In this environment, the exchange of interests is extremely frequent, and people's hearts are molded into increasingly complex individuals.
Leina's arrival in Liu Family Village at such unknown risk must have been for a reason.
It's important to understand that although Liu Family Village was "isolated from the world," it genuinely withstood the beast tide through its own abilities, which undoubtedly posed a risk for Leina, who came alone.
Now, Miss Leina's true colors have been revealed.
As for the entire list mentioned earlier, its credibility remains to be verified from multiple perspectives.
Xiao Yunjie reacted quickly, already sounding somewhat troubled, and said, "This time... we probably hunted down over three hundred Polluted Beast, but we might not be able to gather 500 hearts."
As she spoke, she glanced almost imperceptibly at Song Xiaozhu, Song Xiaozhu nodded very slightly.
Xiao Yunjie's words immediately explained why everyone in the room looked hesitant.
So there weren't that many hearts after all.
Leina remained as cold and aloof as ever.
She frowned slightly, clearly not satisfied with the number 300.
Xiao Yunjie paused for a moment before continuing, "By the way, Miss Leina, we didn't know the hearts of the Polluted Beast were edible, so we didn't hold back. Many times, to ensure a successful kill, we specifically targeted the heart..."
Qiu Shuyu quickly added, "Yes, many of the Polluted Beast ' hearts were severely damaged." She herself had dissected them, and the damage was extremely serious.
Hearing them say this, Leina didn't seem surprised. She nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if it's damaged. The heart of Polluted Beast can naturally isolate itself from pollution; otherwise, it would have been contaminated long ago inside the Polluted Beast."
Xiao Yunjie confirmed with her, "It's okay if it's damaged?"
Leina: "Mmm."
Xiao Yunjie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That should allow us to remove more than 370 hearts. I wonder if Miss Leina can accept this number?"
Leina remained silent.
Xiao Yunjie glanced at the "personal terminal," then looked away, her voice tinged with regret. "... The village only has rocks, so Miss Leina probably doesn't need them. There's nothing else. As for the pelts of the Polluted Beast... we've already skinned them and distributed them to the villagers. The weather is getting colder, and the village needs to prepare for winter..."
The implication is that the village was extremely poor.
Aside from these 370 hearts, there's really nothing else worth mentioning.
Although they really wanted a "personal terminal," they simply couldn't afford it.
Leina remained silent for a long while before sighing softly, "Alright, you've had a tough time. Surviving this beast tide has already demonstrated extraordinary strength... Hmm, then let's have 370 Polluted Beast hearts."
Xiao Yunjie couldn't hide her joy and hurriedly said, "Then... I'll arrange for someone to sort it out right away. By the way, Miss Leina, would you like to have a check-up first? I'll bring some hearts over."
Leina: "No need, I'll take it with me after you've finished packing."
Xiao Yunjie repeated, "The heart is really badly damaged. Miss Leina, are you sure those things are edible?"
Leina was very confident about this, saying, "No problem."
Xiao Yunjie replied, "Okay! We'll go get ready right away!"
After saying that, she looked at Xiao Tong and said, " Tong'er, come and help."
Xiao Tong quickly stood up. "Okay!"
He couldn't sit still any longer; if he stayed any longer, he would definitely be exposed.
Xiao Yunjie then said, " Shuyu, take good care of Miss Leina."
Qiu Shuyu agreed.
Song Xiaozhu didn't go out; she stayed inside.
Leina sat calmly at the table and chair, without drinking a drop of water or saying another word.
Song Xiaozhu didn't ask anything, but waited quietly with Qiu Shuyu.
Xiao Tong left the house and followed behind Xiao Yunjie, unable to help but ask, "Mother... what does Leina want...?"
Xiao Yunjie: "Mm."
Xiao Tong lowered her voice. "But we already... why didn't she check it?"
After walking far enough away to make sure that even Awakened couldn't hear her, Xiao Yunjie said slowly, "Clearly, there are thresholds to fragment collection."
Xiao Tong paused for a moment, then understood. " Gathering Gloves!"
Xiao Yunjie: "Yes, Leina definitely didn't expect that we have our own Gathering Gloves, so she was certain that we weren't capable of retrieving the fragments."
Xiao Tong thought for a moment and then said, "But the heart was severely damaged; we may have already seen the fragments..."
Xiao Yunjie shook her head. "I can't see it."
Xiao Tong asked, puzzled, "How could you not see it? The fragments are so obvious."
Xiao Yunjie explained to her son, "That's because Miss told you there was a fragment in your heart. What if Miss hadn't said that?"
Xiao Tong was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant.
Yes, because you can only see if you know.
If Song Xiaozhu hadn't informed them beforehand, they would never have imagined that there were Awakening Stone Fragment in the heart of the Polluted Beast.
With the beast tide approaching, the entire village mobilized. In that state of fear and unease, killing the Polluted Beast was the most important thing; no one thought about anything else.
They do attack the hearts of the Polluted Beast, but a blind attack will at most shatter the heart or even destroy the Awakening Stone Fragment, but it will be difficult to detect their presence.
In particular, this Awakening Stone Fragment requires a specific "method" to collect.
No matter how experienced Leina was, she would never have imagined that someone in this Xiaoxiao, isolated, and backward village could make Gathering Gloves comparable to those of a "gatherer".
Leina didn't check for two reasons: first, she firmly believed that the small village couldn't possibly know about the existence of the Awakening Stone Fragment; second, she thought it would be pointless to check.
Leina is not a "collector," so she cannot verify whether there are Awakening Stone Fragment in the heart.
Countless times before, she had seen the "Gatherer" Xiaochu extract Awakening Stone from a heart that was so mangled and bloody it could no longer be called a heart.
Fragments.
Three hundred Polluted Beast occupy a large area, yet their more than three hundred hearts can be easily contained in a large bag.