Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 275 The Feeling of Being a Lord
at sunset,

Li Wei and He Yuying finally made it back to the scavenging camp.

After washing up and having a good meal, he summoned Nelson, Javier, Lennox, Allen, Jenny, Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, Thomas, and Leon for a temporary camp meeting.

Liang Yuzhi was left to her own devices, but they dared not use her for the daily management of the camp.

He Yuying, along with Zhang Jinjun, continued to squat in the corner, patrolling as if they were invisible.

You have to hold it in even if you don’t accept it.

Actually, Li Wei had considered giving Zhang Jinjun a more important position before, since he seemed quite honest. However, the guy was too self-destructive. After realizing that there was no benefit for him, he felt that he was being targeted, so he might as well give up and act like he was the only one who was sober in a world of drunks, wallowing in self-pity.

Back when construction was in full swing a few months ago, who wasn't so busy they barely had time to breathe?
Only Zhang Jinjun was responsible for things within the scope of the task. Sigh, I've completed my task.

This is so interesting. Li Wei himself looks down on those heartless and corrupt bosses, but he will not mistreat those who actually do the work.

In short, he's not going to go out of his way to beg you.

As for the newcomer He Yuying, as a four-star professional, what were you planning to do by just slacking off throughout the battle?
“I have good news to share with everyone. We have killed the Flame Duke, rescued many Naturals from his clutches, and taken over a new base. So tomorrow, 208 new Free People will be joining our scavenging camp. Nelson, as the quarterly supervisor of the Free People, I hope you will go with Javier first thing tomorrow morning, because you may know some of those Free People. Oh, and Thomas, you come along with him, along with Santiago's patrol squad.”

“My lord, please rest assured, I will handle this matter properly.” Nelson quickly stood up and said. He was certainly familiar with Duke Flame, because every now and then a group of superhumans claiming to be Duke Flame’s men would come to attack the underground base.

It can be said that the two sides are mortal enemies.

However, I suppose this is why the lord entrusted him with this responsibility personally?

Yes, that must be the case.

Nelson sat down, deep in thought. His mind was racing. A quarterly steward who didn't want re-election wasn't a good free man. He had to rack his brains for the prosperity of his family.

Besides, newly arrived free citizens shouldn't form cliques, but unfortunately he only has one daughter!
"Lynus, the newcomers need accommodations. As the camp's chief engineer, what's the best way to arrange it? Oh, perhaps we could allocate some space from the third, fourth, or fifth floors. Also, will this affect heating in winter?"

Li Wei asked again, feeling that he had been quite wise to promote these free citizens before. At the time, he wondered if promoting eight managers out of a total of 48 free citizens was a bit bloated, but now it seemed that it was a good thing.

If there are any problems, just hand them over to the relevant department for resolution.

Upon hearing this, Lenos hurriedly stood up and said, "Reporting to the lord, first of all, there is no problem with heating in winter. The coal reserves, the pressure test and adjustment of the heating boiler, and the manual water pump are all in place. At the same time, we are planning to install an internal wall insulation layer inside the walls, which will definitely ensure that the room temperature is above 18 degrees Celsius in winter."

"As for the accommodation issue, it is indeed a bit troublesome, because each floor of the camp building has a usable area of ​​only about 500 square meters, and some necessary facilities also need to be installed."

"So I have an idea to suspend mushroom production on the first floor, because our food supply is actually very sufficient right now, and we have a lot of dried vegetables in reserve. In particular, in the past two months, we have also collected enough wild vegetables and mushrooms from the wild, so there is no need to use precious indoor space for these."

"Of course, if Your Excellency permits, I think we should start building a larger city wall next spring. This way, we can build houses suitable for free people to live in on the original town's residential land, and at the same time start building a larger and more solid underground base."

"Well, back to the current issue, after the mushroom production area on the first floor is closed, it should be able to accommodate fifty people. If we use the maximum double bunk beds, it can probably accommodate one hundred people."

"In addition, in the four areas A, B, C, and D on the first floor, except for area A which is used to store coal, the other three areas can also be arranged with fifty beds. It may be a bit cold in winter, but these beds can be used by combat personnel and duty personnel. In this way, some area on the second floor can be freed up."

"In addition, if part of the third floor is utilized, it can accommodate fifty beds."

"In short, there's no need to make any arrangements for the fourth and fifth floors."

"If Your Excellency has no further instructions, I would like to begin immediately."

“Very good, do as you say. You can choose ten people from the new free citizens who arrive tomorrow to be your assistants and workers.” Li Wei nodded. This is the right attitude to work.

This feels so good; things can be resolved with just a few words. No wonder everyone wants to be a lord.

“Alan, your chef team also needs to take responsibility for food supplies and meals for the free people. Of course, after the free people arrive tomorrow, you can also select ten free people to join your chef team.”

Li Wei spoke again, saying that food is very important, but the process of making food is even more important; fewer people mean fewer problems.

More people mean more problems.

Especially now that we're in a period of communal dining, without a few capable cooks and cooks, things will go wrong.

Perhaps in the future, the rationing system could be changed, like from communal sleeping quarters to family ownership? One house per family...

"Rest assured, my lord, you can always trust us in this area."

Allen practically patted his chest and guaranteed it. Everyone's enthusiasm is high now; after all, while some people might not like becoming strong, they certainly like becoming younger and more beautiful.

When Li Wei finished the camp meeting, it was already around 11 p.m., and his lips were dry from talking. There were still many matters, both inside and outside the camp, that required his personal attention and decision-making.

Just as he was about to go to the fifth floor to take a nap, Liang Yuzhi suddenly called out to him as he passed the third floor:
"Xiao Wei, that lucky one has woken up."

Huh?
That experimental subject?

Li Wei's heart stirred, and he was wide awake. This guy was a level 3 ability user, which in a sense meant he was at the third stage of the Blood Plague. Whether he could be saved was really hard to say.

It's worth mentioning that after Liang Yuzhi returned, she kept practicing on this guy, with Isabel and her mother assisting her. It's unclear how much she learned from him.

"Second Aunt, how is he?"

Li Wei walked into Liang Yuzhi's operating room. There, he could see the guy lying blankly on a stretcher, his whole body bound like a dumpling. His severed hand was well bandaged, and he looked no different from an ordinary person. Who would have thought that he was actually a superhuman who could transform into a stone giant?

"His life is out of danger. He lost a lot of blood, but that's a good thing for him. However, it might be a bad thing for you."

"why?"

"Because the level of his blood plague has decreased, he can now only be considered a level 1 infected person, and can be classified as a safe natural person. He no longer poses any danger of getting out of control."

"However, his stone giant ability also vanished, so the result you wanted is not possible. These ability users are fundamentally incapable of becoming normal unless they choose the path of dehumanization and extremism, but that comes at a great cost and may not even be successful."

"Alright, Isabel, you should all go and rest."

Liang Yuzhi nodded to Li Wei again and went to rest as well.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei untied the man from the stretcher. However, the man was still very confused, as if he had lost many memories.

"Do you still remember who you are?" Li Wei asked, still unwilling to give up.

After a long while, the man finally uttered two syllables—"Mark..."

"Your name is Mark? Good. How are you feeling? Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

"mark……"

"mark……"

Li Wei was stunned. Well, the experiment failed. Even if he was rescued, his brain would be ruined. He might still have some fragments of memory, but to the camp, he would be a useless person.

Li Wei carried Mark with one hand and took him to Section C on the first floor. There were some beds there, which were prepared for patrol teams. Benjamin's second patrol team was resting there at the moment.

“Benjamin, you two inform each other to keep an eye on him. If he does anything dangerous, take coercive measures, and if necessary, kill him directly! Of course, if there is no danger, let him do some work to support himself.”

"Yes, my lord."

That's the end of it.

At four o'clock the next morning, three electric buses quietly left the camp and headed to a small town base 160 miles away.

At the same time, Li Wei also woke up as usual, first doing a 20-kilometer sprint to warm up, then taking a hot shower and having breakfast before entering his operating room on the fifth floor, a room he shared with Li Yue.

Li Yue would sew winter clothes and make leather boots here.

Li Wei will be here to maintain the weapons and equipment.

He likes it here because he can clear his mind and consider issues from a broader perspective and a higher strategic level.

This can be considered a stumbling and bumpy path of growth.

"There are still a few important things to consider in the future, or in the remaining months of this year."

"The first thing to do is to guard against being raided. Killing Duke Flame is equivalent to cutting off the development space of the neighboring camp. If there is no one next door, or it is just a camp ranked tenth or lower, there is nothing to worry about. The real concern is that it is the top five seeded players. They might really raid our base in a fit of rage. After all, even Li Yue said that the second year will be the stage of base raiding melee."

"We can't delay development and production, but we also have to prevent theft. It's really troublesome."

Thinking of this, Li Wei even considered whether to return the two five-star overstay cards to Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi, allowing them to stay for another three months. They were so useful, and he couldn't bear to see them leave!

Of course, there's no rush.

(End of this chapter)