Opening Fire on Everyone (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Old Fifth of Boundless Mountain Dormitory)

Sitting beside the campfire where Phila was cooking, Li Wei thought for a moment before saying to Phila and Penny, "Last night, while I was keeping watch outside, I ran into a few wolves. Be careful when you go out from now on."

At Li Wei's words, the newcomer Sam immediately grew tense, his face turning several shades paler. Penny, on the other hand, didn't take it seriously. "Don't worry, my dear brother. Even if wolves show up, I can kill one with a single swing of my axe!"

As for Phila, she didn't seem particularly surprised either, but she said nothing.

Clearly, she didn't want to trigger a new plot.

Or perhaps she wasn't afraid of those wolves?

Li Wei wondered and watched them. After dinner, he went into the house and fell asleep, sleeping until the sun was high in the sky. Aside from feeling a little hungry, he felt great, bursting with strength.

When he stepped outside, he saw that Phila had already led the ox out to gather resources again.

She wasn't worried about the wolves at all.

Penny and Sam were hard at work.

"I'll make a fence first today."

Li Wei thought to himself. He never wanted to patrol the Wheat Field at night again, much less face down a pack of wolves.

He had experience making fences. He could just pick out the materials from the firewood pile; they were family property, so there was no need to be polite.

Though he didn't have any proper tools, Li Wei was now brimming with vitality, as if he had endless strength, so he made quick progress.

He didn't even need to dig holes. He drove the wooden stakes straight into the ground, then picked up a stone and hammered them down with a series of heavy blows. Once they were deep enough, that was that.

Then he tied the stakes together with woven grass rope to hold them in place.

It definitely wouldn't withstand a wild boar charging into it, but it was enough to keep out ordinary small animals.

Just like that, Li Wei finished building the fence around the Wheat Field in a single day.

He didn't even feel particularly tired or overly hungry. Even at dusk, when he was at his lowest, his stamina never dropped below 50 points.

He hadn't even eaten dinner yet. He simply sat on the ground to rest, and in less than five minutes, his stamina started climbing with a steady +1, +1.

After dinner, it recovered even faster. In less than half an hour, it was back up to 90 points.

At this rate, staying up and working for three days and nights wouldn't be a problem.

As for the newcomer Sam, he hadn't actually done much work that day, yet he was already exhausted as if he were a dead dog. He didn't even notice when Penny shot him a flirtatious glance.

Penny, meanwhile, was full of energy, but Li Wei couldn't tell where she'd put her Free Attribute Points.

Her brick kiln was already built, and she'd lit the fire. Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and the flames leaped high. In all fairness, she was quite skilled.

"Penny, do you need me to help keep watch tonight and add firewood?"

Li Wei took the initiative to walk over. It wasn't to curry favor; he wanted to get in on the arrangement, just as he had helped build the house and gotten free lodging in return.

He still hoped Penny would repair his shovel once her Blacksmith Shop was built.

Yes, that was all he wanted.

"Oh, my dear brother, you've already worked hard all day. How could I bear to ask you to help? Go get some rest."

Penny wore a warm smile and spoke with concern, but there was a hint of mockery in her eyes. You're only trying to suck up to me now? Too late.

"All right, then."

Li Wei wasn't surprised. He turned and went back to the house to rest. He still had to complete the land-clearing task assigned by the head of the household.

Before, even after working himself to the bone for an entire day, he could only clear thirty square meters.

But in his current condition, clearing forty square meters in a day would be easy.

An acre was only about six hundred and sixty square meters. He had already cleared nearly four hundred, so it would take only a few more days at most to finish.

After that, he could do other work.

Like chopping trees, hunting, or fishing.

It was just that the wolf pack would be hard to deal with.

They'd clearly set their sights on the group, but there was also a good chance they'd spawned when the camp reached Level 1.

Well, that was one possibility.

He slept soundly that night. Even when a few wolf howls rang out, they didn't disturb his sleep.

The others, however, were on edge, as if facing a great enemy. Phila and the newcomer Sam in particular finally believed what Li Wei had told them.

Phila was bristling with hostility, gripping a short knife and looking ready to fight the wolves to the death. Sam, on the other hand, was nearly at his breaking point, trembling all over.

As for Penny, she never set foot inside the house all night, carefully tending to her bricks.

She was someone who knew how to stir things up.

But every field had its own mysteries, and Li Wei had no idea what kind of boost Penny's Two-star Craftsman card gave her.

He only knew that when he looked at the seedlings in the Wheat Field now, he could pick out faint details he would never have noticed before.

Especially the wheat seedlings and weeds: one glance was enough to tell them apart.

Come to think of it, it was probably time to weed the Wheat Field.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Wei went to the makeshift warehouse and took an old hoe from the damaged Ox Cart.

It was a useful tool for weeding the Wheat Field, and it could also loosen the soil around the wheat seedlings to encourage their growth.

He entered the fenced-off Wheat Field and looked at the lush, healthy wheat. Li Wei was quite pleased, because it was entirely his personal property.

It was only a hundred and fifty square meters, but he should be able to harvest around a hundred or two hundred pounds of wheat. After all, his current Professional Talent increased the fertility of farmland by 40%, practically like using modern fertilizer.

Weeding was a relatively simple task. Even though Li Wei had never done it before, he quickly got the hang of it and had nearly finished by noon.

Over the next few days, he continued working hard in the neighboring public field. By the evening of the fourth day, he had managed to clear a full acre, officially completing the head of the household's task.

It could be said that clearing that acre of farmland, due to the lack of tools, had set him back by a month. Not only had he used up all the experience he'd accumulated before, but he'd also fallen far behind Penny and Phila.

For now, he had no chance of competing to become head of the household.

At that moment, a line of information appeared.

[You completed the task assigned by the head of the household and successfully cleared an acre of farmland. You gained 100 Farming Experience and 5 Family Contribution Points. Your current total contribution is 18 points.]

As soon as that message faded, several more appeared one after another.

Here it came, here it came—the familiar Plot Kill!

Those two bitches, Penny and Phila, couldn't wait any longer.

Before, Li Wei hadn't completed the task of clearing farmland, which meant the head of the household's main task was still in progress. As a result, they hadn't been allowed to initiate a Plot Kill.

But now, anything went.

[Professional Craftsman *** initiated a Plot Kill, hoping that mother Phila would be bitten to death by a venomous snake within 24 hours. Do you agree? Friendly reminder: whether you refuse, agree, or abstain, you won't have to pay any experience, and your choice will have a far-reaching impact on the subsequent quest plot.]

[Professional Chef *** initiated a Plot Kill, hoping that daughter Penny would be struck dead by lightning within 24 hours. Do you agree?]

[Professional Craftsman *** initiated a Plot Kill, hoping that younger brother George would be bitten to death by a wolf pack within 24 hours. Do you agree?]

[Professional Chef *** initiated a Plot Kill, hoping that son-in-law Sam would be crushed to death by a rock within 24 hours. Do you agree?]