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Chapter 206 The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix (Part 1)

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Ironwood Forest.

Lin Sen walked alone on the forest path, his steps unhurried, his leather shoes making almost no sound as they trod on the soft moss.

His reason for coming here is simple.

His pet mantis baby was not suited for the quarrying work in the Stone Clan.

Baby Mantises are naturally suited to sharp cutting techniques. Their clean, swift attacks are inefficient for mining. This results in him not gaining many points from mining with his baby Mantises.

He made that decision in his mind then and there—he had to find another way. That's why he took the initiative to ask about the missions of the other two races last night.

The logging mission of the Wood Clan happens to be this way out.

The concentrated, compressed attacks of the Winged type are very effective for logging, so even though his Scyther baby is a Bug type, it should be just as good due to its pet characteristics.

As Lin Sen stepped deeper into the Ironwood Forest, he could already hear intermittent "crackling" sounds in the distance.

Those were Murong Jiao and the others' pets doing their work.

The golden electric fox, fully charged, cleaved a slightly charred gash in its lightning spear; the cloud-winged sparrow hovered high above, its vacuum slash precisely cutting through the base of the branches with astonishing efficiency; the fire-eyed lizard, meanwhile, calmly handled the thicker branches, its sharp blade, formed from the power of the earth, snapping them in two with a single swing.

The three pets each performed their duties in an orderly manner.

Lin Sen did not approach their work area, but instead chose a relatively open forest area to stop.

The control panel is very user-friendly.

The moment he stepped into the logging area, a semi-transparent notification appeared before his eyes. As a non-native player, the panel directly marked which branches needed to be cleared—the marks appeared as faint orange outlines in his vision, making them easy to see at a glance.

Of course, the cost is that the final score will be reduced by 40%.

But Lin Sen didn't care.

For him, this was an extra source of points that didn't require any personal effort or physical exertion, and could be entirely left to his pet to complete independently. Even with a 60% discount, it was practically free income.

He took the ball from his waist and tossed it gently.

A flash of white light, and the baby mantis landed on the ground.

It is not large in size, its body is light green, its head is round, its two forelimbs are tucked in front of its chest, and its compound eyes reveal a cute and adorable look.

But Lin Sen knew that beneath this cute and innocent appearance lay a sharp edge capable of easily severing ironwood branches.

“Baby mantis.” Lin Sen leaned down slightly, his tone gentle, as if assigning homework to a child. “See those markings? Use a cross-shaped cut to cut them off.”

The baby mantis tilted its round head, rolled its compound eyes, and then moved its forelimbs to indicate that it understood.

The next moment—

It was launched.

Her lithe figure, like a green lightning bolt, rushed towards the nearest marked branch.

Its two forelimbs swung in the air, tracing a precise cross shape.

"Crack!"

A thick branch snapped off with a sharp sound, the cut as smooth as a mirror, clean and neat.

Before the broken branch even hit the ground, the baby mantis had already turned and pounced on its next target.

Another cross slash.

"Crack!"

One more time.

"Crack!"

Lin Sen stood still, his gaze following the baby mantis as it nimbly darted among the branches, harvesting its prey. A satisfied smile slowly curved his thin lips.

Its efficiency was in no way inferior to that of Murong Sha's Cloudwing Sparrow in the distance.

Even in areas with dense twigs, the mantis's agile body has an advantage.

"very good."

Lin Sen said softly, pushing up his gold-rimmed glasses, the lenses reflecting a cool light in the sunlight filtering through the tree canopy.

This gives him another way to earn points.

He continued to participate in the mining operations on Song Chen's side, while letting the baby mantises independently cut down trees on this side—with the income from both ends combined, his personal points output would far exceed that of the others in the team.

"Baby mantis, you can stay here and continue logging." Lin Sen raised his hand and gestured to it. "No need to rush, just do it at your own pace."

The baby mantis perched on a broken branch, rubbed its two forelegs together twice with a "snap," and nodded its round head, indicating that it understood.

Then, it launched again and continued to efficiently carry out the logging work.

Lin Sen withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

however--

Just as he took his first step, he caught something out of the corner of his eye.

Lin Sen suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The gentle smile that was always on his face froze in that instant.

He turned his head, his gaze passing through the dappled shadows of the trees, and fixed on a wooded area not far away.

There—something is moving very fast.

A dark red figure darted back and forth among the trees at incredible speed, its trajectory as fluid as if it had planned its route in advance. Each time it reached a branch, a sharp, piercing buzzing sound rang out, followed by a crisp "crack" as the branch snapped and fell to the ground.

Lin Sen subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

He saw the figure clearly.

It was a dark red pet.

Its design is extremely unique—the lower part is a huge single wheel that rolls at high speed on the ground, nimbly avoiding various obstacles. The upper part is a dark red iron barrel-shaped structure.

What is most striking is its two arms that extend from both sides of its body.

That's not a hand.

Those were two rotating circular saw blades.

The serrations gleamed with a chilling metallic luster under the light, creating a hazy afterimage as they spun at high speed.

Lin Sen's pupils suddenly contracted.

His gaze unconsciously focused—the basic information of the pet automatically appeared on the panel.

[Saw wheel]

Attribute: Mechanical

Hobbies: Enjoy sawing wood

Description: He had violent tendencies since childhood. Please do not provoke him. His serrated edges are extremely sharp.

Level: 18.

At this very moment, this pet named "Sawwheel" is frantically weaving through the surrounding ironwood branches, taking advantage of its own physical structure.

The wheel rolls over the dead leaves on the ground, the saw blade spinning at high speed as it approaches the target branch—no need to charge up, no need to adjust the angle, and no need to even pause.

It only needs to pass through.

"Buzz—Click!"

A thick branch was neatly cut off, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror.

"Buzz—Click!"

Another segment.

"Buzz—Click!"

The three branches broke off one after another the instant it passed by, so fast that it seemed to happen almost simultaneously.

Lin Sen stood there, a rare and undisguised look of astonishment appearing in his eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

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His lips parted slightly, but no sound came out.

Because he saw the efficiency of that saw wheel.

No, it cannot be described as "highly efficient".

It's fair to say that this pet was practically born for logging.

Its serrated arms mean it doesn't need to charge up its skills like other pets; cutting is its most natural action—as instinctive as breathing.

Lin Sen watched as the dark red mechanical pet moved through the bushes with ease, leaving behind a neat piece of broken wood wherever it passed. Its efficiency even surpassed that of Murong Sha's Cloudwing Sparrow.

It also surpassed his mantis baby.

"This pet...it seems to exist solely for sawing wood."

Lin Sen murmured to himself unconsciously, his tone carrying a hint of emotion that he himself was unaware of.

Since it's a pet, it must have an owner.

Lin Sen withdrew his gaze from the saw wheel and began searching his surroundings. Soon, he spotted a figure under an ironwood tree not far away.

The man leaned against a thick tree trunk, hands in his pockets, exuding an aura of utter despair. His face was etched with helplessness and exhaustion, his gaze lazily following the movement of the saw wheel, as if watching an employee who didn't need his attention work overtime on his own.

Er Mao.

One of Niu Kuang's underlings.

That guy who's always listless and has no presence.

Lin Sen stood in the shadows of the trees, quietly watching this scene, his expression becoming subtle.

He is a very intelligent person.

Intelligent people are often not misled by appearances.