Chapter 142 [Beast Tribe] (6300)
Chen Yan is chopping trees.
This is the fourth day after his injury.
And also the fifth day since he arrived in this "Domain Realm."
The wound on his back has completely healed—not because Chen Yan’s physique is that good.
After chopping trees for a whole day, the female monster became impatient and finally took out that water bag, giving Chen Yan another sip of that milky-white liquid.
A day later, the lash wound on Chen Yan’s back had scabbed over. Two days later, the scab fell off.
Now, he only feels a bit itchy on his back when swinging the axe, with no pain at all.
Moreover, Chen Yan has a feeling: thanks to the magical effect of that milky white liquid, this injury left no hidden issues in his body.
On the contrary, having taken another sip, Chen Yan’s physique improved once more.
This is evident from his tree-chopping efficiency.
Today alone, Chen Yan chopped thirty-three trees!
Yesterday, it was only twenty-six.
Chen Yan discovered something: the transformation and enhancement of his body from the milky white liquid do not dissipate immediately but continue to exert their effect.
This effect, coupled with physical exercise, makes it even more thorough, with higher efficiency!
With this effect, Chen Yan almost transformed into the "Innate Ox and Horse Saint Body," swinging the axe with incredible power!
Every day, he worked himself to the point where he couldn’t lift his arms, utterly exhausted, before stopping.
But after resting for one night, waking up, his body would have fully recovered!
Exhaustion, muscle wear and tear, all would disappear!
Regarding the issue of being in the "Domain Realm," Chen Yan originally wanted to meet that person named Du Li again while chopping trees and try to extract some information from him.
But unfortunately, Chen Yan never got the chance.
After his recovery, returning to the work area in the woods, the area closest to him—which was originally where Du Li cut trees—
had someone else instead.
Replaced by a stranger, a man with a skinny body, with skin full of scars.
Chen Yan tried several times to attract his attention and find an opportunity to talk, but the guy simply ignored him.
Perhaps he noticed but just coldly ignored him.
The Supervisor Black Stone was gone, replaced by a new overseer, a short but very burly guy.
The guy carried an iron hammer, wandering back and forth in the woods, occasionally lingering around Chen Yan.
Chen Yan noticed that the new overseer often gave him malicious looks.
Clearly with ill intentions.
With this alertness, Chen Yan dared not provoke the nearby human slave—not far away—the new overseer was clearly looking for an excuse to target him; he couldn’t give him a chance to kill him!
Unable to communicate with humans, Chen Yan’s only source of information left was one.
Wooden Bowl, that female monster.
Also his nominal slave master.
Chen Yan had slightly complex feelings toward this female monster named Wooden Bowl.
Considering Chen Yan’s situation, he was captured by this female monster, forcibly turned into a slave, to work...
For anyone growing up in a modern civilized society, such behavior is a trampling of dignity!
Initially, Chen Yan’s feelings towards this behavior were anger, hostility, and even hatred.
But, the female monster named Wooden Bowl, by contrast, had a silly look, appearing somewhat dim-witted.
She would bring Chen Yan meals while he worked.
This act was unique among all the human slaves working in the forest.
No other slaves were brought meals; they would work hungry, only eating after a day’s work and returning.
This Wooden Bowl would bring Chen Yan meals every day... equivalent to "lunch."
Meaning, Chen Yan ate one more meal than the other slaves every day.
Wooden Bowl’s behavior was peculiar.
Chen Yan had already learned that Wooden Bowl had a very low status in this monster village.
A poverty-stricken female monster.
She would bring Chen Yan meals, and each time, she would give more than half to Chen Yan, eating less herself.
In her logic: those working should eat more. And as she didn’t work, she could eat less.
Such a "purely kind" slave master??
Moreover, what shocked Chen Yan the most was, after extracting more information from Wooden Bowl, he learned what that "milky-white liquid" was.
In the monster village, it was extremely precious.
Its official name was "Divine Tree Liquid."
It should be a sacred substance of the monster tribe, secreted from a thing called the Divine Tree.
This substance has two magical effects.
The first is similar to Spirit Communication—after drinking it, Chen Yan could understand the language of the monster tribe.
The second magical effect is enhancing physical constitution—a significant boost!
Not every monster has this.
It must be given as a precious item of condolence to monsters who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield—even regular war deaths do not qualify; it requires significant achievements to earn it.
Wooden Bowl’s Mother and Enbo both died on the battlefield.
In the monster’s language, Mother means father, and Enbo means brother.
Wooden Bowl’s Mother, and six Enbo, all died on the battlefield.