"It's done, the fire's lit." After Zhang Yixing got the fire going, he immediately handed the bowstring to Zhao Liying.

"Yingbao, Qianqian, take your time, there's no rush. Just follow our fire-starting steps. The fastest of the other four groups is D, with three people already successfully starting fires. However, they started fires by friction, which takes a lot of effort. The girls will be starting fires later, so their speed will definitely slow down. Our group is sure to win the first round, which is the biggest variable." After checking the progress of the other groups' fire-starting efforts, Huang Xiaoming smiled broadly.

He then comforted Zhao Liying and Liu Yifei, telling them to stay calm and not to panic or lose their rhythm.

Zhao Liying took the bowstring and gently tapped it, saying, "With Fatty here, I feel very safe. Let's play it safe and we'll win."

After saying that, she turned to look at Liu Yifei, and the two smiled at each other, showing no sign of panic.

Zhao Liying secured the bowstring to a sturdy piece of wood, adjusting the angle and pressure, preparing to start a fire by friction. She rhythmically pulled the bowstring. A few dozen seconds later, a wisp of smoke rose from the wood shavings. She picked up tinder, poured the embers onto it, and blew on it to ignite the fire.

"Here you go, Sisi, good luck!" After Zhao Liying finished starting the fire, she handed the bowstring to Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei took over, carefully fixing the bowstring to the fireboard and beginning to drill with impressive skill.

Li Yinsheng observed silently from the side, offering guidance and encouragement from time to time. Every second that passed was accompanied by the subtle friction of wood chips and the gradually thickening smoke.

Her eyes widened with excitement. She quickly picked up the tinder, carefully transferred the precious sparks onto it, and with a gentle blow, the tinder ignited instantly, emitting a warm and bright light.

"We did it! We're done!" After Liu Yifei finished starting the fire, she and Zhao Liying shouted happily and hugged each other.

"Congratulations to the members of Group A for being the first to complete the fire-starting challenge, with a time of six minutes and forty seconds. Including the time of borrowing a prop provided by the production team, that's another thirty seconds, for a total time of seven minutes and ten seconds. They are currently in first place. Congratulations to Group A!" He Jiong immediately announced with a smile that Group A had completed the fire-starting task and announced the time taken.

The other four groups looked on with envy at how quickly Group A had completed the fire-starting challenge, especially the members of Group E. Although someone from Group E was the first to successfully start a fire, their overall progress slowed down as the later members ran out of energy.

Group B, on the other hand, seemed somewhat flustered.

Group C is playing it safe because they know they have no chance of winning, so they're just giving up.

Group E also became anxious.

As time went on, Group D clearly picked up speed and took the lead over the other groups.

After completing the fire-making challenge, Group A sat in the rest area under the parasols provided by the production team. On the table was a fan-shaped bottle of Anmuxi milk tea. They also took out the cactus fruit, figs, wax apples, passion fruit, dried fish, and beef jerky they had brought from Jinsha Island.

They drank Anmuxi milk tea or ate fruit, beef jerky, and dried fish to replenish the energy they had used up while starting the fire.

The group chatted and laughed, eating and drinking while watching the other four groups start their fires, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

While Group A was leisurely eating and drinking, the other four groups couldn't help but feel envious, and some even gritted their teeth in anger.

They were either frantically trying to start a fire, exhausted, slumped on the ground, their eyes filled with longing for the relaxed atmosphere of Group A.

Jia Ling from Group D wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave a wry smile: "Look at Group A, they're enjoying themselves. Why is our fire so hard to handle? Luckily, we're only missing Zifeng, then we can complete the fire-starting challenge and get second place."

...

"Hahaha! I saw Dilraba drooling over the beef jerky from Group A. She kept staring at the chubby girl eating it, and she was even swallowing her saliva."

"The other group members were getting anxious when they saw Group A leisurely eating and drinking, while they themselves hadn't even finished the fire-making challenge. They were gnashing their teeth with hatred as they looked at the members of Group A."

"Group D is just one person away from completing the fire-starting challenge and is in second place. The remaining three groups don't need to continue competing."

"It feels like Group A isn't here to participate in the 'Challenge of Change' this time; it's more like they're on vacation watching a show. Hahaha! This is so interesting!"

"Indeed, Group A's leisurely demeanor is as if they are enjoying an outdoor picnic, completely ignoring the frantic and chaotic teams around them."

"Go, Group D! You're so close!"

"The show's design this time was really challenging; it kept my heart racing!"

After watching the various groups start their fires, viewers in the live stream left comments on the screen, expressing their opinions and emotions.

But Group A's relaxed and enjoyable attitude left a deep impression on the viewers watching the live stream.

...

"Congratulations to the members of Group D for completing the fire-starting challenge. They took 15 minutes and 40 seconds. With the addition of a prop provided by the production team, they took another 30 seconds, for a total of 16 minutes and 10 seconds, ranking second!"

"Groups B, C, and E, whether you rank third, fourth, or fifth, you'll only get one point. Do you want to continue competing for rankings, or conserve your energy for the next round of unpredictable challenges?" After announcing Group D's time and ranking, He Jiong kindly reminded the other three groups.

“We’re not competing anymore; we’ll save our energy and rest,” Brother Hu immediately raised his hand and said.

"We are too."

"Same."

"Quickly put it away." After seeing the four members of Group C, along with Jia Ling, Huang Bai, and Xu Zheng, walking in their direction, Zhao Liying and Liu Yifei couldn't wait to put away the things on the table.

Seeing that Zhao Liying and Liu Yifei had put away what they were eating, the person who came over quickened their pace.

"It's not very kind of you Group A to hoard this. As the saying goes, everyone should share, so let's all share it," Xu Zheng teased half-jokingly, his eyes fixed on Liu Yifei's tightly clutched shoulder bag.

“Yes! Everyone who sees it gets a share,” Jia Ling chimed in.

"Haha, Teacher Xu, Jia Ling, we earn our living through our skills," Huang Xiaoming joked with a smile, without mentioning sharing the food.

"We'll give you food, but would you dare to eat it? The production team is cunning. What if they release a hidden mission? If you eat something from Group A, your group will be punished or eliminated in the next round? You won't even have time to cry then."

"Food is the most important thing for survival on a desert island. Do you think we'd feed you for free? The production team must have thought of that too. If it's not for anything else but fairness, you should all think it over." Li Yinsheng's eyes gleamed with cunning.

When He Jiong and Hong Tao heard what Fatty said, they knew that Fatty was starting to fool people and was about to pull a prank.