Chapter 5

In the afternoon, things were different from before. Previously, Jiang Hen had been carried on a pole, but in the afternoon, he was walking with the group.

While running, Jiang Hen realized that his stamina was far beyond what it used to be. Since his class change, his strength and speed had at least doubled.

As for endurance, Jiang Hen couldn't even measure it.

In the past, he would be out of breath after a 200-meter jog, but now, he had already run more than two kilometers and still felt like he hadn't even warmed up.

Compared to the tin cans around him, he was still far behind; that armor wasn't light.

However, Jiang Hen also noticed that the other transmigrants seemed to be even worse off than him. "Right, they haven't changed their classes yet, so they need to rely on items to support themselves."

Jiang Hen often noticed these people secretly eating something.

Others might think they were eating dry rations, but Jiang Hen realized it wasn't the case. Every time they looked tired, they would eat one, and the fatigue would quickly disappear.

Relying on these items, they were able to keep up with the group's pace. Disguised as ordinary people, they were pretending to be capable mercenaries, and they had quite a few good items on them.

After walking for a long time, Jiang Hen discreetly gathered some information and learned about their situation.

Those soldiers were from the Southern Iron Wall Kingdom's regular army, and they were the elite of the elite. Their purpose this time was to find the Dragon Blood Orchid. The suspected transmigrants were mercenaries.

On one hand, they were responsible for leading the way, and on the other hand, they were an important addition to the group's combat strength.

Although the Iron Wall Knights were elite, they were also knights. Normally, tasks like scouting or hunting were left to these mercenaries. Over time, these people had built a good reputation.

They hadn't changed their classes yet, but once they did, their strength would improve. However, it was clear that everyone had big ambitions and wouldn't choose a class lightly.

"Speaking of which, I'm a magic class, and without skills, I can't have any combat power. What should I do?" Jiang Hen thought to himself as he followed the group.

By evening, the group stopped again. This time, they didn't just find a random place to rest; they set up a camp to stay for the night.

Then, Liu Wen and the others started offering help to everyone.

"Temporary tasks, using this method to increase their influence and earn more world crystals." As Jiang Hen considered whether to use this method, Liu Wen suddenly walked over.

"Brother Jerry, do you need any help? Do you need water? It's not easy to find water here."

Is he waiting for me to give a task? But if I give a task, it won't really benefit them, unless... Jiang Hen looked around, perhaps he could expand his influence.

At that moment, a team member returned: "What a disappointment, there's nothing good to hunt. This place is full of small animals, and the most common large ones are wolves. We'll have to make do with what we have."

"We have no choice, but it's a bit tough to eat."

"Stop complaining. We're not here for a leisure trip; we have an important mission," Justin said.

Jiang Hen's mind raced: "Arcane Constructors have summoning skills, and summoning requires constructing a complete biological system. Wolves seem to be a common summoning creature."

This commonality was based on game experience, but it could be useful here.

So, Jiang Hen said, "I plan to study the wild wolves. Can you help me get a few complete wolf corpses?"

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Liu Wen signaled to the others.

A few people quickly left the area. Since there were many wild wolves nearby and they had excellent scouting skills, it didn't take long for three complete wolf corpses to be brought back.

Only the wolves' eyes had a hole, possibly made by some weapon.

In this world, firearms don't seem to work, or they might have brought them.

Jiang Hen nodded in satisfaction and didn't prepare to eat. Instead, he started his research. He took out a small knife and cut open a wolf corpse in front of everyone.

Then, he took out the organs one by one, placed them aside, and dissected them with the knife, studying the internal structure. At first, Jiang Hen felt nauseous, but he gradually got used to it.

His talent, Endless Knowledge, started to take effect, and Jiang Hen entered a state of focused study.

He dissected the muscles and tendons piece by piece, clearly remembering every detail of the internal structure, with a much better understanding than before.

The knights around him became uncomfortable watching Jiang Hen's actions.

The already unappetizing meat became even less appealing, and they felt a bit queasy.

"Are all mages this terrifying?" The knights' faces grew increasingly grim.

"Not necessarily, this is a special type of research," Justin's face was also grim, but he turned his head and continued eating. "Eat well, or you won't have the strength to travel tomorrow."

At this moment, although Liu Wen and the others also frowned, they were in a good mood.

"Indeed, mages are mages. The influence of this task is really significant."

"Exactly, the boss is amazing. Bringing this person along is really beneficial." They noticed their world crystals increasing.

At this time, Jiang Hen didn't realize that his world crystals were also increasing.

The influence of their actions was actually given by the knights, not by Jiang Hen.

After an unknown amount of time, when Jiang Hen came to his senses, he realized that the area in front of him looked like a slaughterhouse. Strangely, he wasn't nauseous anymore.

He tidied up a bit and walked toward the group. However, as he moved, the others took a step back in unison.

"What's wrong with everyone? Let's eat, I'm hungry."

Jiang Hen's appearance was almost considered abnormal by the others. However, Jiang Hen didn't pay attention to this. He noticed that his crystals had increased to 13, which was a good harvest.