Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 60: Vertical and Horizontal Alliances

On the third day of this month, Li Wei and Penny set out on the road to mine iron ore.

Fila still went to gather chestnuts, but that Margaret was smilingly accompanying Leon to go fishing instead.

Who knows what she actually wants to do.

By the fourth day, Margaret started helping Thomas,

And when the seventh morning arrived, she still hadn't made any moves—it seemed this month she just wanted to take it easy.

There weren't many changes within the family, but the weather outside was gradually getting colder. Every morning brought frost and snow, and even the most sheltered valleys showed no trace of green.

The forests further away were completely withered and yellow, no longer displaying the colorful appearance from half a month ago, because all the leaves had fallen.

Winter was already right at their doorstep.

Around 5 AM, after Li Wei got up, he headed straight for the Wheat Field. He checked it daily, afraid the frost might kill the Winter Wheat, and gradually increased the amount of dry grass covering it.

After finishing his tasks, he would always go chop one Log or split some Firewood for a while—yes, he had to make time for this.Thanks to his now lengthy stamina bar, plus Fila's daily serving of vegetable mushroom meat soup and salt supplements, he didn't feel too fatigued and hadn't crossed the critical point.

Around 6:30 AM, Fila would have breakfast ready. At that time, Li Wei would stop splitting Firewood and return to the Camp, meeting Thomas and Margaret along the way, each carrying a large basket of stones back.

Both of them were quite diligent, rising even earlier than Li Wei. Now covered in dust and powdered with lime, they looked quite disheveled.

Moreover, after dinner, they would work for another two hours, so their progress had been rapid these days. They had already built the lime kiln and started burning lime.

They really showed the decisiveness of Veteran Completion Players.

Returning to the room, everyone sat down to eat. Normally, this part would be very quiet with no one speaking, but today, as soon as they sat down, Thomas exclaimed:

"Whew, the weather is getting colder and colder. George, Leon, how are your rooms? Anyway, I woke up twice last night from the cold."

Sure enough, the drama was starting.

When the family gathered together, any conversation could easily trigger new plot developments.

"It is quite cold. Although I didn't wake up from the cold, I didn't sleep well either."

As soon as Thomas finished speaking, Leon seamlessly chimed in.

Huh?

Li Wei blinked, feeling somewhat puzzled, and at that moment, Fila actually immediately added: "Our house is made of wood and drafty everywhere. It's okay for sheltering from wind and rain, but once winter comes, it will indeed be very cold."

"When we expanded before, conditions were limited. It seems now, if we want to be comfortable in winter, we still need to think of a solution."

Then even Penny spoke up. Several people seemed like they were setting up punchlines, unexpectedly bringing up the same matter in unison. So what were they doing?

While eating unhurriedly, Li Wei had already mostly guessed what was happening.

It seemed Margaret had already coordinated with all the relevant parties involved.

Everyone else had main quests, only Margaret had the most free time—oh, and Penny too, but Penny was focused on mining iron ore; she had no interest in expanding the house.

Currently within the family Camp, there were four rooms total. The large room was where everyone was eating now—it had a Fireplace, was very warm and spacious. Fila, Penny, and Margaret lived here. The remaining three small rooms were occupied by Li Wei, Leon, and Thomas respectively.

When the weather wasn't cold, these three small rooms were actually quite nice, but once the cold set in, they became terrible.

And this wasn't even the deep winter yet—if it was already like this, when the severe cold days arrived, people living in the three small rooms might freeze into ice sticks.

This was indeed a very urgent problem that needed solving.

So was Margaret trying to find an entry point here to get involved in the Monthly Main Quest?

One could only say it was quite skillful and clever.

Sure enough, Margaret spoke up at that moment.

"Expanding the house now is already too late. My idea is—could we build a wall outside the house, like a large balcony, enclosing the entrances of all four rooms together, then seal the top to form a larger room with only one entrance? This way, it would block wind and help with warmth retention."

"I think it's feasible. We'd better start immediately, otherwise once heavy snow blocks the mountains, it will be too late." Fila gave Margaret a doting look at this point, very naturally.

"I agree too, but I don't have time to do this for now. Margaret, why don't you take charge of it?" Penny followed up.

"Then what should we use to build this wall?" Leon also glanced at Margaret. Tsk tsk, the setup was too obvious.

"Let's use stones—solve it once and for all. Thomas, how about temporarily borrowing the stones you're using for the Perimeter Wall? I'll return them to you next month." Margaret spoke seriously, as if reading lines from a script, not even pretending anymore.

"Okay!" Thomas agreed without even thinking. By now, five of the six family members had agreed, leaving only Li Wei who hadn't expressed his opinion.

Watching everyone turn their eyes toward him in unison, Li Wei inwardly praised with admiration.

Out of six family members, five had agreed—did he, as the Family Head, still want to rebel?

This Margaret was truly a master of vertical and horizontal alliances. Who knows what benefits she had offered everyone?

"I agree too. The specific details, Margaret, you can decide yourself."

Li Wei smiled slightly, but inwardly he felt some admiration. These veteran players were indeed not to be underestimated.

And almost simultaneously, two lines of information appeared before him:

[Professional Warrior *** has triggered the Monthly Family Main Quest. She will perform suitable modifications based on the existing house and increase warmth retention as much as possible. Since all Players have agreed, this main quest takes effect immediately. Upon completion, she will receive 15 points of Family Contribution]

[Since Professional Warrior ***'s Monthly Family Main Quest was not dispatched and commanded by the Family Head, the Family Head for this month will not receive related benefits]

—

With this matter settled, everyone went about their busy tasks, not daring to slack off.

Otherwise, once heavy snow blocked the mountains, there would be no solution.

And so, more than ten days passed in a flash.

Li Wei made time every morning to chop Firewood and had long accumulated 500 points of Logging Experience, obtaining a One-Star Woodcutter Card.

During the day, he traveled back and forth between the Iron Deposit and the Camp with Penny, transporting one unit of Iron Ore back daily, and just today accumulated exactly 500 points of mining experience.

When night fell deep and quiet, as he returned to his room to rest, a thought stirred in his heart, and several lines of information appeared:

[Do you wish to consume 500 points of mining experience to exchange for one One-Star Miner Card?]

[Friendly reminder: Due to insufficient conditions, you cannot bind and activate a third profession. You have obtained one One-Star Miner Card that can be traded]

[Do you wish to fuse the One-Star Miner Card with the One-Star Woodcutter Card to synthesize one One-Star Stamina Card?]

As Li Wei made his choice, the two cards merged together like flowing light, and after a moment transformed into one light blue card, with light and shadow flowing across it, appearing very mysterious.

Upon careful inspection, corresponding information could be obtained:

[One-Star Stamina Card: Tradable, can be directly activated and used. After use, gain 20 points of Stamina]