Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 85 We are different

Huh?
What the hell!

Leon, that kid, Penny did indeed delay the main quest this month. That was probably due to her and Thomas haggling and blackmailing each other. That's a real weakness, so the impeachment is somewhat justified. Of course, that's not important, because Penny now has a title, which means he needs to spend 60 family contribution points to initiate impeachment.

As for?
Li Wei was surprised, and then casually objected.

But the next second he realized that there were only two dissenting votes, from him and Penny.

Thomas, Margaret, and Phila, who remained, all voted in favor, and the impeachment was upheld.

Over there, Fila still had tears in her eyes, but she couldn't hold back her smile.

You little bitch, so smug, hahaha, you're all idiots, all short-sighted fools. You thought you were in cahoots with Thomas, but you didn't expect this, did you? You can't even tame Leon, that brat, hahaha, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

We've all been tricked!

good good good good!

We've all lost!
Good riddance! Lose happily, lose joyfully!

Penny was stunned for a long time. She had indeed thought that Thomas would trick her, but she never expected it to be so fast and so decisive, because bribing Leon also required a considerable price.

Damn it, Thomas got his way.

With a bitter smile, Penny decisively chose to accept the impeachment, which also meant she would be barred from running for head of the household for the next five months.

Goodness, up to now, Li Wei, Fila, and Penny have all been effectively silenced, and control of the family has suddenly fallen into Thomas's hands. His contribution this month should be around 150 points, which is actually not much.

However, he managed to turn the situation into this through a series of maneuvers.

He will remain the head of the family for the next three months, no, for the next two months.

Li Wei looked at the silent Leon, wanting to say something but unable to.

Because if you're the eldest, then don't even mention the second one.

When it comes to personal gain, he's the same!
All I can say is that professional gamers who complete the game are truly terrifying.

This time, they truly witnessed it.

Thomas had a keen understanding of people's hearts, and he was even able to predict that neither Phila nor Penny would be willing to grant immunity from impeachment.

In this wave, their entire rookie team was wiped out.

At this moment, Li Wei was almost certain that Thomas and Margaret's mission to clear the game was different from theirs.

Yes, we are different!
Thomas will become the head of the household next month because of his superior contributions to the family.

A few minutes later, a line of information appeared silently.

Thomas's dark, thin face finally broke into a radiant smile that had never been seen before.

It's like a terrifying ancient great white shark with countless densely packed teeth!

Li Wei, Fila, and Penny looked at him with complicated expressions. At this moment, the three of them completely understood that Thomas definitely had something to do with it, and it was not just about gaining an advantage for the Level 4 camp.

Lyon, however, kept his head down, his expression cold.

Margaret, however, gave Li Wei a meaningful look; she truly harbored ill will towards him.

But just as everyone was waiting for Thomas to arrange the main quest for the next month, a special black card suddenly flashed between his eyebrows.

As it flashed by, a simple message appeared before everyone's eyes.

[The head of the family, Thomas, used the two-star item card "Silence is Golden," and all family members will now unconditionally support all of the head of the family's work plans at the family meeting.]

At that moment, a force seemed to bind Li Wei and the others, preventing them from speaking.

“My dear family, next month, my plan is to concentrate all manpower and resources to prioritize the construction of the stone wall, with me in charge and you assisting.”

"Now let me tell you the specific details, Aunt Fila. In addition to being responsible for three meals a day, you also need to go to mine limestone every day. Of course, since you are old, you don't need to do too much, just 0.5 units a day is fine."

"You agree, right?"

“George, oh my dear George, lively George, look at you, how healthy and strong you are! You’re so capable, mining two units of stone every day shouldn’t be a problem, right? Consider it helping your brother. I’ll do anything for my brother. You’re definitely my brother.”

“Leon, my dear Leon, oh, you are just as strong and not to be outdone. You think you are better than your brother George? No, one and a half units a day is enough! Oh, you're welcome. No, I should thank you. Our family is really loving.”

“Penny, oh, how could I forget my little pig Penny? You get one unit a day, but you’re responsible for the maintenance of all the mining tools.”

“Margaret and I will be in charge of building the stone wall and aim to complete it within a month.” “No one has any objections, right? Then I’ll make that decision.”

The moment the monthly main quest was released, the silence buff on Li Wei and the others disappeared.

They were utterly shocked. Could this really be allowed?
Can the rules of a game be changed by items?
Where is the promised humanistic care?!
However, he has no time to worry about these things now, because damn it, this month he has to mine two units of 600 jin of stone every day. Although he can get 60 points of family contribution at the end of the month, is this work that a human can do?

At this moment, even Leon was stunned, dumbfounded, and bewildered. He finally realized, belatedly, that Thomas was not one of them.

Li Wei, Penny, Fila, and him—the competition among the four of them is at least on the same level. But Thomas and Margaret are truly like vampires, trying to squeeze every last drop of oil from their bones.

His health has never been very good, and he's been barely hanging on for the past four months. He was hoping to take a break this month and go fishing, but look what happened! He's working 1.5 units a day, which is going to kill him!

Moreover, that's not the point. Even someone as slow-witted as him can now guess that Thomas must have some ulterior motive. While this motive may not overthrow the entire family or severely damage their interests, it will certainly harm the interests of all of them.

He had only gained petty profits before.

In such a crisis, we are like baby birds in a nest. When the nest falls, how can we remain unscathed?
Unfortunately, what's done is done, and it's too late for regrets.

"Thomas, I can take some time next month to patrol and prevent wild animals from damaging the wheat fields, but I'm short of bows and arrows. I think the bow in the warehouse would be good."

Hearing this, Thomas smiled slightly. "Margaret, I remember you are indeed an excellent hunter. I think that bow would suit you well. However, this bow was made by Penny with painstaking effort. She spent a whole month making it. If you really take this bow, you must live up to the expectations of your whole family."

As soon as he finished speaking, several lines of information appeared in front of everyone.

[Margaret is bidding on a valuable family item. Friendly reminder: finished equipment of two stars or higher quality is a strategic resource for the family and therefore can only be used in two ways.]

[Option 1: You can choose to permanently acquire this valuable item and take it out of the world after completing the game, but this requires initiating an auction; Option 2: You can also initiate a vote to gain the right to use it during the mission period, but you cannot take it out of the world.]

[Note: Equipment of two stars or higher quality is extremely rare in the current difficulty level. It requires not only superb crafting skills but also hunting prey of at least two-star difficulty to obtain the corresponding precious materials in order to successfully craft it.]

The starting bid for this equipment is five standard gold coins. After deducting relevant fees, the proceeds from the bidding will be distributed equally among all players.

[Friendly reminder: The initial investment can be paid later, but the latest payment date cannot exceed the maximum deadline of the task. Any amount exceeding the initial investment must be paid in standard currency.]

[Friendly reminder: This auction will last for five minutes]

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Grass!
Margaret must have come here just to disgust him; she can even use a bow and arrow?

Li Wei immediately chose to bid, and it seemed that everyone else had made their choices as well.

The next moment, a gray mist silently appeared, enveloping the six of them, as if separating them from the world's supervision.

But the next second, Thomas suddenly darted over and punched Penny to the ground, cursing viciously at the same time!

"You son of a bitch! You dare to blackmail me? You stupid newbie, who do you think you are? Blackmailing me time and time again, you bargaining queen, you think you're so great at bargaining? You wait, I'll kill you when we get out of here!"

What the hell!

what's the situation?
That’s okay!
Li Wei was dumbfounded. In fact, not only him, but also Fila, Penny, and Leon were dumbfounded, because they were all new players and none of them had ever experienced this before!
"George! You son of a bitch, you big idiot!"

On this side, Margaret pounced on Li Wei like a fierce lioness. Li Wei was startled, but his body reacted very quickly. Before he could get up, he rolled nimbly on the spot, causing Margaret to miss her attack. At the same time, he turned around and pounced on Margaret, pinning her down!

Margaret, on the other hand, was as agile as a large eel and possessed tremendous strength.

At that moment, he felt as if he were holding down a giant rocket that had already been ignited and was about to go out of control at any moment!
Because Margaret needs at least 13 points of strength.

In a moment of desperation, Li Wei quickly switched to the Bear Hunter title, increasing his strength to 11 points, and then delivered a headbutt to Margaret. He followed up with another headbutt, delivering three consecutive headbutts. Margaret was completely stunned, while Li Wei, like an octopus, firmly locked her hands and feet in place.

Margaret struggled and twisted desperately, but Li Wei gritted his teeth and persevered.

They faced off like this for about five seconds, a frantic, all-out, and desperate standoff. Li Wei had used up 80 points of stamina, but Margaret seemed to have exhausted all her strength, collapsing into a limp heap of mud. She could only stare wide-eyed, her mouth agape, overflowing with rage, as if she wanted to devour Li Wei.

She was out of energy.

Haha!

Because she had been working hard to collect stones for the past few months, she had exhausted herself and was no longer healthy or energetic.

On the contrary, Li Wei became plump and strong.

"I'm tired of this, that's great!" Li Wei pulled his hand away, picked up his fist, which was as big as a clay pot, and started punching Margaret relentlessly until she was bleeding from her head, her face was bruised and swollen, and she even lost two teeth.

Meanwhile, Thomas beat Penny almost unconscious before stopping.

As for Fira and Lyon, they were completely terrified and dared not participate at all, even withdrawing from the bidding.

(End of this chapter)