Chapter 100
The official website of the Wilderness Survival World Championship announced more than just this: the competition time has been changed from one month in previous years to two months. All participants will gather at the airport in Lebanon on July 10th, and the program team will fly the participants to the competition venue on a special plane.
Officials also revealed that in addition to the 56 contestants, there are 350 staff members, three companies sponsoring filming equipment, with Qing Entropy ranking first, a domestic technology company and a company in the Americas, five world-renowned field medical teams, field survival and rescue teams, etc.
There is a lot of information, and as it is presented layer by layer, the audience exclaims in amazement. This is the biggest production ever!
However, considering the horror of the desert, everyone felt that they had barely passed. After all, the severity of the competition was the highest in history.
The final championship script was also revealed. Compared with the big brand endorsements of the domestic champions and the scripts of the Asian competitions that were limited to the Asian region, the scripts provided by the global competitions were truly big productions.
"Star Wars" is a series of interstellar films, beginning with humanity's end of the world and concluding with the expedition into space. It covers a wide range of themes, including the Zerg and alien warfare. The plot is not to be underestimated, but the visual impact of the spectacular, high-tech space battles and the dazzling production is truly breathtaking.
"Star Trek" is hailed as the most successful interstellar film of the 21st century. Official calculations have shown that "Star Trek" fans comprise at least one-fifth of the world's population—a formidable figure, but not an exaggeration. With a new film released every two years, there are now five installments, and the first installment has already grossed 30 billion Greenbacks.
Another feature of "Star Wars" is that it has never been taken off the screen. Apart from the short videos intentionally released by the authorities, no film or TV clips longer than ten minutes can be found anywhere in the world. It's not that there has been no piracy, but within less than a month after the piracy appeared, the infringers were sent to jail by the world's strongest legal team. From then on, no one dared to touch this red line.
Therefore, "Star Wars" also has a fan nickname, called "The Unending War".
There are many protagonists in the "Star Wars" movies, but there is only one protagonist in the original novel. The protagonists that have appeared in the five movies so far are all supporting characters in the novel, and the original main protagonist has never been dared to be filmed. In addition to the fact that the fans of the original novel are too fanatical and cannot tolerate random casting, there is another reason: the protagonist of the original novel is Chinese.
When the end of the world came, he used his life to preserve the flame of humanity, but he himself was eventually buried in space. His charm and image were too great to be touched.
As the director of the "Star Wars" series, Anthony's release of this script undoubtedly shocked fans around the world. Everyone had only one thought: Is he crazy? What if the winner is a foreign actor with no acting skills? As fans of "Star Wars", how come they hadn't heard about the new script?
The huge fan base of "Star Wars" almost blew up the official website of Wilderness Survival and director Anthony's accounts on Yanwang and Heilianwang. What does this bastard want to do?
The popularity of the game "Survival by Force" has been high, and the emergence of the "Star Wars" script has made the world abuzz. All the networks around the world, big and small, are flooded with this news. In addition to arguing online, fans of "Survival by Force" and "Star Wars" have also been fighting offline according to relevant news reports.
As a fan of both movies and variety shows, I'm almost scratching my head. Which side should I help?
China was also shocked by this news. A-list artists who hadn't participated because the program was too demanding, and those who had been eliminated midway, were filled with regret, beating themselves up, wondering if they had tried harder, if they had been more serious, they could have made it to the global competition like Chu Huaiqin. Consequently, Chu Huaiqin, Su Huaichen, and Lin Zhinan were the focus of the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Envy, jealousy, and hatred filled the air, but they also had to smile at the three of them. After all, no one knew if they would get lucky and win a place. It was so infuriating!
After the global competition was announced, Chu Huaiqin's phone was flooded with calls. Chu Huaiqin, who was worried about the competition area, didn't want to answer anyone's calls. Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen were also fed up with being pestered and ran to Chu Huaiqin. In addition to this, they also wanted to hear Chu Huaiqin's opinion on matters related to the competition.
"Pack your things and fly to Libya Airport. We need to set aside at least three days here, and we still have five days to prepare. Huaiqin, have you figured out this event?" Su Huaichen rested his hands on his chin, blinking and looking at Chu Huaiqin with dependence. The person sitting next to him was annoyed and poked Su Huaichen in the back of the head, causing his elbow to slip and he was thrown forward. Fortunately, he was pulled back, but Su Huaichen was so angry that he kicked the person next to him, making him gasp.
"I've read the competition rules over and over again these two days, and I didn't see anything that said we can't form teams." Chu Huaiqin shook the printed A4 paper in his hand and handed it to Su Huaichen.
"Really?" Su Huaichen's eyes lit up, and he quickly took it and read it carefully. It really didn't say that they couldn't form an alliance or team up. He immediately laughed, "Hahaha, then we can still team up."
"In principle, you can say that." Chu Huaiqin nodded.
"Brother," Lin Zhinan called softly, and then when the others turned their attention, he lowered his head and whispered, "I, I came here just to see you, forming a team..."
Seeing that Lin Zhinan's hands were almost twisted into a knot, Su Huaichen asked tentatively, "You don't want to form a team?"
"Yeah!" Lin Zhinan responded softly.
Everyone looked at each other and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Lin Zhinan's unpredictable behavior surprised everyone.
"I, I'll go back first." Lin Zhinan hurriedly stood up, grabbed his bag, and ran away.
The little monk only reacted when the door slammed shut. He was about to chase out when Chu Huaiqin stopped him.
"Brother, what should we do? How can she complete the mission as a girl without forming a team? No, no, it doesn't matter whether she completes the mission or not. As soon as the game starts, she will definitely be looted. No, no, looting doesn't matter. Those barbarians will definitely hurt her."
Since the news about survival in the wild came out, the little monk who learned how to use the Internet has read all kinds of comments, especially those about the younger sister. They were so scary that the little monk had nightmares.
"She doesn't want to drag me down." Chu Huaiqin sighed. In the first two competitions, she must have seen the comments about her being a drag. This time, many people and Chu Huaiqin noticed that the announcement did not prohibit forming teams or alliances, which meant that there was a lot of room for manipulation. The program team also knew that it was very unlikely for a single person to cross a desert.
Since there's a possibility of an alliance, Xia Entang, who's always been by Chu Huaiqin's side, will definitely follow him. The little monk is also likely to join, as is Su Huaichen. Lin Zhinan, a member of the domestic and international competitions, is also likely to join. However, this region is different from previous ones, and Chu Huaiqin is likely to become a liability. Adding Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan to the mix, and calculating the odds, this team doesn't even need to compete; they can simply withdraw.
Based on this, some people removed Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen and formed a team of three. In this way, the possibility of entering the top 20 would increase.
I think Lin Zhinan saw the news, but judging from Su Huaichen's expression, he probably didn't see it.
"Actually, I'm a burden in this division," Chu Huaiqin said leisurely, "I was hoping you guys would lead the way!"
"You're not," Xia Entang was unhappy and glared at Chu Huaiqin, "I will take you to the finals."
The little monk made a bitter face, "Then my sister..."
"We'll contact her agent later and we'll try to persuade her. Don't worry!" Su Huaichen pulled the little monk to sit down. "Don't worry. We're a team and we won't give up on her."
The little monk nodded, looking worried.
"Okay, let's first discuss the five pieces of equipment officially mentioned," Chu Huaiqin said, pulling out a map from under the table and spreading it on the tea table. "Based on the official competition zone, I drew a map. It should be here."
Su Huaichen curled his lips and said, "I don't know where the production team found the place. There is too little information about the Moye Desert. No one knows the ecological environment there, and we can't choose equipment based on the information. This is troublesome."
If the equipment is not right, it is like a soldier going to the battlefield with an iron pot or a stick, which is useless.
Chu Huaiqin: "The Sahara Desert has harsh conditions and is the least suitable place for species to survive. The production team ultimately chose this place. I think they have conducted research, so there is no need to worry too much. When we chose equipment, the main consideration was whether it was suitable for us to survive there."
"Since we've decided to form a team, we can choose twenty items of equipment without duplication." Xia Entropy offered his opinion.
"Don't you include my sister in this?" The little monk looked at Xia En with a sad face.
"My sister's can be counted as a backup item. Let's decide on the main items first." Chu Huaiqin took out a pen and paper and started asking everyone to brainstorm and come up with a few things.
Su Huaichen spoke first: "You must bring a kettle for water, a knife, and a pot?"
"Food will be scarce in the desert! Ah, can we bring some food?" Su Huaichen's eyes lit up, and he immediately checked the A4 paper printed out by Chu Huaiqin. He was stunned when he saw the notes saying that food was not within the range. It stated that only equipment and tools could be brought.
Chu Huaiqin: "Let me first talk about what the production team provided. There are maps, watches, clothes and shoes, blankets, and backpacks. We don't need to prepare any clothes. The watches should be no worse than those in the Asian competition, so there's no need for a compass."
The little monk nodded repeatedly: "How big a pot should we use to hold the water?"
Su Huaichen: "Bring a bucket?"
Chu Huaiqin: ...
"You're so stupid! How can you walk with a bucket?" Xia Huang next to him spoke up.
Su Huaichen: ...
"What about food? Will the program team provide food?" The little monk was more concerned about this.
Chu Huaiqin thought for a moment and replied, "Although vegetation is scarce in this desert, the production team certainly won't provide food directly, as they've done in the past. So they might use two methods: one is to play games and find food; the second is to follow Director Huang's method."
The little monk immediately thought, "Then we need to add the pot, fire, and firewood. What should we do with the firewood?"
"Alcohol wax." Chu Huaiqin added this to the paper. Fifty grams of alcohol wax can burn for twenty-five minutes, which is enough for them to cope with for two months.
Everyone discussed and came up with other things: five water sacs, two knives, three outdoor survival pots with lids, two boxes of alcohol candles, a pair of fire sticks, three two-person tents, two first aid kits...
"Leave two places for me."
Xia Entang suddenly spoke, and several people looked at him in confusion. Xia Entang didn't want to answer, but simply said that they would know when the time came. He was mysterious, but because the equipment space was relatively spacious, Chu Huaiqin and others did not ask any more questions.
"Oh, brother, I suddenly thought of something. What if they unpack our alcohol candles and only count one for us?" The little monk looked at Chu Huaiqin in horror. "Also, also, are we going to walk or take a car?"
The question raised by the little monk hit the point directly, and no one could answer it.
After Chu Huaiqin calculated the items, he began the purchasing process, comparing brands for each item. After all, they were not short of money, and what they wanted was quality. During this time, they also contacted Lin Zhinan, but each time they were hastily hung up. Her agent's response was to wait until the game was over and then apologize to them.
The little monk almost cried after hearing this.
Time flies by, and the topics about wilderness survival and "Star Wars" remain high. Chu Huaiqin's fans and domestic wilderness survival fans come to Chu Huaiqin's Weibo to check in every day, just to urge him to come out and ask his opinions on the competition. At least it should give them a shot in the arm!
Especially the fans of Wild Survival. They looked down on the domestic competition in the beginning, then laughed at Chu Huaiqin, and finally watched Chu Huaiqin win the Asian championship. Their mentality changed again and again, and finally they placed their hopes on Chu Huaiqin, hoping that he could wash away the shame of China in the first five years of the global competition. However, since the announcement of the competition area, Chu Huaiqin has disappeared.
What's going on? Does this mean Chu Huaiqin has given up the competition too? He's the most anticipated contestant in recent years! To exaggerate, he's the hope of all of China!
"I don't even ask Chu Huaiqin to win the championship. As long as he can get into the top ten and break the curse of Chinese players not making it into the top 15, I will be satisfied."
"If Chu Huaiqin can break this curse, I will be his die-hard fan from now on. As long as it doesn't break the law, I will be his fan for life. Whoever dares to criticize him will be beaten by me."
"Ahhh, I'm so anxious. What's going on? Can you give me a definite answer? I'm so annoyed!"
"Isn't he hiding out of fear?"
"Am I the only one who's more afraid that he'll just withdraw from the competition?"
"Damn it, don't scare me in front. He's the only college student in our village. We rely on him to bring honor to our family and make us proud."
"Ahhh, what happened to my dear brother? Where is he? Could it be that he's not feeling well after the Asian Games?"
"Yo, the internet trolls are starting to make excuses for withdrawing from the competition. Tsk, if you can't make it, just say so. Are you trying to keep everyone hooked to increase your traffic?"
"Pfft, maybe he wants to sign a few more endorsement commercial scripts before revealing his true identity."
"Chu Huaiqin wasn't that great in the first two episodes. The enemy was clearly weak, and he even had a luck bonus. I don't know why he's been praised like this."
Chu Huaiqin has not appeared in front of the audience since the official announcement of the competition. For a time, various voices began to appear in the forum. Some people were too anxious and annoyed, while others were dissatisfied with Chu Huaiqin's current popularity and wanted to pull him down. However, Chu Huaiqin is no longer the same as before. When these voices came out, the new fans started to criticize him at full speed.
"Do you really think we're the same old idiots that my brother used to be? If you dare to scold me, come on, I won't sleep tonight and will fight you three hundred times."
"Where did these trolls come from, sir? Times have changed. If you still want to use the same old tricks to stir up trouble, I'm telling you, you're too young. Even if Chu Huaiqin doesn't participate in the global competition, winning the Asian competition, the most difficult one this year, is enough for him to brag about for years. What are you keyboard warriors? Do you think my brother can have any say in it?"
"Exactly. Whether or not to participate is a personal choice. It's none of your business. Besides, I trust my brother. He must compete."
"I love it when my brother slaps me in the face. From the domestic competition to the Asian competition, so many people's faces have been swollen and they haven't gone down yet. I'm waiting."
"Can you, the rats in the gutter, erase my brother's achievements? He's the Asian champion, let your master take third place, and then come out and criticize him!"
"If you can't do it well, you won't let anyone say anything."
"What's wrong with you, bro? The game hasn't even started yet, why are you trying to imitate others' pace? You feel good about making these dirty money, don't you?"
"Stop arguing. Someone photographed my brother at the equipment store."
Someone had "snitched the whistle," and everyone stopped arguing with the trolls and rushed to the blogger who had revealed Chu Huaiqin's whereabouts, asking for a list: What did he buy? Did he mention the competition? Who was there?
Questions came one after another. For the sake of confidentiality, the blogger was also afraid that the relevant information would be leaked and learned by contestants from other regions, so he only revealed one or two pieces of equipment, and sighed: only four people came.
Fans who were waiting for the news were shocked. What happened?
"Lin Zhinan finally realized that he was a burden, so he stopped making do?"
"Shut up! If you're a fan of my brother or someone who supports him, don't say such things. I think my sister must have been away due to work."
Many people started arguing over these two comments. The situation in the desert was different from before. Some people supported Lin Zhinan to withdraw from the competition, while others supported Lin Zhinan who finally realized his position and kindly broke up with Chu Huaiqin and the others.
The opposition firmly supports the second comment, saying that Lin Zhinan must have missed the equipment selection session due to work reasons.
The blogger's comments were full of noise and no one could convince anyone else. In the end, the argument ended with Chu Huaiqin liking the second comment.
Opponent: Look, my brother said that my sister didn’t participate in the equipment selection because of work.
Chu Huaiqin's reappearance cheered up many people who were depressed before. Even though Chu Huaiqin had not said anything yet and had not promised to win the championship, he at least confirmed that he would participate in the competition.
The atmosphere was very lively as we welcomed the global competition.
On the day of departure, Chen Guo came to Xia's house. Because he had to deal with Chu Huaiqin's work, he could not go with him.
"We don't aim for the championship this time, but we must protect ourselves, okay?" After Chen Guo knew it was the desert, she was so worried that she couldn't sleep every day. She almost persuaded Chu Huaiqin to withdraw from the competition, but fortunately she controlled herself.
"Don't worry!" Chu Huaiqin was not obsessed with the championship, but he didn't want to let others win it. He was still quite conflicted. However, he didn't tell Chen Guo about this, but he talked about it with his little handsome boy for several nights.
"Ah, what are you laughing at?" Chen Guo pushed Chu Huaiqin. "What's that expression on your face?"
"Nothing." Chu Huaiqin retracted his smile. He had been a little carried away recently.
Thinking of the pretty boy, he became proud.
After the group packed up their things and were about to set off, they found that Xia En had not returned yet.
"What's going on? Where did he go?" Chen Guo looked around.
"He said he was going to the company to get something." Xia Huang said lazily. Ever since he asked Chu Huaiqin to give up two equipment quotas a while ago, he has been staying in the company laboratory, and no one knows what he is tinkering with.
"Let's move the luggage out first!" said Chu Huaiqin.
They didn't pack much clothes, as they would need to change when they arrived at the gathering place. Instead, they packed their gear into two large boxes. The biggest space was occupied by the simple tents, made of soft bones, three of which filled one box.
"I still have to report the equipment to the higher-ups!" Chen Guo sighed. They should have reported the equipment to the higher-ups long ago. If there were any non-compliant items, they would still have time to replace them. However, because of Xia En's two pieces of equipment, they had to wait until now. If there were any problems later, they would have to replace them abroad before the start of the competition.
Several people loaded the luggage into the car. Xia En's car came back. He opened the door, ran towards Chu Huaiqin with two things in his arms, and handed them over.
"Let's take a look." Xia En's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Chu Huaiqin took it and saw that they were two palm-sized fans with three buttons on them, green, white and red.
When Chu Huaiqin pressed the green button, wind blew out. When he pressed the white button, it was actually a fan or air conditioner that blew out the cold air, which was very comfortable.
Fan air conditioners have been around for a long time and are not rare, but this is the first time I have seen such a small fan air conditioner.
The third red button blows out hot air.
"This is solar energy, no need to charge." Xia Entropy explained.
"Wow, that's awesome, brother! Then you don't have to be so scared," the little monk came closer and exclaimed in amazement, praising him continuously, "Xia Entropy, you're so awesome!"
Xia Entang ignored the little monk's praise and instead looked at Chu Huaiqin, waiting for him to speak.
"Very cool, very suitable for me," Chu Huaiqin pressed the white key, which can be used now.
Seeing that Chu Huaiqin was enjoying the flute, the little monk also grabbed one.
The group got in a car and drove to the airport. They did not go to the gate, but stopped at the square on the right side of the airport.
Here are fans waiting to practice for them.
This time the support was even more massive than during the Asian Games. The airport square was specially approved by the airport officials and was packed with middle-aged men and women, with LEDs, banners, and glow sticks held up layer upon layer.
As soon as Chu Huaiqin appeared, thunderous cheers rose up, and screams and whistles rang out one after another.
"Chu Huaiqin, dear brother, you must take good care of yourself."
"Xia Entropy, please protect your brother. If anything goes wrong, you're the only one I'll ask."
"Little monk, it's time for you to protect your brother."
"Mr. Su, just protect yourself and don't hold us back."
The cheers and instructions were like the sound of rolling waves, one after another. It was different from participating in the Asian Games. They did not ask Chu Huaiqin whether he could win the championship.
The heartwarming gesture made Chu Huaiqin happy, so he waved back, "I will win the championship."
The cheering scene stopped at a terrifying speed. Everyone looked at Chu Huaiqin blankly, not knowing how to respond to him for a moment.
Chen Guo covered her face and quickly dragged Chu Huaiqin into the airport. As they were about to step into the hall, someone finally reacted and asked:
"Where's my sister?"
Chu Huaiqin stopped and turned to the audience who asked him the question, saying firmly: "I'm waiting for her in the Moye Desert."
After saying that, he took a few people into the airport. At this time, Lin Zhinan, who was also wearing sunglasses and a mask at the airport, started crying.
The agent looked at the young girl and sighed. She had been under more pressure than anyone else during this period, but she was holding on and refused to say anything.
"Go! They're waiting for you."
The author has something to say: The competition will officially begin in the next chapter
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