Cheat: Only children make choices! I want them all

There is only one piece of stone now, and it cannot be synthesized into the tool that Ye Lingtian wants.

So he did not stop there. He hit the stone under his feet with the wooden pickaxe again. Under the effect of the collection command, the stone broke away from the stone wall and became a square cube, which was put into Ye Lingtian's pocket!

When the three boulders were collected, Ye Lingtian stopped swinging the wooden pickaxe and instead summoned the synthesis panel.

He first converted the wooden boards into wooden sticks, and then combined three cobblestones and the wooden sticks to make a stone pickaxe!

At this point, Ye Lingtian's efficiency in collecting ore was significantly improved, and he began to dig rapidly downwards!

"Clap!"

Suddenly, just after Ye Lingtian dug out a stone under his feet, a space suddenly appeared on the ground where he was. There was no stone underneath for him to step on, and a pitch-black cave appeared under him!

"Shh!"

His body lost support and began to fall rapidly!

It was obvious that Ye Lingtian had dug into a mine!

Ye Lingtian's mind raced, and at the moment of falling, his mental power surged, enveloping his body and making him float in the air.

He stared and looked around the mine, but there was no light source around, so it was pitch black and he couldn't see clearly.

So, Ye Lingtian began to use his telekinesis to sense the surrounding environment.

As Ye Lingtian's thoughts extended, he also roughly figured out the situation under the mine, but the specific length was difficult to detect.

The distance Ye Lingtian could sense was only a few hundred meters long. The width and height were not uniform, and there were some twists and turns along the way. Deep in the mine, Ye Lingtian could faintly hear a hoarse roar...

This voice sounded familiar to him. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized, "Isn't this the sound of a zombie? I didn't expect that there was actually a zombie hiding under this mine..."

It seems that the mine is not very safe. According to the historical records of this world, darkness is cursed. In the darkness, evil creatures will continue to be born!

Ye Lingtian glanced at the pitch-black surroundings and decided not to rush into further exploration. He'd better go back and prepare some lighting tools first. Although he wasn't particularly afraid of these low-level monsters, he still felt it was better to be cautious just in case...

Ye Lingtian took off into the air and flew upwards, then quickly returned to the ground.

Looking at the hole he had dug, Ye Lingtian thought about it and realized that this place was not far from the village. In order to prevent some people from accidentally falling in, he thought it would be better to block the hole first.

Thinking of this, Ye Lingtian took out the collected soil and sealed the cave entrance again.

……

Ye Lingtian returned to the village. Yesterday he heard from Yulina that the tax collection team would arrive today.

In order to prevent any accidents, he needs to go back and check.

"Kari! It's time to pay the grain tax for your village..." A guard in leather armor, riding a warhorse and holding an iron sword, looked at Kari with an indifferent expression on his face and said coldly.

Behind him were several people dressed similarly. None of them spoke, just quietly looking at Kari and the villagers standing next to him.

"Sir! Our village was invaded by looters two days ago, and they burned a lot of food. Now we don't have much food left. I wonder if we can reduce or exempt some of the taxes? We will definitely pay this year's taxes next year..."

"Hmph! This is not something we need to consider. The grain tax is collected according to the amount stipulated by the mayor. If you can't pay it, I can only take some of you away and let you reduce the grain tax through labor." The armored guard was unmoved and still had that indifferent expression.

"This..." Kari and others looked at each other. It was not that they didn't want to pay. The truth was that once they paid the grain tax, they would all go hungry this winter, and what might await them then was starvation to death!

The grain tax is 7,500 kilograms, and one person will be taken away for labor for every 1,000 kilograms. There are only less than 20 people left in their village. Wouldn't half of them be taken away at once?

Cary and the others immediately frowned and looked worried.

"Hurry up and bring the food over. We have to go to other villages to collect taxes later, and we don't have the extra time to sit here with you..."

The armored guard spoke again, obviously getting a little impatient waiting.

Kari remained silent, his mind tangled as he pondered what to do...

If they paid the grain tax, their village would starve this winter. If they didn't, nearly half of them would be taken away for forced labor. If they were sent to the battlefield, they would most likely die. Even if they didn't go to the battlefield, they would have to be separated from their families for at least two years...

The armored guard saw that Kari was still standing there in a daze after a long while, so he frowned and looked angry. He came to Kari with the iron sword in his hand.

"Hey! Answer quickly, or I'll have to follow the rules!"

"No! Sir, we, we will pay!" Kari gritted his teeth and finally decided to pay the grain tax. As for winter food, he could only think of a way after this matter was over...

Yulina was also present at the scene. After hearing Kari's decision, her heart tightened and she sighed softly. It seemed that the village would have a hard winter...

At this time, Ye Lingtian also rushed back and saw Kari and others gathered together. His eyes moved slightly, and finally he found Yulina's figure in the crowd.

So he quietly came behind Yulina and asked, "Yulina, what is the situation now?"

Upon hearing this, Yulina whispered in Ye Lingtian's ear, "Village Chief Kari has already decided to pay all the grain taxes, and he's sending people to collect them now..."

"Hmm? Then what about the food for the village in the second half of the year?"

"There's nothing I can do. I'll just have to wait and see..."

"Okay..." Ye Lingtian nodded. He had originally planned to pay the grain tax on behalf of Kari and others with gold coins, but since Kari decided to hand over the grain directly, he no longer needed to appear on their behalf.

When the grain-collecting team leaves, he'll find a way to support the village...

……

The food in the village had been taken away, and the villagers' faces were all dejected. It seemed that they would all go hungry this year...

"Kari, what should we do now? We've already harvested all the food we harvested this year, and the food we have left at home can only sustain us for a few more days..."

"We can only think of hunting. There are still many animals in the wild, but we don't have the tools needed..."

Thinking of this, Kari sighed helplessly again.