230: Chapter 230 I'm doomed, little mouse!

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

"Holy crap!? So it really wasn't flight..."

"It's... it's Qinggong!!"

"That's so cool. Boss An has fulfilled my Wuxia dream."

"Speaking of which, what would happen if the current Boss An encountered that group of pterosaurs from before?"

"Don't even say it, I'm actually looking forward to it!"

"Hahaha! Those pterosaurs would probably have their jaws drop. They wouldn't be able to understand how Boss An can 'fly' after not seeing him for a few days."

"Looking forward to them showing up soon."

"Kill them, and then manifest even better pterosaurs."

"..."

In the live broadcast, An Ke's maneuvers did indeed look very much like Qinggong.

He only needed to use the bamboo for leverage to soar into the air.

If that wasn't Qinggong, what was it?

Inside the live broadcast.

The savages, having snapped out of it, could no longer restrain their worship of An Ke, their patriarch.

They all knelt together, submitting and kowtowing to An Ke.

"Patriarch, your great power makes us see you as a celestial being!"

"With your protection, Patriarch, I believe our Tribe will head toward glory in the future."

"We are willing to serve you, our Patriarch who possesses divine miracles, hand and foot..."

Previously, the savages' respect for An Ke was due to his status as patriarch.

But now, their respect was due to his beyond-imagination abilities.

It was a worship that came from the bottom of their hearts.

At this time, An Ke, having finished his trial, also returned to the front of the group.

He looked at the savages kneeling on the ground, worshipping him.

He couldn't help but chuckle. "I never believe what people say.

I only look at what people do."

"Patriarch, we will definitely satisfy you."

"Patriarch, you just need to witness our loyalty to you."

"..."

The savages expressed their loyalty one after another.

An Ke didn't say anything further.

Just as he said, he only looked at actions and didn't listen to words.

Talking—anyone can do that.

But doing—not everyone can necessarily do that.

Although the savages currently appeared very loyal to him as patriarch,

An Ke didn't actually trust them.

In other words, the savages had not yet earned An Ke's recognition.

An Ke originally intended to return to the Bamboo Village, but then he thought of something.

"Right!"

He looked at Savage Yi.

Currently, this former second-in-command of the Tribe was considered the representative of the savages.

Seeing that An Ke seemed to want to ask a question, Savage Yi immediately became extremely respectful.

He waited respectfully for An Ke's inquiry.

"Is there a water source nearby?" An Ke asked.

After these days of traveling,

the water An Ke stored in his Portable Space was running low.

Before entering the 'Unknown Cave', he had to replenish enough water.

After all, An Ke couldn't be sure how many days it would take to clear the 'Unknown Cave'.

Whether there would be a water source inside the 'Unknown Cave'...

In short, before entering, he had to be fully prepared.

Better safe than sorry.

"There is indeed one, Patriarch!" Savage Yi replied while prostrate.

Just as An Ke was about to tell him to lead the way,

Savage Yi continued, his tone somewhat serious.

"However, one must be careful when collecting water."

"Oh?" An Ke was surprised.

"How so?"

Savage Yi began to explain the reason.

There was no water on the surface of the Bamboo Forest; the water came from an underground cavern.

According to the savage's description, that underground cavern was massive.

And hidden below was a huge Underground Lake with an abundant water source.

However, a giant monster lurked in the waters of this Underground Lake.

Savage Yi had never seen that monster himself.

After all, he was the Tribe's second-in-command; he didn't need to risk his life for tasks like water collection.

However, many savages present had seen that monster in the Underground Lake.

According to the descriptions of those surviving savages in the Tribe,

that monster had terrifying tentacles, and on those tentacles were fearsome suckers.

Once any creature that approached was caught by the suction, there was basically no chance of escape.

They would be instantly dragged into the water and disappear without a trace.

Hearing this, An Ke rubbed his chin. "It seems the water monster in the lake is a Giant Octopus, or perhaps a Giant Squid."

Unfortunately, the savages hadn't seen what the giant creature looked like beneath the lake's surface.

Furthermore, the descriptions from the surviving savages lacked detail, so An Ke couldn't make a definitive judgment.

The only thing that could be determined was that the opponent was massive.

Because its tentacles were as thick as a savage's body.

One must know that an adult savage's physique could reach five meters in height, and their body width could reach a staggering one-plus meters, nearly two meters.

Tentacles nearly two meters wide...

One could imagine just how large the opponent's body was.

An Ke started to get a bit of a headache; with such a physique, it was likely that Natural Affinity would not be able to influence the opponent.

As such, going to the Underground Lake to collect water was very risky.

But collecting water was a necessity...

An Ke pondered for a moment and continued to ask:

"Are there any other water sources?"

Savage Yi shook his head helplessly. "Patriarch, there are no others."

"But actually, you don't need to worry."

"You only need to dispatch a few warriors to go and collect water."

"I believe these warriors would be very happy to do your bidding."

An Ke, however, shook his head. "If lives are lost there just to collect water, it's not worth the cost."

Mainly, the amount of water An Ke needed to collect this time was very large.

This meant he would have to stay by the lake for a long time.

Consequently, the danger factor was too high.

Hearing An Ke say this, all the savages were deeply moved.

They never expected that An Ke, as the patriarch, would actually say such words.

That he would actually consider their lives.

One must know that the previous patriarchs and lords did not care about the lives of those beneath them.

If they died, they died.

To put it nicely, sacrificing for the Tribe was an honor.

To put it bluntly, they were actually just cannon fodder.

Several younger, hot-blooded savages immediately expressed to An Ke that they were willing to risk their lives for him.

They guaranteed they would definitely obtain the amount of water An Ke required.

But An Ke still refused.

After all, when the time came to enter the 'Unknown Cave', he would still need the savages as an active force.

Losing them over something like water collection was completely unnecessary.

After some thought, An Ke decided to find a way to lead the water out of the Underground Lake.

If he could avoid a direct confrontation with the big thing in the Underground Lake, he would.

As for how to lead the water out...

An Ke couldn't help but look at Three Hairs.

At this moment, Three Hairs was sitting on Tiger Mom's head, and seeing An Ke looking at it,

it couldn't help but reveal a brilliant smile:

"Master, Master, what's the matter that you're looking at little mousey me?"

An Ke also smiled, speaking very gently.

"Three Hairs, I have a glorious task to entrust to you."

"Are you willing?"

Three Hairs immediately stood up, hands on its hips, and said:

"Little mousey me is most willing to do things for Master~~~!"

"Master, please command little mousey me as you wish!"

An Ke, full of smiles, walked up and stroked Three Hairs' head.

"I knew Three Hairs was the most well-behaved."

Three Hairs was very happy being stroked, and it asked with a smile:

"Master, what specifically is the task?"

"Digging a lake!"

“????”

Three Hairs was dazed. Didn't its grandfather die from digging a lake?

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