"Wake up!!!"
The woman's energetic shout was so loud that it made everyone in the live broadcast room flinch.
"Damn it! Another day with no warning!"
"Ahhhh!!! My ears, they're dead. Can I claim worker's compensation?"
"It might be too late to say this now, but everyone, please protect your ears and turn down the volume."
"You in front, I hate that you type slower than you speak. My ears are blown now, you wait to compensate me (frame me)."
The main broadcast room had already switched to other contestants' feeds.
The commentators had not suffered the sonic attack.
Only Zhou Niannian's fans were experiencing this woman's persecution.
And the person who should have been most persecuted showed no reaction whatsoever.
The tent made from parachutes had ample space inside.
Even if two more people slept there, there would still be room.
Because there was plenty of material, they had not only laid a layer of parachute fabric on the ground to prevent insects from crawling up and biting them, but also a layer of thick banana leaves, and on top of that, a layer of thatch.
It was uncomfortable at first, but it became softer the longer they slept.
Zhou Niannian initially thought that the other person must be reluctant to get up because they were sleeping on thatch and finding it more comfortable the longer they slept.
However, when she lifted the tent flap, she saw her teammate lying on the bed, covered in sweat, curled up and shivering.
Zhou Niannian was stunned.
Perhaps it was from the moment Jiang Fan jumped out of the plane, his image had been solidified.
At times witty, direct, taciturn, powerful, experienced...
So many labels were attached to him.
While accumulating a large number of fans, his image was inevitably deified.
After just the first day, it was assumed that he was actually a very experienced wilderness survival enthusiast, perhaps even an explorer.
The man who was deified in such a short time, his fame and reputation were like a castle in the air.
When he revealed his vulnerability, Zhou Niannian was at a loss, and the audience also began to waver.
"No way, this team has too many problems. First it's Sister Zhou, then it's Brother Jiang getting sick."
"It's all Sister Zhou's fault for infecting Jiang Fan with her cold. This pair, Jiang Fan has been carrying them, and now both of them are probably done for."
"Do you guys remember? Jiang Fan sneezed after listening to the rain, and that was already a sign of a cold. Maybe he infected Sister Zhou."
"What's the point of arguing about this here?"
With one sentence, the bullet comments in Jiang Fan and Zhou Niannian's live streams suddenly decreased significantly.
Those who were frantically shifting blame were now speechless.
Yes, there was no point in saying all this now.
Jiang Fan's strength had allowed them to spend their first day on the deserted island smoothly.
But such smoothness was a castle in the air.
The sickness on the second day shattered this stability.
Zhou Niannian didn't really know what to do.
Although she wanted to prove with facts that she wasn't holding them back, she knew her own abilities. She was actually only half-competent. It wasn't like she was that amazing.
Now that Jiang Fan was sick, she didn't even know what to do.
As Zhou Niannian was panicking, a rustling sound came from the forest.
Like a startled small animal, Zhou Niannian quickly turned her head.
It wasn't a beast, it was people.
It was Wang Jun and Yao's team, who were looking for fire.
The main broadcast room was originally watching this team, but they didn't expect to run into Zhou Niannian's group.
Lele exclaimed in surprise.
"This is too coincidental. I didn't expect Wang Jun to find Sister Zhou's location while looking for fire."
"This is probably the first two teams to meet each other."
"They are opponents, so it's quite exciting."
Lele showed a meaningful expression.
The viewers who had followed Zhou Niannian and Jiang Fan before knew what she meant.
The biggest difference between Zhou Niannian and Jiang Fan and the other contestants was—
the parachutes.
A magical item that was windproof and waterproof!
And there were two of them!
Who wouldn't be tempted?
The audience were not contestants, they wished these contestants would fight right now.
What was the point of a standoff, they should fight!
It would be more interesting if they fought!
And at this moment, Wang Jun was surprised. He looked at their well-established camp and his eyes lit up.
"Yo, you guys are living too well!"
"You even have parachutes? Aren't parachutes supposed to be unrecoverable after landing?"
As he said this, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.
He looked like he was plotting something.
This reaction made Zhou Niannian's alarm bells ring.
She wouldn't forget that they were participating in a competition.
Although normally they wouldn't attack other contestants during survival, if someone coveted their supplies and decided to fight, Zhou Niannian would have no choice.
She watched his movements vigilantly and explained in a low voice.
"We returned to find the parachutes a long time after landing."
"Since they weren't recovered, it means the parachutes are also a tool to test the contestants' adaptability."
"Out of a hundred contestants, not everyone's parachutes can be unrecoverable."
Her meaning was clear.
Recovering parachutes was allowed.
If they really wanted them, there were plenty on the island, and they could be found if they looked carefully, so why focus on theirs?
But upon hearing Zhou Niannian's words, the biggest reaction did not come from Wang Yao or the commentators and audience.
It was the director.
"Pfft!"
He almost spat out blood.
The assistant director next to him felt the same and nodded.
"Makes sense. So that's how you thought back then, Director."
"Testing the contestants' adaptability. Indeed. The rules only stated that parachutes cannot be recovered upon landing, not that they cannot be retrieved when collecting supplies."
"Brilliant!"
The assistant director gave a thumbs up to the director sitting next to him, nodding in approval.
The director felt another wave of internal injury.
He couldn't help but curse in his heart.
At first, he had just set it up that way because recovering the parachutes was time-consuming and laborious, and hanging them there would make every passing contestant feel frustrated.
How did it become a test?!
It was a test of his heart's endurance, wasn't it?!
These two guys who didn't follow the script!
The director gritted his teeth backstage, feeling his teeth itch.
But now that the matter was settled, he couldn't object.
He could only watch as they claimed the two parachutes for themselves.
More contestants might recover those parachutes in the future.
Thinking of that scene, he felt like his lifelong low blood pressure was about to be cured.
He closed his eyes and said fiercely.
"Talk less, monitor the situation more."
He then went to check on the status of other contestants.
Out of sight, out of mind!!!!!
The assistant director found his impending volcanic eruption amusing, but he didn't point it out.
He just kept an eye on Zhou Niannian's situation.
After listening to her, Wang Jun could only force a smile. Even if he had other ideas, there was no need to target her on the second day.
She was one of the most popular female streamers on Shark.
If he kept her around, she might be useful later.
He came from a rural background and considered himself thick-skinned. He glanced around the camp, his eyes lighting up at the log that was radiating heat.
"Hey sister, we've walked for so long, and we were looking for fire."
"See, you have fire here... can you share some with us? It won't hurt, right?"