I farmed in military academy and crushed the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 362 China is on a winning streak
"Excuse me, do you need anyone to hand out flyers?"

"Need not."

"Excuse me, are you still hiring waiters/waitresses? I don't need money, just extra food."

"No need, let's go."

"Excuse me, do you still need people to sweep the streets?"

The cleaner gripped his broom tightly, looking at Lu Shimeng warily: "Young man, why don't you do something better? Why are you trying to steal my livelihood? I don't need you, get out of here."

The group asked around the streets for ages, their lips were practically dry from talking, but they still couldn't find any short-term work.

They lowered their demands to the point of not requiring payment, only providing meals, but that still wasn't enough.

The elderly man who suggested doing odd jobs squatted by the curb, holding his child, looking dejected: "If this were in my hometown, even if we had nothing else, we would definitely be provided with food."

People in big cities are still too indifferent.

The way people looked at them was either full of vigilance, or as if they were looking at scammers, and some people just ignored them and turned away.

Adults can endure hunger, but children will only cry loudly when they are hungry.

The old man held the child and gently coaxed him. Thinking about his current situation, he felt more and more desolate. The nursery rhyme he used to coax the child unconsciously changed to his own adapted song.

The original song was "Where is the Road Ahead?" from the 86 TV series "Journey to the West," but he changed it to: [You carry the load, I lead the horse]

You take a stick, I'll hold a bowl, and we'll go begging together. We'll tear our clothes to shreds and lie on the ground. By the time our bowl is full, our backs will be aching. Hey, then we're off work.

The familiar tune, coupled with poignant yet humorous lines, and the image of an elderly man with white hair holding a crying, hungry child, immediately attracted the attention of many passersby.

"Oh, how pitiful."

A ten-yuan banknote appeared at the old man's feet.

The man who threw down the money lowered his head and walked away.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth banknote... There were one-yuan notes, two-yuan notes, five-yuan notes, ten-yuan notes, and even hundred-yuan notes.

The old man stared at the small pile of money at his feet, tears welling in his eyes, and roared to the sky: "There are still more good people in the world!"

A quick count revealed a staggering three hundred yuan!

As dusk fell, Lu Shimeng stopped the old man from continuing his performance: "New rule, everyone has their own roof over their head."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, people guessed that it meant they weren't allowed to wander around outside at night and had to find a place to sleep.

Rent in Shanghai is so expensive! What can you even afford for 300 yuan?

Finally, it was Grandma Yao who, with her silver tongue, persuaded the community security guard to rent two guard booths for 100 yuan a night.

Seeing that they were mostly elderly and mostly young, the security guards offered them hot water.

It was getting late, so Lu Shimeng wouldn't let anyone leave the security booth. Grandma Yao simply traded 60 yuan for the security guard's instant noodles and 3 eggs.

The eggs were left for the three babies, while the others slurped up instant noodles.

The food wasn't very good, and the sleeping area was cramped, but at least we managed to get through the first day.

The Chinese team escaped unscathed, but other countries were not so lucky.

The American team also encountered the restriction that cash could not be used, and one of them, a seasoned pro at buying cash, returned to his old ways in the qualifying rounds.

He had just barged into the store when he was pinned down by security guards and shot in the head on the spot.

The contestants from the Bear Country arrived in the Far East. They were very capable and quickly built a shelter, and also collected a lot of wild mushrooms and wild vegetables.

One of the participants, Victoria, is a popular figure in the camping community. She directed everyone to set traps and even made a wooden weapon.

Everything was going well, and netizens in Russia were singing praises for the contestants online.

However, after nightfall, a brown bear broke into the camp, and the contestants fought it to the death.

Victoria pierced the brown bear's eye with her spear, causing the bear to flee in pain, but Victoria was eliminated as a result. One of their strict rules is that they must not harm the indigenous people.

After passing the first stage and the bowing incident, only 5 contestants remained in the Cherry Blossom Country: two women and three men.

One of the female contestants, Junko Takeuchi, is said to have ancestral shrine maiden blood: "She must not wander the streets at night and must find a house to rest in."

The three men were chauvinistic and were unwilling to listen to Junko Takeuchi.
They work hard and barely earn a little money, hoping to save it to fill their stomachs.

“Junko Takeuchi, we are strangers, aren’t we? Please don’t interfere with our choices.”

They just wanted to sleep on the streets to save money.

Unable to persuade them, Junko Takeuchi could only find an internet cafe to spend the night in.

Another woman, not wanting to spend money, chose to stand on the street, waiting for someone destined to take her away.

She was beautiful and asked for a low price, so naturally she got what she wanted.

Three Japanese men watched her retreating figure, winking and chuckling lewdly.

"Saying that you absolutely need a room tonight is just an excuse to do this kind of thing, isn't it?"

"Women have it good; they can make money just by spreading their legs, unlike us who are struggling."

"Money comes so easily, of course they won't cherish it. Don't they realize it's only the first day, there are still six days to go? They can't expect to find a sucker every night, can they?"

As the moon rises to its zenith, at the turn of the day, a strange change occurs.

A fog suddenly rose in the street.

The clatter of wooden clogs came from afar, and blue and white lanterns floated up along the street.

With blue faces and fangs, with flowing hair and sticking out tongues, without feet, drifting about, and with heads in their hands, the umbrella demons spun around, their foxfire dotting the rows.

They danced to rhythms that didn't belong to this world, twisting and frantically, yet remaining utterly silent. Wherever they passed, pedestrians seemed to have their throats choked by something invisible.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons has begun!

Before dawn, three Japanese men were eliminated!
……

The "Your Dad Is Still Your Dad" live stream has become the number one most popular live stream on the international internet, attracting tens of millions of viewers every time it goes live.

The next day, as always, the first thing 【Your Dad Is Still Your Dad】did on the show was to report on the day's news.

"Currently, only China has all 10 contestants remaining. The United States has 9, Russia has 9, the United Kingdom has 5, Japan has 2, and South Korea has 2..."

Before the broadcast was even finished, the live stream was flooded with comments.

[Did the Chinese have some kind of cheat code? How could a group of elderly, weak, women, and children all survive?]

[Yes, all three of our Japanese Self-Defense Force elites, two shrine employees, and one university professor were eliminated. Why weren't the Chinese eliminated? There must be something going on. Does China have some secret information?]

[They were on high alert, established the Central First Agricultural School of Earth, and even promoted universal cultivation. It's clear they were prepared.]

[China is so unfair! If they had released the information earlier, my country wouldn't have been eliminated, and we wouldn't be stuck in Lithuania, unable to leave.]

[This is all China's fault. They failed in their responsibilities as a great power and only cared about themselves.]

Chinese netizens who wanted to relax on the internet were completely bewildered, but then they realized what was happening and started ranting.

We made preparations and didn't hide anything from anyone. There are even videos of Principal Lin Xiaohe giving lectures online!

[We used to think of ourselves as a backward country, but now we seem like a great power?]

[If you're brain-dead, go outside and do a handstand; don't try to scam me.]

A group of people launched a fierce attack online, leaving the commenter, "Your dad is still your dad," with a helpless, bitter smile.

The operations manager, however, was visibly excited, holding up a sign that was practically shoved in his face.