Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 63: Deceiving the Superior and Concealing the Inferiority

The room fell silent once again.

No one felt comfortable with Li Wei and Penny's obvious collusion, but there was truly nothing they could do about it, including Thomas and Margaret.

Veteran completion players weren't omnipotent either.

At this moment, Li Wei looked at Fila again. Now that the heavy snow had truly sealed off the mountains, the harsh challenges weren't just about the difficulty of working outside, but also about food supply.

"Mom, can we maintain one serving of mushroom meat soup per day this month? The weather is too cold, and in these conditions, everyone needs to eat better."

"Yes, we can. Actually, it's thanks to Leon's efforts. He caught many large fish this month, so making mushroom meat soup is completely fine. In fact, if you don't mind rat meat, we could even have mushroom meat soup twice a day next month."

Fila smiled kindly and benevolently. She wasn't exaggerating—in fact, one could even say she was being quite modest.

This was mainly because Fila's mushroom meat soup could be made with two different recipes.

One recipe used one-star quality mushrooms—even dried mushrooms would work—paired with any type of meat, not limited to wolf meat, deer meat, fish, or rat meat, all of which could be used to make mushroom meat soup.

The second recipe used ordinary mushrooms or dried mushrooms paired with one-star quality meat. This month, Leon had caught four large fish of one-star quality, which was a huge advantage for Fila.By Li Wei's own estimation, Fila's mushroom meat soup would last for at least three months.

It was worth mentioning that after consuming mushroom meat soup for another ten days, Li Wei would smoothly obtain one free attribute point.

Initially, he had thought this recipe was quite useless, but now that he knew profession cards couldn't be activated infinitely, he found it truly amazing!

"What about the staple food then?"

Li Wei continued asking. If this were a few months ago, he wouldn't have asked so detailedly, but now he had to clarify everything because undoubtedly, taking good care of the entire family was also an important responsibility of the family head.

If you take on side jobs and exhaust yourself, that's your own business.

But if you're hungry and tired while completing the monthly main quest, suffering from hypothermia, frostbite, or freezing to death, then that becomes the family head's responsibility.

"There won't be any problems with staple food. Gray bread made from wheat, chestnut flour, bone meal, some wild vegetable powder, and some moss powder—three meals a day, guaranteed to fill you up and keep you satisfied."

"Thank you, Mom. You've worked hard. But with this icy, snowy weather now, how about having someone else feed the cows? I'm worried you might slip and get injured." Li Wei spoke sincerely, his words very filial.

But actually, he was trying to reduce Fila's main quest from every angle and detail—after all, even a grasshopper's leg is still meat.

"George, you're really my good child. Mom understands your intentions, but our family isn't like when we were in Kahe City anymore. Over this past year, to rebuild a new home, you, your sister Penny, Leon, and these two children Thomas and Margaret—you've all worked too hard. Now that the heavy snow has sealed off the mountains, you still have to work outside. Mom can't help you much, so how could I not handle these trivial tasks?"

"The cows—I'll feed them. The snow in the yard—I'll sweep it. Three meals a day—I'll cook them. I'm your mother—how could I shirk these responsibilities!"

Fila's tears flowed freely. This acting skill—impressive, you win.

Hmm, winter had arrived. Fila could no longer go out gathering, nor did she have time for heavy physical labor. She had to defend her basic position.

Starting from next month, barring any miracles, her monthly income would be locked at 5 contribution points per month.

After dealing with Fila's monthly main quest, Li Wei turned to Leon.

"Leon, will you continue fishing this month?"

To be fair, he hoped Leon would continue doing this. In this severe winter, after solving the warmth issue, food became the top priority.

"Brother, the weather is too cold, the river is frozen. I don't want to freeze to death, so this month, I'd like to go quarry stone blocks, or go cut wood to make charcoal. If the blacksmith shop is too busy, I can help there too."

After speaking, Leon showed his feet—black and shiny. The straw sandals that Mixi had made long ago had already broken. This month, Leon had been barefoot the entire time.

Fortunately, the temperature was still manageable, otherwise Li Wei thought that by next month, Leon might not even be able to walk out of his room.

Also, even Fila was currently wearing straw sandals, though wrapped with a layer of cloth inside, which was clearly inadequate.

Li Wei pondered but didn't rush to conclusions, instead looking at Thomas.

"Thomas, with the current situation of heavy snow sealing off the mountains, will you continue quarrying stone next month?"

"Of course, I'm full of confidence about this. The place where I quarry stone isn't far from the camp, and I'm not afraid of getting lost. Unless the snowstorm is too heavy, aside from being a bit colder, it won't affect me at all. Moreover, with snow, we can use sleds to transport back even more stone materials."

Thomas chuckled, giving off the vibe of "I'm a big dumb guy, come cheat me, come bully me, take advantage of me."

But whoever believed that would be the fool.

"Me too, I'll partner with Thomas. We need more, standardized stone blocks to build our camp. After spring arrives next year, we'll not only need a stone perimeter wall, but also a sturdy large house."

Before Li Wei could ask, Margaret gave a charming laugh, stretched lazily while showing off her curves, and even threw a flirtatious glance over. This lazy charm was quite appealing.

Li Wei sneered inwardly. Thomas was one thing—their previous agreement stipulated no interference with his main quest for three months. But who the hell do you think you are, you bitch?

Last month you conspired with everyone to snatch a monthly main quest, and now you're still here chattering away. Do you think having big breasts gives you the right?

Immediately, he coughed once and said in a deep voice:

"Thomas can continue quarrying stone—after all, we do need a sturdy stone wall. But Margaret, a sturdy stone house isn't urgent right now—that's not what we desperately need at present. With this wind and snow, this freezing cold, what we need are several pairs of very warm boots. There's still one deer hide in the storage room. This month, can you use this deer hide to make two pairs of boots?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the cheerful atmosphere in the room vanished completely. Margaret could no longer contain herself, a flash of fierce light appearing in her eyes, while Thomas maintained his expression of watching a good show.

Fila, Penny, and Leon also watched closely. Currently, only Fila and Leon in the family lacked winter boots—these two pairs would definitely be for them.

But everyone knew the problem wasn't about that. The problem was that Li Wei, in his capacity as family head, was ordering Margaret to change her original plans. This was obstruction, this was suppression, but it was also the family head's privilege.

If not for this kind of subtle suppression, who would want to compete for the position of family head? Wasn't this exactly what people feared?

"Oh, my dear George, although my mother was a tailor, I'm really not good at sewing and mending things. I'm sorry, truly. This deer hide is too precious—I can't desecrate it!"

Margaret laughed charmingly, utterly captivating, but her gaze was as cold as ice chips.

At the same time, everyone could see a yellow card flash briefly between Margaret's eyebrows, and then a line of information appeared before everyone's eyes.

[Professional Warrior *** used the item One-Star Deceive Superiors and Conceal from Subordinates Card. Her monthly main quest will not be constrained by the Family Head, but this will not affect the Family Head's corresponding benefits at month's end.]