A moment later, Qin Feng finished extracting from the corpses.
Four corpses, plus one mutated ferocious beast, earned him another 11 attribute points.
Not bad! Not bad!
With that, he had reached his extraction limit for level 3 ferocious beasts. There was no need to keep buying them.
With that thought, he entered the chat channel.
The conversation inside was in full swing.
Gu Ming: "Tier 1 weapons are so useful! Haha!"
Wu Yong: "Haha! I just traded for a steel saber from Boss Qin Feng too!"
"Wow! I'm so jealous of you two big shots! When will I get a tier 1 weapon of my own?"
Wu Yong: "You above, work hard to level up and hunt more level 4 ferocious beasts, and you'll be able to trade for one!"
"Boss, you make it sound easy! Level 4 ferocious beasts are so strong. Those of us at level 2 wouldn't dare touch them!"
"By the way, Boss Gu Ming, you said earlier that you couldn't use the Resource Wager Token. Why?"
Gu Ming: "Only the highest-level person in the village is qualified to use that token. It's also unique-each novice village will only ever get one."
His words caused an uproar.
"Wow! So that's how it works!"
"Haha! Now that the token is in Boss Qin Feng's hands, it's right where it belongs!"
"Boss Qin Feng, when are you going to start the Resource Wager?"
"Yeah! We're really looking forward to it!"
"Boss Qin Feng, give us a hint!"
At that moment, everyone in the chat channel was filled with anticipation.
Seeing this, Qin Feng replied.
Qin Feng: "Don't rush, everyone! It's already the middle of the night. I'm sure many people are mentally exhausted and aren't at their best. Let's wait until daytime, when everyone has recovered to their best condition, before starting the wager!"
Everyone voiced their agreement.
"That makes sense!"
"Boss Qin Feng really thinks things through!"
"Exactly! I've been so sleepy I can barely keep going. Even with roast meat to eat, it only restores stamina, not mental energy. I have to rest!"
"I support Boss Qin Feng's decision! Let's prepare properly and get plenty of rest, then fight tomorrow during the day!"
"Haha! That's how it should be!"
Qin Feng smiled as he watched everyone agree.
Without realizing it, he had already established his authority in Novice Village No. 911. One call from him brought a hundred responses.
In truth, fatigue was not his real reason for delaying.
His mental energy had long since surpassed the limits of ordinary people. Even if he went three days and nights without sleep, he would not feel the slightest drowsiness.
His real plan was to venture deep into the most dangerous level 10 ferocious beast area before starting the Resource Wager.
Level 10 ferocious beasts were the most dangerous, but they also provided the most energy and the fastest leveling.
That would give him the greatest chance of winning!
Starting the wager after entering the level 10 ferocious beast area would save him a great deal of travel time.
The journey from the level 6 area to the level 10 area was hardly short!
He simply did not want to reveal those actual thoughts.
With that in mind, he posted another message in the chat.
Qin Feng: "Everyone, starting now, I'm no longer buying any level 3 ferocious beast corpses. I'll only buy level 4 and level 5 ferocious beast corpses, as well as mutated ferocious beast corpses."
"What?! You don't even want level 3 white fox corpses anymore?"
"Boohoo! Boss Qin Feng, you're so far ahead of us. We can't keep up with you at all!"
"Sigh! Looks like I'll have to work hard to level up so I can hunt level 4 ferocious beasts!"
"Yeah! Let's all work hard!"
"Boss Qin Feng, I have something special I'd like to trade you for ten jin of roast meat."
Just then, the avatar of someone named Huang Longjing began flashing.
Qin Feng asked curiously, "What is it?"
Huang Longjing: "Some tea leaves! I took them to the Heavenly Dao trading system for appraisal, and they were actually classified as a tier 0 resource. I picked one jin of tea leaves and would like to trade them for ten jin of your roast meat. Would that be all right?"
"Holy crap! Tea leaves are actually a tier 0 resource? I took stones and weeds to the trading channel for appraisal before, and they were all unranked resources, judged to have no trading value."
"Huang Longjing, how do you know those are tea leaves? Don't mistake some poisonous leaves for tea."
Huang Longjing: "There's absolutely no mistake! Back on Blue Star, my family grew tea. I recognized them at a glance. I picked some out of curiosity, and I never expected them to be a tier 0 resource."
Reading this, Qin Feng grew curious too.
Tier 0 resources still had their uses.
For example, the novice short saber was a tier 0 resource, and it still provided 2 attack points.
Why not trade for a jin of tea leaves and see what they do? There might be an interesting discovery.
At present, few people in the novice village possessed the Eye of True Sight.
Even when people obtained resources, many could not identify them.
The trading channel only determined their tier, not their specific effects.
With that thought, Qin Feng made up his mind.
Qin Feng: "All right! Let's trade!"
Huang Longjing was delighted. "Great! Boss Qin Feng, thank you so much!"
Qin Feng: "Come to the trading channel!"
Huang Longjing: "Sure thing!"
Soon, the two entered the trading channel and completed the transaction.
A few minutes later, Qin Feng had another jin of tea leaves in his storage ring.
He took out a few tea leaves and examined them in his palm.
The leaves were emerald green and richly fragrant.
"Judging by their appearance, these are high-quality tea leaves. I wonder what they do?"
With a thought, he activated the Eye of True Sight...
[Name]: Tea leaves [Tier]: Tier 0 (one of the novice village's basic resources) [Effects]: Nontoxic. When brewed and consumed, stimulates saliva to quench thirst, clears heat, and relieves fatigue.
"Stimulates saliva to quench thirst, clears heat, and relieves fatigue?"
Curious, Qin Feng scooped a bamboo cup of hot water from the stone pot, then added a few tea leaves.
A moment later, the fragrance of tea spread through the air, refreshing the heart.
He raised the bamboo cup and took a sip, immediately filling his mouth with fragrance.
The next second, the tea reached his stomach, and a clear current actually rose within him...
[Hot tea successfully consumed. Mental energy restored +1] [Hot tea successfully consumed. Mental energy restored +1] [Hot tea successfully consumed. Mental energy restored +1]
"Huh? What's this?"
Qin Feng heard the Heavenly Dao's notifications in his mind.
At the same time, he noticed that a sip of tea had left him especially refreshed.
The slight mental fatigue he had felt was now rapidly fading...
So drinking hot tea could eliminate mental fatigue.
Not bad! Not bad!
This was a very useful discovery!
Qin Feng drank several more sips of hot tea.
Before long, he was brimming with energy, back in peak condition.
[Announcement: Novice Qin Feng has discovered a useful everyday tip: drinking hot tea can eliminate mental fatigue. As the first to discover this, Qin Feng is rewarded with 1 reputation point!]
At that moment, the Heavenly Dao's announcement rang out in everyone's minds.
Everyone froze.
Qin Feng was slightly taken aback too.
But before anyone could think further, the Heavenly Dao issued new notifications.
[Announcement: Novice Qin Feng's reputation has reached 10 points. He has earned the title "Novice Elite" and received the Heavenly Dao's blessing.] [Announcement: Congratulations to Qin Feng on becoming a Novice Elite. Strength index increased by 5 points.] [Announcement: Congratulations to Qin Feng on becoming a Novice Elite. Agility index increased by 5 points.] [Announcement: Congratulations to Qin Feng on becoming a Novice Elite. Constitution index increased by 5 points.] [Announcement: Congratulations to Qin Feng on becoming a Novice Elite. Mental energy index increased by 5 points.]
So reaching a certain amount of reputation could also increase his strength.
This feels great!
Qin Feng was overjoyed.
The chat channel erupted!
"Whoa! Boss Qin Feng just gained another 20 attribute points! His strength has shot up again!"
"So reputation has benefits this huge!"
"I'm jealous! So jealous!"
"My god! I've noticed Boss Qin Feng seems so relaxed! Everyone else is fighting for their lives, while one moment he's discovering the benefits of roast meat, and the next he's discovering the benefits of hot tea."
"Yeah! Anyone who didn't know better would think he was on vacation!"
"Wow! I'm dying of envy!"
"I want reputation too! I want to become a Novice Elite too! Boohoo! I'm so jealous!"
At that moment, everyone was wild with envy...
Back in the mountain ravine, once his delight subsided, Qin Feng took out the three novice short sabers he had bought.
In just a moment, he transformed the three tier 0 novice short sabers into tier 1 fine steel sabers.
With that, everything was ready!
"It's time to set off!"
Qin Feng gazed into the night, preparing to leave.
He wanted to reach the level 10 ferocious beast area before dawn.
Tomorrow morning, he would start the second Resource Wager...