Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 123: Braised Egg's Showy Operation and Leon Who Steals the Show

"Good! Clyde, this month you will be responsible for the construction, ignition, and daily operation and maintenance of the Steel Furnace. At the same time, you are the blacksmith on duty. The tool repairs and weapon preparation needed by the family members will all be handled by you. In addition, if possible, please try to craft Chainmail."

"Yes, please rest assured, My Lord!"

Clyde took the order, incredibly obedient, because this was related to his profession.

"Leon! You are responsible for cooperating with Clyde, with him in the lead, and you are responsible for completing the first Arrow Tower. As for the second Arrow Tower, it depends on your time. It would certainly be excellent if it could be built this month, but if not, don't rush, lest you ruin your health from exhaustion."

"Rest assured, brother, I won't disappoint you." Leon stood up, almost moved to tears.

"Sophie!"

"My Lord, please give your command."

"This month you are responsible for mining iron ore and clearing roads. I will have my sister accompany you. In addition, Uncle John, you are an outstanding hunter, and mining ore is arduous work. I am not completely reassured with just two girls, so please accompany them. And Uncle Pete—"

"Hold on, My Lord! I have something to say!"

Before Li Wei could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Braised Egg Pete. He slowly stood up, first bowed respectfully in greeting, and then took out a blue intelligence transaction card."My Lord, please allow me to interrupt you, and I apologize for my rudeness, but the situation is urgent. I have just received expedited, important intelligence regarding Kakh City and the Snow Mountain Witches. Therefore, I have reason to believe that we should initiate a special emergency task this month!"

Braised Egg Pete spoke as if it were real, with a serious look on his face. The key was that Li Wei had not expected such an operation to be possible!

No, the Braised Egg's showy operation was yet to come.

He directly activated that information intelligence card. He completely, freely shared the intelligence that he had purchased using 2,000 random experience points, a One-Star Chef Card, a Tailor Card, and ten gold coins.

Once all the intelligence was made public, everyone knew about it. Then, a new plot was automatically triggered, and lines of information appeared before everyone's eyes. Well, because of the emergency situation!

[Family member, the former head of the Fishing Guild in Kakh City, Pete, received top-secret intelligence. He chose to publicly reveal it at the family meeting rather than secretly hand it over to the Head of Household for a decision. Although this action violates hierarchical respect, it is understandable given the emergency!]

[The family task plot has been severely altered, and the family's clearance task might change!]

[The top priority is to figure out the situation regarding Kakh City and the Snow Mountain Witches. Family member Pete has volunteered to go scout!]

[The family's Special Task for this month has been forcefully issued. The Head of Household will not receive the corresponding benefits at the end of the month, but if any accidents occur to family member Pete during the execution of the task, the Head of Household will not have to bear responsibility.]

[If family member Pete can complete this scouting task, he will receive 100 Family Contribution points. Note: Additional Contribution is not included in this.]

——

Good heavens, this thrust of the spear was executed brilliantly! Even Li Wei had to marvel at it, and then sigh up at the sky. Pete, from now on you are the leader of the Four Great Freelance Players. You Freelance Players are truly hard to manage!

This was very bad. Even though he didn't need to take responsibility, Braised Egg Pete's showy operation would likely accelerate the plot.

When he returned, or after he died, the family Camp would very likely have to directly face the Snow Mountain Witches or the Lord's Legion from Kakh City.

So he had to prepare in advance.

"Uncle Pete, please be extremely careful on your journey. If there is danger, remember to prioritize your own safety. If anything happens, you can return and we will all bear it together!"

Li Wei spoke a few deeply touching words, and the matter was considered settled.

Now, besides him and Fila, everyone else had a task.

At this time, Li Wei was about to ask Fila about the family's food reserves, but saw Leon suddenly pull out a pale gold item card.

[Family member Leon used a Three-Star Item Card—Steal the Show! For the next three minutes, his performance will begin, and he is qualified to initiate an all-member vote in the family meeting. The Head of Household cannot interfere with the voting results!]

Fuck!

A Three-Star Item Card, is this kid really that rich?

Then you are badass. It seems there's no mistake; Leon is the Professional Player who needs to complete a Title Task. He is truly determined to complete his Title Task.

At this moment, Leon smiled at Li Wei, then looked at Fila, "Mother, this year's winter wheat is growing gratifyingly well. It will be ready to harvest next month, right?"

"Yes." Fila replied kindly.

"That's truly wonderful. White bread baked with new wheat is simply too delicious. Thinking back to our time in Kakh Castle, my brother, sister, and I had to eat it three meals a day, and we never got tired of it."

"Over the past year of wandering and displacement, I've been dreaming of having a bite of white bread. Although I can't bear to demand this of you, my brother, sister, and the others will be doing very heavy work next month. Therefore, I hope you guarantee the supply of white bread at least twice a day, and the supply of mushroom meat soup twice a day."

"Of course, Mother, Sophie, my sister, and I will also help you when you're too busy."

"Mother, do you think that's okay?"

"Sure, but in that case, a portion of the high-quality wheat must be consumed. Originally, these wheat grains could be used as seeds. This is important family property, property belonging to everyone, so it still depends on everyone's opinion." Fila looked at Leon dotingly, cooperating flawlessly.

But as soon as she said this, a line of information appeared in front of everyone.

[With the "tacit consent" of the Head of Household, George, and for the sake of his younger brother Leon's small wish, family member Fila applied to use 250 kilograms of One-Star Quality wheat to make white bread. Due to the large amount and the involvement in daily food rationing—namely, white bread twice a day—such a luxurious supply, although helpful in improving the overall strength and work efficiency of the family members, will cause an unignorable impact on the food supply for the entire year. Therefore, an all-member vote is required.]

[Friendly Reminder: Food rationing can be redefined at the monthly family meeting, but it requires the Head of Household to propose it, and over half of the family members must agree. Of course, the Head of Household can also forcefully implement a new food rationing plan next month, but it will consume 50 points of Family Contribution, as this might trigger the dissatisfaction of all family members!]

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Motherfucker, what the hell is Leon doing?

He wanted to use the entire year's food quota! Damn you, you little brat who can only stay for six months, you're touching my entire year's food quota.

Li Wei unhesitatingly chose to refuse.

Because currently, there were only two acres of winter wheat and two acres of spring wheat. Later, they could plant four acres of summer wheat; there was still time. The family only had these eight acres of land for the year; the rest could only be used to plant beans, pumpkins, and the like.

Moreover, crop rotation had to be considered. The Three-Star Farmer Card wasn't omnipotent; after soil fertility was severely depleted, crops truly wouldn't grow.

But Li Wei was only one person, his voice carried little weight, and the other family members all had their own plans. They were only passersby staying for six months, so of course they hoped to grab onto whatever benefits they could before worrying about anything else.

In the blink of an eye, the voting results were out. Unsurprisingly, seven votes in favor, one vote against. It passed.

Everyone likes instant success and quick profits; who wouldn't?

Originally, it took six months to gain a Free Attribute Point, but now it was great. They could grind them out in two months, wouldn't that feel amazing!

A moment later, Leon's item card lost its effect, but what had been decided by the vote couldn't be changed. Precious item cards were meant to be used at times like these.

Li Wei had already calmed down. He looked at the smiling Fila and smiled along, "Mother, next month the enemy could launch an attack at any time, and it won't be a conventional attack. The Plague of that black-robed Witch is extremely terrifying. Therefore, I hope you collect at least ten units of herbs next month. Apart from herbs used to prevent and treat the Plague, herbs to stop bleeding and heal wounds also need to be prepared."

"Additionally, after the winter wheat is harvested, it needs to be sun-dried, threshed, and warehoused. I'll probably have to trouble you with these tasks as well. Coupled with three meals a day, I'm somewhat worried you won't be able to manage. How about this, let Sophie or Leon help you, what do you think?"

"Hehe, I can manage, I can, I can, George. You don't need to worry about me. The family is just starting out, and everyone is very tired. As your mother, how could I bear to watch you exhaust yourselves while remaining indifferent." Fila spoke very affectionately, but there was no knowing what she was thinking in her heart. Anyway, it was impossible for Li Wei to give her another chance to brew herbal soup and earn small amounts of money.

Although this would make Fila's work scope larger and give her more work weight—from making three meals a day to being the warehouse manager, and then herb collecting and family doctor—she would definitely be so busy her feet wouldn't touch the ground. Her monthly Contribution would start at 60 points, and the Plunder Points in the clearance settlement would also be higher, but so what? She could forget about ever competing for the Head of Household position!

Only then did Li Wei leisurely open his mouth; it was time for his Monthly Main Task.

"Next month, I will be responsible for the harvesting of the winter wheat, as well as the subsequent plowing, irrigation, and crop rotation matters. Those two acres of winter wheat will undergo crop rotation. In addition, I will reclaim another two acres of farmland and complete the sowing. This way, come autumn, we will have six acres of spring wheat to harvest—"

"My Lord, forgive my bluntness, but it is already summer. Is there still time to sow spring wheat? Why must we implement crop rotation? You understand our family's situation. In the face of a life-and-death crisis, what does depleting the soil fertility of two acres of land amount to?"

Sophie suddenly spoke up at this moment, actually daring to interrupt and question Li Wei's words!

If it were his family members, that would be one thing. Or perhaps in the previous version, where the difficulty was lower and the requirements weren't as strict, it could have been ignored. But at this moment, you, a servant, have the right to speak?

Especially during a family meeting, such a solemn occasion. If you were under the covers, maybe nothing would happen.

NG! Must be an NG!

(End of this chapter)