54: Chapter 54 Human footprints discovered? Full alert!

After enjoying a wonderful feast.

An Ke looked at the sky.

He realized there was still time; the orange sunset had just sunk below the horizon.

So, he took the Leopard to the seaside.

Firstly, to let the Leopard taste a delicacy it had never experienced before.

Secondly, to prepare food for tomorrow.

Thirdly, to import coconuts.

The coconuts he had gathered before were all finished.

He needed to find new coconuts.

Although beaches are often not dangerous,

this is the [National Fortune Game], where any unexpected event is normal.

Taking the Leopard along is much safer.

At the same time, there was Kong, the aerial 'scout'.

Even at night, An Ke was no longer afraid.

Before, he would absolutely not leave the camp or the bonfire at night.

An Ke held Little Leopard as he rode on the Leopard, who sped along with sparks and lightning.

In the air, Kong soared high on its wings.

'Xiao Bao, I'll let you taste something delicious you've never had in your life.'

The Leopard replied with great emotional stability: 'Okay!'

'Xiao Bao! From now on, you just follow me.'

'I guarantee you and your son will live a life of luxury.'

An Ke was making preparations for the future.

He didn't like the idea of the Leopard leaving.

What he wanted was for the Leopard to choose to stay by his side, even after Little Golden Leopard's foot healed.

The Leopard remained emotionally stable: 'Okay!'

The bullet comments in the live broadcast room couldn't help but be amused.

'Hahaha! I've seen bosses PUA employees, boyfriends and girlfriends PUA each other... but PUA-ing a Leopard? That's a first.'

'Only Boss An can pull this off.'

'If it were anyone else, they'd probably be treated as food upon meeting.'

'Boss An truly lives up to his title as the boss.'

'...'

The trip to the beach went very smoothly.

An Ke successfully caught several sea fish.

To win the Leopard's heart,

he even went into the sea specifically to gather some sea urchins.

Sea urchins are very dangerous.

Once their spines pierce the skin, it's basically impossible to remove them; you can only crush them and let them dissolve slowly under the skin.

Previously, An Ke was afraid of getting pricked, so he hadn't considered it.

But this time, to capture the Leopard's heart, he decided to take the risk.

The process went quite smoothly; An Ke wasn't injured at all and managed to get over a dozen sea urchins.

The only regret was finding only 5 new coconuts.

To get more coconuts, he'd likely have to go to a new beach.

When An Ke returned to camp, the glow of dusk was just coloring the sky.

In the evening, An Ke continued teaching Kong to speak.

After all, as a scout, if it could speak directly, it would be more beneficial for him to receive information immediately.

[Natural Affinity] has a distance limit.

What was different this time was that there were two Leopards listening by his side.

It's worth mentioning that the mother and son Leopards were initially very afraid of the bonfire.

It was only after An Ke's reassurance and the gradual fading of fear over time that they overcame their fright.

However, they still kept a certain distance from the bonfire.

The night grew deeper.

An Ke lay down on his new bed and couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.

He had used the previous deer hide as a mattress, making it countless times more comfortable than before.

Sleepiness hadn't yet found An Ke.

Lying in bed, his thoughts began to wander.

He had many doubts in his heart, such as how the [National Fortune Game] would end?

Would it be when all the National Destiny Bearers died, leaving only one as the final victor?

Or would they be stuck here forever?

Or perhaps it would end by completing a certain mission or meeting specific conditions?

All of this was currently unknown to An Ke—no! It should be said, unknown to all of humanity.

Moreover, since the [National Fortune Game] has things like a novice protection period, it probably won't be that simple.

He figured there would be even more difficult challenges waiting for him in the future.

And the animals that appear are likely to become increasingly intelligent.

It's highly possible that animals could appear that, even with [Natural Affinity], he wouldn't be able to bond with.

An Ke felt he should be even more cautious.

He pondered whether to strengthen the camp's defenses.

After all, if the Leopard's physique is this large, what about animals originally larger than it, like tigers, lions, and brown bears?

Their size would probably be beyond his imagination.

An Ke slowly let out a breath and decided to wait until the house was reinforced before going out to explore!

Sleepiness soon found An Ke, making him drowsy until he fell asleep.

Morning.

An Ke got up from bed feeling refreshed and invigorated.

With the new bed, he slept much more comfortably.

And with Xiao Bao keeping watch nearby, he slept incredibly soundly.

He didn't need to constantly be aware of his surroundings like before.

Last night was the best sleep An Ke had had since coming to the wilderness.

Early in the morning, after washing up, An Ke grilled fish for breakfast.

The mother and son Leopards naturally also tasted the sea fish.

The Leopard really liked the taste of the sea fish.

It couldn't help but growl softly at An Ke.

[Natural Affinity] automatically translated: 'Benefactor, you were right.'

'This is a food I've never tasted before; it's very delicious.'

For animals, the fishier, the more delicious.

Hearing this, An Ke couldn't help but smile and continued making promises to the Leopard.

'As long as you stay by my side from now on, I guarantee you and your son will have endless delicious food.'

'Benefactor, my son and I will stay by your side.'

Hearing the answer he wanted, An Ke's eyes lit up.

His mount and bodyguard were secured!

After simply finishing breakfast, An Ke continued chopping trees.

To improve the camp further and also add some facilities suited to animal habits.

For example, Little Scar and the others liked frames they could climb up and down.

Today, because nothing unexpected happened,

Little Scar and his group of monkeys arrived at the camp very early.

With their help, the camp's improvement progressed rapidly.

Just as An Ke was considering whether to make a dining table, Kong suddenly shouted from afar:

'Master! Human footprints discovered!'

'Human footprints discovered!'

An Ke, who had been deep in thought, immediately stopped his work and hurried outside.

'Human footprints discovered?' he confirmed again.

At the same time, the live broadcast audience was also stunned.

A few seconds later, the viewers exploded.

'What did that Parrot say? Human footprints discovered?'

'Is it true?'

'Judging by the Parrot's previous performance, it's probably not mistaken.'

'So, a contestant from another country is very close to Boss An right now?'

'That Parrot did an excellent job; this is significant intel!'

'Discovering the trail first gives our side a greater advantage!'

'Who knows if they're friend or foe...'

Not all countries hold hostile attitudes towards Dragon Country.

Many countries are very friendly towards Dragon Country.

Some even have existing cooperation between them.

It's just that, as a major power, it's easy to be targeted by other countries.

So, it might seem like many foreign countries hold hostility towards Dragon Country.

Not only was all of Dragon Country on high alert,

even the foreigners in the live broadcast room were paying close attention.