Seeing how limp the vines were, she knew Xiao Xi was blaming herself again.
Ji Xinghe stroked the vines and comforted her. "Xiao Xi is amazing. You bought me a lot of time."
The vines nodded stiffly. "Master, I want to get stronger!"
"Can I go out and hunt monsters on my own tonight, after you fall asleep?"
Ji Xinghe was taken aback, then nodded. "Of course. You're free to do what you want."
"Do what you want. As your master, I want you to be strong, but I also want you to keep yourself safe."
"Go on, and take care of yourself. If you get hurt, come back inside the Protective Shield right away." With that, Ji Xinghe took out two buckets of meat and set them by the entrance to the Shelter.
That way, even if Xiao Xi got hurt, she could recover by eating meat.
Xiao Xi was growing up. It was only natural that she wanted to make a name for herself, and Ji Xinghe couldn't hold her back. After all, if Xiao Xi grew stronger, Ji Xinghe would benefit too.
Back in the Shelter.
After washing her hands, Ji Xinghe went straight to the bed, lifted the sheet, and checked how much energy remained in the Protective Shield beneath it.
Protective Shield energy: 89%
Estimated duration: 80 days.
"Not bad." Fighting off that wave of monsters had consumed a tenth of its energy.
She still had dozens of Energy Stones, so she was fairly well stocked.
At this rate, she could withstand another hundred waves of monsters...
Then Ji Xinghe checked her mutation value. It had already reached 4.5%.
She cast Purification Technique on herself, reducing her mutation value by 3%. She would clear the remaining 1.5% all at once when the skill's cooldown