346: Chapter 358 I'm not pretending anymore! I am the Monkey King!

Brother Octopus wasn't interested in cooked food at first.

He felt like he was being mistreated and treated unfairly.

However, when he took his first bite of the roasted beef, he was stunned.

The taste was quite good; there was no fishy smell of raw meat, and it was full of meaty aroma.

Most importantly, it had a familiar taste that stirred something in Brother Octopus.

It seemed like something he hadn't touched in a long time was finally found today.

This feeling deeply touched Brother Octopus's heart, and he tried hard to recall this familiar yet distant thing.

After a long while, Brother Octopus realized it in hindsight.

It was salt.

Ever since he was swept into this lake, he hadn't been able to replenish enough salt for a long time.

So much so that tasting it now gave Brother Octopus the illusion of finally returning home.

He missed it so much!

Brother Octopus didn't care anymore that An Ke was a sly old fox.

He hurriedly said, "Great King..."

"Speak," An Ke, who was thinking about the "water diversion project," said straight to the point.

"In the future, could you please add a bit more salt?" Brother Octopus requested sincerely.

An Ke was stunned at first, not knowing what he meant by saline substances.

But soon, he realized Brother Octopus was talking about salt.

"Of course, that's no problem," An Ke answered decisively.

Speaking of which, there wasn't much salt left.

An Ke had refined a lot of fine salt before, but after nearly a month of consumption, there was very little left.

He had to refine another batch of salt.

As for the salt for Brother Octopus, it didn't need to be refined; he could just soak the food in seawater.

Octopuses are one hundred percent saltwater creatures.

Only in the [National Fortune Game] could one encounter a freshwater octopus.

"Thank you, Great King! Thank you, Great King!" Brother Octopus was extremely grateful.

"I promise I will work hard to grow my tentacles well so the Great King can eat high-quality roasted tentacles.

My only hope is that the Great King can provide me with salt every week."

"Heh!" An Ke couldn't help but laugh. "As long as your meat is delicious enough."

"I can give you a chance to wander in the ocean every month."

Brother Octopus was overjoyed. "Really? Great King."

"I, An Ke, never tell lies."

Brother Octopus was incredibly excited and repeatedly stated that he would live a self-disciplined life to produce high-quality octopus meat for An Ke.

Outside, the viewers in the live broadcast room looked at each other in bewilderment.

Why did the conversation between An Ke and the octopus feel so awkward?

Clearly he was offering up his own meat, yet Brother Octopus was still so happy?

Everyone felt that ever since the animals in the [National Fortune Game] gained intelligence, the style of the live broadcast had become so crazy they didn't even recognize it anymore.

Inside the broadcast.

An Ke was quite curious as he watched the octopus, which had lost all eight tentacles, still able to swim in the water.

"Brother Octopus, you can move even without tentacles?"

Brother Octopus was quite proud. "This is a new skill I discovered."

"As long as I spit water in the water, I can move through it.

By changing the direction of the water, I can even move left and right."

An Ke was amazed by this and sighed, thinking that potential really needs to be forced out.

"Brother Octopus, does that mean you can give me all eight of your tentacles in the future?"

Brother Octopus: You're a devil!!

...

An Ke was naturally not that much of a devil; if he said he'd take one a week, he'd take one a week.

In fact, depending on his mood, he might only take one a month.

Collecting his thoughts, An Ke put the tentacles back into his [Portable Space] and led the group back to the Camp.

He planned to start selecting a site for the water storage area.

...

In the Camp, the animals and savages who hadn't gone along were all anxiously waiting for An Ke's group to return.

They prayed in their hearts that An Ke's group would return in triumph this time.

The savages also knew how terrifying the Lake Monster was; even if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they had heard other savages talk about how scary it was.

"Will the Patriarch and the others really be okay this time?"

"None of us have any power to resist before that Lake Monster."

"If it's the Patriarch, there shouldn't be a problem."

"That's right! We have to believe in the Patriarch!"

"..."

Although they said that, it wasn't hard to see from their expressions that the animals and savages were still very worried.

Fortunately, they didn't know yet that the one An Ke sent to deal with the Lake Monster this time was Little Scar.

Otherwise, they would probably be in utter despair.

Although Little Scar was the Monkey King, wasn't it a bit too ridiculous to let him deal with the Lake Monster?

Even savages four or five meters tall had no power to resist, let alone Little Scar, who was less than 1.6 meters tall?

Just then, the blue light on the circular [teleportation device] on the ground began to flicker slightly.

Soon, several figures appeared; it was indeed An Ke's group.

"This Muscle Man is back!!"

As soon as he appeared, King Kong immediately asserted his presence.

Erha was not to be outdone, turning his back to everyone with his butt.

"What a hearty adventure!" he said in a deep tone.

Tiger Mom, Leopard Mom, and the others were speechless; this dog was truly shameless.

"The Patriarch is back!!"

"Great King Little Scar is also unharmed, haha!"

"Wolf King, you aren't injured, are you?"

"Hahaha! Didn't I say it? There would definitely be no problem with the Patriarch leading the team personally!"

"Since the Patriarch decided to set out, he must have been certain of victory!"

"Congratulations to the Patriarch for leading the team back in triumph!"

"..."

An Ke smiled and waved his hand, responding to his tribespeople, "I've made you all worry."

After the crowd in the Camp finished their congratulations, they curiously asked about the Lake Monster.

Had it been dealt with?

How was it dealt with?

And what exactly was that thing?

Savage Yi, who appeared in the second batch, helped An Ke answer these trivial questions.

Because some of the animals were quite large, they had to use the [teleportation device] in batches.

"The Lake Monster was actually a Giant Octopus. The matter has been properly resolved, so no one needs to worry anymore."

"As for who solved it, the hero is Little Scar."

"Little Scar?!"

When the crowd staying in the Camp heard that the one who solved the Lake Monster was Little Scar, their expressions all turned blank.

"Li-Little Scar solved the Lake Monster?!"

"Is our Monkey King that powerful?"

"..."

Everyone in the Camp sized Little Scar up.

His fur was grayish, and he was less than 1.6 meters tall.

Because monkeys like to squat, he looked even shorter.

Such a little guy could solve the Lake Monster?!

It wasn't that the animals and savages present looked down on Little Scar, but that this matter itself was just too ridiculous, okay?

Among the savages, wolves, hippos, and other large animals present, which one couldn't easily handle Little Scar in a one-on-one fight?

In the natural world, size determines everything.

"Pa-Patriarch, did Little Scar really solve it?"

"Yi is joking with us, right?"

"..."

An Ke smiled without saying a word, just looking at Little Scar and letting him answer for himself.

Little Scar looked displeased. "What? You look down on me, don't you?"

"I'm still the Monkey King after all, okay?"

"B-But..."

The hippos hesitated to speak.

They wanted to say that if any one of them just sat on Little Scar, he wouldn't be able to take it.

Seeing that the creatures present still didn't quite believe it, Little Scar said indifferently, "I'm done pretending, I'm laying my cards on the table."

"Actually, I am the great sage equal to heaven!!"