Chapter 318 - 183: Settling the Wild Goats and Deer! Brown Rice Sprouts! Venison Tonight

Chapter 318: Chapter 183: Settling the Wild Goats and Deer! Brown Rice Sprouts! Venison Tonight

In Chen Chong’s arms were two Sika Deer fawns.

Beside him, Qi Zhen was leading a doe with his left hand and carrying a buck with his right.

The former was still alive, while the latter was clearly dead...

"You not only caught two fawns, but also two adult deer?" Xu Jun was stunned and hurried forward.

Wang Biao, Jia Wen, Zhang Meng, and Huang Mao also followed, leading the flock of wild goats.

THUD—

Qi Zhen tossed the buck, its neck twisted to one side, onto the ground.

"It’s a bit of a shame. This deer was feisty and struggled hard when I caught it. I accidentally used too much force and snapped its neck. A total waste..."

As Qi Zhen spoke, a hint of apology was on his face.

The shame on Wang Biao’s face deepened.

Xu Jun covered his face and said, "At least you caught a dead one. All Wang Biao brought back was half an antler. As for me... I didn’t even touch a single hair."

Hearing this, Qi Zhen felt a little better.

"There’s nothing to be done about it now. We can just think of it as rations for the next few days. At least we still caught four live wild deer."

Chen Chong seemed rather unfazed. After all, the Sika Deer were incredibly fast, especially in a jungle environment they weren’t familiar with. Even with the help of his Jump Enhancement and Extraordinary Artifact, he had only barely managed to catch one doe and two fawns.

’It was pretty good that Qi Zhen managed to catch one, even if it was dead...’

’It was expected that Wang Biao and Xu Jun would come back empty-handed.’

But the fact that the Tiger Striped Dog and the Rock Armor Eagle had managed to catch a smaller buck was a complete surprise to Chen Chong.

’These two are actually this smart?’

’They not only caught the prey but also didn’t injure it much.’

Both the Rock Armor Eagle’s talons and the Tiger Striped Dog’s fangs could have easily left bone-deep wounds on these wild deer.

But now, there were only a few shallow marks, a clear sign that they had held back.

’It seems the intelligence of these two has far exceeded my expectations as their Extraordinary Level has increased...’

...

Chen Chong’s party had returned to the great river.

They brought back eleven wild goats and four Sika Deer.

Getting them across the river was not difficult at all compared to the journey there.

Both the wild goats and the Sika Deer could swim. As long as someone led the way, they would follow across the river.

Although it was already afternoon and not long before dusk, there were still many students by the great river searching for food, even more than there had been at noon.

Most of them were people who had personally witnessed Chen Chong cross the river earlier...

When they saw Chen Chong’s group returning, leading goats and deer, the students on the bank were dumbfounded.

Their eyes grew wider and their jaws dropped.

"Am I... am I seeing things? So many goats, and deer too?"

"Are these things that easy to catch now? They’ve got a whole herd! They caught more than I catch fish!"

"Holy crap, are the resources on the other side of the river that abundant? I’m going tomorrow!"

"Me too, let’s team up and go! If we could bring back two or three, we wouldn’t have to worry about meat for half a month!"

"In your dreams. They could catch them because they have the strength. If you guys go, forget catching wild goats, you won’t even find a single piece of goat shit!"

"Exactly. Weren’t there plenty of people who explored the other side of the river before? Only one team got lucky and caught a small one with a trap. Everyone else, no matter what they tried, didn’t bring back a single hair."

"I heard Chen Chong’s team has great benefits, and they share resources with their members from time to time. Do you think they’ll be having goat soup tonight? I want some too..."

Clearly, everyone was utterly shocked.

Although they knew what Chen Chong was capable of and expected him to have a decent haul from this trip...

...they had only dared to imagine one or two wild goats. Who would have thought...

Eleven?!

And four Sika Deer!

Were they hunting or stocking up?

In less than an afternoon, they had caught so many live animals!

And they were the medium-sized live animals that everyone in the school dreamed of!

At that moment, countless students were so jealous they could die.

They worked themselves to the bone every day, and it was considered good if they could catch a few fish or some mountain rats. If they got incredibly lucky and snagged a wild rabbit or pheasant with a trap, they’d be smiling until their faces hurt.

But Chen Chong, on the other hand...

In just a few hours, he brought back wild goats and Sika Deer in droves, faster than buying them from someone’s pen.

It’s infuriating to compare yourself to others...

So, this is what it means to be a Transcendent?

At that moment, the desire of everyone on the bank to become a Transcendent reached its peak.

If they didn’t know that Chen Chong and the people behind him—Wang Biao, Qi Zhen, and the others—had off-the-charts combat power, they would have rushed up to rob them.

Of course, no matter how envious or jealous they were, not a single person dared to make a move...

The sight of the plump wild goats and Sika Deer made countless people drool as they imagined the delicious goat and venison.

Besides the many who were filled with envy, some people were starting to have different ideas.

Namely... joining Chen Chong’s team?

After all, if they could follow someone this capable, their chances of survival would surely increase dramatically.

When Chen Chong had been recruiting in the square before, most people hadn’t been tempted. Besides not wanting to live under someone else’s thumb and be controlled, they were mostly afraid of being tricked or exploited.

They thought Chen Chong’s group was like the Survival Association previously founded by Sima—a team that exploited and enslaved its members.

But Chen Chong’s team had been established for many days now, and its members were spread throughout the school and the jungle, having come into contact with many other students.