425: Chapter 469 Another S-Class Core!

An Ke now possessed 16 all-purpose upgrade cards, 16 blue energy particles, and 10 revival coins.

The reason he had so many was that An Ke had yet to use any of the rewards from the Beast Attack challenge.

Some of the all-purpose upgrade cards had also been given to him by Kata.

Kata was currently mainly responsible for building the Camp and didn't need to go on adventures or fight.

Therefore, he had no need at all for national destiny items like all-purpose upgrade cards and blue energy particles.

With the help of the savages, Golden Silk Spiders, and other animals, he could accomplish many things anyway.

If it weren't for the fact that revival coins were bound to the national player, Kata would have planned to give his revival coins to An Ke as well.

They were useless to him anyway.

However, An Ke didn't take them all, leaving a few all-purpose upgrade cards and blue energy particles for Kata.

This was so Kata wouldn't be caught without them if he ever needed them.

The reason An Ke hadn't used them was also that he currently had no good skills to upgrade.

Excluding the abilities of his golden finger...

The skills An Ke could upgrade included Level 3 Double Jump: Glide,

Level 2 Spider Foresight,

Level 2 Portable Space,

and Level 4 Telekinesis—skills he had obtained from the National Fortune Game.

There was also the powered armor.

Although there were many things he could upgrade, none of them felt particularly worth it yet.

That was why An Ke was saving up his all-purpose upgrade cards.

He planned to wait until he obtained a decent core before upgrading.

Wouldn't it be much more satisfying to upgrade everything to a high level all at once?

...

Hearing An Ke's words, Jin Xiaoxiao shook his head. "We recently obtained a Firearms core."

"But I expect it's been scorched to a crisp by my thunder now."

"As for anything else, I only have my S-Rank Overwhelming Thunder."

An Ke nodded, feeling quite helpless.

He felt like he'd suffered a huge loss; despite winning, he'd gained nothing.

It was mainly because those Kimchi players were too poor.

After hanging around in the National Fortune Game for over two months, they had nothing to show for it.

But on second thought, it was quite normal.

After all, during the first stage, players from many nations were still struggling miserably just to survive in the wilderness.

How could they compare to someone like him who was essentially using cheats?

Actually, An Ke's harvest this time wasn't small at all.

Because he had gained Jin Xiaoxiao, a powerful combatant with an S-Rank core.

It was just that because he himself was even stronger, he didn't feel it was that big of a deal.

"Oh well, never mind!"

An Ke waved his hand. "At least there's still a core in the ant nest."

"I hope it's a good core."

Jin Xiaoxiao's heart stirred. "Senior, can Three Hairs really sense cores?"

By now, Three Hairs had already returned to its spot on An Ke's head.

Hearing this, it gave a proud "Hehe," then put its hands on its hips and said:

"Of course! Little Mouse is a treasure-hunting mouse!!"

An Ke shook his head helplessly. "Three Hairs, I know you're excited."

"But can you please not pull my hair every time you get excited?"

Three Hairs was stunned for a moment, then looked down to see its two little paws clutching several strands of An Ke's hair.

"Sorry! Master!"

"Little Mouse didn't do it on purpose."

"Please forgive Little Mouse!"

Three Hairs looked pitiful and aggrieved, begging for An Ke's forgiveness.

An Ke felt his heart melt at Three Hairs' cuteness.

Three Hairs was getting fatter and fatter, which made it look even more adorable.

An Ke wasn't actually upset; it just hurt a bit, so he'd mentioned it.

Watching this scene, Jin Xiaoxiao felt it was very heartwarming.

When he was with the Kimchi players before, when did they ever have such pleasant times?

They were either suffering or on their way to suffer.

On the rare occasions they got food, he was bullied and only got to eat a tiny bit.

Don't think that just because everyone is from the same nation, they will help each other.

Often, as long as you are weak, your companions will bully and ridicule you.

But it was precisely because he was bullied by his companions that Jin Xiaoxiao was able to change his destiny.

Back then, his companions had made him go alone to a bird's nest to steal eggs.

One bird egg was the size of three watermelons; one could imagine how large the bird that laid them must be.

If the egg's parents returned while Jin Xiaoxiao was stealing them, his situation would be extremely dangerous.

It could be said that his companions were sending him to his death.

And it was because of this that Jin Xiaoxiao obtained the S-Rank Overwhelming Thunder.

If there had been other players nearby at the time, this core would likely have been snatched away by others.

How could it have ever fallen to him?

After he got the core, his companions' attitude toward him did change.

But it was only on the surface.

In reality, they intended to use him to find cores so they could profit themselves.

However, the atmosphere with An Ke and the others was different.

Even though most of them were animals, the atmosphere was harmonious, happy, and warm.

In such a group, people are willing to give of themselves.

"Senior, let me go get the core in the ant nest."

Jin Xiaoxiao volunteered.

"Don't worry, I won't keep it for myself."

"If I ever did that, you could kill me immediately."

"I believe you have the strength to do so, Senior."

An Ke naturally had that confidence.

If Jin Xiaoxiao had any ulterior motives, he could kill him in a very short time.

That way, he would not only get the core in the ant nest but also Jin Xiaoxiao's S-Rank Overwhelming Thunder.

To be honest, the thought was quite tempting to An Ke.

However, An Ke still shook his head.

"Jin Xiaoxiao, there's no need to trouble yourself."

"It's not that I don't trust you, but Three Hairs is the best candidate."

The opening of the ant nest was very small.

It couldn't accommodate a normal person like Jin Xiaoxiao.

But for Three Hairs, it was very easy.

Furthermore, Three Hairs could sense the core, so it didn't need to go through the trouble of searching for it.

On his head, Three Hairs chuckled. "Master, leave it to Little Mouse!!"

With that, it wasted no time, hopped down from An Ke, and immediately ran toward the ant nest.

Three Hairs wasn't afraid of being attacked by ants.

It only needed to take fire out of its Portable Space to make the ants retreat.

While Three Hairs was inside the ant nest,

An Ke's group began their dinner.

"Jin Xiaoxiao, try some roasted Dinosaur meat."

An Ke gave a piece of Velociraptor meat to Jin Xiaoxiao.

Jin Xiaoxiao's eyes immediately lit up. He had seen An Ke eating Pterosaurs on the livestream before.

He had wanted to taste Dinosaur meat back then, and now his wish was finally coming true.

Thinking of Pterosaurs, Jin Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something.

He couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Senior."

"Did you ever go and slaughter that flock of Pterosaurs?"

An Ke had originally forgotten about that matter, but as soon as Jin Xiaoxiao mentioned it, he remembered.

He nodded slightly, his mind made up.

Once they returned from the Giant Forest this time, he was going to catch that flock of Pterosaurs.

He hadn't had Pterosaur soup in a long time.

On Jin Xiaoxiao's side, he almost cried when he tasted the roasted Dinosaur meat.

It was simply too delicious.

He felt like everything he had eaten before was trash.

Just as everyone was halfway through their meal, Three Hairs finally returned.

And when An Ke, Oufu, and Jin Xiaoxiao saw the attributes of the core, their eyes widened in unison.

Another S-Rank core!!