335: Chapter 344 Can We All Fly in the Future?

Inside the livestream.

An Ke stood at the very top of the tree canopy.

Nowadays, he wasn't afraid of standing in high places at all.

As long as An Ke didn't lose consciousness while falling, he could use the [Double Jump: Glide] skill to resolve the crisis.

The tree An Ke was on was one he had specifically chosen for being the tallest in the vicinity.

Therefore, his field of vision was extremely broad.

Looking into the distance, he could see massive trees growing around the perimeter of the island.

These trees were like high walls, surrounding the entire island.

Even from afar, the towering trees still gave off a powerful sense of oppression.

One couldn't help but feel deeply insignificant.

"So this is the 'new map' for the second stage of the [National Fortune Game]..."

An Ke's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze deep.

He felt a strong sense of crisis; that patch of massive trees was like a giant coliseum.

Once the game began, no one would be able to stay out of it.

Only the strong could survive within.

Although he hadn't entered that forest yet, looking from a distance actually revealed a lot of information.

An Ke remembered that there was a period in ancient times when vegetation flourished.

During that era, even shrubs grew to be massive, twenty or thirty meters tall, and the trees were all towering giants.

The result was that the oxygen content in the air was as high as 40%, and land creatures, even insects, were incredibly huge.

Meganeura with wingspans of about a meter, Giant Millipedes the size of cars... and so on.

This period was the Carboniferous, also known as the Age of Giant Insects.

"I'm afraid the insects in the 'new map' will be even more ridiculous than those in the Carboniferous..."

An Ke had a premonition.

After all, giant insects had already appeared in the first stage.

For example, the Giant Centipede and giant spiders.

The most ridiculous was the Pelican Spider, with a body length of about 15 meters.

Just as An Ke's mind was racing with a thousand thoughts, a mouse suddenly floated past his eyes.

An Ke couldn't help but snap back to reality, slightly stunned.

What kind of dead thing just floated past?

Once he saw clearly, he spoke in surprise: "Three Hairs?"

Three Hairs was seen floating leisurely in the air, looking at An Ke with a squinty-eyed smile.

It gave a "hehe" laugh: "Master, this Little Mouse can fly now, pretty awesome, right?"

"Great King, I can fly too!" Little Scar also flew over.

"The Super muscle tyrant Man makes his debut!!"

King Kong was flying around in the air in a "Superman" pose.

An Ke's expression went blank for a moment, but his brow soon twitched. "You guys locked your [Psychokinesis] ability onto yourselves?"

"Master, you are so~~ smart!"

Three Hairs gave An Ke a big thumbs up.

Then it claimed credit: "Master, it was this Little Mouse who thought of it, pretty awesome, right?"

"Awes... cough! Impressive, Three Hairs."

An Ke gave a dry cough and praised Three Hairs sincerely.

He hadn't expected Three Hairs to actually develop a new use for [Psychokinesis]. Why hadn't he thought of that before?

If Three Hairs, Little Scar, and King Kong could all fly using [Psychokinesis], didn't that mean he could too?

As long as he upgraded [Psychokinesis] so it could manipulate an object of 153 jin, he could achieve flight.

An Ke was 1.83 meters tall and weighed 153 jin.

He just needed another 26.5 kilograms of capacity.

Of course! There would be a margin of error.

After all, he needed to consider his weight after eating and the weight of his gear.

However, because of the [Portable Space], An Ke wouldn't be carrying too much weight on his person.

No longer hesitating, An Ke decisively looked at the [Game Panel]:

['Psychokinesis': Level LV.1.

Upgrade Requirement: One all-purpose upgrade card.

After upgrading, the control range will expand to 15 meters, and the maximum weight of the psychokinetic target will be 75 kilograms...]

"Level 2 [Psychokinesis] still isn't enough for me to fly."

But An Ke didn't feel disappointed.

Going from Level 1 to Level 2 increased the range by 5 meters and the weight of the objects he could manipulate by 25 kilograms.

That meant he just needed to go up one more level.

An Ke would be able to fly freely just like Three Hairs and Little Scar.

It was quite tempting!

An Ke could hardly suppress his excitement; he wanted to upgrade [Psychokinesis] immediately and experience the feeling of soaring freely in the sky.

But in the end, he restrained himself.

Because the consumption when using [Psychokinesis] was massive.

The heavier the target being manipulated, the more staggering the consumption.

This consumption wasn't physical strength, but mental energy.

When the consumption was too great, it felt like staying up all night at an internet cafe—one's mental state would be listless.

So even for An Ke, no matter how superhuman his strength and constitution were, he couldn't use [Psychokinesis] for too long.

However, An Ke wasn't worried about this problem.

Don't forget that he could increase his [Proficiency]; he just needed to spend time to increase his spirit.

When the time came, if his [Spirit Proficiency] was as high as his [Strength Proficiency],

Wouldn't staying up for several nights at an internet cafe be no problem at all?

An Ke joked to himself in his mind.

Just then, as if to confirm An Ke's thoughts,

Little Scar began to wobble in the air, looking a bit dazed.

Within a few seconds, Little Scar went limp, closed its eyes, and began to fall toward the ground.

An Ke immediately shouted: "King Kong!"

"You damn Keeper of the Stables!"

King Kong cursed irritably, then shot off and caught the falling Little Scar.

On the other side, Three Hairs also began to feel a bit tired.

However, because its weight was small, it wasn't as severe as Little Scar.

Three Hairs flew to the top of An Ke's head, then sprawled out on his scalp, yawning:

"Master, Master, this Little Mouse is sleepy~"

"Goodnight, Master."

After saying that, Three Hairs closed its eyes and fell asleep.

Wait! Asleep in a second?

An Ke laughed and shook his head.

He reached up, took Three Hairs from his head, and put it in his pocket to avoid shaking it off with a turn of his head.

At this time, the other animals and savages arrived at the canopy one after another.

Seeing Little Scar limp as mud, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey snorted: "Weakling!"

"Hey Sister Jin, he's a monkey, not a dog. Please don't insult dogs.

Even though I'm a wolfdog, I still have 'dog' in my name, and this king is displeased."

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey turned its head and saw Erha's big butt facing it.

Even when climbing a tree, Erha kept his back to the world.

Tiger Mom and Leopard Mom looked at each other, bewildered.

"Little dog, did you climb up backward?"

"How did you even do that?"

"How could the likes of you imagine this king's techniques?"

"..."

The interlude passed.

The animals and savages all saw the towering forest in the distance near the sea.

This spectacular and incomprehensible scene left the animals and savages shocked.

"Chief, why would such tall trees grow in the ocean?" Savage Yi couldn't understand.

The other savages were also talking amongst themselves.

"Was the vibration just now the noise made when these trees grew out?"

"It's truly too shocking."

"In such a massive forest, what kind of animals will be inside?"

"If these animals come to our island, what should we do?"

"..."

The appearance of the massive forest made the animals and savages feel both novelty and a bit of dread.

And just then, the [National Fortune Announcement] rang out...

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