Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 215 Five-Star Item Card - Change of Heart

At this moment, night has fallen in the city of Ver, with lights shining in every home. The early summer breeze is blowing gently, carrying a faint fragrance of flowers. It is indeed the season of flowers.

In the seemingly ordinary courtyard of the Ministry of the Interior, the third room on the left after entering is like a grand symphony in full swing. Huge cards float in mid-air, each depicting a scene with a different protagonist.

But this is not an opera; it is a live-action performance of an ongoing side mission.

Night Owl, the Chief Interior Officer of the Ministry of the Interior, sat in her enormous chair and casually waved her hand, silently replacing dozens of cards as if she were controlling dozens of apps.

But her gaze lingered on a few cards the longest.

The first card features Hathaway's image, holding a family meeting. Hathaway is Night Owl's trusted confidante and most relied-upon subordinate. The success of this expansion mission will depend heavily on Hathaway's performance.

For this pioneering mission, Night Owl had even made several deals with Black Wolf of the logistics department more than half a year ago, and now it seems to be working very well.

Although Hathaway is only ranked third, her advantage is huge. This time, she has added two high-level players from the Ministry of the Interior, so her base is already solid.

The protagonist of the second card is Little John, who is also a player known for his prudence and patience. They didn't even try to kill that four-star mutated creature this month. Little John didn't do anything special either; he just used the tactic of stalling.

That is, always maintain a slight advantage, giving others a sense of hope that they can catch up as long as they keep working hard.

John has truly mastered this dog-walking technique to perfection.

One seeded player, four starting players, from five departments—the complexity was equally daunting, but John managed to pull it off.

So even though they didn't kill any four-star mutated creatures in the first month, their pioneering points were still quite high, ranking them eighth.

Because none of the four starting players wanted to give up, hold the team back, or cause trouble; they all had the illusion that with a little effort, they could become the head of the team…

Alas, when John became the head of the family, they were dumbfounded, and it was too late to voluntarily refute the decision.

There's no need to look any further. Little John will definitely continue to play dumb and walk the dog around in the second month, giving those four initial players all sorts of false impressions. This kind of thing is hard to guard against. Even if you know there might be a trap, what if it is? What if you end up becoming a gambler...

"Hey!"

The cards floating in mid-air extinguished one by one, leaving only three. One of them was Li Wei, who was standing alone on the rooftop, seemingly deep in thought. From the card, a subtle, dark, blood-red light enveloped him, and in fact, it enveloped everyone. It was the radiation of the origin of magic, and it was this mysterious thing that determined whether or not a NG (no good) would occur.

If the radiation level is too high, it means it's not good.

As for the second and third photos, they belong to the newcomers Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue, respectively.

Upon seeing the two, Night Owl's brows furrowed uneasily, to the point that even she, who was usually unsmiling, couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Sir, isn't this kid a bit unlucky?"

Behind Night Owl, a gentle male voice sounded, seemingly with a hint of mockery.

"It's not just a little bad, it's absolutely terrible. Under normal circumstances, Widow Yang and Scorpion would never be able to participate in a pioneering mission of this level. Who would have thought they would return at this time... But seeing how badly they were defeated, could it be that they encountered some formidable opponent?"

"I don't know, but Widow Yang lost two four-star professional cards. These were professional cards that had been cultivated to level 40. She just lost them like that."

"The Scorpion has lost one, supposedly the one with a life force of 60. A heavy loss indeed, sir, I'm a little worried—"

"There's nothing to worry about. It's just a cross-border mission. I have ways to protect myself. What I'm more worried about now is Li Wei. Widow Yang and Scorpion weren't dispatched by the Tactical Department or the Trade Department. They're also confused. These two cut in line directly using their identities. Their intention is simple: to recover some losses."

"Unfortunately, I can't even notify him now..."

"If he could just kick those two bitches out of the house, forcing them to each use a five-star card, then there would be at least a 30% chance of turning the tables in the future."

Night Owl muttered to himself, "Five-star item cards aren't omnipotent. Theoretically, in exploration missions, each player can only use a maximum of two cards. If they exceed that, the red line will be triggered. The chaotic magical source radiation isn't that simple."

If Li Wei forces these two bitches to use a five-star item card in the first or second month, then the only item cards they can use in the future will be the five-star retention card.

This is all obvious to the Night Owl.

Only by extending the time as much as possible can you have more opportunities. If you use the five-star overstay card well, it's a god-tier card.

"Hmm? Not bad, he's not stupid!" Night Owl suddenly nodded. Li Wei sometimes lacked that decisiveness, but now it seems he has changed. In addition, the glance Leon gave him on the rooftop was also crucial. It seems he grasped the implications.

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At the same moment, on the rooftop of the building, Li Wei was completely unaware that he was being broadcast live. His brows furrowed slightly, and his mind raced with thoughts.

"Actually, I'm quite curious about how these two new bitches will turn the tables. I already have such a big advantage, how can they possibly overtake me? Or maybe I'm overthinking it, they don't even have code names... They couldn't possibly have used some rare item cards, could they?"

Li Wei thought about it seriously several times, but he still felt a little uneasy. As the saying goes, extraordinary people do extraordinary things. Compared with Leon and Thomas's act of playing the victim, and then compared with these two's act of playing the victim, it is obvious that they are not on the same level.

"So if I'm not mistaken, the newcomers Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue should both have a five-star stay card, which allows them to extend the original six-month mission time to nine months?"

"As long as they can become the elders of the family, even if they can't become the head of the family, they can cause trouble. At that time, with their strength, they can kill four-star mutated creatures like crazy, get the universal gold card, and keep increasing the difficulty for me. This can be considered an open scheme."

"I don't even know which department they belong to. They'll really do anything to compete, right? The quality of these department heads is worrying."

Li Wei muttered a cricket to himself, and gradually made up his mind.

"What if I just tell them to leave now and kick them out?"

"It's unrealistic to get rid of both of them, but if we get rid of just one, the pressure will be halved."

"However, we also have to consider the possibility that the other party has a five-star item card."

After thinking for a while, Li Wei decided to give it a try. Five-star item cards are very valuable, starting at 1,000 gold coins. It would be worth it if it could force the opponent to use a trump card.

With this in mind, he had already come up with an excuse, although this excuse would probably have some consequences, but it was still worth doing.

Haha!

Next, he went to the fourth floor and first looked at his younger sister, Li Yue, who was still in a daze, and the shocking wounds. She was such a beast! If this was not caused by someone else, but by herself, how ruthless could she be?
Tears of sorrow streamed down Li Wei's face, followed by a surge of impotent rage and spreading hatred. Finally, her eyes reddened as she roared at her new aunt, "You, how did you take care of my sister! Why didn't you protect her? She's only eighteen! You, you get out of here!"

He is a mentally immature giant baby who has lost his mind, only knows how to throw things and take his anger out on others, but is also a doting brother.

Absolutely. Otherwise, how could Li Wei have a reason to drive away this new second aunt?
She's just arrived and hasn't done anything yet, so what excuse could she possibly have? And for a player of this caliber, even after a month, she wouldn't give Li Wei any chance to make excuses.

[Have you decided to kick your second aunt, Liang Yuzhi, out of the house? You will need to pay 100 family contribution points.]

【Sure! 】

[You initiated the plot to kick them out. As the head of the household and the true controller of this scavenging camp, you have the ability and the right to do so. Although it may seem somewhat inhumane, it is in accordance with the rules.]

[Your second aunt, Liang Yuzhi, used the five-star item card—"Change of Heart." Your anger dissipated, and you realized that although your sister Li Yue's experience was tragic, you couldn't blame others. In this damned apocalypse, simply surviving is the greatest luxury. You will be unable to expel her for the next month.]

"elder brother!"

Suddenly, Li Yue burst into tears and threw herself into Li Wei's arms, refusing to let go.

Li Wei was not surprised at all; it was good and achieved the expected results.

If this new second aunt really does have a five-star item card, then she's definitely up to no good.

As for Li Yue, this is just a minor hindrance. They're both old foxes. Since Li Wei used her as an excuse to expel Liang Yuzhi, if she can't maintain her persona as a doting sister, she really doesn't deserve to be a high-level player.

It's okay, we'll take it slow.

Li Wei became very gentle at this moment, just like the night.

He held Li Yue, who refused to let go, and had to coax her to sleep. He even sang her a nursery rhyme in a pretentious manner. Since the position of his persona had been breached, the best way was not to patch it up, but to achieve a state of mutual interdependence and let the battle rage on. Who was afraid of whom?

As dawn approached, Li Wei took a nap. The good news was that Li Yue had finally let go of him.

This bitch is ruthless; she's already got some of Hathaway's flair—no, she's on the same level as Hathaway!

(End of this chapter)