Survival: Fighting floods from a thatched hut.

Zhang Chi was startled and quickly raised the axe in his hand. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he saw a silver-white metal axe with a cold glow appear in his hand.

At the moment of sublimation, the iron axe in his hand lost its weight, and he thought the axe was gone.

【Light Steel Axe

Quality: Excellent

Effect: Reduce physical energy consumption when cutting wood

Evaluation: Forged from light steel, it is extremely light, but increases in weight when swinging it. It is quite hard and extremely sharp, and has the effect of reducing physical exertion. 】

(The quality level of the items: ordinary < good < excellent < excellent < ultimate < extraordinary...)

It actually works!

Before, Zhang Chi didn’t have much hope in his heart, he just thought it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try.

But he didn't expect that his talent could actually be used to create nesting dolls.

Since opening treasure chests is a feasible method, what about other methods?

For example, if he sublimates the ingredients first, can they be sublimated again after being made into dishes?

Or upgrade the metal, sublimate it after forging?

For a moment, Zhang Chi thought of countless possibilities in his mind, and the arc of his mouth was harder to suppress than AK.

Although Zhang Chi was excited, he knew that the most urgent task at the moment was to cut down the tree, so he raised the light steel axe high.

The light steel axe lives up to its name. Although it is made of metal, the feeling of holding it in Zhang Chi's hand is almost the same as the weight of a plastic toy axe.

Zhang Chi swung the axe with great force. It seemed very light in his hand, but the moment he chopped it down, he could feel a sudden weight!

Chop above the two marks created previously.

He wanted to make a comparison to see how big the difference was between excellent, high-quality and ordinary products.

As the axe fell, the imagined 'bang' did not occur, but a 'puff' sound was heard.

Zhang Chi took a closer look and his eyes widened involuntarily.

I saw that half of the silver-white light steel axe was sunk into the tree trunk, three fingers deep.

Zhang Chi thought that the sophisticated-grade axe would be stronger than the high-grade one, but he didn't expect it to be so much stronger.

Excited, he pulled out his axe and chopped it down again and again.

After just five or six hits, a tree fell at his feet.

It only took Zhang Chi a dozen seconds from the first chop to the fall of the tree.

This efficiency is more than ten times higher than that of a stone axe!

Moreover, he had just swung the axe with all his strength, so he should have felt the consumption of physical energy. However, it might be because the light steel axe was not heavy, and it had the special effect of reducing physical energy consumption.

He hardly felt any energy and didn't even take a breath.

If he used a stone axe, it would take a long time to chop down a tree, and the physical exhaustion would require him to rest for a while.

After taking a look at the tree under his feet, Zhang Chi took out the survival manual and disassembled it.

The survival manual can directly decompose large trees into wood, and it also has a storage function, but it is only one cubic meter. It is not big, but it is better than nothing.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to carry the tree to the shelter.

The tree under his feet disappeared, and Zhang Chi obtained 11 units of wood. The trees in the space became one by one. Judging from the number, the survival manual even synthesized tree branches into wood.

Zhang Chi made a rough estimate and concluded that if he used a stone axe, it would not be a problem to chop down a tree in half an hour, including taking breaks.

If you have better physical strength and are more diligent, you can collect 100 units of wood in five hours.

It seems that many people with less talent will be able to upgrade their shelter on the first day.

He collected his thoughts and continued chopping down trees, but he slowed down the frequency and strength of his swings, keeping them at the level that least exerted his physical strength.

Although he didn't see even a rabbit during the previous exploration, this was in the wild after all, and no one could tell whether there would be any danger, so it was important to maintain good physical condition.

Although he still had some strength left, Zhang Chi still maintained the speed of killing one tree per minute thanks to the sharpness of the light steel axe.

This was because he was exploring while cutting trees.

Ten minutes later, he had collected 100 units of wood, and the storage space of the survival manual was also full.

In desperation, Zhang Chi had to go back and put the wood back into the shelter.

The shelter was not very large, only about 10 square meters, and the ground was full of mud, leaving even less room for wood.

Zhang Chi had no choice but to build a base with wood under the roof that would not leak, and pile the wood on the base.

Afterwards, he went out again, changed direction and started his plan of cutting down trees.

This cycle went on for two hours. Even though Zhang Chi had been paying attention to physical exertion and the special effects of the light steel axe, he still felt a little tired.

But the results were gratifying. Half of the space in the thatched house was filled with wood.

Zhang Chi did not pile the wood very high, as that would be dangerous and laborious.

Zhang Chi put away the last 100 units of wood, took off his raincoat, sat down on the wood, and took out his survival manual.

Zhang Chi originally thought that everyone was busy collecting materials, but looking at the message refresh speed in the chat channel, that didn't seem to be the case.

"Anyway, I won't go out to chop trees now. It's raining outside. What if I catch a cold?"

"You're lazy if you want to, and you're afraid of catching a cold if you want to. I've been moving rocks outside for the whole morning and I didn't catch a cold. Besides, why should I be afraid of a mere cold?"

"The guy above, you still thought we were on Blue Star? We are now in the wild, isolated and without help. A small cold can kill us!"

"Wow, is this true? My nose has started to run. I'm not going to die, am I?"

"Even though catching a cold is terrible, the rain is starting to get heavier and the thatched house is leaking. If we don't hurry up and collect materials, it will be slow suicide."

Zhang Chi looked at the messages in the chat channel and felt a little depressed.

Although he had a straw raincoat on and didn't have to worry about getting wet, his shoes and trouser legs were already soaked.

There is still a chance that he might catch a cold.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi opened the [Trading Channel] and searched for drugs.

As a result, the drugs were not found, but there were a lot of orders for purchasing drugs.

There was no choice but to give up and start browsing these transactions. He planned to see if he could exchange the wood for some stones.

After all, he only had an axe in his hand, no pickaxe, and he couldn't find a place to collect stones.

I thought that even if the price of stone was higher, at most it could be exchanged for two of the wood.

But what he didn't expect was that the price of stone was outrageous. The cheapest one was 1 unit of stone for 10 units of wood.

Zhang Chi was speechless. Although he had plenty of wood, he was not a sucker and there was no way he would accept such an outrageous price.

Presumably, it was because the area they were in was a forest, and everyone prioritized cutting down trees instead of rushing to collect stones.

That's why the one who dug the stone first wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and cheat the fool.

Apart from that, other things are also extremely expensive, a berry costs 10 wood, and an axe costs 100 wood.

The prices of the entire trading channel are a mess and clearly do not match their value.

The most outrageous thing was that Zhang Chi also found that there was someone selling water.

100ml of water costs 10 units of wood or stone.

He was extremely speechless.

It's raining outside now, and there are still people who want to make a fortune by selling water.

Besides, we had just been crossing for three hours. Even if it hadn't rained, we wouldn't be so thirsty as to accept such an outrageous price.

Seeing that there was nothing tradable on the trading channel, Zhang Chi simply leaned against the wood and closed his eyes to rest for a while.

Now he had thousands of units of wood, far more than needed to upgrade the shelter.

It is difficult for him to judge the value of various items now, so he plans to wait until night when the prices of items in the market are more stable before trading.

For people with average physique, it is very difficult to collect 100 units of wood and 50 units of stone a day, so there should be a large gap in wood in the market.

It’s not obvious now, only because most of the people who are really trying to survive aren’t in the shelters.

When the thatched hut leaks at night and makes it impossible to sleep, and wood is needed to upgrade it; when the house is pitch dark and wood is needed to start a fire, then the true price of the wood will be reflected.

In short, he is not worried about not being able to sell the wood.

However, he did not plan to continue cutting trees in the afternoon, but instead planned to explore the surrounding area.

He still remembers the huge gains the treasure chest brought him in the morning.

What's more, the stones for upgrading the shelter have not been found yet, and he doesn't want to pin all his hopes on the [Trading Channel].

Buying stones and having to buy stones are two different concepts.