Then, Liang Xin said, "Although my strength can't become stronger, my body can continue to become stronger. My bones and skin will become tougher. It's impossible for you to always keep an eye on them, but I can. I can block the hurt of the knife for them."
On second thought, Jiang Cheng thought it might be a good idea because she would pose no danger to him. Besides, she needed his protection.
"Those Wildlings can't ever hurt you since your body is resilient, right? They can't bite you at all. You didn't need my protection before," Jiang Cheng asked.
Liang Xin was silent before answering, "I'm doing that for my husband and son. The reason why I approached you first is that I'm a woman, and I'm weak. I won't pose a threat to you. I want to gain your goodwill first. We can at least sleep well at night if we can follow you. "
Jiang Cheng nodded. This answer was acceptable. He stared into Liang Xin's eyes and asked, "Your husband and son might be alive if I had protected you all before. Will you hate me because of this?"
This factor must be excluded. Otherwise, Jiang Cheng would not have accepted someone who hated him by his side.
"I won't," Liang Xin answered without hesitation. There was no evasion in her eyes, "We're Wildlings. We have no right to sympathize with or pity others. Moreover, we weren't your followers, subordinates, or friends at that time. You had no obligation to help us."
She said she would not, but not that she did not dare.
"Besides, even the Terrawheeler escaped from that natural disaster."
In other words, Jiang Cheng was incapable of rescuing them. So he did not have to overthink it. Even if she hated it, she hated that Giant Green Bison. However, she knew there was a large discrepancy between them. So, only despair and helplessness were in her heart.
'Alright,' Jiang Cheng smiled at himself. Then, he said, "Congratulations on joining our team. However, I hope you're mentally prepared. I don't have much food and water, so it'll be difficult for you to eat your fill."
Of course, Jiang Cheng could not trust this woman directly. No matter what, she had saved Tong Xiaorou and Yaya's lives before, so he allowed her to stay by his side and observe.
Liang Xin was relieved and said, "You don't have to give me food yet. I wasn't being pretentious. Although I had failed to mutate, I had also obtained some characteristics of a mutated human. For example, I could digest anything I ate. When I was starving to death, I could even digest the log. If you have extra water, just give me some to keep me alive. As for me, I'll block the hurt of the knife for both of them when encountering danger. Nothing will happen to them before I die."
Liang Xin used this method to help Jiang Cheng save food and show her sincerity. As long as Jiang Cheng did not run out of food, he would not abandon her. She knew this very well.
Jiang Cheng was silent for a moment. He said nothing but took out two pieces of Bison Hide and threw them over, "Put it on, or make clothes for yourself."
"Thank you, sir." Liang Xin did not shed tears of gratitude with pretense but calmly picked up the Bison Hide. She did not have to be busy with her husband and son now. She felt more relaxed by herself.
Jiang Cheng looked around warily and brought Tong Xiaorou and Yaya to the dead mantis. The head of the evolved mantis was as big as a basketball with a body length of two meters. The hard exoskeleton covered its entire body. There were two sharp and hard blades in front of him.
Jiang Cheng glanced at his Tang Dynasty Sword. He found a few small cracks on the blade while the blade arm of the evolved mantis was actually intact. His face darkened immediately.
The gray-brown mantis blade was extremely sharp and glinted with a cold light, making people feel as if their skin was being cut just by looking at it.
'Can the blade arm be fused?' Jiang Cheng wondered. He was a little tempted. He pressed the Tang Dynasty Sword against one of the arms and tried to use his fusing skill.
In the next moment, Tang Dynasty Sword and the blade arm below him emitted a white light together. The temperature of the Tang Dynasty Sword rose rapidly. During this process, Jiang Cheng was pleasantly surprised to find the crack on the Tang Dynasty Sword was recovering slowly. In fact, it had become even sharper.
The blade arm below dimmed quickly, as if it had experienced countless years in an instant, and began to decay. With a cracking sound, the weight of the Tang Dynasty Sword crushed the arm.
[Sharpness +1]
The Tang Dynasty Sword became heavier instantly. It was at least ten kilograms. Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the Tang Dynasty Sword in his hand. It seemed to have undergone some sort of subtle transformation. The blade had become thinner. However, its material became stronger and would not crack easily. Besides, the entire saber had become more exquisite. Although the shape and size had not changed, it looked even more beautiful. It felt like a work of art.
Jiang Cheng was dissatisfied with this, so he walked to the other side of the blade arm and continued to fuse. As the fused light appeared, the Tang Dynasty Sword seemed to be devouring some invisible substance to strengthen itself and strip some characteristics from the mantis. The edge of the Tang Dynasty Sword's blade became sharper and shined with the cold light.
Crack!
The blade arm on this side also shattered. It turned into fragments that had lost their essence. They fell to the dry and cracked ground, dim and lifeless.
[Sharpness +1]
It obtained another sharpness attribute.
[Tang Dynasty Sword (White): Density +4, Tenacity +3, Sharpness +2]
The Tang Dynasty Sword appeared to have transformed sorts with the newly added attribute. It had turned from a treasured saber with a hidden edge to a sharp one, giving others the illusion that their skin was about to be cut just by staring at it.
Jiang Cheng waved the sword softly, and the mantis's corpse was cleaved in two. Although there was still some resistance, waving the sword gently was good enough. He had used all his strength to slash at the mantis's head previously, but he only managed to send it flying. It had improved a lot in terms of sharpness alone.
Jiang Cheng held the strengthened Tang Dynasty Sword and scanned the withered grass around him with his sharp eyes. He was looking for the mantis that had escaped earlier. That mantis was unforgivable as it had almost killed Tong Xiaorou and Yaya.
Jiang Cheng would not know what to do now if Liang Xin had not helped to block the knife's attack at the critical moment. It was hard for him to transmigrate and get such a beautiful and obedient girlfriend! However, he had no clue about the whereabouts of the mantis. He did not even know if it was still nearby.
At this time, Liang Xin had already rolled up two pieces of Bison Hide into a skirt and covered her upper and lower body respectively. Then, she began to fulfill her duty by silently guarding Yaya and Tong Xiaorou five meters away.
Yaya and Tong Xiaorou did not want to accept strangers from the bottom of their hearts. However, Liang Xin had saved them before. So, although they did not express their opinions, they also agreed to let her stay. However, they maintained a degree of caution and avoided speaking to Liang Xin without permission.
Jiang Cheng searched for a while but found nothing. As if venting his anger, he cut the mantis's corpse into pieces and sliced through its hard exoskeleton. Then, he turned to Liang Xin and said, "This mantis is yours if you dare to eat it."
In Jiang Cheng's memory, the mantis had many parasites, and he still had over a thousand pounds of beef on him. So, he was unwilling to eat it if he had a choice. Moreover, he had the ability to kill evolved beasts after becoming an Evolver, so he did not have to worry about food shortages. He was only short of water now.
Liang Xin's skinny body trembled. She said surprisingly, "All for me?"
"The premise is that you can take it away. However, eat as much as you can. I have no space to keep for it temporarily."
Jiang Cheng murmured, "I still have to leave some space for storing the log. Only the blade arms are precious on the evolved mantis. I don't care about the other parts."
After saying that, Jiang Cheng walked around the big tree where he had rested in frustration. He waved the Tang Dynasty Sword to clear the ground of weeds, just in case the mantis tried to launch another surprise attack while camouflaged in the environment. After doing all this, he returned to the tree and began to gather logs. He wanted to collect a large number of logs.