Chapter 1: Reincarnated, Immediately Thrown Into a Wilderness Challenge

Food accompanies death; humans dance with nature.

We are the real extreme challenge—welcome to watch, produced by Huaguo’s leading short-video platform, Yinfu Short Video, the innovative wilderness survival show “Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic.”

This challenge is fully sponsored by Jindian Milk, the century-old classic among milks; fully supported by Dajiang Drones, Huaguo’s leading drone company; and fully guided and rescued via satellite by Huaji Mobile.

This challenge will send ten contestants to the coldest region on Earth.

They will survive alone in the wasteland of Maple Nation, within the Arctic Circle, for one hundred days.

These contestants were randomly selected from 1.3 million applicants three months ago, chosen for meeting physical fitness standards.

Previously, they underwent two months of intensive training by wilderness experts.

Rule for this challenge: if any contestant survives fifty days in the Arctic, they will receive a reward of 300,000 Huaguo yuan.

Survivors of sixty days will receive 700,000 Huaguo yuan; eighty days, one million; ninety days, two million.

If anyone survives the full one hundred days, they will claim the grand prize: ten million Huaguo yuan.

Every half-month, we will dispatch a top-tier medical team for a physical exam; if a contestant’s condition drops to the human limit, we have the right to terminate their participation.

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Ladies and gentlemen, contracts have been signed—if any accident occurs during the show, you will each receive a one-million-yuan compensation from Yinfu Company.

“Fuck!”

“What the hell is this?”

“Where the hell am I?”

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When Xiao Yi woke up and looked around, he was instantly bewildered.

Xiao Yi, who never did good deeds, saw an old woman fall and struggle to get up—finally, he felt pity.

But who knew? The good deed brought no reward—he was falsely accused by the old woman of knocking her down.

During the argument, he was struck on the head by her son, then lost consciousness.

He swore he’d sell everything to sue that shameless family.

“Ow, fuck, my head hurts!”

“What the hell is going on?”

“Shit!”

When the headache faded and he processed the information in his mind, Xiao Yi froze in place.

“Damn it, Xiao Yi didn’t know whether he was lucky or cursed—he’d caught the latest global trend, the newest fashion… he’d been reincarnated.”

“But damn it, hadn’t that old bastard even finished suing him yet?”

He’d been reincarnated into a parallel world 70% similar to Earth, into the body of someone with his exact same name.

But unlike him, this guy seemed even more unlucky.

At least in his past life, though poor, he had both parents and a warm family; this unlucky guy didn’t even know who his parents were.

Raised in an orphanage, he dated a girlfriend in college and gave her his all.

He ate instant noodles while working, scraping together money to buy her a gold necklace—only to find out he was just one of many fish in the pond.

Heartbroken, he signed up for a self-punishing show, hoping to snap himself out of it.

Even after signing up, he regretted it—he was just a regular student at a 211 university, with zero wilderness survival skills.

Unless you counted picking up trash as a survival skill… then maybe he had a little.

Old Lady Liu from Building 308, Room 102, always checked the trash bins at 5 p.m. every afternoon, starting from the left-side alley bin.

If he got there at 4:30 and checked his own building’s bin first, he’d always find plenty.

Every time he saw Old Lady Liu, disappointed by her meager haul, being comforted by her son into her BMW and driven home, Xiao Yi felt guilty as hell.

Oh right…

“I really don’t want to be in this fucking show!”

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi nearly wept—others reincarnated and copied songs or movies, but he got dumped straight into the Arctic Circle.

Sure, the prize money was huge, and he didn’t have any of those legendary reincarnation perks like a system or divine hand.

But he still had dozens of classic songs and dozens of classic films from his past life in his head!

With just those resources, he could live comfortably for the rest of his life—no problem.

I really don’t want this ten million.

To hell with the Arctic Circle, to hell with the wasteland—I’m actually… scared of wolves!

Xiao Yi felt like crying.

“Old Xiao, there are thousands of women in the world—why care about one old fisher? Fine, go to the wasteland and clear your head for a couple days. If you earn the prize, great; if not, just come back alive. If all else fails, I’ll sign my name on your contract for compensation.”

At Xiao Yi’s side, a muscular man spoke—if he hadn’t spoken, you’d have thought he was the one going into the wilderness challenge.

Xiao Yi: “...”

“Fat Gao, you’re a real brother—what kind of thing is that to say?”

“Support personnel, please exit!”

“Old Xiao, take care! When you come back from the Arctic, buy me a drink. I’m truly envious of you—challenging bears and seeing polar night firsthand.”

Xiao Yi: “...”

“Contestants, let me introduce myself—I’m Li Yong, head producer of this show.”

“I love food, have a gentle personality, but I’m a bit careless and forgetful. Your safety over the next hundred days is my responsibility.”

“Of course, most importantly, I’m also in charge of distributing your rewards—or your compensation.”

Xiao Yi: “...”

Other contestants: “...”

Fuck your compensation!

After hearing this guy’s introduction, they all felt like they were going to die soon.

Xiao Yi felt even more terrified—he was sure this world was broken and full of malice toward him.

“Contestants, though you’ve all undergone two months of elite wilderness training, you were each trained by different instructors and don’t know each other—let’s start by introducing yourselves, so you can get to know your rivals for the next hundred days.”

“I’ll go first—I’m Wei Wenchang, an outdoor streamer on Yinfu, fairly skilled in wilderness survival—pleased to meet you all.”

“Wang Xing, retired special forces soldier—I’m full of interest and confidence in this wilderness challenge.”

“I’m Wu De, a geological surveyor—I once got lost in the wild and survived seventeen days without food or water.”

“Liu Hong, 32, volunteer at an African wildlife reserve.”

“I’m Mu Tingwei, a chef—my goal is to last fifty days and lose fifty pounds.”

“I’m Mo De from Maple Nation—glad to be challenging in my homeland, my home turf. I’m also a wilderness hunter—I love nature and everything in it.”

“Lian Yicheng, editor at a new media company—my goal is to last fifty days; I’m getting married and need money for renovations.”

“Hi, I’m Jiang Yiyi—I’m a fisher and wilderness guide. I’m pretty capable!”

After everyone introduced themselves, Xiao Yi remained lost in regret—but seeing everyone looking at him, he reluctantly spoke.

“Xiao Yi, senior at Donghua University—that’s it.”

After the ten contestants finished introducing themselves, the producer Li Yong smiled and continued.

“Everyone remembers your rivals? Then our challenge officially begins—first, choose your ten tools.”

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“Ding! The Life Experience System is binding… responding to environment, auto-generating Wilderness Expert panel.”

“This system was developed by a genius scientist fifty million years ago, designed to experience different lives.”

“Is this… the reincarnator’s divine hand? Do I have a divine hand too?”

“Fuck! Take off! Take off!”

System personal panel displayed!

Name: Xiao Yi

Age: Twenty-two

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 70 kg

Intelligence: 6.9 (IQ test score between 110–120, approximately 117)

Endurance: 5 (Mild sub-health!)

Strength: 6 (Average adult male level)

Speed: 7 (Second-class athlete level)

Vision: 6 (Average person level)

Hearing: 5 (Minimum normal human level)

Smell: 6 (Normal human level)

Skills:

Wilderness Knowledge:

Basic Zoology Lv3 (Result of intensive training these past two months)

Basic Botany Lv4 (Better than just knowing staple crops—also from intensive training)

Basic Life Skills:

Cooking Lv6 (home-cooking level)

Driving Lv5 (holds a C1 license, but dares not drive on roads)

Swimming Lv3 (has three months of dog-paddle training)

Hunting Lv3 (once hit a family chicken with a stone, once hit a sparrow with a slingshot)

Fishing Lv6 (an expert among ordinary people, once studied lure fishing out of curiosity from a professional master)

Diving Lv1 (can hold breath for only one minute)

Combat Lv3 (has fought three times in life, twice left black-and-blue)

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Available free attributes: 0

100,000 fan points can be exchanged for 1 free attribute!

After reading his personal panel, Xiao Yi suddenly thought: not bad at all!

At least he now had a normal person’s level—not the weakest kind of weakling.

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“This is the most thrilling extreme challenge of the century—and a chance to become rich overnight…”

Magu Tower in Magu, Central Square in Jingcheng, Yangcheng Tower in Yangcheng, Century Home in Luodu…

All displayed ads for this wilderness challenge, Xiao Yi and the other nine contestants’ faces and professions flashing constantly across major city centers.

At this moment, the ten contestants, thanks to Yinfu’s massive advertising, remained the talk of the nation.

“Wilderness Survival is broadcast live in full on Yinfu’s 000001 main channel, with renowned outdoor survival expert Bei Ye providing live commentary and guidance.”

“Tianwang Zhou Luocheng, Tianhou Zhang Zhixi, popular streamer Luo Han, top idol Yang Qingning, and other major stars take turns appearing in the live stream to support.”

“The 000001 live stream? I’m coming now—didn’t expect my childhood friend Fatty Zhou will also show up!”

“Is our Qingning here too? Lemon will definitely support!”

“Bei Ye, Bei Ye, yyds!”

“Bei Ye, I want to see you eat a black mamba!”

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100,000

1,000,000

10,000,000

20,000,000

Just one hour after the live stream opened, the main channel’s viewership surpassed twenty million.

Zhang Min, Yinfu’s general manager, watching the data from the backend, nodded inwardly with quiet delight.

This is the era of traffic; although Yinfu has always been the king of short videos, it is not the absolute king of traffic—it has rivals.

Sushou, Qe, Shark, and others are all formidable competitors.

This campaign was his decision; the massive promotion aimed to attract enough attention and traffic.

Even if future results are uncertain, today’s launch alone already achieved his goal—and even exceeded it.

If the next hundred days maintain today’s popularity, this campaign will be a resounding success.

“Are you sure these are your chosen tools?”

At this moment, Li Yong, the show’s director, gave Xiao Yi a strange look.

He felt this kid was planning a vacation!

The other contestants looked at Xiao Yi with the same expression.

“Are these not selectable?”

Xiao Yi asked Li Yong quietly; he was quite satisfied with his choices.

“No!”

Li Yong shook his head helplessly; for show effect, he naturally hoped all ten contestants would be competent.

But he had no authority to interfere with their tool selections.

“Since everyone has chosen, let’s board the aircraft!”

“Boom, boom!”

Soon after, a large passenger plane took off from Maple International Airport, heading toward the northern wilderness.

The ten contestants’ eyes revealed curiosity and excitement, yet beneath lay fear of the unknown.

As for Xiao Yi, he had no time—or desire—to pay attention to them; he was immersed in studying his golden finger system.

“Host, would you like to open the beginner’s gift pack?”

“Open!”

“Congratulations, host! You have received 5 free attributes. Please click to upgrade your panel.”

“Strength! Strength! Click all of it into strength!”

After the system prompt, Xiao Yi silently shouted—he always believed strength creates miracles.

With enough strength, even a bear would be crushed!

As Xiao Yi shouted, he suddenly felt a tingling, itching pain all over his body.

“Mm!”

After the initial pain, a warm current flowed through his limbs; he clenched his fist and instantly felt overwhelming power—he could now punch a cow to death.

“System, what is my current strength level?”

“Congratulations, host! Strength raised to ten—reaching human limit. Your strength now equals that of the strongest historical figure, Bawang Xiang Yu!”

“My goodness!”

Hearing this, Xiao Yi was ecstatic; he now looked forward to his Arctic journey with great anticipation.

With Xiang Yu’s strength, give him a proper weapon, and he’d dare fight a black bear—he was now a human Arctic king.

“Boom, boom!”

The passenger plane escorting the ten contestants roared as they entered the wasteland of the Arctic Circle in Maple Country.

At this moment, the filming equipment activated, allowing viewers on the 000001 live stream to truly witness the wilderness.

Vast, majestic, wild, densely forested, mountains and rivers intertwined, vultures soared overhead, wolf packs howled mournfully.

Endless coniferous forests, uneven terrain, massive boulders, waterfalls plunging straight down, colossal fissures visible from high above—all spoke of the region’s grandeur and mystery.

Seeing this, whether the ten contestants or the tens of millions watching live,

they finally realized: this was a paradise for wild flora and fauna—and a forbidden zone for humans.

Soon after, the plane landed at a simple, refurbished abandoned airport, where ten helicopters stood parked.

This airport was a relic from wartime; after the war ended, it was abandoned.

Yinfu Company, for this show, had leased and fully refurbished the airport.

“Ladies and gentlemen, helicopters numbered 1 through 10 are your transport to your designated locations. Once you board, ‘Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic’ officially begins. Are you ready?”

After disembarking, Li Yong gave no one time to react—he asked immediately.

After all, today counted as day one of the 100-day challenge.

“OK”

“OK”

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Boom, boom!

The ten helicopters took off one by one—the wilderness challenge officially began.