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Fang Xu: "......"

Using an axe to chop fish? Or in the river?

Your dream is truly...unique.

Flying Axe laughed heartily, seemingly quite pleased with Fang Xu's speechless expression.

Murong Jiao had recovered by now, and she was more curious about the practical issues, so she asked impatiently, "So, Chief Flying Axe, what are we going to do next? The Grand Elder said we need to earn points, how should we do that?"

"Well, it's actually quite simple." Chief Flying Axe sat down, his sturdy body causing the wooden stool to creak softly.

"You can earn points by using your strengths and contributing as much as possible to Pandonog."

He picked up the arrow shaft from the table and tossed it in his hand.

"For example, our Wood Tribe is best at dealing with 'life' and 'creation.' We cut down trees, make furniture from the felled wood, help other tribes build houses, reclaim wasteland, and grow crops..."

"Points can be earned for any action that makes Pandonog better and more prosperous."

The Flying Axe Chieftain put down his arrow shaft, looked at the four of them, and his gaze became more serious.

“You are the chosen ones, possessing magical powers that we lack. I believe you can do more than we old folks.”

After listening to Chief Flying Axe's philosophical explanation, Mo Fan was not confused like Murong Jiao.

His focus is always on the rules themselves.

"These things," Mo Fan said calmly, his voice low but precisely hitting the nail on the head, "can't people from other tribes do them? Or is it that only those of us who have joined the Wood Clan can do them?"

Upon hearing this question, Fang Xu, who had been nodding, froze, Murong Jiao stopped swinging her legs, and even Murong Sha cast a probing glance at them.

In Mo Fan's view, logging, furniture making, and farming didn't seem to have high technical barriers. If the Stone Clan and Bone Clan could also do these things, wouldn't the tribe's choices become meaningless?

"Hehe, good question." The Flying Axe Clan Chief's face, which resembled tree bark, revealed an approving smile.

He tapped his large fingers lightly on the table.

"Of course it can be done. However, what seems to have no technical barriers is actually the most technically demanding. Once it is done, the results will be different."

"By choosing the Wood Clan, you will be blessed by them in the unseen realm. You will be more adept at doing things related to 'life' and 'creation' than people of other tribes."

Chief Flying Axe picked up the smooth arrow shaft and gestured with it.

"Simply put, you hardly need to learn from scratch; you can intuitively grasp the knack. But when people from other tribes try to do it, they not only achieve less with more effort, but they may even cause damage because they don't know the right method."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the four people before finally settling on the wall on one side of the room.

"In short, you can see the specifics clearly in the mission panel."

Following his gaze, everyone saw a huge sheet of paper made of special plant fibers pasted on the wall made of giant tree bark.

The tasks were listed in a simple, archaic script.

[Tribal Contribution Task (Wood Clan)]

[Part 1: Forest Pruning. Head to the Ironwood Forest west of the tribe and cut down some trees to obtain timber. Points will be awarded based on the quality and quantity of the timber.]

Part Two: Homestead Construction. Use wood to craft a batch of new wooden furniture (tables, chairs, beds, etc.) for the tribe. Points will be awarded based on the quality and quantity of the completed items.

【Three: Field Guardianship. Perform daily management of the farmland and herb garden on the east side of the tribe (weeding, watering, fertilizing). A fixed number of points will be awarded daily.】

[Four: Apprentice Potion Maker. Assist the Wood Clan's apothecary in concocting potions using gathered herbs. Points will be awarded based on performance during the assistance process.]

The four tasks are clear and straightforward.

Looking at these tasks, the four of them exchanged bewildered glances.

"These tasks... don't seem too difficult." Fang Xu scratched his head, his face showing a mixture of eagerness and uncertainty. "But how should we do it? How should the four of us divide the work?"

Murong Sha turned her gaze away from the task panel and calmly analyzed, "There is too little information; it's too early to assign tasks now."

She looked at everyone and proposed her plan: "How about we try out all four tasks first? After we've done it ourselves, we can decide on the next steps based on everyone's efficiency and strengths."

"Great idea!" Murong Jiao immediately jumped off the bed, her yellow twin ponytails drawing a lively arc in the air. "Let's do it this way! Stop dawdling, let's go to the first one first, chop down the tree!"

Mo Fan and Fang Xu had no objections and nodded.

Action is always the fastest way to verify a hypothesis.

Just after they made their decision, a pale blue virtual screen popped up in front of all four of them.

[You have accepted the Wood Clan contribution task: Forest Pruning.]

[The quest guide is now available. Please follow the map markers to the quest location.]

The rules of this world are once again being presented to them in this gamified way.

The four bid farewell to Chief Flying Axe and headed west of the tribe, following the map on the panel.

Before they left, Chief Flying Axe gave each of them a simple, short-handled hand axe. The axe blade shimmered with a faint blue light, and when held in the hand, one could feel a weak, gentle energy flowing through it.

“This is a logging axe blessed by the sacred tree,” Chief Flying Axe said at the time. “It will help you do your work better.”

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They soon arrived at the mission location.

Before them lay a dense forest, the trees generally a dark gray-black, their trunks as hard as iron, yet their branches and leaves were sparse. This must be the "Ironwood Forest" mentioned in the mission description.

"Wow! This tree is really unique, or rather, everything here is just like in those cartoons," Fang Xu exclaimed.

Murong Jiao also agreed with these words.

"When games merge with reality, everything becomes so beautiful."

After a moment of reflection.

The four stood in the forest, each holding a hand axe belonging to the Flying Axe Clan Chief.

And then, something interesting happened.

As Mo Fan raised his hand axe toward an ironwood tree, a very faint change in the halo appeared in his vision.

The trunk is mostly dark, but a few of the leaning side branches have a faint, light green sheen.

"Did you see that?" Murong Jiao held up her axe, aimed it at a tree, and looked it over from left to right. "Some of the branches are glowing!"

“Hmm.” Murong Sha nodded. “It should be what Chief Flying Axe said—remove the weak and diseased parts that are not conducive to the overall growth. The parts that are glowing are the ones that can be cut down.”

Without saying much, Mo Fan swung his hand axe and chopped at the nearest glowing side branch.

"Boom!"

Ironwood is indeed hard, but it's not impossible to cut.

With this axe stroke, the blade penetrated the wood about two fingers deep.

Moreover, it should have had a counter-shock effect, but this hand axe was indeed magical. When held in the hand, it was as stable as Mount Tai, and Mo Fan did not feel any numbness in his tiger's mouth.

In addition, the blue light flowing on the hand axe seemed to have a lubricating effect when it came into contact with the tree, preventing the axe blade from getting stuck.

With three blows, a side branch as thick as a forearm snapped off and fell to the ground with a dull thud.

"It's quite heavy." Mo Fan weighed it in his hand.

The cross-section of this branch has a dense grain, indicating it is indeed good quality wood.

"Let me try!" Murong Jiao had been eager to try for a long time. She flicked her yellow pigtails and swung her hand axe at the diseased branch of another tree.

Her movements were nimble and powerful. Her physical abilities were clearly superior to those of the average girl.

Fang Xu was not to be outdone. Although his movements were a bit clumsy, he was serious and kept chopping away with his axe.

After half an hour.

The four of them stopped, their foreheads beaded with sweat.

The result was right in front of them—a small stack of more than a dozen ironwood branches of varying thicknesses.

Perhaps because of the secret realm, these tasks are directly loaded onto their panels and can be submitted directly through the panels.

Mo Fan opened the panel and placed the wood on it for assembly.

The system detected a flash.

[Completed: 5 portions of ironwood]

"Five portions?" Murong Jiao wiped her sweat and leaned closer to look at the panel. "How many points can that be exchanged for?"

[5 units of wood can be exchanged for 1 point.]

Murong Jiao's face instantly fell.

"Are you kidding me?!" She slammed her hand axe into the ground, her almond-shaped eyes wide with rage. "The four of us chopped for half an hour, and this is only worth a few points?"

Fang Xu was also dumbfounded. He opened his mouth, but in the end, it turned into a helpless sigh.

Murong Sha didn't rush to express her opinion. She stood there, her blue ponytail hanging down her shoulder, her gaze fixed on the "1" on the panel, quietly calculating something.

A few seconds later, she spoke.

"At this rate, even if a person cuts down trees all day, they can only earn a maximum of three to four points per day."

"All four of them will be fully engaged, probably around 3 PM."

"A week... at most a little over a hundred points."

"100 points. We don't know how many points it will take to make those Easter eggs, nor do we know the efficiency of other tasks, let alone the point accumulation speed of the Stone Clan and Bone Clan. So it's hard to judge."

"But since it's a competition, simply doing tasks to earn points in a conventional way won't work."

"In other words, 100 points is definitely not a lot."

"Therefore, unless the efficiency of tree felling can be increased, this road is not cost-effective."

Upon hearing this, they all fell into deep thought.

Increase efficiency.

It's easier said than done.

Does that mean I have to chop for ten hours a day? My hands would be ruined.

There was a few seconds of silence.

Murong Sha suddenly looked at the electric fox at Murong Jiao's feet, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.