The leopard's condition was improving day by day, and its wounds were healing. However, Li Sheng simply couldn't afford to feed it anymore; there wasn't enough food, and it was always out of food.
With the leopard around, the young woman ate even more heartily, consuming half again as much as usual, which she was truly grateful for.
Li Sheng sat dejectedly in front of the large tree covered with tally marks. It had been a month and a half since the challenge began, and he had three teams in total, so the pressure wasn't too great.
After a long while, he stood up from the ground, walked to the cage containing the snake, and left a small opening for only one snake to pass through.
A snake poked its head out a moment later. Li Sheng quickly grabbed the snake by the neck, and the snake immediately coiled its body around his arm. Although Li Sheng had done this many times before, the audience still got goosebumps when they saw it.
After catching the snake, pinch the lower part of its head firmly, forcing it to open its mouth. Then, push its two fangs into the prepared bamboo tube, and with a forceful pull, the venom will quickly shoot out.
But that wasn't enough; it still had some venom left. Then, it used its other hand to pinch the cheek pouches on either side of the snake's head where the venom was stored. Soon, the remaining venom inside came out. A snake doesn't have much venom, so it wasn't enough.
Seeing Li Sheng's incredibly skillful maneuvers, the audience couldn't help but chime in with their own equally outrageous ideas.
"Their methods of exploitation are even more efficient and clean than those of capitalists."
"It's like capitalists exploiting me as a worker. Unfortunately, I'm not a venomous snake and have no attack power, but what's worse for me is that I'm being exploited with my blood."
"This venomous snake is just like me, with life gripping my fate by the neck and trying to squeeze out my last bit of value."
"I thought Venom was my trump card for self-protection, but little did I know it was actually... I can't come up with any more words, can you guys help me fill in the gaps?"
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The fact that everyone is making such a fuss over something as trivial as him squeezing out snake venom is really ridiculous.
There were two cages for the snakes. One cage contained snakes whose venom sacs had been squeezed, and the other cage contained snakes whose venom sacs had not been squeezed. The cobra that had been squeezed was put into the other cage, and a handful of snail meat was thrown in to help them recover.
Then, using the same method, they grabbed another snake, squeezed out the venom, and that was about it.
He was going out hunting and would bring back some fruit, but he was worried about encountering any danger, so he had to make thorough preparations.
All the arrows were coated with snake venom, so even if the prey was large, they would be able to take it down. When encountering large carnivorous prey, the chances of success in ranged combat with this crossbow would be even greater.
Although he was confident he could win in close combat against wild beasts, close combat inevitably involved injury. Therefore, his strategy was to run away if he was in danger, and to use ranged attacks if possible. He would never engage in close combat unless forced into a corner.
People watching the live stream think melee combat is exciting and thrilling, and it's the most popular mode of combat. But they're not stupid. If something goes wrong, they'll be the ones who get hurt. It's not worth risking their lives for a few meaningless comments from the audience.
Armed with his weapons and basket, he set off into the forest to see his old friend, wondering if he would still recognize him.
After a long journey, he finally arrived at the monkey forest. There were still many monkeys, but this time he didn't see the monkey king on the big jackfruit tree. Some of the monkey nobles had also changed.
Li Sheng immediately understood what was going on: the monkey troop had changed hands. Last time, he had indeed seriously injured the monkey king, although it wasn't life-threatening. However, the monkey king's position was frequently challenged, and if he lost, a new monkey king would immediately take over.
After it was injured, some ambitious monkeys will surely take advantage of the opportunity to launch an attack.
When Li Sheng walked into the forest, although he was the new monkey king, the monkeys still didn't do anything to him; on the contrary, they avoided him.
From the moment he stepped into the monkeys' territory, the monkeys roared as a signal, and then all the monkeys retreated.
This person was traumatized by the beating he gave them.
There were indeed many fruits here; you could see fruit trees after walking for a short while. However, he wasn't in a hurry. He had spent so much effort to tame the monkey king last time, and he couldn't let his efforts go to waste.
He's currently looking for the old monkey king. He probably won't die, but monkey kings who are ousted from their posts usually have very low status and are bullied by the rest of the troop.
In short, the more glorious one is when one is the Monkey King, the more destitute one becomes after stepping down from the throne.
Li Sheng peered outwards and searched for a long time. Just when he was about to give up, he finally found the old monkey king in a hollow of a fallen tree.
He was wearing a simple collar made of hemp rope around his neck, and his body was covered with wounds and bite marks. He had lost a patch of hair on his head and his body had shrunk considerably. At that moment, he was shamelessly picking up food that other monkeys had dropped on the ground.
Upon seeing Li Sheng, a monkey's face showed shock and fear, and it immediately backed away, demonstrating the lingering trauma Li Sheng had inflicted on it.
Seeing the Monkey King like this, he felt a little sorry for him. He felt a little guilty because he thought the Monkey King had fallen to such a state. However, this did not stop him from reaching out for something.
Li Sheng reached out his hand to the dejected Monkey King.
If the monkey king picks fruit for him and follows his orders properly, then he can still help him get the position of monkey king. If he doesn't listen, then he won't care. He has no use for him, and whether he lives or dies is none of his business.
Upon seeing this action, the Monkey King immediately turned around and climbed the tree to pick fruit, but then seemed to remember something and hesitated to go up, and some monkeys had already gathered around.
They were all sent by the Monkey King.
Although the monkeys wouldn't attack Li Sheng, they would target the old monkey king, because the fruit on the tree was no longer his to eat. Now he was the lowest-ranking member of the monkey troop and could only pick up the fruit from the ground.
Sure enough, it had only climbed halfway up the tree when the other monkeys came over to discipline it, so it dared not go any further.
But if it doesn't pick the fruit, it will be beaten by the two-legged creatures; if it picks the fruit, it will be beaten by the monkeys. At this moment, the Monkey King is caught in a dilemma and is extremely pitiful.
The Monkey King looked at Li Sheng, who still had his hand outstretched, and in his other hand he was playing with a small stone, as if threatening him.
However, the Monkey King eventually decided to take a step forward to pick the fruit, but before he had taken three steps, the monkeys that saw the old Monkey King pounced on him and beat him up.
Li Sheng also threw the stone in the blink of an eye, and immediately two screams were heard.
The two monkeys who were about to beat up the Monkey King were hit and fell to the ground. They immediately limped away from the scene.
The monkey king was also startled, thinking it was going to be beaten up. But then it realized it was alright and that its two other companions had been chased away. So it immediately took the opportunity to climb the tree and pick fruit for Li Sheng.
This monkey king was quite clever; this time, instead of picking one fruit in each hand, he picked a lot from the tree and threw them all on the ground. In no time, he had picked eighty percent of the tree's fruit.
Li Sheng knew what the monkey was up to. He couldn't take all of it with him, but he could eat the pieces that fell on the ground.
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