Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 219 End-of-Month Summary
Damn it?

This dish is amazing!
Moreover, cultivating two-star straw mushrooms and the dishes themselves, without the dictator's halo, directly grant 200 contribution points.

So why didn't this new second aunt wait until next month to make the donation?

In that case, with this month's earnings, she could immediately become a formal camp member.

Could she really be that kind?

"Or is it that, in order to prevent me from kicking her out at all costs, she would rather use such a huge benefit to persuade me than take the gamble? This new second aunt is really prudent in her actions."

Li Wei was quite emotional. In fact, he had no intention of expelling her, but she still wanted to take on double insurance. He didn't know which department she represented.
Is this considered superfluous?

"No, because I can't resist that kind of temptation!"

Li Wei sighed. He really needed such an excellent chef because there would be another food shortage next month. Without such a capable chef, he was afraid he would be overwhelmed.

This month, this new second aunt has been doing an outstanding job. She digs up wild vegetables, digs up field mice, catches grasshoppers and cabbage worms, shoots small birds, and collects bird eggs. She frantically searches for food within a 20-mile radius of the town, while also being responsible for three meals a day, mushroom cultivation, and the domestication and cultivation of wild legumes.

Working 16 hours a day, he is a true master of warfare without any illustrious achievements.

Conversely, his yandere little sister didn't really do anything special this month except for instructing Zhao Xuanxuan on iron smelting. Well, it's not that she didn't work; 14 hours a day was a must, but Li Yue rarely showed off her skills.

She seemed very reserved, yet everything seemed to be under her control. She could see through everything at a glance and manipulate everything. In short, she was quite interesting.

Well, another interesting point is that Li Yue seems to be able to win Ah Dai's favor as well—what this means is self-evident.

"Therefore, I must go out and plunder next month. It would be even better if I could find a survivor camp where we can trade with each other." Li Wei had already vaguely formed a plan in his mind.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Once the cement wall had solidified, the heavy iron gate, which had been poured, was installed onto the embedded parts. The wall, which was 120 meters long, 3 meters high, and 30 centimeters wide, was then completely completed, marking the perfect end to this month's work.

Under your leadership, a two-star quality wall has been built in the camp. Although it is far from meeting the standards of a city wall, it will still bring a great sense of security. This will be an important line of defense for the scavenging camp, effectively preventing sporadic attacks from mutated creatures. The camp's fixed assets have been upgraded again, and the maximum contribution points that can be obtained have now reached 6000.

[Due to the Dictator's Camp buff, you have gained 200 contribution points, bringing your current total to 1800 points (including monthly main story rewards).]

Each of the other participants receives 20 contribution points.

[Family camp upgraded to level 3, total population increased by 1]

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There's still some time before dinner.

Everyone was still busy.

The new second aunt was cooking on the fourth floor.

Lyon, Thomas, Zhao Xuanxuan, Li Yue, and Li Wei were installing bulletproof glass on the fourth floor, while ordinary glass could only be installed on the fifth and third floors.

The fourth floor is where the daily necessities warehouse is located, and it can also be used as a restaurant. It's not that we had to choose this place, but the original layout was very good. It may have been the office of a senior executive such as the general manager. It was not only separated by reinforced concrete, but also had a security door.

Unfortunately, none of these were of any use when the apocalyptic catastrophe occurred.

The third and fifth floors are two living areas.

The ladies live on the third floor and the gentlemen on the fifth floor. To be honest, the glass has brightened our mood a lot since it was installed, but it's not safe enough. If there are any long-range aerial mutated creatures in the future, they'll all be smashed to pieces with a single impact.

However, if there is no shortage of iron, protective railings or sliding iron plates can be installed outside.

As the sun set and night fell, candles were lit on the fourth floor. The flickering candlelight cast a hazy glow on everyone's faces.

No one spoke; they simply sat quietly at the table, watching Liang Yuzhi bring out four side dishes. The main course was mushroom and meat soup. The food was almost gone, but the good news was that there was plenty of salt.

As everyone quietly finished their meal, lines of messages arrived as expected.

[This has been a tough and arduous month. Under the leadership of Li Wei, the head of the household, and with everyone's hard work, the camp has seen tremendous development. The clearing of the site, the reclamation of farmland, the construction of the wall, the harvest of mushrooms, and the molten iron from the blast furnace all prove that this scavenging camp is bursting with new life.]

This month, the scavenging camp led by Li Wei, the head of the family, earned a total of 54 pioneering points, bringing their current total to 112 points, ranking seventh.

[Li Wei, the head of the family, set an example this month and arranged all tasks properly, for which he received an extra 8% completion rating, accumulating a total of 1800 contribution points.]

[The three members of the preliminary camp, Leon, Thomas, and Zhao Xuanxuan, successfully completed the main quest and actively participated in other tasks, accumulating a total of 100 contribution points.]

[Liang Yuzhi, a member of the preliminary camp, successfully completed the main quest and actively participated in other tasks, accumulating 120 contribution points.]

[Li Yue, a member of the preliminary camp, actively participated in other tasks and accumulated 50 contribution points.]

[Within the next 24 hours, Zhang Jinjun, a former colleague of Li Wei, the head of the family, escaped from another survivor camp and eventually came here to seek refuge.] [Li Wei, the head of the family, continues to serve his term. The dictator buff has disappeared, but its lingering influence remains. This month, all members' contributions will only be 50% of the normal amount.]

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As the last line of information drifted by, a gust of wind blew from somewhere, carrying a yellowed A4 sheet of paper with a drop of fresh blood still on it. It landed right in front of Li Wei. This was the same sheet from a month ago, and it still bore traces of Li Wei's handiwork.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the fifteen rankings above. Indeed, it seemed that all the expansion branches had entered a stable development phase this month, so no one was eliminated.

But in another four months, there should be a second wave of eliminations.

The player ranked first in development points this month is still Zhao Kewu from the Tactical Department, with a cumulative development points of 138 and 60 points this month, which is only 6 points more than Li Wei and others. This shows that during the stable development stage, it is still difficult for the gap to be widened significantly.

Socrates from the Resources Department is in second place with a total of 134 development points, including 60 development points this month.

Hathaway remains in third place with a total of 130 Opening Points, including 59 this month.

Knight Ron from the Logistics Department is ranked fourth, with a cumulative development points of 128 and a development points of 58 this month.

Scarface Glen from the Ministry of Commerce ranked fifth with a cumulative development score of 120 and a development score of 55 this month.

As for John, he emerged as a dark horse, surging to sixth place with a total of 115 development points and 65 development points this month.
Goodness, what has Little John done this month? His development score is even better than Zhao Kewu, who is in first place. Did he kill another four-star mutated creature?
Li Wei was surprised, but since they were allies, there was nothing to say.

Looking at the remaining rankings now, the development points are mostly between 50 and 55.

There aren't any that are too bad.

This further proves that everyone is about the same in terms of development and growth, so is there a storage warehouse that can be discovered near each expansion route?
That's very possible.

In addition, the Ministry of the Interior's development score ranking continued to rise this month, from being tied for first place to being the sole leader, which is a great situation!

"call!"

Another gust of wind blew by, carrying away the yellowed A4 paper.

The flickering candlelight distorted everyone's faces, making it seem as if a shadowy demon lurked within the light and shadow.

Even everyone's gaze became inscrutable.

Because the next step will be a special one, Li Wei still has the power to kick someone out, and he can still find an excuse.

However, Li Wei was thinking about something else at this moment: what was the direction of development this month?
Undoubtedly, the first thing to solve is the food crisis, and this should be a challenge that all expansion routes will face.

Because there are red lines for donations. Li Wei's side is short of food, but it's impossible for others not to be short of food. We all started at the same point, so why are you guys being so arrogant!

Furthermore, they are only a few hundred miles apart, so everyone will inevitably send out small teams to plunder, leaving fewer people at home and weakening defenses. It's even possible that some audacious individuals might march in and raid your home...

So, back to the original question, should we start another kick-out scenario?

For example, you could gamble on whether Liang Yuzhi has a second five-star "Repentance" card, or whether Li Yue has such a prop card.

These things are actually not important.

The important thing is that once they are fired, there will be no way to hire replacements this month. Yes, the list of replacements has already been finalized, and it is impossible to hire any more.

"I suspect that Liang Yuzhi or Li Yue will deliberately do something wrong next, so that I have an excuse to kick them out?"

Li Wei had no choice but to think this way.

"Damn it, who came up with these rules? They're a real pain in the ass!"

Li Wei couldn't help but complain, but he had already made up his mind to maintain the status quo and not kick people out. This month, he would focus on going out to plunder and loot, as it would be very difficult if he had fewer people.

Even if Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue deliberately made a mistake, it had to be in line with the plot logic. It was impossible for them to accidentally knock over a candle and set the whole building on fire; that would be considered indecent.

"Second Aunt, how long can our food last?"

After a long silence, Li Wei finally spoke.

"Xiao Wei, at most we can last another ten days. But summer is coming, there will be more wild vegetables and the production of straw mushrooms will also increase. If we supplement this with daily hunting, we can still last until the end of the month. But in any case, we need a batch of food."

Liang Yuzhi spoke very cryptically, saying that she had exhausted all her efforts over the past few days.

(End of this chapter)