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As the staff approached Li Younan's shelter, Li Younan was leisurely sitting on a wooden stake, teasing the little fire dragon in front of him.

Charmander's leg injury was not yet fully healed, but thanks to the splint made by Li Younan, the little thing was already able to stand up and take a few steps.

Li Younan fed it water and also gave it moss to eat.

If you are in the shelter during the day, you don't have to keep this little thing in its enclosure.

It's clear that the ewe is very energetic; last night, when she was producing milk, she even produced a huge amount of milk, three liters.

It ate moss for a while, then bleated a few times, as if it wanted to drink water.

Li Younan turned around to scoop water for it, when he suddenly heard a noise behind him.

As soon as he turned around, he saw that the little thing had taken the opportunity to escape, but it tripped and fell after only a few steps.

It struggled to its feet and tried to run away, but Li Younan slapped it on the head again, and this time it behaved itself.

Li Younan was thinking that the little thing's leg injury should be almost healed in another week or two, and then he would take it to the place where they usually fetched water to give it a bath...

Just as I was thinking this, the staff arrived.

This time, a new batch of staff members were brought in. These staff members had to take care of all the athletes scattered around the lake, so they were naturally divided into several working groups.

Each time the athletes undergo a physical examination, they are examined in turn.

The person leading the team to conduct Li Younan's physical examination this time was named Henry.

Just like John before him, when he saw what Li Younan's shelter looked like, he had the same reaction, his jaw almost dropping in shock.

Oh no, why is it a house?
Compared to when John examined Li Younan before, Li Younan's shelter was still under construction, so the shock it brought him was far less intense than this time.

All that could be seen was that the area of ​​twenty or thirty square meters around Li Younan's chosen campsite and shelter had been compacted with wooden stakes to make it very flat. In addition, a layer of gravel had been laid around the house, and there was also a drainage ditch, which almost eliminated the risk of Li Younan's house being flooded on rainy days.

Lee You-nan's house is arguably the most luxurious of all the contestants' houses in history.

First, there's the height. Li Younan's house reaches an astonishing 2.2 meters or more, and the roof is a sloping structure of a traditional Chinese house with eaves, so it will never accumulate rainwater.

The outermost layer of the roof is smooth birch bark, with moss and waterproof fabric underneath, which eliminates the possibility of leaks and provides good insulation.

Next, the thick, solid-looking earthen wall looked very reliable.

The staff members exchanged glances, all seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

However, at that moment, they suddenly saw Li Younan... teasing a sheep.

Wait a minute, shall we tease a sheep?

Henry couldn't help but rub his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

Meanwhile, Li Younan waved enthusiastically to him.

……

This medical examination also went very smoothly.

Shortly after, the staff completed Li Younan's physical examination.

Henry stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Li Younan with a complicated expression—Li Younan had already led the little fire dragon into the sheep pen, and all the staff, driven by curiosity, followed Li Younan on a tour of his sanctuary.

This shelter is so safe.

The interior space is at least 10 square meters, with a warm fireplace, a spacious area for storing firewood next to the fireplace, a bed, a wooden table, and a back door that connects directly to the sheep pen.

Henry was at a loss for words to describe Li Younan's shelter. In modern society, such a shelter would certainly not be considered comfortable, but in the wilderness, it was practically a villa.

Judging from Li Younan's tone, this guy seemed not to be satisfied with this, and kept complaining to himself about how the furniture needed to be improved, the bed needed to be made more comfortable, the windows were too small, and so on.

After weighing himself today, Li Younan's weight has dropped by about 0.5 kilograms.

Henry was naturally shocked to see this data.

It should be noted that two full weeks had passed by this point, and a total of three contestants had withdrawn from the show, while the remaining contestants had also experienced varying degrees of weight loss.

Except for Pacini, who only lost 3 kilograms after hunting a sheep at the start of the round, all the other contestants lost more than 5 kilograms. Lee You-nan, however, only lost 0.5 kilograms – what does this mean? Everyone knows: a person's weight fluctuates throughout the day. If this factor is taken into account, Lee You-nan's weight is practically unchanged.

As for other physiological indicators, such as blood pressure and heart rate, Li Younan maintained a very healthy state.

But when he learned that he had lost 0.5kg, he actually frowned and said that this was really not good news... For a moment, Henry couldn't even tell whether the guy was faking it or... was really annoyed by the weight loss.

Thinking about it, it seems to make sense. While other contestants are still worried about food and clothing, this guy has already started eating butter—Li Younan showed them his ghee.

Ghee and butter are very similar, but the difference is that butter contains more than 20% water and does not keep as long as ghee.

However, these foreigners didn't know the difference between butter and ghee, and Li Younan was too lazy to explain.

As they were leaving, they couldn't help but take one last look at the little ewe in Li Younan's backyard sheepfold.

The little ewe was sleeping very obediently in the corner. She only raised her head slightly after noticing the group, then continued sleeping, looking very relaxed. Seeing this, the group's expressions were somewhat complicated.

Henry said, "Man, you're going to be the most incredible star we've ever had this season—no, to be precise, you're going to be the most incredible star we've ever had on the show."

He knew very well that as long as this little ewe existed, Li Younan was already invincible.

After all, a milk-producing ewe could sustain Li Younan for quite some time, even if she only ate dairy products.

In dire circumstances, the ewes can be slaughtered for meat, which is an even more exaggerated advantage than Pasini's ability to hunt a sheep.

After the work group left, Li Younan continued his work.

Today he plans to cut down enough timber to build another wooden fence around the shelter, thus completely defining his shelter camp.

While Li Younan was working, the work team returned to the camp and, as before, transmitted the video footage of Li Younan during this period back to headquarters.

That evening, the production team had compiled and edited all the contestants' footage into a rough framework.

At this moment, Jeff Kay looked at the computer screen with a somewhat serious expression.

Producing such an episode is a time-consuming and labor-intensive systematic project.

Previously, the production team's strategy was to broadcast the entire program in installments after filming was completed, but this year the situation has been adjusted, and each episode will be broadcast live after it is produced.

Each episode is not based on time as the production standard. As long as there are enough highlights to effectively edit out the suspense, an episode can be produced in its entirety.

The first episode will likely depict the contestants' solo lives in the wilderness during the first week. However, to ensure sufficient footage and ample time, it will be necessary to collect material for at least another week. Once the footage for the second week is available, the content for the first episode can be successfully produced and submitted for review and broadcast.

At this point, Jeff Kay and the other members of the directing team had all reviewed the latest footage that had been submitted.

The Chinese influencer performed just as well as she did in the first week.

Especially when they saw this guy run down to the bottom of the valley and bring up a live ewe, everyone's mouth twitched.

They could hardly imagine the exaggerated chemical reactions that a milk-producing ewe could bring about.

Li Younan then used the ewe's milk to make ghee and cheese curds, and everyone realized that in just two weeks, this guy had shown championship potential.

However, this is not absolute. In fact, Li Younan has at least two potential competitors.

Besides Pasini, who hunted sheep, there was another female player, Connor, who, although she didn't hunt any large animals, could occasionally catch a rabbit or pheasant with her traps—the same female player who kept getting nothing at the start of the game.

It is well known that women have a higher body fat percentage than men, which means they can endure hunger for longer.

Although Lee Yoo-nam had a smooth start, with the luxurious shelter providing a more comfortable living experience, this is ultimately a show where food is more important, full of unknowns and uncertainties.

Therefore, it remains to be seen whether Li Younan can win until the end.

The biggest problem right now is that Li Younan's performance is just too good. He has so many highlights that the editing has to cut down the time allotted to other contestants.

However, Jeff Kay already has a perfect solution for this: for those outstanding contestants, if they can become stars on the show later, create a director's cut compilation of the contestants and make another fortune.

Therefore, in the first episode, Lee You-nan's performance consisted entirely of highlights, but the length of time he spent on them was similar to that of the other contestants.

A week later, the first episode finally aired.

This episode showcases the daily lives of all the contestants during their first week in the wilderness.

However, it is not presented in strict chronological order. Each contestant faces their own challenges, and each contestant's story ends abruptly at a suspenseful point.

Therefore, the timelines of each contestant are different.

Take Pacini, for example. He encountered a sheep, chased after it, and that's where the story ends.

Whether he successfully hunted the sheep or not became a major suspense in the first episode.

Aside from Pacini, Lee You-nam's outstanding performance on the show was undoubtedly the biggest highlight of this episode.

Unlike other contestants, every video clip of Li Younan is captivating.

Even in footage he casually recorded on the street, there was a wealth of detailed explanations of various plants, demonstrating his intimate knowledge of them.

In the first episode, there are scenes of Lee Yoo-nam collecting large amounts of carbohydrates, the process of him building a shelter using a timber frame structure, and the classic shot of him precisely piercing the heart of a rainbow trout in mid-air.

This shot, in particular, even became a key highlight of the opening trailer for the first episode.

As expected, the program attracted considerable attention after its release.

However, its influence and attention abroad are far less than in the Chinese market.

After all, this show has been airing for more than a dozen seasons overseas.

When the first episode was simultaneously released on domestic video websites, Li Younan completely ignited the excitement of many fans who love watching shows about living alone in the wilderness and surviving in the wild.

(End of this chapter)