Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

I was still a little sleepy, but seeing this golden box completely woke me up.

Holy crap!

Ou Yun cursed several times and rushed over in three steps.

The black lynx was startled by his posture, and its ears instinctively snapped back like airplane ears, but it still dutifully didn't put the supply box down.

Ou Yun rushed up to it and picked up the golden supply box.

"Brothers!"

After getting excited about the European Games, I wondered, "How many is this now?"

Chen Hao, who had somehow climbed onto the watchtower and was still enjoying the Farmer's Three Punches, said calmly, "If I remember correctly, this is the sixth golden supply box."

"The sixth one!"

Ou Yun took a deep breath. "Do you know what this means?"

"That means you can come up with some outrageous things again."

"No!"

Ou turned around, his eyes burning.

"That means I already have six gold supply crates! Six! Do you know how terrifying that is?!"

"What, is this a lucky number?"

Chen Hao said "Oh," and then said, "Let me tell you something that you guys don't know."

Leng Ruolan emerged from the small wooden house, tying her hair as she looked over. Having been in the forbidden area for so long, her short hair had grown long.

"So, are you going to start it now?"

After a moment's thought, Ou Yun...

Gold coin supply box, fresh and hot!

"No rush."

Then he made a decision.

He carefully put the golden supply crate into his backpack, along with the other five crates.

"The time is not right."

Leng Ruolan shrugged. "You always say the time isn't right. When are you planning to wait? Until the forbidden area closes?"

"Sigh, you don't understand."

Ou Yun patted his backpack and gave a wicked smile.

"When you get a supply crate, the contents are already confirmed. But—"

He paused, his gaze becoming extremely profound, "When to open it is also a matter of careful consideration."

"What's the significance?"

"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed."

"..."

Leng Ruolan looked at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao mimicked her by shrugging, "Don't look at me, I don't understand either."

This amused the Chinese audience.

"Here it comes, it's the Riddler's Time for the Lucky Guy!"

Translation: I don't know when it will open, and I don't want to open it right now.

Will the supply crates get moldy if they're not opened?

"It's fucking moldy!"

At this moment, the three lynxes at the camp entrance maintained a respectful posture.

The gray rabbit in its mouth was getting impatient and started kicking its legs—

They even know to send live animals; that's quite sophisticated.

Ou Yun then instructed Leng Ruolan to receive the tribute.

"Hurry up, don't keep them waiting."

Leng Ruolan took the rabbit from the gray lynx's mouth first.

This rabbit is nice; it's fat and big, and it's obviously a mutant breed with glossy, smooth fur.

Then she took the pheasant from the brown-spotted lynx's beak.

This pheasant has colorful feathers and an unusually long tail, making it look like a small peacock.

After handing over the supply box, the black lynx took two steps back and stood side by side with the other two.

The three lynxes sat down in unison, their tails neatly tucked in front of their paws.

That posture, that expression, that perfectly synchronized movement—

"Why do I feel like..."

Chen Hao slowly put down his wine glass. "What are they waiting for?"

The three lynxes didn't leave after delivering the food; they just sat there watching him, their eyes filled with a certain expectation.

After tying her hair up, Leng Ruolan turned and called into the house, "Nanbei! They're looking for you!"

Only then did Nanbei emerge from the house.

It regained the composure of a mountain king it had when it first met Ou Yun and the others, its tail held high, and walked up to the three lynxes.

It meowed.

The three lynxes immediately lowered their heads and pressed their ears back, adopting a submissive posture.

Nanbei meowed again, this time the sound was longer, as if it was asking something.

The grey lynx responded with a series of meows.

After listening, Nanbei turned to look at Ouyun.

Then it meowed again.

European Express: ?

What, you really think I understand cat language?

Leng Ruolan laughed, "Big brother, you're not doing a good job as a mountain bandit leader. You can't even understand your subordinates' reports."

"If you can do it, then you do it."

"Haha, I have to go now."

It had to be Chen Hao. After pondering for a while, he figured out something. "I think these three lynxes have come to pay their respects."

"Paying homage to the mountain stronghold?"

"Yes. Think about it, Nanbei is the lynx king, and it now lives in our camp. These lynxes must think our camp is the new headquarters of the lynx clan..."

Chen Hao analyzed it with utmost seriousness.

"They come to deliver things, probably to show their submission!"

Ou Yun thought about it and realized it made sense.

"So what are they waiting for now?"

"Let's wait for your response."

"A response?"

"Yeah, it's about whether we accept their tributes or not, whether we acknowledge them as our underlings."

Chen Hao said with a smile.

Ou Yun scratched his head and looked down at the rabbit he hadn't yet put down.

Then he glanced at the three lynxes, whose expressions were gradually becoming tense.

"Alright."

He crouched down and beckoned to the three lynxes.

The three lynxes didn't move; they first looked north and south.

Nanbei Meow let out a loud cry: This king approves!

The three lynxes then walked over in small steps and nuzzled Ou Yun's hand with their heads.

Watching this, Leng Ruolan whispered to Chen Hao:

"He even knows he needs approval from both the North and South, huh? This little brother's pretty loyal, hahaha!"

After the three lynxes basked in Ou Yun's favor, they went to bask in Leng Ruolan's favor.

Leng Ruolan was ruthless towards any creature that came to her, and immediately stroked the gray-white lynx's head twice, finding the texture surprisingly pleasant.

"This fur is even softer than that from the north and south."

"Meow!"

The North and South immediately protested.

"Okay, okay, you're the softest, you're the softest."

After paying their respects at the mountain peak, the three lynxes didn't linger and turned to leave.

Not far away, the black one suddenly turned its head and looked at Ou Yun's backpack again.

—Boss, next time we'll bring supply crates, meow!

For some reason, although it didn't meow a few times, Ou Yun somehow understood.

Ou Yun immediately waved at it, a bright smile on his face.

"Come again often!"

With a flick of its tail, the black lynx disappeared into the dense forest along with the other two.

Leng Ruolan looked at Ou Yun and laughed, "Looks like we can open a zoo in the near future, big brother."

"We'll see, there aren't enough varieties right now."

"Good heavens, you think this isn't enough?"

"Why are all the pictures of cats and dogs? I want lions and elephants!"

"Just say you want to raise dragons."

The two of them started bickering again.

Chen Hao had a backup plan. He went up to the watchtower, glanced at the direction the lynxes had left in, and then came down.

"Brother, I don't think this is over yet. Three came today, maybe thirty tomorrow."

"Wouldn't that be better?"

"That sounds good, but I'm worried our camp won't have enough room."

"...That makes sense."