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82.5% Worldwide Hunger: I Can Fuse My Items / Chapter 33: Liang Weilun, the Evolver

Chapter 33: Liang Weilun, the Evolver

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

As they walked for a few dozen more meters, Jiang Cheng spotted a broken water bag hanging on a dead branch. It was the same water bag that belonged to Pan Wei'an.

Without stopping, Jiang Cheng pressed on ahead.

The two girls walked silently beside him. With Jiang Cheng by their side, they didn't feel completely hopeless. His attitude towards them had changed, and he had become a reliable support, a sturdy tree that could protect them from the storm. For them, drifting was nothing new. Although this encounter had been terrifying, it wasn't that different from what they had experienced before.

Suddenly, Jiang Cheng saw the tree hole shelter where they used to live. The huge tree had broken off from the tree hole. The upper half had flown away, and the bison hide sheets inside had disappeared. Only a 15-meter-tall stump remained.

Seeing this scene, he secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, they did not hide in it at that time. Otherwise, things would have been miserable.

The three of them continued to move forward.

Thud!

Jiang Cheng cut open the dead wood blocking his way with his sword. He suddenly stopped when he was about to continue walking.

There were two people below the dead tree…

To be exact, it was a living person and half a corpse.

Liang Xin, the thin woman, held onto the upper half of Pan Xiaoan's lifeless body. With a blank expression, she gently patted his head, and tears of blood streamed from her eyes.

Liang Xin was as thin as a skeleton. There was no longer a piece of cloth on her body, but strangely, she was oddly unscathed, with not a single scratch or wound on her body. In contrast, Pan Xiaoan had been ripped apart by the cyclone, leaving only his upper body behind.

Upon hearing the noise, Liang Xin looked up briefly at Jiang Cheng before returning to silently patting the corpse's head. The once friendly and intelligent woman seemed emotionless and numb in that moment, showing no reaction to Jiang Cheng's arrival.

Jiang Cheng was slightly sad, but he quickly suppressed his emotion.

After hesitating for a moment, he only waved his sword to cut the dead wood on Liang Xin and the dead body to help her free from it. Then, he left with the two girls.

Having come from a world of peace, he had not yet become fully desensitized to this harsh reality. He couldn't bear to witness such a scene.

But he had to prioritize his own survival and that of his loved ones. He couldn't afford to waste time and resources helping others.

So he had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

The most important thing now was to catch up to the Terrawheeler as soon as possible, or else they would die of thirst sooner or later.

"The water in this world…Where did it go? Why is there almost no water vapor in the air?" Jiang Cheng muttered to himself in puzzlement. He felt that this phenomenon was not scientific at all.

After the three of them walked far away.

Behind them, in the pile of dead wood, Liang Xin looked at the dead wood that was originally pressing down on her body but had now been split open. Her eyes regained some light.

She expressionlessly put down her son's body and covered it with a withered branch. Then, she wiped the blood and tears off her face, climbed out of the pile of branches, and staggered after Jiang Cheng and the other two.

"Brother-in-law…" Yaya suddenly shouted.

Tong Xiaorou also saw the people behind her and hurriedly said, "Jiang Cheng, that woman is catching up."

Jiang Cheng stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look behind him. As expected, he saw Liang Xin climbing up the small hill of withered branches, stumbling but firmly chasing after him.

He hesitated for a moment, but he still continued walking forward, ignoring her.

Liang Xin, who was behind him, did not stop him. She just followed him silently without saying a word. After calming down, she still wanted to continue living.

As Jiang Cheng continued walking forward, he attempted to discern the direction in which the giant bison was moving.

After conducting some analysis, he was surprised to discover that despite the giant bison's path differing from that of the Terrawheeler, their general direction was the same.

'Even the previous herd of bison migrated in that direction, and now the Terrawheeler is heading that way too. Even such a highly-evolved beast is moving in that direction...'

Jiang Cheng gazed into the distance and pondered what could be located in that direction. 'Could it be water?'

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, he quickened his pace. He held Yaya in one hand and used his Tang Dynasty Sword in the other to chop the dead branches blocking his way.

Tong Xiaorou tugged at the corner of his shirt and followed him silently.

Soon, they passed through the place where the giant green bison passed and continued forward.

After walking for another 1,000 meters, Jiang Cheng suddenly saw the Evolver he had met previously. He guessed that that man should have some special means to survive, but it was obvious that he could not protect everyone around him. At this moment, the man expressionlessly carried a dead body to a pile of dead wood and placed it down.

Under the pile of dead wood, the woman in her thirties was sobbing.

The Evolver also had a sorrowful expression and his eyes were red, but he just silently stood beside the woman and did not say a word.

Jiang Cheng took a glance and was about to leave.

Suddenly, the Evolver spoke up, "My name is Liang Weilun, and I'm from the Azure Camp. We left the camp because of the lack of water, and traveled a long distance with my family. As an Evolver with strength, I thought it would be easy to find water, but my father died of illness on the way. Sadly, my mother and son also died tragically while facing a high-level evolved beast."

Jiang Cheng stopped walking and remained silent for a moment before continuing forward.

"Would you be interested in working together?" Liang Weilun asked.

Jiang Cheng looked at him in confusion and asked, "What do you mean? You should know that even if we find water and food in a region, they are limited resources. Cooperating means increasing the population, and if there aren't enough resources, the gains won't make up for the losses."

Liang Weilun cast a brief glance at his wife, who remained kneeling by the corpses of his mother and son, sobbing. He then turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng. "Let's team up and take down the Terrawheeler. We'll claim all the resources on it for ourselves. We'll have a limitless supply of food and water, and a formidable mobile fortress. Even if another disaster strikes, we can just hide inside and be safe."

Jiang Cheng almost laughed out loud at Liang's proposal, feeling a surge of anger. 'What makes you think you can take down a Terrawheeler? You're just a Rank-1 Evolver at best, and only in the late stage. You're not that much stronger than me, let alone being able to defeat a Terrawheeler or even a power armor.'

Jiang Cheng turned around and left.

"Do you think I'm courting death?" Liang Weilun asked from behind.

"Isn't it? You're a late-stage Rank-1 Evolver, right? Since you used to be from the camp, I believe you know how terrifying the combat power and defense of a Terrawheeler are." Jiang Cheng stopped and wanted to see what the other party would say.

Liang Weilun balled his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked. His face turned cold as he spoke. "I heard from some of the elders in the camp that during the previous disaster, the people in the shelter left us to fend for ourselves. They took a huge stockpile of food and advanced technology with them and retreated inside. Our ancestors were originally part of the shelter, but they were ruthlessly abandoned and left outside forever."

"So?" Jiang Cheng was silent for a moment.

"The resources in the shelter originally belonged to us. We should take back what belongs to us, " Liang Weilun said.

Jiang Cheng turned around and continued to leave.

Tong Xiaorou and Liang Xin hurriedly followed behind.

"Aren't you angry at all?" In the distance, Liang Weilun shouted, "Those people in the shelter have taken over a large amount of living resources and the technological artifacts that create food and water, but they did not give us a single cent. Those things originally belonged to us, but they shamelessly took them and were proud of themselves. With their technological means, they could have spread those technologies and let us live a good life. At the very least, they could reduce the number of deaths. However, they took over the resources that originally belonged to us, but they did not do anything. Aren't you angry at all?"

"Is anger useful?" Jiang Cheng asked. "It's useless!"

After saying that, he ignored Liang Weilun.

Liang Weilun had wanted to instigate Jiang Cheng to attack the land Terrawheeler, but he was greatly overestimating Jiang Cheng's abilities. To Jiang Cheng, the Terrawheeler was an invincible steel monster that he could never hope to defeat.

'Besides,' Jiang Cheng thought, 'why should we fight them? Wouldn't it be better to befriend the people on the Terrawheeler and gain access to their resources?' His mind wandered to the magical mirror he had received from Yang Kuifeng in exchange for making 1,000 portions of roast meat.

Although Yang Kuifeng had fled, Jiang Cheng was determined to make him pay for the promised 1,000 portions of roast meat if they ever crossed paths again. 'And don't forget,' he added to himself, 'there was another piece of meat on top of that.'


Chapter 34: Twin Explosive Mirror

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Jiang Cheng couldn't study how to use the Twin Explosive Mirror at the moment, so he decided to wait until he had some free time. It seemed to be a weapon exclusively for Evolvers, so Non-Evolvers couldn't use it. Nevertheless, he found it strange that he was able to activate the mirror even though he didn't possess any Evonergy.

He didn't have to do anything to activate it, just holding it in his hand was enough. The previously pure white mirror became a real mirror, reflecting his own figure and the environment around him.

The sky was already bright, and the sun was shining hot. Despite that, Yaya and Tong Xiaorou were still wearing the Ice Jade that Yang Kuifeng had given them. Yaya was in his arms while Tong Xiaorou clung to his arm. It felt like he was carrying two mini air conditioners with him, which was quite refreshing.

'Those pieces of Ice Jade were obtained by making friends with a shelter folk. So, there's no need to take resources by force.'

Finally, they passed through the area ravaged by the giant green bison.

In front of them was a wide passage created by the collision of the Terrawheeler.

However, Jiang Cheng's plan to run was destined to be put on hold.

The path that the Terrawheeler had created was tougher to traverse compared to other forest areas, and without power armor to clear the way, it was impossible to pass through. Many withered vines and trees had been violently compressed and twisted together, forming an impenetrable barrier three meters above the ground.

As a result, Jiang Cheng had to avoid the Terrawheeler's path and instead navigate through the areas where the trees were not crushed. While it made the journey easier, it was far from fast. In many places, he had to use a knife to cut through obstacles like withered vines.

He thought, 'It seems that those power armor are mainly used to open up a path for the Wildlings who follow them?'

However, it would definitely consume more energy to forcefully break through the forest.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Jiang Cheng did not stop. He followed the route created by the collision of the Terrawheeler and continued forward.

Gradually, the sun had risen to the top of their heads, and the trees in front of them began to become sparse. Large patches of withered grass appeared in the open space. This made Jiang Cheng frown slightly. He had a bad feeling.

Growl...

Suddenly, Yaya's small belly made a sound. "I'm not hungry," the little girl hurriedly said. Perhaps she was worried that it would affect their journey. She was very sensible and knew that it was not the time to eat.

Jiang Cheng came back to his senses and realized that he had forgotten about breakfast because he was so anxious. He was very hungry now.

"Forget it. If the Terrawheller doesn't plan to stop, we won't be able to catch up with them. "

And if the boat stopped, they would catch up sooner or later.

In addition, the trees in front of them were visibly decreasing, and a large patch of grass had appeared.

After that, there might not be any more trees. It was best to collect some wood resources first, in case there was no fuel for the bonfire later.

"Let's eat first."

Jiang Cheng brought the two girls to a stop under a tree. He took out water and food and ate with the two girls.

Behind them, Liang Xin stopped 20 meters away and began to dig the grass silently. To her surprise, the soil here was tightly bound by numerous grass roots, causing the water to drain slowly. As a result, the grass roots were not completely dried up and could still be consumed.

Tong Xiaorou ate the roast meat while rubbing the bump on Jiang Cheng's head. "Does it hurt?" After sleeping with Jiang Cheng, not only was she more clingy, but she was also more proactive when facing Jiang Cheng. Previously, she did not dare to take the initiative to approach Jiang Cheng.

"It's alright. It doesn't hurt anymore." Jiang Cheng smiled.

As he spoke, he could not help but look at Liang Xin in the distance. At this moment, she was struggling to pull out the grass and dig out the roots under the dry and cracked soil.

Although the grass roots in the shallow layer had already dried up, there were still some raw ones in the deeper layers. They had a very small amount of water and could be eaten.

What Jiang Cheng cared about was how she had survived the previous event.

Judging from the fact that her clothes had completely disappeared, there was a high probability that she had also been sucked into the cyclone. It was possible that she was in the same cyclone as Pan Xiaoan and had fallen from the sky with a large number of dead branches. However, while Pan Xiaoan was torn apart by the cyclone and Liang Xin's clothes were also completely torn apart, she remained unharmed.

In fact, Jiang Cheng had already suspected something about her yesterday. Liang Xin's HP was too low. With 0.1 HP, she should have been in a near-death state. However, other than being a little weak and unable to do heavy work, she seemed to be fine. Just like now, although he couldn't run because there were too many withered vines blocking his way, his speed wasn't slow. However, Liang Xin managed to keep up and did not fall behind.

"What are you staring at?" Tong Xiaorou asked when she saw Jiang Cheng looking at the naked Liang Xin. Despite Liang Xin's skinny appearance, Tong Xiaorou felt a twinge of jealousy.

Jiang Cheng felt resigned. 'Would I even be interested in a woman that skinny?'

"Nothing," he replied with a smile, retracting his gaze. For the time being, he didn't want to stir up any more trouble.

As long as Liang Xin wasn't a threat and didn't cause any problems for him, he could tolerate her presence.

After finishing his meal of roast meat and water, Jiang Cheng took out his mirror

The mirror was the size of a palm, and it was pure white. The back and the edges were always white.

However, after he took it out, the mirror slowly turned from pure white to a real mirror, reflecting him, Yaya beside him, and the trees behind him.

Because she was present at the time, Tong Xiaorou knew what it was. Seeing that Jiang Cheng was studying it, she immediately pulled Yaya over so that she would not disturb Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng studied it carefully and soon discovered that there was a small black dot inside the mirror.

That little black dot…It was very strange. It was not a reflection of the environment, nor was it a stain on the mirror.

However, the small black dot really appeared inside the mirror, as if there was an independent mirror space inside.

"This little black dot, could it be that imitation time bomb?"

According to Yang Kuifeng, this so-called weapon needed to be charged before it could be used, and the charging time was very long.

Jiang Cheng was bewildered and tried to control it with his mind.

However, there was no reaction.

"How do I use this thing?"

He studied it over and over again, but he could not find the trick.

The mirror was completely one piece. There were no gaps or screws, so it could not be disassembled.

He didn't know how the famous Dr. Yang was created.

"Can it be fused?"

He tried to take out the bison bones and synthesize them. Now, there were only about 600 bison bones left. He had thrown away a lot of them against the stones to resist the cyclone. He had even thrown away all the wood logs. Now, only the bison meat and more than half of the bison bones were left.

POOF!

As soon as the fusing skill was used, the bison bone shattered.

It failed.

"Is it because the material's grade is too low? "

Jiang Cheng tried to strengthen the bison bone three times and continued to fuse it into the mirror.

However, he still failed.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and used up 40 to 50 bison bones. He made a bison that had been synthesized four times and tried again.

However, he still failed.

"What's the reason?" he asked, frowning. Is the material of this mirror too high level? Or is there a limit to the materials that can be synthesized?"

Of course, it was also possible that he was unlucky now, because the success rate of the synthesis was uncertain.

He put it into his Item Box again. Just like in the game, he clicked on it and found that there was indeed a string of text displaying its attributes:

[Twin Explosion Mirror]

[Item Grade: White]

[Usage: Uses the principle of mirror reflection to project the target into the mirror, allowing the Yin mirror to overlap with the target and detonate after charging. In theory, as long as the target is still within the straight line of the mirror, it will take effect. It ignores distance, but it is easy to avoid. People with strong perception will discover it in advance.]

[Refinement Status: Unrefined]


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