My cells can be idle and practiced

Yang Bei took a deep breath, gripped the axe tightly with both hands, and stared firmly at the towering, hard black iron tree in front of him.

He raised the axe high and swung it hard. The axe collided with the tree trunk with a loud clang and sparks flew. However, the black iron tree just shook slightly, leaving only a shallow mark on the bark.

But Yang Bei was not discouraged. He adjusted his posture and swung the axe at the tree trunk again.

In this way, he kept repeating this action, one axe after another, and his clothes were gradually soaked with sweat.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, after about an hour, accompanied by a dull "bang" sound, the black iron tree in front of him could no longer withstand the continuous heavy blows, and its huge body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

During this long hour, everything was quiet. Apart from the sound of Yang Bei cutting down trees, nothing else unusual happened.

Looking at the black iron tree fallen to the ground, Yang Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled with satisfaction.

After all, it is not an easy task to successfully cut down such a hard tree.

Now that the mission had been completed, Yang Bei decided to drag the black iron tree back to the village first.

He walked to the black iron tree, bent down, grasped the trunk tightly with both hands, and then exerted force suddenly, trying to lift it up.

Although his strength has been restricted to the same level as that of ordinary people for some reason, the physical fitness accumulated from years of training still makes him much stronger than ordinary people.

Therefore, carrying this black iron tree was not particularly difficult for Yang Bei. He easily carried it steadily on his shoulders.

After carrying the black iron tree, Yang Bei walked steadily towards the village.

Along the way, he passed through dense forests and crossed rugged mountain roads, always maintaining a fast speed.

After a long journey, he finally saw the outline of the village in the distance.

When he walked into the village, he attracted many curious glances from the villagers.

However, Yang Bei didn't care about these, but walked straight towards the mysterious dark shop located in the center of the village.

Arriving in front of the dark shop, Yang Bei put down the black iron tree on his shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief.

Choose to recycle the black iron tree.

The next moment, a black coin appeared in front of him.

Yang Bei reached out to catch the coin and looked at it carefully.

There are some strange patterns engraved on the front of the coin, and the words "Black Iron Copper Coin" are printed on the back.

This is one of the universal currencies in this world - the black iron copper coin.

Yang Bei carefully held the black iron copper coin that exuded an ancient atmosphere in his hand, and felt a little relieved.

Just as he turned around and was about to leave, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

Looking closely, it turned out to be Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing had a faint smile on his face, staring at the black iron copper coin in Yang Bei's hand, and said softly: "This first black iron copper coin should be given to me for safekeeping. As for the next one, it will be yours."

After saying this, Zhou Qing still had a smile on his face, and his eyes revealed an unquestionable look.

In fact, Zhou Qing had already mentioned this distribution rule to Yang Bei long before the operation began.

Although Yang Bei was unwilling at the time, considering that his current strength was indeed unable to compete with Zhou Qing, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Facing Zhou Qing's request at this moment, Yang Bei did not show much resistance. After a moment of silence, he handed the black iron copper coin in his hand to Zhou Qing without hesitation.

Zhou Qing took the black iron copper coin with satisfaction and put it in his arms. After handing over the copper coin, Yang Bei continued to walk towards the outside of the village without looking back.

This time, Zhou Qing did not try to stop him again, but stood quietly where he was, watching Yang Bei's back disappear from his sight.

For the next period of time, Yang Bei spent his time cutting down black iron trees.

The day passed quickly.

When it reaches the 10th hour.

There is also a prompt on the hang-up panel.

[Black Iron Wood Axe Level Up: lv1——lv2! ]

【Black Iron Wood Axe】

Quality: white
Level: lv2 (0/20)

In this case, it will take 20 idle points to upgrade the Dark Ironwood Axe to the next level.

That means it takes two days.

At this time, Yang Bei was holding the upgraded black iron wooden axe in his hand, the surface of which exuded a more dazzling luster, as if it was injected with new power, appearing more advanced and mysterious.

He stared firmly at the thick black iron tree in front of him, took a deep breath, and swung the axe in his hand again with all his strength.

The axe blade created a sharp sound as it passed through the air, and then it hit the black iron tree heavily.

With a crisp "crack" sound, a dent deeper than the previous one appeared on the trunk of the black iron tree.

Compared to the original level one black iron wood axe, it has now been upgraded to level two and its power has greatly increased, and the efficiency of chopping trees has also been significantly improved.

According to Yang Bei's rough estimate, the tree-cutting speed of the second-level black iron wood axe has at least doubled!
After learning this surprising result, Yang Bei couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster with excitement.

Because at this rate, the number of black iron trees he can cut down every day will increase directly from the original twelve to twenty-four!

However, amid the joy, another thorny problem quietly emerged - how to transport these exponentially growing black iron trees back to the village smoothly and sell them successfully to dark shops?
You know, the guy named Zhou Qing has been guarding the door of the dark shop, paying close attention to the number of black iron tree roots that Yang Bei sells every time.

Zhou Qing knew everything about Yang Bei's every move.

Under such circumstances, Yang Bei had just arrived here for just one day and was still unfamiliar with everything here.

If his harvest suddenly doubled, Zhou Qing would definitely not give up and let go of this piece of "fat meat" easily.

Thinking of this, Yang Bei couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought...

Yang Bei frowned, his heart full of worries and concerns.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, making him feel extremely troubled.

The current situation is terrible, as if we are stuck in a bottomless quagmire and cannot extricate ourselves.

At this moment, the only thing he could do was to rack his brains to think of countermeasures and try every possible way to solve the huge problem before him.

However, before finding an effective solution, he had no choice but to cut down those iron-hard black iron trees slowly and at his original pace.

Time passed quietly, and before he knew it, he was able to leave this place and return to the universe for an hour.

However, there was no urgent need to return to the universe, so he still stayed here, concentrating on swinging the axe in his hand, and continued to chop down the black iron tree. Day after day, time passed by minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed quickly.

During this period of time, the originally ordinary black iron wood axe in his hand has been significantly upgraded and has now been promoted to level three!

As the level increased, the wooden axe showed amazing power, allowing him to cut down the black iron tree much faster.

When he puts all his efforts into it, he can even successfully cut down up to 50 black iron trees in a day!

Not only that, after a long period of intense collision with the black iron tree, this black iron axe had already been sharpened to an extremely sharp edge, flashing a chilling cold light.

Although his felling speed had made a qualitative leap, the problem that had always troubled him always lingered in his mind like an indelible shadow.

No matter how hard you try, you can't completely eliminate it.

He knew very well that if he did not first properly deal with this thorny problem that was bothering him, then he would never be able to cut down those precious black iron trees smoothly and quickly.

However, over the past three long days, he had thoroughly examined almost every place he could think of and observe, but frustratingly, he still could not find even the slightest feasible way to resolve the current difficult situation he was facing.

What gave him a headache was that the mysterious and dark shop located in the center of the village had long been firmly controlled by Zhou Qing and his gang.

In this way, no matter what he tried to sell, he would have no way to escape the other party's strict surveillance and control.

There is no doubt that this has become an insurmountable obstacle before him.

Given the current situation, he seems to have no better choice. The only viable way out is to continue working hard and persist in cutting down trees.

During these three busy days, he did not dare to stop for a moment and always maintained a high-intensity working state. On average, he was able to successfully drag back 10 thick and strong black iron trees to the village every day.

It's a pity that even after such hard work, the reward he could get every day was just a pitiful 5 black iron copper coins.

After all, he was constrained and restricted by others in every way. Even if he had to reluctantly give up half of the fruits of his labor as surrender, he really had no choice.

However, at this moment, Yang Bei was not anxious or flustered because of this.

Because he knew very well that the more difficult and harsh the situation was, the more he needed to remain calm and composed, and wait patiently for the possible turning point to come.

If you are always anxious and impatient, it will not bring you any benefit. Instead, you are likely to accidentally bring about fatal disaster and put yourself in a terrible situation from which there is no escape.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to grit his teeth and persevere, quietly waiting for the critical moment that would change his fate to arrive quietly...

However, when the fourth day came, an unexpected situation caught Yang Bei's attention.

At that time, he was concentrating on chopping trees when he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

Yang Bei looked in the direction of the sound and saw that one of the other people cutting trees was in danger.

It turned out that a dark creature hiding deep in the jungle had quietly approached and launched a fierce attack on one of them.

Fortunately, that person reacted extremely quickly and, relying on his keen intuition, instantly noticed the abnormality in the surrounding atmosphere.

In a flash, he dodged sideways and narrowly avoided the fatal blow.

Yang Bei looked carefully and finally saw the true face of the attacker.

To his surprise, it turned out to be just an ordinary black rat!

It is about the same size as an adult's foot and doesn't look like anything special.

But after careful observation, you will find that this black rat is as fast as lightning.

After failing to catch its target with its swift pounce just now, it turned around and fled the scene without hesitation at lightning speed, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye, as if it had never appeared.

After the black rat disappeared, the man who was attacked calmed down and continued to chop trees.

It seems that just as he guessed, there are some dangers in the Black Iron Tree Forest, namely the dark creatures of this world. But as long as you are careful, there will be no problem.

However, Yang Bei was also thinking about a question, that is, what benefits could be gained from killing these dark creatures?
Putting aside other things, there is one benefit that is certain, that is, the corpses of these dark creatures will definitely be recycled by the dark shop.

Because whether it is hunting or fishing, some of the harvest is lost to the dark store.

He watched those guys sell the dark creatures to the dark shop in exchange for a large amount of black iron and copper coins.

He even saw a black iron silver coin.

He asked Zhou Qing that one black iron silver coin was equal to 1000 black iron copper coins.

This is of great value.

If he could get it, then he could buy the Dark Spirit Vein Map right away.

At his current speed, if he wanted to obtain the Dark Spirit Vein Map by chopping down trees, it would take at least 20 days before he could buy the Dark Spirit Vein Map in the Dark Shop.

But at the moment, unless he kills the dark creatures, he will have to wait until 20 days to obtain the Dark Spirit Vein Map.

The Dark Spirit Vein Map is the method of cultivation in this world. If he can get it, he can start practicing with the help of the hang-up panel.

Moreover, his cultivation speed will definitely be very fast, and by then he will have the power to protect himself in this world.

Although it now seems that he can hunt those dark creatures with the upgraded black iron wood axe in his hand, this is actually an extremely risky behavior.

It is impossible that every dark creature is as weak as that black rat.

He would definitely not be a match for any slightly stronger dark creature, even if he was holding an upgraded black iron wooden axe. His black iron wooden axe was not a magical weapon, at most it was sharper after being upgraded.

For him, the best option is to wait for twenty days and obtain the Dark Spirit Vein Map.

Anyway, cutting trees is now the safest way for him to make money.

Although it takes some time, time is the least valuable thing here at the moment.

Instead of taking risks to save a little time, it is better to wait patiently.

After chopping trees here for 20 days, he would naturally obtain enough black iron and copper coins to buy the Dark Spirit Vein Map and then start his own path of cultivation.

After making up his mind, Yang Bei no longer thought about it too much.

Whether it is the danger in the Black Iron Forest or the exploitation by Zhou Qing and his gang in the village.

None of them are fatal to him now, but they will be fatal as he gradually increases his strength.

Make him strong and everything will change.

He can enter the unknown Black Iron Forest to explore, and Zhou Qing and his gang who exploited him will pay the price. (End of this chapter)