21: Chapter 21: Practicing Archery, Mocked by Foreigners!

Just as An Ke was lost in thought, the familiar sound of monkey screeches drifted over.

An Ke couldn't help but chuckle, realizing Little Scar had brought the Monkey troop to find him again.

"I wonder if they've helped me gather any prey."

An Ke felt a sense of anticipation.

From the moment he woke up until now, he had been busy making a bow and arrows, with no time at all to check the traps.

Besides, he had only eaten bananas in the meantime and was already famished.

When Little Scar led the Monkey troop before An Ke.

They didn't let An Ke's anticipation go to waste; they had indeed helped him gather prey.

This time, there was even a small wild boar.

Little Scar, the Monkey King, personally brought the prey to An Ke.

He even thoughtfully brought along a few bananas.

Then, he straightened his back, looking exactly like he had done a good deed and was waiting for praise.

This scene made An Ke chuckle; it was a bit like an elementary school student doing a good deed and waiting for the teacher's reward.

An Ke reached out and patted Little Scar's head.

He praised, "Little Scar, you did a great job."

"I'll reward you with half of this small wild boar later."

The Monkey troop helped him gather prey from the traps, saving him time.

This way, An Ke could devote his time to other matters.

Besides the wild boar, An Ke also gave them coconuts.

He had discovered that these monkeys really enjoyed eating coconuts.

Having received An Ke's praise and reward, Little Scar was as happy as a child.

He started jumping up and down, even screeching at his Monkey troop, seemingly showing off that he had just been rewarded by An Ke.

This scene left An Ke between laughter and tears.

The live broadcast room was also amused by Little Scar.

"Little Scar is just like a child!"

"My kid is just like that; every time they do something and I praise them, they're incredibly happy."

"Yeah! Look, Little Scar is walking with such a swagger now, like he's the king of the world."

"Did anyone screen record that? I want to make memes!"

"..."

Little Scar's performance made the Dragon Country Masses very fond of him.

At the same time, they were delighted that An Ke would have a group of monkeys acting like lackeys to check the traps for him in the future.

This way, An Ke could save a lot of time to do other things.

After all, the distance between each trap was quite far.

This point alone completely outclassed the contestants from other countries.

It was something they could never hope to catch up with.

In the broadcast, An Ke first fed Little Scar and the other monkeys.

Now that both sides were familiar with each other, The monkeys weren't shy and didn't refuse An Ke's food.

They ate with great relish.

Inside the live broadcast room, the Dragon Country Masses watched with joy.

It was like watching animals at a zoo; they were in high spirits, their smiles never fading.

However, the Foreigners felt a bitter taste in their mouths as they watched The monkeys eating with such relish.

These monkeys were eating better than the contestants from most countries.

Roasted pork, grilled fish... along with coconuts and bananas.

Never mind the contestants in the wilderness survival; even in reality, most of them didn't eat such a feast.

In reality, most of them didn't eat so sumptuously.

So envious!

It was just a pity they couldn't express it; after all, they couldn't give the Dragon Country people even a single chance to mock them!

In the broadcast, An Ke stopped feeding The monkeys; he had to prepare his own meal.

And when he picked up the prey Little Scar had gathered, he saw the Little Bird and its feathers.

An Ke's eyes suddenly lit up.

Just now, he had felt that his arrows were too bare, as if something was missing.

Now that he saw the feathers, he finally realized what it was.

Yes, feathers.

An Ke immediately plucked all the feathers.

Then he selected some suitable, high-quality feathers to attach to the arrows.

The method of attaching the feathers was also very simple.

He only needed to make a small slit at the end of the arrow and tuck the feather in,

then secure it tightly with thin vines.

With feathered arrows, it would also be easier for him to handle the bow and arrows when he shot later.

While An Ke was busy fletching each arrow.

Quite a few naive monkeys crowded around like curious babies.

They stared with wide, round eyes, watching what An Ke was doing.

Looking at their adorable, dazed expressions, An Ke couldn't help but chuckle.

He rubbed The monkeys' heads and planned to continue fletching.

But at that moment, an idea suddenly occurred to An Ke.

His [Natural Affinity] made all animals have no wariness toward him and feel friendly.

Or even close to him.

And these monkeys were also very clever.

In that case, could he use this troop of monkeys to establish a Monkey Defense Force?

He could easily spend some time every day training them to use spears and bows.

This way, when encountering large wild beasts, he could have The monkeys join him in fighting back.

Monkeys are naturally agile; once they learn to use weapons,

they would be far more terrifying than humans in the jungle.

For reference, one could look at "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"; in his past life, An Ke quite liked that movie.

If his idea really came to fruition, then what problem couldn't be easily solved?

The reason An Ke had this idea

was because he felt the [National Fortune Game] certainly wouldn't let him live so easily every day.

Upon reaching a certain threshold, it would surely arrange challenges for An Ke.

As for what that threshold was or when it would happen, An Ke didn't know.

So he planned to train The monkeys to have a small army of his own, preparing for what was to come.

Not only would he train them to use weapons, but he could also train them to make traps.

A troop of monkeys capable of making traps to catch prey...

An Ke felt that all the prey within a ten-mile radius would likely be caught by them.

When that time came, he might only need to lie back and relax every day.

Thinking of this, An Ke felt delighted.

Who else could be more relaxed than him?

Most likely, no one!

However, what An Ke didn't know was that most contestants were currently in a very bad situation.

Although most contestants had solved their water and food problems over these three days,

the most terrifying thing in the jungle was the insects.

They didn't have An Ke's [Immunity to All Poisons] constitution and were suffering miserably from bites.

Pulling his thoughts back, An Ke's primary task now was to improve his archery proficiency.

If he wasn't proficient himself, how could he teach The monkeys archery?

Before that, of course, he should have a hearty meal.

"Only after eating and drinking my fill can I get things done!"

An Ke began roasting pork for himself to eat.

After eating and drinking his fill,

he picked up his bow and arrows and shot at a large tree, using it as a target.

Since An Ke had never even touched archery back in the city,

he had zero proficiency in shooting.

The resulting outcome was that An Ke shot five times in a row.

All five missed the target, with a zero percent accuracy rate.

An Ke himself was dumbfounded. "Good grief, is archery really this difficult?"

"At least let me hit it once, right?"

Inside the live broadcast room, the Foreigners were suddenly excited upon seeing this.

Another chance to bash the Dragon Country!

They immediately started popping up, seizing this hard-won opportunity.