Chapter 194 - Left With Only The Essence (1/2)
It was no fun; it turned out that his subdued beasts and pets could “see” him.
Zhang Che shook his head, his interest waning.
The frisky monkey looked in Zhang Che’s direction, his ugly face still showing the helpless expression from before. -I really don’t know what you’re playing at; it’s not fun at all!-
“Come, come, you tell me, what’s this look on your face? Do you think I’m being very silly?” Zhang Che’s temper immediately flared up!
The frisky monkey blinked his eyes, shaking his head like a rattle drum, indicating that he definitely didn’t mean it that way!
He mustn’t admit to that no matter what; he might not get to eat any delicacies in the future if he did!
“Tch, just look at your monkey face. I’ll let you off this time!” Zhang Che pursed his lips. Although it was truly a huge wet blanket, this invisibility skill was still very useful. Perhaps it might come into great use in some situations in the future.
Seeing as the day was about to be over, Zhang Che looked to his food storage at the side, his complexion turning a little ugly. Over the past three days, despite him eating more exotic fruits and less compressed biscuits, his supply of dry rations was still rapidly declining. There was only less than twenty-five kilograms of it left.
It seemed like he had to ration his food from now on. Otherwise, if he finished them and he had yet to leave this dangerous area, he’d really have to rely on eating only fruits to fill his stomach.
However, with his current digestive system, it’d be a torture to only be eating fruits. To use a old saying to describe it, it truly would be so dull that he could hatch a bird from it!
{TLN: A phrase quoted from Water Margin. Dull is a homonym to egg in Chinese. Doesn’t really have a meaning to it.}
“Go, bring more fruits back,” Zhang Che instructed the frisky monkey. Afterwards, he sat cross-legged on the platform above the withered tree, looking at three spiritual fruits growing on the purple plant. He didn’t know when would they finally mature. He could only hope that it wouldn’t take too long.
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The sky gradually darkened. Zhang Che sat opposite the frisky monkey, facing one another, with a pile of fruits between them. They were originally very delicious, but now tasted bland. They were stuffing the fruits down their mouths mechanically, taking much effort before they finally felt full.
“This isn’t working… I’ll feel hungry again soon. How pitiful of me… there’s so much Titan Python meat in storage, but I can’t roast any of it to eat…”
He stayed on this withered tree for three whole days. Other than practicing his swordsmanship and archery a little, there wasn’t anything else he could do.
There were powerful exotic beasts everywhere in this area. Zhang Che didn’t dare to go around hunting thoughtlessly. If he encountered a strong one that he couldn’t beat, it would be a one way trip.
A curtain of darkness gradually covered the lands…
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Suddenly, Zhang Che, who was sitting down and staring blankly, noticed a faint purple glow at his side. He turned his head to look, and saw that the purple stalk of plant was rapidly withering. The three spiritual fruits on it were like little purple lamps, emitting a purple glow.
The spiritual herb was matured, showing an unusual phenomenon!
Immediately after, before Zhang Che could react to any of this, a thick fragrance suddenly spread out from the three spiritual fruits.
-Not good!- Zhang Che’s face sank. He recalled all his subdued beasts and pets into his spiritual sea with a wave of his hand. Afterwards, he summoned the Rock Tortoise and ordered it to swallow the spiritual fruits, along with the entire withered purple plant.
After doing this, Zhang Che hurriedly recalled the Rock Tortoise again, then brought out the Rotten Ent Prowler whip and coiled it around the trunk below him, quickly sliding down.
A tiger’s roar rang out in the forest in the distance.