Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 231 Black Iron Token
Huh?
Did Li Yue just use some kind of precious item?

If we calculate it this way, it's barely a break-even point. Her internal injuries have recovered, and the overall difficulty of Li Wei's mission hasn't increased, but the all-powerful gold card absolutely cannot be given to her.

"Leon, come here. This all-purpose gold card is for you!"

Li Wei quickly spoke up, and Leon came running over excitedly, his face beaming with joy. "Cousin, hey, cousin, you're my brother! You're really good at making friends with people! You're so generous with your gifts! This is an incredibly valuable all-purpose gold card, and you just gave it to me like that. Sigh, it's just not the right time right now, otherwise I would definitely kowtow to you for one!"
Lyon was incredibly grateful. He had only been able to obtain the Executioner's codename and complete one enhancement in the title mission thanks to Li Wei. Now that he could be enhanced a second time, it was no surprise that in the Ministry of the Interior, Night Owl would be the boss and Li Wei would be the second-in-command.

Upon receiving the all-purpose gold card, Leon immediately enhanced his Executioner codename. This thing was extremely valuable; using it for anything else instead of enhancing his codename would be a complete waste.

With this second enhancement to the Executioner codename, if we also have a three-star two-handed greatsword with special abilities, then we'll be all set.

At this moment, Li Wei was toying with the last universal gold card in his hand, and the image of Zhao Xuanxuan flashed through his mind.

This gambler is not qualified to be a candidate in the development branch at all, and the logistics department where she works would not be so stupid as to arrange it.

But since she was able to enter the pioneering branch she was assigned to, it means that Night Owl arranged for this woman to be there.

Night Owl can't control people like Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi who forcefully cut in line, but he can definitely interfere with the substitutes.

Therefore, this arrangement must have its purpose. These important figures do things in subtle and insidious ways, planting hidden traps at some unknown time...

Maybe this Zhao the gambling addict is Night Owl's illegitimate daughter. Should we take care of her?
However, Li Wei thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything about Zhao Xuanxuan that made her worthy of the title. She only seemed to have the title of Bow Maker.
She doesn't even have a code name, and she hasn't even developed her own fighting style. Giving her the all-powerful gold card is like giving a middle school student a Hummer SUV—it's practically useless.

So let's talk about it later.

The next moment, Li Wei used the universal gold card, without enhancing any titles, and instead exchanged it for a black iron quality pass token.

This is the Black Iron Token that can upgrade a 3-star professional card to 4 stars.

But what Li Wei wanted was not to upgrade it to four stars, but to break it down into two bronze-quality level-clearing tokens, and then fuse them into two two-star attribute cards.

In other situations or tasks, this action would be considered wasteful and extremely uneconomical.

Bronze tokens can be obtained by participating in various small tasks.

However, Li Wei doesn't have much time to develop now. He came directly to this exploration mission. If he wants to have the last laugh, he must be strong enough to keep up with the times.

Before he can upgrade the Farmer Card to four stars, he needs to improve his basic attributes.

In this way, when facing powerful opponents like five-star ability users, he will have a better chance of winning and more room to maneuver.

He had even planned it out: he needed a two-star stamina card to raise his stamina to 300 points, and then a two-star agility card to raise his agility to 28 points. With the boots' +2 and the title's +1, his agility would reach 31 points.

300 stamina points equal the blue bar; it's like a fuel tank, and more importantly, it's like battery capacity.

With a maximum of 31 points in Agility and 29 points in Strength, he can be more adept in combat.

However, to be fair, he participated in killing a five-star ability user this time, which was quite a difficult battle, but he didn't get the corresponding title.

The process of obtaining titles is really confusing. It seems like you have to defeat a boss solo and then generate other effects in the process.

For example, receiving the title of bear hunter had a significant impact on the family at the time.

For example, the title of "dog butcher" had a significant impact on those suffering farmers.

As such.

While the battle just now had a significant impact on those individuals, it was not a one-on-one fight after all.

Next, Li Wei looked at Li Yue, who had regained her original appearance. Hey, not bad. In terms of looks, she could even surpass Hathaway by 0.5 points. The key is that she is very much in line with Eastern aesthetics.

Hmm, based on this, I should be a very handsome guy?

"Xiaoyue, how are you feeling?"

Li Wei still asked with some 'worry'.

"Brother, I feel much better. Was that monster-like person a superhuman? It was terrifying! Thank goodness you were here." Li Yue looked terrified, clinging tightly to Li Wei's arm, looking utterly pitiful...

Bitch!

Li Wei paused for a moment, a hint of melancholy in his eyes. He looked at the distant bunker. "There are a group of pitiful people in there too. Xiaoyue, I'm thinking of bringing them back to the scavenging camp. What do you think?"

This is a seemingly obvious statement. Since the mission information has already given instructions, it means that the inhabitants in the bunker have given up resistance. They are not blind or stupid. They witnessed how Li Wei and his team wiped out that five-star ability user. Doesn't that prove anything?

But Li Wei's words were pointed, the subtext being, "Big sister, which part are you? What do you want to do?"

Because Li Yue just killed someone and saved two people, she is now a member of the family, and she can do whatever she wants without any restrictions.

So Li Wei needs to know, are you here to cooperate, or to compete with me for the position of head of the family?

I currently possess 7,000 contribution points, an unparalleled advantage. With Thomas and Leon providing support, are you going to challenge me, or do you have some other plans? Speak plainly now, and we can discuss things further.

As it turned out, Li Yue pretended not to understand, completely ignoring the question, and simply smiled faintly, "Of course I'll listen to whatever you say, brother."

Okay, then I won't ask anymore.

Li Wei then gently patted Li Yue's hand, signaling her not to act like a little girl. "How old are you? Be mindful of your behavior. I have important things to do."

"Thomas, you can borrow this shield for now."

Li Wei immediately took out the three-star steel tower shield from his resource card. Although it was a blank item with no special characteristics, based on its weight and material, it was still the best blank item among blank items.

Weighing fifty kilograms and made of fine steel, it requires at least 30 points of strength to use, which is very suitable for Thomas's title of Builder.

"it is good!"

A hint of joy flashed in Thomas's eyes, but he didn't say much. This was just a loan, not a transaction, and it was a three-star basic equipment, which could be bought for at most 150 gold.

However, if you use a universal gold card to enhance it, the situation will change immediately, and the total value can be increased to 1200 gold, or even sold for 1500 gold.

Thomas quickly glanced at Li Yue and roughly understood that as long as he could play an important role at crucial moments, Li Wei should not mind allocating him another universal gold card. Hmm, that was still too far-fetched.

"Thomas, you cover me, we'll go check out the bunker. Xiaoyue, provide remote support from here. Leon, you go meet Zhao Xuanxuan and bring those two injured humans over; we need to show our goodwill."

Li Wei then said that the necessary preparations should still be made.

Next, everyone obeyed orders. Thomas, holding a steel tower shield, slowly walked in front, with Li Wei following behind as they headed towards the bunker. However, after only walking halfway, the bunker's alloy door opened automatically, and dozens of individuals walked out with trepidation and hope.

They have been holding out in the bunker for over a decade. From a peak of over a thousand people, only these few remain. They have repelled attack after attack by superhumans and mutated creatures, but these victories have brought them no hope whatsoever.

Only today has a different change occurred. Although it seems that Li Wei and others are not much different from those with superpowers, what if this is hope?

After a brief discussion, they chose to leave their fate to the unknown.

Simply because they had no other choice.

Thomas stopped, his wary gaze fixed on each Natural being. But he was actually quite curious, because Natural beings were a rare sight in this world. How did they manage to block magical radiation?
What have we been eating for the past ten years or so?
They don't look malnourished.

Aside from their pale skin, and the fact that there were even infants and children among these people, they were actually quite normal, except that there were only twelve men left.

"Everyone, don't be afraid. We are not superhumans. We are just like you, natural people. Of course, we may be a little special, but that's not important. What's important is that we will not force you to become superhumans. We respect your wishes, provided that you are willing to leave with us and go to our camp."

"Now, I would like to ask who among you is the leader who can make decisions, or you can choose one yourselves. I need you to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. In addition, I can answer some of your questions."

Li Wei spoke loudly, clearly, and logically. That was enough. Superhumans may seem normal, but they often unconsciously act a little crazy.

Sure enough, the natural people looked much more at ease. Having dealt with superhumans for so many years, they had their own set of standards for distinguishing them.

At this moment, an older man, about sixty years old, cautiously asked, "May I ask your name and what organization you belong to? Can you tell us what the outside world is like? We have been out of contact with the outside world for fifteen years."

“My name is Li Wei. I don’t belong to any organization at the moment. I’ve built a scavenging camp more than 100 miles away with my family, friends, classmates and colleagues. For now, we have a five-story building to live in, a cement wall, and some farmland. It sounds a bit flimsy, but I’m confident that I can protect the camp.”

"As for the outside world, the situation is probably not optimistic."

Li Wei gave a simple answer. He still adhered to the basic principle of treating these individuals with sincerity, but if they didn't know what was good for them, then he would have no choice but to use force.

“Mr. Li Wei, may I make a bold suggestion? We greatly admire your and your men’s fighting capabilities, but we do not approve of your scavenging camp. In that case, why don’t you relocate here?”

"As for defense, as you can see, we have a two-meter-thick alloy gate, a dense array of firing ports, and the entire mountain is made of solid rock. We have a spacious underground base that can support 1,500 people, hydroponically grown farmland, mushroom greenhouses, and poultry farms. This place can meet all our daily needs, and even has airtight hatches that can protect us from mutated radiation storms. To be honest, if it weren't for the inability to synthesize and produce ammunition, we could have guarded this underground base until we were old."

(End of this chapter)