432: Chapter 476 Being a pawn is really unpleasant!

Jin Xiaoxiao and Oufu were both completely baffled.

Why would An Ke say he was looking forward to meeting the Tar People sooner?

Without knowing how dangerous the opponent was, wasn't direct contact extremely risky?

Outside, in the livestream.

Because of the language translation of the [National Fortune Game], the Tar People could also hear An Ke's words.

The Tar People were instantly drawn to An Ke.

"Is this human really this arrogant?"

"A player has clearly already died, yet he still dares to talk about meeting us Tar players?"

"Does he actually have the backing to support this, or is he just bragging?"

"Hahaha! He's definitely full of hot air."

"Blue Star Civilization has only reached the second stage so far; how can they even compare to our Tar Civilization?"

"Even if we let them develop for a few months, we could still easily crush them."

"Who can't make empty boasts like that?"

"Hahaha!"

"..."

The Tar People didn't believe for a second that these were An Ke's true thoughts.

They simply thought he was bragging because he assumed he wouldn't actually encounter any Tar People.

The Dragon Country Masses, however, weren't going to take that lying down.

"Newcomers, the grass on the graves of those who used to mock Boss An like this is already several meters high."

"Typical case of popping the champagne too early."

"Don't come crying to your parents when Boss An beats you senseless."

"Our Boss An is currently the number one person in the [National Fortune Game]."

"..."

Although the Tar People hadn't seen An Ke's true power, the Blue Star Civilization's [National Fortune Game] had only reached the second stage.

This meant human civilization was destined to be mediocre.

Therefore, the Tar People completely disregarded An Ke, this so-called 'number one person'.

"The number one person of the second stage?"

"Nothing but a joke!"

"..."

However, An Ke wasn't joking.

Of course, he wasn't underestimating the enemy or looking down on the Tar People either.

The reason he looked forward to meeting the Tar People was that he felt it would help the upgrade speed of his golden finger.

The Tar People who could kill Shalu likely wouldn't have a low biological level.

As long as their biological level was similar to the Speedy Snow Rabbit, wouldn't his [Natural Affinity] be able to get another boost?

Currently, An Ke's [Natural Affinity] was about 2 days away from upgrading to Level 8.

It didn't matter even if the Tar People's biological level hadn't reached Level 20.

As long as it was higher than the average biological level in the Giant Forest, his [Natural Affinity] could speed up.

Thinking of this, An Ke couldn't help but look at his system panel:

['Natural Affinity' Level 7, approximately 2 days until upgrade.]

[Level 2 'Share' function, approximately 10 days until upgrade.]

[Next Attribute Bestowal:

Aman 'Anaconda' +200 Dragon Attribute points.

Time until bestowal: 4 days.

Next Attribute Enhancement: King Kong (Macaw).

200 Strength points increased to 500 Strength points.

Time until enhancement: 4 days.]

After reading it, An Ke wanted to encounter the Tar People even more.

In his eyes, high biological levels were now nothing more than accelerators.

Led by the Blazing Fire Bear, An Ke's group continued their exploration of the Giant Forest.

While searching for the [core], they accompanied the Blazing Fire Bear to see its family—wait, its fellow bears.

And... to slap the face of that childhood sweetheart.

Meanwhile, An Ke began to ponder where to use his 16 [all-purpose upgrade cards].

Right now, he felt the best choices were [Blood Burst], [powered armor], and [Portable Space].

Other abilities, such as [Telekinesis] and [Double Jump], didn't offer high cost-performance right now.

To be honest, An Ke quite regretted upgrading [Double Jump].

With [Telekinesis], he could now fly freely and had no need for [Double Jump] at all.

Unfortunately, once upgraded, it couldn't be reversed.

So, he had to consider the use of the [all-purpose upgrade cards] very carefully moving forward.

At the same time, Above the Moon, inside the Control Room.

"What the hell..."

The eyes behind the Noble Fama's mask twitched.

"This [Game] has truly gone mad..."

"Blue Star Civilization is clearly only at the second stage, so why has it entered the elimination stage against other civilizations so quickly?"

The [National Fortune Game] was supposed to select the strongest representative from an entire civilization.

Once that strongest representative was chosen, they would proceed to the next stage.

They would enter elimination matches against other civilizations, with the winner eventually entering the most powerful [Civilization Game], a final battle between the universe's strongest civilizations.

That had always been the process.

But this eternal rule had been broken.

Blue Star Civilization hadn't even reached the tenth stage to select a representative, yet it had already entered the realm elimination matches.

The Nobles couldn't understand why this was happening.

Why had the [Game] been experiencing frequent anomalies lately?

Tike slowly exhaled. "I'm starting to feel more and more that the anomalies in the [Game] are related to An Ke."

Dainike nodded. "I have that feeling too now."

"Although I'm loath to admit that a human from a low-level civilization could have such a huge impact."

"But from all the signs, the [Game] is indeed targeting An Ke."

"It seems very afraid of him entering the [Civilization Game]."

"Nonsense!" Fama couldn't help but bark.

"Dainike, your claims are getting more and more ridiculous."

"The [Game] is something even our God-level Civilization cannot analyze; it was created by a higher civilization."

"Would such an existence be afraid of someone from a low-level civilization climbing up?"

"An Ke might be special, but he's just a tiny bug. If you put him in the [Civilization Game], he'd be a corpse on the street in minutes."

Noble agreed with Fama's words:

"If the [Game] were truly afraid of An Ke, it would have a thousand ways to kill him."

"After all, An Ke is right inside the [Game]."

"Since it hasn't happened, it's definitely not targeting An Ke."

"The changes in the [Game] are most likely pre-programmed."

"It was simply time for the [Game] to change; it would have happened even without a player like An Ke."

An Ke was still too weak.

So weak that high-level civilizations didn't give him a second thought.

An Ke is an ant in the eyes of these beings, so what of the [Game] itself?"

Fama believed that if the words of the two Nobles, Tike and Dainike, were heard by Nobles from other realms,

they would surely laugh their heads off.

"Regardless, the changes in the [Game] have already occurred."

"I wonder who the 108 Realms will choose to enter the game then," Qieno murmured.

"Sigh! I never thought the day would come when even we of a God-level Civilization would be chosen as players."

"This feeling of being controlled and used as a pawn is truly frustrating."

Fama spat, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Actually, if you think about it differently, it won't be so bad," Tike laughed.

"Even though we are a God-level Civilization, we still lack half of the knowledge in the universe."

"By joining the game this time, perhaps we can acquire that other half?"

"And finally ascend to an even higher level of existence..."

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