Chapter 54: The First Group of Guests Preparing to Leave!

Time flies, and today marks the twentieth day of the Wilderness Challenge; the program “Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic” has now completed one-fifth of its entire journey.

Aside from contestant #4, Mo De, who unfortunately withdrew due to unavoidable physical factors.

The other nine participants, regardless of whether their lives were affluent or impoverished before, have all endured twenty days in this Arctic wilderness.

Today is a special day: around ten o’clock, all remaining contestants will have the rare opportunity to connect live with the main live stream room.

The main reason is that today is a day of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.

The two regular guest stars of the main live stream room, Yang Qingning and Cai Luo Han, are both leaving the program.

Of course, the production team will also be welcoming two new guests.

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“Friends, we’re now connecting to the main live stream room to bid farewell to our star friends and send them our best wishes.”

Wang Xing from live stream room #1 was the first to prepare for the live connection, and now he spoke toward the drone.

Upon learning that Yang Qingning was leaving, Wang Xing’s expression grew complex.

In the early days of the Wilderness Challenge, many netizens joked that Wang Xing had been cursed by Yang Qingning’s “poisonous blessing.”

It even made him superstitious for a while.

He had long felt inwardly ashamed—how could a veteran soldier believe such nonsense?

Yet since Yang Qingning stopped offering her “blessings,” his life truly improved.

During this time, he encountered no misfortune and gained much from his solid wilderness survival skills.

Even now, Wang Xing’s small cabin is filled with smoked fish, which once attracted wolverines.

But mere wolverines? Healthy Wang Xing paid them no mind; his comfortable life even made him consider hunting them.

Yet after Wang Xing drove them off, the wolverines never dared approach this strong man again.

“Hah! Is Wang Xing, our great god, going to curse me back, Qingning? Afraid of my revenge?”

“Just connect to the main live stream room already! Qingning and Cai Luo Han are saying their final goodbyes.”

“To be honest, I still think the main live stream room only needs Bei Ye—he’s enough. These celebrity guests? Total waste of time.”

“I feel the same way. I even wondered if the producer was being foolish. I heard the celebrity invitation fees reached eight digits, and they’re clearly just here for the hype.”

“Heh, without Qingning and Cai Luo Han, could the main live stream room have maintained over ten million viewers for so long? That kind of traffic? The producer’s making a fortune.”

“Heh, ten million is a lot? My Xiao Shen live stream room gets ten million viewers daily—why not give that money to Xiao Shen?”

“Don’t say that. Xiao Shen’s viewership came from later breakout popularity. Early on, this program attracted so many viewers partly due to the producer’s promotion, and partly because of the two top streamers in the main live stream room.”

“That’s true. Leaving Cai Luo Han aside, I think my Qingning brought something entirely different to this show!”

“Hah, I admit it—Qingning’s ‘poisonous blessing’ became a viral sensation and brought massive traffic. I myself came to watch because I found the ‘poisonous blessing’ incident hilarious online.”

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“Yang, Cai! I’m glad we’ve worked together for so long—you’re both highly professional.”

After learning that Yang Qingning and Cai Luo Han would both leave after the morning’s work, Bei Ye spoke politely.

These two collaborators left a deep impression on him, especially the beautiful Eastern girl.

At one point, he even mistakenly believed she was an Eastern witch with magical powers.

Of course, he wasn’t the only foreigner with this impression.

Hearing this, Yang Qingning and Cai Luo Han exchanged a smile.

As some viewers said, this program gave them tremendous exposure.

Although it gave Yang Qingning the reputation of “poisonous blessing,” that very reputation gave her a chance to transition from television to the big screen.

She leapt straight into Hollywood’s dream factory.

Not long ago, Hollywood director Peter O’Leary took notice of Yang Qingning.

The main reason for his attention, however, was the show’s fans.

When many fans learned Peter O’Leary was preparing “Night Watchers,” they flooded his official account with comments.

If Yang Qingning played the witch in the human faction, they’d go to the cinema to support the film—even if it were terrible.

At first, Peter O’Leary ignored these comments, but as more and more fans posted, curiosity got the better of him—he investigated Yang Qingning’s background.

After watching her performance on the wilderness show, he was stunned, mouth agape; soon after, he sent her team an invitation.

Cai Luo Han then smiled and spoke first in farewell: “Thank you, Bei Ye, for your care these past days. Thank you, contestants, for showing us a different world. Most of all, thank you to the production team for this opportunity.”

Seeing Cai Luo Han finish, Yang Qingning smiled and followed immediately.

“As Cai Luo Han just said, this program enriched us and showed us a different Blue Star. Without joining this show, I might never have known what the Arctic’s wilderness truly looks like.”

“But we two will stand our final watch. Again, thank you, fans watching on screen, for your support, love, and even your tolerance.”

“Live stream room #1 Wang Xing has connected to the main live stream room—connection successful!”

Immediately after Yang Qingning and Cai Luo Han finished their thanks, a voice rang out in the main live stream room, and Wang Xing’s large face appeared on screen.

“Hello, Bei Ye! Hello, Ms. Yang, Mr. Cai!”

After the connection succeeded, Wang Xing was the first to greet them.

Seeing Wang Xing arrive, Bei Ye and the other two smiled and waved back.

Though they spent every day commenting on the contestants, this was their first time ever doing a live connection.

Had it not been for this departure of the main live stream room’s guests, they’d never have had this chance—this is the program’s rule.