Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 66: Archery Training

The heavy snow fell throughout the entire night, and the next morning, Li Wei was awakened by the cold.

The small wool blanket was as thin as a fallen leaf, leaving only him shivering alone.

He estimated the outside temperature was at least minus ten degrees Celsius.

Working outdoors in such weather would definitely be tough.

He quickly put on his thin clothes, then tied two simple rabbit fur kneepads around his knees—these were his own handiwork. With Mixi dead and no tailor in the household, he had to do things himself.

It was worth mentioning that although the rabbit fur was also tanned by Fila, its quality clearly couldn't compare to that deer hide. So previously, they had all just used it casually without triggering any information.

Or perhaps only important household property would trigger such information.

For example, if he had asked Penny to make boots from rabbit fur before and used that to issue a main quest, it definitely would have passed.

Then, Li Wei put on leather armor over the kneepads, along with the wolfskin robe, and finally pulled on those cowhide boots stripped from the bandits' feet. Instantly, his entire figure became bulky and clumsy.

But for the sake of warmth, these were necessary compromises.Pushing open the small room's door, he saw Fila, equally bulky, trying to start a fire with flint in front of the fireplace.

This happened because everyone had gone to sleep, and no one added firewood during the late night, so the fireplace fire naturally went out.

He hadn't thought much of it before, but now that the true cold had arrived, he realized how one overlooked detail could cause significant impact.

So what should they do next? Have everyone take turns on night watch to prevent the fireplace from going out?

That would probably be hard to implement. Unless, at the end of this month when issuing the main quest, he designated this task as the main quest for a specific family member to handle.

As for this month, it seemed only Li Wei, as the Family Head, would have to endure the hardship himself.

Yes, he could certainly choose to do nothing, but enduring constant cold would accumulate resentment among family members, forming evidence against him. Then getting hit with an impeachment Plot Kill at month's end wouldn't be fun.

In short, Li Wei couldn't afford to leave any mistakes that could be used against him now. To earn the extra rewards from clearing the scenario evaluation, he was going all out.

While he was thinking, others gradually woke up, and the disparities became apparent.

Thomas and Margaret naturally had well-fitting cotton clothes that they wore under their leather armor, plus leather boots—their warmth retention was excellent and not particularly cumbersome.

The two took shovels and went out to clear snow, apparently intending to continue quarrying stone blocks. Nothing could stop them.

Next was Penny, who also looked bulkier. She wore a wolfskin robe on top, rabbit fur patchwork pants below, and ill-fitting cowhide boots that dragged when she walked.

But actually, this was already decent. With this outfit, at least it wouldn't hinder her from working outdoors.

As for Leon, he hadn't managed to finish making boots last night, so this morning he sat by the cold fireplace busily sewing away, looking quite professional.

Li Wei took a shovel to clear snow outside, because he needed to move around—otherwise he felt like his whole body would freeze stiff.

After some effort clearing the accumulated snow from the courtyard and checking the Wheat Field, things looked good. With this snowfall, the Winter Wheat would basically be fine—the temperature under snow cover was said to remain constant.

When he returned to the room, the fireplace was already lit, radiating waves of heat as warm as spring. The only issue was the dimness, since neither Penny nor Margaret had considered adding windows when building the house, nor did they have the conditions for it.

There was still some time before breakfast would be ready, so Li Wei sat by the fireplace, comfortably warming himself while making mental calculations.

"Currently I have 50 Mining Experience, 50 Logging Experience, 645 Hunting Experience, 450 Farming Experience, 300 Fishing Experience, 300 Gathering Experience, and 231 Family Contribution points."

"My position as Family Head remains unshakable, unbeatable for the next two months."

"Can't help it, being invincible is just this lonely!"

Li Wei mentally joked to himself, but this was the reality. Currently, most household members lagged behind him by about a hundred points. With the heavy snow blocking the mountains outside, how hard would they need to work to catch up?

Of course, it was worth mentioning that Fila, that Sneaky Player, shouldn't be underestimated. After all, she had accumulated too much personal wealth—she might drop a bombshell any day.

But Li Wei felt Fila wouldn't make her move during winter, because she currently had no field where she could excel. What use would the Family Head position be to her?

As long as Fila didn't cause trouble, Li Wei could remain Family Head until spring arrived next year.

By then, it would be time to see how the others would display their unique skills like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

Even if he got overthrown and removed from power then, it wouldn't matter—Li Wei had a good mindset about it.

Additionally, after experiencing this deer hide boots crisis, he realized he indeed lacked in many areas. So it was normal to learn more from the veterans when possible.

Soon,

After breakfast, Thomas and Penny went about their respective tasks, while Margaret slipped into Leon's room, apparently guiding him on boot making. Whether any deals were made, nobody knew, and Li Wei didn't care.

He just took a shovel and cleared a large open area outside the Camp.

There was no other choice—the Camp's courtyard now had too many piled-up supplies, several new Simple Storage Sheds, plus the Cowshed and newly expanded housing areas, leaving little open space for Li Wei's archery practice.

From this perspective, the Camp definitely needed expansion. Upgrading all wooden structures to stone buildings was an inevitable future trend.

"If that's the case, the experience gained from stone construction would far surpass that from wooden structures. Thomas and Margaret are essentially making early preparations, giving them first-mover advantage."

Li Wei pondered this. Actually, the most effective way to gain Family Contribution had never been through main quests—those were just the Passing Mark ensuring normal household operation. The real game-changer was donations.

That's right—accelerating completion of Monthly Main Quests, then taking on Side Jobs, and finally making donations at the right moment.

If his predictions were correct, around next spring and summer, Thomas and Margaret, those Veteran Completion Players, would make large-scale donations to massively gain Family Contribution and seize the Family Head position.

Moreover, as the family Camp continued upgrading, even more powerful, experienced players might join in the future.

Next, Li Wei spent the entire morning setting everything up.

First, he cleared a rectangular archery range about three meters wide and fifty meters long. Then he dug a pit and used wheat stalks to bundle together a simple straw man Arrow Target, covering the outer layer with rags and drawing a thirty-centimeter diameter circle for the bullseye.

This distance couldn't be considered the maximum range for archery, but it was definitely the ideal maximum range where Li Wei could achieve accurate hits.

In the past, he had never hit any prey at this distance, including stationary targets.

This was mainly because he never had enough time for training. This month was perfect for making up for this weakness.

But just as Li Wei set up the Arrow Target and prepared to return to the room to get his bow and arrows for practice, he saw Penny standing at the Camp entrance with her hands tucked in her sleeves, smiling like a Hunter waiting for prey.

Damn, what scheme was she plotting now?

Instinctively, Li Wei felt this was very bad news.