317: Chapter 319 An Ke is a strategist, isn't she?!

In the back, Pelican Spiders began to step forward, organizing themselves to pool their strength and break the deadlock.

Although spider webs have strong resilience, it is because of their hunting characteristics.

When prey sticks to it, the spider silk adheres tightly to the body; the more they struggle, the more the spider web wraps around them.

This leads to parts of the spider web's structure being destroyed, thereby forming an opening.

This was why An Ke had just told the Pelican Spiders that as long as they were united and willing to sacrifice, they could break this death trap.

"That abominable, hateful human looks down on us."

"He thinks it's impossible for us to unite and break through this death trap."

"Then we should unite and break this situation to show him..."

"..."

Listening to the Pelican Spider's passionate speech,

Old Crocodile and the other animals and savages frowned slightly, becoming somewhat worried.

"Little friend, should we do something as a precaution?" Old Crocodile glanced at An Ke, asking for his opinion.

"Patriarch, I also think we should take precautions."

"That Pelican Spider's speech is so passionate; what if the Pelican Spiders really do unite, sacrifice some of their own, and break this predicament?"

"How about we light a fire on this side too?" Leopard Mom suggested.

The animals and savages all felt this was more secure, equivalent to adding another layer of insurance.

Only Jin Gang remained calm and composed.

Standing on Aman's head, it chirped, "It's not a failed art student; it's a sure thing."

The animals and savages all found Jin Gang's words baffling, but they were already used to it saying incomprehensible things from time to time.

All the surrounding animals ignored it, including An Ke.

"Lighting a fire is necessary, but not against these Pelican Spiders," An Ke said, revealing the next arrangement.

The reason for lighting the fire was to prevent the blaze from continuing to spread toward the rear.

That is, using fire to fight fire, letting the two flames extinguish each other.

Once the fire reached a certain scale, An Ke was unable to take the flames into his Portable Space.

It was the same principle as collecting water before; he couldn't directly put the water from a large lake into the Portable Space.

The water had to be separated from the lake using a bucket before it could be put into the Portable Space.

An Ke felt that this was most likely related to the area of the Portable Space.

Although there was no height limit and it technically had infinite capacity,

if the floor area of the object he wanted to put in was larger than the area of the Portable Space, it could not be sent inside.

Therefore, the fire had to be blocked off.

The animals and savages were surprised; they couldn't understand what An Ke was saying.

Since it wasn't targeting these Pelican Spiders, why set a fire?

What was the fire for?

And why was An Ke so certain that no extra insurance was needed?

Was he so sure these Pelican Spiders couldn't break this predicament?

Despite having many doubts, none of the animals or savages asked.

In any case, whatever An Ke said went.

At this moment, however, someone spoke up.

"Pa... Patriarch."

Savage Yi bowed and spoke, "May I be so bold as to ask you some questions?"

"Of course!" An Ke nodded, his expression easygoing.

This made Savage Yi's tone slightly more relaxed. "I don't understand those things you just said."

He was asking the very question that all the animals and savages didn't understand.

"Yi, why ask so much?" Ah Giao adopted a 'don't care' attitude.

"Anyway, we just do whatever the Patriarch says."

"Whatever the Patriarch says is right."

Most of the animals and savages shared this mindset.

"I know that, of course."

"But the more it's like this, the more curious I get..." Savage Yi spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm not trying to flatter the Patriarch, but I truly admire him."

"I really want to become someone who can command a situation like the Patriarch."

"So Patriarch, please help me clear my doubts..."

Pausing, Savage Yi added, "Of course! If you find it offensive, please forgive me."

An Ke waved his hand gently. "Yi, your tribe has been with me for a while now."

"You must have a general understanding of what kind of person I am."

"As long as you don't betray me, I will be very tolerant toward you."

"Patriarch, it's precisely because of this that we are even more cautious around you, for fear of being abandoned by you," Savage Yi said solemnly.

Perhaps this is why it's lonely at the top.

An Ke chuckled helplessly to himself.

No longer continuing that topic, he began to answer Savage Yi:

"Yi, do you think that as long as the Pelican Spiders are willing to cooperate and some are willing to sacrifice, they can break this predicament?"

"Yes, Patriarch!"

"That's exactly why I'm confident the Pelican Spiders cannot break the deadlock..."

Outside, in the Dragon Country High Command's supreme conference room.

"Hahahaha! This kid An Ke, the more I look at him, the more I like him."

"He's so precocious; if the records didn't clearly state he's just a college student, I'd think he was a top-tier strategist."

"His way of doing things is truly sharp!"

The Dragon Country Commander's eyes were full of admiration for this junior, An Ke, and he even couldn't help but curse in praise.

"Indeed! Sometimes when I'm sleeping at night, I'm also very puzzled."

"An Ke is clearly just a college student, so how can he have such talent?"

The Minister of the Scientific Research Department was also filled with emotion, his eyes revealing his respect for An Ke.

It could be said that as the National Fortune Game progressed to this point, there wasn't a single member of the Dragon Country High Command who didn't sincerely admire An Ke.

He didn't seem like a college student at all; everyone's impression of him had shifted from a knowledgeable wilderness survival expert to a seasoned strategist.

Those words An Ke said were quite profound.

Cooperating to break the deadlock was indeed the optimal solution for the Pelican Spider species as a whole.

But right now, it involved a very sharp individual problem: who lives, and who dies?

These Pelican Spiders didn't have a leader; they were all individuals.

To put it bluntly, they were also in a competitive relationship with each other.

Therefore, a Pelican Spider only considers its own interests.

In that case, which Pelican Spider would be willing to be the one that is sacrificed?

Everyone wants to live to the end, and no one wants to make a sacrifice to benefit the other spiders of the species.

Thus, the group of Pelican Spiders fell into a death trap.

"Intelligence is the foundation of a species' strength, but at the same time, it can also be the cause of a species' extinction."

At the head of the table, Elder Li spoke.

The Commander gave a "Heh." "Isn't that just like us humans?"

"Each Pelican Spider is like an individual country."

"Even though they are the same species, they fight incessantly for their own interests."

"Fighting to the end, there is no winner."

"If the National Fortune Game hadn't appeared, there probably wouldn't be any humans left on Blue Star in a few decades."

The high-level officials present fell into silence.

After about ten seconds, one official broke the silence.

He said expectantly, "As long as An Ke deals with these Pelican Spiders, will he be able to clear this dungeon?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials present realized it too.

Joy and intense anticipation were visible on everyone's faces.

What would the reward for completing the dungeon be then?

What would the 10% exploration progress milestone reward be?

And what would the second stage of the game be like?

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