Chapter 20: Collecting Ironwood

Ji You looked up and found that behind the hillside, there was a piece of iron pear tree growing. The iron pear tree is a strange plant. When it is not mature, its branches and leaves spread out like mushrooms. When mature, Eventually, all its branches and leaves will fall off, just like wooden stakes. At this time, all the branches and leaves of the iron pear tree have fallen off, leaving only bare trunks. Some are straight like wooden piles, and a few are crooked. Most of these trunks are about ten centimeters in diameter.

Ironwood has low requirements for the growth environment, and its roots, cores, branches, seeds, etc. can be reproduced. The branches and leaves that fall off every year can grow into a new ironwood in the coming year as long as they do not rot. —

 Those who go to collect it, even if they cut off its trunk, as long as the rhizomes are still buried in the soil, it will still sprout new branches the next spring. It can be said that it is an economical plant that is very easy to propagate.

The most economic value of iron pear wood is the fiber in the trunk and bark. It is very flexible and has a wide range of uses. The goal of Jiyou and his team is to collect the fiber tissue in iron pear wood.

 At this time, here.

 One plant.

 Two plants.

 Three plants.

 …

At a glance, it's almost impossible to count how many there are!

 There are so many!

 Get rich!

 Get rich!

 Get rich!

Ji You's eyes flashed with joy, and she praised sincerely: "Sure enough, it's right to hug Ryan's thigh tightly!"

Lane: "…"

Leah smiled and said, "I want to hug this thigh too!"

Lane: "…"

Xie Lingzhi had already rushed over and circled around Ryan with admiration on his face: "Brother Ryan, when did you discover this place? You are so awesome!"

Ryan felt very uncomfortable being surrounded by so many girls, staring at them with starry eyes. His expression was tense, his mouth was tightly closed, and his eyes were staring into the distance. Only his slightly red earlobes showed a trace of his personality. Embarrassed.

Grandma Jenny looked at this scene and shook her head with a smile: "Okay, you girls, don't bother Ryan. Everyone should disperse and seize the time to collect ironwood."

 After saying that, Grandma Jenny took out the machete and was about to reach out to collect.

Ryan suddenly said: "You guys stop first and pick up your weapons. Ah Xiong, you are responsible for being vigilant. I will walk around here to see if there is any danger before collecting it."

Xie Chuanxiong also meant the same thing. He nodded and said, "Okay. Ryan, feel free to go and investigate. Leave this to me."

Lane: "Yeah."

 Abandoning the words, Ryan went to investigate in the distance.

The few remaining people did not dare to move, but stared closely at the surroundings, for fear that a powerful star beast would suddenly pop out.

Ryan looked around. About ten minutes later, he came back and said to a few people: "I have seen the surrounding ten miles. There are no harmful star beasts, only three or two jackrabbits. When you see them, be careful to avoid them." that is."

Xie Chuanxiong said: "Lian, are you going into the depths of the jungle now?"

Lian nodded: "Yeah."

 Xie Chuanxiong clasped his fists and said, "Take care."

Lian said: "Ah Xiong, protect them. If there is an emergency, contact me immediately."

Xie Chuanxiong said: "Don't worry, I will be careful."

Here, apart from Ryan, only Xie Chuanxiong has the highest force value. His mental power level is B level and his physical level is C. Such talents are top-notch in the entire garbage planet. This year, Xie Chuanxiong has been admitted to Lan Yuexing Military Academy next door and will soon become a military student.

Xie Chuanxiong has a calm personality and doesn't talk much. After talking to Ryan, he simply arranged for a few people to be responsible for the collection area: "Lingzhi, you are in a group with me, and we are responsible for the left side. Grandma Jenny, you and Lia are with Ayou's team is responsible for the right side. Keep the distance between everyone at 500 meters. If there is any movement, call immediately and the people on the other side will rush to support quickly. Do you understand?"

Jiyou nodded: "Yeah."

The rest of the people don't object either.

Especially Xie Lingzhi, when she heard that she was not on the same side as Ji You, she was so eager to do so that she didn't want to change her mind. Moreover, when collecting fernwood, whether you collect more or less depends on your ability, and the harvest belongs to you. Naturally, Xie Lingzhi wanted to join his brother so as not to have to devote his energy to helping others.

After Ryan left, Xie Lingzhi instantly became taciturn and disdained to talk to the other people. She turned around and turned to the left.

Xie Chuanxiong looked at his sister's actions and shook his head helplessly. He turned to Ji You and Liya and said, "Ayou, you must remember to be vigilant. If there is any trouble, tell Liya and the others immediately."

Here, only Ji You has the lowest strength value. Even Grandma Jenny's talent is higher than hers. Therefore, Xie Chuanxiong was particularly worried and specially warned Ji You.

Ji You narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Ah Xiong, don't worry, I know."

Xie Chuanxiong then turned around and followed his sister.

Grandma Jenny looked at Xie Chuanxiong's tall and thin figure and said with a smile: "Axiong is a child with good character. He is going to the military academy soon and has a bright future. Lingzhi's temperament is more impatient, but his talent is also good."

With that said, Grandma Jenny was quite envious of Xie Yi. Xie Yi grew up as both a father and a mother at a young age. Now that both children have grown up, it is time to enjoy happiness.

Leah reached out to hold her grandma and said, "Grandma, let's collect it quickly."

Ji You pointed to the left and right and said, "Grandma Jenny, you and Sister Lia are here, how about I here? Let's not be more than 5 meters apart?"

Leah said: "Well, let's arrange it this way."

The quality of this piece of iron pear wood is very good. It is the same no matter which side is collected. There is no difference. Now we must seize the time and try to collect more.

With the arrangement in place, Ji You stopped talking nonsense. She took out her ax and a short knife on her waist. These were ordinary knives, not much different from those in the 21st century. She wanted to use them to strike quickly. Killing star beasts is definitely not possible. Energy weapons are the most reliable against star beasts. However, ordinary cutting of trees is still very useful.

Ji You glanced around and selected an iron pear tree that was nearly 15 centimeters in diameter. She first pulled out her axe, pointed it at the bottom of the iron pear tree, and struck hard with the ax head.

　　哐丁—

There was a crisp sound and only a layer of skin was peeled off.

Jiyou struck down again.

　　哐丁—

 Peel off another layer of skin.

She had done a lot of chopping with the ax in the Star Network, but in reality she was very easy to use the axe. After Ji You struck more than a dozen times in a row, she stopped and took a breather. She bent down and observed carefully. I found that nearly one-third of the section I had just cut had been cut off. I only need to cut it for another ten minutes or so before it can be cut off.

The plant is very magical. When its fibrous tissue is still hidden in the roots and bark, it is relatively easy to cut. You only need an ordinary iron knife or steel knife... and it will take a little time to cut it.

But once they are extracted from the tree, it can quickly become tough. It only takes about a minute to become incapable of being cut by swords and guns. Even low-level energy weapons cannot be cut easily—