novelraw Chapter 167: Settlement
Chapter 167: Settlement
Li Wei was very surprised!
This Ron and Hathaway were unexpectedly so loyal to friends and principles of righteousness?
If it was a year ago, Li Wei probably genuinely would have felt these two were worth associating with, and truly would have believed it.
But at this moment, he was instead more willing to believe this was Ron and Hathaway wanting to do him a favor. Because no matter what, they both couldn't stop him from plucking the laurels of the Rookie King.
If he failed, then everything was finished. If he won, it also counted as having left a way out with dignity; meeting in the future, it wouldn't reach the point of being at daggers drawn.
Correct, no need to pay attention to that poem Hathaway left behind, no need to indulge in wishful thinking.
The core was just one sentence: so it is easy to meet again in the future.
At once, Li Wei didn't need to instantly pay either. He originally already had 36 Standard Gold Coins of family surplus property anyway.
Taking a deep breath, he pulled this strong bow out from the bow bag. At the instant of touching it, his Hunter Card let out a weng sound, emitting a light trembling hum; even this strong bow itself seemed as if resonating.
The next moment, the data attributes of this strong bow surfaced.[Name: Specially-Made Infantry War Bow]
[Quality: Three-Star]
[Usage Requirement: 19 points of Strength. Description: Without robust strength more than twice that of an ordinary person, it is impossible to draw this bow open. After equipping, Cumbersomeness +4 (-2 Agility)]
[Description: This seems to be a strong bow of extremely great might. How much damage it can exert depends on the user's strength and skill. And its sturdy bow body full of toughness ensures that even in rainy and snowy weather, even in cold environments of negative thirty degrees, it can still be used normally.]
[Characteristic 1: With great force even bricks can fly, truly not deceiving me. After equipping specially-made armor-piercing arrows, Armor-Piercing Rate increases by 50%. If simultaneously hitting a vital part, it will immediately cause 300% fatal damage. If used by a divine archer with superb archery skills, sniping targets within two hundred meters has zero pressure. If there are other auxiliary means, it will be able to make enemies terror-stricken at the mere rustle of the wind.]
[Characteristic 2: Extra Shooting Precision +15%, Extra Firing Range +15%]
[Characteristic 3: Triple Rapid Shot. Description: This powerful war bow seems to have used some kind of special shock-absorbing and anti-trembling structure, so it can rapidly shoot in succession within a short period of time. But wanting to complete a Triple Rapid Shot is impossible without powerful attributes. Requires possessing at least 25 points of Strength, 300 points of Stamina, and 20 points of Agility. The stronger the attributes, the stronger the effect of the Triple Rapid Shot.]
[Drawback: Cannot be used for mounted archery after equipping. Cannot freely shoot during rapid running. Bowstring wear and tear rate is doubled; on average, a bowstring needs to be replaced every three arrows shot, unless Three-Star Quality bowstrings can be used.]
[Recommendation: Use in specific environments, such as city defense battles, or under the protection of allied shield units. Otherwise, this specially-made Three-Star strong bow is conversely prone to hold you back, unless your attributes are sufficiently powerful.]
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Not bad! Extremely not bad!
Li Wei was very satisfied, but nonetheless did not try it. Currently adding the Bear Hunter Title, he only had 17 points of Strength. He fundamentally couldn't handle this Three-Star war bow. This was forcing him to settle ah.
Following this, he put it back into the bow bag, and carried it on his back. Instantly he felt it was extremely cumbersome, extremely awkward. After all, this was a large bow reaching a length of 180 centimeters.
After attempting to move his body a bit, Li Wei ultimately still took it off. -2 points of Agility was no joke. Worth mentioning was that after wearing his Noble Crest Armor, it already was -1 point of Agility. Added together, this equated to -3 points of Agility.
It seemed having this Three-Star war bow, his consistent tactics and strategies all needed to undergo a large-margin adjustment. Otherwise he feared the comprehensive combat power exerted wouldn't even match up to before.
"Speaking from this point, if I don't settle, in the upcoming Final Battle I fear I would become a joke."
A thought reaching here, Li Wei then first stopped hesitating. Although today was the first day of this month, who knew when that Snow Mountain Witch would come to attack ah. He had to prevent a long night bringing many dreams.
Settle it! Although there were still some Chinese Ash poles not carved, after settling, he just couldn't take them out of the current world; it wasn't that he couldn't use them.
At once Li Wei directly took out the Settlement Card and activated it.
Almost in an instant, that Settlement Card transformed into a black whirlpool. Initially it was only the size of a grain of rice, but in the blink of an eye it swallowed Li Wei, causing him to enter a unique space. Here, above, below, left, right, and in all directions were gray fogs surging; it seemed very unstable.
After approximately three seconds, the gray fog instead vanished. A stable gray space appeared, like a room. Li Wei was in the center of this room. A gray mirror faced directly toward him. But what it reflected was not his own person, but rather the scene of him just preparing to set off heading to Kakh City five months ago. Then it was his experiences in Kakh City. Scene after scene, layer after layer, every single picture was extremely meticulous, just like oil paintings handed down through generations.
Finally, when the picture froze on the scene of Li Wei seeing off Teacher Ron, sounds of whispering suddenly rang out from the oil painting, but then gradually vanished. At this moment, he felt very uncomfortable, as if a greedy gaze swept past his body, but ultimately still vanished. He knew, that might be the gazes of the gods of this world.
Because he chose to settle, equating to prey that had reached the mouth flying away again.
To speak truthfully, at this moment Li Wei was truly somewhat terrified. He even thought about whether he should just simply settle and leave, and be done with it.
However ultimately, he still firmed his will and resolve, going to look again at that gray mirror. Inside were impressively lines upon lines of information.
[You have chosen to settle. Because the current period is the Final Battle, the family cannot be without a head for a single day. You have opted to leave the position of Head of Household to Hathaway, who currently has the highest Family Contribution. She will succeed as Head of Household.]
[You can take away the Bear Hunter Title, but cannot obtain the codename 'Bear Hunter George'.]
[You can take away the Dog Butcher Title, but cannot obtain the codename 'Dog Butcher George'.]
[You can take away the Tracker Title, but cannot obtain the codename 'Tracker George'.]
[Your current Family Contribution is 2020 points. This month can be settled for 6 Gold Coins. Accumulatively, it can be settled for 208 Standard Gold Coins. At the same time, you have obtained the settlement of other family properties. After deducting corresponding taxes and operating costs, you have obtained 45 Gold Coins, accumulating to 253 Gold Coins.]
[You can take away from this world one Three-Star Quality war bow, one set of Two-Star Quality Noble Crest Armor, one pair of One-Star Quality leather boots, one piece of Two-Star Quality Bloodthirsty Spear, one Two-Star Quality dagger, three Two-Star sniping armor-piercing arrows, five kilograms of One-Star Quality wheat seeds, six One-Star Quality pumpkin seeds, one Two-Star Blood Crow Hunting Pet, nine catties of One-Star Quality salted meat jerky, and one unregistered Three-Star 'Deceiving Superiors and Deluding Subordinates' Item Card.]
[Synthesizing all your behavior within the past five months, your Plunder Score for this world reached 14.3. You cumulatively acted as the Head of Household four times. You acquired a total of 72% Clearance Evaluation. Your final Plunder Score is 24.596. You obtained one piece of Black Iron Quality Clearance Token.]
[Friendly Reminder: Because of the agreement between the great Six-Star Lords and the gods of this world, Rookie Missions cannot obtain Black Iron and above Quality Clearance Tokens. This Black Iron Quality Clearance Token of yours will be decomposed into two Bronze Quality Clearance Tokens. However, you can synthesize them losslessly back into a Black Iron Token after returning to Headquarters.]
[Congratulations, the Plunder Points you obtained during this Rookie Mission have locked onto the second place position on the Rookie List. You will obtain an extra reward. Please make a choice among the following three types of rewards.]
[A. One-Star Cavalry Card. After binding and activating, you can class-change to a One-Star Cavalry, and obtain the Professional Talent — When riding a mount, maneuverability is passively increased by 30%. When launching non-ranged attacks, attack damage +50%. Can subsequently class-change to special professions such as Bow Cavalry, Knight, etc.]
[B. One-Star Scholar Card. After binding and activating, you can class-change to a One-Star Scholar, and obtain the Professional Talent — Passively increases comprehension and appreciation of knowledge by 30%. You can have a more profound understanding of the intrinsic quality and characteristics of things. Recommended to use in coordination with other Profession Cards. Can subsequently class-change to special professions such as Wizard, Witch, Warlock, etc.]
[C. One-Star Scout Card. After binding and activating, you can class-change to a One-Star Scout, and obtain the Professional Talent — Agility +3. Can subsequently class-change to special professions such as Yebushou (Night Watchman), Buliangren (Bad Person/Undercover Agent), Assassin, etc.]
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So Ron's Knight Card and Hathaway's Scholar Card came about like this. So they once also charged to the second place position on the Rookie List?
Li Wei pondered slightly at this time, and resolutely chose the first kind: One-Star Cavalry Card!
But it had nothing to do with being able to class-change to a Bow Cavalry, nor was it something he urgently needed. In fact, among these three cards, the one closest to his current route was the One-Star Scout Card.
However, Li Wei was very certain that when his Scouting Experience could be grinded to the full 500 points, he would definitely be able to obtain a One-Star Scout Card.
Yes.
Therefore he fundamentally had no need to choose the Scout Card, and conversely would be able to choose one more card than Ron and Hathaway.
As for saying the Scout Card could increase Agility by 3 points, that was also 'distant water cannot quench near thirst'.
He absolutely had to upgrade his first Profession Card, the Farmer Card, to Four-Star before he could bind and activate a fourth Profession Card.
Of course, if Li Wei withdrew right here and returned to Headquarters, integrating two Bronze Tokens, then he truly would be able to upgrade the Farmer Card to Four-Star.
But then what?
He would consequently be forced to enter a higher-difficulty Chaotic Killing Battlefield. His foundation fundamentally wasn't stable enough ah; was he so eager to go seek death? Originally, becoming a Three-Star Lord had already raised the difficulty anyway.
As for now, if he didn't immediately upgrade to a Three-Star Lord, then on this Final Battlefield, he would identically be a bean sprout unable to withstand a single blow!
And following his making a choice, only then did new information continuously surface inside that gray mirror.
[You have already completed the settlement of this Rookie Mission. You may leave this world at any time and return to Headquarters, or you can also use a special Retention Item Card to remain in the current world. Once choosing the latter, your former plot identity will not change, but your identity as the Head of Household will cease to exist. You will only be an ordinary family member. Because you missed the family meeting, you do not need to complete a Monthly Main Task, unless you strive hard for it.]
[You can also choose to move freely. However, if the Head of Household issues orders to you, you need to earnestly execute them. If the Head of Household's orders do not conform with plot logic, or you have other reasons, you can conduct logical persuasion a maximum of three times. If unable to persuade the Head of Household, you must then comply with the Head of Household's orders. Otherwise, you will suffer an Impeachment Plot Kill at the Month-End family meeting. Severe cases will trigger NG.]
[However, you can also, according to the plot identity you are playing, while completing the Head of Household's orders, conduct behaviors or verbal communication conforming to the identity. If the Head of Household responds inappropriately, then the Head of Household will be subjected to NG punishment; and vice-versa.]
[Friendly Reminder: Even if settlement has already been completed, but if you use a Retention Item Card afterwards, you still have the qualifications to compete for the Rookie King Title. When you obtain the Rookie King Title, you will simultaneously obtain the first place ranking on the Rookie List.]
[Welcome, foreseeable Three-Star Lord.]
(End of this chapter)