Chapter Twenty-Two: Encumbrance

  Misfortune may be an actual blessing in disguise, this saying is really true. Han Jin Bai lazily lay on the grassy slope, watching Qian Li and Steilberg busily running about.

  Qiu Li's emotions recovered quickly, or rather she was inherently very strong-willed, only lacking the courage and experience to face difficulties head-on in the past.

  Han Jin and the others didn't abandon her, and Kaili was still grateful in her heart. Although Han Jin and the others often said that the scenery of the forest was so beautiful and made people linger, Kaili's IQ wasn't low enough to believe it, and the former hostility gradually dissipated.

  Qī Lì is also a professional, a regular warrior, but her strength can only knock down Stilberg. She can't even beat the injured Han Jin. Knowing that she can't exert her strength elsewhere, Qī Lì partnered with Stilberg, and the two of them do some odd jobs together, such as washing and cleaning up.

  It's really hard for her, her work efficiency and effect are not very good, it's clear that she has never done such trivial tasks before, a young lady from Sacred Crown City, with many servants and maids at her beck and call, there was no need for her to lift a finger. Now, she is forced to do so. Of course, Han Jin and the others didn't force her, it's herself who is forcing herself. Sometimes when Han Jin asked Stierberg to take over the task from her hand, she always looked very unhappy, after a long time, Han Jin and the others just let her be.

  Han Jin spat out the grass root from his mouth and shifted his gaze to the sky, a few days ago it was Qiuli who had been holding them back, now it was him who was holding everyone back. His four ribs were broken in front of his chest, and his left calf bone was fractured. He couldn't go anywhere else. This was easy to say, but what hurt the most was that he felt heartbroken for his own energy, in order not to leave behind any aftereffects, he had to use his energy to enhance the recovery ability of his flesh body.

  In the end, it was still a lack of energy. In his peak period, he would only need twelve hours to recover from such an injury, but the energy consumed was directly proportional to that. The current Han Jin couldn't afford to consume that much energy.

  "Xian Ni Er is back." A voice came from outside the shed: "Wow, and brought back a big one!"

  "Who's going to pick up the bill? I'm a bit tired," said Xian Ni.

  "Let me come." Mo Xinkai said: "They can't all do it."

  "Is Raphael still in the shed?"

  "Hmm." Mo Xinkai chuckled and said: "Xian Ni'er, you seem to be quite concerned about him these past few days."

  "Mind your own business." Before she had even finished speaking, Xian Ni'er had already lifted the grass curtain at the entrance of the wooden shed and walked in.

  Han Jin looked up at Xian Ni'er, despite being teased by Mo Xin Ke, Xian Ni'er's eyes were very calm, she didn't take Mo Xin Ke's words to heart. This was a secret between the two of them, Han Jin had been seriously injured, but it was all thanks to Xian Ni'er's efforts. For them, taking care of and being taken care of was natural and normal, otherwise, one person would inevitably feel too stifled, while the other would also feel uneasy.

  "Stilberg, you go out for a while, I have something to say to him." Xanier said calmly.

  Stilberg's eyes suddenly lit up, looked at Han Jin, then looked at Xian Ni'er, and walked out of the wooden shed with a smile.

  "This guy is laughing too slyly, I must teach him a lesson!" Han Jin said with some embarrassment.

  "Despicable? I think you're not much better yourself." Xanier replied as she walked up to Han Jin and squatted down beside him. In no time, several magic crystals appeared next to Han Jin, including fire, earth, and water types.

  "This is..." Han Jin was stunned.

  "It's yours." Xian Ni'er said calmly.

  Han Jin discovered that all these magic crystals were second-order, and he immediately understood Xanier's intention. While hunting for food, Xanier had also deliberately hunted some second-order magical beasts for himself. The probability of a second-order magical beast forming a magic crystal is very low. On the day Sasou burned away so many black crows with one fire, they only harvested two or three hundred magic crystals, and the types of these magic crystals were all different. Who knows how long Xanier had been searching for these few magic crystals in the forest?

  "Thank you." Han Jin said softly: "However..."

  "But what?"

  "I'm injured now, and the accumulated elemental depletion is severe. Xanier, I think you understand."

  "Are you unable to absorb the elements of the second-order magic crystal now?"

  "Hmm." Han Jin nodded.

  "A first-class magic crystal... That's too difficult." Xanier frowned and said: "Isn't there another way?"

  "Actually... if you hadn't burned those human-faced owls, I wouldn't have ended up like this." Han Jin said with a bitter smile, finally venting the resentment he had been holding in for several days.

  "You're saying... you can still absorb elements from the beast's body?" Xanier looked shocked.

  "Yes, but very little is absorbed."

  "I knew it," exclaimed Xanthe, "you always eat so much!"

  "I don't want to either, actually eating all day is very tiring."

  Xian Ni'er was stunned for a while, then suddenly said: "Then I have a way." After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked out of the wooden shed.

  It wasn't long before a shout of astonishment came from outside the room: "What?! The Great Bear of the Earth?! Xanier, have you gone mad?!"

  "What's all the shouting about?" Xanthe said angrily. "I can see perfectly well that it's just a young earth bear, not yet fully grown! The two of us can handle it!"

  "I'm not going crazy with you! What if we're not adults yet? What if there are other Great Land Bears nearby? Xanier, that's an 8th-tier magical beast, it's not something we can handle!"

  "Shall we not take a closer look? If there really are still Great Land Bears around, we can come back; if not..."

  "It can't be done!" Mo Xinkai said resolutely.

  "Are you going or not?" Xanier was getting angry.

  "No way!" Mo Xinko replied succinctly.

  Xian Ni'er said a few words in a low voice to Mo Xinkou, and Mo Xinkou exclaimed in surprise: "Is what you're saying true?"

  "Do I have to deceive you?"

  Mo Xinke hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying, "Alright then, let's go give it a try."

  "This is what it means to be a real man!"

  "Haha...... are you cursing me? My teacher said that men usually die quickly."

  "Y...ou..." Xian Ni'er was choked back.

  "Sasori, you stay here, I'll take Senri out for a walk and we'll be back soon." Moshinke shouted.

  "Hey, you're not really going to take on the Great Bear of the Earth, are you?" Sasori exclaimed.

  "It's nothing." Mo Xinke's voice had already faded away: "Wait for our good news."

  Han Jin lay there, dazed, and heard the conversation outside, as well as a few key words whispered in his ear. He understood why Mo Xinkai had changed from strongly opposing to reluctantly agreeing. Han Jin's eyes became slightly moist, he was an extremely proud person, in that world, except for his parents and master, he had never accepted any favors from anyone, in this world, he still refused to seek help from others, he just wanted to rely on himself, however, some things were unavoidable.

  "Master, what's wrong?" Stillberg exclaimed in surprise at the door of the wooden shed.

  "I'm fine." Han Jin closed his eyes resolutely: "I want to sleep for a while, don't come disturb me."