"Number 46, Ren Xiayang."
"Here."
After Ren Xiayang checked in, he walked forward and opened his arms to allow the staff to check his personal belongings.
"No problem," the staff member nodded to the host Meng Shaoyuan after completing the inspection, "You can let us go."
"The game went well."
"Thanks."
As Ren Xiayang walked into the rain forest with his back turned, Meng Shaoyuan looked at the bag of supplies on his shoulder and unconsciously rubbed the corner of his clothes.
He once again thought about the message he received last night... and the last thing he did...
"The development ceiling for being stationed on an alien planet is too low. You've been in this remote, uninhabited area for over a decade. Do you still want to stay here?"
"Just say what you want to say."
"It's normal for a young man like Jiang Ran, who has little survival experience, to have some problems when out in the wild, right?"
"No survival experience? Haha, she got first place on the quiz."
"Who knows how this first place came about? As long as the result is correct, I will find a suitable reason for netizens."
"...How can you help me?"
"This year's Galaxy Host Competition is about to begin, right? I'd love to have a word with the judges."
"Why should I trust you?"
"You'll receive an invitation to the competition tomorrow. It's a small token of my appreciation, just a welcome gift. After you succeed, with the prize in hand, it will be easy for you to transfer back to Capital Star to headline a major variety show."
“…”
The world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit; the world is in turmoil, all for the sake of profit.
With huge profits in front of them, how many people can resist the temptation?
Jiang Ran...
If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too arrogant and offending people you shouldn't have offended.
After thousands of years of natural growth, the trees in the Amazon have grown to extraordinary heights, enough to block out the scorching sun even in the hottest summer days.
Even so, Jiang Ran, who was fully armed, wiped the sweat from his forehead. The back of his clothes was already wet with sweat, revealing a deep black mark.
Normal walking wouldn't cause her to get this hot, but the main reason she was so hot was because of the trap she had set.
In order to ambush other players, Jiang Ran made a pit trap, which is also the most physically demanding of all traps.
Compared to triggering a trap, making a pit requires not only digging a hole, but also dealing with the excavated soil. Finally, the hole must be covered with suitable turf to conceal it, which is quite troublesome.
Of course, the benefits of pit traps are also obvious. For example, as long as you hide your body shape in advance and show up after the prey falls into the pit, you will not expose your body shape and appearance.
After all, Jiang Ran had dug more than one trap and intended to harm more than one contestant. She didn't want to become the target of all the contestants on the first day of the competition.
"call--"
Jiang Ran scattered the last pile of grass leaves in his arms.
After working hard for a whole morning, it was finally all done.
Jiang Ran walked around the trap covered with grass, observing it carefully, and occasionally trying to step on the edge of the trap.
Only after confirming that the trap area seemed to be completely integrated with the surrounding environment and that no difference could be seen without a magnifying glass did she finally nod with satisfaction.
All preparations are ready, and now all we have to do is wait for the prey to fall into the trap.
The first person to step into the trap was Bai Zhiyong.
He fell into a trap that Jiang Ran had specially prepared for him, located on the only way from the entrance of the rainforest to the nearby river.
Anyone who has done research on the wild environment must know how much help water can bring to survival in the wild. Biologists like Bai Zhiyong certainly know best how to find the nearest water source through various traces in the environment.
This was originally Bai Zhiyong's professional advantage, but because of this, his movements were predicted by Jiang Ran exactly, and he stepped directly into the trap she had prepared early in the morning.
"Who is it?" Bai Zhiyong asked loudly.
After a while, when no one answered, he smiled coldly: "You don't have to pretend! I know you are also a contestant."
The earth has long become a wilderness and no one has set foot on it for thousands of years. Who else could have set up this novel trap except for the contestants in the same batch?
Bai Zhiyong knew in his heart that he had been tricked by a certain contestant.
"Mr. Bai really has good eyesight." A clear male voice came.
"Who are you?" Bai Zhiyong tried to recall, but he couldn't remember any contestant with the same voice.
"You don't need to know this." Jiang Ran controlled his voice.
Jiang Ran was not worried at all that his disguised voice would be recognized.
She used to film in the wild, and interacting with all kinds of wild animals was part of her job. To get close to the animals, she had long ago mastered vocal control, being able to imitate the calls of various animals, regardless of gender, age, height, or strength.
However, Bai Zhiyong was not completely led by Jiang Ran. He still asked calmly: "Are you Kong Xin or Yu Hui?" These two people are the most capable and unscrupulous contestants. It would not be surprising if they did something like ambush other contestants at the beginning.
Jiang Ran smiled softly upon hearing this: "Don't try to delay me. I have already removed the marks you left on the road."
Bai Zhiyong was suddenly shocked. He didn't expect his idea to be exposed so quickly. He didn't expect that the other party would even notice the mark he left, leaving him no room to save himself.
His partnership with Ren Xiayang hadn't broken down; his overall ranking was higher, allowing him to enter the rainforest earlier. The two had agreed early in the morning that he would enter the rainforest first to secure a favorable position, marking the route and following Ren Xiayang as he entered the competition venue.
But now the marks have been destroyed. Even if Ren Xiayang is experienced, it will take several times longer to find it. He can't wait any longer.
"Listen," Jiang Ran said, "as long as you do what I say, I won't do anything to you."
Bai Zhiyong gave a bitter laugh: "Do I have any choice?"
Jiang Ran was very satisfied with his timely response: "Now, throw up everything you brought."
Unexpectedly, this simple sentence broke the defense of Bai Zhiyong, who had always been calm. He became completely panicked: "What are you going to do to my little orchid!?"
orchid?
Where are the orchids here?
Jiang Ran was confused and thought he had misheard: "What little orchid?"
Bai Zhiyong said cautiously: "That's the name of the mushroom I grow."
Jiang Ran: “…”
Is that the bag of straw mushrooms?
So you gave it a name?
Jiang Ran suddenly became curious and held up a lens removed from his "high-end supplies" to check the situation in the pit by reflection.
You won't know until you see it. You'll be shocked when you see it. Bai Zhiyong's supply bag is still carried obediently on his shoulder, but in his arms he is holding a bag of small straw mushrooms. Even though he fell into the pit and got dirty all over, he still protected the small straw mushrooms tightly and didn't let any of their caps be damaged.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran was both shocked and puzzled: "Why can you bring something like this to the competition? Isn't it against the rules?"
Bai Zhiyong said nervously but with a hint of pride: "I pestered the staff all night yesterday and even begged the producers. It took a lot of effort to get them to agree."
All right.
It turns out it can be done this way.
While Jiang Ran was amazed, his obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in again: "...Why are straw mushrooms called orchids?"
Bai Zhiyong perked up at the mention of this: "This involves the history of the little orchid. You probably don't know that it had a nickname in the 21st century of the Earth Era..."
"Stop! Stop it!" Jiang Ran shouted, "I don't want to know now."
Bai Zhiyong felt quite disappointed when he heard this, and said "Oh" in a wronged tone.
Before Jiang Ran could say anything, Bai Zhiyong hurriedly said, "Let me tell you, Xiao Lanhua has a lot of fans. Don't think that you can just…"
"Stop!" Jiang Ran took a deep breath and kept reminding himself that killing is illegal. "I can easily find a hundred or eighty kinds of mushrooms in this rainforest. Why would I steal your bag?"
Jiang Ran's original intention was to tell him not to think too much, but he didn't expect this sentence to have the opposite effect.
Bai Zhiyong's mood instantly turned from panic to anger: "You can insult me, but you can't insult my little orchid! Yes, this rainforest is a pristine environment, with countless species of fungi. But try transplanting them to the capital planet and see which of them can survive. The little orchid is different. It has gone through so many trials that it would take three days and three nights to count them all..."
Jiang Ran was convinced: "Isn't this just a bag of straw mushrooms..."
Bai Zhiyong was furious: "What! Straw mushroom? Please don't insult my fungus like that. It's called Little Orchid. It has its own name!"
"...I'm sorry," Jiang Ran was moved by his serious attitude, "You keep your little orchid, I won't touch it, just throw the other supplies up."
Bai Zhiyong was still worried: "Are you really not going to steal my little orchid?"
Jiang Ran: "...I'm really not interested in it."
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhiyong felt unwilling to accept this. He was even a little angry: "Do you think my little orchid is worse than those useless supplies!?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran: "If you don't obey me, I will take your little orchid away."
Bai Zhiyong was immediately struck by lightning: "No, no! I'll give it to you right away!"
Jiang Ran sighed speechlessly.
I never thought that there would be a day when she would threaten people with straw mushrooms.
Bai Zhiyong, who was threatened, obviously did not think this was ridiculous.
The hole was too small and could easily be bumped. Bai Zhi carefully placed his little orchid on the ground. After making sure it wouldn't be bumped by his movements, he tore off the supply bag on his back, casually swung it hard, and threw it up out of the hole.
Comparing the two, the difference in attitude is indeed obvious.
Jiang Ran took over his supply bag speechlessly, picked it up quickly, took out the ropes and matches he needed, then picked up two of his own "high-end supplies" and stuffed them into Bai Zhi's bag, then threw the bag back into the pit.
Bai Zhiyong reacted quickly and caught the package to prevent it from falling to the ground and hitting his beloved little orchid.
However, when he opened the package and took a look, he realized what the man had done: "What do you mean by this?"
"Just two things in exchange."
"That's all?"
"That's right."
Jiang Ran stood up and dusted himself off: "I haven't moved the mark you left. Ren Xiayang will be here soon. Just wait for him here."
Bai Zhiyong then realized that he had been cheated. He was very upset, but when he spoke again, no one responded.
He thought it was a coincidence at first, but he didn't expect there to be no response after he asked three times.
That person has left?
So he deliberately cheated himself just to exchange two kinds of supplies, and even exchanged the good for the bad, and the high-level for the low-level?
This kind of thing where the effort and reward are completely disproportionate doesn't seem like the work of Kong Xin and Yu Hui...
Why on earth would this person do this? This is so strange...
Bai Zhiyong was, after all, a research-oriented academic talent. He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out the twists and turns in this weirdo's mind, so he simply gave up thinking about it.
He hugged his little orchid tightly with great care and stroked it lovingly.
It doesn't matter, as long as your little baby is still there, there will be no problem.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhi gave Xiao Lanhua a big kiss through the glass cover.
So delicious!
The author has something to say:
It's obvious that it would take more than one morning to dig out all the pits and traps. The article is a bit exaggerated, so don't mind it.
【Small Theater】
Little Orchid shook her cap: Today is also a day to be in trouble~
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