Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 74 Family Protectors

"Oh!"

The enormous body, propelled by the force of its violent impact, rushed right up to Li Wei. The pungent, fishy stench mixed with the smell of blood and various white fluids was incredibly stimulating, even in the darkness.

At this moment, Li Wei's brain finally realized fear, nausea, and the urge to vomit, but in just a second, his reason overwhelmed his physical reaction, and he scrambled backward, almost tripping Thomas who rushed out. That guy reacted really fast, rushing out shirtless with an axe in hand.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a professional fighter, if you ignore his skinny frame.

Next was Margaret, and the third was surprisingly Leon, with Penny and Fila following closely behind.

Fila also lit a torch.

A group of people rushed out of the room and stood in the yard. The cold wind made them feel their scalps tingle. The old ox was still howling in its death throes. It was not going to survive. Its spine had been broken.

Li Wei sat on the ground in a sorry state, completely exhausted, his 170 points of stamina gone.

But half of them were scared.

He admitted that when he realized it was a bear, the shock was so intense it felt like being electrocuted, and he almost collapsed in an instant, but his willpower and reason saved him from that collapse.

In that brief moment, his stamina was completely depleted, and his legs went weak.

In the firelight, the bear's carcass was still spitting blood, and everyone was shocked and silent. Everyone felt a lingering fear. Everyone knew that at this time of year, hungry wild animals would expand their hunting range, but no one expected that a hungry black bear would actually climb over the nearly two-meter-high wall and rush into the cowshed.

In a sense, the old ox died for them.

Because it was the black bear's target.

But if it weren't for Old Bull, the black bear would target them.

Hungry black bears have an exceptionally keen sense of smell, and their aggression can reach 200-300%!

Without any buffer, their family will suffer a devastating blow!

At this moment, Li Wei finally regained some strength and stood up with the help of Penny and Leon. Lines of information appeared before his eyes.

[You failed to conduct your routine camp patrol, resulting in a hungry black bear scaling the camp wall and killing your family's cattle, causing damage to your family's property. You will have 5 family contribution points deducted from your main quest this month (this information has been made public)]

You killed a hungry adult black bear, gaining 300 hunting experience points and preventing a potential disaster that could have caused further harm to other family members.

Based on comprehensive evaluation, this is a two-star quality beast. Even after enduring an entire winter, its weight still exceeds 400 pounds. Whether you donate it to your family or not will earn you 100 family contribution points (this information is public).

Because you possess the title of Family Savior, this title will now be changed to Family Protector. Wearing this title will automatically grant you 50 Family Contribution Points (cumulative). Furthermore, since you are also a Family Elder, all impeachments and plot-driven deaths against you must first consume 20 points (penalty) + 100 regular Family Contribution Points before they can be initiated. All those who vote in favor will have 20 contribution points forcibly deducted (this information is publicly available).

[You have chosen to donate this black bear to your family, and you have gained 100 family contribution points, bringing your current total to 368.]

[You fully demonstrated your hunter's abilities. Even in a sudden and urgent situation, you still perfectly displayed your strength. Because you killed a two-star black bear, you have earned the title of Bear Hunter. When equipped, you will gain a +1 Strength effect.]

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Good guy!
368 points? Even if 5 points are deducted, that's still 363 points.

At this moment, Li Wei seemed to sense the despair of everyone else. The end of the month was approaching, and everyone was full of confidence, preparing to compete for the position of head of the family. But what happened? He could at least continue to serve for another two months! Hmm, wait a minute?

Li Wei suddenly saw another message appear in front of her.

[Friendly Reminder: The current prey is too high in level and too heavy, exceeding the normal limit. Should we immediately issue an emergency family main quest to dismantle a bear and a cow? Participants will receive a maximum of 5 points and a minimum of 1 point based on their contribution. If the dismantling yields materials of one star quality or higher, additional points will be awarded!]

Of course it was released. It was a huge piece of meat weighing nearly 1,500 pounds. If Fira were to handle it himself, it would probably take him five days. With the current lowest temperature only a few degrees below zero and the highest temperature approaching zero, wouldn't the meat just rot and stink?

As soon as Li Wei issued the mission, Fila immediately perked up, took out all her tools, and charged forward like a general. As a professional butcher, the dissection of such an adult black bear carcass would yield a huge amount of experience points.

Oh, and there's a cow next to it.

Others, including Thomas, rushed to help.

Because this disassembly really yielded some good stuff. Even Li Wei knew that cow horns could be used to make bows and arrows, cow tendons, and even bear tendons could be used to make composite bows. Not to mention cow and bear hides, which are essential for making leather armor.

There's also meat, offal, cow's head, bear's paws, and so on. The family's wealth will increase significantly, and most of these benefits will fall on Li Wei, since he's still the head of the family at this moment!

Although everyone was envious and jealous, they didn't hesitate. Even Thomas chose to take on the task. As long as they helped, they could share the experience and contribution. No one thought it was too little.

But Li Wei didn't participate. He returned to his room, lay down in front of the fireplace, and still couldn't help feeling lingering fear; the aftereffects were too great.

It seems Thomas was quite prescient in building the stone wall; without a sturdy wall, one can't sleep soundly.

The following day, no one went to mine stones anymore. Faced with Li Wei's overwhelming advantage, their confidence was severely shaken. It was no longer realistic to think that they could overthrow Li Wei's rule by frantically mining stones to increase their family contribution points.

Therefore, we need to find another way: how to protect our own interests when we are certain that we have no connection with the head of the household.

This requires cooperation, communication, exchange, and the exchange of benefits.

Of course, maybe Fira will give it a try?
After all, no one knows Li Wei's total contribution at present. If these guys unite to impeach him, they will have ready-made reasons. He failed to fulfill his patrol duties, resulting in damage to his family's property. Don't make excuses like it was too cold or he was too tired. Since the night patrol task was set in the main mission, the responsibility is his.

Li Wei himself acknowledges this.

In short, let's see how Thomas and Margaret handle things.

Next, with the help of the four little ones in the family, Fila completed the processing of the bear meat and beef on the first day. It was nothing more than air drying, because there was no other way, and there wasn't enough salt to pickle them.

This is where the importance of a professional chef becomes apparent. Fira has her own method of air-drying, handling all the meat in an orderly manner.

Then all the internal organs must be preserved and disposed of, which also requires technical means.

But the most important thing here is the tendons of cows and bears. How can ordinary people distinguish where these tendons are? If you cut them off, they're ruined.

It was only thanks to Fira's almost amazing decomposition skills that it was able to be completely decomposed.

Throughout this process, Li Wei and the four young heroes could only stand by and watch helplessly, unable to offer any assistance.

When it came to the later processing and tanning of beef tendons, bear tendons, bear skin, and cowhide, they were completely unable to help.

(End of this chapter)