At the border between Iron Country and Fire Country.
The weather in Iron Country was cold, while Fire Country was warm in every season. In just over a hundred kilometers, Su Xiao had gone from a snowy plain to a grassland.
A gentle breeze blew past, and several sparrows flew overhead. The morning air on the grassland was fresh, and dew dampened Su Xiao's trouser legs.
Beside a campfire, the aroma of meat drifted through the air. Several large pieces of venison were roasting over the flames, their surfaces already golden brown. Fat seeped from the charred meat and dripped into the fire with a sizzling sound. This was the game Bubu Wang had caught.
"Gulu."
The sound of someone swallowing saliva came from nearby.
"Don't move."
Su Xiao glanced at A'Mu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground. A'Mu immediately straightened up like an elementary school student who had made a mistake.
At that moment, Su Xiao held a metal rod in his hand and tapped the exposed bones on A'Mu's body. He judged whether any of the bones were damaged by the subtle changes in sound.
Soon, Su Xiao took out a plasma cutting saw and began cutting away the charred bones on A'Mu's body.
Bzz...
Black bone fragments flew through the air. A'Mu bared its mouthful of flat teeth and rolled its eyes in pain. As a combat creature, it possessed an extremely dense network of pain nerves, allowing it to clearly identify which parts of its body had been damaged during battle and respond accordingly. Pain was a crucial ability in combat. Lacking pain would not increase its combat power; it would instead weaken it.
About ten minutes later, the exposed bones on A'Mu's body were already pitted and uneven. Su Xiao took out another metal