or deliberately NG (no good)?"

"No, the kind of thing you're talking about only applies during the first month when there's no head of the household to restrain you. The head of the household in the newbie missions is weakened, but the head of the household in the pioneering missions is the true patriarch. Especially in your situation, you'll even get a passive dictator camp buff. You'll see soon enough." "Also, Lord Night Owl has something else for you to hear. Actually, this level of pioneering mission is still considered small-scale. It's a challenge and an assessment. Only those who can stand out in this situation meet the requirements and are qualified to participate in cross-realm plundering missions."

"You think the current competition is cruel, ruthless, and unreasonable, but in reality, it's just like the high school entrance exam. What if one day you join an even more brutal mission, where death is death, and you're no longer surrounded by allies from the same camp? At least in this current pioneering mission, you won't actually die."

She also said that the reason she didn't pay much attention to you in these areas during the previous five months was because she didn't want you to have any distracting thoughts. She said that you are on the sensory path, and it would be meaningless for you to be exposed to these things too early.

"I see, I understand now." Li Wei nodded. If others heard this, they might think that Night Owl was being pretentious, but he truly understood. During the time he was injured, what he needed was not a grand spectacle or a flurry of fanfare, nor did he need to know immediately what mission he would be completing in six months.

He needs to relax, he needs to unwind, he needs to clear his mind.

What he needs is a quiet rest, not a barrage of formalities and explosive news to fill his mind.

He can experience the healing process of his body like a tree awakening from hibernation, which is a rare and valuable experience.

Moreover, Li Wei was willing to bet that if he were to get injured a second time in the future, he would not have such an achievement again.

"Alright, the time for the conspiracy card is almost up. Give me the task now."

"So what kind of mission do you want?" Li Wei was very generous. These were true allies, and there was no need to worry about betraying them, so naturally, he would make proper arrangements for them.

"Do as you please, everything is based on your will, brother, don't forget what kind of environment we're in!"

Leon's words were meaningful. The next second, the plot timer ended, and Leon immediately changed his expression, becoming apprehensive and fearful, as if he were a pitiful creature who had suffered countless hardships and gone hungry for countless days.

He even finished off the leftover jerky that Li Wei had eaten. His originally excited face began to become somewhat restrained, as if he was afraid that Li Wei would kick him out.

"Cousin, don't rush, eat slowly, there's more over there. Don't worry, from now on you'll be with me, I won't let you go hungry."

Li Wei isn't stupid; in this situation, how could he not understand?

In the previous beginner missions, the family members and relatives who came to stay with me did not suffer too much, just like visiting relatives.

Moreover, it's a visit to relatives in a relatively peaceful world.

Ah, my older cousin is here, my younger cousin is here, as the head of the family, I must entertain them properly?
So they can join the family fairly and justly, and all sorts of trouble are no big deal. Who can beat up a terrible relative in a peaceful world? Very few, right?

But what is the current world context?
It's the end of the world!

Even if your own parents or sister come, you still have to obey.

Because this camp was captured by Li Wei with real swords and spears, risking his life. Did you contribute anything in the process?
What contributions have you made?

You come here acting all high and mighty and causing trouble. Believe me, my bloodthirsty spear is itching for a fight.
"Cousin—don't worry, I won't sit idly by. From now on, I'll only listen to you. Whoever you tell me to kill, I'll kill; whatever you tell me to do, I'll do!"

Lyon quickly pledged his loyalty before cautiously saying, "Cousin, if there's any dirty or strenuous work here, just leave it all to me."

"Haha, cousin, you don't have to do that—alright then, as you can see, my camp is newly established and we don't keep idle people around. I plan to continue to reinforce it and build a wall. I remember you used to be a stonemason, cousin?"

"Yes, yes, that's me. Don't worry, cousin, you can leave all of this to me."

With Lyon's words, a few lines of information finally appeared silently.

You chose to accept your cousin, but you still have doubts about his character, work attitude, and loyalty. Therefore, you only gave him the treatment of a quasi-camp member. Under this status, he cannot stage a plot to kill you at the end of the month, nor can he impeach you.

He needs to contribute to the camp: at least 300 contribution points to become a camp member, 500 points to become a family member, and 1000 points to become a family elder and be eligible to compete for the position of family head.

[Friendly reminder: Before he becomes a formal member of the camp, you can spend 100 contribution points at any time to ruthlessly kick him out. All you need is a seemingly reasonable reason, but the other party can also use a five-star item card to resolve the situation.]

[Friendly reminder: While you can kick someone out at any time, that doesn't mean you can disregard your status and act recklessly. Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences.]

[Your cousin, Executioner Leon, has received his monthly task: to prepare for the construction of a wall. He also needs to perform other tasks in the camp, meaning he must work at least 14 hours a day. He is expected to receive 50 contribution points at the end of the month. If he chooses to lie low for more than three days, the head of the household will not need to pay any contribution points and can kick him out at any time.]

[Friendly reminder: Because you were the only survivor last month, the Dictator passive territory buff was triggered once. It will take effect automatically without activation. All players who joined this month will only receive 25% of their normal daily income, including bonus income. It will return to normal after one month.]

(End of this chapter)