Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 40 Boots and Salt
"George, I've made you some winter clothes. Try them on and see if they fit."

After dinner, Misi suddenly smiled and handed a rough wolfskin robe to Li Wei. This was the second time in the past twenty days that she had spoken to Li Wei on her own initiative.

Li Wei was used to it and didn't stand on ceremony. He quickly put on the wolfskin robe, moved around a bit, and well, the quality was definitely terrible. That was the hardware, and there was no way to change it.

However, the fit was impeccable, which shows how high Missy's tailoring skills are.

"Not bad!"

Li Wei praised it, saying that with this robe, this winter would definitely be much better.

"Mom, sister, little brother, you all get a share, come and try!" Missy smiled brightly as she distributed the wolfskin robes. She had already completed the monthly main quest.

However, it was obvious that Li Wei's robe was made with more material, while Leon's was made with the least. There was nothing he could do; he was a newcomer, so he had to make do. Besides, he probably didn't have enough wolf skin.

Of course, Missy's own robes would be the best.

"Mom, sister, I was planning to sew another pair of boots for everyone, but we're out of wolf pelts, so I'm thinking that once we're done with what we're doing, could George go hunt some more wild animals? If we don't have wolf pelts, rabbit or fox pelts will do too. I promise, as long as we have enough materials, I can sew a pair of boots for everyone."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei couldn't help but look up at Mi Qian in surprise.

She actually wanted to use this method to pre-order the next month's main quest?
Although this doesn't seem to be against the rules, it requires a prerequisite: the whole family must agree.

Once the whole family agrees, even the head of the household cannot change it.

However, this is clearly a provocation against the head of the household next month.

Because if things are decided in advance, then the credit for this matter cannot be attributed to the head of the household, and there are precedents for this.

"I agree."

Fila immediately made her stance clear: since she wouldn't be the head of the household next month anyway, she was naturally happy to see it happen.

Moreover, having a pair of warm boots in the cold winter is indeed a wonderful thing.

“I agree too,” Lyon quickly added.

Penny pulled the bellows, her back to everyone, silent, lost in thought.

Fila and Missy's gazes fell on Li Wei, as this matter was extremely beneficial to both of them.

The pelts of the hunted prey can be given to Missy to improve her tailoring skills and experience, while the meat, bones, and offal can be given to Fila to cook and prepare, which will also greatly enhance her experience.

Although Li Wei could theoretically gain hunting experience, what he really wanted to do next month was to till the land, cultivate the wasteland, and prepare for the expansion of the wall.

After all, his primary occupation is farming, and with the food reserves accumulated over the past two months, especially with Fila continuing to gather and store food next month, the family already has enough food for the winter. Hunting is no longer the most important thing.

However, on the other hand, Li Wei really couldn't refuse a pair of warm animal skin boots.

Or should we make things harder for Penny?
Just as he was about to make a decision, Penny finally spoke up, "Next month, once everything is settled, I plan to go down the mountain to Kah Castle to exchange some goods, especially salt. You should prepare accordingly."

what?
Li Wei immediately perked up his ears. What was Penny doing?
Kähr Castle?

Do you want to establish channels for transactions with the outside world?
Of course, this is possible. The family is currently lacking salt the most. In the past two months, Fila has reduced the supply of salt, and Li Wei's mouth is almost bland.

Salt was very important, so important that Fira changed her story immediately after hesitating for a moment.

“Yes, we need salt, so let’s think this through.” “But Penny, is it really okay to go to Kaher Castle? The plague there is too severe.”

"Mom, we should at least give it a try. Besides, so much time has passed, things might have changed."

Penny and Fila's conversation clearly touched on a previous part of the family's story, something that none of Li Wei and the others could get a word in edgewise.

Missy fell silent, but Leon persisted, "But these two things aren't mutually exclusive, are they? The game you hunt can be taken to the market to sell or trade."

"Leon, get some rest."

Fila said something inscrutable, then got up and went back to her room. Missy didn't say anything more. As a seasoned player, she had only been testing the waters, and it didn't matter if it didn't work out.

Of course, there's no need to explain anything to Lyon.

Li Wei felt the same way, but he thought Leon would figure it out soon.

Salt is very precious in this era and under such circumstances. At least, it is not easy to obtain. Trading ordinary game for it is ridiculous. Do you think that in our modern hometown, where everyone is used to eating refined rice and flour, people want to try some wild game?
Therefore, the only supplies that their family could use to barter for salt were probably the ironware that Penny had forged.

Ironware could be exchanged for salt, and of course, it could also be exchanged for grain; this is consistent with the facts and logic.

This is the real reason why Fila immediately changed her story and Missy also backed down.

Therefore, sewing boots and changing salt are not contradictory, but Missy is trying to challenge the head of the household's authority. Given that Penny has a high chance of being re-elected as head of the household, any valuable advice she offers at this time would be wrong.

Because everything must be done under the wise leadership of the head of the household...

this point is very important.

At dawn, when Li Wei woke up from his deep sleep, he heard the sound of hammers being struck, so Penny's furnace of molten iron was smelted?
When he went outside, he was slightly surprised to see that the one wielding the sledgehammer was none other than Missy. She stood firm, used her waist to generate power, and swung the sledgehammer in a wide arc. Her posture was both cool and standard, and each blow was very heavy.

Moreover, she can swing the hammer smoothly and continuously.

Goodness, Missy must have at least 12 points of strength and around 150 points of stamina, which is slightly better than Li Wei's.

But none of that matters. What matters is that this woman actually came to curry favor with Penny. However, this doesn't seem to be anything unusual. Even Leon was helping out on the sidelines, looking for opportunities to help.

"Children, breakfast is ready. Let's eat first."

Fila greeted them with a beaming smile, her acting skills becoming increasingly refined. From any angle, they looked like a loving family.

Li Wei sneered inwardly. This was the only way they could do it, so they resorted to this tactic.
“Mom, let’s take turns eating. Forging is more important. George, what are you standing there for? You eat first, then come and take our place.” Missy called out to Li Wei, as if she had suddenly become his fiancée again.

"I have other things to do today. Sister, you guys are enough to help me." Li Wei refused directly. His and Penny's exchange of benefits was a matter between the two of them. What are you, you bitch, shouting about here?
Moreover, he doesn't want to compete for the head of the family right now, so he can truly be considered to be without desires. As long as he cultivates the wheat field to about three acres, with the added bonus of being a professional farmer and the help of a professional hunter, he will definitely be able to have a place in this family.

Regardless of whether Fila or Penny became the head of the household, neither dared to easily touch him.

As long as he continues to accumulate experience and gradually contributes to the family, he will one day be able to become the head of the family again.

Missy's face was still smiling, unchanged. The acting skills of a veteran player are always worth appreciating.

Penny didn't react much, as if she was used to it, but her ambitions must be quite great.

(End of this chapter)