he headed back to the Agency, and started training again, finding it much easier after practicing the Copper Blood Pile skill.
it felt like his lungs finally got the hang of it, and he started progressing almost 6 points without having to breathe shallow the rest of the day.
this time when he arrived he went straight into the Mission Hall, to get a job based on basic work, like mining or chopping.
and luckily he found out that those jobs were available.
“yes Junior Brother, there is a job posting to cut down a large chunk of trees to build another training ground for the Shen’s as well as use the wood for dealing with carpenters.
it gives around 1 contribution point per tree chopped down, and the area to cut down has around 300 trees.
are you willing?” Ma Qing Nods with enthusiasm, and gets the paperwork for the quest and heads to his room to get his stolen axe.
even though he didn’t have previous skill in chopping trees, he could certainly implement techniques from his Saber Skills to speed up the process.
with that, he headed off with 2 other senior brothers who have such experience.
“if you ever need pointers in how to use an axe, please let us know.” one of them says.
they arrive shortly, and immediately start chopping.
they first showed their techniques, and he tried comprehending them as wielding a blade, and immediately swung his axe with enthusiasm!
[Tree Chopping Skill:1/10 Uninitiated] he continues ravenously chopping, no longer caring about stamina, and with one, final, heavy swing.
SWOOSH CREAK it fell!
the other 2 nodded, and then showed him how to debark, and take care of the branches.
than carry it with a special tool and place it in their separate piles.
[Tree Chopping Skill:1/100 Beginner] that’s when he fully realised the skill’s needed, and started slowly consuming and accumulating knowledge.
he swung his axe down on his second tree, knocking it down with 30 strikes!
next he started to debark and cut off the branches, used the special tool and added it to his own pile.
the other 2, already accomplished 3 logs when he took 2!
‘they must of done this type of quest plenty..’ he couldn’t let them take all his contribution points!
so he continued with high energy and competitive spirit!
an hour later: the other 2, decided to take a break, while Ma Qing was continuously chopping down logs.
and now, it seemed he matched their efficiency?
they were slightly confused, because this junior brother only joined a week ago, and they said he only had mining experience, not tree chopping, yet he was this efficient??
‘his comprehension must be off the charts..’ to get to their level, they had to constantly strive for months!
while this Junior achieved it in hours!!
[Tree Chopping Skill:46/500 Minor Achievement] ‘so Minor Achievement is 500?’ this made him understand a lot more than before.
but instead of stopping, he continued chopping.
after all, he only got 15 trees, while the other 2 got 17, ‘by the time they finish their rest, I’ll catch up and surpass them!’ after 15 minutes, he chopped down 2 logs rather efficiently, and the other 2 started chopping again.
this time, both of them viewing him as a competitor for their points!
‘there’s no way I’m letting a Junior steal my points!’ that was what was running through both of their minds.
*** the day passes by surprisingly quickly, with all 3 of them having over 40 logs each!
but what was really surprising, was the fact that, Ma Qing, the Junior who just joined a week ago…
got 65 Logs in a day!!
they put the tarp over, and headed back to the agency, going to eat their lunch that they skipped, the dinner they will have right after, and the sleep that will soothe their minds.
[Tree Chopping Skill:146/1000 Great Success] he was pretty happy with his incredibly speed!
he only recently got the panel, yet he progressed rather quickly because the points only increased when he did it right, so he could easily understand and break it down.
not to mention the overwhelming comprehension that seeps into his mind whenever he does reach a grade, like when uninitiated, to beginner, he gained a little amount of knowledge, minor achievement gave a significant boost to his understanding, but after great success, he felt like a well accomplished lumberjack!
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