Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 87 Penny's Gift (Second Update)
It was a very peaceful night, seemingly no different from any other.

Li Wei sat at the entrance of the camp, holding a bowl of mead, drinking it with great relish.

Although the mead brewed by Fira is not a first-star quality beverage, it has a surprisingly good effect on restoring health.

Fila had given Penny a bowl of soup earlier, so he asked for one too, which resulted in a deduction of some of his contribution. That's the rule: family property is sacred and inviolable; it cannot be consumed outside of mealtimes...

Haha! That's kind of funny.

In the battle with Thomas just now, he lost a total of 5 health points, which was amazing. In his opinion, such a serious injury only cost him 5 health points.

However, considering that this injury wouldn't even qualify as a minor injury back on Earth, it's understandable.

"George, I'm sorry."

Penny limped over and sat down next to Li Wei. Although she had been beaten so badly that her head was swollen and she had vomited blood, the actual damage was probably not that serious in terms of statistics.

Li Wei didn't say anything; there wasn't much to say in the current storyline.

Given all that has happened, could he still defy the rules and kill Thomas?

It's an NG!
Fila only uttered a swear word and was penalized with a point of attribute deduction. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Especially since Thomas is now the head of the family, anyone who dares to lay a finger on him, haha!
In short, this month I'll either have to self-harm and cause an accident to break my leg, or I'll have to keep fighting with rocks. Two units a day, 600 pounds, it's going to be really tough.

Perhaps the only good news is that he can take this opportunity to gain another 500 quarrying experience points, a stonemason card, and 60 contribution points.

“Something feels off. Thomas is acting like he’s killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goal in one fell swoop, as if he’s afraid that if he doesn’t get this month, there won’t be another. Is that normal?”

"Furthermore, when he first arrived, his first goal was to build a wall. From then on, all his plans revolved around building the wall. If I'm not mistaken, once this stone wall is successfully built, he will have completed his mission."

"But what kind of mission is this? Spending such a huge amount of money, just like doing a good deed, building a city wall, and then leaving?"

Just then, Penny activated another one-star conspiracy card. Holy crap, how does she have another one?

Li Wei looked at Penny in surprise, "Just how much of Thomas's wealth did you extort?"
Penny managed a strained smile at that moment.

"Now that things have come to this, let me tell you the truth. Thomas is probably grinding for titles, titles related to the city walls. His defense is very high, and he's tough. Also, if he can't repair the city walls this month, his mission will fail. That's why he's going all in."

"Haha! That slut's illegitimate son has been blackmailed to the point of breaking down! To be honest, I'm still making a profit!"

what?
Li Wei was so shocked that he couldn't even listen to Penny's boasting anymore!

Damn! A title?

This was something he never expected; trying to earn titles would escalate to this extent.
That's unbelievable!

"How about we sabotage him?" Li Wei suggested instinctively.

“I don’t recommend doing that unless you’re deliberately causing an accident and breaking your own leg,” Penny said, shaking her head.

“Actually, the gap in the stonework needed for this city wall is not large anymore, George. I have thought about it carefully for a long time. We were wrong, you were wrong, I was wrong, and Lyon was wrong. We have already lost this round, and we can't win it back.”

"So now we need to be rational. Thomas will leave after he completes his mission. It's inevitable. His mission has a time limit, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths."

"So I want to ask you, are you willing to sacrifice your own interests to target Thomas, or are you looking to the future? We still have a year and a half left in our mission."

"Moreover, having this city wall will greatly benefit our future development."

"In short, this is my thought. I don't want to fight anymore. I will do my best to complete the quarrying task next month. It doesn't matter if I don't complete it. At most, I'll just lose some contribution points. But as long as Thomas's task is completed and he leaves, it will be the best outcome for us."

Li Wei looked at Penny and felt that she had really changed. Was this still the same Penny who was arrogant and ambitious but lacked talent?
However, that is indeed the case.

"Alright, then I'll do my best. It's okay if I don't complete the task; getting some quarrying experience is still a good thing."

Li Wei nodded; of course, he couldn't possibly cause an accident and break his own leg.

But he won't be perfunctory; he will quarry the stone, but not two units a day, but just one unit a day.

So what if we can't complete the task?

It's no big deal at all!

What can he do if he just considers this month a waste?

In two more months, he'll be able to reclaim his position as head of the family. And he agrees with one thing Penny said: they still have over a year to complete their mission, so there's no need to rush.

In the future, he and Penny will likely continue to compete.

To be honest, their teamwork against Thomas just now showed a real sense of shared hatred and camaraderie.

It seems the relationship has changed somewhat.

Li Wei didn't say anything more and just sat quietly.

After a long while, the conspiracy status of the conspiracy card disappeared.

It's late at night.

"Sis, it's a bit cold outside. Go back and rest. Don't think too much. If your husband is watching from heaven, he'll be sad to see you like this."

Li Wei patted Penny on the shoulder and earnestly comforted her, saying, "Well, if I don't do this, I'm afraid I'll burst out laughing. Penny has really achieved Peppa Pig status now."

"puff!"

But Penny seemed to burst out laughing, but thankfully it wasn't a family meeting, so it wasn't too serious.

She glared at Li Weiyi resentfully. What the hell, brother-in-law? Where did you find this excuse?

However, she herself was quite relieved by the smile. Looking at Li Wei and thinking about their past grievances, she sighed and thought, "Well, we've fought this battle today, so it's a way of settling scores with a smile."

Then, she reached into the quiver on Li Wei's back and pulled out a wolf-tooth arrow.

"Give this to me!"

As she was speaking, she initiated a transaction request.

Li Wei was taken aback, but quickly agreed. Penny kept her word; the deal wasn't done, but she still settled the final payment—yes, it was that one-star woodcutter card!

"Thank you, I'm not sad anymore."

After leaving behind this double entendre, Penny went straight back to her room to rest.

Watching her retreating figure, Li Wei seemed lost in thought.

A one-star woodcutter card, that's a really good thing.

With a thought, his one-star Fisherman card leaped out, like a nimble fish, and instantly merged with the Woodcutter card, like a flowing galaxy.

[Whether to merge the 1-star Fisherman card and the 1-star Woodcutter card. Warning: This fusion is not guaranteed to be 100% successful. Due to the characteristics of each class, the maximum success rate is 98%. You can choose to consume different class experience or add a third class card to increase the fusion success rate.]

Huh?
Not bad!

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief and immediately injected 100 points of logging experience and 100 points of farming experience, which were instantly successfully merged.

Bright light flowed around them, and the shadows of logging and fishing could even be faintly seen within them. They seemed to be a good match, and in the blink of an eye, the two cards had successfully merged.

[You have obtained a one-star Power Card. This card is an attribute card, anonymous, and tradable. Upon activation, it will automatically grant 2 Power points. Friendly reminder: a maximum of three Power Cards of the same grade can be activated and used.]

Wow!

Thanks to Penny, he got another fusion recipe.

At this moment, his strength reached 12 points, and with the title of Bear Hunter, it was 13 points, which meant he was stronger than a healthy adult male on Earth.

If they encounter a big guy like Thomas, they'll be less likely to be overwhelmed by his strength.

To be honest, he still feels lingering fear when he thinks about Thomas's punch, which was like a cannonball.

In the future, when facing such opponents, it's better to fly a kite and move around freely.

Next, Li Wei wandered around outside the camp for a while, mainly to check on the condition of the wheat fields.

Although this is all family property, and there's no main quest next month requiring him to take care of it, how could he really just ignore it? If it gets destroyed by wild beasts, it will affect the whole year's plans, and he still wants to be the head of the family in the future.

(End of this chapter)