237: Chapter 237 Preparations Before Entering the "Instance"!

Just as An Ke and his group finished getting water and were about to leave the underground lake...

A monster's whisper drifted from the bottom of the lake.

The sound echoed in the underground cave, making one's scalp tingle.

The savages who had witnessed the monster's horror before were even more pale with fear.

A frantic thought surged in their minds: run.

Otherwise, they would die here.

However, just as the savages were about to retreat in their agitation, they were stopped by Savage Yi's roar:

"Stop!!"

Savage Yi stared fixedly at his companions with an unfriendly gaze.

"The Patriarch hasn't retreated, yet you dare to leave?"

Only then did the savages snap out of it, their expressions changing drastically as they looked at An Ke.

An Ke didn't look back at them.

But even so, it was enough to make them halt their attempt to flee.

An Ke had said before: there would be no next time.

If they retreated or ran away again this time, what would happen...

The reason Savage Yi scolded his companions...

...was actually because he wanted to save their lives.

His intuition told him that once these companions fled out of fear...

...their end would also be death.

The new Patriarch would definitely settle the score.

He definitely would; Savage Yi had a strong premonition.

Taking a deep breath, Savage Yi still had a massive doubt at this moment.

"Pa... Patriarch, it's strange..."

"For some reason, we can understand the monster's whispers."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at his companions.

He asked, "When you saw the monster before, did you hear its whispers?"

Several savages shook their heads frantically.

"All we heard were terrifying low growls, as if from a giant beast of the abyss."

"Yeah! It wasn't like this time at all; we didn't hear the monster speaking."

"Why can we understand the monster's language this time?"

"Patriarch, what should we do now?" Savage Yi asked.

He didn't dare to offer an opinion on his own.

"No need to do anything, it's not dangerous to stay here," An Ke said with a relaxed expression.

Because there was no crisis.

"As for why you can understand what that thing is saying..." An Ke's lips curled.

"Just think of it as one of my sorceries."

Savage Yi and the other savages looked shocked.

The... the Patriarch's sorcery could even let them understand the monster's language?

Only now did they realize in hindsight.

Ever since An Ke took over the Bamboo Village, they had been able to communicate normally with monsters.

So it was all the Patriarch's divine power.

The Patriarch's sorcery was truly too powerful and mysterious...

Meanwhile, the outside world, not being influenced by An Ke...

...couldn't understand the language of the monster at the bottom of the lake at all.

The reason they knew what the animals were expressing before...

...was all through analyzing and guessing based on An Ke's words and the animals' expressions and movements.

For example, when Old Crocodile said he was several hundred years old, it was because An Ke was very surprised and asked him out loud.

Only then did the audience find out.

Therefore, what the viewers in the live broadcast room heard were low growls echoing in the room.

It seemed like a great horror from the abyss.

Like the roars of deep-sea behemoths that often appear in movies and TV shows.

The audience listened with fear and trepidation, their faces changing color.

"What on earth is that thing under the water?"

"Just hearing the sound is terrifying."

"I've got goosebumps all over."

"My goosebumps have even run away from home!"

"I finally understand why the savages were scared like that."

"If it were me, I'd be scared too."

"..."

In the broadcast.

The animals were also somewhat alarmed.

Little Tiger, Little Wild Leopard, Hua Hua, and the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey hid behind An Ke.

"Giao... to make such a huge sound, how big must its body be?"

Ah Giao's heart was pounding; it couldn't wait to leave this place.

"Boss, I think we should leave here..."

"Mhm!" An Ke nodded.

He didn't want to go head-to-head with that thing in the first place.

At this time, Old Crocodile nearby let out a "Hah."

Then he spoke:

"The sound from this underground lake is far worse than what I heard back in the Far East."

An Ke was surprised.

"The thing in the Far East is much more terrifying than the thing at the bottom of this lake?"

Old Crocodile nodded solemnly, stating:

"They aren't even in the same league."

"Heh! Interesting..."

An Ke had guessed before if the Far East might have Dinosaurs or even more ancient creatures.

Now it seemed very likely.

For example, Plesiosaurs, or Mosasaurs.

An Ke planned to tame a Plesiosaur to ride.

Just thinking about it felt cool.

The reason he had such a thought was influenced by "Pokémon" and the "Loch Ness Monster."

He thought riding a Plesiosaur would be very flashy.

If he had the chance, An Ke would definitely get one.

Drawing back his thoughts.

An Ke didn't pay any attention to the sound echoing up from the bottom of the lake.

He said to the animals and savages:

"Let's go! Whether that thing is hungry or not is none of our business."

With An Ke's command, the group of animals and savages finally left the underground lake.

...

Bamboo Village.

After getting water, An Ke began to prepare various supplies.

Tools, weapons, and most importantly, food.

Besides meat, there were fruits, mainly grapes.

It was worth mentioning that these grapes were normal-sized to the savages.

But to An Ke, they were as large as apples.

This left An Ke feeling incredibly shocked.

"Not only have the creatures inside changed, but even the plants have undergone massive transformations?"

Holding the apple-sized grape in his hand, An Ke had a feeling.

It was as if his own body had become smaller.

Outside, the live broadcast room was also in an uproar.

"What the hell? You're telling me this thing is a grape?"

"I remember reading in books that grapes are just tiny little things, right?"

"How great would it be to eat such a big grape?"

"Thousand Times Materialization? Why hasn't there been a Thousand Times Materialization!!"

"..."

The Dragon Country audience grew anxious seeing such large grapes.

They were looking forward to the Thousand Times Materialization.

If it could be materialized a thousandfold, after a few years of cultivation, they would also have the chance to taste it.

Many people hoped An Ke would personally visit the Grape Forest.

Perhaps he could fulfill the conditions for Thousand Times Materialization.

Unfortunately, An Ke had no such plan.

The Grape Forest was right there; it wouldn't be too late to go after finishing the exploration of the "Unknown Cave."

It wasn't going anywhere.

What needed to be done now was to process all the raw food.

When they needed to eat after entering the "Unknown Cave"...

...they wouldn't need to waste time roasting meat.

It could be said that An Ke had prepared very thoroughly for this exploration of the "Unknown Cave."

He wondered what rewards he would get after finishing the exploration of the "Unknown Cave."

An Ke actually hoped for a fixed-point teleportation.

He still preferred to build and develop in one place.

Watching the place where he lived slowly get better.

This would give him a great sense of accomplishment.

Also, once someone's exploration progress reached 10%...

...what would the second stage of the [National Fortune Game] be like?

Everything was full of the unknown.

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