Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 214 Acquaintances and Wolf Extinction

That's it!

Li Wei suddenly realized.

Leon, Thomas, and other players who joined midway only had six months to play, so under these rules, how could they possibly lie down and hold back? They should seize the time to work hard and complete their tasks.

However, if we look at it this way, then Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue suffered a great loss. As the initial players, they would never have joined this storyline. Their various privileges were also unquestionable. At least they could directly kill the characters in the storyline and be impeached, which already surpassed the players who joined midway.

I wonder what kind of compensation their department head gave them that made them do this?
Next, Lyon got busy on his own, showing great self-discipline. In fact, since he had joined the mission, he had to make good use of every minute.

Li Wei was a vanguard general, responsible for clearing the way and setting up camp, but when it came to internal management and the execution of various tasks, he was just average. Leon, Thomas, and even the gambling addict Paige were all better than him in this regard.

So he thought that was quite reasonable.

Everyone should do their own job; there's no need to pursue someone who can be a jack-of-all-trades.

Hmm, I wonder what Leon's objective is in joining this mission midway through, and who Thomas is?
Just as he was thinking this, a cloud of gray mist silently rolled in, and in the blink of an eye, a burly man, standing 1.9 meters tall and resembling a gatekeeper, stepped out. It was Thomas.

He was Li Wei's elementary school classmate, and he looked very impressive!
result--

"Dangdang!"

At this moment, Thomas seemed to be acting like a drama queen. Despite being all muscle and having a ruddy complexion, he acted as if he was so weak that he couldn't even breathe and collapsed to the ground. Is this how you play the victim?

Dude, you're overdoing it.

Li Wei mentally complained, but still went forward and helped him up. After a brief introduction, he put on a loyal performance, and in the end, he got the same result as Leon.

In short, after everything was settled, Thomas activated a two-star conspiracy card without saying a word, and then traded a one-star resource card to Li Wei for free.

"Brother, it's been a while since we last met. Your name is now a household name in the Ministry of the Interior. I admire you. You truly are a once-in-a-century rising star. I may have offended you because of the mission before. Consider this a small token of my apology."

Thomas spoke with a grin, acting as if they were old friends.

"It's okay. I didn't really understand it at first, but I really do now. Thomas, you're awesome. I always think of you as my idol when I'm working."

Li Wei also laughed.

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare call myself an idol, but I'm honored that you use me as a benchmark."

Thomas lowered his posture and said, "Brother Li, I won't stand on ceremony and will get straight to the point. I was originally going to be a substitute for another branch of the expedition, but Lord Night Owl was worried that you might not be able to handle things here, so he called me over as well."

"In short, I will definitely support you with all my might, but when we're out doing business, we can't just talk about feelings and ignore benefits. For example, your two teammates from last month, Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue, each received no less than 1000 standard gold coins as compensation after they went out. Don't be surprised, as the saying goes, a generous reward will surely bring forth brave men. Cough cough, I've told you all this before, haven't I?"

"Therefore, the benefits Lord Night Owl has promised me will be no less than 1000 standard gold coins. But I don't want gold coins. I want a universal gold card to strengthen my code name. Brother Li, give me a straight answer."

Huh?
That old guy's got quite the nerve.

Li Wei thought for a moment, then asked an unrelated question, "Who is stronger, you or Leon? Or, to be more specific, could you defeat that four-star rat king from last month in a one-on-one situation?"

Upon hearing this, Thomas smiled broadly. “I’ve never fought Lyon, and I wouldn’t presume to say anything. I’ll just say one thing: twenty years ago, I received a terrible rating in a rookie mission and became an insignificant mercenary. Since then, I’ve participated in no fewer than fifty missions of various kinds, and finally, I successfully returned to the lord’s path.”

"Although I belong to the Ministry of the Interior, I am not Lord Night Owl's confidant. You understand, she is just an examiner. She will personally select her trusted subordinates, such as you, Hathaway, Leon and Clyde. You know what I mean. Whether I can beat Leon or that four-star Rat King is meaningless, because I will never become a seeded player."

"Of course I'm not complaining. I understand the rules here. Everyone has their own choices and standards of perception. Lord Night Owl is not perfect either. I can't assume she's a bitch just because I'm being ignored. She's like a mentor, and you are all her doctoral students. Your interests are already intertwined, even if you can't realize it yet."

"In short, what I want to say is that I'm just a nobody who crawled out of the mud, and I trust interests more. If you think I'm not worth a universal gold card, that's fine, you can kick me out right now, and I won't blame you. Even if the deal falls through, we can still be friendly, right? You haven't wasted my time, have you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei couldn't help but re-examine Thomas. He even considered switching to the Tracker title, but ultimately decided against it. He didn't need to try to understand Thomas's inner thoughts; sometimes, it was enough to just talk about interests.

"Then tell me, what can you do for me in the next six months? You know that if the Universal Gold Card isn't handed over and sold to the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, each use increases the difficulty by 30%?"

“I know, but five months from now, which is the seventh month of your pioneering mission, there will be a wave of monster attacks. There will be about three such waves of monster attacks during your entire mission cycle. With me here, I can help you block the first wave.”

"Are you so confident?"

"Yes, I am Thomas the Builder, Brother Li. I know you are very capable and follow the scout route, but can you maneuver through the tidal wave of mutated creatures? You need a player who follows the fortress route."

"What you said seems to make a lot of sense. Could you tell me about the information regarding the monster siege?" Li Wei asked immediately, a thought popping into his head.

"No, this is my first time participating in a pioneering mission, but I have this confidence."

"Alright, deal! But the condition is that you can perform well in the five-month monster siege war, at least to the extent of being worth a universal gold card, and then I will give it to you. Even if you die in battle, I will still give it to you. I keep my word."

“Alright, since you’ve said so, Brother Li, I choose to believe you. And you can trust me to do things. Let me build the city wall too. I’m not only Thomas the Builder, but also Mad Thomas.”

After the plot ended, Thomas also came down from the rooftop. Soon after, the sound of chewing could be heard from the fourth floor. He and Leon might not have been really hungry, but quickly consuming food belonging to this world and accumulating some magical radiation in their bodies could minimize the risk of serious NG (non-player character) issues.

This was also the trick that Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue, those two bitches, played last month.

Li Wei continued to wait on the rooftop, figuring that the newcomers would all join quickly during this period, and no one wanted to waste time unless they were up to trouble. Sure enough, soon another cloud of gray mist silently appeared and then silently dissipated, this time revealing three people.

Li Wei immediately recognized Peppa Pig among them. She still looked disheveled, even having cut her hair short with a buzz cut. She was covered in dirt and grime, but if you ignored the freckles on her face, she actually had a certain heroic air about her...

No, the appearances of the three of them are not right compared to those of Leon and Thomas. The latter two were fully armed, in high spirits, and glowing with health, so much so that they had to rely on their superb acting skills to pretend that they were weak.

These three are truly refugees.

For example, that very old second aunt had sunken eyes, was skin and bones, was frail and weak, had lifeless eyes, was only wrapped in a tattered blanket, had frostbite and various wounds on her calves, and was barefoot with frostbite all over the insteps. So, did you just come from Siberia?

As for the new Li Yue, she was even worse, looking like she weighed only 80 pounds? At 1.7 meters tall, she looked like a paper doll made of a few sorghum stalks.

She wasn't even wearing anything, and half of her scalp was gone, covered in blood, clearly indicating that something had forcibly torn her hair off.

Her eyes were numb and vacant, and her body was covered in shocking wounds, as if she had suffered something terrible before.

Compared to the other two, Peppa Pig is actually the most energetic, at least with her muscular physique and that indomitable look in her eyes, like a little teddy bear eager to try something new.

In short, Li Wei was even a little unsure how to start the conversation. Could it be that she had to put herself in such a state just for the sake of creating a persona for the opening scene?
He rushed forward, took off his own clothes, and gave them to Li Yue to change into. After all, she was his sister in the story; he couldn't do this! Did he have no morals? Where had his conscience gone?

At the same time, an alarm sounded in his mind, like an air raid siren.

Seriously, just from the way these two new aunts and new girls make their entrance, you can tell they're definitely top-tier gamers.

They must have just returned from a challenging mission, and since he was short-staffed, they were specially sent here.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would take at least ten days to achieve this.

There will likely be another power struggle behind this.

At this moment, Li Wei couldn't help but think of the previous ranking list, where the top five were all top players and the scores were very close.

Although Hathaway is ranked third, her Trail Blazers score is 71.

Li Wei ranked sixth with 58 points, plus John's 50, bringing his total points to 179.
They are tied for first place with the Tactics Department, which is ranked first in the overall score!

This is awesome.

No wonder Night Owl made urgent arrangements; his team has become a dark horse, and if reinforcements aren't sent soon, they really won't be able to keep up.

Based on this, this new second aunt and the new Li Yue might be on the same level as Hathaway and Ron.

As for whether their joining was in accordance with the rules?

Of course it's in accordance with the rules; Hathaway and Ron joined too.

It's just that in the past, these kinds of people have always only appeared as seeded players, so they disdain joining midway.

In fact, they are really awesome.

Even after Li Wei had changed Li Yue's clothes, she still looked dazed, like a living dead.

Li Wei simply didn't have the words to describe this level of acting skill.

It was truly impeccable, with perfect logic, making it impossible for Li Wei to say or do anything.

There was nothing we could do; we were completely helpless!
"Cousin! Cousin! Quickly boil some water."

Li Wei shouted.

Let's call on our allies too.

When Leon rushed up and saw Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue, his expression almost changed, and his hands trembled. What did he mean? You recognize them? You didn't know they would join?
But there was no point in thinking about it now, and he couldn't afford to mess up. Li Wei turned to Peppa Pig and said, "Xuanxuan, I didn't expect it to be you. I'm not in a good position right now, could you help me? This is my sister, Li Yue. Damn it, how did things turn out like this?"

"it is good!"

Now transformed into Zhao Xuanxuan's Peppa Pig, she blinked, revealing a hint of surprise deep in her eyes. Taking this opportunity, she and Liang Yuzhi helped Li Yue to the fifth floor.

But with just these few words, they seemed to have temporarily joined the camp.

Several lines of information immediately appeared. Like Thomas, they had no main quests for the time being, but they still needed to work no less than 14 hours a day. Even if there was no work, they had to find work themselves. They were not worried at all that the other team members would hold them back.

But that's not what Li Wei is worried about.

Meanwhile, after his busy work, Leon ran up to the rooftop again. It seemed he intended to activate the conspiracy card as a warning, but in the end he didn't. He didn't dare to, so he just gave Li Wei a worried look and went back to his work.

Damn, these two women seem to be quite powerful!
(End of this chapter)