Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 287 The Road to Breaking the Situation
Next, after Liang Yuying turned and left, it was finally Old John's turn. He activated a two-star conspiracy card with a grin. It wasn't because he was poor, but because he was making an attitude that allowed everyone to eavesdrop, since his purpose was different and he didn't compete with Li Feng from the logistics department or Liang Yuying from the resources department.

The main strategy is to avoid offending anyone.

"Brother, it's been a long time! I never imagined that when we parted, you would become the renowned Flame Baron of the Lower Five Tribes. I admire you, I admire you!"

Old John opened his mouth with a grin.

Li Wei nodded and said directly, "Zhao Guozhu just relayed what the Chief Minister of the Interior said. I understand. I can agree to cooperate with you. As long as you don't cause me any trouble, I will try my best to make things convenient for you and let you swipe a rare scout card. Is there anything else?"

"Hehe, you're really straightforward, brother. I'll thank you very much then."

Old John didn't say much. This was perfectly normal. Farming codename missions, rare class cards, and equipment in the chaotic killing battlefield was the first choice for players with higher strength. Otherwise, why would everyone bother queuing up? It was just that this pioneering mission was too exciting, too complicated, and the competition was too fierce.

After Old John left, Li Wei lay down fully clothed, closed his eyes to rest, and while doing so, he also processed the information he had just received in his mind. After a long while, he made a decision.

There can be no backing down, no cooperation; we must fight for what we have to fight for. Half a month ago, when Li Yue was plotting with him for the last time, she subtly reminded him that if the territory was not managed well, it would go bankrupt.

Moreover, the planning of the territory does not begin three years later. Just like the process of a country's rise, its structure and future basic national policies should not wait until after conquering the country. Instead, a basic framework must be established during the process of conquering the country. Otherwise, under the constraints of various factors, it will be difficult to achieve anything.

Putting everything else aside, once the magic shield falls and there are no more magic particles, the land will become increasingly barren!
He had never seen other territories, but how could he not know what Ver City was like, why the price of radioactive black soil was so high, and why that great six-star lord had established an anti-smuggling department?
Why should Li Guishan, who was willing to be a gambling addict, also accept punishment?

How is this any different from those unfortunate people who have lost their jobs and are now living in poverty?
Don't think that acquiring territory guarantees eternal life. Even Qin Shi Huang, who was so powerful, only had two generations of emperors.

What makes him think that his small territory can break the cycle?

Business development is important, but the initial planning and framework are also crucial.

What do you mean by waiting ten years? How many opportunities will he miss in ten years?
However, this time neither Liang Yuzhi nor Li Yue could help him. Last month, Liang Yuzhi said that they needed to keep their distance, and Li Yue said something similar. This clearly shows that they knew that they had touched the core interests of certain powerful figures.

Therefore, you can ask the two of them to help watch the house this month, but it's no longer advisable to try to persuade them to help.

So—where is the way to break this deadlock?

Li Wei's gaze gradually hardened; the path to breaking the deadlock had always been this simple.

One word, and a bloody path was forged!
The wind outside grew stronger, and thunder and torrential rain poured down, but this was still not the main event of the radiation storm. The radiation storm would not fully erupt until after midnight.

Li Guishan was stuck at this critical juncture; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to leave after midnight. I just don't know if he will be targeted by that special BOSS.
After all, there's the negative buff of your whole family dying!

In that case, Scarface Glen would probably thank his ancestors eight generations back.

But these people wouldn't leave such obvious loopholes in their work, would they?

Li Wei then fell asleep peacefully. He needed to conserve his energy, but actually, it wasn't a big problem. With Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi there, and with the other players around, he wouldn't even need to fight desperately in the future.

Isn't it rumored that my name is Sai Lao Ai? Well then, what's wrong with me becoming a wheel general?

Li Wei slept soundly that night, while battles outside the camp had broken out more than a dozen times, mostly involving scattered mutated creatures that had rushed up with the radiation storm, and for the time being, there was no significant disturbance.

However, when he woke up, he received a warning message.

"Due to the radiation storm, your radiation levels are too high! Please seek shelter underground or take anti-radiation medication immediately."

Ha ha!

Li Wei remained completely unfazed by this. He immediately switched to the Rat Exterminator title, and everything stabilized instantly. The radiation levels stopped rising and were expected to drop back to 50 within twelve hours.
This is the biggest impact of the radiation storm!

"Good day, my lord!"

Head chef Alan, wearing a heavy lead alloy protective suit, brought in the prepared breakfast and then hurriedly returned to the underground.

Nowadays, staying in buildings can easily lead to secondary erythema caused by radiation toxins.

However, if one waits on the underground level, the radiation toxins can only cause a level one blood plague infection.

Only by staying on the third underground level, protected by an airtight hatch, can one live a normal life.

Therefore, logistics personnel such as Nelson, Lenos, and Allen all stayed on the first basement level, as did the rotating free civilian soldiers and players.

Stay there as long as there are no combat missions. One one-star blood resistance potion can last for three to five days, or even longer.

Even if there is a combat mission, as long as you don't step out of the building, being briefly exposed to the firing port is not a big problem. In less than half an hour, you can reduce the radiation level by taking a one-star blood resistance potion.

Unless absolutely necessary, try to avoid taking the two-star blood resistance drug, as there are only 200 doses available.

So players who aren't on duty also have to stay on the first basement level. Of course, if you have enough two-star health and resistance potions, then you're awesome.

In addition, Liang Yuzhi seemed to be able to stand freely in an open area without any protective equipment and feel the beauty of the radiation storm... Basically, she was the only one outside last night, and others would not come out unless necessary.

After breakfast, Li Wei put on protective clothing in a seemingly professional manner and went out for a stroll.

As a result, the outside world was plunged into darkness, and terrifying radiation rain continued to fall, with the water on the plains outside already reaching a meter deep.

But he couldn't see any mutated creatures yet. Besides, he felt a chill run down his spine; it was dangerous and deadly.

"Go back quickly!"

Liang Yuzhi sent him back, but as they passed each other, she quickly handed him something.

When Li Wei returned to the underground floor, he was taken aback after a brief examination.

A one-star quality magic scroll that can be used to replenish magic power in enchanted equipment.

[Note: This is crude magic power, approximately 100 times the equivalent, extracted by a first-tier spellcaster during a radiation storm. It can replenish the magic power of enchanted equipment once or restore 10 points of enchantment durability.]

[WARNING: Due to the crude nature of the magic, charging a piece of equipment more than five times may cause serious damage.]

My second aunt is so thoughtful.

Li Wei felt a warmth in her heart. Although her personality was eccentric, cunning, and vicious, her second aunt was truly considerate!
Without hesitation, he used the magic scroll to charge the magic emblem on his noble armor, but it could only be charged once.

My second aunt still needs to keep working hard.

Haven't seen Ah Dai for the past few days?
Where did it go?
With a thought, Li Wei immediately spotted Ah Dai. It wasn't inside the camp building, but standing alone on the rooftop, letting the radiation storm pour down on it. It was strange; wasn't it afraid of the radiation storm?
Wait, what the hell did that old widow Liang Yuzhi do to you?!
He ran all the way to the fifth floor, pushed open the sealed door and rushed to the rooftop. Suddenly, Ah-Dai's eyes turned blood red and he looked at Li Wei with a fierce look. But the next second, he seemed to lose control and flapped his wings to try to escape, but he was forcibly pulled back.

Returning to the fifth floor, Li Wei released Ah Dai again, only to see it struggling wildly and squawking desperately, as if it had turned into a zombie bird.

Moreover, its power has become extremely great.

Li Wei was very anxious. He knew that Liang Yuzhi would not intentionally harm him, but the problem was that this old widow was very unreliable.

Seeing that Ah Dai was even willing to hurt himself to break free, Li Wei had no choice but to let go of him. As soon as he broke free, he flew towards the restaurant, seemingly very hungry.

Upon seeing this, Li Wei had an idea. He immediately took out a leaf from a mutated cabbage. This was a valuable magical material, so it should work, right? Otherwise, he would have to throw Ah Dai back into the radiation storm.

"quack!"

Ah-Dai suddenly let out a strange cry, flew over at lightning speed, pressed down on the leaves with its sharp claws, and immediately began to frantically peck at them.

Li Wei initially wanted to help, but then realized she was overthinking it. Although Ah Dai seemed a bit out of control, he was actually quite clever and quickly found the right way to peck at food.

And for some reason, its appetite was frighteningly large. In less than ten minutes, it ate up at least two kilograms of mutated cabbage leaves, which were about one square meter in size.

At this point, Ah Dai finally seemed to have eaten his fill. He fluttered onto Li Wei's shoulder, barked twice ingratiatingly, then jumped into his tactical backpack and went to sleep.

Huh?
Has Ah Dai leveled up?
With a thought, the hunter's card appeared between his eyebrows, followed by information about Ah-Dai, and as expected, there had been changes.

Name: Ah-Dai

[Level: Four Stars (Requires five days for development and adaptation. During this period, it is not recommended to withdraw the pet card. It is also recommended to upgrade the pet card. A one-star pet card will make its personality very irritable, a two-star pet card may make it unhappy, a three-star pet card will make it somewhat satisfied, and a four-star pet card will make it very happy.)]

[Type: Crow-type hunting pet, can be taken out of this world]

[Other: Still under development, all information is undetermined]

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What the hell is this four-star pet card?!
I'm so poor, where would I get the money to buy it!

Li Wei grumbled inwardly, but still managed to pull the sleeping Ah Dai out and put him in the bird's nest in the room.

The battle outside could break out at any moment, so we can't take it with us when we run away.

Next, Li Wei also went to the basement level, thinking, "He who listens to advice should eat his fill."

However, that very evening, just as the torrential rain of radiation outside finally subsided, a very urgent bell rang.

The legendary first wave of monster siege has finally arrived, albeit belatedly!

(End of this chapter)