As soon as Fila finished speaking, lines of information appeared before Li Wei's eyes.
[Professional Chef *** is exercising the authority of Family Head.]
[The Family Head believes the current family developnt direction should focus on hunting and gathering to prepare for winter's arrival, but because she didn't conduct prior consultation, so family mbers hold differing opinions, which will lower her evaluation.]
[Warning: Work tasks issued through Family Head authority have highest priority. Unless facing irresistible circumstances or during non-rest hours, it's not recomnded to engage in other unrelated work before completing these tasks.]
[You can choose the hunting series of tasks, the gathering series of tasks, or both simultaneously. Regardless of choice, reaching ten units of task quantity will complete the task and grant double experience rewards plus five Family Contribution points.]
[Friendly reminder: All voting Plot Kills will be suspended until the Family Head's work tasks are completed.]
[Friendly reminder: Exercising Family Head authority that brings better subsequent developnt for the entire family will increase clearance evaluation, and vice versa.]
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The matter was thus settled.
Penny said nothing more and directly returned to her room to rest, and even Fila did the sa.
However, Li Wei and Sam hadn't slept yet; he was still carving a wooden spear by the fire. This ti Fila readily gave up the short knife - since she'd chosen the hunting and gathering route, she couldn't very well not provide the short knife.
Sam sat across the fire, holding a large wooden club, though no one knew what he was thinking.
"George, I think tomorrow we should venture deeper into the forest. Two days ago I spotted a deer."
Sam spoke up, seemingly wanting to take the lead. He had already grasped the ga's true essence: rationality, rationality, and fucking rationality.
And he really had seen a deer.
"I'd rather go fishing. There are many fish downstream in the creek, and there are wolves in the forest that we currently can't handle - too dangerous."
Li Wei spoke without looking up. He hadn't just seen fish; he'd actually caught fish. Sam wanting to take the lead was still far from happening.
But the two of them had essentially ford a disagreent, so Sam persisted: "We need more ga, George. When winter cos, your sister might have a child - you'll beco an uncle."
What the hell kind of uncle would he be!
Li Wei looked up in astonishnt, not because he found this funny, but because he was horrified - this Sam was quite impressive.
Not impressive in the sense that he could get Penny pregnant, but impressive that he could quickly find such an excuse.
Yes, adding new mbers to the family was a big deal. Though only a possibility, as Penny's brother and the child's potential uncle, Li Wei couldn't remain indifferent.
If he dared remain indifferent, it would contradict the plot logic, equivalent to a TV drama having such brain-dead writing that viewers would curse.
After all, they were supposed to be a loving family.
This was a checkmate move - Li Wei actually had no way to oppose it.
After thinking for a mont, he could only say: "The forest is too dangerous, and that wolf pack might ambush us, so we need to be fully prepared."
"Of course, leave that to . Lend the knife."
Sam stood up, took the knife from Li Wei's hand, and went to the simple storage shed. Soon, he returned with a simple hunting bow and three bowstrings.
"Praise Penny, she's truly clever with her hands. Can you use this hunting bow?" Sam said with a smile.
Li Wei shook his head, but internally thought: Penny is a Professional Craftsman, making a simple wooden hunting bow would naturally be easy for her. So not only was she clever with her hands, she was also fucking small-chested and brainless.
Additionally, was Sam's primary profession Hunter?
No wonder he was so confident.
"Little brother, I need so materials for making wooden arrows. Help gather so."
Sam sat there with an authoritative posture, really carrying so of that brother-in-law aura.
Li Wei said nothing more - saying anything would be useless anyway. Sam had already taken the lead. Moreover, for outdoor hunting activities, if two people could cooperate, that would be excellent - all gains would be fairly distributed according to labor by invisible rules.
The wilderness was no place for willfulness.
They worked for half the night, with Li Wei assisting Sam to make twenty featherless wooden arrows and four wooden spears before finally returning to the room to sleep.
When Li Wei woke from deep sleep early the next morning, he found himself alone in the small house.
He didn't think much of it - it was only around 5 AM, his usual waking ti. Fila should have already finished cooking the vegetable porridge, while Penny and Sam...
Wait. Li Wei rushed out of the house in three quick steps, only to find no trace of Penny or Sam in the small courtyard. More importantly, the four wooden spears they made last night were gone, including that simple hunting bow.
In the courtyard, only Fila remained, ticulously cooking vegetable porridge. Seeing Li Wei co out, she smiled at him: "My poor child, you've exhausted yourself clearing fields recently. It's fine, you can rest today. Your sister took Sam hunting before dawn. Co have breakfast."
Damn it! Motherfucker!
Li Wei's mind was buzzing, nearly dying of anger.
But he quickly calened down - anger would only make him lose control without helping matters.
In fact, only now did he finally realize he still didn't fully understand this task's core essence.
There were no alliances. Being allies one mont and backstabbing the next was probably the norm.
Because everyone, while playing different roles, had their own professions.
For example, he was a Farr. To achieve greater developnt, he needed to find ways to earn more Family Contribution and strive to beco Family Head, then he could establish agriculture-related developnt routes.
For example, Penny was a Craftsman, so she'd definitely prioritize developing handicraft industry and blacksmith shops.
Fila was a Chef, so the hunting and gathering developnt route was closely related to her.
And Sam was most likely a Hunter, which could actually complent Fila's Chef role.
Only by understanding this could one comprehend why, despite Sam backstabbing Penny last night and Penny being furious enough to die, today she went with Sam and abandoned Li Wei - because she wanted to complete the Family Head's main task quickly to have enough ti for her own affairs.
Last month, Li Wei had been held back by clearing farmland.
This month, if he got held back again by hunting and gathering tasks, his main profession developnt would be far from reach.
This was a war without visible smoke, fire, or blood.
"Thanks Mom! I'm not tired. Can I go gathering with you today?"
Li Wei quickly adjusted his mindset. The imdiate priority was still to rapidly complete the hunting and gathering tasks.
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