Chapter 147
Quietly, Lin Zhinan found a few sweet potatoes in a camel thorn bush and brought them home to cook. Then, he picked up and sorted out the mess left behind by the two British soldiers. By the time he was done, the sweet potatoes were almost cooked. He sat alone in front of the lit alcohol candle, silently munching on them.
As they approached the desert, the wind picked up and the temperature grew bitterly cold. The drone circled silently overhead, the faint glow of alcohol wax hitting Lin Zhinan's face, bringing out a sense of loneliness.
The people in the live broadcast room were almost in tears.
"I can't cry anymore, I can't cry anymore. If I cry any more, my eyes will be swollen tomorrow."
"My eyes are swollen now. My sister is all alone now. Luckily, there's only one day left before she can reunite with her brother."
"Yeah, when I see my brother, I'm going to make him avenge Actor Su."
"I'm the only one wondering where the fan and the soap went?"
"Go away."
People in the live broadcast room now get angry when they hear the words "fan" and "soap".
After Lin Zhinan finished chewing the sweet potato, she went back into the tent, out of sight of the people watching her live. Turning to Chu Huaiqin's side, the three of them were eating roasted chicken. There were also two chickens tied to the tent by their feet with ropes by the little monk.
"These two chickens are for my sister to eat." The little monk bit the meat as if he had a grudge, biting it again and again with great force. "What a pity, Brother Huaichen didn't get to eat it."
In addition to chickens, they also stored sweet potatoes and potatoes. They had originally thought that when the two of them came, they could take out a bunch of food to make them happy, but they didn't expect it to end up like this.
"It's all the fault of the people from the British Empire. It's too easy for them to be eliminated like this." The little monk said angrily.
"Well, it's too cheap." This was Chu Huaiqin's third sentence since announcing that Su Huaichen was out.
Everyone in the live broadcast room: With my brother’s words, it’s safe.
At this time, there are more people online in Gungun's live broadcast room than in A1's live broadcast room. The eight-digit number of online people makes everyone shocked, so some people are looking forward to what the scene will be like when Chen, Arnold and Chu Huaiqin from the Kingdom of the Sun Never Sets on Route B meet up tomorrow.
The next day, Chu Huaiqin and his companions woke up at around five in the morning. It wasn't clear if they hadn't slept well the previous night, or if they had just woken up an hour earlier than usual. It was noon in China, and after a night and a morning of fermentation, the number of people logging in was even greater.
After the three members of the rolling team washed up, they carried their belongings on their backs, but the little monk insisted on holding the two chickens by himself and set off.
The live broadcast room was a little surprised. They thought Chu Huaiqin would be waiting here for other teams that were half a day behind them, including the British Empire.
Lin Zhinan also got up early. Now all the teams are ahead of her, and she is the only one left in the lagging team.
After cooking and eating the sweet potatoes, Lin Zhinan, to the surprise of the others, actually set off with a backpack on her back and a backpack in tow. The staff looked at each other with a bit of pity, wanting her to take off the extra stuff, but remembering that they were in the middle of a competition, they swallowed their words and watched the little girl struggle forward with all the stuff.
At daybreak, there was only one person on Lin Zhinan's side, and there was no need for so many workers. Some people began to evacuate. At the same time, Director Austin also left. He was the person designated by Anthony to report back to the command room.
Entering the desert from the Gobi Desert, it was obvious that walking was much more laborious. The scorching sun seemed to be able to roast people. Lin Zhinan, carrying two backpacks, was even slower than yesterday. By this calculation, a journey that could have been completed in one day might take another day.
The people in the live broadcast room turned their attention to Chu Huaiqin and the others, secretly hoping that Chu Huaiqin could come up with a shocking solution to help Lin Zhinan, but everyone knew that this was wishful thinking. Lin Zhinan would have one more day of travel than the others.
"Brother, we're here."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the little monk flipped through the map and checked again and again. Their second meeting point was in a Haloxylon ammodendron forest.
"What time is it now?" Chu Huaiqin was panting, sweat pouring down his face. Today's journey was truly relentless. If he wasn't in a hurry, he could fall asleep right away if he lay down now.
"Four o'clock in the afternoon." Xia Entropy looked at Chu Huaiqin worriedly. He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was worried about Lin Zhinan. Although the two people from the British Empire who bullied them were out, what about the other teams? With Su Huaichen gone, would anyone feel more confident ambushing Lin Zhinan?
"How much water do you have left?" Chu Huaiqin asked again.
"One third." The little monk and Xia En said in unison.
After the rain and separation, they didn't find any water source, and the remaining water was provided by the program team.
"Let's go, we'll go pick up Zhinan." Chu Huaiqin pulled his backpack. Almost all of his heavy things were in Xia En's backpack, leaving only clothes and a water bottle. But now it still felt a bit heavy for him.
"You need to rest," Xia En objected with a frown. Although he was also worried about Lin Zhinan, he was more worried about Chu Huaiqin's health. "You stay with the little monk, I'll go get her."
"I don't want to," the little monk objected immediately, hugging the chicken in his arms tightly, and said angrily: "I want to see my sister first, otherwise you stay and look after the luggage. Without the luggage, I'm sure I can walk faster."
Xia Entropy: ...
"Okay, since you don't want to stay, let's go together!" After Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, he started to leave first.
Xia En was a little annoyed, but he had to follow. He took Chu Huaiqin's backpack and was ready to lose his temper, yes, lose his temper, if Chu Huaiqin objected.
"Thank you for your hard work." Chu Huaiqin smiled.
Xia Entropy: ...
The three of them found Route A at the rendezvous point and headed back, which moved many people in the livestream. Many people didn't watch wilderness survival shows, but Su Huaichen's story had inspired them to come over to see how the Chinese Rolling Team would fight back. To their surprise, they didn't even see revenge, but they were deeply moved. This show might be quite interesting.
It was getting dark, and around seven o'clock, the three of them had to stop. At this time, the other teams on Route A had just arrived. This was not a food stop, and they were half a day late.
The exhausted Route A contestants were already upset enough about not having anything to eat tonight, but they didn't expect to run into Chu Huaiqin and his group. Immediately, everyone looked at Chu Huaiqin in horror, took a step back, and said in unison, "We're not with them."
Live broadcast room: ...
"You guys go separately?" Chu Huaiqin's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard.
"That's right," the Maozi man replied, "We separated at the beginning."
Chu Huaiqin nodded, said nothing more, returned to the camp and continued to cook his sweet potatoes.
The people in other teams breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly realized, why should we be afraid of him?
Live broadcast room:
"Ahhh, Chu finally became the big boss. This is the final challenge that the protagonist will face!"
"What a joke! My brother is the protagonist."
"That's right. It's not popular nowadays to talk about first suppressing something and then praising it. Haven't you seen the face-slapping and cool novels? The gold finger is a must-have for the protagonist."
That night, the online audience in China remained impressive, seemingly unwilling to retreat until the Rolling Team had their revenge. The terrifying traffic drove international media to frantically reprint and report on the event, and when compared to the traffic figures from previous events, they were completely utterly awful.
Some people predict that this may be the peak moment for wilderness survival, unprecedented and unparalleled.
That night, Chu Huaiqin slept the soundest he had ever slept since he started participating in the competition. He felt like he had fallen into an abyss. He could not wake up at all the next day. Xia Entang pushed him and the little monk was chattering outside the tent. Chu Huaiqin felt like he was dreaming and could not find his way.
"Brother, brother, oh my god, could it be possible, could it be possible?" the little monk said in a panic. "I saw on the news that some people would suddenly…"
"Shut up," Xia Entang couldn't stand it any longer and stopped the little monk from saying anything else. Worry crossed his brows, and he was about to call a doctor if he couldn't wake him up. "Qingqing, wake up! We still have to go get Zhinan."
Chu Huaiqin, who originally felt that he was wandering in a dream and couldn't find the exit, was immediately awakened by the word "Zhi Nan". Looking at the two people standing above his head, he was a little dazed for a moment. His heart beat a little fast, even a little abnormally.
Chu Huaiqin frowned and closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose hard to calm his palpitations. After a moment, he said, "You guys go get ready first. I'll be up right away."
"Are you okay?" Xia En asked worriedly when he saw that Chu Huaiqin was in trouble.
"It's okay, I slept too deeply." Chu Huaiqin had experienced this situation before. It was similar to sleep paralysis. In fact, it was just because he was too tired and didn't get enough sleep.
Chu Huaiqin closed his eyes to calm down. Xia En didn't dare to disturb him anymore. He zipped up the tent and went to cook breakfast.
Chu Huaiqin took nearly five minutes to come out. After a quick wash, each of them ate a sweet potato and set off. They hadn't searched for food yesterday, so these foods were squeezed out before, so they had to save some now.
When the other teams got up, Chu Huaiqin and his team had already set off with their backpacks.
Lin Zhinan woke up at dawn and almost cried when she saw the bright sky. How could she have overslept? She had clearly wanted to set off early and find her brothers as soon as possible.
Lin Zhinan secretly blamed himself. He packed up his things and didn't cook the two remaining sweet potatoes. He set off with the backpack on his back and dragging it. The people in the live broadcast room were heartbroken.
"I really want to tell her not to rush, not to rush, because her brother will come to pick her up."
"According to Chu Huaiqin and the others' route, they will meet Lin Zhinan before 2 pm. No one will ambush her along the way. She is suffering too much. Can the director team be kind for once? Talk to her."
"Don't beg the director team, they are some hard-hearted people."
"Don't do that. If you really say that, people will gossip about you after you win. Only by persevering and abiding by the rules can the victory you win truly belong to you."
Although many people in the live broadcast room felt sorry for Lin Zhinan, they also felt that this was right. No one ever asked the director to inform Lin Zhinan again. Even so, when they saw Lin Zhinan, who had not eaten breakfast and was dragging her things through the scorching desert, they couldn't help but worry, afraid that she would stumble and fall.
So many people ran to Gungun's live broadcast room, and Yun urged Chu Huaiqin and the others to hurry up, hurry up, and hurry up...
The vast desert and the scorching sun make people feel tired, as if they can't get out no matter what, trapped in the yellow sand and dying in the yellow sand.
Lin Zhinan's pace slowed, the two backpacks on her back like heavy boulders, unable to move. The sky should have been blue, the sun blazing within her sight scorching, but for some reason, Lin Zhinan didn't know. The sky seemed to darken, the sand swirled, and she felt waves of coldness wash over her. Was she hallucinating? She seemed to see the person she'd been waiting for appear before her...
"Brother, I'm so tired!"
The author has something to say: There is no one before, and no one after. Excerpted from: Song of Ascending the Tower of Youzhou [Tang Dynasty] Chen Ziang I saw no ancients before, and no one after.
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