344: Chapter 354 This kid is so stubborn!

The Giant Octopus found it completely incomprehensible.

Why was Little Scar, such a colossal beast, so submissive in front of An Ke, this tiny Two-legged Beast?

It didn't dare to act out at all... and even addressed the other as 'Great King'.

This was beyond ridiculous!!

Originally, the Giant Octopus had been thoroughly convinced by Little Scar's strength, but now it felt a bit of contempt.

It felt humiliated for having lost to Little Scar.

If it were in Little Scar's place, it would definitely make An Ke, this Two-legged Beast, call it 'Great King'.

It would never let An Ke reverse the natural order of things.

But this was fine too; at least it could preserve its life for the time being.

It wanted to see what kind of conditions An Ke intended to negotiate with it.

However, An Ke did not immediately speak to the Giant Octopus.

Instead, he spoke toward the void:

"Official, you're being a bit unfair."

Above the Moon, inside the Control Room.

"My Lord, this An Ke is insulting us!!" Monitor No. 1379 immediately lodged a complaint.

"I can see that," the Mysterious figure in the long robe replied tonelessly.

Monitor No. 1379 gave a sheepish smile and then asked:

"My Lord, why did he say we're being unfair?"

The Mysterious figure in the long robe remained silent.

If you're asking me, who am I supposed to ask?

He was also unable to peer into An Ke's future.

But there was no need for guesswork, as An Ke quickly continued speaking:

"Other flora and fauna have Thousand Times Materialization conditions, so why doesn't this Giant Octopus?"

"Could it be that you're trying to cheat?"

Above the Moon, inside the Control Room.

"My Lord, An Ke is insulting us again," Monitor No. 1379 said with righteous indignation.

"Shut up, No. 1379!" the Mysterious figure in the long robe said in a low voice.

"To Dragon Country people, these two sentences are perfectly normal communication.

If you can't even handle this, you'd probably cry if he started using Dragon Country's language to curse people.

It can be said that Dragon Country's insults have no rivals on Planet Blue."

Monitor No. 1379 let out an "oh," "Are they that powerful?"

"Using 'Mother' as the core, 'Grandmother' as the supplement, and then circling around eighteen generations of ancestors—you tell me if that's powerful."

Monitor No. 1379 displayed a "shocked" emoji.

"So malicious?"

The Mysterious figure in the long robe ignored Monitor No. 1379's "shock."

He spoke: "Why wasn't a Thousand Times Materialization condition set for this Giant Octopus?"

Monitor No. 1379 reined in its shock and quickly replied:

"There wasn't one to begin with.

Because even the supercomputer didn't think any player could handle this crocodile in the first stage.

That's why no Thousand Times Materialization condition was set."

The Mysterious figure in the long robe was speechless for a moment.

That did make sense.

If the National Fortune Game proceeded normally, no National Destiny Bearer could have handled this giant beast during the first stage.

Forget the first stage; it would be difficult even in the second stage.

Who would have thought one of the National Destiny Bearers would be a 'cheater'?

"My Lord, should we respond to him now?"

"I think we should just ignore him; he'll stop soon enough."

"No! This is what he deserves. Give him the Thousand Times Materialization reward.

This will demonstrate our omnipotence, and perhaps it will even make An Ke move to tears of gratitude toward us."

Upon hearing this, Monitor No. 1379 immediately responded: "As you command, My Lord!"

In any case, it would do whatever the Lord decided.

Meanwhile, in the live broadcast room outside.

When the Foreigners saw An Ke trying to talk to the 'Official,' they couldn't help but laugh like pigs.

"Does this kid not know that the 'Official' doesn't pay attention to people at all?"

"Hilarious! He's being so dramatic, it's making me cringe.

It feels like watching a fool."

"We collectively protested before, and the 'Official' didn't even step forward to take a stance,

let alone for this kid who's just one person."

"If the 'Official' responds to him, I'll eat shit on the spot! I'm right here in Dragon Country, and I'm a man of my word."

"This kid is even questioning the 'Official'; does he really think he's someone important?"

"It'll be interesting if the 'Official' steps in to mess with him later."

"I'm looking forward to it! Hehe..."

"..."

The Foreigners had protested to the official several times before, but the official had ignored them every time.

This made the Foreigners certain that the 'Official' would not pay attention to humans.

Perhaps in the eyes of the official, humans were merely insignificant ants, not worth noticing.

So the Foreigners believed the official would not respond to An Ke.

In their eyes, An Ke's current actions were undoubtedly those of a clown.

But just then, the [National Fortune Game] announcement rang out:

[Dragon Country Player Number One An Ke has met the Thousand Times Materialization conditions for the Giant Octopus.

Dragon Country will receive a Thousand Times Materialization of the Giant Octopus. The Giant Octopus will not attack Dragon Country people and will produce once every six months.]

The sudden announcement caused the Foreigners to fall silent instantly, their expressions becoming subtle one by one.

"Oh ho? The Giant Octopus has materialized a thousandfold."

"Does this count as the official making a response?"

"Isn't that obvious?

It materialized a thousandfold right after Boss An finished speaking. If that's not the official's response, what is?"

"Hahaha! It feels like the sky is falling for some people."

"Why hide and tuck away? Just start blasting them. Weren't the Foreigners being very arrogant just now?

Didn't they say our Boss An was a clown?

Who's the clown now?"

"What use was your collective protest?

It wasn't as effective as a single sentence from our Boss An."

"We can treat the other Foreigners like barking dogs, but not that Foreigner who said he was in Dragon Country.

Crawl out here quickly and eat shit.

You said yourself that you're a man of your word."

That Foreigner flatly refused to admit it: "It's just a coincidence.

The materialization just happened to appear after that kid An Ke finished speaking. Can you guys stop being so self-indulgent and flattering yourselves?"

"Well said! Since you say this is the official's response, then show us the evidence."

"You bunch of clowns, you dare to call us clowns?"

"..."

Because the 'Official' did not respond directly, it was impossible to judge whether it was an official response or if the Thousand Times Materialization just happened to occur after An Ke finished speaking.

In such a situation, whoever spoke loudest seemed right.

However, An Ke soon used his actions to prove to the whole world that the 'Official' had indeed responded to him.

In the live broadcast.

After hearing the Thousand Times Materialization reward announcement, An Ke smirked inwardly and continued speaking:

"Becoming the chief of the savage tribe was an impossible achievement before.

Now that I've defeated this Giant Octopus, you should at least give some kind of token of appreciation, right?"

Actually, An Ke hadn't held much hope at first; he just felt it would be a shame if such a huge Octopus didn't have a Thousand Times Materialization.

It would be a pity if the masses couldn't also taste the flavor of the Giant Octopus.

So he simply tried to see if he could get the 'Official' to materialize it a thousandfold.

He hadn't expected it to actually materialize a thousandfold.

With the mindset of reaping as much as possible, An Ke continued trying to talk to the 'Official'.

Above the Moon, inside the Control Room.

"My Lord, not only is this kid ungrateful, but he's also completely unreasonable!"

Monitor No. 1379 said to the Mysterious figure in the long robe.

The darkness under the hood of the Mysterious figure in the long robe seemed to twitch.

This kid doesn't play by the rules.

"My Lord, what should we do now?

Should we give him another achievement reward?"

...

The Mysterious figure in the long robe had originally thought that by satisfying An Ke's request once, the other would feel grateful.

He hadn't expected this guy to show no gratitude at all, be completely unreasonable, and continue to demand achievement rewards.

The Mysterious figure in the long robe now had a better understanding of An Ke's character.

His skin was unusually thick, and he would never hesitate to reap any available benefits.

If it were any other National Destiny Bearer player, the Mysterious figure in the long robe would definitely not deign to pay attention, but An Ke was a National Destiny Bearer he valued.

An Ke obtaining rewards and increasing his strength was also something he wished to see.

That being said, it was still quite annoying!

The Mysterious figure in the long robe grumbled inwardly.

Mainly, this guy An Ke showed no gratitude toward him, which made the Mysterious figure in the long robe very dissatisfied.

Exhaling quietly, the Mysterious figure in the long robe said:

"Give An Ke a supplementary achievement reward."

Perhaps if he satisfied his request one more time, An Ke would be grateful?

"...As you command, My Lord!"

...

In the live broadcast.

The [National Fortune Game] announcement rang out again:

[Dragon Country Player Number One An Ke has completed the 'Conquer/Hunt the Lake Monster' achievement and received an achievement reward.

Reward 1: Dragon Country obtains [Entry-level Nanotechnology].

Reward 2: All citizens of Dragon Country receive +10 to their constitution and +10 years to their lifespan.

Reward 3: Player An Ke receives 1 'all-purpose upgrade card' and 1 'blue energy particle'.]

The scientific researchers in Dragon Country responsible for nanotechnology projects were ecstatic.

The technology obtained through the [National Fortune Game] was much more advanced than the technology they currently possessed.

The fields that nanotechnology could involve were extremely broad.

It could play a vital role in fields such as medicine, military, aerospace, and production.

There was a saying in that profession: Nanotechnology is actually creating a god step by step.

Meanwhile, over at the bullet comments.

The Dragon Country Masses began their celebration.

The second announcement clearly proved that the 'Official' had responded to An Ke, once again fiercely slapping the faces of the Foreigners who had just been clamoring.

The Foreigners couldn't hold it together anymore.

"Why?"

"God! Are you kidding me?"

"The official didn't respond to us, but responded to An Ke?!"

"..."

The Foreigners collectively broke down.

How could they not?

They had collectively protested before, thinking that the official would surely step forward under the pressure of so many people making a scene, but the official hadn't.

So they had believed it was impossible for the official to respond to any country or any player.

But this time, the official had actually given a response to An Ke's request.

And even gave two responses.

Could they not be so double-standard?

What? Did they only favor An Ke?

They were filled with righteous indignation, frantically protesting to the official and accusing the official of such biased behavior.

Everyone was clearly the same; they were all players. Was it really okay to favor one side?

Inside the National Fortune Game, Above the Moon.

"My Lord, My Lord, there's an uproar in the Planet Blue live broadcast room. Should we step forward to explain and calm this disturbance?"

Monitor No. 1379 inquired.

"No need," the Mysterious figure in the long robe simply replied with those three words.

"Why? Won't they misunderstand us as being unfair?"

The Mysterious figure in the long robe chuckled: "Because they are merely playthings, merely crickets."

"We have no need to explain anything to crickets."

"My Lord, you're mistaken; they are humans, not crickets."

Mysterious figure in the long robe: "..."

"No. 1379, shut up."

How could he not know which ones were humans?

For the Mysterious figure in the long robe, he couldn't be bothered to explain to humans that the reason he responded to An Ke's request this time

was just to revise the omitted Thousand Times Materialization and achievement.

After all, no one had expected at the beginning that the Giant Octopus would actually be defeated, so no materialization or achievement had been set.

Supplementing them for An Ke was perfectly reasonable.

Ignoring the bullet comments, he looked at the Dragon Country live broadcast room and chuckled:

"After satisfying this An Ke's requests twice in a row, he should finally be grateful to me, right?"

However, in the live broadcast room.

An Ke was exclaiming in his heart.

This works too?

The official is really generous.

No! I can't just stop here; I must continue to reap a bit more.

"Official, no! Why weren't conditions given for the Thousand Times Materialization?"

"How am I supposed to know if the best Thousand Times Materialization was materialized?"

"Show me the three conditions for the Thousand Times Materialization."

Above the Moon, inside the Control Room.

The darkness under the hood of the Mysterious figure in the long robe seemed ready to burst out.

This scene almost scared Monitor No. 1379's CPU into crashing: "My Lord, please calm your anger!"

"Didn't you say they're just crickets?"

"This guy An Ke is also just a cricket."

When the darkness surged, it meant the Lord was very angry.

And if the Lord was angry, the consequences were extremely serious. Monitor No. 1379 was terrified beyond measure.

Fortunately, its words calmed the Mysterious figure in the long robe.

The darkness that was about to surge wildly under the hood settled down.

He had almost lost his composure.

Seeing that the Mysterious figure in the long robe's emotions had stabilized, Monitor No. 1379 breathed a secret sigh of relief.

It asked somewhat weakly: "My Lord, should we reply to him?"

"No need, just ignore him."

"If there are still situations like this in the future, ignore them directly as well."

The Mysterious figure in the long robe had made up his mind.

From now on, he would absolutely not respond to An Ke again; everything would depend on An Ke himself.

If he can make it, he makes it; if not, so be it.

No. 1379 nodded, and then it couldn't help but grumble in its heart.

The Lord said he didn't care, but he actually cared a great deal.

He almost flew into a rage just because An Ke didn't 'say thank you.'

Just as the thought finished, No. 1379 was struck hard on its square head by the Mysterious figure in the long robe. This strike even caused its outer shell to dent inward...

...

In the live broadcast.

An Ke waited for a long time, but no more [National Fortune Game] announcements came.

It seemed the official was ignoring him.

A bit of a pity.

But having the Thousand Times Materialization and the achievement rewards was already very good.

An Ke stopped trying to reap more benefits and turned to look at the Giant Octopus pinned to the wall by Little Scar.

The Giant Octopus's massive black eyes also stared at An Ke.

An Ke's heart didn't waver in the slightest as he spoke with a smile:

"Next, let's talk about our business."

"My condition is very simple: every week, you give us one tentacle.

In return, we will be responsible for providing you with food."

"Are you joking?!"

The Giant Octopus had originally thought An Ke valued its combat power, but it hadn't expected the other was eyeing its body.

Make it provide a tentacle every week?

What was the difference between that and selling its body to stay alive?

"I will absolutely not live such an ignoble life."

An Ke's smile became even more radiant. "You have to understand, Octopus."

"To put it nicely, I'm negotiating terms with you. To put it bluntly,"

"I am unilaterally issuing an order to you.

If you refuse, then not only will you have to provide us with tentacles every week, you will also lose all your freedom.

You'll live like a corporate slave."