Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 235 Five Acres of Vegetable Garden
After finishing all that, Li Wei checked the weather and figured it was unlikely to rain anytime soon. That made things easier. He took a bucket and started drawing water from the well next to farmland number 5 to irrigate the land.

The efficiency was a bit low, but he had plenty of energy, and he kept turning the well pulley until it was almost smoking.

For the next two whole days, Li Wei was busy with this matter, until he had irrigated all five wheat fields.

As for the income from farming experience, there isn't much. The weeding, loosening the soil, and watering of less than five acres of land only yields 300 farming experience points. Including the previous ones, the total is only 1800 points.

I'm still far from having the 10000 farming experience points needed to reach the four-star farmer level.

Fortunately, this was no big deal. There were plenty of people to handle everything, big and small, inside and outside the camp, so there was no chance of any trouble. Assuming there were no competitors for several months, it would be too easy.

Because those individuals took a lot of food with them when they evacuated the underground base, including various seeds, although they were all ordinary seeds, including wheat, corn, rice, and various vegetables.

It's too late to grow staple foods now, and there's no urgent need for it. The food stored in the camp is enough to feed 100 people for a year.

However, there is absolutely no pressure in growing vegetables and fruits.

Li Wei picked up a shovel and chose a spot in the central green park of the town, and started digging. It's the apocalypse, why do we need green parks? Turn them all into vegetable fields!

In just three days, Li Wei dug out five acres of standard vegetable fields and planted a series of vegetables in succession, including Chinese cabbage, carrots, radishes, green cabbage, green onions, garlic, peppers, eggplants, zucchini, beans, and pumpkins.

Absolutely wonderful!

However, since the camp's food supply is currently plentiful, and there are many more important tasks than cultivating the fields that no one is doing, Li Wei only received 25 contribution points, and even received a warning. If he dares to cultivate and plant another acre of vegetable fields, he will have the chance to earn the special title of "pig teammate"...

Haha!

However, Li Wei successfully gained 1000 farming experience points, bringing his total experience to 2800 points.

That's pretty good, because the majority of farming experience comes during the autumn harvest.

If he can single-handedly harvest all the crops from the farmland, he could even gain 3000 or more farming experience points in one go.

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At 4:30 a.m., Li Wei woke up from a deep sleep.

A basin of water for washing one's face and a towel were already placed next to her. This was done by Zhao Xuanxuan. Every day, rain or shine, she would get up twenty minutes earlier than Li Wei and then go out to work in a flurry of activity, full of fighting spirit and energy, just like the little firecracker she used to be.

She cherished the opportunity that Li Wei gave her.

Her first profession was craftsman, her second profession was miner, and her third profession was blacksmith.

In short, he focused all his attention on the artisan system.

Therefore, assigning her tasks like logging, patrolling, farming, digging, gathering, hunting, or fishing would be a recipe for disaster.

She can only reap the greatest rewards in the areas of mining, building, casting, and crafting.

Now, in the scavenging camp, Zhao Xuanxuan is in full charge of the charcoal kiln, brick kiln, lime kiln, iron smelting furnace, blacksmith shop, and scrap iron recycling. She is so busy every day that she only sleeps four or five hours a day, and spends the rest of her time working.

They walk with a gust of wind.

Li Wei really hoped that she could seize the opportunity to elevate her career prospects.

After washing up, Li Wei went downstairs. In the kitchen on the fourth floor, five middle-aged female cooks were lined up in a row, some washing vegetables, some starting fires, some kneading dough, some cooking porridge, and some baking bread. They were all very busy.

Thanks to the two-star straw mushrooms cultivated by Liang Yuzhi and the one-star salted fish, they managed to create a one-star straw mushroom meat soup in less than ten days. Although it was a basic version, it was really good. After consuming it 120 times, it could increase mental strength by 0.1 points...

If we continue on this path, the future holds promise.

Moreover, their greatest advantage is that they are not players; they will not leave after six months or three years. They will remain in the territory and become part of the territory's overall strength.

From this perspective, one can understand the immense importance and advantage of possessing such a pioneering territory.

"Good day, my lord!"

The older women bowed respectfully. Li Wei had never asked them to do so, but it was probably out of genuine respect.
He nodded and continued downstairs.

The third floor is vacant. Currently, only Liang Yuzhi lives there, while Zhao Xuanxuan and Li Yue squeeze in next to Li Wei's bed.

Walking past the second floor, one hears a chorus of snores. These free citizens generally get up at six in the morning, while the children are allowed to get up at eight.

Of course, the main problem is that there are almost no adult males among the current free people. They are all temporarily living in the underground base and are responsible for dismantling, transportation, logging, and quarrying.

Yes, ever since Liang Yuzhi joined, it's obvious that the arms race over there has escalated.

The three electric buses can make three round trips a day, and each bus can carry 20 tons of supplies.

The special cement, steel, and other materials have all been transported back and are currently stored in the parking lot, which is a natural warehouse. As long as flooding can be prevented, there are no restrictions.

In the past few days, electric buses have started transporting one-star or two-star quality logs back. It's worth mentioning that there are currently fifteen free civilians at the underground base, nine men and six women, all of them strong laborers. In order to compete and race against time, Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi have already secured second jobs for all fifteen of these free civilians.

According to Thomas, by the end of the month, all fifteen free citizens will become two-star professionals, meaning they will accumulate 20 free attribute points.

In terms of basic attributes, it's already comparable to Leon the Muddy from the first reward in the newbie missions.

This is all good for Li Wei.

Because the free people don't settle accounts or leave, whoever gets the territory in the end wins all.

"Cousin, you're up so early!"

From afar, Leon ran over carrying a two-star heavy wooden training sword weighing about twenty pounds. He was originally supposed to be assigned to Li Yue's work group, but Li Wei insisted on keeping him there under the pretext of repairing a two-handed greatsword.

In the past few days, Zhao Xuanxuan has forged three two-handed swords for Lyon, but he has shown disgust at each one.

Zhao Xuanxuan's blacksmithing talent is still insufficient, even though she only forges one-star, unremarkable two-handed swords...

In the end, it was Li Wei who stepped in and carved a two-star heavy wooden sword for Leon to use for training. Leon loved it so much that he couldn't put it down, even though the heavy wooden sword was also a blank one.

These past few mornings, he's been coming over to find Li Wei and beg for a defeat.

Lyon has been focusing on intensive training lately, perhaps because the previous match had a significant impact on them.

"Cousin, wanna fight?"

Li Wei also delivered his lines in a cooperative manner, while simultaneously drawing his heavy wooden sword. Without any preparatory stance or start, Leon, like a nimble leopard, swung his heavy wooden sword fiercely at him.

Li Wei didn't take advantage of his +1 perception to bully him; instead, he dutifully acted as a sparring partner, responding to each move and cooperating with Leon's positioning.

Although Leon's agility attribute is only 21, he has 300 points of stamina, 32 points of strength, 14 points of defense, and 190 points of health.

Li Wei's HP is 210, Stamina is 300, Strength is 28+1, Agility is 30+1, Defense is 14, and Perception is 1.

Over the past few days, he has fused a two-star stamina card and a two-star agility card. So far, the attributes are acceptable.

Actually, Leon wasn't lacking anything either; he had also used a two-star power card.

But because Li Wei had perception while Leon did not, he was suppressed beyond recognition.

Lyon's three professions are three-star stonemason, three-star miner, and three-star butcher. According to him, the stonemason's fate is currently the highest at 35, the miner's fate is 24, and the butcher's fate is 18.

As for his joining the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens, it has been seven years, making him Li Wei's senior from the previous year, and he is considered to be above average.

"Bang bang bang!"

The two heavy wooden swords clashed repeatedly, separating and combining, changing their forms! In a head-on collision, Li Wei was at a slight disadvantage. Even after switching to the Bear Hunter title and increasing his strength to 29 points, he was still somewhat suppressed.

With Leon's 300 stamina points and his 20-pound heavy wooden sword, his advantage will continue to accumulate.

Moreover, Leon's two-handed swordsmanship is very solid, which is something Li Wei needs to learn.

At this moment, after exchanging blows dozens of times, Li Wei's wrists began to give way. He immediately retreated, using footwork to move around and avoid direct confrontation. Instead, he used skillful techniques to deflect the force. As a result, after only two or three rounds, even though Li Wei ignored numerous openings and did not take advantage of the situation to attack, Leon had no choice but to stop.

He couldn't fool himself; what good was this kind of training?

“Cousin, I think my heavy wooden sword is a bit too heavy. Why do you always give me the feeling that you’re using a thrusting sword when you’re clearly dual-wielding heavy wooden swords? Or should I change my fighting style in the future? What if I encounter an enemy like you on the battlefield? I won’t be able to use my skills.”

Is this a sign that one's Dao heart has collapsed?
Li Wei looked at Leon, but he couldn't offer any better advice either. He was only a dabbler, and to avoid making mistakes, he couldn't say many things.

"Perhaps you could find a true master swordsman to learn from, cousin."

"However, in my opinion, it would be foolish to blindly follow the strengths of others."

"Giving up one's own fighting style is the absolute stupidity."

"Don't practice swordsmanship anymore. A two-star stone mine has been discovered at the underground base. Go and mine the stone mine tomorrow. We need a bigger and stronger wall that can at least withstand the frontal bombardment of the rock giants."

"What about those on night watch?"

"I'll keep watch."

"This isn't appropriate, after all, the bigger picture is more important." Leon was startled. He looked at Li Wei with some concern, and even couldn't help but want to activate the two-star conspiracy card to start plotting.

But Li Wei stopped him with a gesture. Just how many two-star conspiracy cards did this guy have?

“I know what you’re worried about, cousin, but I have my own plans. You have to trust me. Go ahead.” Li Wei said calmly.

(End of this chapter)