Chen Yu was no longer concerned about his resource reserves.
He was concerned about his lifespan reserves.
With the luck bonus, the critical hit multiplier remained a stable fifty times.
He had just muttered a need for tool blueprints.
And two items truly arrived.
This was truly a life-threatening situation!
Chen Yu didn't know whether he should pick up these two blueprints.
He rubbed his hands and tilted his head.
"Black Bean."
Black Bean, who had been staring at the blueprints, looked up with a slightly blank, adorable gaze.
"Fetch the blueprints for big brother."
Chen Yu gestured towards the blueprints.
Black Bean didn't think much of it and pulled out the blueprints. As Black Bean was about to hand them up, Chen Yu quickly stepped back.
"Hold them, just like that."
[Golden Lumber Axe Blueprint: Golden Lumber Axe, your good helper for chopping trees. Never mind soft wood; even hard wood infused with earth element fragments won't be a match for you.]
[Golden Pickaxe Blueprint: Splitting mountains and cleaving peaks, even Yu Gong would cry with envy.]
Pfft!
Chen Yu burst out laughing.
Brother, your transformation is too sudden, I'm really not used to it.
Why are you suddenly going for that chuunibyo style?
He silently recited "Learn."
Bang bang!
The blueprints held by Black Bean disappeared.
Crafting page.
A gleaming golden lumber axe and pickaxe appeared in the toolbar.
[Golden Lumber Axe: Earth Element Crystal Shard 26/1, Iron Block 64/2, Gold Block 65/5]
[Golden Pickaxe: Earth Element Crystal Shard 26/1, Iron Block 64/3, Gold Block 65/5]
Click to craft.
A lumber axe and a pickaxe appeared before Chen Yu.
Oh no!
Seeing the golden light emitted, Chen Yu panicked.
Perfect Grade.
It felt like the luck set was somehow linked to his lifespan.
This was truly unnecessary.
He didn't actually need to be this lucky.
Occasionally, a critical hit multiplier of five times, getting junk from opening chests, or crafting damaged items—it was really fine.
Give me a few more years of lifespan.
Chen Yu really couldn't handle this if it continued.
He lowered his head with a sigh and picked up the pickaxe and lumber axe.
[Perfect Golden Lumber Axe: This will chop trees to extinction. Promise me, for the sake of ecological protection, please leave seeds of hope, okay?]
[Perfect Golden Pickaxe: Mining efficiency comparable to directional blasting.]
[Sand Sculpture]
"Pfft, hahaha…"
Chen Yu, who had been worrying about his lifespan moments before, burst out laughing the instant he saw the message from the "Soul of Gluttony."
The words of the Soul of Gluttony always hit the mark.
Indeed, he was not very bright.
[(▼へ▼メ)]
[Come on, fight me, I'm not afraid of you.]
[ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃]
[(*｀Ω´*)v]
This…
Chen Yu chuckled dryly and silently shifted his gaze away.
It seemed they were starting to fight.
He threw the pickaxe into the warehouse and called Kuka back.
"Boss."
Kuka, holding a hand axe, was covered in sweat.
"Use this from now on."
Chen Yu handed over the Golden Lumber Axe.
Looking down at the gleaming golden lumber axe, Kuka's eyes welled up with tears.
"Boss, you're too good to me."
"Who told you you're my employee? I always put the interests and convenience of my employees first." Chen Yu patted Kuka's shoulder heavily. "Go, young man!"
(ง•̀_•́)ง: "I will absolutely not betray your expectations, boss."
Bang bang bang.
Bang bang bang bang bang.
Holding the Golden Lumber Axe and bathed in Chen Yu's care and blessings, Kuka instantly transformed into a human lumber machine.
The forest was flattened.
Chen Yu just stared at his notifications.
[Cave Reminder: Wood +2]
[Cave Reminder: Wood +2]
…
Scrolling.
"This guy is truly a master at chopping trees. I never expected such explosive power from these thin arms and legs." Lioness Rouss whispered, staring at Kuka's sweat-drenched back.
Chen Yu glanced at her and froze. kanδん
Hey!
Why are you blushing?
Rouss, lying on the ground, stared dreamily at Kuka chopping trees.
Her cheeks were as if painted with blush.
Jack: (〝▼皿▼)
Chen Yu couldn't help but tremble at the sight of Kuka's back.
Wishing you good luck.
"Boss, look, here's another crystal."
Black Bean patted the ground with its paw.
Following Black Bean's paw, Chen Yu also saw a pure white crystal.
Could it be…
A complete elemental crystal?
Chen Yu reached out and picked it up.
[Cave Creature Compendium (Volume One): A compendium detailing some of the outer cave beasts. With this, Mom won't have to worry about me not being able to defeat beasts anymore (*/w＼*)]
[Learning requires 3 hours.]
A compendium.
This was the first time Chen Yu had encountered something like this.
"Learn."
A beam of light suddenly emerged from Chen Yu's wristband and shone on the crystal.
About half a minute later.
Bang!
With a sound, the crystal shattered.
[Cave Reminder: Cave Creature Compendium (Volume One) learning successful.]
Survival camp page.
A compendium option had been added.
Clicking on the compendium.
His wristband projection now displayed many beast images.
[Club Zombie]
[Burrowing Worm]
[Two-Colored Lizard]
[Spotted Snake]
[Scaled Bull]
…
Chen Yu clicked on the Scaled Bull, which he had killed with a single punch. A 3D projection appeared, and he could rotate it freely by touching it with his finger.
There was also an option to view details.
[Scaled Bull: A common cave creature, often found in mining areas or rocky regions. It feeds on minerals and its skin is covered in scales, providing extremely high defense.]
[Ability: Harden Scales]
[Weakness: Reckless Charge]
[Danger Level: Black Iron (37)]
…
Very detailed.
Chen Yu couldn't help but murmur as he read the descriptions.
Immediately, Chen Yu searched for the Grassland Lion in the compendium.
[Grassland Lion: A common cave creature, often found in grassland areas. A carnivorous beast with well-developed muscles, possessing extremely high strength.] wΑp.kanshu伍.net
[Ability: Fatal Bite]
[Weakness: Prone to rutting]
[Danger Level: Black Iron (66)]
Seeing the weakness "prone to rutting," Chen Yu couldn't hold back his laughter.
It hit the nail on the head!
Danger Level, Black Iron 66.
The Scaled Bull was Black Iron 37.
Was it a ranking?
Or perhaps a combat power value?
With curiosity, Chen Yu clicked on several more entries.
Long-horned Mole, Black Iron (21)
Devouring Worm, Black Iron (51)
Forest Wolf, Black Iron (33)
…
Seeing the Forest Wolf and Long-horned Mole, Chen Yu had a general understanding.
The numbers were likely combat power values.
Based on the sense of threat Chen Yu felt when encountering these beasts, the Grassland Lion was definitely the highest.
This compendium was truly excellent.
Black Bean's senses were very keen; in terms of practicality, the complete elemental fragments from the bronze chest far surpassed the ones from the silver chest.
Not to mention the blueprints.
Chen Yu needed better tools.
The compendium he had just learned could mark abilities and weaknesses, making future exploration of the caves much safer.
Life was the most important.
Judging from the markings on the blueprints, Chen Yu was actually quite formidable now.
Killing the Scaled Bull with one punch.
Knocking down the Grassland Lion with one punch.
His current combat power was definitely not low.
Unfortunately, there were no specific numerical values, so he wasn't entirely sure of his own combat strength.
"Boss, we're done chopping."
Kuka, holding the Golden Lumber Axe, ran back, panting. Chen Yu looked up and saw that the entire forest had been deforested.
He glanced at the wood reserves, 409.
He had chopped 120 wood in one go.
"You've worked hard." Chen Yu patted Kuka's shoulder. Kuka, grinning, suddenly felt two odd gazes on him.
Jack: (ｰ̀дｰ́)
Rouss: (´e｀)♡
Kuka was instantly stunned, fur shedding uncontrollably.
Damn it,
His backside was being stared at!