Jiang Ran, who was on the road, became the focus of discussion among the contestants, but she herself knew nothing about it.
Jiang Ran took the competition map distributed by the program team, compared his current location, and headed towards the center of the rainforest diligently.
On the old parchment map, an oval area was circled in red.
That is the destination of Jiang Ran’s trip.
This is one of the restrictions set by the program team.
In a five-day wilderness survival competition, if all 100 contestants find a loophole and stay at the edge of the rainforest without moving inside and do not encounter any major danger, then the so-called wilderness survival will become a castle in the air and will lose all its meaning.
To prevent this from happening, the program team gave all contestants a map and circled an area far away from the entrance of the rainforest, requiring all contestants to reach there within two days.
If they still haven't arrived after two days, they will be eliminated directly.
Jiang Ran estimated that it was about ten kilometers from the rainforest to the red circle area.
At first glance, the number doesn't seem too far, but this is the Amazon rainforest, the legendary forbidden zone for humans. Even though she had traveled all over the world in her previous life, she never dared to explore here... It is not so easy to cross more than ten kilometers in two days.
After Jiang Ran collected enough necessary outdoor tools for himself, he looked at the sun and saw that it was still early for sunset, so he immediately started on his journey.
Many dangerous creatures in the tropical rainforest are nocturnal, such as the famous jaguar, which often comes out to hunt in the evening.
At the same time, the dim light environment at night is particularly unfavorable for humans. Jiang Ran took advantage of this time to hurry on his way, hoping to encounter as little danger as possible during the day.
However, the sky does not follow people's wishes -
Before she had gone a few kilometers, she encountered a wild boar.
The wild boar was over a meter long, covered in long, stiff black bristles. Judging from its long canine teeth, it must have been a mature adult. It stared at Jiang Ran fiercely, making low, menacing "ang" sounds, as if it was about to pounce at any moment.
Jiang Ran held a wooden stick tightly in his hand.
She had previously used it to clear the way, but now it had become a temporary self-defense weapon...
Although this stick may not be a very good weapon, it is still much more decent than a Swiss Army knife that is only ten centimeters long.
Sweat broke out on Jiang Ran's forehead and back, but she had no time to wipe it off.
The first hurdle in entering the rainforest was so difficult that she didn't know if she could get through it.
But when she was extremely nervous, the live broadcast room was bustling with activity.
[I know this creature! It's called a pig. I learned about it in my general education class!]
[Nonsense! Who doesn't know pigs?! Even though they're a bit of a fad now, they were once a staple on our diet for a long time!]
[Isn't that just food? Why is Jiang Ran so nervous?]
[Yeah, he doesn't look that powerful. He's not even half the height of Jiang Ran. What's there to be afraid of?]
[Do you think Jiang Ran is thinking about how to cook wild boar meat better? ]
[That makes sense. I still remember the fish she grilled on the day of the practical test. It looked delicious... Her cooking skills seem pretty good. I think she'd be good at cooking pork, too...]
Even in the interstellar age, the food habits of flower farmers haven't changed for millennia, and once they start talking about food, they can't stop. While planets suitable for growing crops and developing animal husbandry are becoming scarce in the interstellar age, and the price of native ingredients has skyrocketed, leaving many people without access to native foods, even if they haven't eaten pork, they've seen pigs run in general education classes. Who wouldn't be able to comment on it?
The live broadcast room suddenly became a food appreciation conference, and everyone began to share the various ways to cook pork that they knew.
However, before long, the tone in the live broadcast room was diverted by another sentence.
[Just came back from the live broadcast room next door. Mao Ziming also encountered a wild boar. It looks similar to this one. They are probably from the same group...]
[Is Mao Ziming the big shot who just graduated from the Federal Military Academy? ]
[That should be the case. I heard he used to be the chief of the combat department!]
[Headmaster of the Federal Military Academy? His fighting prowess is undoubtedly undeniable, probably on par with Ren Xiayang!]
[That sounds amazing! He'll definitely beat that little wild boar into a pulp! Just thinking about it makes me excited. Jiang Ran is so timid here, it's really unpleasant. Whoever wants to watch can watch. I'm going to go watch the big guy's live broadcast room instead!]
[Wait! Warriors, please stop!]
【He seems to have left, what happened? 】
[…I just didn’t finish my sentence, Mao Ziming has already been eliminated]
【？ ？ ？ ？】
[Is this the elimination I thought it was? ]
[That's right... The wild boar's charge was incredibly powerful. Before I could even react, it knocked Mao Ziming away in one blow. The emergency life-saving bag was activated...]
【this……】
Shocking...
【Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered a story】
What story?
I'm a history student at the United Nations University. A professor once told me in class that during the Earth Era, a country was frequently harassed by wild boars, which came in droves to eat the native crops. At that time, humans hadn't yet developed laser guns or artillery, and since they couldn't defeat the boars, they released tigers into the mountains, hoping they would eat the boars.
[And then? The tiger will surely beat the wild boar to a pulp, right?]
[…After a while, the patrolmen found the skeletons of all the tigers in the ravine.]
[Is this true... is this a lie? ]
[It's true. We didn't believe it at the time and thought the professor was joking... Now I think we were just too ignorant.]
[Oh my god! Wild boars are so powerful!]
[The Earth Era is really backward. A country can't even handle a few wild boars.]
[But even Mao Ziming has fallen, so Jiang Ran surely can't hold on for much longer, right?]
[Of course, I bet she'll pull out the emergency life-saving bag within 5 minutes]
【……】
Jiang Ran and the wild boar had been facing each other for a while. She knew that this stalemate was only a delay and would be the most disadvantageous to her.
Wild boars are social animals that live in groups. Although there is only one in front of her, there may be a large group of its kind behind it!
Action must be taken!
Jiang Ran took a tentative step back.
There is a big tree two or three meters behind me. If I can use it as cover or simply climb up, the danger from wild boars will be much smaller.
However, at the same time, the wild boar also moved!
At first, it only took one front hoof step forward, then it walked faster and faster, and finally rushed straight towards Jiang Ran!
Jiang Ran no longer hesitated and quickly took a few steps back. Just when the wild boar was about to hit him, he turned and ran behind a big tree, missing the fast-running wild boar.
However, it braked and turned around, rushing towards Jiang Ran again. There was only a few seconds in between, leaving Jiang Ran no time to climb the tree.
Fortunately, there was a tree to maneuver around. Jiang Ran fought with the wild boar around the tree, and from the side it looked like a bullfight.
After dodging five or six attacks in a row, Jiang Ran was extremely nervous, but the wild boar didn't look tired at all.
It seemed to be extremely angry, and kept making "ang ang" sounds from its mouth. It was unknown when it would call its companions over.
This can't go on.
Jiang Ran tried his best to calm down and think——
Wild boars have a diverse diet, consuming almost anything that can be imported, including humans. However, they mostly subsist on tender leaves and berries. Especially now, in the height of summer, when fruits abound in the Amazon rainforest, wild boars wouldn't starve, so why would they attack humans?
Eat people... not fruits...
Wait! Fruit?
Jiang Ran dodged the wild boar's attack with a quick move, and at the same time quickly pulled off the bag on his back. He pulled out a bunch of palm fruits from it with one swift movement, and then threw the fruits out without thinking.
Fortunately, she guessed it right!
After the palm fruits were thrown out, the wild boar's attack obviously slowed down.
There's hope!
Jiang Ran continued to hide behind the big tree, only sticking his head out.
She stretched out a hand and waved towards the wild boar, then turned and pointed in the direction of the palm fruit next to her.
——There are delicious foods over there.
——Don’t follow me.
The wild boar seemed a little hesitant.
It looked left and right, not wanting to give up either way.
However, this gave Jiang Ran an opportunity to take advantage of.
While the wild boar hesitated, she quickly climbed up the big tree!
Now the wild boar has no choice.
It was very angry and circled around the big tree several times. Finally, it realized that it really couldn't catch Jiang Ran, so it grunted and stepped to the side with its short legs, picked up the palm fruit and walked away.
After seeing the wild boar leave with his own eyes, Jiang Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But Jiang Ran didn't let her guard down so easily. She still hid in the tree and didn't come down.
Sure enough, after a few minutes, the familiar little wild boar turned its head to look again. When it saw that Jiang Ran was still cautious and did not come down, it said "hmm" angrily, then gave up completely, turned around and trotted away.
Animals that can survive in the wild are smarter than each other.
Fortunately, Jiang Ran knew this in his previous life.
The crisis was completely resolved, and Jiang Ran, feeling relaxed, looked at his backpack.
Without that large bunch of palm fruits, the bag suddenly felt a lot emptier.
Jiang Ran didn't know for a moment whether it was because he picked palm fruits along the way that attracted the wild boar, or because he happened to pick the fruits that he was able to save his life.
But no matter what the truth is, it doesn't matter now——
Too much time was wasted in the confrontation with the wild boar. It was already dark and the sun was setting. Jiang Ran would definitely not be able to reach the red circle marked by the program team before dark. The palm fruits were snatched away by the wild boar again. The most urgent thing was to find something to eat to replenish his energy and settle down before the night fell completely.
Before climbing down the tree, I caught a glimpse of the automatic following ball in front of me.
An unintentional glance made Jiang Ran extremely surprised, because the popularity value displayed on it had actually returned from negative to positive!
What's going on?
After tuning into the live broadcast room and carefully observing the barrage area, Jiang Ran finally understood—
It turned out that she had successfully escaped from the mouth of a wild boar, which made the audience drop their jaws. The audience of Star Age also admired her strength. Seeing that she was really good at surviving in the wild, they excitedly started to give her thunder.
"Thank you all for the Ray."
Jiang Ran thanked him, but his expression didn't reveal much joy. "But Earth isn't behind the times. The story of the wild boar eating the tiger does exist, but it happened much earlier. In fact, since the 20th century, humans have possessed the technological level to travel into space."
"And it wasn't an entire country that was harmed by the wild boar, but rather the farmers in a mountainous area. That country first sent soldiers to rule its people and then devised strategies. This shouldn't be laughed at."
"Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors."
"Study hard, starting with me."
Jiang Ran saluted the camera with a standard gesture, then climbed down the tree to look for food.
[What does Jiang Ran mean? Is what she said true?]
[…Our professor told this story in front of hundreds of people in the UN auditorium. How could it be false? Let me add that our professor holds three gold medals and a statue in the Galaxy Hall. I won't go into more detail. Those who understand will understand.]
[Woc Galaxy Palace? Is this the Galaxy Palace I know?]
[The ultimate dream of Federation scholars, the Galaxy Palace? ? Then I think I know who it is... Respect!]
[Since it's that person, it can't be fake. Jiang Ran must be talking nonsense.]
[I'm convinced. I just had a crush on Jiang Ran, and now he's doing this to me.]
[Jiang Xiaoran, a sensationalist, has a solid character. Aren't bad movies enough for you? Why do you have to criticize history?]
【……】
Jiang Ran walked around and found a relatively clean stream.
She washed the fruits and vines she had just picked, and was about to enjoy her dinner when she saw the automatic tracking ball in front of her.
The popularity column at the top of the live broadcast room was rapidly decreasing. In just a glance, it dropped directly from -100,000 to -2 million.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran: “???”
If we consider that rotten eggs also need to be purchased from the live broadcast platform, we have to say that this audience is really rich and has free time.
Jiang Ran carefully considered in his mind whether he could still get first place based solely on performance if his popularity score was at the bottom. Once he had a rough idea, his mood plummeted.
Do we need to artificially eliminate competitors?
Jiang Ran reached out and turned off the live broadcast room while thinking.
The author has something to say:
1. There are many kinds of wild boar calls, and the sounds are quite special. No onomatopoeia can really sound like them, so the article only imitates a rough idea.
2. Palm fruits are hard in texture and are generally not eaten directly. However, when traveling, people are not so particular and just pick edible ones when they come across them. They can also be pressed for oil and have other uses.
【Small Theater】
Wild boar: Are you kidding me? (Hehehe)
Jiang Ran: No, no, it’s the audience that’s teasing me :)
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