Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 29 Mushroom Soup
As dusk fell, Li Wei returned to the camp. Fila had already prepared dinner, and its aroma filled the campyard.

In the open space of the yard, mushrooms that had already been prepared and were now being dried covered an area of ​​more than ten square meters. Today was a great harvest for her.

There was a heavy rain last night, so there are naturally a lot of mushrooms today.

"Oh, my George, hunting isn't so easy, is it? Don't be discouraged, you're already a fine hunter. Now come and have dinner, how about trying my mushroom and meat soup?"

Fila greeted him in a good mood, as if she had cheered up, and even served Li Wei a bowl herself.

"thanks Mom!"

Li Wei thanked her, not worried that Fila would poison him. Besides, although the mushroom soup looked unappealing and dark, it smelled really good. He was also hungry, so he picked it up and ate it all up in no time, his eyes shining as he ate.

Because it was really delicious, the mushroom and meat soup was very flavorful, and it seemed to be quite mellow and fragrant because of the addition of animal fat. After eating it, he felt comfortable all over, and all his taste buds were cheering. He had been running around all day and was very tired, but after drinking this bowl of soup, he felt that most of his fatigue had disappeared.

"George, is it good?"

Fila sat to the side with a smile and asked in a very kind manner, which almost gave Li Wei the illusion that they were a loving family. Something was really wrong with her.

"Delicious."

"Then I'll have another bowl."

Fila served Li Wei another bowl before taking it to Penny. She seemed to be in a very good mood today, so she chatted with Penny about everyday things and asked if the mushroom and meat soup was good.

Penny wasn't very interested in talking and simply gave a brief reply.

However, Penny still drank three large bowls of the mushroom soup.

Li Wei also drank three bowls. Tonight's dinner was not only plentiful but also very generous, but he still felt that something was not right.

Just as I was pondering this, two lines of information appeared without warning.

[Professional chef *** has developed a new dish, which has been praised by the head of the household and all family members. This is a one-star dish; long-term consumption will make the body stronger. Consume it twenty times a month for six consecutive months, and you will gain one free attribute point.]

[Professional chef *** donated the recipe and method for this mushroom soup to a family, earning her 20 family contribution points. However, she must guarantee to provide at least 20 servings of mushroom soup each month for the next six months. Unless there are unavoidable reasons, the contribution points will be reclaimed.]

[Friendly reminder: This process will not affect your experience gain or main quest contribution points.]

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Li Wei stared blankly, utterly shocked. This—this actually works?

The seasoned sixth brother has raided our base!
Damn, he's only been the head of the family for one day, and he only has 30 family contribution points left, while Fila, the sixth son, has probably already surpassed him.

Moreover, this was after Fila had made a mistake and suffered a crushing defeat.

It's simply terrifying.

If her family's main storyline hadn't been interrupted by the wolf infestation, Fila, the sixth child, would have been unmatched.

In any case, Li Wei was completely convinced.

After resting for a while, he intended to go back to his house to sleep, but Fira's dazzling achievements really kept him awake. So he took a short knife and started carving wooden arrows by the campfire.

Penny once said that the quality of the wooden arrows is closely related to the effectiveness of the shot.

He needs to improve himself in a down-to-earth manner.

By the time Li Wei had carved out ten wooden arrows in one go, it was already late at night. But he was neither sleepy nor tired. He had to admit that Fira's mushroom soup was really good. No wonder donating it would earn him twenty family contribution points.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Wei, by the light of the fire, drew his bow and shot ten times in succession. This was part of his daily training and was indispensable.

With the added advantage of being a professional hunter, he could hit the target with every wooden arrow within twenty meters. Of course, the arrows were destroyed along with the target. This is a disposable item.

However, it is very important for Li Wei to master the hunting bow and to acquire archery skills and proficiency.

As the saying goes, sharpshooters are made by feeding them bullets.

The same principle applies to archers.

It was a new day. After breakfast, Li Wei picked up his axe, took his wooden spear and hunting bow, crossed the stream where the flow had slowed down, and headed to the east bank to cut down trees.

He was already very familiar with this kind of work, especially now that he had 10 points of strength and 140 points of stamina, it should be easy for him to cut down ten trees every day.

However, unlike before, Li Wei chose trees with a diameter of about 30 to 40 centimeters this time.

These large trees are relatively difficult to cut down, but he wanted to use the trees of this thickness to upgrade the camp walls. Fila and Penny's conflict was at least internal, but the external dangers were the most numerous and unpredictable.

If he could, he even wanted to build an arrow tower inside the camp.

About an hour later, the big tree crashed to the ground with a loud bang, startling Li Wei.

At the same time, he actually gained a full 10 points of logging experience, one tree is equivalent to ten trees!

Obviously, logging experience varies depending on the thickness of the tree.

However, it was really too difficult to chop, especially when the axe wasn't very effective; his stamina was almost depleted.

He then had to rest for half an hour before he could begin pruning the branches and crowns. This was a crucial step, as the main quest rewards could not be counted if the original logs were not pruned.

And this is equally laborious.

Even though Li Wei is now very healthy and eats well, he still can't cut down another tree before noon.

By the time the trimming was finished, it was already noon.

Then, he led the old ox and dragged the log, which was more than ten meters long, back. Unexpectedly, the task progress in the attribute bar changed.

It has become 1/3, so this one big tree is really worth ten small trees from before.
"So what is the standard for this 'unit'? Is it one cubic meter?"

Li Wei pondered, "What about other types of gains? They should all have their own standards."

For example, the five units of dried wild vegetables that Fila donated last time could absolutely not be settled in cubic meters.

And then there's the prey he's going to hunt next, which is required to be two units. He can't possibly get two cubic meters of meat, that would be too sloppy.

Back at the camp, Fila had already prepared lunch, and even Penny was able to come out and stroll around cautiously.

“George, you actually cut down an oak tree! Can you chop it into firewood? I want to make some charcoal.”

Penny leaned against the wall and said weakly.

Oak? Charcoal?
Li Wei looked back in astonishment at the logs he had dragged back. He had no idea what kind of tree they were; no wonder he had struggled so much when he was cutting them down that morning.

"Are you going to burn charcoal now? You're not fully recovered yet."

“My silly brother, after chopping the wood into firewood, it needs to be dried for a while. Our blacksmith shop can’t be without charcoal.” Penny spoke with a translator’s accent, but Li Wei could understand what she meant. She was subtly telling him the prerequisites for building a good blacksmith shop.

Li Wei didn't care about these things. In fact, if Sam hadn't died and Fila hadn't taken over as head of the family and made different development plans, Penny's blacksmith shop would probably have been on the agenda by now.

(End of this chapter)