Chapter 2
The first season of the reality show "Survival" became a huge hit because of the appearance of a person with zero mental power among the contestants with S-level and A-level mental powers.
Countless people wanted to see what this person with zero spiritual power looked like, and laughed at him. However, when they saw his handsome and innocent face, and then looked at his age, he was only a few months away from turning nineteen! His age was too young to be squeezed in among a bunch of contestants who were dozens or even hundreds of years old. When they thought about their own age, they were speechless.
Many people who love face value directly shouted: "Kid, if you really need money, use your face to make a debut! "Survival" is really going to kill you."
When Shi Buxi saw this trending search after Tang Shasha's reminder, he thought for a moment and posted his first Xingbiao post: "Maoshan disciples make a living by their strength."
Shi Buxi's reply caused another wave of traffic, and everyone was asking: What is a Maoshan disciple?
Amidst the excitement, a week passed and "Survival" finally started airing.
The audience opened the ZS TV station live broadcast room early to watch. Due to the time difference between different planets, many people got up in the early morning or late at night, still sleepy.
"Welcome everyone to the tenth season of 'Survival After Death'. In half an hour, our spaceship will land on Blue Planet, kicking off a three-month live broadcast of survival after death."
In the middle of the huge aisle of the spaceship, a male host was talking loudly and excitedly, which instantly woke up those who were still asleep. They immediately used their fastest hands to send barrages to grab traffic for their idols.
【Brother Yu, I'm here, where are you? 】
[Brother Yu, go for it, and win the championship.]
[My Nanjie doesn't ask you to pass the test anymore, just save your life! ]
[There are many celebrity fans. I support the newcomer Lu Feng, who has 2S-level spiritual power.]
[Haha, I support Lu Feng too. 2S mental strength, kneeling down and calling him daddy, he's definitely the winner of this match.]
[I'm speechless. I hate the theory of mental power the most. I was originally an ordinary audience, but I have decided to support Shi Buxi, who has no mental power.]
[I also support Shi Buxi. It's all about the heartbeat. I like to see a comeback.]
[…, big brothers in front, there's no need to embarrass yourself by opposing. Although Shi Buyi has a good-looking face, zombies really don't care about looks.]
【By the way, the exact rules of the competition are still unknown! 】
"Then let's talk about the rules of survival. That is," the host paused deliberately, his pupils slowly dilating as he made a terrifying expression, and then he said slowly, "There are no rules."
"When the apocalypse broke out three thousand years ago, did anyone tell humans the rules in advance? No, so our "Survival in the Apocalypse" has no rules either. All the contestants have to do is survive, find supplies, and reach the finish line." The host looked indignant, his voice like a bell, and in the closed spacecraft, it made the ears of the people around him buzz.
[Three thousand years ago, humans were escaping from a pile of zombies. Now you are running back. Can it be the same?]
Our current human lifespan is 300 to 500 years. However, thousands of years have passed since the end of the Blue Planet, and zombies are still active there, indicating that these zombies are thousands of years old. If this mystery can be solved, perhaps humans will become the longest-lived organisms in the universe. I'm really looking forward to this program.
[Pfft, just a joke, a variety show wants to enter a zone that even combat teams are afraid of.]
【Hahaha, I just came here to laugh.】
[But these twenty people, ugh, nineteen of them all have A-level mental power or above. I looked at the information, and besides those celebrities, many of them are retired soldiers or martial artists, and their mental power is no less than that of special combat soldiers. I guess the production team has ambitions.]
[Heh, you're talking about mental strength again. Can ordinary people compete with soldiers in the army in physical skills?]
"What are you looking at?" Zong Ziyu withdrew his gaze from the host and saw that the young man sitting next to him had a slight frown on his face. He stared blankly outside through the transparent window of the spaceship, pinching his thumb between his four fingers. This reminded him of the way he gestured to the zombies in the game video, which seemed strange and mysterious.
"Blue Star Luck." Shi Buyi stopped, pointed out the window, and asked, "Do you see dark clouds covering the sky?"
Zong Ziyu followed his gaze and replied, "The sun is shining."
Shi Buxi nodded.
Zong Ziyu looked at him thoughtfully and asked, "Do you really have no mental strength?"
"Yes!" Shi Buxi nodded honestly. He couldn't understand how a modern man like him could end up in a world full of psychics.
On the first day he entered the world, he had wanted to have his fortune told. However, the Maoshan sect had a rule that three things were not counted: the dead, oneself, and fellow practitioners. Furthermore, he belonged to the Zhengyi sect, which focused on talisman practice, and wasn't particularly proficient in fortune-telling, so he gave up.
"Then how did you avoid the zombies?" Zong Ziyu was really curious. When the news about Shi Buxi came out, he watched a lot of game videos of his tryouts and found that he was really good at hiding. If he had mental power, he could attribute it to the "intelligence" among the five senses. His high intuition allowed him to avoid danger, but he had no mental power.
"Intuition." Shi Buyi said seriously.
Zong Ziyu: ...
The two of them whispering to each other sparked jealousy from the others. Of the twenty contestants, Zong Ziyu had the most influence and was rumored to have a strong background, having grown up in the imperial city. Those who participated in the "Apocalypse Survival" reality show were either in it for the money or the fame, hoping to get to know Zong Ziyu. Those who debuted could gain more popularity, while those who hadn't yet made their debut might even get a chance to do so.
However, no one expected that Zong Ziyu, who had not gone out for two days since boarding the spacecraft, actually sat with a person with zero mental power when the program crew gathered.
"Bang!"
The spacecraft landed and the contestants got off the spacecraft one by one at the host's invitation, standing together in groups of three or two.
"In this "Survival," you can bring whatever you want, but there's one thing you can't use: the space button. I believe everyone knows that three thousand years ago, humans didn't have a space button." After the host finished speaking, some of the contestants looked a little grim. They had quite a bit of luggage, and in it were quite a few cold weapons. If the luggage couldn't hold a space button, the danger would increase.
The audience was more amused than the contestants.
【Oh, are you serious? 】
[Hahaha, who will have food that is easy to see at a glance from now on?]
[Pfft, time to start picking out the luggage. Let's see who has the most luggage.]
Ning Lu has a lot of luggage, five suitcases. Without a space button, he'll need to steal a truck to fit them all!
[Two boxes of cosmetics, are they for traveling?]
[Damn, a meter-long knife, are you planning on fighting zombies?]
[Hahaha, my brother Yu is really awesome. He only brought a box of clothes and, uh, a hammer. These things are everywhere in the ruins of Blue Star, right?]
[Sister Nan is so powerful, that must be a crossbow!]
[Ah, I found something weird, bah, no, I found the simplest piece of luggage.]
The host was checking the situation with the camera. Seeing what the audience was saying, he couldn't help but look over. Shi Buxi was carrying only a small cloth bag. He walked over and said, "Contestant Shi, although we don't recommend bringing too much luggage, isn't this too little? What did you bring? Can I see it?"
"Sure." Shi Buyi replied, taking off the bag and spreading it out.
Inside the bundle were neatly arranged a set of clothes, a wooden sword with a sun and star carved into the hilt, a transparent bag containing some documents, and a 6-inch sandalwood box.
"Is that all? No weapons?" The host looked at his solitary luggage and almost wanted to help him stuff some in. You have to know that the youngest contestant and staff here are over seventy years old. The sudden appearance of a teenager of eighteen or nineteen is really unbearable.
Shi Buxi thought about whether he needed to bring anything else, but finally realized that he didn't. "This will do."
"Where's the water bottle? Where's the fire-making tool? Where's the thick clothes? It will be very cold at night." The host couldn't help but remind them.
"Can't we search for materials?" Shi Buxi asked back.
Host: ..., this child is so honest.
[Ahhh, host, please continue and ask him what's in the box?]
[Wow, it looks like an ancient artifact. I want to take a look.]
"Can I take a look?" The host was also curious when he saw the box with strange patterns.
"You can see the first floor," Shi Buxi replied. If you want to see the second floor, you have to ask the Grandmaster for permission.
"This has two floors! Then let's take a look at the first floor." The host didn't force it.
Shi Buyi smiled and nodded, and stroked his fingers over the Bagua carving in the middle. There was a click, and he opened the lid of the box. Although it was small, there were quite a few things inside.
"What is this?" The host was a little confused looking at these things.
"This is blank talisman paper, in several colors of yellow, green, and red. This is a brush, and here are cinnabar and ink, sandalwood, and an incense burner." Shi Buxi introduced them to everyone one by one with a pious look, which made the others become serious despite the playful noise.
However, both the host and the audience were confused and asked, "What is this and what is it used for?"
"Drawing talismans." Shi Buyi uttered these two words, and somehow recalled the time when he first arrived here and was almost caught for setting up a stall to draw talismans. He silently closed the lid of the box.
[Ah, it's closed so quickly. I was going to take a screenshot and search what this thing is for.]
[Thinking back to the little contestant's gestures in the game earlier, I don't know why, but it felt so mysterious.]
What is "drawing talismans"?
[Haha, I get it, Shi Buxi is studying painting.]
Shi Buxi: ...
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