Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 134: One-Star Pet Card

"Actually, I prepared a total of 500 Standard Gold Coins. This isn't considered a lot, because the Title Task I need to complete is even more difficult."

"I won't hide it from you. My primary profession is Three-Star Mason, and the Title I need to strengthen and integrate is 'Executioner'. After four months, when the task is settled, I hope to obtain the codename 'Executioner Leon'."

"Executioner?"

Li Wei was startled. For some reason, he recalled the scene from the Quarry battle last night where Leon, holding his two-handed greatsword, decapitated the Two-Star Blood Wolf. At the time, he felt that sword strike was quite extraordinary, carrying a bit of the flavor of a decapitation finishing move. Sure enough, this so-called 'Executioner' Title provided a buff to the decapitation skill of a two-handed greatsword.

"Yes, I guess you probably figured it out. This Title is related to an attack finishing move. After completing this Title Task, when I equip it, my attack finishing move will大概 (roughly) gain a 50% bonus. It's no exaggeration to say that even against that Three-Star Fallen Knight, as long as I perform properly, there will be a high probability that I can use the 'Decapitation' attack finishing move to kill him within three moves, ignoring his armor Defense and Life total. Do you understand what I mean?"

"For this Title, I've practically poured in everything I have. Even my companion Clyde gave up his own mission to enter this world with me... I can't imagine how terrible things will become if I fail. So now, this is the reason I came to find you. I implore you, I hope to obtain your help. For this, I am willing to pay any price I can afford."

Saying this, Leon directly took out an azure-colored card that looked like a Profession Card but wasn't, and handed it directly to Li Wei. When Li Wei took it and looked, his heart skipped a beat!

[One-Star Pet Card: Tradable, Transferable. Can only be bound and activated by Hunter, Druid, Ranger, and other such professions. After binding and activating, you will obtain a sub-space for housing a Hunting Pet. It can hold one small Hunting Pet, which can be summoned to your side when needed. However, if the Hunting Pet dies, it cannot be resurrected. Can be carried out of this world.]

[Friendly Reminder: A Two-Star Professional Hunter can also bind and activate this card, with a tiny probability of successfully housing a Hunting Pet. However, theoretically, it is still recommended to upgrade the Hunter Card to Three-Star. After becoming a Three-Star Hunter, the success rate of finding a desired Hunting Pet will significantly increase.]

Good heavens!A One-Star Pet Card, the one worth a hundred Gold Coins!

Li Wei's eyes widened, and he stared at Leon for quite a while. Taking this benefit truly made his hands soft (feeling guilty receiving such a heavy gift).

Really, a hundred Gold Coins was equivalent to 1,000 points of family Contribution. Under normal circumstances, it might take a year to accumulate that much. This time, Leon was playing for real.

At this moment, Leon stopped speaking, only looking over, waiting for Li Wei's decision.

But what was there to say? Li Wei couldn't think of a reason to refuse. This world was so cruel, he truly didn't want to hurt someone as kind and friendly as Leon. From now on, this was his blood brother.

That's right, he couldn't refuse, because he still had a blood raven's skull in his bosom. Truly, this was simply a match made in heaven!

If it weren't for this blood raven's skull, Li Wei wouldn't have dared to do this.

Even now, before activating the binding, he felt the blood raven's skull in his bosom vibrating slightly, seeming to have a reaction.

However, at this moment, Li Wei wouldn't show any abnormalities. He toyed with that One-Star Pet Card, looked directly at Leon, and said in a deep voice: "As long as it's not a particularly harsh condition, I can agree to it. Tell me, speak in detail, the more specific the better! As long as it doesn't violate my bottom line of principles."

Hearing this, Leon immediately let out a sigh of relief and promptly said: "My Executioner Title relies on the Mason profession to obtain, so if I want to upgrade it to a codename, it also has to be related to the Mason profession. The specific requirement is to build three key One-Star Quality buildings in a Level 4 or higher family Camp."

"Is there anything special about One-Star buildings?"

Li Wei asked somewhat curiously. He could understand One-Star Quality supplies, weapons, and equipment, but to think buildings also had qualities... Alright, he was ignorant and had seen too little.

"The principle is the same. One-Star buildings can provide special usage buffs to their users and occupants. But they are very difficult to build because the resources required must all be One-Star, or even Two-Star resources. For example, Two-Star stone materials, One-Star Quality logs, and iron products that are at least One-Star Quality, and so on."

"In short, it's very difficult. That's why I sought out Clyde. He's a Three-Star Blacksmith, so iron products aren't a big problem. Originally, I hoped to become the Head of Household last month and mobilize more manpower to help me mine Two-Star stone quarries. In the end, you emerged out of nowhere, simply like you had turned on cheats. You beat me until my Defense was Broken, and my Dao Heart almost collapsed."

"When it's time for the Month-End Summary this month, your family Contribution will be at least 550 points starting out. Who can catch up to that? Even Impeachment would be useless; the gap is too huge. I even feel that you might advance into the top three of the Rookie List for this cycle."

Li Wei ignored Leon's flattery. He pondered for a moment, then said: "There are four months left now. Did you bring any item cards to extend the time limit?"

"No, item cards to extend the time limit are too expensive; one card costs five hundred Gold. Moreover, I was truly brimming with confidence at the beginning. I thought my Firebricks were a royal flush! Not to mention having Clyde to help stabilize the situation, and Sophie responsible for drawing aggro..." Leon smiled bitterly. Who knew this recently graduated elementary school student would be so tough to mess with!

"This is hard to handle. Four months, the time is too tight, and the Snow Mountain Witch over there won't let things go easily. The family's production and development will be greatly affected. Do you have any other trump cards? Not the kind aimed at the Head of Household." Li Wei also felt this was somewhat thorny. Motherfucker, you kid, if you had taken out the benefits to bribe me earlier, we wouldn't have delayed for so long.

"I can build the One-Star Tavern first. Clyde can quickly manufacture saws over there. Although they still can't be used for logging, they can conveniently saw planks. Once we have the Tavern, we can recruit Mercenaries. Furthermore, with the Tavern, if we rebuild the place where we live, that's equivalent to having two One-Star buildings. The family can then upgrade to Level 5. At that time, the total family population will reach 12 people, meaning we can recruit up to 12 Mercenaries. It's doable; there's still time."

Tavern? One-Star?

Li Wei suddenly thought of that Tavern in Kakh City. Could it be that's how it came about too?

He calculated in his heart. The One-Star Tavern used Two-Star stone materials the most, but the proportion of One-Star wood materials required wouldn't be small either; it might account for half. And this was exactly his forte. Finding a few hundred One-Star trees in the Forest around the Camp would absolutely be no problem.

This would save a lot of energy and time.

Moreover, with a Tavern, they could immediately recruit eight Mercenaries...

"Wait, these Mercenaries recruited by the Tavern, wouldn't they happen to be—"

"That's right. They are precisely those players who were continuously forcibly subjected to Task Settlement in Rookie Missions, deemed unsuitable to be Lords, and forced to switch to Mercenaries. Actually, don't look down on them. Some players who are unsuitable for management and development have combat attainments that aren't bad at all, although they are still slightly inferior to people like us. Additionally, the level of these Mercenaries varies greatly. Some are very powerful, while others might still need you to provide weapons and equipment."

"Then what is the third One-Star building you need to construct?"

Li Wei needed to ask everything clearly. He couldn't let himself be played like he was by Thomas again.

"A Temple, a One-Star Temple. This is required to upgrade to a Level 6 Camp, and it is also one of the most important buildings for transitioning from a village to a town. Because we need to offer gifts to the gods of this world and express our willingness to convert. Only then can we attract refugees from other places. These refugees become our commoners, but they still need the guidance of the gods. Of course, the priest cannot be assumed by us; one must be selected from the native refugees."

"In short, you just need to understand that this is a kind of compromise."

Li Wei understood. So Kakh City definitely had a Temple, and it should be hidden near the Lord's Fortress, or behind it, after all, he had never been to that area and couldn't climb high to look far.

"Alright, I understand. I hope you haven't hidden anything. For these next four months, I will fully support you in building these three One-Star buildings. But other than that, I will reject all your other requests. By the way, do you still have any 'Deceive Superiors and Hide from Subordinates' cards in your hands? You have to give them to me. I can keep them for you and return them after your Task Settlement. I don't want any accidents to happen." Li Wei was highly vigilant against this kind of item card. Crucially, this thing could truly bypass the main plot during family meetings, which was very scammy.

"No problem! I promise not to cause trouble, but I don't know if the newly arrived players will cause trouble. This time a Three-Star Fallen Knight has appeared; the mission difficulty might be raised. I only have one Three-Star 'Deceive Superiors and Hide from Subordinates' Card; buying one required fifty Gold Coins. You, you absolutely must return it to me after the mission ends!"

Leon was very obedient. Although it ached his flesh (pained him deeply), he still handed the card over because he had no other choice.

"Rest assured, I keep my word! Do you have any suggestions regarding next month's main task? It's best if you tell me in advance."

"Next month I need to prioritize finding a Two-Star Quality stone quarry. But actually, I already have a few candidate targets. They are just a bit far, about twenty li (ten kilometers) away from the Camp. Transportation will absolutely be a maddening problem. However, you can come prospecting with me. That way, when we discover a Two-Star stone quarry, I can share half the Contribution with you. Of course, by doing so, you would have to inconvenience yourself to mine a fixed amount of stone over the next six months," Leon said cautiously.

"Forget it then. I hate mining stone. I don't need that little bit of Contribution. Next month I will focus on finding and felling One-Star Quality trees. Tell me, exactly how many One-Star trees are needed for the three One-Star buildings?" Li Wei shook his head. He didn't know why, he just didn't like mining stone.

Leon then bared his teeth in a smile. "That you hate mining stone should be an influence brought about by your Profession's Destiny Grid. Besides the Farmer, your Hunter Card and Woodcutter Card actually both incline towards rational development and not destroying the mountains and forests. So I suggest you plant some trees when you have free time; perhaps it will be beneficial for improving your Destiny Grid."

"Additionally, there's another point. Even for the same profession, the Destiny Grid sometimes presents different effects. For example, I dare bet that your Hunter Destiny Grid is absolutely completely different from Old John's. He was more skilled at setting traps, tracking prey, butchering prey, tanning animal hides, and also had profound insights into domesticating pets. But you seem to lean more towards weapons. Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but from now on, unless you spend more, greater, even ten times the effort, it will be very difficult for you to make achievements in trap making, prey tracking, butchering, tanning, and pet domestication—unless you have special items."

"This is just a little advice of mine; consider it as you see fit. As for how many One-Star logs the three buildings need, the number is somewhat high, let's say one hundred and fifty logs. But one One-Star Quality tree should yield three to five logs after being felled, so you have to fell at least thirty to fifty One-Star trees."

At this time, Li Wei thought of another matter. "You said just now that you found several Two-Star stone quarries. Would you donate all of them and use that to farm Contribution points?"

"Those were four Two-Star stone quarries I discovered during my exploration in the first month. After all, there are still more stone quarries than iron mines. But you don't need to worry so much about this. Because once a Two-Star stone quarry is discovered and donated to the family, it must reach a certain output within a specified time. Especially for mines of the same type, one Two-Star stone quarry might require a certain amount of collection within six months, but two stone quarries might reduce the time down to four months."

"If the target isn't met, the Contribution will absolutely be clawed back. In severe cases, there will even be punishments. Once upon a time, a 'big smart guy' wanted to farm this self-proclaimed BUG, but in the end, he scammed himself so badly his own parents couldn't recognize him," Leon smiled bitterly.

"As for why, the answer is very simple: this is a peaceful and orderly mission world. Think about the Temple, think about the priests, and you'll understand everything!"

(End of this chapter)