27: Chapter 27 Weapon Crafting, The Monkey Army!!!

Jingang seemed to be seeing a sea fish for the first time.

It tilted its head curiously, looking left and right.

Then it called out to the two fish: 'Say hello! Say hello!'

Naturally, the two fish didn't respond at all.

So, Jingang let out a sharp cry, flew up, and pecked at the fish a few times.

While pecking, it kept calling: 'Say hello! Say hello!'

An Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry and pushed Jingang away.

'Don't be so hot-tempered.'

'If it really started talking, I probably wouldn't dare to eat it.'

'Stop messing around. When we get back, I'll make grilled fish for you.'

Jingang immediately stopped 'bullying' the sea fish. Instead, it flapped its wings and cried out: 'grilled fish! grilled fish!'

An Ke used a rope to tie the two fish to his back.

Then he went to dig up the coconuts he had buried in the sand earlier.

Because today's harvest wasn't great, An Ke decided to take all the remaining dozen or so back.

Storing them in the stream would preserve them better than burying them in the sand.

The Camp!

When An Ke returned to the Camp, he saw Little Scar and the others.

While An Ke was away from the Camp, they had done a good job protecting it.

Seeing An Ke return, all The monkeys chattered excitedly.

It seemed they were welcoming An Ke's arrival.

Seeing An Ke struggling with his load, several monkeys even came over to help carry things.

An Ke smiled happily, thanking The monkeys while also feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

It seemed the Monkey troop hadn't run into any trouble.

Then he began to ponder: 'Should I put my plan into action?'

Form a monkey army.

With their combat strength, An Ke could explore deeper areas.

If he encountered contestants from other countries, he wouldn't have to be afraid either.

In the wilderness, where it's almost impossible to create firearms, monkeys are much more powerful fighters than humans.

An Ke finally decided to start making weapons after the meal.

After cleaning and preparing them, the plump sea fish soon became grilled fish.

The side dishes were still coconut and banana.

This time, An Ke only gave half a fish to the Monkey troop to taste.

Although it was very little, each monkey could only have a small bite.

But the fresh flavor still made The monkeys jump for joy.

As for Jingang, An Ke also gave it a little piece of fish.

And just that small piece opened up a whole New World for Jingang.

It flapped its wings excitedly, squawking: 'grilled fish! grilled fish!'

While calling out, it also stared longingly at the grilled fish in An Ke's hand.

An Ke immediately took a big bite, 'This is mine. When we have a big catch, I'll give you a whole one.'

Next, An Ke had a huge workload ahead.

The Monkey troop led by Little Scar consisted of 21 monkeys in total.

Five of them were young monkeys, and six were female monkeys.

This meant An Ke needed to make at least ten spears, ten bow and arrows, and a number of arrows.

After solving the food problem, An Ke immediately started collecting branches without pause.

The best 'spears' are made by grinding down tree trunks.

But that would require too much work, something An Ke couldn't manage right now—it would waste too much time.

The cost-benefit ratio wasn't high.

As dusk approached, An Ke had already collected over a hundred branches of various sizes.

The reason for such efficiency was all thanks to the help of Little Scar and the other monkeys.

An Ke only needed to be in charge of selection.

He just had to show The monkeys which branches he wanted, and they would bring them back to the Camp.

This scene made the Foreigners in the live broadcast room cry foul.

Why could their countries' contestants only laboriously collect things alone?

How could this kid from Dragon Country command monkeys?

He even had a Parrot.

They believed that if their own contestants knew about this,

they'd definitely want to say: Screw this, I'm going home.

It's so unfair!

Some were happy, some were worried. The Dragon Country Masses were now the happy side.

They kept exclaiming how awesome An Ke was.

With efficiency like this, who else could compare?

Besides the pleasant surprise, everyone was also curious about why An Ke was collecting so many branches.

'Most likely collecting them to use as firewood,'

someone guessed.

This idea gained approval from many.

Last night's rain had soaked a lot of dry firewood, making it hard to light.

An Ke was probably trying to prevent such a thing from happening again.

But when An Ke started processing the collected branches, everyone was dumbfounded.

'Is Boss An making spears?'

'Not just spears, it looks like bow and arrows too!?'

'His crafting speed is a bit outrageous!'

'A real craftsman would call him a pro!'

'...'

Because the wood pieces varied in size, An Ke didn't uniformly make one type of weapon first.

He made whatever weapon the piece of wood he picked up was suitable for.

After these past few days of crafting,

An Ke's crafting proficiency was very high, making his speed several times faster than an average person's.

'Wait, why is Boss An making so many spears and bow and arrows?'

'I don't get it!'

'He can't possibly use that many by himself, right?'

'Maybe they're backup weapons, for stockpiling?'

In the program, Expert Cui said irritably, 'What stockpiling?'

'In my opinion, he's just got too much time on his hands.'

'Doing this kind of thing is all effort with no gain, a complete waste of time and energy.'

'He'd be better off using that time to hunt more game.'

'Otherwise, if he has another day with no harvest like today, he'll be in trouble.'

Expert Cui's words caused dissatisfaction among many bullet comments.

No harvest today?

Then where did the sea fish An Ke ate tonight come from?

'Today was just a matter of luck. Can you really expect sea fish to swim into the trap every day?'

'History has taught us not to just wait by the stump for a rabbit.'

'...'

In the live broadcast room, the Foreigners also mocked what An Ke was doing now as completely meaningless.

They believed that in a little while, their countries' contestants would surely surpass An Ke's situation.

However, they didn't know An Ke's real plan.

And they could hardly guess it, of course.

Who would even think of something as absurd as An Ke making weapons for The monkeys?

An Ke spent the entire night crafting weapons.

Time quickly moved to the next day.

In the live broadcast room, bullet comments kept coming. The Foreigners constantly bragged about the achievements their contestants had made.

For example, India's contestant caught two squirrels and, following the trail, found a large amount of nuts.

The Lighthouse Country contestant fought with a wild boar last night and ultimately killed it.

This wild boar would provide the Lighthouse Country contestant with meat for several days.

The contestant from the Romantic Country had good luck, coming across a beehive.

Using his rich experience, he obtained honey without getting hurt.

After several days of adaptation, contestants from many countries had hit bottom and were now rebounding.

They were gradually getting on the right track, and their lives were improving.

In contrast, looking at An Ke's side...

At this moment, he was still fast asleep, with no sign of waking up.

This very fact gave the Foreigners an opportunity to criticize.

They hoped An Ke would stay this lazy.

That way, their countries' contestants would definitely surpass An Ke's situation.

And take first place in the current wilderness survival challenge!