Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 64: The Potential Crisis Caused by Deerhide Boots

Wow!

Seriously wow, using items again, damn, these veteran players are really bold and extravagant.

While Li Wei was ecstatic in his heart, he was also slightly shocked.

Because he truly hadn't expected Margaret to be so decisive, was it really necessary?

This month with heavy snow blocking the mountains and freezing cold weather, it was just about quarrying stone materials, what was Margaret trying to achieve?

She could have simply made two pairs of deer hide boots first, completed the monthly main quest, and then gone to quarry stone materials. At that time, the stone materials she quarried would belong entirely to her, and donating them to the family would earn her family contribution points.

Why engage in this mutually destructive approach?

Unless there was some important information he didn't know about?

Could it be that quarrying stone and building stone houses offered benefits greater than everything else? Or was Thomas and Margaret competing against each other, with him disrupting Margaret's development rhythm?

Anyway, Li Wei couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.But he would keep a close watch, he'd let it slide this time because he couldn't win against them.

However, they still needed two pairs of deer hide boots. Going without boots definitely wasn't an option. Fila and Leon were currently still wearing straw sandals with just a layer of cloth wrapped inside - no wonder they would get frostbitten.

Although everyone was competitors, since he had become the family head, ensuring the family's basic needs was a necessary condition. If any family member got frostbitten as a result, the consequences could be referenced from Fila and Penny's situation - this might very well become an excuse for competitors to vote for a plot kill.

But making boots was skilled work, and there was only one deer hide. Besides Margaret, who else could make them?

Penny, Leon, even Fila and Thomas all had their own work areas now. Should he make them himself?

That was absolutely not a good idea.

But were there any other options?

At that moment, Li Wei took a deep breath and glanced at Penny. Since you can even make recurve bows, boots should be no problem for you, right? You're definitely more capable than me. Consider yourself lucky this month.

And Penny immediately understood, revealing a slight smile. At the same time, Margaret also showed a strange smile.

"Alright then, next month I'll hunt or cut wood at appropriate times. Penny, you'll sew two pairs of deer hide boots..."

Just as Li Wei said this, his heart trembled because two lines of red information appeared prominently and directly.

[Warning! The production requirements for deer hide boots are too high. Family member Penny is not a Tailor profession. You cannot violate factual logic to form a monthly main quest this way. Suggested modification!]

[Friendly reminder: Perhaps you can have her make them privately, but consequences are your own responsibility]

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Damn!

Li Wei was dumbfounded. This could happen too?

Alright, understood. This was the family head's task assignment, equivalent to official documentation that had to follow plot logic and factual logic. Trying to slip through was impossible, and arbitrarily changing rules was even more impossible. The core mechanisms wouldn't change for him.

So what should he do?

Make them privately? But the words "consequences are your own responsibility" were truly terrifying - they had already created psychological stress for him.

Maybe he'd just have to let Fila and Leon suffer a bit?

Wait, if they got frostbitten or couldn't complete the main quest, would it be his responsibility?

In that instant, Li Wei suddenly thought of a possibility. He thought he was the one sniping and suppressing Margaret, but was it possible that Margaret and Thomas were actually counter-sniping him?

As long as family members couldn't complete the main quest, he would be the one suffering the losses!

After being stunned for a long time, seeing everyone still watching him with varied expressions, it seemed they hadn't received corresponding information.

But now, he needed to activate and form the monthly main quest.

Putting the deer hide boots matter aside for now,

What should he do next month?

Just cut wood and make charcoal? That seemed a bit thin.

But there was no place for him in other areas either.

Hunting? With heavy snow blocking the mountains, he could indeed try, but he couldn't gamble on luck. Under these snowy mountain conditions, he might get great results, but he might also get nothing. If he had to go deep into the mountains and then got lost...

Damn, what would he gain from that!

Hunt one-star prey to pay New Year respects to Fila?

There was already plenty of food, why take this risk?

Mining? Don't even think about it.

Follow Thomas and Margaret to quarry stone?

Or help Penny and Leon forge iron and swing the large hammer?

Theoretically feasible. Gathering 500 quarrying experience points or 500 forging experience points could both earn cards, which could then synthesize into a one-star stamina card.

But that was 500 points!

Working yourself to death, could you get 20 experience points per day?

Unlikely!

As for family contribution points accumulated from side jobs, probably not much either - around twenty points, similar to this month.

Of course, Li Wei wasn't looking down on these twenty-something family contribution points, but the cost-performance ratio wasn't high enough.

Because this meant working hard in the biting cold wind!

Wear too little - too cold.

Wear too much - sweat!

In this winter landscape, even with his health attribute already in level 1 awakened state, how long could he endure?

If he caught illness, got a cold or high fever, the cost would be too great.

No, no!

After thinking through everything and rejecting all options, Li Wei finally hardened his heart.

He'd use the free time to practice archery.

Currently his family contribution points were still far ahead, so he was safe for two months.

Might as well take this opportunity to continue improving himself.

Besides archery, practicing wooden spear throwing, and even spear thrusting would be beneficial too.

He just didn't know if the game rules would allow him to do this?

Thinking of this, Li Wei felt somewhat anxious as he tried to issue the monthly main quest in his heart. If it didn't work, he'd find some other work to do as appropriate.

Unexpectedly, it actually worked!

[You consumed 3 family contribution points, currently remaining: 241 points]

[As family head, you successfully issued a new family main quest. Within the next month, you need to cut five units of oak trees and split them into firewood suitable for charcoal burning. Additionally, you need to diligently practice shooting skills and related combat techniques. After completing the quest, you will receive 8 family contribution points]

[Fila, responsible for feeding the cow, three daily meals, and tending the fireplace fire (daytime only), can obtain 5 family contribution points]

[Penny, responsible for daily operation of the blacksmith shop, repair of all family members' iron tools, daily management of the lime kiln, making sleds, improving the fireplace, building warm corridors, and quarrying 5 units of stone blocks, can obtain 20 family contribution points]

[Leon, responsible for quarrying stone blocks. Due to weather conditions, suggested to quarry 5 units of stone blocks or limestone, can obtain 5 family contribution points]

[Thomas, responsible for quarrying stone blocks. Due to weather conditions, suggested to quarry 5 units of stone blocks or limestone, can obtain 5 family contribution points]

[Margaret, same as above]

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Everyone's tasks were standard and reasonable, also quite aligned with humanistic care. Of course, doing side jobs after completing the main quest was another matter.

But Li Wei's own task was surprisingly delightful to him.

Tsk tsk! So was this the family head's benefit and privilege?

This was almost equivalent to using the family's resources for personal gain.

However, if only the deer hide boots problem could be solved.

Li Wei was somewhat worried. As he issued the monthly main quest, the family members didn't bother with small talk and left separately.

Thomas, Penny, and Margaret all returned to their rooms to rest and sleep. Only Fila and Leon looked at him hesitantly, because the deer hide boots genuinely concerned them personally - it was hard not to care.

"Brother, can we make the deer hide boots ourselves? I'll do it during my rest time."

Leon couldn't hold back anymore.

He couldn't just go out barefoot.