Ziwei Xingyao

Chapter 22 Succession
When Li Wei and the others returned to the village with the six bone spears, he didn't say anything, but chose to disclose the matter to Zhang San. As for who he wanted to tell, that was his own business.

Even though he had expected it long ago, Zhang San was still very surprised after hearing it. When Zhang Feng added some details and told him that there was a big monster more than ten meters long in the unnamed lake, his face was full of surprises. All that's left is worry and fear.

After hastily thanking Li Wei, Zhang San ran away in a hurry.

Li Wei didn't take it seriously, he just took the two star generals to the blacksmith's shop to see if he could ask Blacksmith Wang to do something with these bone spears.

As for that kid Zhang Feng, he also followed him closely. After seeing Li Wei summoning some elite fighters with a wave of his hand, coupled with the strength he showed when fighting the snake monsters, now he is completely determined to follow with all his heart. Li Wei was messed up, and he even felt that he had taken advantage of it. In the whole Zhangjia Village, there had never been such a powerful person!
Li Wei is naturally happy to see this kind of thing, among other things, just because he is familiar with the nearby terrain and the places where monsters gather can be of great help to him, he really doesn't know the way!

Just when Blacksmith Wang patted his chest and assured Li Wei that these bone spears could be smelted into a stronger spear, Zhang San ran over again and looked at him with joy: "My lord, village elders I want to see you, there is something very important!"

As soon as Li Wei went out, he saw a large group of villagers standing in darkness around him. The leader was a dozen or so men in their 50s and [-]s. If it was in modern society, this age would still be considered middle-aged, but in this dangerous world full of demons However, they are the most pure old people, because adults here are in their teens, and the average life expectancy of ordinary people is only in their thirties.

Compared with those ordinary villagers, the eyes of these men are more energetic. This is the wisdom accumulated over the years. Li Wei immediately knew that they were probably the elders of this village.

The leader, an older man with a goatee, cupped his hands tremblingly at Li Wei: "My lord, all the villagers in Zhangjia Village thank you for your life-saving grace. There is no repayment for such a kindness, and the old village chief stayed behind." If so, now only by handing over all of Zhangjiacun to you, my lord, can we express our gratitude a little bit!"

After finishing speaking, the old man bowed deeply.The surrounding villagers did not speak, but looked at Li Wei helplessly, their eyes full of hope and worry.

What I hope is that if such a powerful person as Li Wei leads Zhangjiacun, the village will definitely be safer, but the worry is that if the other party refuses, it will not be a good ending for Zhangjiacun, even for ordinary people like them. The villagers are not unaware of the horror of monsters, because almost every household has people killed by monsters.

Li Wei glanced around. Although he had a premonition before, because he had learned the skills of the old village chief in making clay figurines, he did not expect these people in Zhangjia Village to make a decision so quickly.

Is it because of the strong pressure brought by the snake monsters, or is it because of the customs here?In order to be able to survive, they are willing to let a person who has just been in the village for a few days and is not even an acquaintance be the village head?
Although he still had a lot of worries and had no relevant experience, after scanning around again, Li Wei finally made up his mind. Since these villagers were not worried, what did he have to be afraid of?
"Okay, if that's the case, then it's disrespectful."

Li Wei said politely, this is an ancient society after all, so you have to do as the Romans do when you enter the village, right?
But soon he found that everyone in front of him didn't respond, but was a little dazed. They seemed, as if, probably didn't understand what Li Wei was saying. . .

Li Wei was a little embarrassed, and he waved his hand vigorously instead: "Okay, since that's the case, then I agree to become the village head of Zhangjia Village, and I will definitely do my best to protect everyone's safety!"

"Meet the village chief!"

Zhang San beside him knelt down first, followed by a group of old men in front of him, and the surrounding villagers, and even the star generals Dijiexing and Dizuoxing joined in the fun and knelt on one knee go down.

Seeing a large group of people kneeling down to him, a wonderful feeling that he had never felt before came to his heart. This feeling is really wonderful!

The prompt sound of the system sounded in his ears at the right time. Li Wei didn't check it immediately, but asked everyone to get up first, what to do, and only a few people such as Zhang San were left. He wanted to know more about the village. combat power situation.

After listening to the other party's story, Li Wei finally understood why he was elected as the village head so quickly, because the situation in Zhangjia Village was really bad.

There are a total of more than 100 households and more than 600 people in Zhangjia Village. Except for Zhang San, the militia captain, and Zhang Feng, the hunter, who are at level 1, there are only thirty or so zero-level militiamen and a few who have not yet been trained. Ordinary hunter.

The fighting power of ordinary villagers is infinitely close to 0, and they are useless at all. With this strength, if the group of snake monsters who were killed by Li Wei just got aggressive, they would be able to kill them. No wonder they would be so I'm in a hurry, the village is already on the verge of life and death.

In addition, Zhang San also brought a list, saying that it was the village's treasury, which was originally kept by the old village chief, and now it is all handed over to Li Wei.

Li Wei looked through it, and found that the things inside were really pitifully small, less than 50 taels of silver, more than 1 catties of grain, dozens of square meters of wood and stone, and dozens of long spears and daggers. weapons, plus a dozen pieces of leather armor and boots.

Finally, there are some salt, sugar, and rough cloth, because they can be regarded as low-level luxury goods and valuables, so they are relatively less, but Li Wei feels that they are not worth much.Once a war really starts, these supplies may not last for a few days at all.

Well, there are also some spider eggs, which are the ones that Li Wei brought back before, and there are not a single one missing now.

The more Li Wei looked at it, the more he frowned. He couldn't count on this thing at all, and he had to develop new means of making money by himself.

Although Li Wei didn't speak, of course Zhang San and the others could see his disappointment, and they began to feel uneasy.

"Zhang San, how are the militiamen in the village treated?"

"My lord, the militiaman himself will be in charge of the food in the village, and he will give five extra steamed buns every day." Zhang San said cautiously, because he also saw that Li Wei's expression was not right. For him, the village's inventory is astronomical. But for Mr. Li Wei, I'm afraid he doesn't like it at all, right?

"Then what? It's gone?" Li Wei was a little surprised. Although the combat effectiveness of these militiamen was scumbag, they all risked their lives to fight anyway, and they didn't even pay them a salary?

"It's gone." Zhang San said honestly.

Li Wei grinned. If this is the case, he really admires these militiamen. In order to protect the village, their efforts are really not small.

"Where do you usually go when you need to buy supplies in the village?"

"We will go to Niujia Village to trade. They are closer to the county. The old village head is also for our safety."

After chatting with Zhang San for a while, Li Wei also got a general idea of ​​the situation.

Zhangjia Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is a small village built in a valley, so there is a lot of open space behind it, which can be used to grow food and vegetables, but it is enough for them to eat. If they do not trade with outsiders, they will not even make food. There is neither iron for weapons nor cloth for clothing.

So they would choose to trade in Niujia Village, the largest nearby village. The other party was closer to the county seat and stronger. They would regularly go to the county seat to buy various supplies and then sell them to the surrounding villages.

Zhangjia Village usually used grain to exchange for what they needed, because they really had nothing else to offer. Of course, it was only natural that Niujia Village raised the price extra.

"I see. Let the militiamen be smarter recently. Those snake monsters were killed by us, and they will definitely send another snake monster. In addition, from today onwards, all the militiamen who defend the village, except the former In addition to the remuneration, there will be an extra two catties of food, Zhang Feng will add five catties, and you, the captain, will add ten catties."

There are only thirty militiamen in Zhangjia Village, and all the people together can’t use one hundred catties of grain a day. The store in the village is enough for Li Wei to pay for more than three months. If he has to pay for one hundred catties a day after that If he is worried about food, he will also embarrass the traveler if he lives, or he should just commit suicide!

Zhang San was immediately surprised: "My lord, how can this be done?"

Two catties of grain is not a small amount. If it is mixed with wild vegetables, a normal adult would need more than half a catty of grain a day. The two catties of grain a day for the militiamen is enough for them to feed half of their family, and his ten catties is more than enough. He has more than enough to support his family!
"Well, tentatively, if they risk their lives to protect the village, they should be given more treatment. If the situation in the village improves in the future, I will find a way to give them more benefits."

This is Li Wei's true thought. Ordinary villagers are indispensable because they are the cornerstone of the village, but these militiamen who face the highest danger on the front line must of course be treated better.

"By the way, Zhang San," Li Wei suddenly had an idea, "Take the shells of those sea monsters and show them to the blacksmith. Can you let him make some equipment to improve the defense of the militiamen?"

The Krakens themselves will enjoy the protection of those carapaces, so if they are made into armor and worn on their bodies, the defense of the militia must be stronger, right?

Zhang San was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he said a little excitedly: "Yes, my lord, I'll go right away!"

(End of this chapter)