I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chapter 108 Survival on the Desert Island Begins

The next morning, when everyone woke up, the sun had already risen, and the sea was shimmering.

The island is now the setting for the world's most famous desert island survival show.

The island covers nearly several hundred acres, and the island's staff have set up supply exchange points along the five routes.

After waking up early in the morning and having breakfast, Chen Nian and the others gathered outside.

At this moment, the housekeeper and staff had already brought the supplies they needed to select and arranged them here.

Each group of 10 people can only choose 5 items, but there are hundreds of items displayed here.

At this moment, everyone saw the supplies in front of them and began to discuss them among themselves.

Chen Nian led Xia Yao through the area, where they began selecting supplies.

Each group can only take five items, so they need to pick out the five most critical items. Chen Nian looked at the supplies and saw that they included lighters, folding knives, wooden sticks, tents, and some hand lamps and flashlights.

The supplies were very well prepared, which was a great convenience compared to actual desert island survival, considering that Ed Stafford and Bear Grylls were parachuted in.

Xia Yao watched from the side and asked, "Chen Nian, what supplies should we choose? I think that case of bottled water is good, so we can have water to drink for a while."

Chen Nian looked at the six bottles of mineral water in a case, thought for a moment, and said, "Although a case of mineral water is good, I just asked about this route, and it's about two kilometers long, and it's in a forest with dense jungle. Carrying a case of mineral water would actually increase our burden a lot."

After Chen Nian finished speaking, he thought for a moment and his gaze fell on a tent.

Although he could do without a tent, it was still very necessary for Xia Yao.

After all, if a girl is asked to sleep in the open air instead of in a tent, any girl would probably feel worried.

After all, you never know if some bugs or other creatures might crawl on you in the middle of the night.

When Liu Ting and the others saw that Chen Nian had chosen a tent, their eyes lit up. They realized that a tent was a necessity, so the other four groups also chose a tent.

And so, for the first item, all five groups chose the same one, but the others had their own ideas for what to choose next.

Chen Nian chose a folding knife as his second item. The knife was not small; it was more than ten centimeters long when opened.

This means that this folding knife can do many things, whether it's cutting tree branches, chopping firewood, or processing seafood caught while beachcombing.

For the third item, he chose a lighter. In a true wilderness survival scenario, they certainly wouldn't have a lighter as an option.

But now having a lighter means having fire, which means that no matter whether they are hunting animals or catching seafood, at least they have fire to do what they need to do.

Of course, if you know how to make fire by rubbing sticks together, then you don't need to do that, but making fire by rubbing sticks together is extremely difficult to do.

The other four groups were in complete agreement on the choice of lighters, since a three-day, two-night trip would be impossible without fire.

Looking at the last remaining supplies, Chen Nian hesitated. His group still had two items to choose from.

Now that we have a tent for sleeping, a knife for handling supplies, and a lighter, we need some crucial items next.

After much hesitation, Chen Nian chose two raincoats as his fourth item of supplies, in case the island encountered stormy weather.

When the torrential rain comes, it will be a very troublesome thing for them, even if they are hiding in a tent.

Although the sun is shining brightly and the sky is cloudless, no one knows whether a sudden downpour might occur in the ocean.

As for the fifth item, Chen Nian did not hesitate and chose something very interesting: a fishing rod, a complete fishing rod set.

Moreover, it's a lure rod, so there's no need for complicated baits, which means they can practically fish directly with it.

After selecting five items, Liu Ting and her group had finished their selection.

Everyone took their own supplies and stood in a row.

The housekeeper began explaining the last few questions to them, including some safety knowledge and precautions for their survival.

Although the island has been used for filming multiple episodes of the show, there are almost no dangers or hidden dangers left.

But it's inevitable that there will be some creatures like spiders in the forest.

Therefore, he needs to remind everyone as much as possible that if they see creatures like spiders during their survival, they should try not to touch them.

After the safety briefing, the island staff led them to the five routes.

Regarding the choice of route, the butler's final solution was for five groups of people, with the male guests from each group deciding by playing rock-paper-scissors.

Chen Nian looked at the five routes: the first and fifth routes on both sides of the coast, and the second, third, and fourth routes in the middle.

This means that if he can choose 1 or 5, it will be very convenient for them to go beachcombing in the evening or morning.

If they choose the middle route, they will need to travel nearly a kilometer to reach the coast.

So while playing rock-paper-scissors, he silently prayed that he would have the first choice.

However, precisely because of his prayers, good fortune did not come his way.

He was the third to win, while the first to win were Sukh and Li Tian.

Suhe and Li Tian chose the first and fifth routes without hesitation, and the remaining three routes were the middle routes.

Chen Nian was the third to win. After missing the first and fifth routes, he could only choose the second or fourth route, which was the closest. So he chose the second route.

If the second route crosses the first route to reach the coast, it's also less than 1 kilometer away.

For him, this is already a very good result.

Qi Feng and Wen Jingran received the third and fourth routes, respectively.

After everyone had chosen their routes, the butler set a timer, and the live stream had already started.

When the viewers flooded into the live stream, all they saw were five male guests playing rock-paper-scissors.

Soon, millions of viewers turned to the five groups of guests on screen to see what supplies they had each selected.

On one side of the live stream, the production team displayed the supplies of all five groups of guests.

When the audience saw that everyone had uniformly chosen tents and lighters, they felt that the preparations were quite good.

However, when viewers saw that Chen Nian and Xia Yao's group also had a lure fishing rod, they were stunned.

A fisherman! This supposed wilderness survival game has a fisherman mixed in!

Amidst the enthusiastic discussions of millions of viewers in the live stream, the two-day, three-night survival adventure on the deserted island officially began. The photographers, carrying portable filming equipment, followed the five groups of guests into their respective routes.

Despite the bright sunshine and clear skies today, the moment Chen Nian and the others entered the forest...

The sunlight overhead was instantly blocked, and the forest environment suddenly became dark.

Xia Yao looked at the dark forest and felt a little scared.

She looked around and realized that Liu Ting and the others were no longer in sight.

Chen Nian noticed that Xia Yao was gripping his arm tightly, smiled helplessly, and said to Xia Yao, "Don't worry, since so many survival shows have been filmed here, it means they have taken all necessary safety measures."

"They'll come to our aid as soon as we're in danger," Chen Nian said, patting her hand to reassure her.

Then he took out the small knife he was carrying. Although all five roads were opened up by the island's staff, in order to maintain the original appearance, they did not clear away the bushes or other things along the way.

Chen Nian had to walk and stop frequently, using his folding knife to split open some bushes in front of him.

Although there is a rudimentary road, there are still many obstacles along the way. It is two kilometers long. If they were to walk normally, it would probably not take them that long. They could probably get out in a little over an hour.

But now their task is not to cross the jungle, but to survive for two days and three nights in this two-kilometer-long jungle.

So Chen Nian decided to find them a safe place to set up camp first, and they walked for about ten minutes.

Chen Nian discovered some red wild berries on the branches of a nearby bush.

Seeing this, he excitedly walked forward, looked at the wild fruits on the branches, and began to search his memory for similar information about these wild fruits, to see if he could find any information about them or whether they were edible.

Xia Yao also saw the wild fruits on the branches, her eyes lit up, and she picked one off.

Curious, she asked Chen Nian, "Are these wild fruits edible?"

Chen Nian looked at them but couldn't make a judgment, because he didn't recognize these wild fruits either.

The viewers in the live stream were quite surprised, as they hadn't expected to find edible wild fruits after walking for a short while.

Immediately, the live stream chat was flooded with comments saying that this wild fruit was edible.

Although Chen Nian and the others couldn't hear, the audience participated enthusiastically.

In the live stream, the next moment, Chen Nian took the wild fruit from Xia Yao's hand, wiped it, and then put it in his mouth and took a bite.

The next moment, his expression turned strange, startling Xia Yao. "Is it poisonous?" Xia Yao asked nervously.

Chen Nian shook his head and said, "It's not poisonous, it's just a little sour." The sourness made his expression change.

As he spoke, he picked another one from the tree and handed it to Xia Yao, letting her try it herself.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yao shook her head repeatedly, "Since it's so sour, I'd better forget about it, I don't want to eat it."

However, Chen Nian didn't give her a chance to refuse. He casually stuffed it into her mouth. Xia Yao was stunned for a moment, staring at Chen Nian in disbelief. Then, with curiosity and surprise, she took a bite.

The next moment, a pained expression appeared on her face; it really hurt!