"...Is it really okay if they don't even bring flint and steel? Can they really start a fire?"

"Why not? Didn't the director say it? You can make fire by rubbing two sticks together. The ancients could do it, so why can't we modern people? Actually, last season, I felt that for a survival show, the living conditions were so good that you couldn't even notice the difficulties of the surrounding environment. This kind of return to primitive times is just right; it kind of adds to the feel of a survival show."

"What you said above does make sense, but it has to be considered in the context of the actual situation. To be honest, I'm also a fan of survival shows, but making fire by rubbing two sticks together isn't easy. It's extremely sensitive to the conditions and climate. In a humid environment, not to mention rubbing two sticks together, even flint and steel might not be able to start a fire. And you have to be mobile to survive, which means you basically need to be constantly moving. Tsk tsk, that's a lot of energy consumption..."

"That's right, it's a non-stop survival show, and we have to find food in an unfamiliar tropical jungle. I have to say, the production team is really ruthless right now..."

There has been a lot of discussion on the live broadcast platform of "Survival on Desert Island". It is completely different from the situation in the previous season. Obviously, the survival mode of this season has caused a lot of controversy among the audience. Coupled with the previous incident where the boat almost capsized at sea, they know that this tropical jungle may be much more dangerous than they imagined.

But it is obvious that such comments are good. There were too many unnecessary twists and turns last season. After returning, Director Zhang summarized many factors and decided to make the program more impressive, which increased the difficulty of the program's survival. After all, the live broadcast platform now seems to be extremely controversial, with half of them being good and half being bad, but these are basically all discussions about the survival of his program, which is a sign that the audience is interested and immersed in the show.

I was just heartbroken for Bo Tianwang and the others. When I thought about the darkness in the coming week, I felt like I could hardly move. I just wanted to hug Director Zhang and not let him leave.

However, having said that, the members were not really complaining. After all, they were participating in a survival show, not a happy variety show, so they were mentally prepared. After being shocked by the difficult operations at the beginning, Bo Tianwang and Gu Yingdi and others started to discuss that everyone needed to prepare a knife, just in case, but according to the nature of the knife, they needed to consider which member should bring which knife.

"Let me take one of the two big swords. I'm strong and can lead the way in front." Gu Yingdi, who had considered everything carefully, was the first to speak and chose a short sword and dagger for Lin Yinghou. After all, Lin Yinghou was the weakest in their team and she couldn't lift a heavier sword.

Jiang Huan chose a shovel, Bo Tianwang chose an axe, Xiao Yangyang chose a medium-long knife, and Joel took the other big knife on his own initiative, indicating that he would also help lead the way.

The members knew that Joel was quite strong, but his temperament was not very stable. However, it was obvious that because his beloved sister Yu Yu was here, he had the mentality of an older brother, and this time he showed a lot of responsibility.

Yu Yu looked around at the knives and finally chose a short-bladed dagger, the same as Lin Yinghou's. It's not that she is a girl or anything. With Yu Yu's strength, she has no problem holding a big knife or something. It's just that Yu Yu is not used to carrying a big knife. It would be more convenient to move with a light weight. She just put the dagger away at her waist.

Justin next to him obviously had the same idea. The sea people have always believed that their bodies are their most powerful weapons, and they are not used to carrying weapons. Medium-length swords are inconvenient and unfamiliar to them, so in the end he chose a short blade like Yu Yu.

There was nothing left to take with them, only one or two sets of clothes and the water provided by the program team. After repeatedly confirming the corresponding satellite positioning on the map and the location of the nearest red dot safety coordinates, the eight-person group officially set off.

However, this time, survival was not just one but two times more cruel than imagined.

We had only been in the hot jungle for less than ten minutes when everyone, including the cameraman who was filming behind the team, couldn't help but pull down their headscarves and face scarves to cover their entire faces, wishing not to reveal anything. Even their clothes were immediately pulled down. They immediately pulled down the sleeves of their long-sleeved jackets, pulled up their socks at their ankles, and stuffed their outer pants into the socks as hard as they could.

It's not because of anything else, it's just that this tropical jungle is not just scary, it's too scary. Plus, it just rained yesterday, which is the time when insects love to appear. They can still tolerate being harassed by mosquitoes, but they encountered huge red ants and flower-legged spiders with paralyzing toxins in just such a short distance!

When they first encountered them, they didn't recognize those red ants very well. Little Yang Yang was even curious and wanted to lean over to take a look. He almost wanted to reach out and touch them, but he was suddenly stopped by the locals following behind him. They said that these were carnivorous ants and their bites were very painful. Not only was it painful, but if bitten in multiple places, the human body might even fall into a certain degree of coma. It can be said that this is one of the most dangerous insects in the tropical jungle. Many people are bitten by them without paying attention due to their body size!

After hearing the locals' explanation, everyone's heart sank. The atmosphere in the entire team became a little tense, for fear that they would accidentally encounter these poisonous insects again. The speed of progress was not only slowed down a little bit.

But this was obviously not a solution. After a while, even Joel, whose mind was not so quick, realized a serious problem and stopped abruptly.

"This won't work. If we continue at this speed, we probably won't be able to reach the red safety spot on the satellite landmark until tomorrow morning. If that happens, we'll be in even greater danger at night. We have to speed up."

Everyone actually knows this truth, but at the same time, no one wants to be bitten by poisonous insects. Being bitten is uncomfortable and affects the body, but more importantly, it will slow down the team's progress, so they are so cautious. But what Joel said is also a very serious problem.

"Let's stop for a moment." Yu Yu interrupted, "We need a better method. After all, we still have a week to go. If the insect problem is not solved, we may never get out of this tropical jungle. Are there any insect repellent grasses or plants? Perhaps we can make use of everything in this jungle."

"Are you talking about plants that repel insects? Yes, I can take you there," the local man nodded and replied, "but I have to point out that these plants grow in very poor locations. I'm afraid you won't be able to pick them."

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