Chapter 102

Of course, the angriest person at this moment was Li Yong, who was overseeing operations from the control room.

According to Li Yong’s original vision for the show, the final two contestants remaining should have been Xiao Yi and Wu En.

As long as both of them were still in the game during the later stages, the show’s viewership would remain guaranteed.

But after witnessing Wu En’s self-destructive behavior, Li Yong silently cursed him with every friendly phrase he could think of.

One Xiao Yi, one Wu En—the two people he’d pinned his hopes on from the start—were both completely insane.

What infuriated Li Yong even more was that their two live streams had the highest viewer counts on the entire show.

This left Li Yong, as the producer, unable to hit them, and even yelling at them felt pointless—he could only mutter curses under his breath.

But now Li Yong had to consider: what if Wu En really quit because of his cold?

If that happened, he couldn’t blame Li Yong for being ruthless.

“The Most Pitiful Contestant to Quit in History”

That would surely become a massive talking point, guaranteeing the show would stay a hot topic among netizens for many days to come.

With some behind-the-scenes maneuvering, the show might gain yet another viral topic.

It would be a bit unfair to Wu En, but it was all for the sake of “traffic”!

In fact, if he thought about it this way, Li Yong realized Wu En’s elimination wasn’t so bad after all.

Wu En “...”

Of course, equally miserable at this moment was Wei Wenchang in Live Stream #2!

At this moment, Wei Wenchang stared blankly at three fish heads hanging from a tree branch.

Yes, three fish heads—their fleshy parts had all been completely eaten.

Two days ago, Wei Wenchang had a major haul: three fish—two Maple Whitefish and one Arctic Trout.

Together, they weighed over twenty catties. Seeing his bounty, Wei Wenchang was overjoyed.

He thought he was safe now—his only goal was to survive until the prize zone.

With just over ten days left until the prize zone, even if he caught nothing else,

He was confident he could last through these final days with these three fish and some stored mushrooms.

He even believed heaven itself was helping him!

Of course, for food safety, Wei Wenchang had gone to some trouble.

He hung all the fish on a thick branch using ropes.

In the coniferous forest, finding a branch strong enough to hold over twenty catties of fish wasn’t easy.

Especially one within his camp’s perimeter—but with effort, he’d found one.

In his mind, the rope’s distance would prevent even tree-climbing predators from reaching his fish.

But... he’d underestimated the intelligence and superior physical abilities of wild predators.

“This method only worked for two days—and then his fish became fish heads!”

Seeing this scene, Wei Wenchang’s eyes filled with confusion, even a touch of despair.

Heaven had granted him a blessing, then taken it back within two days—this emotional blow was worse than never receiving it at all.

Later, Wei Wenchang approached and examined the ground beneath the fish heads, finding a mess of scattered footprints.

“These are wolverine tracks!”

After several confirmations, Wei Wenchang muttered bitterly.

Before the show, Yinfu Company had trained all contestants on the footprints of top predators in the Maple Wilderness.

Wei Wenchang could easily identify what animal had left these prints.

What he hadn’t expected was that a wolverine—a creature both clever and cunning—had entered his camp.

The reason Wei Wenchang had lasted so long on the show was largely because his camp’s surroundings resembled Wu En’s:

Top predators rarely visited, and if they did, they only passed through briefly.

The only predator that had actually entered his camp might have been this wolverine, stealing his fish.

Wei Wenchang now felt a deep sense of sorrow—misfortune never comes alone!

After all, he wasn’t some monster like Xiao Yi, nor a lunatic like Wu En.

A single wolverine posed a serious threat to him—possibly forcing him to abandon this place.

In his live stream, viewers were flooding the chat with sympathy, many urging him to quit.

“Old Wei had it rough today!”

“Actually, Old Wei’s done well. We all know how good his video editing is, but making it this far proves he has real wilderness survival skills.”

“That’s right—if Old Wei can’t take it anymore, just come back! Dads don’t mind you.”

“What hurt Old Wei most today was the psychological blow!”

“It’s such a shame—those three fish alone, plus some extra foraging, would’ve gotten him through the prize zone. After all, just entering the prize zone means a 300,000-yuan reward.”

“What can you do? Fate is fate! It just means the prize zone isn’t meant for Old Wei. Better to come back and livestream—you might even earn more.”

Fortunately, Wei Wenchang couldn’t see the comments flooding his live stream.

Otherwise, he’d have shouted loudly: “Alright, brothers! I’m heading home tonight—I’ll be back livestreaming tomorrow!”

He’d long wanted to leave this hellhole, but he’d stayed out of fear for his future livelihood, enduring hunger and constant anxiety.

As for Xiao Yi at this moment, he woke up half-asleep.

The weather had grown colder again, and his ability to linger in bed had strengthened—today, he’d slept half an hour longer than usual.

After stepping outside, Xiao Yi noticed the two lazy bears had woken up unusually early.

They were staring at him with eager eyes. Seeing this, Xiao Yi instantly understood.

These two bastards were hungry—they needed feeding!

Dog Egg was hungry because he’d been punished yesterday; Black Egg? Pure gluttony.

Xiao Yi then searched for lynx bones and meat, selected some, tossed them to the two bears, along with some raw wild greens.

After all, balance mattered—meat and vegetables, proper nutrition.

As for himself, since he was still thin, he should eat more meat.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

But the two bears froze at the sight.

No cooked food today?

“What are you yelling about? At least you’ve got something to eat!”

Xiao Yi snapped back at their growls.

Correct—from today on, not only Black Egg, but Dog Egg too, would get no more cooked food.

Until Black Egg fully recovered, both bears would be kicked out together!

Yes, both bears this time!

The coming days would grow colder; Xiao Yi planned to stockpile more fish for winter.

Once food storage was sufficient, he wouldn’t leave camp again—he’d wait out the show’s end.

So he intended to release the bears into the wild, letting the two giants hibernate.

Though the bears didn’t need to hibernate, their food intake would rise sharply with the cold—and that was the last thing Xiao Yi wanted.

Better to hibernate.

Of course, the more you raise a pet, the more attached you get—better to part early, so the farewell won’t hurt as much.

By the time these two giants woke from hibernation, Xiao Yi would already have left this wilderness.

Hearing this, the two bears looked at the lynx bones and meat on the ground.

They were still reluctant, especially Dog Egg.

Black Egg was fine—he’d already re-adapted to raw meat these past few days.

Still, soon enough, both bears began eating.