Exploring the Wilderness: Activating Proficiency in All Professions - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Hidden Boss

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On the sparkling sea, a white luxury cruise ship was cruising.

A group of men and women between 20 to 50 years old stood on the deck, looking out at the distant scenery.

David was one of them. He had found himself in a parallel world after he opened his eyes.

The Blue Planet was much larger than Earth. In an oxygen-rich environment, its people were also much taller. Plants were lush and animals were ferocious.

David was 18 years old this year and had just graduated from high school.

After his parents passed away early, he was put up at his uncle’s house. The living conditions were poor and he was extremely malnourished

What was worse was that his uncle had lost a large sum of money gambling some time ago. The other party hounded him all the way home for his debts and he ended up being beaten up badly.

His uncle then made up his mind and signed him up for the world’s most popular program, “Global Survival Adventure”.

There were 100 people for each sign up. The third season is currently being staged. Every season was a huge topic of discussion around the world.

If one signs up, he would be rewarded with 50 thousand dollars.

If one can persist for 100 days, he would be rewarded with one million dollars.

If he persists for 200 days, he would be rewarded with five million dollars.

For a full year, the reward was 30 million dollars.

Many people were tempted by the rewards.

Lots of people had participated in the first two seasons, but only five out of a hundred managed to last 200 days.

In the end, they were either riddled with wounds or suffering from mental illnesses.

Therefore, at the very beginning, all participants were requested to sign a liability waiver. They would bear all the consequences.

David glanced at the massive island that was nearing them in the distance. The vegetation was thick and the view was beautiful.

He looked around at the people around him. The men were in long shorts, revealing their muscular chests.

Even the women were full of muscles.

According to the information in his mind, due to the heavy casualties in the first two seasons, the people who had come this time were either discharged soldiers or professional in wilderness survival.

Some of them had even hired professional teams to design plans and strategies from all aspects as they strive to last for a year.

David looked down at his frail body, then at the approaching island and frowned.

“Ding… Congratulations Host for binding to the Island Survival Support System.”

David’s lips quirked. He knew it, what was coming would ultimately come.

“Welcome to our island exploration program. Next up is a project that will last a year. We will be reaching the landing point soon. Please get ready.”

“After you get onto the island, you have to persevere for at least 100 days. You are not allowed to withdraw from the competition for the rest of the time. Please bear this in mind.”

The person-in-charge’s voice sounded on the upper deck. The luxurious cruise ship soon arrived at the landing point.

A person was blindfolded and sent off the ship.

Then, the cruise ship continued moving and dropped them off one by one.

100 people disembarked one after another and entered the forest at an extremely fast speed.

David was the eighth to disembark. When he opened his eyes, he found himself on a beach.

At this moment, the cameras had already started working. The livestream host was the world’s most famous female singer, Ally.

There was also Wade, a deserted island survival expert. Everyone addressed him as Lord De.

Ally smiled at the camera. “Welcome to ‘Global Survival Adventure’. Let’s look at the first batch of people to enter the island. They’ve already started looking for trees for their lodging.”

The cameras quickly flashed past a few contestants. All of them were busy.

Ally looked at Wade, who was sitting next to her. “Mr. Wade, we all know you’re an expert in this area? What do you think about this?”

Wade nodded, full of insights as he commented, “Trees are a great natural tool. If they can find suitable trees and make a lodging on it, not only will it not be wet, it can also resist ferocious beasts.”

Allie smiled. “It seems they’ve all been rather inspired by Mr. Wade. I wonder if they’ll succeed.”

Then, the camera shifted to the beach. There was another person standing still there.

He was young, looking to be about 18 or 19 years old. He was tall and handsome, but his bare upper body did not have much flesh.

Ally couldn’t help but sigh. “He looks so thin. Not only does he have no muscles, he doesn’t even have much fat, which is most essential.”

Wade frowned. “This is very dangerous for him. There’s too much to do now that they have just gotten onto the island. If he doesn’t accumulate some fat and eat at the first opportunity, he could easily faint.”

His words evoked a huge response. Even the people in the livestream started to flood the comments.

“Has he gone crazy thinking about money that he doesn’t care about risking his life?”

“Look at the others, they are all very sturdy. Even the women are stronger than him.”

“He really doesn’t have any self-awareness at all. He still had the chance to forfeit earlier on. Now, he has to persevere for at least 100 days. How is he going to do that?”

“Heh heh, can he last a day like this? He might just end up as food for the wild beasts tomorrow morning.”

David could not see the livestream, nor was he aware of the comments inside it.

A mechanical female voice sounded in his mind. “Congratulations Host on landing on the island. Please find your lodging as soon as possible.”

David used to live in the rural countryside. He had even built houses in the forest when he was little. He could not be more familiar with this.

He found a spot that wind could not reach. He took a closer look at the ground. It was very dry and suitable for living.

He came to two trees. After some careful examination, he decided on the location. “Right here.”

The system’s voice sounded, “Confirmation complete. Reward: Weaving Skill, Current level: LV1.”

Maybe it was because the director felt that he was the one who set off the most discussion, the camera was always on David.

Seeing him standing in front of two trees, the comments never stopped.

“Look at him standing there in a daze. Has he gone silly?”

“He’d casually signed up for the money, I guess he didn’t expect it to be so cruel at all”

“Using his life to come for some fun, isn’t he a warrior? ”

“I’m about to be worried to death. No one has ever been so wooden and clueless in the first two seasons.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. He will definitely be the first to die.”

As the audience argued, David finally moved.

He walked into the forest and began pulling down some vines.

At this moment, the scene in the livestream shifted to the others.

Some of them had found lodging and had started to build houses.

Some of them had yet to find a suitable spot, and they were clearly anxious.

As time passed, the scene cut to David’s side again.

There was a pile of vines in front of him.

David returned to his chosen spot and quickly tied them up.

“Congratulations Host on obtaining Weaving Skill. Current level: LV2.”

After hearing this notification, several knotting techniques appeared in his mind.

He had initially thought that it would be harder to build a house, but it didn’t really seem so now.

He didn’t procrastinate and moved quickly. The livestream turned chaotic at this point.

“Seriously? Seriously? Seriously? What am I seeing? He’s actually making a hammock?”

“Is there something wrong with my eyes? He even knows how to make a hammock?”

“He looks very skilled? Did we make a mistake earlier? He’s not a rookie, but a hidden boss?”

“Haha, the person above who was making sarcastic remarks can swallow your words now? How many people participating in this competition would be rookies?”

“Only those who think others are rookies are real rookies, right?”

“He’s a real boss at first sight, I support you.”

A man named “DarkWindyNight” said, “What’s the use of setting up a hammock? If it rains at night, won’t he still become a drowned rat?”