Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 258 The Sincere Li Yue

When Li Wei returned to the scavenging camp, it was already noon. The bus that Liang Yuzhi was escorting had just unloaded the second batch of supplies and left.

Hmm, wait a minute, what was brought back this time?
It feels a bit like a steam engine. Using a steam engine to generate electricity seems like a good idea, especially now that we have enough coal. Speaking of which, the impact of radiation storms on steam engines should be relatively small, right?
His dear little sister really did a good thing.

"Good day, my lord!"

The warehouse manager, Javier, and the welder, Lennox, were working with Zhao Xuanxuan and others to install the massive steam engine. When they saw Li Wei return, they immediately stopped to greet him.

"You don't need to be so particular when you're working."

Li Wei nodded, then glanced at Zhao Xuanxuan, who blinked to indicate that everything had been normal these past few days, which was good.

He went straight up to the third floor, first to the warehouse to take out everything from his backpack. Some of the items had to be handed over to Aunt Alan, the warehouse manager of warehouse number 2. Only then did he go to the fifth floor, take a comfortable shower, change into a bathrobe that some aunt had prepared for him, go up to the rooftop, lie down on a chair, and bask in the sun. He couldn't have felt more relaxed.

However, he was actually quite busy. He hadn't been to the camp for the past few days and hadn't even brought his prestige card with him, so he hadn't received a lot of information. Now he had to go back through each piece of information one by one, just like handling office affairs. Because there were many free people in the camp now, everyone's daily work progress, everyone's performance, the increase in the camp's overall wealth, the increase in fixed assets, and so on, all of this had to be summarized in great detail through the prestige card.

In just a few days, there have been hundreds of messages.

Li Wei's head was about to explode from watching this; he was really bad at these things.

If there are hundreds of free citizens in the future, won't they be able to ascend to heaven on the spot?
After filtering out some less important information, what remains is the more important information.

[Family member Zhao Xuanxuan, along with welder Lenos, built and installed a dual-mode electric/gear-manual elevator. Only five free citizens are needed to move the elevator from the fifth floor to -3 floors. This device effectively solved the problem of transporting supplies, increased the fixed assets of the scavenging camp, and raised the family's maximum contribution points by 500, currently standing at 17150.]

[Freeman Nelson led a group of freeman miners to build an outpost in the valley town, increasing household fixed assets... currently at 17500 points]

With the help of his family member Thomas, Warehouse Manager Javier (number 3) built Warehouse Number 4 outside the camp building, increasing his family's fixed assets to 17600 points.

[Family member Zhao Xuanxuan led welder Linos to weld an underground water tower with a capacity of 100 cubic meters... Currently at 17800 points]

[Family member Zhao Xuanxuan led welder Linos to weld a two-star quality heating boiler...currently at 18500 points]

[Family member Zhao Xuanxuan, along with welder Lenos, assembled a steam generator set, increasing the family's fixed assets... currently at 19000 points]

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Not bad, but the contribution points earned will definitely exceed the monthly settlement.

Fortunately, this problem can be solved next month: the city wall. This city wall is at least a level 3 wall. Once it is completed, the scavenging camp can be upgraded to level 4, increasing the population by 1 and significantly boosting fixed assets.

Li Wei breathed a slight sigh of relief, but couldn't help thinking about the radiation storm two months later. It was currently the most difficult one, but with two powerful people helping him, there shouldn't be any problems.

Speaking of which, I'll have to go out again next month to collect a couple more universal gold cards. His two-handed greatsword and three-star warbow also need further upgrades...

Ahem, no, we need to systematically adjust the camp's industrial area next month.

The blacksmith shop and blast furnace must be rebuilt inside the city walls. In addition, the outer walls of the camp building need to be further reinforced. In two months, at least twenty siege crossbows should be available so that he, Li Yue, Liang Yuzhi, Thomas, Leon, Zhao Xuanxuan, and Zhang Jinjun can engage in close combat outside, while the free people can shoot them from a distance on the rooftop.

Come to think of it, we really do need a bunker-like firing platform...

Li Wei thought about it for a long time, until his head ached.

So much so that when Li Yue returned with the convoy at dusk and nestled into his arms like a fledgling swallow, he was still in a daze.

Then, he enjoyed a four-star conspiracy card.

Wow, you're awesome! What advice do you have for me?

"Li Wei, did you raise the difficulty of the extra missions for exploring side quests to 180%?"

Li Yue stepped out of Li Wei's embrace, sat opposite him, and quietly asked.

"Yes, that's right. Liang Yuzhi said that this kind of thing is nothing to worry about, so I don't care either. I'm sorry I didn't inform you." Li Wei said the truth and was looking forward to seeing Li Yue's frustration.

Unfortunately, it was very quiet on the other side, with a pair of beautiful eyes quietly looking over. The scene was still quite pleasing to the eye.

"Can we cooperate? I mean, if I'm willing to give up competing with you for the position of head of the family, can we cooperate?" Wow, that sounds so sincere.

Li Wei smiled slightly, "Of course, I'd be happy to cooperate, but I wonder what price I'll have to pay for it?"

"I need to swipe a Hunter Card."

"Hunter card? That's easy—" Li Weiyi was stunned, but then he realized that Li Yue didn't want an ordinary hunter card. She wanted a hunter card with a rare prefix, or even a higher-level prefix.

"It's not that simple. What I want is a Hunter card with a rare prefix. Usually, this requires meeting several strict conditions and also depends on luck. It often takes three to five years to get one. But there is a special universal gold card that can be exchanged for a class card with a rare prefix. And this special universal gold card can only drop by killing a special BOSS."

"This special BOSS can only appear if the difficulty of the extra mission is increased to 180%, which is the maximum limit."

"So here's my request: if the special BOSS doesn't show up when the radiation storm hits two months from now, fine. But if it does, I want that special universal gold card. Then, I'll give you the five-star 'stay card' I have, and from now on, I'll fully cooperate with you to help you defend the scavenging camp. How about it?"

What the hell!

At this moment, Li Wei could truly hear the sincerity and earnestness in Li Yue's voice. He looked at Li Yue in surprise, wanting to ask why.
But he soon realized that he might have been tricked by Liang Yuzhi. The extra difficulty of developing side quests had increased by 180%, and it was really possible to fail.

Liang Yuzhi didn't care. This crazy widow not only wanted to drag Li Yue down with her, but also wanted to take Li Wei with her.

So now it's Li Yue's turn to be anxious?

Have to settle for the next best thing?
"Alright! I promise you, as long as we can kill the special BOSS and survive this radiation storm, I'll give you the special universal gold card that dropped. But I have two conditions: you must immediately hand over the five-star detention card you have. Also, after killing the special BOSS, if there are any injured people, you should use the universal gold card to heal them first."

Li Wei said in a deep voice that no special universal gold card is more important than expanding territory, and he is willing to pay this price to compromise.

"make a deal!"

Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but look at Li Wei with a hint of admiration. Yes, most people would really be reluctant to do that, dragging things out and going back and forth, especially someone like Widow Yang, who was utterly disgusting.

On the other hand, one has to admire someone like Li Wei, even as a competitor.

"I can also make it clear beforehand that if that special BOSS does not appear, I will not go back on my word. After six months, I will automatically exit the current world. Li Wei, I am really looking forward to cooperating with you in cross-border missions in the future."

After saying that, Li Yuezhen decisively traded the five-star detention card. All Li Wei needed to do was repeat the agreement on a contract item card.

Very simple.

Next, Li Wei went directly to Leon and temporarily traded the five-star overstay card to him. As his most important and most trusted ally, it was worthwhile to use an overstay card to stay for three months.

If we add the five-star retention card in Li Wei's hand, we can keep Thomas, Lyon, and Zhao Xuanxuan for another three months. This is so significant that it almost guarantees victory in the first half of the game.

Now there's only one thing left: can they withstand the attack of the special BOSS amidst the raging radiation storm?
Fortunately, from this moment on, everyone in them is truly united in their efforts.

No one will hold us back or cause us trouble anymore.

By evening, the chefs, led by Aunt Alan, had finished preparing all the dinner.

Inside the large restaurant on the first floor, all the Free Citizens were dining. Li Wei, along with Li Yue, Liang Yuzhi, Zhao Xuanxuan, Lyon, Thomas, and Zhang Jinjun, chatted warmly with the Free Citizens, reviewing their work achievements over the past month and praising them generously. At the same time, they also put forward a simple vision for the future: to grow bigger and stronger and create new glories.

During this conversation, representatives of the free people, including Nelson, Javier, Lenos, Santiago, Javier, Benjamin, and Allen, spoke enthusiastically, offering their opinions and suggestions in their respective areas of expertise. They unanimously expressed their firm and unwavering commitment to following their lord and to doing everything in accordance with his will.

Finally, everyone shared a toast, bringing the evening's dinner to a perfect close...

When Li Wei and the others reached the fourth floor and sat down at the table in the small restaurant, the players' dinner officially began.

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite subtle. Leon and Zhao Xuanxuan were overjoyed, while Thomas and Zhang Jinjun said they had learned something.

As for Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi, the situation is slightly more complicated.

Admittedly, subduing a few dozen free citizens is nothing to them, but it basically proves Li Wei's ability, especially in bringing about the current situation. Under the noses of the two big shots, he has not been at a disadvantage. Although Widow Yang's shrewd actions also played a huge role, plus their bad luck in running into the dictator's buff as soon as they arrived.

However, after three months, they had to admit defeat.

(End of this chapter)