Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 89 Robbers Attack (Fourth Update)

Around eight o'clock in the morning, Li Wei had already transported a batch of stones back. It should be late April now. Although it is still spring, the weather is already quite hot.

So Li Wei returned to the camp, drank some cool boiled water, and then slowly pushed the wheelbarrow back to the quarry.

If it weren't for the dust covering his face, people would have thought he was sightseeing.

But in reality, Li Wei was drawing on his memory of the surrounding environment to modularize and refine it as much as possible.

This can be considered a bit of fun in the midst of tedious work.

What else could be done?
Looking at the nearly completed stone wall, should I congratulate Thomas?

In fact, there is enough stone material to build the stone wall, and the main structure of the stone wall is nearing completion after two months of construction.

Thomas is simply inhuman!

After working like crazy for almost six months, he is still able to maintain 15 hours of work every day.

so horrible.

When he came last autumn, he was a towering man weighing at least 200 pounds and standing 190 centimeters tall; now he's just skin and bones.

He built the city wall almost as if he were burning his life up.

Li Wei felt that this was too abstract and too absurd.

Even though he had no liking for Thomas and was filled with hostility, he couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for him at this moment.

You can't truly live without being obsessed.

"George, bring me some water next time you come back."

In the quarry, Penny cried out weakly, looking like she wanted to lie down. It was mainly because the weather was getting hot now, and she had to do such tiring work. She was also eating less salt. Even an iron man couldn't take it.

So in the past few days, they seemed to have a tacit understanding and automatically reduced the efficiency of quarrying.

The task is impossible to complete, so let's see how the end-of-month settlement is calculated.

Thomas has now completed the stonework of the city wall, leaving only the middle section filled with a mixture of gravel and clay.

To be honest, seeing such a stone wall with a circumference of 180 meters rise from the ground is quite an accomplishment.

Thomas and Margaret, those two veteran players, are disgusting, but the family camp is definitely going to get an upgrade this time.

"Fine!"

Li Wei replied listlessly, then slowly moved the stones onto the wooden cart, like an old man nearing the end of his life.

However, what is incongruous is that he always carries a wooden spear, five awl-shaped arrows, and a recurve bow with the bowstring untied in his bow bag on his back.

In fact, the reason he slowed down his movement of the stones was because of the effects of carrying these weapons.

He never let his guard down.

In contrast, everyone else carried iron spears for self-defense for the first few days, but when they were exhausted, they couldn't care less.

"George, take those things off your back and put them aside. You won't lose them."

Fila couldn't help but speak up. She was tired of watching Li Wei's behavior. Well, the main thing was that every time she looked at Li Wei, she would feel uncomfortable. She was a perfectly good chef and logistics manager, but she had to come to quarry stones covered in dust, all thanks to this little bastard!
Li Wei remained silent, as if he had shut himself off from everything outside. He continued to pull the millstone like an old donkey, slowing down as much as possible to ensure that his physical strength was not depleted too much.

The outward signs of decadence and slowness are like a disguise.

Plenty of physical strength is for preventing accidents, not for squandering.

As Li Wei was about to push the wooden cart, which was loaded with stones, several lines of blood-red information suddenly appeared in front of him and everyone else without warning.

[Due to a lack of patrols and guards, a band of robbers were able to approach your camp silently and launch a surprise attack. Family member Margaret was shot through the head with a crossbow bolt and died!]

Thomas, the head of the family, recklessly and rudely formulated this month's family storyline, neglecting patrols and defenses, leading to dire consequences. His abilities are now questionable, his overall performance rating will be lowered, he has been forcibly deducted 100 family contribution points, and he has been stripped of his status as a family elder. For the next nine months, he will be unable to obtain the title of family elder. All plot-driven deaths targeting him can be initiated with just one family contribution point, but he needs ten family contribution points to be immune. Similarly, plot-driven deaths initiated by him also require ten family contribution points.

[Warning! Bandits are storming the entrance to the family camp. Thomas, the head of the family, is fighting desperately. The family camp could fall at any moment. You need to provide immediate assistance. Otherwise, if the family camp is breached, this mission will be forcibly terminated!]

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OK!

What was supposed to come finally came!

Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine at that moment. He turned around sharply to look at Penny, who was also dumbfounded. Without a doubt, it was the trouble caused by those three robbers last autumn.

As for Fila and Leon, they were both in a daze at the moment, their iron spears for self-defense were still at home.

"Hurry up, don't just stand there!"

"We need to go back and provide support."

Li Wei shouted loudly, dumped the stones out of the wooden cart, and pushed it back.

Penny, Fila, and Leon, as if waking from a dream, also grabbed hammers and chisels and ran downstairs.

After running down the nearest steep slope in one go, Li Wei realized this wouldn't do. "Mom, Sister, Leon, drop your hammers and listen to me!"

"Leon, you push the wooden cart. I need to rest and recover my strength. I can't run anymore."

"Mom, sister, you and Leon need to take turns pushing the cart, no, carrying it onto that raft. The bandits might have arrows, and we need to be careful."

“No, George, it’s too late. Thomas alone can’t hold out for long. Once the family camp is captured, it will be too late.”

Fila screamed, a little excited, as she always was.

"Calm down, Mom! Thomas is stronger than we think! He won't die; he should be guarding the camp entrance right now."

Li Wei said in a deep voice that he had personally experienced how tough Thomas was. Since he wasn't shot to death immediately, as a professional soldier, Thomas would definitely be able to hold the camp by taking advantage of the terrain.

Looking back, it was only then that he realized how wonderful that stone wall truly was.

"But, but the bandits will scale the walls, and our supplies will be burned!" Fira was still screaming, panicked.

“Mom, the bandits can’t get over the wall. The stone wall is three meters high, and there’s a ramp dug out below it, nearly five meters high. Without siege equipment, the bandits can only attack the camp entrance. As long as Thomas can hold it, there’s still a chance.”

At this point, Penny calmed down, and Leon also did passable, not shouting but helping to move the raft.

"No, this raft is too heavy. We need to remove some of it. George, give me the dagger!"

Penny called out, and when she turned around, she was a little dumbfounded. She saw Li Wei sitting there, first drinking half of the water in the water bag, and then using the other half to wash her face. She washed it very carefully and meticulously, and even washed her hands carefully. Finally, she carefully dried them with her clothes.

So, are you going to pick up your new bride later?
Penny rushed over and took the dagger, but didn't say anything. After all, she had seen how Li Wei fought 1v8. Oh, she hadn't, but that didn't matter. Someone who could shoot down a two-star black bear could be trusted.

Next, Penny and Leon quickly secured the shortened raft to the wheelbarrow, understanding the importance of arrow protection.

Moreover, both of them are craftsmen, and they are better at this work than Li Wei, and they know better how to make it.

As for Fila, she was still muttering to herself, but she stopped screaming. She just stomped her feet occasionally, getting so angry that she wanted to rush down and fight immediately.

But suddenly, she screamed again.

"Ahhh! Thomas is dead! Those bandits are coming up! What do we do? Our supplies!"

"Mom, Thomas isn't dead!"

Even Lyon couldn't stand it this time, but the next second, he was stunned, because he saw a group of bandits bypassing the stone wall and heading towards the quarry along this road.

Lyon panicked instantly.

"What do we do? What do we do? They're coming up! They outnumber us!"

Penny panicked too, but she didn't stop working, quickly tying the raft to the wooden cart.

Li Wei calmly dried his hands, took down the wooden spear, and retrieved the recurve bow. As he tied the well-preserved bowstring, he said in a deep voice:

"Calm down! We're still far off, Leon. Listen, you don't need to fight from now on. Just keep the wooden cart stable and absolutely do not shake it violently!"

"Mom, sister, you two, one on the left and one on the right, are responsible for holding the raft and helping Leon maintain the stability of the wooden cart. No matter what, remember, you must ensure the stability of the wooden cart."

"Mom, don't peek out, don't overthink it!"

"Sis, you're more agile, I need you to call out my location!"

"That's it, Lyon!"

At this point, Li Wei jumped onto the wooden cart and gestured for Leon to push him.

"No, brother, you're making me push you? It's less than two miles. How much energy will you save?" Leon was still complaining, but he still pushed the wooden cart.

Fila and Penny held onto the plank on either side.

The next second, Fila peeked out and immediately screamed again, "Oh no, George! They've split up their forces and are going to cut off our retreat! We'd better retreat back to the quarry and use that tactic of advancing when the enemy advances and retreating when the enemy retreats..."

"Mom! Quiet!"

Penny finally couldn't hold back and yelled, "How could I have such a terrible teammate!"

She was already a complete idiot, but then another idiot came along who was even worse! You're such a terrible mother!

"Leon, don't peek out. Listen to your brother. This is a battle, not a video game. There's no room for error."

"I know, don't worry!"

Lyon finally returned to normal and started pushing the stroller. Although he had been very tired over the past few months, he had long since developed strong arms for pushing strollers, making him reliable in this area.

Fila finally stopped peeking out, but was trembling slightly.

Penny, on the other hand, observed very calmly.

Li Wei remained silent, his eyes closed, trying to relax as much as possible, his mind completely blank.

That's right, he's so relaxed, without any pressure at all.

(End of this chapter)