After three days and nights at sea, the cruise ship finally reached its destination.
During these three days without live streaming, everyone was free to enjoy themselves on the luxurious ship. The cruise liner was equipped with everything imaginable - cinemas, ballrooms, ocean view cabins... Everyone went wild with excitement.
The previous production crew had not boarded the ship. Instead, a new group of people had taken over, all wearing masks and black suits, looking rather mysterious.
Before disembarking, a man in a tiger mask and black clothing brought over a box and asked everyone to make a selection.
Inside were ten items: compressed biscuits, a tent, a fishing rod, fever medicine, an iron pot, a lighter, a dagger, a bow and arrow, an axe, and a pack of needles.
Each person could only choose one item to take to the small island. They weren't allowed to bring anything else.
Seeing these tools, everyone was dumbfounded. Surely they weren't expected to survive on a deserted island? Wasn't this supposed to be a competition show? How could it possibly take more than two days to film?
The live stream had already begun, and online viewers were equally confused by the contents of the box.
[What's going on?]
[Has the competition show turned into a survival on a deserted island?]
Someone asked the man in the tiger mask what these tools were for.
"It's nothing special. The show has changed. It's no longer called 'Extreme Running', but 'Survival of the Fittest'. You lot will be living here for a month."
What? A month? Everyone was shocked. This couldn't be a joke, could it?
The production team was going too far. How could they change things so abruptly?
Among the ten guests, three were members of a currently popular girl group, including a pair of twins and a dashing short-haired woman named Liu Sa.
Sa-jie (Sister Sa) always dressed androgynously and had a straightforward, no-nonsense personality. She had gained quite a following of female fans from her stage performances.
While others held back due to concerns about their image, Sa-jie didn't care about such things. She directly and angrily questioned, "Who gave you the authority to change the format of the show? We signed contracts. This is a breach. I'm not filming anymore. Send me back!"
SLAP--
The man in black responded with a backhand slap that knocked Sa-jie to the ground. The force was so great that her ears were ringing, and she lay there for a long time, unable to regain her senses.
Everyone was in an uproar, unable to believe what they had just witnessed. It wasn't that they didn't react; the situation was simply too far beyond their imagination.
The viewers in the live stream were also stunned.
What was happening? How could the production team hit someone? This was going too far!
"Master Zhan," Zhan Yi stepped forward.
Zhan Lingfeng nodded, "I need to go to Country F."
Hearing this, Zhan Yi's expression changed. Meng Li was from Country F. Was Master Zhan planning to meet her?
Meng Li was a lunatic capable of anything. Country F was her territory. If she wanted to do something to Master Zhan, they would be powerless to stop her.
Zhan Yi wanted to dissuade him, but upon seeing Zhan Lingfeng's deep, determined eyes, he fell silent.
Having been by Zhan Lingfeng's side since childhood, he knew him too well. Recognizing Zhan Lingfeng's resolve at this moment, he swallowed his words of caution and followed silently behind Master Zhan.
Back on the cruise ship, after the incident with Sa-jie being slapped, everyone had fallen quiet.
They obediently followed the tiger-masked man's instructions and selected their items.
Knowing that the men in black were serious and that they would be staying on the small island for a month, everyone rushed forward without hesitation.
Song Ze took a bow and arrow, Zhou Qinian chose the lighter, Teacher Qi picked the fishing rod, the twin sisters took the compressed biscuits and the dagger, and even Sa-jie, who had been slapped, came forward to take the tent.
One by one, people took the items until Gu Nanyan, the last to approach, found that everything else had been taken except for a pack of embroidery needles that no one wanted.
On this deserted island, embroidery needles were the least useful item.
Gu Nanyan's face remained expressionless as she grasped the needles in her hand.
Due to Sa-jie being slapped and 'Extreme Running' changing to 'Survival of the Fittest', the live stream had garnered extremely high attention, with almost the entire nation watching.
Seeing Gu Nanyan left with only a pack of embroidery needles, some viewers felt sorry for her.
[That's too much! These people have no manners at all.]
[Alright, alright, stop with the pity party. This is a matter of life and death. Who can blame them? If anyone's at fault, it's her for not being more proactive and rushing forward. She can only take what's left.]
[Gu Nanyan has a bad personality and poor relationships with others. Now she's the last to choose items. To be honest, I don't think she'll survive the 30 days.]
[I'm not wishing for her death, and I sincerely hope everyone gets rescued, but under normal circumstances, I don't think she'll last 30 days.]
[Agreed!]
[Agreed!]
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