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.
The eighth year had arrived. Periodically, the Li family descendants would gather to prostrate themselves before the altar.
Li Wei was beginning to grasp the mechanics behind the accumulation of "Incense." It seemed to increase whenever his descendants offered devout worship or when significant milestones occurred.
His Incense total had currently reached 38 points.
By now, Li Yaozu was old enough to run around. Despite being only 3 years old, his physical constitution 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 should ideally begin in childhood, a 3-year-old was clearly too young to grasp the complexities of the path.
Meanwhile, 1-year-old Li Yaoqing showed little interest in Cultivation. She preferred crawling toward the vegetable patch, where she would curiously observe Li Dalong as he irrigated the crops.
To Li Wei’s amazement, Li Dalong’s wife had barely finished recovering from her previous birth before she showed signs of pregnancy again at the start of the year!
"The ancestors have blessed us! Your unfilial descendant, Li Dalong, along with his wife, comes to worship and offer thanks for the gift of another son!" Truly impressive!
Without a moment's delay, Li Wei bestowed the "Love from the Ancestors" buff upon Li Dalong.
"My thanks to the Ancestor! It is 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 glory to the Li family!"
[Incense +2]
Li Wei felt a deep sense of contentment.
Li Dalong’s lineage might have lacked top-tier talent, but they were incredibly dutiful. Their fertility, in particular, filled him with a sense of ancestral pride.
After switching the screen view, he noticed a peculiar entry in the member action log.
[A severe drought has struck, and the family is growing. The Wild Boar Forest has been depleted of small game, and the children are tired of eating nothing but pork. Li Dalong has decided to seek food further afield. He intends to hunt more extensively to build up the family’s food reserves.]
What a responsible young man!
Li Wei toggled the map.
He soon tracked Li Dalong’s icon as it moved across the terrain, eventually reaching a location known as the [Silver Iron Forest].
Shortly after, Li Wei watched a confrontation between Li Dalong and a beast on the screen.
[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 beast. However, seeing a glimmer of humanity in the Iron Forest Horse’s pleading eyes, he chose to spare it. He silently reached for his pack and moved further away, ensuring no blood would splash on him.]
[To his surprise, witnessing the human lower his bow, the Iron Forest Horse was moved by gratitude. It followed Li Dalong back to the Li estate and became his loyal mount!]
With a monster now in his possession, Li Dalong constructed a stable. One could now see the horse galloping happily around the family compound.
Not long after, more joyful news reached Li Wei.
[Xu Cuihua has successfully delivered a son, named 'Li Yaotie'!]
[Congratulations to the Li family for the new addition. Incense +10]
That made three children! At this rate of reproduction, Li Dalong would eventually produce an entire football team... no, a whole classroom of descendants!
Once again, Li Dalong’s family gathered to express their profound thanks before the ancestral tablet.
The newborn, Li Yaotie, possessed quite respectable talent.
[Golden Spiritual Root: 42][Fire Spiritual Root: 51]
This child was remarkable; perhaps due to his prenatal nourishment, he was born with a special trait. He had even managed to pluck a hair right off Li Dalong’s head!
[Trait: Strong Bones][His skeletal structure is larger than average, increasing physical strength by 5%.]
"Old Ancestor, do you see how strong my son Yaotie is? He will surely be an expert at hauling manure in the future!"
Li Wei felt like thanking him on Yaotie's behalf for that "bright" future...
Li Wei was delighted by the family's expansion. Li Dalong remained diligent, frequently hunting within the Silver Iron Forest.
However, the Silver Iron 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 persisted for a long duration, even affecting the fields surrounding the family home.
The timeline soon progressed into the ninth year.
Though the drought remained unbroken, Li Dalong’s foresight had paid off. His wife and three children remained well-fed, and the family well had not yet run dry.
Li Wei was peacefully observing his family's growth, waiting for the tenth year to arrive so the incense burner would manifest and allow him to use the [Gift] function.
Suddenly, he frowned.
[Special Event: Bandits]
[As the drought withered the crops, many turned to banditry. Thirteen thieves raided the Li residence in the dead 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 house suddenly illuminated in the middle of the night. Li Wei watched as Li Dalong charged out of the house, blade in hand.
He brandished his weapon, roaring at the criminals gathered near the stable.
"Get away from my home, or don't blame me for showing no mercy!"