Chapter 309 - 179: Unknown Territory! Across the Great River! Exchanging the Waterfield Card

Chapter 309: Chapter 179: Unknown Territory! Across the Great River! Exchanging the Waterfield Card

The moment he spoke, everyone’s interest was piqued, with looks of surprise even appearing on their faces.

No one expected the team to have such a talented member—someone who had actually caught a wild goat. Even if it was just a kid, it was still shocking enough.

After all, despite having caught plenty of prey, Chen Chong and Xu Jun had never managed to catch a wild goat.

For that team’s members to catch one... their luck was pretty good.

"So where did they catch the wild goat?"

"Just across the great river."

"Across the great river?" Chen Chong was stunned again.

Xu Jun, however, frowned. "The great river is over ten meters wide. How did they get across?"

Zhang Meng shook his head. "That, I don’t know. Swam across? Or maybe floated over on a raft? In any case, the river isn’t that rapid. If you really want to get across, there’s always a way, right?"

Xu Jun fell silent and nodded. "That’s true. By the way, Brother Chong, we’ve been in this Primitive Jungle for so many days, but we’ve never thought about checking out the other side of the great river."

Chen Chong didn’t speak, remaining silent.

Instead, it was Zhang Meng who picked up the conversation. "Hah, wasn’t that because of the Unihorn Catfish before?"

"With that damn thing in the river, who would’ve dared to cross? It was only after Brother Chong killed the Unihorn Catfish and the news spread throughout the entire school that people started getting the idea to go check out the other side."

"As far as I know, quite a few people have been to the other side, but very few have found any resources. First, while the river’s current isn’t strong, it’s still a long way across, and swimming it takes a lot of effort. Second, according to them, there aren’t many resources over there, and in some ways, it’s even worse than our side of the Primitive Jungle. The part about traces of wild goats is true, though."

"If that team’s members could catch a wild goat, their hunting skills must be pretty good. I’d guess they’re at least in the upper-middle ranks of the whole school. So why did they join our team?" Xu Jun asked curiously.

Zhang Meng waved his hand. "Hey, Brother Xu Jun, you think wild goats are that easy to catch? They got incredibly lucky to even find a kid. Besides, no matter how good your skills are, that alone can’t make you a Transcendent. Isn’t that why most people join our team? To become a Transcendent?"

Just then, Chen Chong stood up. "Let’s go. We’re going to check out the other side of the great river now."

Chen Chong’s sudden reaction startled Xu Jun. "Brother Chong, what’s the hurry?"

Chen Chong didn’t answer.

The reason he had been silent was that he had just remembered something. A piece of intel from a few days ago had mentioned that he might find different prey if he went to the other side of the great river.

At the time, the intel had been low-priority, and he’d been busy dealing with Extraordinary Creatures and the Parasite, so he hadn’t paid it much mind.

’Looking back now,’ he thought, ’perhaps the intel was already hinting that on the other side of the great river, in the section of the Primitive Jungle cut off from this one, there was prey that couldn’t be found here.’

Chen Chong even had a vague feeling that this "different prey" might not just mean wild goats. ’Perhaps it’s referring to something else entirely?’

In fact, even if Zhang Meng hadn’t brought it up today, Chen Chong had already been planning to check out the other side of the river soon.

After all, he had never set foot on the other side because of the Unihorn Catfish.

And after the Unihorn Catfish was dealt with, he had been constantly busy fighting the Blood-tooth Python and the Bloodthirsty Vine King, which caused further delays.

’The others from school couldn’t find any prey over there because they weren’t strong enough. But I’m different. With my powerful physique as a Transcendent, I can scout the area in a very short amount of time.’

’If I can really find some different prey—whether it’s wild goats or some other food source—it will definitely be a huge gain.’

’The Primitive Jungle is vast, but no matter how boundless it is, my exploration range is still limited.’

’Even as a Transcendent with travel speed far exceeding ordinary people, I can’t possibly spend the night outside.’

’After all, the Primitive Jungle is far too dangerous at night.’

Chen Chong always remembered the intel stating that the Primitive Jungle was divided into a core area and an outer area.

The outer area only had four Extraordinary Creatures: the Blood-tooth Python, the Unihorn Catfish, the Stone Claw Eagle, and the Bloodthirsty Vine King.

’But in the core area, from what I know, there’s at least the Rock Armor Eagle—an S-Class Extraordinary Creature—and even more dangers lurking.’

’If I were to recklessly charge in and stumble into the core area, the consequences would be unimaginable.’

’Surviving in this unknown territory, one wrong step could mean plunging into an abyss.’

Chen Chong wouldn’t take unnecessary risks, which was why he had always operated near the school.

’Aside from the great river, I’ve already explored almost as far as I can travel in a single day in the other three areas.’

Only the great river area behind the school remained unexplored, blocked by the river itself and the presence of Extraordinary Creatures, leaving him no time to go.

’Now, it seems, it’s finally time to go take a look.’

’But before I go, I still need to acquire the Waterfield Card and plant the Brown Rice.’

"Zhang Meng, you’ve really brought two pieces of good news today. Thanks for your hard work."

A rare smile appeared on Chen Chong’s face.

Being praised so directly made Zhang Meng a little embarrassed. "Don’t mention it, Brother Chong. I’m part of the team, so there’s no need to talk about hard work. Besides, as the team gets stronger, I, as a core member, get to enjoy the resources too, right? It’s only natural that I should put in more effort."