28: Chapter 28 The adorable monkey astonished everyone!
In the live broadcast room, the Dragon Country Masses were defending An Ke.
In the program, Sa Beining rendered many Foreigners speechless with just a single sentence.
"What can we do? Our Dragon Country Contestant An Ke has been utterly exhausted lately. He materialized thousands of streams for Dragon Country, brought extinct coconuts and lobsters back to Blue Star, and even had thousands of banana groves spring up from the ground."
*Clap clap clap!*
"Great poem, great wetness!"
"As expected of a CCTV host, showing off without a trace."
"Do we even need to show off?"
"We're merely stating facts."
"Lighthouse Country, Kimchi Country... you're always boasting, but have your country's contestants materialized anything?"
"How dare you bark like dogs?"
As the saying goes, the truth often hurts the most.
The Foreigners gritted their teeth in anger but were helpless.
At that moment, movement appeared in the live broadcast.
Everyone thought An Ke had woken up, but it was actually Little Scar leading its Monkey troop to find An Ke.
This scene made the Dragon Country Masses burst into laughter.
"Looks like Boss An won't be able to continue his sweet, blissful sleep."
"I wonder, what's it like to be woken up by a troop of monkeys?"
"..."
However, what no one expected was that when Little Scar and the other monkeys arrived at the campsite and saw An Ke still sleeping,
they actually slowed their steps, making no noise or fuss, silently standing guard around him.
They looked exactly like personal guards protecting an emperor in his sleep.
Some of The monkeys even went to check the traps, bringing back any prey they found to the campsite.
They didn't eat it but placed it on the stone slab An Ke used for processing food.
This scene left the live broadcast audience utterly astonished.
"Since when have monkeys become so obedient and sensible?"
Monkeys are not extinct.
Many mountainous areas still have monkeys.
Many tourists encounter monkeys when visiting mountainous regions.
Everyone's impression of monkeys is singular: 'annoying'.
But Little Scar and this troop of monkeys completely overturned everyone's impression of them.
Even though An Ke hadn't woken up and wasn't there to restrain them,
these monkeys were unbelievably well-behaved.
"Little Scar and the others have made me fall in love with monkeys!"
"So monkeys aren't just mischievous troublemakers."
"While Boss An is sleeping, they even take the initiative to check traps and bring back prey."
"Seriously... I'm moved to tears!"
Witnessing this, the Foreigners once again felt the immense gap between people.
It was like the difference between heaven and earth!
"By the way, do you think it's possible they're only like this in front of Boss An?"
Someone curiously posted a bullet comment.
No one knew the answer, as currently, the only person The monkeys had contact with was An Ke.
Whether they would be this obedient interacting with other humans was unknown to anyone.
Everyone was also very curious: how would Little Scar and the others behave with other humans?
After checking the traps, The monkeys started to have nothing to do.
Then they discovered the spears and bows and arrows An Ke had placed near the campsite.
The monkeys couldn't help but grow curious.
After all, curiosity is an animal's nature.
Little Scar carefully picked up a bow and arrow, then examined it from top to bottom.
This scene amused the viewers.
"Is Little Scar's cautious look for real?"
"Who understands, folks? This looks exactly like me as a kid, holding something from home, afraid I'd break it."
However, Little Scar seemed to quickly realize the object was sturdy, so it started moving more boldly.
It tried to draw the bow but then tilted its head, seeming to sense something wasn't right.
So it looked left and right, then picked up an arrow.
Finally, Little Scar imitated An Ke's shooting posture and began to try.
Unfortunately, the first attempt ended in failure.
Although it mimicked the form, it hadn't grasped the key technique.
The arrow was just flung a short distance before dropping to the ground.
Yet, even this caused an uproar in the live broadcast room.
"Holy crap!? Am I seeing things?"
"Little Scar is actually shooting arrows!?"
"Is... is it imitating Boss An's shooting from yesterday?"
"Looks like it!"
"No way? That's so unbelievable!"
"Look, some are playing with spears too."
"They're throwing those spears with decent form."
"..."
In the program, Professor Wu, Coach Zhao, and the other professional guests also widened their eyes.
Their heads were full of question marks.
"Aren't these monkeys a bit too smart?"
"Although primates have strong imitation abilities, reaching this level is extremely rare."
"Exactly!" Professor Wu nodded.
"The intelligence of these monkeys seems much higher than that of monkeys on Blue Star, at least equivalent to a seven or eight-year-old child."
"Their learning ability is incredibly strong!"
In the live broadcast room, while shocked, the Foreigners soon felt a mix of surprise and delight as if discovering a new continent.
"It seems The monkeys in the National Fortune Game have high intelligence."
"We should report this to our national higher-ups, so they can use bullet comments to inform our contestants about this."
"That way, our contestants can also tame monkeys like that Dragon Country Kid and have these monkeys help with tasks."
"Hahaha! We'll soon catch up to that Dragon Country Kid!"
Many Foreigners felt they had uncovered vital intelligence and hurried back to their own country's live broadcasts to tell people about it.
They hoped their higher-ups would contact their contestants as soon as possible.
Although only one 100-character bullet comment could be sent per week,
the value of this information was enough to use up that precious bullet comment.
In the live broadcast, An Ke slowly woke up.
As usual, he first glanced at his attributes.
Currently, his highest proficiency was in [Gathering], followed by [Crafting], and the remaining proficiencies were also quite good.
However, what An Ke looked forward to most was still [Natural Affinity].
This ability had helped him survive food crises several times.
The progress bar showed that [Natural Affinity] would level up within the next day or two.
Just then, An Ke's ear twitched. He heard movement nearby.
He quickly looked and saw monkeys practicing with bows and arrows and throwing spears.
Watching these monkeys use the weapons with decent form,
An Ke was shocked, utterly astonished.
"I haven't even started teaching them yet, how are they already imitating?"
But An Ke felt more delight than anything.
Seeing The monkeys trying to shoot and throw spears with decent form, An Ke grew even more confident about forming a monkey troop.
His idea might actually become a reality!
Would he still fear encountering large beasts then?
As long as they dared appear, they'd be turned into pincushions.
The monkeys playing with the bows and arrows and spears noticed An Ke had woken up.
Little Scar immediately let out a loud cry to The monkeys.
The next second, The monkeys, who had been playing enthusiastically, immediately responded.
They placed all the spears and bows and arrows back in their original positions.
An Ke originally wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but he swallowed the words.
Since he intended to train The monkeys as guards, discipline was crucial.
Only by being obedient could they unleash powerful strength.
At that moment, An Ke noticed The monkeys were reluctant to part with the weapons as they put them back.
They were like new recruits fond of their weapons, unwilling to be separated from them.
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