Shared Suffering

"Yes." Han Jin nodded.

"But.....the puppet you made was too weak." Cessacioun said.

"Haha....." Han Jin smiled. "Puppets made of paper are weak, but it's different if we use the wood of the treefolk instead."

Cessacioun and Sunier's eyes immediately lit up as they heard him. Moxinke was also instantly energized. He waved his arm and shouted, "Get out of the way!" With that, he released his fighting strength and slammed his giant sword down on the treefolk.

"Bang!" With a loud sound, a mark three inches deep appeared on the surface of the treefolk. Although he already used his fighting strength, this was all Moxinke could do.

Then he raised his sword once again. But before he could strike again, Sunier suddenly said, "Wait a minute, have you thought about how to make your puppets?"

Han Jin had a clever brain. He immediately understood the Sunier's concern, and a trace of disappointment crept on his face. The body of the treefolk was too tough to be engraved. If he tried to make puppets with a knife, who knows how long it would take him?

"Let me try." Sunier slowly walked toward them. She squatted in front of the treefolk, took a deep green bead out from her space ring, and then put it on the body of the treefolk.

The dark green bead started to glow, while the body of the treefolk also started to shine with a light green color. After a short time, green shoots sprouted out across its body and eventually became verdant branches.

"It's done." Sunier stood up and passed the dark green bead to Han Jin. "Keep this for the time being." She said the words "for the time being" with clear emphasis. It was clear that this bead meant a lot to her.

"Thank you." Han Jin took it, and a refreshing feeling immediately flowed down his fingers, which surprised him and made him blank out for a moment. 

Moxinke again chopped at the treefolk as a test. Its body was no longer that tough, and this chop cut it into two parts easily.

"You'd better be quick," Sunier said in a low voice.

Moxinke noticed that those new grown shoots had already started to wither. Without any hesitation, he increased his speed and cut down over twenty pieces of wooden bricks within one breath by wielding his sword as fast as the wind. Of course, since he wasn't a perfect machine, the wooden pieces he cut down were different in shapes and sizes.

When the green light covered the treefolk faded, the trunk had returned to its original toughness. Moxinke tried another two cuts, but it was unscathed. He had to stop and looked at Sunier.

"Are those enough?" She asked.

"Well, almost." Han Jin nodded.

"I'm ready, can we go now?" At this time, a low-pitched voice came. Han Jin looked back and saw Miss Keeley standing at the stairs. Her eyes were very gloomy. It was clear she hadn't recovered from the incident yesterday.

"Yes," Sunier replied.

"Where are you going?"

"Morgan Commercial Corp. We should at least know what they are planning," Sunier answered slowly and continued, "Will you go and sell our magic crystals this afternoon, Cessacioun? We've nearly run out of money."

"No problem." Cessacioun paused before asking again, "All of them?"

"Yes, he doesn't need the magic crystals over fourth-grade anyway, and we can hunt more holy animals for him when he starts needing them."

"He?" Cessacioun looked at Han Jin. Among them, Han Jin was the only one that showed a fanatic interest in magic crystals. Even those from black ravens were not spared.

"Let's go." Realizing that she nearly spilled the beans, Sunier changed the subject immediately by turning to Miss Keeley.

"What should I do?" Moxinke asked.

"You stay and help Raphael.."

At the same time, Michelle was struggling to drag a metal barrel from the kitchen to the front. The barrel was still hot and wisps of steam were coming from within, "Raphael, these are for you."

Han Jin looked inside it and frowned, "Why.....why cassavas?"

"After a group vote, we have decided that before we become filthy rich, cassavas will be the only thing you can eat." Sunier laughed at the door.

"That's not fair! I wasn't even present!"

"We agreed on it unanimously, your vote would be useless anyway." Cessacioun laughed as he finally got his revenge on Han Jin.

"Okay, but it's just for today. From tomorrow on, I insist on having the same food as you. I can eat less, but I want the same food as the rest of you!" Han Jin shrugged. In fact, he knew that his appetite had placed a great burden on his friends. He was just kidding when he said he didn't get a chance to vote. Moreover, now that he could absorb energy from the magic crystals , his didn't have to depend on food as much. Of course, if there was enough food for him, he would, without hesitation, be happy to eat as much as he could. If not, he could also make do.

"We also ate cassava today!" Michelle said unhappily. He didn't know Han Jin very well and always thought he was a lazy man that let others do all the work for him.

Han Jin's face turned red as he didn't know how to respond. In terms of money, the others would spend way less than him even if they ate delicious meat and fish all day while he only ate cassavas. It's hard to say whether they could share good fortune in the future, but they were indeed sharing their suffering at present.

Sunier and Miss Keeley had left already to find the members of Morgan Commercial Corp, while Cessacioun had gone to the market to sell their magic crystals. Han Jin didn't immediately start eating the food, and instead sat in a chair and started to engrave something very carefully. Making the army calling charm with wooden material required extreme care and patience because the puppet made by an army calling charm was only a physical projection that was expanded by dozens or even hundreds of times, thus it must have a very clear structure. Of course, if he was a powerful and experienced cultivator, it would be much easier. In fact, a cultivator powerful enough could scatter materials at random and instantly create an army. That was the highest stage of army calling charm proficiency and also a great example of its immense potential. But unfortunately, Han Jin's was nowhere near that stage at this moment.

As a matter of fact, he was not very interested in army calling charms when he was in his former world, and even considered it the least useful art among the Thirty-Six Special Arts of Qi Men. His reasoning was that if he was facing someone too powerful, his puppets would be burned to ashes in an instant, while if he was facing someone weaker than him, any charm of thunder could do the trick. Why bother with army calling charms? So it was, in his eyes, an art that had no uses.

Basically, the army calling charm was just an art used to frighten others. But now, something frightening was exactly what Han Jin needed.

His master once told him that he was an intelligent, savvy and patient young man who could endure loneliness and was also good at self-reflection. In summary, one who had boundless potentials.

Han Jin sat quietly in the chair, motionless. Only his wrist was moving. The knife in his hand was so fast it looked like streaks of light. His eyes were silent and moist, and his expression was calm and warm. It was generally said that a man looks best when he was concentrating on something, and Han Jin was now fitting that description. Moxinke was not a quiet person normally, but seemingly affected by Han Jin, he just stood there silently and watched every move of Han Jin without disturbing him.

Time always passes very quickly under such circumstances. When the sun was sinking in the west, Sunier and Miss Keeley had come back. Both of their faces were pale, which indicated that things didn't go as they wish.

Before Sunier could say anything, she saw the silly face of Moxinke and couldn't help but follow his gaze. What she saw made her heart start beating faster instantly.

If someone said that the beauty of a man lies in his heart, not in his appearance, he must be jealous. The man sitting there gave others a feeling as if they were bathing in the spring wind. His concentration, his smile and his calmness all became the flashing points that lit up the eyes of others. If it were not for his good-looking face, he could never attract others like this.