Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 67: Boomerang

"George, it's so cold outside, are you planning to shoot arrows?"

Li Wei didn't want to engage with Penny initially, but she stopped him with a beaming smile.

"Sis, aren't you busy?"

"No matter how busy I am, I still need to take care of you, my little brother. If I hadn't come today, you would have definitely gotten yourself into serious trouble." Penny's words sounded mysterious, and her tone felt completely off.

Li Wei was utterly confused.

It wasn't until Penny took a wooden stick and snapped it in half with a crisp crack. "George, the weather is too cold—it can seriously damage the body of your recurve bow. If you force yourself to draw the bow, it could pose a deadly danger to you. I'm not trying to scare you. Come on, come with me!"

Penny dragged the bewildered Li Wei to the southern side of the camp. An open area had been cleared here earlier, where the hauled-back iron ore, the charcoal-burning kiln, the brick-firing brick kiln, the lime-burning lime kiln, the charcoal storage warehouse, the stone block storage area, the small blast furnace, and the blacksmith shop were all located.

Additionally, a wooden shed had been built here for wind protection, with charcoal fires burning inside, making it quite warm. All these basic facilities were established during Penny's time in charge, so even now with heavy snow blocking the mountains, there was nothing to worry about.

"Sit down. I'm giving you two treasures."

As she spoke, Penny pulled out two items from a bag nearby. One was a pair of leather gloves with exquisite craftsmanship, though it was unclear what kind of leather they were made from. The other looked like a vest but only covered one side, equally well-made.Li Wei was stunned. When did Penny become a tailor?

This didn't make sense.

"Don't just stand there dumbfounded. Try them on. These gloves and arm guard were specially made for me by Margaret last month, but I have no use for them, so they're perfect for you."

Her words carried warmth and affection, almost making one believe in their deep sibling bond. But in reality, Penny had immediately initiated a transaction.

That's right—she was selling them to him. The boomerang had come flying back.

"Professional Craftsman*** is imparting related archery knowledge and experience techniques to you and selling you one pair of archery gloves and one archery arm guard. You need to pay 500 points of any experience."

——

Damn!

That's way too greedy!

While Li Wei's mind reeled with shock, he suddenly understood. Last month, Margaret had formed alliances and smoothly secured the monthly main quest. He had been curious back then about how she managed to persuade Penny, Fila, Leon, and Thomas?

So this was the cause and effect.

Penny was a craftsman; she could even skillfully make recurve bows, so of course she knew about the gloves and arm guard needed for archery.

Therefore, Margaret had foreseen this last month?

Because she knew he was a hunter, and understood that without protection in winter, recklessly drawing and shooting arrows could be fatal!

Dammit, lacking knowledge really makes you easy prey for others!

Come to think of it, if Margaret had offered these gloves and arm guard to him in a transaction last month, he would have definitely agreed. Why go through such convoluted methods?

Wait, it wasn't that simple. Margaret gave so many benefits to Penny, probably still for that stone quarry and limestone deposit. That bitch Penny must have bargained hard with them—she's a master-level haggler.

Respect, respect!

But still, 500 experience points was just too much.

Gritting his teeth, Li Wei rejected the transaction and spoke up:

"Sis, your blacksmith shop is really warm!"

He was reminding Penny that he had helped her with this month's main quest.

"Without charcoal, believe me, you'd freeze to death. Our family's charcoal supply isn't abundant either."

Penny retorted, her words carrying a double meaning—no room for negotiation. Even wealthy households have limited reserves.

However, she initiated the transaction again, this time lowering it to 400 points.

Dammit!

But it was still too much. 300 points would be just right. So under Penny's somewhat unfriendly gaze, Li Wei refused again.

"Sis, next month, wait until next month, I'll go up the mountain to catch pheasants for you, and have our mom stew chicken soup for you!"

Li Wei said with a smiling face, speaking irrelevant words, but the actual meaning was: next month, damn it, I'll still be the Family Head—you better think twice.

How I suppressed Margaret this month—you saw it. If the tiger doesn't show its might, you think I'm a sick cat!

Sure enough, Penny hesitated. She genuinely had plans to overtake others during this winter, but it was certain that George would continue serving as Family Head next term.

Immediately, she put on a smiling face and lightly slapped Li Wei.

"What nonsense are you talking? The weather's so cold, why catch pheasants? I appreciate your kindness, little brother. Remember, don't do anything reckless, or I'll get angry with you!"

After saying this, Penny initiated the transaction again—300 points.

This time, her gaze was determined, even gritting her teeth!

Li Wei sighed inwardly. Alright, that's about enough. There's nothing more to say about this.

He had previously sold those boots to Penny at a high price—he started it, so naturally others could follow suit!

Immediately, he agreed to the transaction, but he chose to pay with 200 points of Farming Experience, 50 points of Logging Experience, and 50 points of Mining Experience—making it look like he scraped it together from various sources.

These experience types were either easy to obtain or related to his profession, with potential for massive acquisition in the future. Since he couldn't upgrade to a three-star card in a short time, their importance could be temporarily lowered.

But those 300 points of Gathering Experience and 300 points of Fishing Experience could each reach 500 points to obtain a one-star Gathering Card and a one-star Fishing Card.

This was very important.

After Penny received the 300 experience points, her mood instantly improved. She even crouched in front of Li Wei, reached out gently to straighten his collar, and then said, "George, winter really isn't suitable for hunting. It's too cold. We have enough food at home, so don't go out and take risks. Be good and listen to your sister. If you really want to practice archery, you must take proper precautions."

"Now that you have the finger tabs and arm guard, Mom probably prepared pine tar for you too. Apply it to the bow body to prevent brittleness. But if the weather gets even colder, then pine tar won't be of much use either. You must be careful."

"Also, keep the bowstring close to your body, using your body heat to keep it warm. If possible, even make a leather case for the bow body. Before stringing the bow, be sure to find a warm, sheltered spot. After shooting several times consecutively, you need to change the bowstring. In short, shooting arrows in the wilderness during this season is risking your life. George, you don't want to make us sad again, do you?"

Knowledge truly is wealth!

At this moment, Li Wei deeply felt this. Additionally, he finally understood why Fila had been boiling pine tar for no apparent reason that previous month—it was to sell to him.

Li Wei inwardly cursed "old fox" but couldn't do anything about it. Fortunately, this knowledge could be used forever. Buying it outright was still worth it.

Just like when he bought the knowledge of making fish glue and fletched arrows from Fila before, now he could skillfully boil fish glue and prepare fletched arrows. It was precisely these fletched arrows that allowed him to complete daily training every day. So far, he had stockpiled a full two hundred of those arrow shafts with fletching!

And back then, he only spent 50 points of any experience.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. From this perspective, whether it's Fila or Penny, they did exploit him for a large sum in the short term through these methods. But in the long run, they are indeed mentors who imparted valuable skills.

300 points—not a loss!

Immediately, Li Wei tirelessly pestered Penny with all sorts of questions, draining every bit of related knowledge she possessed.