Although there is currently no way to sell a large quantity, there is no problem with selling a small quantity. Besides, Jake now owns the mountain behind, and these trees are here and won't run away. Sooner or later, they will all be his. Therefore, Jake's mood improved a lot.
"Moreover, even if I can sell a large quantity now, logging is not an easy task. I work tirelessly every day, and I probably can't cut down many trees." Jake thought to himself.
With this thought, Jake's mood became even more comfortable. After calming down, Jake walked towards the forest. Of course, when his gaze fell on various precious woods, his heart rate increased.
"I really didn't expect that this forgotten forest, which the old village chief and I didn't take seriously before, turned out to be such a treasure trove. Regardless of what else is here, based on these valuable woods alone, this forest can be said to be invaluable." Jake walked and thought to himself. And because of this discovery, his desire to lease the mountain for a long time became more urgent.
"Whether it's the metal walls or these precious woods, they are all treasures. I can't sell them cheaply. The lease period should be at least ten years." Jake muttered to himself. Due to the "discount" offered by the old village chief, leasing the mountain for one year only costs 2,500 gold coins, but for ten years, it will cost 25,000 gold coins. This is definitely not a small amount, and he must raise this amount of money within six months, making things even more difficult.
However, no matter how difficult it is, Jake wants to achieve it. He doesn't want to give up any of the "metal walls" or these precious woods. While Jake was thinking about how to make money, a creature resembling a rabbit appeared not far in front of him.
"A demon rabbit?" Jake was surprised, then took out his black stone longsword and looked at the rabbit cautiously.
Jake was not unfamiliar with demon rabbits. The first monster he killed in this world was a demon rabbit, and at that time, Jake, who was not yet accustomed to this place, suffered losses and got injured in the hands of a demon rabbit. Therefore, Jake had a deep impression of demon rabbits.
However, after watching for a moment, Jake realized that the rabbit didn't seem to be a demon rabbit. It had some differences in appearance compared to a demon rabbit, and after seeing him, the rabbit didn't look at him with hostility. The look in its eyes was more like curiosity. Yes, curiosity, as if it had seen a stranger in its home and was curious about the stranger's identity.
Jake casually identified it with an appraisal skill. Velvet Rabbit: a rare and ornamental animal highly favored by the nobles. "Hmm? Velvet Rabbit? An ornamental animal?" Jake looked at the rabbit with some confusion.
Indeed, even when Jake used the appraisal skill on it, the rabbit didn't attack Jake proactively. It continued to look at him curiously. "Indeed, it's not a demon rabbit." Jake also put away his sword. The rabbit had golden fur around its ears and on its four little legs, shining like gold. Its expression was not fierce like a demon rabbit but rather gave a cute feeling, very adorable.
"According to the description, it should be a type of animal that can be kept as a pet and is favored by nobles. The price for it must be high. After all, nobles don't like cheap things. It doesn't fit their status." Jake assessed the rabbit in front of him and muttered softly.
Jake took two steps forward, preparing to catch the rabbit. After he reported to the county town in three days, he could see what price he could sell it for. If the price was good, wouldn't he have another way to make money?
However, as Jake took two steps towards the velvet rabbit, it seemed to be startled and quickly ran into the depths of the forest. The forest was lush, and the velvet rabbit was not big in size. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
"Quite fast." Jake didn't try to catch it, mainly because the little guy was too fast, and he didn't know the price of that little creature. Today, he was just exploring, so he didn't bother to catch it.
After the velvet rabbit left, Jake didn't pay much attention to it and continued walking deeper into the forest. Not far away, he saw another creature resembling a musk deer. Like the previous velvet rabbit, it didn't attack Jake but looked at him curiously.
Jake instinctively used an appraisal skill. Rainbow Musk Deer: an ornamental creature with a beautiful appearance and gentle temperament. It is rare and highly favored by the nobles.
"Another ornamental animal?" Jake muttered to himself as he looked at the musk deer not far in front of him. Why did he see two ornamental animals here? Initially, Jake planned to come here to fight monsters and level up, while also making some money. However, killing these ornamental animals wouldn't yield any experience; at most, he could sell their materials for money.
However, these animals were all cute, making Jake hesitate to harm them. Jake took a few steps towards the musk deer, and as expected, just like the velvet rabbit before, the rainbow musk deer turned around and hopped away into the depths of the forest, seemingly afraid of encountering strangers.
Jake shrugged and didn't mind. He continued his exploration. Later on, Jake encountered many creatures in the forest, most of which were ornamental animals, with only a few belonging to the beast category. When encountering beasts, Jake naturally didn't hold back and swiftly killed them. These beasts were not of high level, and for Jake, who had silver-grade weapons and armor, they posed no threat. With a little caution, he could easily deal with them.
However, in this forest, the number of beasts was in the minority, and the majority were ornamental animals. These animals seemed to be afraid of humans and ran away upon seeing Jake, unlike the beasts that would attack him proactively. Therefore, it wasn't easy for Jake to catch those animals.
In the forest, Jake also discovered many herbs. There were low-level, mid-level, and high-level herbs, and even some rare and scarce herbs that made Jake's eyes shine.
These discoveries once again amazed Jake. This place truly was a treasure trove. It had everything, and it was so close to the village, yet the villagers had no idea. Usually, not many people came here. Now everything was cheap for Jake.
In reality, what Jake didn't know was that even if the villagers knew about these things, they might not pay much attention. They were all Grandmaster-level individuals with high status. What hadn't they seen before? Besides, as they grew older, their pursuit of material wealth wasn't as fervent as Jake's, who was obsessed with money.