Meanwhile, elsewhere.
The Silver Coin Ape was on his way when his body suddenly stiffened, a chill shooting straight to the top of his head.
Danger!
Run!
At that moment, those were the only two thoughts in the Silver Coin Ape's mind.
Though he didn't know where the danger was coming from, the overwhelming sense of crisis made him stop short and turn to flee without a moment's thought.
Before he could get away, a powerful fist shadow suddenly appeared overhead and slammed the Silver Coin Ape into the ground.
Bang!
A deep crater appeared in the jungle, and the powerful shock wave uprooted the nearby trees.
The Silver Coin Ape lay at the center of the crater, blood splattered around him, unable to move.
Clearly, that punch had left the Silver Coin Ape at death's door.
"That roar from the mine earlier should have come from this Silver Coin Monkey, right?"
Noticing the silver coin mark on the Silver Coin Ape, Su Wen said thoughtfully, "Looks like the Silver Coin Monkey's strength is still some way short of tier one."
Without hesitation, he then finished off the Silver Coin Ape, who had only one breath left.
Delay invites trouble!
Arrow Realm creatures were so mysterious, and in the future they would even get out and attack humanity, beating humans until they couldn't fight back. Who knew what tricks they might pull?
Although the Basic Body Tempering Method had appeared ahead of time, changing the future situation,
the only place he knew about was Jiang City.
And such a huge problem had arisen inside Jiang City not long after he arrived. Who knew how dangerous things had already become outside?
So when it came to Arrow Realm creatures, if he could kill them instantly, there was no point wasting time.
"Hmm? My experience went up by five percent?"
Su Wen's face lit up when he noticed the increase in his experience.
A Copper Coin Monkey was worth only 0.1 percent experience.
That meant a Silver Coin Monkey was worth fifty times as much experience as a Copper Coin Monkey?
"Converted one Heavenly Mandate Silver Coin. Wealth source +0.5."
"Wealth source: 0.65."
Su Wen looked at his wealth source and murmured, "There are Heavenly Mandate Copper Coins and Heavenly Mandate Silver Coins, so are there Heavenly Mandate Gold Coins too?"
"A Silver Coin Monkey is worth fifty Copper Coin Monkeys, so a gold coin being worth fifty silver coins isn't too much to ask, right?"
"That means one Heavenly Mandate Gold Coin is worth twenty-five wealth source?"
"Which means... 250 million?"
"And the Silver Coin Monkey wasn't much. I slapped it to death without even trying, so a Gold Coin Monkey is probably only around tier one."
"It can't jump straight to tier two, can it?"
"After all, this is just a training Arrow Realm. There shouldn't be any creatures that are too strong... right?"
As he thought about it, the cause of his death in the future space-time suddenly flashed through his mind.
He died exploring an Arrow Realm!
It wasn't very likely, but what if?
Just like what he'd been thinking a moment ago, the lure of wealth source could make him charge in without a clear grasp of the enemy's strength.
Wouldn't that make a miserable death in an Arrow Realm inevitable?
So he would play it safe, get some wealth source and add another point, then go looking for gold coins.
There was no rush!
Hadn't he been told when he came to this training Arrow Realm?
Explore freely!
Choose his own way to train!
In that case, why was he in such a hurry to charge in?
"I'll check out the mine first!"
As soon as the thought occurred to Su Wen, he headed toward the mine.
A short while later, he arrived nearby.
"Is that... a Black Coin Monkey?"
Su Wen narrowed his eyes at the ape in the distance, who was holding a weapon and had a black coin mark between his brows.
He had thought Silver Coin Monkeys were above Copper Coin Monkeys, but now it seemed that the Black Coin Monkeys were above the Copper Coin Monkeys responsible for mining.
"Standard-issue weapons. Do these monkeys belong to a single organization?"
"Copper Coin Monkeys do the mining, and Black Coin Monkeys stand guard. Why does this division of labor feel like slaves mining under the watch of overseers?"
"So the Silver Coin Monkey was the boss of these Black Coin Monkeys?"
"That also means there are large troops of monkeys nearby!"
"Copper Coin Monkeys, Black Coin Monkeys, Silver Coin Monkeys-there are plenty of them all!"
"..."
Su Wen's eyes lit up, and an old farmer's smile appeared on his face, as though he could see masses of moving leeks waiting for him to harvest nearby.
The next moment, he leaped up and charged straight at the Black Coin Monkeys guarding the entrance to the mine.
The Black Coin Monkeys closest to Su Wen felt a gust of wind sweep past them, and then everything went black as they lost consciousness.
"Converted six Heavenly Mandate Black Coins. Wealth source +0.3."
Seeing the Black Coin Monkeys charging at him from all sides, Su Wen didn't hesitate. He went all out, unleashing a slaughter inside and outside the mine.
One Heavenly Mandate Black Coin was worth 0.05 wealth source, five times as much as a copper coin.
That was little compared to a Heavenly Mandate Silver Coin, but there were so many Black Coin Monkeys!
The wealth source gained from several dozen Black Coin Monkeys was still more than he got from the Silver Coin Monkey.
And killing them was like killing chicks: one slap apiece, quick as could be.
"Converted four Heavenly Mandate Black Coins. Wealth source +0.2."
"Converted five Heavenly Mandate Black Coins. Wealth source +0.25."
"..."
"Converted seven Heavenly Mandate Copper Coins. Wealth source +0.07."
"Converted three Heavenly Mandate Copper Coins. Wealth source +0.03."
"..."
Su Wen used the combat techniques of Tiger Fist to kill every monkey he could see.
Whether Black Coin Monkey or Copper Coin Monkey, he spared none of them.
It was hard to imagine that in less than a day, he had gone from a youth who had never killed to someone who slaughtered monkeys without batting an eye.
There was only one reason for such a drastic change: he didn't want to die.
Star Gods were strong!
Perhaps it could be said that any class with the word "god" in its name wouldn't be weak in combat!
He was an exception!
That exception might have been the main reason his future self had suddenly died exploring an Arrow Realm.
Someone with no combat power and great future potential-putting himself in the traitor's shoes, that was the first kind of person he would kill!
As it happened, his experience in Jiang City had made him realize that there was most likely a traitor among humanity.
And as things stood, there was only one way he could stay alive and safe.
Get stronger!
Seize the opportunity, gain wealth source, and rapidly increase his strength!
He didn't know whether, after leaving this training Arrow Realm, he would find anything like Heavenly Mandate Coins in other Arrow Realms that could be directly converted into wealth source.
What if this was his only chance?
What if the Heavenly Mandate Coins in the training Arrow Realm were a welcome gift for the God of Wealth?
If he failed to seize this welcome gift because of some... feelings in his heart, how much would he regret it when he faced a life-or-death crisis in the future?
He didn't dare gamble, and he couldn't afford to lose!
At this stage, only by doing everything he could could he fight for a way to survive in the future!
Even if the next time he used Wealth Disrupts Space-Time, he still saw the news of his own death, at least he shouldn't die without knowing why.
If his future self worked to uncover some information and give his present self some ideas and a sense of what to guard against, then... that would be good, at least.
"The enemy has been eliminated. Destroy the core of the Monkey Kingdom's subsidiary mine and retake the mine?"
After Su Wen killed the last Copper Coin Monkey, an icy notification suddenly sounded in his mind.