Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 94 Development and Confrontation (Ninth Update)
“He is not suited to be a lord, and he can’t even be patient enough. He completely disregards the big picture for a little bit of profit. Although sometimes, patience is indeed a painful ordeal, especially for young people—George, what about you? Do you want to settle the mission?” The female civil affairs officer seemed to have a different opinion of Li Wei.

"Reporting to my lord, I wish to continue carrying out the mission," Li Wei answered honestly, but he didn't know if he could be an exception.

However, the female home official laughed and said:
“Excellent, that’s exactly what I wanted to say. You can continue with the mission. This family can’t all be wiped out. But be careful, the next ones to join this family are all cunning veterans, and the main mission questline will change. But I can’t reveal more.”

"In addition, you also need to settle the current mission, and then the mission will restart, just like your cheap father settled the mission in Kahe City. By the way, the story mission of your family has continued in this world for 542 years. I was a newbie in this mission storyline once. Ah, that is a very distant memory. I really miss it."

As she spoke, the female interior official waved her hand, and the same light screen appeared, showing everything Li Wei had experienced in the past year, from logging, construction, and fishing to reclaiming farmland. Scene after scene, frame after frame, although it was very fast, Li Wei was still quite moved.

Finally, everything froze.

You can take the title of Bear Hunter, but you cannot obtain the codename Bear Hunter George.

[You cannot take your Family Protector title with you, but it can be converted into 100 contribution points, 1000 experience points of any kind, and a 10% bonus to your completion rating.]

[Your family contribution last month was 420 (including title rewards). This month you can settle 100 + 30 points, for a total of 55 standard gold coins. You also received settlements for other family assets. After deducting the corresponding taxes, operating costs, and your debts, you were deducted 2 standard gold coins, leaving you with 53. You can take a two-star quality compound bow out of this world. Note that only private property of one-star quality or higher can be taken out of this world.]

[Based on all your actions, your plunder score in this world has reached 12.2. You served as the head of a household six times, and you obtained a total completion rating of 38% + 10%. Your final plunder score is 18.056, and you have obtained a bronze-quality completion token.]

[Friendly reminder: Loot points are reset to zero after each settlement and will be recalculated after each new mission.]

[Friendly reminder: During your vacation, you can participate in daily resource raiding missions as a professional player, or trigger title missions (similar to Thomas). These missions usually last only six to nine months. After completing them, you will receive a fragmented bronze token. Collect two fragments to obtain a complete bronze token. Combine two fragments to obtain a black iron token. Two black iron tokens can be exchanged for a silver token.]

[Friendly reminder: You can also obtain more valuable resources by participating in war missions to strengthen your completion token.]

Welcome, future lord!

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"Crash!"

A total of 53 standard gold coins fell from mid-air, but vanished into golden mist the instant they approached Li Wei's body.

"My Lord Minister of the Interior, I don't quite understand why I have so many loot points?"

Li Wei asked curiously at this moment. He didn't think he did more work than Penny, because everyone was busy. Oh, except for Fila, who was proud of her for not participating in any other areas besides running her own business.

"You're really being modest. Actually, your loot points are basically composed of only a few types."

"The first type is that your care and love for your family members are genuinely reflected in reality. Penny didn't help her family members when they were in danger, but you saved them three times and led an important battle. This is a big plus, accounting for about 50%."

"The second type, although you don't have the big move of discovering a three-star quality iron mine in one go like Penny, the details show the true skill. Your overall vision is good. During your time as the head of the family, although the family wealth did not increase explosively, it has been steadily increasing. This may seem insignificant, but it is actually very important. You must know that if the direction is wrong, no amount of effort will be of any use."

“Penny is actually quite good. She hopes to leverage iron ore to develop the handicraft industry and then establish foreign trade channels. Once she succeeds, her family’s strength will naturally increase. Unfortunately, she was too hasty. If she could have waited half a year and gone this spring or summer, she might have succeeded. In the end, it was you who benefited.”

"Another point is that the newbie Sam and the solo player Missy shouldn't have died. If they hadn't died, the title quest would have been delayed, and the root of the problem lies with her."

"Of course, you're too cautious, which is an advantage, but also a disadvantage. If you had decisively granted immunity from impeachment when you were impeached before, things would have been very different. You would have seen Thomas and Margaret leave with their missions settled in disgrace, instead of like this now. So you need to reflect on this."

"The third option is your land reclamation, which is the most gradual method, and Thomas's involvement has actually given you a significant advantage. The city wall is not considered family property, which means that for the past five or six months, Penny and Leon have been doing useless work, while you have been able to use this time to improve yourself until you hunt the black bear."

"Overall, the key to their success is their stability. They're not strong enough against veterans, but they performed reasonably well against the newcomers, nothing special. Among this batch of newcomers, they should rank in the upper-middle range." "Alright, that's all for now. Your family contribution is now zero. For the next month, it'll be a battle of wits to see who can claim the head of the household. Don't put too much pressure on yourself; you can learn something from watching these高手过招 (masters clash)!"

"I'll be waiting for you at headquarters. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll become your direct supervisor after you return from your mission."

At this point, the female official smiled slightly, then vanished back into the gray mist, leaving only Li Wei in the room.

A moment later, several more pieces of information appeared.

[The current mission has been completed and a new clan mission, "Development and Resistance," has begun. This mission will last for twenty-four months. Within these twenty-four months, you must establish or find a force capable of resisting the Kah City lord's legion and repel at least one of their attacks. The mission rewards are unknown, and there is no penalty for failure, but your clan will be forced into a new period of wandering and hardship.]

[Friendly reminder: Since the family camp level has reached level 4, the chance of triggering random events has doubled.]

[The current family camp is at level 4, with a family population of 8. The family members are: the father's brother John, the mother Fila, the eldest daughter Penny, the eldest son George, the second son Leon, the mother Fila's former lover Peter, Penny's ardent suitor Clyde, and George's childhood sweetheart Sophie. They will be randomly entered into the current world within the next 24 hours.]

[Friendly reminder: Your current family contribution has been reset to zero, including the Family Protector title.]

[Friendly reminder: In the new tasks, the contribution values ​​of all family members will be clearly displayed at the end of each month. Also, there will be some minor rule changes.]

[Friendly reminder: From now on, all family property is available for everyone to use. However, when using it, each person should disclose their relevant profession. The person with the higher profession level wins. For example, a three-star farmer card is more qualified to cultivate farmland than a two-star farmer card, and a three-star hunter card is more qualified to use a bow and arrow than others. Apart from this, each family member is entitled to keep their personal weapon, limited to one iron spear and one short sword/dagger.]

[Friendly reminder: Non-valuable items in the household will be categorized according to occupation. The corresponding occupation will have priority in using these items, or can initiate a family vote, or be assigned by the head of the household. However, non-special items of one-star quality or higher must be decided at the monthly family council meeting. Note: Special items refer to food and herbs of one-star quality or higher, which can be immediately used by the Chef/Butcher/Mountain Dweller/Fisherman/Hunter/Medical professions.]

[Friendly reminder: The cost of immunity from plot-driven deaths has been adjusted. For example, if more than half of the family members agree, the cost of immunity from plot-driven deaths is now 3 x 5 = 15 family contribution points. If everyone agrees, it will be 3 x 7 = 21 points. If immunity cannot be granted, you will be eliminated within 24 hours.]

[Friendly reminder: During the new mission cycle, you need to reach 100 family contribution points to become a family elder. The specific impeachment rules are as follows: the impeacher needs to pay 100 contribution points to impeach, and other members can vote in favor without paying any contribution points. However, if the impeached person has a special title bonus, the bonus will be deducted accordingly. This impeachment immunity only requires paying 100 points.]

[Friendly reminder: The difficulty of the current mission has been increased. All items and cards that can interfere with the monthly main mission, such as the Deceive the Superior and Conceal the Subordinate cards and the Silence is Gold card, must be three stars to be effective. However, items such as the one-star Conspiracy card and the one-star Sincerity card are not affected.]

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Good guy!
Looking at the densely packed string of information, Li Wei immediately felt immense pressure.

Without a doubt, this was a high-level match.

All the attendees were seasoned players.

In the last round, everyone was a new player. The scripted elimination was just for show. From beginning to end, no one was voted out.

But this time, he might actually be voted out.

Of course, since they are veteran players, there are definitely items flying everywhere.

No wonder the female home official said his chances were slim; he should just consider it an opportunity to broaden his horizons and gain experience.

The mistakes that newbies make are ones that experienced players wouldn't make, so it's not his place to save them. Besides, experienced players are definitely not weak in combat.

(End of this chapter)