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"...Why does tragedy always happen to me?" Fang Xu felt utterly helpless.

If only there were other carpenters to share this pressure with him!

Mu Feng patted the sawdust off his hands and said to Tie Dan, "I'll calculate your pet's work points according to the advanced apprentice standard. You should get about 15 points a day."

3 PM!

Fang Xu's ears rang. He had worked hard all day, and it was only six o'clock.

And Tie Dan doesn't even need to lift a finger.

Tie Dan was overjoyed and slapped his thigh: "Deal!"

He squatted down and gave a thumbs-up to Mumu Chui, who was engrossed in his work: "Well done, Mumu Chui! Today's portion is yours!"

Mumu didn't even lift his hammer head, with a blade of grass in his mouth, and continued hammering away, his round body swaying back and forth, seemingly enjoying himself immensely.

Fang Xumo gripped the sandpaper in his hand a little tighter.

Is this the difference?

The difference between people, the difference between pets...

Fang Xu wanted to cry but had no tears.

—Front shop.

Murong Sha put down the order list in her hand and looked towards the backyard.

Although there was a wall between them, she could hear Tie Dan's energetic voice and Mu Feng's words, "settlement will be based on the advanced apprentice standard," clearly.

Murong Jiao heard it too, and with a flick of her yellow pigtails, her face was full of astonishment.

"Fifteen o'clock?"

"His pet earns as many points as the three of us combined every day!"

This is infuriating!

As she spoke, she stomped her foot, looking quite angry.

Murong Sha exclaimed, "I never imagined there were pets that could do carpentry work."

This situation is truly a blessing in disguise.

"However, we are not bad either; we each have our own advantages."

Night fell once again over Pandonog.

The commotion of the second day gradually subsided, and the teams returned to their respective lodgings to tally up their day's gains.

Inside the log cabins of the Wood Tribe.

The mission panels for the four-person team popped up one by one, and the new score numbers flashed in mid-air.

Murong Sha's voice remained as steady as ever as she summarized the results: "Today we have a total of eighty-three points."

"Mo Fan, twelve points for the medicine-making task, plus twenty points for the pet logging and irrigation, for a total of thirty-two points."

"I have five points from the carpenter's shop, plus fifteen points from the Cloudwing Sparrow, for a total of twenty points."

"Fang Xu, six points for the carpenter's shop, ten points for the Sea Flash Star irrigation, for a total of sixteen points."

"Sister, five points for the carpenter's shop, ten points for the electric fox logging, a total of fifteen points."

After the series of numbers was announced, the small room fell silent for a moment.

Fang Xu looked at his own panel, then at Murong Jiao's, his expression somewhat subtle. He had actually surpassed Jiao Jie by one point. The reason was simple: his Sea Flash Star Irrigation technique was becoming increasingly proficient, and he was now able to earn ten points every day, just like Bobo La.

Murong Jiao didn't care about that. She crossed her arms, her yellow pigtails swaying over her shoulders, and with a smirk, she said self-deprecatingly, "I really didn't expect that my score would be at the bottom."

She sighed, but her face didn't show much disappointment; instead, it held a hint of relief.

"However, I benefited the most from the last Magic Pong Card game, so perhaps this is just a matter of reaping what you sow."

She glanced at the three of them, patted her chest, and struck a captain's pose, but her tone was very sincere: "Don't worry, although I'm the captain for now, I'm not the kind of person who would be jealous of my teammates!"

"Alright, alright, everyone's had a long day, let's rest!" Murong Jiao waved her hand, decisively ending today's summary meeting.

Everyone dispersed to prepare for rest.

Mo Fan turned off the control panel, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.

Over the past two days, he has become increasingly proficient under Mu Yuan's guidance, and today he scored twelve points. His total personal score has reached sixty points, far ahead of the competition.

The team's total score has reached 160 points.

However, this number may not be considered high among the three teams.

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the other side.

The atmosphere in the Stone Clan players' camp was rather somber.

The dullness wasn't because the other team members were dull, nor was it because the total score was too low.

It's simply because Song Chen was a bit dull.

Chapter 209 Summary of All Parties

Song Chen sat in the main seat with a calm expression, but his tightly pursed lips betrayed his displeasure.

The team members reported their scores for the day.

Apart from him and Lin Sen, the other five team members each consistently scored ten points per day.

No more, no less, he relied entirely on directing his pets to work in the quarry, day after day.

Another fifty points earned today.

Song Chen, with his level 26 Music Ball, was indeed far more efficient at mining stones than anyone else.

However, the score remained at 15 points.

Fifteen points.

This number was like a thorn stuck in his heart.

The task of mining stone has a fatal limitation—a player must be present to assist and guide the task; pets cannot complete it independently.

This means that Song Chen, the captain of the Legalists' Association and a direct descendant of the Song family, must stay at the quarry like a foreman, unable to leave for even a moment.

Of course, in theory, he could send other pets to do other tasks.

But the problem is-

He only has one pet.

Song Chen's eyes darkened.

He was not a beta tester.

He didn't have the stroke of luck to choose a starter pet with full talents.

His only asset, this musical ball, was something he was lucky enough to obtain on the first day of the game's open beta, during the global rain of goo balls.

Of course, given his status and family background, he could easily capture those permanent pets in the early stages of the game to expand his team.

But he didn't.

Arrogant and proud, he looked down on those common "ordinary" items, and since each player could only have six pets at the moment, he didn't want to waste his spot.

The powerful intelligence analysis capabilities of the Law Elders Association have already predicted that the newly opened wilderness secret realms are very likely to produce truly rare and powerful pets.

So he kept waiting.

From the ancient cocoa fruit secret realm to later secret realm dungeons such as Xuan Yu Island, he has always maintained patience and preferred quality over quantity.

Of course, he also suffered a lot of losses in the process.

For example, the Ancient Cocoa Tree Secret Realm was a case in point. With only one pet, he gained absolutely nothing from it. (Of course, he wasn't particularly strong to begin with; even with other pets, he wouldn't have achieved a good ranking. The reason his pet is currently level 26 is simply because after the Ancient Cocoa Tree Secret Realm ended, the guild reaped a huge amount of resources, and he, relying on his status and background, profited handsomely. However, he would never admit to such a thing.)

With the opening of this Time Realm, the Fagong Guild is almost 100% certain that rare pets can definitely be obtained within it.

Song Chen himself firmly believes that with his current strength and background, he will definitely be able to gain the upper hand as long as rare pets appear.

But despite all his calculations, he hadn't anticipated that this Pandonog tribal competition would be so complex. It truly tests the uniqueness and diversity of pets. Level and strength became secondary.

He only has one pet, which puts him at a disadvantage compared to others.

This time, Song Chen truly regretted it.

This regret reached its peak when he saw Lin Sen's score.

"Lin Sen," Song Chen's voice was devoid of emotion, but it fell on the man beside her who always wore a gentle smile, "I didn't expect that the one with the most points in our team would be you."

Indeed, the reason he was so irritable was largely because of Lin Sen.

As the team leader, how could he save face if his teammate surpassed him in points?

Lin Sen pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, the lenses reflecting the moonlight, making it impossible to see the emotions in his eyes.

He maintained his unhurried and gentle tone, as if he were merely stating a trivial matter.

"My baby mantis is perfect for logging. Although I can only get 60% of the rewards from doing quests with the Wood Clan, I can still get nine points a day."

He paused, then continued to explain clearly, "Adding the sixteen points that the other two pets gained at the quarry, it does add up to more."

After speaking, he looked at Song Chen, his smile perfectly balanced, neither smug nor humble.

"However, since this is a team competition, the final score is the team's total score. Naturally, the more points an individual has, the better, as this is the only way to ensure our team's ultimate victory."

His words were impeccable, explaining the source of his points while elevating the topic to the level of team honor.

The subtext seems to be: My high personal score is a contribution to the team. As the team leader, shouldn't you be happy?

Song Chen was speechless for a moment, unable to say anything after being shut up by his words.

What else could he say?

They say you, Lin Sen, have too many points, even more than me, the team leader, and that you should tone down your arrogance a bit?

That would only make him appear narrow-minded and jealous of his subordinates as the team leader. Besides, the competition is indeed based on team points, and Lin Sen's high score is a good thing. If he pulled something like that, the other team members wouldn't be happy.

Song Chen didn't say anything more.