Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 5: Family Resilience and Bandit Troubles
Previously on Family Management Game In Immortal Continent...
Li Wei shifted his gaze toward the upper right corner of the interface.
As the eighth year arrived, he noticed the descendants of the Li family frequently bowing before the altar.
Gradually, Li Wei began to grasp the mechanics behind the formation of "Incense." It seemed to accumulate whenever his descendants offered devout worship or when significant milestones occurred.
His Incense total had currently reached 38 points.
By this time, Li Yaozu was already running about. Though a mere three years old, his physique surpassed that of typical children, likely due to a steady diet of meat. Li Dalong had even fashioned a wooden sword for the boy, encouraging him to practice swordplay from a tender age.
While Cultivation is best started in childhood, a three-year-old is clearly too young to comprehend the complexities of the path.
Conversely, one-year-old Li Yaoqing showed zero interest in martial pursuits. She preferred crawling toward the vegetable patch, where she would curiously observe Li Dalong as he irrigated the crops.
To Li Wei’s astonishment, Li Dalong’s wife had barely finished recovering from her last birth before she was pregnant again at the start of the year!
"The ancestors have truly blessed us! Your unfilial descendant, Li Dalong, and his wife have come to offer worship and thanks for granting us another son!" Impressive!
Without a second thought, Li Wei bestowed a burst of "Love from the Ancestors" upon Li Dalong.
"My gratitude, Ancestor! It is just as I thought—the Ancestor is always watching over his unfilial descendants. Rest easy, Ancestor; with your divine protection, my wife will surely bear many more children to bring honor to the Li family!"
[Incense +2]
Li Wei felt a wave of satisfaction.
Observing Li Dalong’s lineage, he noted that while their innate talents were modest, they were exceptionally dutiful. Their fertility, in particular, filled him with a sense of ancestral pride.
Upon switching the screen view, he noticed a new entry in the member action log.
[A harsh drought has struck, and the number of children in the household is growing. The Wild Boar Forest has been depleted of small game, and the children have grown weary of eating nothing but pork. He has decided to seek sustenance further afield, planning to hunt more aggressively to build up the family's food reserves.]
What a dedicated and responsible descendant!
Li Wei pulled up the map.
He soon spotted Li Dalong’s icon moving across the terrain until he reached a location known as the [Silver Iron Forest].
Before long, the screen displayed Li Dalong facing off against a beast.
[Li Dalong engaged the monster Iron Forest Horse in combat and wounded it. After a pursuit lasting three days and nights, he finally cornered the creature. However, seeing a spark of humanity within the Iron Forest Horse’s pleading eyes, he chose to spare it. He silently reached into his bag and moved further away so that no blood would splatter on him.]
[To his surprise, seeing the human lower his bow, the Iron Forest Horse was moved by gratitude. It followed Li Dalong all the way back to the Li family estate and became his personal mount!]
Having acquired a monster companion, Li Dalong constructed a stable. Now, a horse could be seen frolicking happily around the family compound. It wasn't long before more joyful news reached the Li family, much to Li Wei’s delight.
[Xu Cuihua has successfully delivered a son, named 'Li Yaotie'!]
[Congratulations to the Li family for the new arrival. Incense +10]
That made three children! Given Li Dalong’s reproductive rate, he’d eventually produce enough kids for a football team—no, he’d birth an entire classroom!
The family once again gathered to express their heartfelt thanks at the ancestral tablet.
This newborn, Li Yaotie, possessed quite respectable latent talent.
[Golden Spiritual Root: 42]
[Fire Spiritual Root: 51]
This child was remarkable; perhaps it was something he absorbed in the womb, but he was born with a special trait. He even managed to pluck a hair right off Li Dalong’s head!
[Trait: Strong Bones]
[His skeletal structure is larger than average, increasing his strength by 5%.]
"Old Ancestor, do you see how powerful my son Yaotie is? He will surely be a master at gathering fertilizer in the future!"
Yaotie probably wouldn't thank you for that...
Li Wei rejoiced at the expanding household. Li Dalong remained industrious, frequently hunting within the Silver Iron Forest.
However, that forest was a dangerous territory teeming with monsters. On one occasion, Li Dalong—who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining—sustained minor injuries.
Li Wei immediately applied "Love from the Ancestor" to heal him.
To Li Wei’s concern, the "severe drought" within the game world persisted, beginning to wither the fields surrounding the house.
The timeline soon progressed to the ninth year.
The drought showed no signs of breaking, but Li Dalong’s foresight saved them. His wife and three children never went hungry, and their well remained functional.
Li Wei was peacefully watching his family flourish while waiting for the tenth year—the milestone when the incense burner would manifest, allowing him to utilize the [Gift] function.
Suddenly, his brow furrowed.
[Special Event: Bandits]
[As the drought worsened, many turned to crime. Thirteen raiders converged on the Li residence under the cover of night. One thief attempted to steal the Iron Forest Horse but was kicked to death by the beast. The commotion has alerted Li Dalong!]
The screen showed the Li household suddenly illuminated in the dead of night. Li Wei watched as Li Dalong charged out of the house, blade in hand.
Brandishing his weapon, he bellowed at the criminals gathered near the stable.
"Get off my land, or I will show you no mercy!"