216: Chapter 216 Taking Over Bamboo Village!

The night passed without incident, and the next morning arrived.

Despite the previous night's battle lasting past midnight, An Ke still woke up bright and early this morning.

Although his sleep was short, he didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue.

"Is this the benefit of increased physical constitution?"

An Ke stretched his body, feeling pleasantly amazed.

Just 3 to 4 hours of sleep a day is enough to stay energetic all day long. Can you believe it?

If he continued to increase his constitution, An Ke felt he might not need to sleep for several days.

Turning into an immortal cultivator directly?

This thought amused even An Ke himself.

It must be said, when science develops to its extreme, it truly becomes metaphysics.

It's like how ancient people looking at modern technology would think it's magic.

He reined in his wandering thoughts.

Starting a new day with a good mood, An Ke looked at his exclusive system panel:

[Natural Affinity, Level 4!

Estimated upgrade time: 5.9 days later.]

[Granting 500 points of hardness to Three Hairs (Hamster): 1.6 days later.]

"1.6 days..." An Ke focused his attention on Three Hairs' hardness.

That meant around tomorrow evening, Three Hairs' 500 'Coins' of hardness would be credited.

By then, he could switch to a new weapon.

Thinking of this, An Ke licked his lips, feeling quite excited.

Tomorrow night, when he had free time, he could use Three Hairs to practice and get familiar with the "new weapon."

He could also test just how hard Three Hairs really was.

With this in mind, An Ke looked around for Three Hairs.

He saw the freshly awakened Three Hairs "washing its face" in its little nest.

Its tiny paws kept stroking its furry cheeks.

Honestly, using this cute little fellow as a hammer to pound things made An Ke feel a bit reluctant.

But there was no other way! Conditions were limited, and he couldn't forge high-quality iron tools.

Three Hairs would just have to endure it.

Putting the thought aside, An Ke withdrew his gaze, washed up, filled his stomach, and then set off to take over Bamboo Village.

For a Bamboo Village that once housed over 70 people, An Ke was very much looking forward to it.

As for the 4 "all-purpose upgrade cards," An Ke planned to decide how to use them when he had some free time later.

Meanwhile, Three Hairs, "washing its face" in its nest, suddenly felt a palpitation.

This made it stop its "face-washing" motion, its expression turning blank and stunned.

"Little Mouse me, why do I keep feeling like someone is trying to harm me these past few days?"

Three Hairs couldn't understand. It looked up and scanned its surroundings.

Its master, An Ke, was washing up, while the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey and Little Scar followed behind him.

The other monkeys of the Monkey troop were preparing breakfast.

The Tiger and Leopard mother-daughter pair, and Hua Hua, the new addition to the group, were all busy with their own tasks.

As for Jin Gang and A Giao, they had already taken the wild people and gone ahead to Bamboo Village last night.

Everything seemed normal, with no apparent threats.

Three Hairs was immediately confused. There was no danger nearby.

So why did it keep feeling like someone wanted to harm it?

Three Hairs shook its head. Unable to figure it out, it simply stopped thinking about it.

After all, with master An Ke here, there was nothing to fear from any danger.

Little Mouse me~~ trusts master the most!!

After washing up and finishing breakfast, An Ke stored the Camp into his Portable Space.

The group set off to take over the wild people's Bamboo Village.

The fog in the Bamboo Forest had cleared.

Although the forest was still somewhat chilly, it was incomparably better than the previous two days.

The group no longer needed to walk "as if treading on thin ice," afraid of falling behind.

"It must be said, life is often this dramatic,"

An Ke remarked with emotion.

Before the wild people crisis was fully resolved, the mist had been swirling.

Greatly increasing the danger.

And just when the wild people crisis was solved, the fog cleared.

That's life for you, full of randomness and uncertainty.

It's precisely because of this that many people look forward to life.

If life never changed, people would become muddle-headed and numb.

With the fog cleared, there was also a benefit.

The sense of smell of the Tiger and Leopard pair had recovered. They could rely on Tiger Mom and Leopard Mom to track the scent left by the wild people.

Actually, it was supposed to be Jin Gang who came back to lead the way, but that guy didn't show up.

An Ke simply decided not to wait.

With the crisis gone, An Ke's group wasn't in a hurry to travel.

They walked and stopped along the way, replenishing supplies.

Any edible animal would be hunted by the Tiger and Leopard pair, then placed into An Ke's Portable Space.

Besides meat, there were also vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs.

Therefore, An Ke's group traveled relatively slowly.

It wasn't until noon, when the sun began to tilt westward, that An Ke's group reached a high slope.

Tiger Mom was the first to speak:

"Master, that place up there is most likely the wild people's Habitat."

Leopard Mom chimed in: "Mm! I smell that Flirty Bird's scent."

Beside them, "Gas Can" snorted:

"I really wish I couldn't smell that Flirty Bird's scent."

The meaning was clear: it hoped Jin Gang wasn't there.

Jin Gang had bullied "Gas Can" last night, and it was still holding a grudge.

Actually, not just Little Tiger and Little Wild Leopard, but also Tiger Mom, Leopard Mom, and the other animals were all quite displeased with Jin Gang right now.

This was normal! That guy Jin Gang's mouth was getting more and more vulgar lately.

At this moment, Leopard Mom sighed with deep emotion:

"Thinking back, that bird used to be quite polite."

"When I saved it, it even said thank you."

Back then, Leopard Mom had saved Jin Gang from Fu Er.

That bird kept thanking her profusely.

"How did it turn into this... bird-like state in just over a month?" Leopard Mom shook her head helplessly.

"Probably got its brain knocked loose," Tiger Mom said irritably.

"..."

Listening to the animals' complaints about Jin Gang, An Ke also felt quite emotional.

Jin Gang really was becoming more and more "flirty, frivolous, and cheap."

But thinking about it, that might not be a bad thing; it could serve as the team's mood-maker.

Chuckling, An Ke said to the animals:

"Let's go! We'll head up. It's about time for lunch anyway."

The higher his constitution, the greater An Ke's current energy consumption.

An Ke's group soon began walking up the slope.

Upon reaching the top, the view suddenly opened up before them.

Bamboo Village appeared before everyone's eyes.

Just as An Ke had imagined, it was quite sizable.

Ten rectangular bamboo houses were arranged in a fan shape, each capable of accommodating over a dozen people.

Among them, the central bamboo house was the largest and had two stories.

The lower level was a pen for keeping livestock, while the upper level was the living quarters.

However, there were also several livestock pens in the open space ahead.

Clearly, the pens under the bamboo houses were probably for keeping mounts or pets.

As An Ke's group emerged from the Bamboo Forest.

The wild people, lined up neatly in the open space, immediately chorused in unison:

"We welcome the Clan Chief!!!"

An Ke looked at these wild people, feeling rather surprised.

Because every wild person looked extremely exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes.

A few children were even nodding off while standing.

An Ke's group was all somewhat puzzled. What was going on?

Didn't they sleep last night?

The former Lord Yi, seeing An Ke's strange expression, quickly apologized:

"Clan Chief, please forgive our poor state."

"It's just that we were drilled all night last night. There was no other way."