Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 92 Mission Settlement (Seventh Update)

"Let's go back and eat."

After a long while, Fila spoke in a hoarse voice. Li Wei and Penny exchanged glances and returned to their room. After a tasteless dinner, the monthly summary for the month followed.

But for some reason, the text in these messages seemed to come alive. Before we could even read them clearly, they turned into wisps of gray mist and entered the fireplace, then turned into even more gray mist, instantly enveloping the entire room.

Then, as a cloud of gray mist appeared, a tall, beautiful young woman with a cold expression walked out in a dignified manner.

She wore a fine leather armor and a cloak with complex and mysterious runes flowing over her, making her look extremely enigmatic.

Li Wei and the other three were all dumbfounded.

What's happening here.

The woman walked directly to the dining table and sat down, getting straight to the point, "Let me introduce myself. I am your future leader, a four-star internal affairs officer under a great six-star lord. My code name is Night Owl the Knife-Hook. The reason I say 'future' is because you have not yet passed the assessment."

"Normally, I wouldn't personally come to release the monthly summary for you, but your group of newbies has an extra title task added, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of your tasks. Out of the most basic humanistic concern, I came here in person to explain it to you."

At this point, the woman pointed at Li Wei and said, "You, a lowly office worker, have terminal cancer and won't live more than three months in the real world."

Then, pointing at Fila, he said, "You, an elementary school teacher, were hit by a truck and became a vegetable. You've been lying in bed for three years. Your husband is missing, and your daughter and son-in-law are about to remove your life support."

Pointing at Penny again, he said, "You, a corporate executive, have failed in your investments and are 30 million in debt. You're planning to jump off a 100-story building."

Finally, pointing at Lyon, he said, "You were betrayed by your girlfriend, went to the grasslands, and could only drown your sorrows in alcohol alone. Then you got into a car accident and are on the run. You will be arrested within 24 hours."

"Is any of you normal?"

"Or is there anyone who wants to end the mission now and return to the real world? Out of humanitarian concern, you can take half of the awakened attributes with you."

Li Wei and the other three looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out that they were all unlucky, and could even form an alliance of the unlucky ones.

But precisely because they're all unlucky, what fool would go back?
The man who had been holding the knife, Night Owl, waited a while before smiling slightly with satisfaction.

"No, then you should listen carefully to what I'm about to say. We all serve that great six-star lord, and we must all demonstrate our value in doing things for him."

"And that value is your ability to explore unfamiliar worlds and engage in friendly, reasonable, and technological plunder."

"Note that we do not like brutal plundering. That's something that was done by those old God Spaces or Infinite Systems. That kind of brutal, destructive plundering always causes a desperate resistance and will bring some unnecessary trouble, a lot of trouble, trouble that you can't get rid of."

"Therefore, our aim is to plunder in an orderly, peaceful, healthy, and technological way, rather than in a destructive manner. This is also the purpose of our training you new recruits. Over the past year, you should have felt the release of the monthly family storyline and the limitations of the plot logic. Even though there are more efficient methods of logging, farming, fishing, and mining, you are forced to use the most primitive methods to obtain and develop resources."

"Having explained the general reasons, I can now talk about your future development. Actually, your group of newcomers has done quite well among the ten newcomer groups in this round, which is why the higher-ups have arranged a title mission for you. As you all know, title missions are not easy to obtain. In the future, if you develop well, you can apply for a title mission like Thomas the Builder."

"In short, now that I have shown myself and explained the cause and effect, the next year or so of mission time for you is basically like an open-book exam."

"So, firstly, the difficulty of the mission will increase, and you will need to settle the score once before starting a new mission. Secondly, the higher-ups will definitely arrange other title missions to interfere, and you will have to outwit and outmaneuver a group of veterans. That's not all, the key is that the other side has item cards. So my suggestion is that you can apply to complete the mission in advance. There are several departments here that are eyeing you very much."

"In short, it's up to you to decide. Of course, if you have any questions, you can ask. Each person only has one chance to ask. Who wants to go first?"

"Excuse me, esteemed lady, if we choose to end the mission now, what will happen to the standard supplies required for passing the mission?" Fila asked first, it seemed she genuinely wanted to end the mission immediately and didn't want to suffer any longer.

"Your family contributions and existing family assets will be calculated and distributed equally, with one standard silver coin for every one point of family contribution. So, you will not only be able to complete the task smoothly, but you will also make a profit. Next."

"Excuse me, esteemed lady, why don't those veterans create a new quest to complete the title quest?" Leon asked. "Because it takes too long, and their strength is too great, which would cause a backlash from the quest world. Remember what I said before? The plot logic must be reasonable. Only if it is reasonable can it be perfectly integrated into the quest world. Take the title 'City Builder' for example. It makes Thomas start with nothing and build a city, constructing walls in a desolate mountain range. What kind of insane behavior is that?"

"Your family has to work hard to a certain extent and lay a reasonable foundation before you can be included in this title mission."

"Now that you've reached level 4 family camp, you can trigger higher-level title quests, which makes sense in the storyline. Next."

“Hello, Minister of the Interior, I would like to ask, if we end this mission here, what will happen to us next?” Penny asked at this moment.

"It's simple. It depends on your performance and future potential. For example, you can produce two-star weapons and equipment. You don't even need to choose; the logistics department will take you over. The treatment will be very generous. In the future, when you go to the battlefield, there will be warriors charging in front, and you only need to stay in the rear. Of course, during this process, the logistics department will also tailor a few tasks related to the craftsman profession for you. It all depends on your luck."

What you are experiencing right now is only the beginning.

"And then there's you, Fila. You're not bad either. The professions of butcher and chef are already considered a golden combination. The medical department would be scrambling to hire you."

Good heavens, those few words brought an unimaginable shock to Li Wei and his companions.

If a single point of family contribution is worth one standard silver coin, then wouldn't the 60 points he earned from impeaching Fila be enough to buy a two-star quality composite bow?
That Thomas was definitely no good!
Also, it feels like the organization they belong to is more like a large corporation. What does it mean to be orderly, peaceful, and technologically advanced, rather than plundering indiscriminately?

Does plundering in a friendly manner cease to be plundering?

"George, are you alright?"

At this moment, the female internal affairs officer, Night Owl, asked.

Li Wei thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I have no problem."

"Very well, now it's your turn to decide. Do you want to stay and continue the mission, or settle the mission here? Oh, even if you choose to stay, you still have to settle the mission. Come on, tell me your answer."

"I want to settle my mission, I want to leave, can I return to reality?" Fila was the first to speak. Her emotions were a bit unstable, probably because she knew that her daughter was going to pull the plug on her, so she had already broken down at this moment.

"Of course you can go back, but only as an observer, and you cannot interfere with cause and effect. You should know that your original identities in reality are not quite normal. Your casual appearance like this will cause some minor trouble. Of course, if you insist, it's not impossible, but in that case, you would be voluntarily agreeing to erase all your memories and then return to reality with half of your awakened attributes. It's okay, our Alliance of Lords of the Heavens is the most humane, and we will never say one thing and do another."

"me……"

Fila hesitated, unsure of what to choose. The reality was that her daughter and son-in-law wanted to remove the life support, while this place offered more freedom and an unknown world. It was a difficult choice no matter what.

"Alright, calm down. After returning to base, you will all have a six-month vacation with free room and board. However, if you want to eat food of one-star quality or higher, you will have to use standard currency. You can make your decision at any time during these six months."

"Now, tell me, do you want to settle the task?"

“Yes, I want to settle the account.” Hearing that she had six months to make a choice, Fila breathed a sigh of relief. She was exhausted and needed to think things through.

The next second, the female internal affairs officer flicked her finger, and instantly, gray mist surged forth, transforming into a huge transparent light screen, on which scenes of Fira's experiences from her first arrival in this world to the present rapidly appeared.

This includes scenes from the city of Kah, where Fira was dressed as a noblewoman at that time.

Li Wei finally met his adoptive father, Anson, who was dressed impeccably and had an aristocratic air about him. Oh, and there was also Penny, who looked like a noblewoman back then. But all of this disappeared with an escape.

Ultimately, all of this was transformed into lines of information, seemingly encapsulating Fira's entire life.

(End of this chapter)