According to the position of the sun, the time when everyone parted was in the morning, and since the eight had nothing but clothes on them, and it was extremely difficult to make a fire, they said that no matter how far the exploration went, they would start their return journey in the afternoon, and try to return before sunset.

However, they soon discover that the night may not be the main problem they need to face......

Buzz –

"What's that?" Ran Xiangtian's nerves were always tense, so when a loud buzz sounded in the air, he couldn't help but be startled and stunned.

He Huai, who was following him, also looked frightened, raised his head in a panic, and looked around in a panic.

Only Yan Wuxian, who was the last of the three, still looked very calm, as if he was accustomed to this situation.

[DAY1, 30 Wild Boar, 35 Cold Weapons, 35 Auxiliary Tools and Consumables, Airdrop Starts]

Immediately afterward, such an emotionless electronic voice came from a distant height.

Everyone in the jungle heard this, and before they could react, parachute flowers were already blooming in the air, and boxes of different sizes hung under each parachute.

The strange thing is that when these boxes were "dropped", there was no sound of planes flying, and there was no shadow of planes in the cloudless sky; The trajectories distributed by these "drop boxes" as they fall are also not linear, but evenly distributed......

"This can't be some kind of illegal online reality show, right?" Ran Xiangtian has done a lot of TV shows, so his first reaction at this moment is this.

"Reality TV?" He Huai repeated these three words, muttering as he thought about it, "Does that mean...... We're not going to be in danger anymore? ”

"Not necessarily." But Yan's injuryless answer immediately poured cold water on him again.

Ran Xiangtian immediately turned around and nodded, "Brother Yan is right, it may not be ......," he paused and explained, "If it is a legal TV or online program, it will naturally try to ensure the safety of the participants; Because of that kind of program, the participants are all actively registered, and they have to sign a lot of legal documents in advance to understand the various risks.

"But now we're kidnapped and thrown into the jungle without knowing anything...... It's a good guess when I say it's an 'illegal online reality show', even if someone tells me it's some kind of perverted group torture game, I believe it. ”

He may be alarmist, but it's basically true.

When He Huai heard this, his already poor face became even more ugly under the sudden increase in psychological pressure, and in the next second, his hand was subconsciously raised and covered his stomach; Of course, it is not surprising that many grassroots civil servants suffer from chronic stomach problems due to irregular diet and chronic stress.

"Okay, it's useless for us to guess here, there's an airdrop that falls not far ahead, let's go and see it first." Yan Wuxian was calm and calm, and immediately said a very constructive proposal.

"Huh...... is worthy of being a mercenary, the psychological quality is really good, I see that from beginning to end, no matter what situation you see, you have never shown a surprised expression. Seeing this, Ran Xiangtian immediately answered.

Yan Wuxian could hear that this was testing himself, but he was unmoved: "Because 'surprise' doesn't solve anything...... 'surprise' will only turn you into a 'brain wreck' or put you in an embarrassing situation." ”

"That's right, it's always okay to stay calm." Ran Xiangtian didn't know that Yan Wuxian's words were not just metaphors or examples, he only felt that he hadn't tried anything, so he shrugged his shoulders and went to the front to open the way again.

Yan Wuxian also gently patted He Huai, who was frozen in place, and motioned for the latter to follow.

And just like that, the three of them set off again. There were no words all the way, and after ten minutes, they arrived at the location of the "airdrop not far ahead" that Yan Wuxian had just said.

It is said that it is "not far", but in the jungle, it may take several times more time to reach a "not far" place than you would on a normal road, so ten minutes is already considered fast, if it were not for a wild survival expert like Ran Xiangtian to open the way, they might take longer, or even miss the goal.

"Not so lucky." The moment the box came into view, Yan Wuxian blurted out and said a word.

Ran Xiangtian and He Huai also quickly understood what he meant, because the box was empty.

It was a metal box more than two meters long, about one meter wide and two meters high, and the material used for the box was a very heavy alloy, of course...... It's not a high-end "net alloy", but it's strong enough to cushion it.

When the three arrived, one side of the box had been opened, and looking inside, it could be seen that it was empty except for a few animal excrements.

Based on previous broadcasts, it was inferred that this crate was undoubtedly used to throw wild boars, and should not contain any weapons or supplies.

"Strange, why is the parachute gone?" After a few seconds, Ran Xiangtian immediately realized an anomaly.

Previously, when these airdrop boxes fell in the air, even through the gaps in the forest cover, they could clearly see the open umbrella jackets one by one, but at this moment, except for a metal buckle that was originally used to hold the parachute lines, the top of the airdrop box was gone.

"Did someone preempt us and take it?" For an expert like Ran Xiangtian, parachutes can be made into many things that are very helpful for survival in the wild, so he cares about it very much.

"It's a self-dissolving umbrella bag." Yan Wuxian quickly gave him another answer, which was also the correct answer.

As early as the beginning of the 22nd century in this universe, the invention of the "self-dissolving umbrella bag" has appeared, and if you are interested in military affairs, you will not be unfamiliar with this word.

The original intention of the invention of this umbrella bag is to increase the concealment of military or espionage operations involving parachuting, and its principle is also very simple, that is, a material that will automatically dissolve and vaporize under certain conditions is used as the fabric of the parachute coat and parachute line: before the parachute is opened, the material is in a relatively stable state, and will not produce chemical changes, and it will not dissolve after the parachute is opened; However, when the parachute stops gliding and lands at a standstill, the parachute begins to vaporize and completely "disappears" within a few minutes when the change in air pressure, the change in air velocity on the surface of the fabric, and the change in temperature all reach a certain value.

Unfortunately, the invention faded out of history a few years after it was put into actual combat......

According to the design envision, this kind of parachute bag can solve many problems, such as "the parachutist was entangled in a tree and could not get out and was finally found and killed", "the parachutist was entangled in a tree and starved to death", "the parachutist was accidentally delayed by the parachute after landing and was caught", "the parachutist was caught after landing because he wasted too much time collecting the parachute", "the parachutist ran away smoothly after secretly parachuting in the dark night, but the remaining parachute exposed his whereabouts" and many other problems.

However, this kind of parachute can also become a double-edged sword in some cases, for example, in the case of "the parachutist is hanging on the edge of the cliff when he falls", if he uses a normal parachute, the person can hold out for a considerable period of time or even climb up on his own, but if it is "self-dissolving", it will be "self-dissolving" ...... You can imagine how desperate this person was in those few minutes.

In addition, when one of the three factors affecting the dissolution of the umbrella is excessively exceeded in mid-air, it may also cause early dissipation, such as near the crater or desert area is an unexpected high occurrence.

To sum up, coupled with the high cost of construction and the accident rate that is not low compared with similar products, it has become a factor that makes it worse, making it a tear of the times.

I didn't expect to see someone here today using this kind of parachute to release airdrops, combined with the heavy drop box that can't be moved at all...... The people who organized the show were very thoughtful and didn't intend for the participants to take advantage of anything extra.

"Have you actually done that......" After hearing Yan Wuxian's thoughts, Ran Xiangtian immediately reacted, he groaned, and after a few seconds, his expression suddenly changed, "Wait, did you hear that?" ”

As soon as he said the word "?", a wild boar had already scurried out of a bush on his right, and rushed towards Ran Xiangtian while howling.

Between the lightning and fire, Ran Xiangtian almost instinctively held his right hand into a tiger claw shape, tucked it to his waist, and drew a semicircle with the tip of his right foot, turning it into a posture facing the wild boar and preparing to "make a move".

But just as the boar was about to crash into him, he lost his stance, shouted, and rolled aside in a rather embarrassed position, avoiding the collision.

"Be careful!" When Ran turned around to the sky and shouted this sentence, He Huai, who was half a beat slow to react, had already shrunk under a tree with his head in his arms, and his mouth was still making a strange cry of "babbling", and his whole body was trembling.

Yan Wuxian, on the other hand, stood in place, watching the wild boar run sideways in front of him with a sinking face, as if this scene had nothing to do with him.

Purr - Purr -

The sound of the boar's hooves slowed down and then slowly turned around and turned around, this time...... It was as if he was rushing towards Yan Wuxian.

"Alas......" Yan Wuxian just sighed lightly, stood in place, silently waiting for the behemoth to attack.

Poof-

Two seconds later, with a slightly dull thud, a dark shadow flew up.

The Dark Shadow ...... It's a wild boar.

From He Huai and Ran Xiangtian's point of view, this scene is roughly as follows: Yan Wuxian stood there with his hands in his pockets, and kicked a wild boar that was rushing straight into the sky with a move similar to kicking away a small stone on the ground.

The wild boar, which weighed hundreds of pounds, flipped many times in the sky like a football that had been kicked off, and finally fell to the ground with a bang; The boar's head, which had already been kicked crooked, landed heavily on a raised rock, killing him instantly.

After a brief convulsion, the boar stopped moving, and a little blood flowed from the wound on its head and mouth, and the smell of blood quickly spread through the damp woods.

"Hah...... Ha...... Hahaha! I don't know if there is a string in my brain that is broken, when the dust settles, He Huai, who was still holding his head and squatting in the last second, laughed out loud the next second, and took a step with his still trembling legs, and walked towards Yan Wuxian excitedly, "I see!" You're a reformer! That's amazing! ”

Ran Xiangtian, who was squatting on the other side, changed his expression slightly, and he didn't know what he was secretly thinking, and only after a while did he get up and say, "Brother Yan......" At this time, his name for Yan Wuxian changed, "...... Could it be that he is capable? ”

"That's right." Yan Wuxian knew that he couldn't hide it, so he didn't plan to hide it.

In fact, when the wild boar rushed towards Ran Xiangtian before, Yan Wuxian saw that Ran Xiangtian was also a capable person, and this thing could obviously use his ability to deal with the wild boar, but he deliberately didn't use it, and pretended to react like an ordinary person...... Just to test Yan Wuxian again.

And Yan Wu thought sadly: Since this guy is fighting so hard, then I should take advantage of the situation, it is not interesting to "interact" with him, it is better to let him feel that he has succeeded, so that he will relax his vigilance.

"Mr. Ran is really a big man and well-informed." Yan Wuxian immediately began to say some scenes, with a secret that was discovered, so he had to be friendly with the other party, "But I can't tell you the type of ability, this is also the rule of the road, I believe you also know a little bit about it." ”

"Huh...... Understand, understand. Ran Xiangtian also showed a hypocritical smile and nodded yes.

Only He Huai looked puzzled, but Ran Xiangtian explained a few words to him, and he understood what the two were talking about.

Long story short, after this wild boar attack, the three ...... Oh no...... Two of the three of them deliberated and decided to return.

The reason is simple: they've got enough food for eight people to eat, and it's not safe to leave it in place and continue exploring, and it's too inefficient to continue exploring with food, so just take what you can and go back. Considering that the airdrops were evenly distributed, they might have picked up something on the way back that could handle food or start a fire, and even if they didn't find it, there were two other teams of people who would have heard the radio and seen the airdrops, and most likely would have tried to pick them up.

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When we returned to the rendezvous, the sun had not yet set, but it was already afternoon.

The way back was much slower than when he came, because Yan Wuwu was dragging a whole wild boar without injury......

Ran Xiangtian didn't expect that when he said, "Take the part that can be held", Yan took the whole wild boar without injury; After all, Yan Wuxian is a man with "unlimited physical strength", as long as he can hold it, he can take it to the end.

Not surprisingly, they were the first group to come back, and on the way back, they successfully found an airdrop box of "consumables"; The box is much smaller than the "cage box" for wild boars, about the size of a water heater, and it is also designed to open automatically as soon as it lands, and it contains a total of five bottles of drinking water.

And these five bottles of water...... In the end, they only got two bottles back, because Ran Xiangtian proposed that they each drink one bottle before going back, and talked to Yan He and the others in advance, and when they went back, they said, "Only two bottles were found."

His hand is undoubtedly winning people's hearts; It is said that the distribution of this water was not originally up to him Ran Xiangtian alone, but he arranged it so generously, as if he had given Yan Wuxian and He Huai some cheapness.

It's a pity that Yan Wuxian, who he wanted to woo more, was not interested in this, but just drank the water with an "oh" and didn't say thank you; However, Ran Xiangtian felt that He Huai, who was dispensable, showed a grateful look after drinking the water, and said that he would not reveal the secret of a total of five bottles of water.

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After a few more hours, as the sun went down, Daniel, Quint, and Mel's group returned.

The three of them obviously had little experience in jungle trekking, and due to the lack of guidance from an old driver like Ran Xiangtian, they were very embarrassed this time, and they were all exhausted and disgraced when they returned.

But when they arrived at the rendezvous site, they saw a whole wild boar, which also lifted their spirits; The thought of having a full meal at night and eating barbecue will make anyone feel better.

Ran Xiangtian immediately told them that Yan Wuxian was a capable person, and Yan Wuxian did not let him hide it, after all, the operation of "killing wild boars with bare hands" must have a reasonable explanation, and besides, even if Yan Wuxian asked Ran Xiangtian and He Huai to keep this secret, it was difficult to guarantee that the two would not secretly tell others in private.

And Daniel, after the three of them learned that Yan Wuxian was a capable person, their acceptance was also quite high; They may be surprised and skeptical to hear this in their familiar civilized world, but in this weird jungle that resembles a real-life survival game, they may believe it if you tell them that there are aliens.

In addition to the exchanges, Daniel and the others also showed the harvest of their trip: two machetes, a dagger, a short saw, a wooden bow, five arrows, a roll of string, and three bottles of water.

The three were apparently more honest, and they said that there were five bottles of water in the supply box they found, and that the three of them had drunk two bottles separately on the way, so they only brought back three bottles.

After hearing their words, Ran Xiangtian didn't discuss with Yan Wuxian and He Huai, and immediately took it upon himself to say that the two of them found five bottles of water, and drank three bottles, so they only brought back two bottles.

Ran Xiangtian's action, Yan Wuxian also understood, originally Ran Xiangtian dared to lie because he felt that he would not be exposed, at that time, no one knew if the number of bottles per box of water for this airdrop was the same, but at the moment, judging from the information revealed by Daniel, it is very likely that all the airdrop boxes filled with water are a group of five bottles, if Ran Xiangtian lies here, he may be able to temporarily fool the past, but as long as they find more five-bottle water drops in the future, his lies today will be exposed sooner or later.

The trust between people is fragile, and in extreme circumstances, any slight lie may lead to unpredictable consequences, so Ran Xiangtian resolutely told the truth after weighing it; Anyway, their group has already brought back a wild boar today, which can be regarded as a great contribution, and others will not have any complaints after drinking three bottles of water.

In this way, the six people who had returned to the rendezvous point rested and chatted for a while, and then began to prepare for the "dinner" unhurriedly.

Yan Wushu was in charge of the initial processing of the boar's carcass with a machete, and the large pieces of meat he cut were further broken down by Chef Mel and prepared for cooking.

Daniel, He Huai, and Quint went to the neighborhood to collect firewood together, and Ran Xiangtian also specially told them which type of branch they should choose so that it is not easy to burn smoke.

And Ran Xiangtian himself is responsible for using daggers, wooden bows, strings and some wood to make fires, which is something he has done countless times in front of the camera, and he is very familiar with it.

Before they knew it, they were busy until the sun went down.

Under the command and mobilization of Ran Xiangtian, a simple "camp" has been established; The fire was burning brightly, and a circle of large stones for chairs had been set around the fire, and a sufficient amount of wild boar had been skewered on the branches of the trees and roasted, and the excess meat had been roughly roasted and wrapped in leaves and string.

Just as the sun was about to set completely, and everyone began to get a little worried, Jamal and Kunny finally returned, but ...... There's something strange about how they look.

Jamal also looked gray-faced, the light-colored vest on his body was almost black, and there were several narrow cuts on the front of the vest, under which his skin could be seen to have been cut by something, as if someone had scratched a few scars with his fingernails.

In addition, for some reason, Jamal seemed to be very angry, and as soon as he arrived at the camp, he sat down sullenly, and without greeting anyone, he picked up a bottle of water, unscrewed the lid, and drank two-thirds of it in one gulp.

Kunny looked better than he did, and although her T-shirt, hot pants, and exposed white skin were dirty, at least she didn't look hurt. She followed Jamal, deliberately keeping a few meters away from him, and when she arrived at the camp, she ran to Mel and sat down, wrapped her arms around her hands, and bowed her head silently.

Mel took a piece of roasted meat and handed her a bottle of water, hesitated for a few seconds, and then whispered in her ear, "Are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." Kunny's tone of voice was very different from that of the day, her voice became very low, her voice seemed to be a little hoarse, she took the meat and water, looked up sideways, glanced at Mel with teary eyes, and then lowered her head again, her face was covered again by drooping blonde hair, and she whispered, "Just a little tired." ”

Kunny is already an eye-catching person, and her move will naturally be seen by everyone else present.

When several men saw this, they looked at each other, and except for Yan Wuxian, everyone else had the same conjecture, and they all looked at Jamal in unison.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Of course, Jamal knew what these people's eyes meant, he was already on fire, and he was stared at by everyone with this kind of gaze, so he asked in a very unhappy tone at that time.

"Did anything happen to you?" Ran Xiangtian was not afraid of him, so he asked directly.

"I picked up a toolbox and spent half a day making a trap out of the contents to catch a wild boar." Jamal replied, "Not only did I not catch it, but I was injured when I lured the boar to the bait, and my tools were destroyed." ”

After listening to him, Ran Xiangtian thought for a while, and said, "The injury on your chest was caused by a wild boar?" ”

"Are you stupid? It was a tree branch, how could a wild boar make such a mark? "My main injury was my shoulder, which I sprained when I fell.

"So......" Ran Xiangtian said, glancing at Kunny again, "What was Kunny doing while you were doing this?" ”

"Didn't do anything!" Jamal also looked at Kunny and raised his voice, "She's been watching me busy, and she hasn't helped me in any way. From his tone, you can hear the obvious dissatisfaction.

Is he telling the truth? Kunny？ Ran Xiangtian asked Kunny again.

"What do you mean?" Before Kunny could reply, Jamal stood up and strode up to Ran Xiangtian.

Ran Xiangtian also got up, the two of them were tense, looking at each other angrily, and their faces were almost close together.

"Can't you see what I mean?" Ran Xiangtian did not flinch, he knew that everyone except Jamal was on his side at this moment.

"Lao Tzu has been busy all day with a burden......," Jamal said, turning his head and scanning the crowd with a fierce gaze, "When you come back, you will ask this and that like a prisoner, I wonder what you mean?" ”

"Okay, okay, don't make any noise, on this hot day, everyone is discouraged, discouraged......" He Huai walked over like a persuasive neighborhood committee uncle, and lightly wanted to separate the two.

"It's none of your business! Don't touch me! Unexpectedly, when Jamal was grabbed by He Huai's arm, he swung his big arm, and just with a wave of his hand, he pushed He Huai out.

Behind He Huai was a fire, and beside the fire, there were many long branches sharpened with daggers and used to skewer and roast; He Huai's body was weak, and he was about to fall backwards when he saw him, saying that it was too late and that it was too soon...... Daniel stepped forward and grabbed He Huai's clothes with a single arrow step, and pulled him back with brute force.

"Thank you...... Thank you. He Huai was shocked and hurriedly thanked Daniel.

Daniel glared at Jamal and said, "Don't go too far, black boxer, do you really think of yourself as the leader?" ”

When he heard the words "black boxer", Jamal suddenly felt a thrill, his expression suddenly changed, and his attention was also diverted from Ran Xiangtian's side to Daniel's face.

I don't know what Jamal thought about in that breath, in short, after a few seconds of silence, he actually took two steps back, stopped the confrontation with Ran Xiangtian, and said "I'm sorry" to He Huai in a reluctant tone, and then sat back down, raised his eyes towards Kunny, and said in a deep voice: "What I just said is true, if you don't believe it, you can ask her." ”

So saying, he began to eat with his head bowed, and he did not say a word again until the night when everyone had fallen asleep.

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