Chapter 59: Chapter 11: The End of the Day
Under the pressure of everyone, Yan Bian reluctantly became one of the ferocious-looking ones.
"As long as everyone eats it, it’s fine."
Chen Wen nodded in satisfaction.
Sharing hardships and blessings alike makes for good brothers.
This scene made countless internet users laugh out loud through the camera.
[Hahaha, it feels like being back at the college dorm]
[It’s got that strong boys’ dorm vibe, back in the day I tricked my roommates into eating sour oranges just like this!]
[Chen Wen is quite the mischief-maker, one trick harms nine sages!]
[Ten sages, he ate it too]
....
The guys rinsed their mouths with fresh water, exchanging glances with each other.
Finally, everyone burst into laughter.
Their relationships unknowingly grew closer.
"I always thought Chen Wen was the serious type, didn’t expect him to have a youthful spirit."
Yan Bian shook his head, feeling quite emotional.
"Men remain youthful until death, how old is Chen Wen? Twenty-three or four?"
Bai Yachuan asked with a smile.
Chen Wen nodded: "Pretty much, I’ll be twenty-three after my birthday in October this year."
"Twenty-three, still young, you’re just a bit older than Zhuo in our camp."
Gan Tieshan joined the discussion too.
The others, hearing this, started to share their ages, joining the conversation.
Watching the lively scene in the camp, Lv Guocheng looked nostalgic.
Youth has returned past, the day suddenly urges.
Could all my youthful dreams be realized?
...
Chen Wen’s prank ended.
Everyone ate while chatting.
And he also took the opportunity to swallow a small piece of banana plant with difficulty, gaining an entry.
[Against Nature’s Creation—Banana Plant, Loot in Progress!]
[Looting... Loot Completed!]
[Please select one of the following three entries]
[Fear of Drowning (Green): When your feet are in a humid condition for a long time, or when soaked in water for a long time, you’re more prone to get trench foot]
[Note: I Can’t Breathe! —Banana Plant]
[Breaking Miasma (Blue): Your resistance to miasma and toxic gas increases, the effects of miasma weaken]
[Note: Hold your breath when encountering gas! —Banana Plant]
[Quick Growth (Blue): You grow rapidly, can grow taller in a very short time]
[Note: Roar Roar Roar! The giant appears! —Banana Plant]
[Please make your choice within one minute or forfeit! If overdue, the first entry will be automatically selected!]
This entry is not bad.
Chen Wen didn’t hesitate and chose [Breaking Miasma].
This entry might not be very useful now, but it could be crucial in future survival situations.
After choosing, Chen Wen looked at the final type of food.
It seemed to be some kind of crab.
He ate a big bite, but found that the system didn’t respond.
"Is this a hermit crab?"
Chen Wen asked.
Bai Yachuan nodded: "Yes, hermit crab, the place we went to today is where we fished before, there are quite a lot of hermit crabs there."
Turns out it’s hermit crab, eating it was uncomfortable.
Chen Wen thought for a moment and told Bai Yachuan about the coral reef he had discovered: "I found a large coral reef in the northwest of the island before, the resources there are very rich, but I also encountered a shark there, if you want, you can go check it out."
The field group hesitated for a moment.
Sharks, not something everyone can handle alone.
"Let’s check it out this afternoon, while the tide hasn’t come in yet, we’ll just pick up some things."
Bai Yachuan made a decision.
After the meal.
Chen Wen led a few from the logistics team to continue building the house.
The field group, on the other hand, took their equipment and headed north from the western jungle of the island, intending to try their luck at the coral reef.
...
"Hahaha, Xiao Yong, good job! The live stream viewers skyrocketed! Also, several TV stations are looking to buy the edited version for broadcast rights!"
On the phone, the program director Xie Yu laughed heartily.
Xiao Yong smiled and nodded.
He’s happy the show is a hit, especially after discovering a survival expert like Chen Wen.
"Xiao Yong, you need to keep a close eye on the boys’ team, especially Chen Wen, he’s our cash cow!"
"Don’t worry, Mr. Xie."
Xiao Yong said seriously: "I’ve currently got Mr. Zhao watching the girls’ team, I’m specifically watching the boys’ team."
"Good, also, tell Chen Wen that with this rise in ratings, he’ll get benefits too, and have him think of ideas to create some show effects."
"It’d be best if he leads the boys’ team to catch sharks, or even those crocodiles, today’s viewers love this kind of excitement!"
"I’ve come to understand that in survival reality shows, if you don’t risk your life and seek thrills, just build shelters and develop step by step, no one watches!"
Xiao Yong’s mouth twitched slightly, but he still said: "Alright, Mr. Xie, I’ll tell him."
Hanging up the phone, Xiao Yong almost cursed.
Catch sharks? Catch crocodiles?
Are you crazy?!
Such systematic survival doesn’t draw low attention either!
Do you have to go for those dangerous show effects?
Feeling helpless, Xiao Yong sent a notice to Chen Wen.
Of course, he didn’t explicitly say to catch sharks or crocodiles, just asked for some show effects.
...
Show effects?
Does biting a lighter count?
Chen Wen thought internally as he listened to the staff.
He just arrived, better play it safe for now.
He stopped paying attention to the show crew.
Chen Wen continued building the house.
Elsewhere, Gan Tieshan was reinforcing the foundation, wiping his sweat.
The workload today was indeed not small!
But the results were obvious.
Three huts had been built in total.
The materials for the remaining two were ready, with more effort, they could definitely be finished tonight!
Chen Wen is impressive!
Gan Tieshan sighed inwardly.
...
Just as the sun was about to set in the west.
Yan Bian returned to the shelter with a net bag full of oysters.
"The resources over there are indeed rich!"
Upon returning, Yan Bian couldn’t hide the joy on his face: "We found a large number of oysters, and even quite a few fish stranded on the reef beach."
"I brought these oysters back first, they’re still catching fish, it’ll be a while."
Chen Wen nodded: "There are indeed quite a few oysters over there, it’s become Oyster Mountain."
Just as Yan Bian was about to handle the oysters by the campfire.
Wang Zhi suddenly said: "Mr. Yan, can you cover for me for a bit? It’s urgent!"
That said, Wang Zhi quickly headed towards the woods.
But Chen Wen spoke up to stop him: "Don’t go to the woods, we just dealt with things there today."
If not the woods, then where?
Wang Zhi asked with his eyes.
Chen Wen thought for a moment, pointed downwind and said: "If you can’t hold it, go downwind, a bit far away, remember to bury afterwards if possible, if you can hold it, go to the seaside, everyone should follow this standard from now on, remember that."
"Fine, I’ll try going to the seaside!"
Wang Zhi didn’t dare to say much, nor walk fast, and shuffled towards the seaside.
The small episode passed.
Chen Wen taught Yan Bian how to build a shelter.
This simple method amazed Yan Bian.
He eagerly took over Wang Zhi’s work.
Evening.
When the field group’s main force all returned.
Four dome huts were completely built.
The frame of the remaining one was mostly done, only the banana leaves needed to be added.
But the field group had already returned by this time.
Chen Wen and the others were not in a hurry, but excitedly went to see the field group’s harvest.
A large number of oysters, three groupers, but not as big as the one in the morning.
The rest were some swimming crabs, and quite a few cat’s eye snails and green-lipped mussels.
Among them, what surprised Chen Wen was that they brought back some seaweed.
After asking Bai Yachuan, Chen Wen found out that it’s called hornweed.
It’s edible!
The twelfth day of the boys’ group, whether it was the logistics team or the field team.
Both were hugely successful!