257: Chapter 257 The Benefits of a Guide! A Vast Watermelon Field!

Seeing that the Giant Centipedes refused to go to the left fork even if it meant death, An Ke was instantly amused.

Trying to play mind games with him?

Looking for a beating?

Although animals in the [National Fortune Game] now possessed intelligence.

Compared to "terrifying upright apes," their IQ was still too low.

It could be said that An Ke's intelligence was at a crushing level compared to any animal.

This was the true value of being a terrifying upright ape!

An Ke didn't plan to pretend anymore; he restrained his smile and stared sharply at the Giant Centipedes.

He spoke in a low voice, "I'll pretend I didn't notice you playing mind games with me this time."

"But if there's a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Your companion's fate will be yours."

"Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the Giant Centipedes all skipped a beat.

An Ke seemed to be giving just a slightly serious warning.

However, they were intimidated by the powerful aura An Ke exuded.

It wasn't that An Ke had any special means.

But rather a biological fear of a natural predator.

Many Giant Centipedes felt a deep fear; it was too terrifying.

"Hey! Don't you think An Ke feels even more dangerous than a Dinosaur?"

"I feel that way too..."

"Facing a Dinosaur, I'm not afraid, but facing An Ke, I'm truly terrified."

"What's a Dinosaur? An Ke is even more terrifying than an Argentavis."

"..."

Although Dinosaurs and Giant Centipedes were rivals, the Giant Centipedes weren't actually that afraid.

Because the other couldn't burrow into the ground or even manage to dig.

Thus, the threat Dinosaurs posed to Giant Centipedes wasn't actually that great.

In most cases, it was even the Giant Centipedes that took the initiative to provoke the Dinosaurs.

Then they would amuse themselves by watching the Dinosaurs go crazy with incompetent rage.

The greatest threat to the Giant Centipedes came from the Argentavis.

That thing was truly fierce and was the Giant Centipedes' greatest natural predator.

However, the Giant Centipedes present all changed their minds.

Compared to An Ke, the Argentavis was practically ten thousand times more adorable.

Every time the former attacked, it would at most snatch away one companion.

But An Ke was different; if he acted, he could very likely wipe them all out.

"U-Understood."

The Giant Centipede replied cautiously.

"We failed to recognize your greatness before; please forgive us."

"Rest assured, even if we had a hundred times the courage, we wouldn't dare to play mind games anymore."

"Exactly, exactly..."

They were all bound by ropes now; playing mind games? Was this a joke?

An Ke gave a cold smile, "In that case, let's go."

"And take me to some valuable places while you're at it."

The valuable places An Ke referred to were spots where fruit grew.

Although the main food of centipedes is other animals, they are actually omnivores.

They are also interested in fruit.

How could the centipedes dare to refuse An Ke's request?

They agreed repeatedly.

Just like that, the savages led a group of Giant Centipedes to lead the way, heading towards the right fork.

The scenery inside was no different from the path they had come from.

The only difference was that the humidity of the ground and the air had increased.

From this, it could be judged that the Giant Centipedes hadn't lied before; there was a water source ahead.

As for whether it was a torrent, that remained unknown.

At the very least, An Ke hadn't heard any sound of a waterfall yet.

"Right!"

An Ke thought of something; he approached the Giant Centipedes and asked:

"Do you know about an area behind us with floating Luminous Particles?"

An Ke planned to ask these "natives" if they knew what those floating Luminous Particles were.

The two savages had inhaled these Luminous Particles.

If the Giant Centipedes knew, perhaps a way to deal with it could be found.

Top-tier Wilderness Survival Knowledge was no joke.

However, the Giant Centipedes' answer left An Ke somewhat helpless.

"Luminous Particles? What Luminous Particles?"

"We rarely burrow out to the surface; we live underground."

"Exactly! Usually, we only come to the surface to hunt."

"And usually at night; we don't like light."

"..."

An Ke nodded slightly in response to the Giant Centipede.

No clues...

Because [Spider Foresight] judged those Luminous Particles to be of the highest level, he was very concerned.

But for now, he really had no leads.

An Ke subconsciously looked at the two savages.

They were currently full of vigor, showing no signs of discomfort.

He only hoped nothing would happen...

The path ahead left An Ke's group dumbfounded.

The road was no longer a single path like before, but full of twists and turns.

It was like a giant maze.

According to the Giant Centipedes, most of the forks were dead ends.

And one would have to walk a certain distance to find out.

This meant that once a wrong turn was taken, a lot of unnecessary time would be wasted.

Fortunately, An Ke's group had the Giant Centipedes as guides, so they didn't take any wrong turns.

"However, there are rewards to be found in some of the dead ends."

The Giant Centipede continued to explain.

"Food exists in some of the dead ends."

After saying this, a Giant Centipede said to An Ke:

"We've arrived; this whole area is filled with fresh, sweet fruit."

Upon hearing this, An Ke couldn't help but look up.

He saw a patch of green land, and on the green grass, there were basketball-sized green fruits everywhere.

"This is... Watermelon!!" A smile bloomed on An Ke's face.

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

The moment the Watermelons were seen, the Dragon Country Masses hadn't even spoken yet.

Instead, it was the Kimchi Country viewers who were the first to explode in the Dragon Country Live Stream Room.

"Watermelons! It's Watermelons!!!"

"What a massive Watermelon patch!"

"At a glance, there must be at least several hundred, right?"

"It's making my mouth water."

"Me too! I've seen many fruits recorded in books, and my favorite is the Watermelon."

"When the weather is hot, having a chilled Watermelon is absolutely satisfying."

"Hey, hey, hey! You guys upstairs, this is our Dragon Country Live Stream Room, why are you so excited?"

"Go back to your Kimchi Country live broadcast room."

"Exactly! Go watch how your Special Forces Soldier outwits Piranhass or whatever."

"Hahaha! In my opinion, their player will just have to give up on that treasure chest."

"By the way, can these Watermelons be realized through Thousand Times Materialization?"

"If a massive Watermelon patch could be realized through Thousand Times Materialization, wouldn't that be amazing?"

"We just materialized oil; we could use it to chill the Watermelons."

"..."

The words of the Dragon Country Masses immediately caused the Kimchi Country people to break down.

Not to mention this current era, even in the old era when resources were abundant.

Watermelon was a luxury fruit in Kimchi Country, something ordinary families couldn't afford.

This led to Watermelons becoming an obsession for the Kimchi Country masses.

They felt Watermelons were luxury fruits, with a somewhat sacred and inviolable quality.

They prayed frantically, hoping that Dragon Country wouldn't use Thousand Times Materialization on the Watermelons.

Unfortunately, reality is cruel.

"[Thousand Times Materialization conditions for the Watermelon patch: 1...]"