Exploring the Wilderness: Activating Proficiency in All Professions - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Losing One Person

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In David’s special livestream, the tips never stopped.

In a short period of time, more than thirty aircraft carriers had flown past and were covering the entire screen.

“I said earlier, as long as he survives, I’ll tip him the aircraft carrier. I mean what I say.”

A notification for an aircraft carrier immediately appeared on the screen.

It cost $100,000 for one and there was now over $300,000 in such a short time. Divided 50-50, David would get $150,000 if he survived.

Of course, if he could not last for 100 days, all his efforts would be in vain.

Seeing him hold a bloody wolf leg in his hand, the fans found it especially interesting.

“Why do I find him especially cute?”

“Yeah, running away with a wolf leg. So adorable.”

“Look at how happy he is, he’s like a child. He doesn’t look like he has experienced life and death.”

“Did the person in front forget that he’s only 18? Isn’t he just a child?”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Many people thought about how they were living a carefree life under the protection of their parents back when they were 18 years old.

But this 18-year-old boy in front of them was already going through the test of nature, the test of life and death out there.

At this thought, they showed a hint of admiration for David.

David held the wolf leg and returned to his lodging following the marks that he’d left behind.

He first went to the beach to wash the wolf leg, then tied it with vines and hung it on the tree trunk to dry.

The sky gradually darkened. He also washed his body and ate some sashimi.

Ding!

“Congratulations Host, Cooking Skills upgraded. Current level: LV 2.”

Ding!

“Three skills learned and Cooking Skills have been upgraded. Reward—100% drilling wood for fire.”

David was wondering what to do with that wolf leg. He was initially planning to evaporate seawater for some sea salt and make it into a ham.

However, mold fermentation required a specific temperature and humidity. The requirements were too high and it was very difficult to succeed.

It was also impossible for him to continue eating raw wolf meat. Wild wolves also lived on meat and their bodies were full of parasites.

If he continued eating like this, he would fall sick in no time. Now that he was alone in the wild, falling sick would be the biggest problem.

Right now, he had gained a new reward and a new skill, he did not need to worry anymore.

He found some leaves at the foot of the tree and a slightly rotten log. Then, he started to drill into the wood to start a fire.

Drilling wood to start a fire seemed simple, but it was actually very challenging. The demands for the wood used were very high.

Some wood was too hard, and it would be difficult to start a fire even after drilling for a long time. If the wood was too soft, there won’t be any friction and the ignition point cannot be reached.

With the reward from the system, he no longer needed to look for specific wood. He just needed to casually pick up some.

David wasted no time digging a small hole in the log with a branch.

Then he placed the dry leaves he found on top of it and began to rub with the branches.

In a minute and a half, sparks appeared.

Then, the dried leaves that were placed on top were suddenly set on fire.

With fire, it meant that he could eat delicious food.

Many people in the livestream were in disbelief.

“This person is definitely here for a vacation, not for survival.”

“I suddenly feel that this program isn’t cruel at all. Instead, it’s a little romantic.”

“I’m so envious of his comfortable life. He’s far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoying life freely.”

David picked up some firewood and placed them beside the fire, and then laid down on the hammock to rest. The scene in the main livestream cut to the others.

The camera came to Morton. All they could see was him carrying a wolf back to his temporary lodging.

This place was under a large rock. The ground was flat and could be considered a good barrier.

There were two young men standing under the rock. They were about the same age as him.

Both of them were very tall, and their bodies were extremely sturdy. They were comparable to Morton.

They were two of Morton’s friends and also teammates.

They had formed a five-man team before Morton had come to the island.

They would help each other to complete the challenge and take down the millions of dollars of prize money.

As they were separated when they reached the island, they’d currently only managed to gather three people.

A skinny man with short yellow hair named Clark threw the firewood he was carrying onto the ground. “Hey, you got a big one?”

Another extremely brawny man with brown hair named Andrew was drilling wood for fire.

He saw the bloody wild wolf. “Not bad, our first day here and we’re already eating meat. We can be considered to be ranking at the forefront.”

There were micro cameras all around them, and their conversation could be recorded directly.

Upon hearing this, the audience laughed.

“You’re not the first to eat meat, Mr. Morton. David, who fought you earlier, had already tasted sashimi two hours ago.”

“Now that Mr. David has started a fire, he’ll get to eat delicious meat immediately so long as he wants to.”

“He’s already asleep, even earlier than all of us.”

“I need to conserve my energy. This way, I’ll be more energetic in the day, the nights are very dangerous.”

Presently, David was lying on the hammock, thinking about what he had to do the next day.

He had settled his food and water today so at least he wouldn’t be hungry.

However, based on their interaction just now, he had discovered that there was an extremely powerful person not far from him.

The other party was agile and ruthless in his attacks.

If he set up camp here, there might be other conflicts in the future.

He first had to improve his combat skills and make himself stronger.

After all, this was no longer Earth. There were many strange creatures here.

Take for example the black wolf earlier. It looked just like a young wolf, but its body was already huge.

If it wasn’t because it was injured and lost its pack, it would have been difficult for David to survive.

This island was enormous. He was only at a corner of the iceberg.

The night passed peacefully without rain.

For those who were prepared, it was very peaceful. But for the audience, it wasn’t at all.

On the upper right corner of the livestream, there was a survival tag that showed the number of survivors.

At 11 PM, many people saw the number had decreased.

In other words, one person had completely disappeared in this dark night.

As for the reason, it was still unclear at the moment. The organizer needed to replay their footage in order to find the specific reason behind this person going missing.

At midnight, the organizers received news that this person had walked into a cave.

Due to the darkness and the shade of the plants, he did not pay attention to where he was stepping. He lost his footing and fell off the cliff.

When a lot of people heard this news, they once again felt that this was a real survival program.

It was not a vacation or a so-called game.

Not everyone was as lucky as David.

Here, when you fall off the cliff, you will die!