"Rustle~"
The bamboo leaves rubbed together, making a dry sound as they fell to the ground.
The resilient bamboo snapped.
Jiang Fan flexed his ankle.
The ten added points of strength definitely made a difference.
At least before, he wouldn't have been so sure he could snap such a thick bamboo with such ease.
This further solidified his resolve to acquire survival points.
He made a few cuts on the bamboo with his sharp military knife.
And obtained a piece of bamboo.
His movements were fluid and natural throughout the process.
As soon as Zhou Niannian turned around, before her brain could even process, she saw a bamboo as thick as a bowl's mouth lying on the ground.
"Me? You? You..."
She was so shocked she stammered, pointing at Jiang Fan, then at herself.
Her mind was in a bit of a jumble.
She had just wanted to say there was no need to rush, only to turn around and see the bamboo already prepared.
If there was a need to rush, was it necessary to rush this much?
Could this be a movie scene?
Was he some kind of action star?
No, the way he stabbed the knife just now was disturbingly skillful.
She was startled, and a myriad of thoughts flashed through her mind.
Zhou Ye, watching the live stream, felt puzzled.
"I just went to get a cup of water, what happened here?"
"Holy cow! Zhou Ye, quick, look! My Bro Jiang's technique is amazing!"
Lin Yang, prepared beforehand, brought up the screen recording. The professional technique made Zhou Ye forget to even drink.
After a long pause, Zhou Ye finally reacted and grumbled.
"He must have been a butcher for many years."
"Who knows. The director managed to get such a person, that's impressive."
Such conversations were happening frequently in front of the screens.
The viewers in the live stream chat were momentarily stunned.
"??????"
"??????"
A string of question marks streamed out of the chat.
This was followed by a wave of 'scared' emojis.
"Damn, that posture, that demeanor, that technique, you can't succeed without practicing it many times."
"@Shark Live Official, tell us, did you pull this person out of some correctional facility!"
"I see Sister Zhou is already trembling, hahaha. Who said my Bro Jiang was a weakling earlier? Look at my brother's knife, look at his legs, and say it again if you dare."
"Holy crap, I only said a couple of words to my friend, how did this bamboo fall down already?"
The viewers who had recovered quickly became the main force in the barrage of comments, flooding the entire live stream.
Looking at the comments, Lele in the studio didn't know what to say.
She also couldn't understand how the bamboo fell in the blink of an eye.
She opened her mouth and stammered, "Is it that he surprised the bamboo and broke it?"
Her statement made Bei Ye beside her laugh out loud, and he didn't forget to comment.
"Contestant number 66's technique is very familiar. He used subtle force to break the bamboo."
"Especially the part where he stabbed the knife, it made the bamboo easier to break and also convenient for cutting."
"But that posture, you can tell he's trained."
"I also want to ask the director, is this contestant really not someone you pulled out of a special place?"
Bei Ye made a joke, and the post-production staff timely displayed a line of text on the screen—
'The director says contestant number 66's background is normal.'
This caused another round of laughter.
"Hahaha, Lele is dumbfounded. I think it makes sense. This bamboo must have broken while we weren't looking. Brother Jiang just made a move."
"Hahaha, what's with 'normal background,' was the director scared too?"
"A ruthless person, can't mess with them. I'm already looking forward to the final showdown."
Only the commentators, viewers, and backstage staff knew about this at the moment.
The other unaware streamers were still busy with survival.
The viewers, enjoying the spectacle, saw this as the bliss of the ignorant.
Excited, another wave of gifts bombarded the screen, making one dizzy.
Shark Official made a killing.
The director backstage was both pained and happy.
"Quick, arrange for someone to investigate the background of this contestant, Jiang Fan, number 66. Check for any prior offenses thoroughly."
Although Shark Official thoroughly vetted applicants before inviting streamers.
But who knew if this contestant number 66 had other side jobs besides being a streamer.
Or perhaps being a streamer was his side job?
It still needed to be clarified. If he was a walking 500,000 (yuan), their show would be in trouble.
Backstage was in chaos because of Jiang Fan alone.
He, however, was completely unaware.
Jiang Fan stepped on the bamboo, holding the tip of the military knife like a saw.
He quickly cut out several segments that could be used to hold water.
The bamboo was quite long, and after removing the worm-eaten segments, he had about ten usable pieces.
At the same time, he heard the system's inorganic mechanical voice.
[Congratulations to the host for achieving the [First Creation] achievement.]
[Reward: 10 Survival Points, Talent [Fire Starting Mastery].]
The completion of the achievement made Jiang Fan's heart flutter.
He desperately wanted to improve his physical fitness and was in dire need of survival points.
The system didn't offer much in the way of hints; he had to discover things slowly on his own.
His thoughts only crossed his mind, not showing on his face.
After tidying up the ten bamboo containers he had made, he looked up and saw the still-stunned Sister Zhou, and the two pieces of firewood in her hand.
"Back to reality."
By the time Zhou Niannian snapped back to awareness, Jiang Fan was already standing in front of her.
The image of Jiang Fan stabbing the knife replayed in her mind again and again.
She gasped, took several steps back to distance herself from Jiang Fan, and remained silent for a long time.
Recalling how he had kicked her off the plane earlier, she had some resentment, but now she dared not.
With such skill, it was already a mercy that Jiang Fan hadn't stabbed her when she blocked him then.
Seeing Zhou Niannian's strong reaction, Jiang Fan was a bit confused.
Watching the reactions of the two, the viewers were almost dying of laughter.
"Sister Zhou: Ahhhh, don't come near me!"
"Jiang Fan: What's wrong? What happened?"
"Hahaha, I call them the scared and confused duo. One is scared, the other is confused, they're something else."
"You guys before, with that technique, if it were you, wouldn't you be scared?"
"I... I'd be scared too. Let Sister Zhou bear it."
They genuinely found this pair to be too amusing.
Other streamers, some realizing the need to start a fire, were at a loss because of the wet wood everywhere.
Some, relying on their good physical condition, planned to find food first.
Others found some wild fruits to fill their stomachs and planned to build shelters.
A quick scan revealed that Jiang Fan and Zhou Niannian's team was the most comedic and absurd.
With the bamboo containers filled with water, they had enough water for the next two days. The most important task now was to start a fire.
In the studio, Bei Ye provided commentary.
"After the rain, the humidity increases. Even with dry firewood, starting a fire by friction is very difficult."
"Even if you can use wet wood to start a fire, you need an ignition source first."
Normally, when he survived in the rainforest, he would have prepared his ignition source before it rained.
But now, a heavy rain had more than doubled the difficulty for these contestants.
"In this environment, starting a fire becomes an energy-consuming task, and the contestants' luck isn't very good."
As he finished this sentence, the director switched the camera, and they saw a streamer starting to make a fire.