235: Chapter 235 The Underground Lake is Unreasonable! Could the Game Be Data-Driven?

Through the hard work of the savages,

the cow pen was completed last night.

That group of Dairy Cows was all penned up, losing their freedom.

When they were being put into the pen, many cows pleaded bitterly with Dairy Cow Mom,

asking her to put in a good word with An Ke so they wouldn't be locked up.

They promised not to run away and to stay nearby obediently.

However, Dairy Cow Mom ignored the herd's pleas.

Back when she and her daughter were at their most desperate, she had begged the Tribe's cattle to help, but not a single cow had stepped forward at that moment.

Dairy Cow Mom had already lost all affection for these cows.

Now they wanted her to plead with An Ke for them? How was that possible?

Seeing Dairy Cow Mom's indifference, the cows that were just pleading suddenly changed their expressions.

Their eyes glared at Dairy Cow Mom with venomous resentment.

However, they didn't dare to curse out loud.

After all, the cows that used to bully the Cow Mother and Daughter were already dead.

After the cow pen was built, An Ke gave the savages another task.

That was to clear a path to the northern cave.

To make it easier for the Old Crocodile Couple and the giant python to travel.

The path didn't need to be particularly large, just enough for the Old Crocodile Couple to pass through.

To speed up the progress, An Ke also used [Natural Affinity] to summon field mice.

They worked alongside the savages to accelerate the process.

Meanwhile, An Ke's group was led by Savage Yi and several other savages toward the Underground Lake cave.

The Bamboo Forest was filled with the sounds of birds chirping in the morning.

Upon seeing An Ke, these birds flew to his side one after another.

They circled around An Ke joyfully, dancing gracefully.

The savages watched this scene, struck with awe.

It was too miraculous!

Summoning field mice to work and having birds flock to him—was this something a normal human could do?

The more they interacted with An Ke, the more the savages felt he was god-like.

He was almost becoming the savages' object of faith.

With the combined efforts of a group of field mice and several savages, the Old Crocodile Couple and the giant python could also walk comfortably through the Bamboo Forest.

Wherever they went, the bamboo collapsed.

The Bamboo Village wasn't very far from that underground cave.

It was only a few hundred meters away.

This was for the savages' convenience in fetching water.

At the same time, the distance was to prevent the monster at the bottom of the lake from suddenly coming out and destroying the savage Tribe.

About forty minutes later, An Ke's group arrived at the entrance of the underground cave.

"Chief, we've arrived."

Sitting on A Giao's back, An Ke nodded.

Then he asked:

"Is there a large waterfall inside?"

Even before entering the cave, An Ke could hear the sound of a waterfall.

"Reporting to the Chief, the Underground Lake does indeed have a waterfall."

An Ke nodded slightly and then looked ahead.

Below a high slope, there was a cave leading underground.

Is the water source here really that abundant?

An Ke was very surprised that there was a waterfall here.

Logically speaking, without a large body of water nearby,

it should be impossible for a waterfall to form.

Forget it! Even something as beyond understanding as the [National Fortune Game] has appeared.

Why bother thinking about the rationality of these things?

After An Ke thanked the field mice for their help, he let them leave first.

He then entered the underground cave under the guidance of the savages.

The cave walls were damp, indicating an abundant water source.

An Ke finally understood.

The reason why such a large Bamboo Forest could be nourished even though there were no lakes on the surface.

The cave was about five meters high.

It was quite spacious for An Ke's group, but it seemed a bit low for the savages.

An Ke had originally thought the cave would lead directly to the Underground Lake.

He didn't expect the tunnels inside to be so winding.

It was very complex.

If there weren't savages familiar with the path leading the way,

An Ke felt there was a high probability of getting lost inside.

Under the illumination of fire,

after about half an hour, An Ke's group finally reached the Underground Lake.

Arriving before the exit, they looked out.

The animals were all stunned by the spectacular scene before them.

Beyond the cave mouth was a whole other world.

An underground space the size of a football field appeared before their eyes.

Staying inside felt like being in the belly of a giant beast.

The water of the Underground Lake was bottomless, and the surface was emitting a fluorescent glow.

Because of this, the underground cave wasn't pitch black.

Directly opposite, a massive waterfall cascaded down,

sending up a mist that filled the air.

In the outside world.

The viewers in the live broadcast room marveled at nature's uncanny workmanship.

At the same time, they were curious as to why the lake surface was glowing.

In the program, Professor Wu saw that many people didn't understand and quickly explained:

"This fluorescence is likely from algae at the bottom of the lake."

"They were the first plants to appear on Earth and can produce oxygen."

"Otherwise, the oxygen in the underground cave would definitely be very thin.

It would be impossible for the savages to fetch water here."

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Country's highest conference room.

A senior geography professor frowned and said to the high command:

"The formation of this waterfall is a bit illogical."

"A waterfall this powerful must have a massive reservoir behind it."

"But there is no large lake in the Bamboo Forest.

Where is this water coming from?"

Nearby, Xiao Liang heard this and asked, "Could it be groundwater?"

"Impossible. If the groundwater were truly on such a scale,

this underground cave would have been flooded long ago."

"The geology here reveals illogical points everywhere..."

"I previously thought the islands in the [National Fortune Game] were reflections of certain islands on the old Blue Star."

"But now it seems that's not the case at all."

"It looks more like digitalization..."

When these words were spoken, they didn't cause much of a stir among the Dragon Country High Command.

In fact, many leaders had similar suspicions.

After all, the ecology of this island was very abnormal; it didn't seem like an island that could exist at any single latitude and longitude.

"If the island is truly digitalized, does that mean the animals are too?"

The Commander spoke in a deep voice.

"Does this mean the [National Fortune Game] can change whatever it wants?"

The high-level leaders in the conference room all fell into silence.

If that were really the case, it would be quite terrifying.

If the entity or civilization behind the game ever got bored,

and directly created a creature capable of destroying everything, what then?

Just thinking about it was chilling.

And they were powerless.

After all, in the real world, they couldn't influence the [National Fortune Game] at all.

They could only rely on An Ke to fight for himself; all they could do was pray.

Pray that the entity controlling everything would abide by the 'rules of the game.'

...

In the live broadcast.

Old Crocodile was a bit impatient to get to the lakeside.

"Hehe! This lake water is making my heart flutter."

Of all the places on the tourist island, this was the first time Old Crocodile had seen such an Underground Lake.

"Lord Old Crocodile, you can't go near the water!"

Savage Yi was startled and quickly stopped him.

"Once you get close, you'll likely disturb the monster at the bottom of the lake, and then it'll be hard to handle."

As if to confirm what Savage Yi said,

the originally calm lake surface suddenly began to surge violently.

The savages were greatly alarmed...

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