The Peerless Ring

If the old village head knew that in Jaxon's mind, he was actually seen as a bit seedy, he might regret teaching Jaxon these skills.

Thanks to the old village head's grandmaster-level skill level, all the skills Jaxon learned were directly upgraded to advanced level, which saved Jaxon a lot of practice time.

After happily leaving the old village head's house, Jaxon went to the back mountain again, came to the edge of the forest, found a rosewood tree, took out his axe, observed the rosewood for a while, and then began to chop it down with his axe.

Logging is also a technical job. Those who know logging skills are familiar with the grain of the wood, which makes logging easier and faster.

At this moment, Jaxon already had advanced logging skills, so chopping wood was not too strenuous for him.

"Smack!"

Just as Jaxon was focused on chopping wood, his head was hit again.

This familiar pain gave Jaxon an ominous feeling.

Sure enough, when Jaxon looked up, he found that the little creature that had left before had reappeared at some point, sitting on a tree not far from him, looking at him with a cheerful expression.

It was really persistent!

Jaxon straightened up and said to it, "Hey there, little one, what do you really want?"

If possible, Jaxon wanted to leave right now to avoid being teased by the little creature. However, he hadn't finished chopping the wood yet, and he couldn't just leave without finishing his task.

Snow Cloud Cat: An extremely rare creature with high agility and intelligence.

Through the appraisal skill, Jaxon finally found out what the little creature was.

"Snow Cloud Cat? It does match its appearance quite well," Jaxon muttered to himself. "But the information I got is not much."

The little creature tilted its head and looked at Jaxon, then seemed to want to throw a fruit at him again.

"Stop, stop!" Jaxon quickly said. "Do you want to play with me? I'll play with you after I finish my work, how about that?"

The appraisal skill said that the Snow Cloud Cat had a high IQ, and it seemed to have understood Jaxon's words before, so Jaxon tried to negotiate with it.

There was no other choice but to negotiate since he couldn't drive it away or hit it.

The little creature seemed to really understand Jaxon's words, hesitated for a moment, put the fruit in its mouth, and started chewing instead of throwing it at Jaxon.

Seeing this, Jaxon felt relieved. It seemed that the agreement had been preliminarily reached.

Jaxon bent down and continued to chop the tree, and the little creature didn't attack him anymore. Instead, it sat on the branch, eating wild fruits while watching Jaxon chop the tree.

With advanced logging skills, Jaxon's own attributes, and the attributes of his equipment, he had a total of fifteen strength points, which meant he was quite strong. Therefore, chopping trees was not a very strenuous task for him.

Of course, after chopping the tree, he still needed to do some simple processing, removing the leaves and small, useless branches.

After that, Jaxon put the segmented rosewood into his backpack.

Although the rosewood was not light, it only took up one slot in the backpack, just like the medicine shovel.

"This backpack is really convenient, especially for transporting heavy objects," Jaxon remarked.

Since it was his first transaction, Jaxon only planned to sell a little bit to test the waters and get the startup capital for his business. Therefore, he didn't chop down too much.

"Hey there, little one, you're still here," Jaxon said as he put away his axe.

During the process of chopping wood, the little creature had been there the whole time. However, it had been much more well-behaved than before and hadn't thrown any wild fruits at Jaxon, which improved Jaxon's impression of it quite a bit.

Seeing that Jaxon seemed to be done, the little creature took out another wild fruit from somewhere, preparing to throw it at him.

"Wait, wait!" Jaxon quickly waved his hands. "We're not playing that. Let's play something else. This isn't fun."

The little creature looked at Jaxon with some confusion on its face.

"How about we play hide-and-seek?" Jaxon suggested. Since the Snow Cloud Cat had a high IQ, he believed it should be able to play this game without any problem. Many cats on Earth could play hide-and-seek with their owners.

However, the Snow Cloud Cat apparently had never played this game before. Its small face was filled with great confusion.

"It means I hide and you come to find me. While I'm hiding, you can't peek, understand? After you find me, you hide and I'll come to find you. And when you hide, I won't peek either," Jaxon explained to the Snow Cloud Cat.

The little creature's face showed a look of interest.

"Alright, I'll go first. I'm going to hide now. Close your eyes," Jaxon said.

The little creature obediently closed its eyes, and Jaxon quickly walked into the forest to find a suitable hiding place. With the dense undergrowth in the forest, it wasn't difficult to find a place to hide.

Jaxon had no intention of breaking his word and leaving. There were many trees in this forest, and he might need to come here often to chop wood in the future. The little creature was so intelligent that if he deceived it this time, it might hold a grudge. It would probably be impossible for him to chop wood quietly here in the future.

Therefore, Jaxon planned to use the remaining time to play with the little creature.

After Jaxon hid, the little creature began to search for him. It moved very nimbly, jumping between the trees without any obstacles. Although Jaxon was well-hidden, the little creature found him quickly.

Then it was the Snow Cloud Cat's turn to hide, and Jaxon went to find it. The two of them played happily in the forest.

Jaxon found that no matter how well he hid, the little creature could always find him quickly, while it was not so easy for him to find the little creature. However, even so, the Snow Cloud Cat, who was playing this game for the first time, still seemed very happy.

"Hey there, little one, I have to go now," Jaxon said as he saw the sky gradually darkening. It was time for him to leave, so he had to say goodbye to the little creature.

The little creature looked at Jaxon with a face full of reluctance. It had just had a lot of fun and found that this was much more interesting than throwing wild fruits at Jaxon. It was just getting excited about the game when Jaxon had to leave, so naturally, it was reluctant to let him go.

"I'll play with you again when I have the chance," Jaxon said, and then his figure disappeared from the spot.

The Snow Cloud Cat quietly looked at the place where Jaxon had disappeared, its face filled with confusion. Then it jumped down from the branch and circled around the spot where Jaxon had disappeared, as if trying to find him. However, it was clear that this attempt would not succeed.

In the end, it had no choice but to give up and jump back onto the tree, heading deeper into the forest.

At this moment, Jaxon had already returned to reality. He looked at the rosewood in his backpack and then lay down to continue resting.