[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds":3,"chapter-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from a Solitary Life in the Wilds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2302459,4503,"Chapter 74: The Vanished Zhong Yicheng!","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>“It looks like Old Zhong really didn’t make it this time—even Beiyé said so!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though those words came from Beiyé, I still think Zhong Yicheng can hold on a bit longer; after all, with tonight gone, there are only twenty days left until the prize zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better not. Don’t risk your life for money! Zhong Yicheng’s condition is clearly at its worst.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Giving up now isn’t so bad—he hasn’t suffered much yet, since the harshest, coldest part of the Arctic wilderness hasn’t even arrived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Beiyé spoke those words, the live stream chat erupted into a flurry of discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, most people began to hold pessimistic views about whether Zhong Yicheng could still hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell; the scattered snowflakes had stopped falling, the moon shone bright against a star-strewn sky, utterly clear—clearly, the previous snowstorm had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wilderness fell silent once more; most contestants and wild creatures had entered hibernation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhong Yicheng stared blankly at the bright moon, then smiled faintly, as if making a decision—he pressed the rescue button, then walked toward the drone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Zhong Yicheng’s live stream went dark, leaving everyone stunned—what was going on? What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the live stream vanished, Zhong Yicheng walked alone toward the flat area outside his shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Li, something’s happened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dormitory of the base control room, a voice shattered the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound, doors on both sides flew open as people scrambled to dress; even Li Yong burst out of his room in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, he asked the newcomer, “What’s Xiao Yi done now? That guy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing of another incident, Li Yong immediately thought of the one who constantly gave him headaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this show, his already thinning hair had grown even sparser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Yong’s reaction, the newcomer panted, “It’s not Xiao Yi—it’s Zhong Yicheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhong Yicheng? What could possibly happen to him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong’s brow furrowed deeper—he’d rather have Xiao Yi cause trouble than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least that freak was so bizarre, even in emergencies, he rarely faced direct life-threatening danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhong Yicheng just pressed the withdrawal button…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what’s the big deal? If he voluntarily quits, just send Rescue Team 9 to pick him up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the staff could finish speaking, Li Yong glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overreacting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contestant elimination isn’t even a big deal—why make such a fuss? If no one quit, wouldn’t netizens tear this show apart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Zhong Yicheng’s mental state has been poor for days—I already told Rescue Team 9 to be ready to respond at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elimination isn’t the issue—Zhong Yicheng is missing. No, no—his live stream just went black.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong immediately ran toward the control room hall—what kind of nonsense is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he ran, he shouted, “Send Rescue Team 9 immediately! No—send Teams 8 and 10 too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiao Gong, what’s going on? Why did it go black all of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the pitch-black screen of Zhong Yicheng’s live stream, Li Yong asked the technician from Dajiang Drones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the technician known as Qiao Gong frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said, “Mr. Li, the drones Dajiang provided for your show have dual redundancy—if the main system fails, the backup kicks in instantly. The chance of both systems failing simultaneously? One in ten million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong didn’t know how to respond—he trusted Qiao Gong wouldn’t lie, and their partnership had clearly been mutually beneficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajiang Drones wouldn’t risk their reputation and quality on a prank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could Zhong Yicheng really have hit the one-in-ten-million odds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had that kind of luck, why even join a wilderness challenge? He could just camp outside the lottery ticket counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Qiao Gong frowned again and added, “There’s one other possibility—the contestant manually shut down the drone. But our manual shutdown button is extremely hidden; contestants shouldn’t even know where it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Gong himself was now confused and puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong felt like he was going to spit blood—why do people always speak in pauses? Damn it, the drone has a manual shutdown button?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong had always assumed the drone was fully computer-controlled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the screen went black, Zhong Yicheng seemed to have touched the drone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the staff member who had called Li Yong suddenly remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Yong felt his vision darken—he could now be almost certain: the live stream had almost certainly been shut down by Zhong Yicheng himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year’s contestants were just too hard to handle—what kind of weirdos were these? What the hell were they trying to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Li Yong truly wanted to crack open Zhong Yicheng’s skull and see what was inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone whispered, “Mr. Li, if Zhong Yicheng shut it down himself, do we still need to send three rescue teams?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send them—all of them. But Qiao Gong, you’ll have to come along this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yong snapped back irritably, then turned helplessly toward Qiao Gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though angry, Li Yong’s mind was clear—he knew the drone was shut down by Zhong Yicheng, but he had no idea what condition he was in; sending more teams would allow better response to emergencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qiao Gong had to go—the drone’s live stream had to resume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone sprang into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, what was Zhong Yicheng—the one everyone was obsessing over—doing right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhong Yicheng walked alone under the moonlight, a faint smile on his lips; each step seemed random, yet followed a clear pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, two shadows formed beneath his feet—one vaguely resembled himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hour passed; the rescue teams arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhong Yicheng beneath the moon, they all froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, what do we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One rescue team member, staring at the scene, asked his captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t disturb Zhong Yicheng. Qiao Gong, can you restore the drone’s live feed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, I’m still on the way. Wait until I get there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rescue Team 8 “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rescue Team 9 “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rescue Team 10 “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did they realize that Qiao Gong, who seemed like a tech-nerd back at base, had such a… funny side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zhong Yicheng had his own reasons for shutting off the stream, and Qiao Gong didn’t want to interrupt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell Mr. Li the situation—tell him Zhong Yicheng is safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-20T08:19:46.963Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6e2ab684c587be977c55132d6b9b3a405162010b2471b204f5505732df7e74bb","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-75","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-73",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-cover.jpg"]