Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 8 Family Contribution

In one morning, Li Wei easily felled three trees and pruned their branches and crowns.

Among these, some branches as thick as an arm were separated and used to build a wall. After all, he couldn't actually use logs as a wall, otherwise it wouldn't be a camp, but a castle.

However, at lunchtime, Fila urged Li Wei to go hunting again.

Li Wei brushed it off vaguely, not taking it seriously. What was the point of hunting? He wasn't a trainee hunter.

The hunting scenario, in particular, is different from building a house. It has a high degree of randomness. It's understandable that I might not encounter a single prey for several days, but it's obvious that you've been building for several days without any progress.

So in the afternoon, Li Wei continued to chop down trees like crazy. He was getting more and more skilled at it, and the coordination of his limbs was becoming smoother and smoother.

Each time you swing the axe, you don't need to use all your strength. Instead, you can use inertia and the twisting force of your waist to generate explosive power.

In addition, the slashing points have become more precise.

So now he can achieve the same effect in three swings as he would have needed at least five swings a day ago, while consuming only about 80% of the stamina.

It's like a fish in water, that's all there is to it.

Soon, he cut down two trees, and by then he had cut down ten trees.

He then stopped cutting down the trees and instead pruned them all, thus obtaining ten logs.

As he expected, at that moment, a line of information silently appeared.

[Outside of your family's plans, you acquired ten logs, which constitute one unit of wood. This will be your personal asset. You can donate it to your family for two family contribution points, or you can keep it to unlock new family plans.]

[Friendly reminder: All members of the family can use the donated supplies free of charge.]

"That's really interesting, haha!"

Li Wei smiled happily, and then made her choice without hesitation.

"I want to donate!"

[You choose to donate one unit of timber to your family, and you will gain two family contribution points, bringing your total family contribution points to three.]

[Friendly reminder: Your status within the family has significantly improved. You now have the right to use scripted kills within the family. Each scripted kill costs three family contribution points, and three family contribution points can also exempt you from one scripted kill.]

[Friendly reminder: Initiating a plot-driven death poll will reveal your profession.]

[Friendly reminder: You can spend 3 Family Contribution Points to exchange for a "Loving Family" card item, which can be assigned to a specific person in the family. This will prevent the target from launching any plot-based attacks against you for the next 30 days.]

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"So this is ah!"

Li Wei chuckled. He didn't know if Penny and Fila would receive the message, but he didn't care. He was becoming clearer and clearer about what he needed to do next.

Before it got dark, he began to dismantle the branches and canopy.

Ten logs constitute one standard unit of timber.

The branches broken off from these ten trees constitute one unit of standard firewood.

These can all be donated to families; let's accumulate enough family contribution points first.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Penny's house construction was nearing completion, while Li Wei donated another unit of timber to the family, bringing their total to two units of firewood and raising their family contribution to seven points. From then on, he was no longer afraid of being eliminated by plot-driven events.

At the same time, he was consciously or unconsciously defining his profession as that of a lumberjack.

"George, thank you for your hard work these past few days. Our house will be very sturdy."

During dinner, Penny gave Li Wei a rare smile. Thanks to the twenty donated logs, she used ten of them to further reinforce the house's structure and also added an extra layer to the roof. In short, if you ignore the backstabbing and infighting, their family is indeed getting better and better.

"No need to thank me, we're all family," Li Wei replied earnestly.

"By the way, George, how are you planning to build the wall? I have some ideas that might come in handy."

Penny continued, as if chatting casually, but in reality, she was vying for plot points. Her house would be completed in two days, but Li Wei's wall hadn't even started construction yet. This was all part of the plot where she was gaining experience and contribution points.

"That's great! I'm preparing the materials now, and we'll build the wall together." Li Wei nodded, looking completely innocent, just like a naive and good younger brother.

"Okay, but George, I'm going to use an axe tomorrow."

"No problem, I'll dig the pits needed for the wall tomorrow."

“Oh, George, my dear brother, you’re becoming more and more of a man. Ever since Father passed away, I’ve felt so lonely and helpless. Now it’s wonderful. You’ll definitely be able to protect me and Mom, right?”

Penny laughed and cried at the same time, and even gave Li Wei a warm hug.

They're becoming more and more like a family, if they didn't have to pay for food.

Today is the seventh day since Li Wei came into this world. After paying for today's food, his surplus is 7 points of family contribution, 19 points of logging experience, 3 points of gathering experience, and 6 points of construction experience.

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The next morning, Penny took the axe, and Li Wei took the clumsy shovel. These tools were free to use; it seemed they were left behind by the cheap father or donated to the family, so they could be used for free.

But Fila's wheat and small boxes, because she did not choose to donate them, are her personal property.

It sounds awkward, but that's how the rules are.

Sometimes Li Wei was also curious about why the mission plot was set up this way, why there had to be backstabbing and sabotage, and why they couldn't be friends.
It feels like they're playing a scenario-based werewolf game. Is their purpose in doing this to please themselves or to please others?

What does this have to do with so-called awakening?

"It's been eight days since the game started, and I've only just gotten a chance to be a farmer."

Standing in the camp with a shovel in hand, Li Wei was quite emotional. Over the past few days, he had been a little cunning. Although he wasn't sure if Penny and Fila would cause trouble, his frantic tree-cutting every day was to give them the impression that he was likely an apprentice lumberjack.

Sure enough, Penny took the axe today.

If things go as expected, he won't be able to use the axe for the next few days.

He took the opportunity to cultivate a small plot of land.

That's right, that's Li Wei's real goal.

To create a fait accompli and let the plot follow his path.

Otherwise, once Penny is done with her work, she might develop a storyline focused on handicrafts.

(End of this chapter)