Chapter 3

But Xiao Yi was still delighted; according to their agreement with the notes, all tips earned during the Arctic period belonged entirely to the contestants.

This time, though no large sums came in, the scattered tips still added up to several thousand Chinese yuan.

“Big Boss Mobai, what kind of brain does the streamer have to make you think of bringing these divine books along?”

“Seeing the big god survive in the wild while still studying, I suddenly felt ashamed, so I decided to take a day off today and just watch Big Boss suffer—heehee!”

“Same here—I suddenly became interested in the postgraduate entrance exam after seeing how hard the streamer works.”

“Studying makes me happy! Solving problems makes me joyful—I finally understand this saying today.”

Looking at the tips, Xiao Yi felt pleasantly satisfied and paid no mind to the comments.

Most importantly, his fear of the wilderness and inner loneliness were greatly eased.

Indeed, only soft currency can soothe my loneliness and fear.

If there’s more, then euros, dollars…

Xiao Yi was in high spirits and, seeing these absurd netizen comments, felt inclined to explain.

After all… they paid!

“Do you all want to know what the three hardest things are about surviving alone in the wild?”

“Stop teasing us, streamer!”

“The last guy who teased us like this got stabbed five times—his grave grass is already five meters tall!”

“That kind of person should be beaten to death!”

Xiao Yi ignored them and continued explaining.

“Food, cold, and loneliness!”

Don’t ask how this wilderness newbie knows—ask and the system is the best.

“Besides strength, getting food depends on luck, overcoming cold requires effort, but loneliness… bring along ‘The Ultimate Guide to Postgraduate Entrance Exam’—you deserve it.”

“Damn, suddenly I think he’s right—am I an idiot?”

“Followed, followed—this streamer’s a bit goofy, but I like this kind of goofball.”

“How much did ‘The Ultimate Guide to Postgraduate Entrance Exam’ pay you for endorsement? I’ll give you triple for ‘Postgraduate Exam 100%’.”

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“Xiao Bing, can you turn off the voice comment system? These people are already delaying my survival.”

After some time passed, Xiao Yi looked up toward the drone’s voice module and spoke.

Person A in front of the phone “…”

Person B in front of the phone “…”

Person C “…”

Person D “…”

“Xiao Bing serves you—daily voice comments are one hour. Close now?”

“Close!”

“As a noble fan, am I being rejected by a lowly streamer?”

“Remove the ‘right?’—you’ve definitely been rejected.”

“What a shitty streamer? Leaving, leaving!”

“So rude? Does your mom know?”

“Cool personality—I like it. I’ll stick around and see how long this streamer lasts.”

“Cool personality? Pfft—I think he’s an idiot. Leaving, leaving!”

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“This guy in Live Room 6 is truly… unique!”

In the streamer’s room, Bei Ye and Yang Qingning also watched this scene from Live Room 6.

It left Yang Qingning speechless for a moment, then she covered her awkwardness with the word “unique.”

But someone didn’t want this controversial topic to end so easily.

Cai Luo Han now spoke with disdain: “This kind of person has low quality and shouldn’t have been allowed to join this show.”

As a top streamer, he sometimes disliked his fans’ ridiculous behavior and even privately complained about braindead fans.

But he knew what his fans liked to hear and understood what fans meant to him.

Sure enough, Cai Luo Han’s words instantly turned the live room into a chorus condemning Xiao Yi.

No surprise—such an arrogant guy was just annoying to watch.

What’s the point of watching livestreams? Just for entertainment and good moods.

But Bei Ye, as a wilderness expert, strongly agreed with Xiao Yi’s actions. Seeing the live room filled with angry condemnations, he spoke up to explain:

“As someone who lives alone in the wild, I think Xiao’s actions are perfectly correct. It’s already 3 p.m. in Canada, and nightfall is only two hours away.”

“In these two hours, Xiao must build a simple shelter or find a reliable cave, and also prepare today’s food.”

“After all, this is a wild, uninhabited zone—he’s dancing with bears, wolverines, cougars—all animals that can kill him at any moment.”

“For him, every second now is precious and a matter of life and death.”

“Bei Ye’s right—we’re just here for entertainment, but he’s fighting for his life! Who has time to chat with you?”

“I hate that guy’s attitude, but I agree Bei Ye is right.”

“Bei Ye yyds! Support, support!”

“I suddenly feel a bit guilty—I think I wrongly accused that guy.”

“Top celebrities clearly don’t understand anything—they just know how to stir up drama.”

“Why are top celebrities even allowed on the comment board? This is the show’s biggest flaw.”

“What’s a streamer anyway? We’re here just for fun—if we weren’t watching, would he even make money?”

“Do you have any humanity? Is having fun more important than someone else’s life?”

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Bei Ye’s words instantly reversed the sentiment in the live room—most viewers now changed their opinions.

After all, Bei Ye was the absolute authority on wilderness challenges.

Some might still dislike Xiao Yi’s attitude, but they knew entertainment shouldn’t cost lives.

Someone is fighting for survival—why should he waste time chatting with you?

Right after Bei Ye finished speaking, Wang Xing from Live Room 1, Cain from Canada, and Liu Hong, an African wildlife volunteer—all experienced survival experts—also turned off their voice comment systems.

But their tone was far more polite compared to Xiao Yi’s.

Xiao Yi hadn’t realized how much this mattered—he was new to streaming, and the system had just reminded him of the time limit, so he was already under intense pressure and hadn’t noticed the details.

Besides, fan points and soft currency are great, but life is worth more—if survival’s at stake, both can be discarded.

Just now, while scouting the area, he spotted bear droppings—not yet dry—proving bears were nearby, and close.

Even though his body had been enhanced by the system and he possessed the strength of a man capable of lifting a cauldron with his bare hands, he had no intention of fighting a full-grown bear in the wild.

Unless he’d maxed out his speed stat—then he could run if he lost. But now? Forget it.

But before that, Xiao Yi had no time to care about anything else—he quickly gathered thick branches around him.

Not just Xiao Yi—most of the other ten contestants were also building their shelters.

Only Wu De chose not to build first—he thought today’s weather was fine and the night wouldn’t be too cold.

So he opted to explore widely, set up animal traps, and picked some blueberries.

Two hours passed quickly; darkness gradually fell, and Xiao Yi’s shelter was complete.

Triangular design, thick tree trunks as the frame, lined with common dry grass—its shape and space were sufficient for one person.

At this moment, Xiao Yi’s live room stabilized at around 370,000 viewers; the other ten contestants’ live room numbers were similar.

After all, they couldn’t interact, and everyone’s tasks were roughly the same.

As for traffic, it was still concentrated in the main live room, which held two million viewers—by night, the number would surely keep rising.

After all, the main live room hosted three “top streamers”: Bei Ye, Yang Qingning, and Cai Luo Han. Still, Xiao Yi and the others’ viewer counts made many popular streamers green with envy.

After seeing his shelter finished, Xiao Yi didn’t linger—he grabbed his fishing lure and ran toward the lake before darkness fell.

He didn’t want to go hungry on day one; his shelter-building speed was the fastest, but someone would definitely go hungry tonight.