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Chapter 76 Self-paced, Live Streaming Little Bee

Gao Juyao and Lin Zan watched in silence as Ye Yunyou was helped onto the rescue vehicle.

This time, going up means they won't have to suffer coming down again, but it also means that their team has lost Ye Yunyou after Lin Yan's departure.

For a moment, everyone felt a pang of sympathy.

However, reality didn't allow them much time to think. Looking at the guests running ahead, the two of them, dragging their leaden legs, continued to strive to catch up.

This five-kilometer journey took more than an hour before everyone gradually stopped to replenish their fluids.

Previously, the guests were a little embarrassed to take off their shoes in front of the live broadcast camera, but now they didn't care about anything. They sat on the ground and started to untie their shoelaces, showing off their feet that were white and wrinkled from being soaked in water.

He sighed with pleasure.

Li Chengxiao ignored the exposed feet and began distributing disinfectant tablets and salt tablets without changing his expression.

"The terrain is complex in the second half of the journey, so the supply trucks and recovery vehicles can only stop where you are resting now. You should all know the purpose of the disinfectant tablets; they are used to purify water. Remember, no matter how clean the water looks on the road ahead, you must not drink it directly, no matter how thirsty you are. It's best to disinfect it and then boil it."

"The salt tablets serve the same purpose as the electrolyte water you drank before. They replenish electrolytes and alleviate electrolyte imbalances. Four tablets are enough for every ten kilometers. Each of you should take ten tablets. You don't need to take more, but don't skimp on them either."

Realizing the importance of these two items, the guests carefully stuffed the two sealed bottles into their pockets as soon as they received them, then zipped them up, patted them, and finally felt relieved.

Li Chengxiao glanced at the time on his watch again. "It's 4:30 PM now. Subtracting the rest time, you took a total of five hours for the first half of the journey, which averages out to five kilometers per hour..."

Why did the instructor suddenly stop talking?

[The instructor just mentioned a key word: average!]

[Oh, I see. People like Jiang Hanying and Chi Song are the ones who actually ran the whole way. The others either cut back on their rest time to catch up or took the support vehicle. Yao Ge took it more than once, so their 5 km/h time is pretty much inflated.]

[And from now on, even if you want to take a recovery vehicle, you won't be able to; you'll have to walk the rest of the way.]

[Given how much energy has already been used up, let alone five kilometers per hour, even three kilometers per hour would be difficult.]

[The camera just panned to the path ahead of the guests; it's typical mountainous terrain, making it even more difficult to traverse.]

[I've fallen into my habit of feeling despair for the guests again!]

Gao Juyao and the others clearly sensed something was wrong from the instructor's pause, and the energy bars they were still munching on suddenly lost their appeal.

Should we just exit?
Or should we grit our teeth and persevere until we can't take it anymore?

Before they could reach a conclusion, Li Chengxiao paused and continued, "The terrain in the second half of the route is relatively complex. There are frequent ups and downs, and you also have to cross a river to reach tonight's campsite. In addition to signal flags, there are also fluorescent markers along the way. I will no longer require you to maintain a certain pace. You can choose to stop and rest at any time, or choose to quit. As long as you reach the campsite, you will pass."

[What does it mean that we're no longer required to maintain a certain speed? I'm a little confused.]

[The instructor's intention was likely to let the guests decide their own pace. Those who could run fast and still had energy could run as fast as they wanted, while those who could run slowly could choose to run at a slower pace. In any case, all the previous restrictions were gone, such as running continuously for two hours without rest, or maintaining a speed of several kilometers per hour. These were no longer requirements; it was purely up to the guests to perform freely, as long as they reached the finish line.]

[Understood. Given the current situation, even if there were pace requirements, the guests probably wouldn't be able to run anymore, so let's just not set any requirements.]

[If we run all night and don't reach the campsite until the next morning, does that count as passing?]

[It's possible, but is it really possible for someone to run all night in a place like this?]

The likelihood of it collapsing is higher.

[Twenty-five kilometers. At a rate of three kilometers per hour, they won't reach the campsite until after midnight.] [It's estimated that only Jiang Hanying and Chi Song will be able to reach the campsite before midnight; the others are unlikely to make it.]

After Li Chengxiao finished speaking, Wang Jun got off the supply vehicle and walked in front of the camera.

His usually smiling face now looked serious.

"Next, we will be changing the live streaming equipment. We would like to thank Qingfeng Technology for sponsoring their latest product, the Little Bee. Each guest will be provided with one for tracking, positioning, and live streaming."

As he said this, he glanced subtly in the direction of Yuan Chaoyu.

Upon receiving his gaze, Yuan Chaoyu quickly pursed his lips, barely managing to suppress the urge to curl his lips into a smile.

This little bee must be the older brother's doing.

Even if it takes from dark to dawn, she will run to the finish line to live up to her brother's good intentions!

Wang Jun turned his gaze back and continued, "Due to the limitations of the environment ahead, the production team will no longer arrange for real-person filming. But please rest assured, guests, we have set up temporary rescue points every five kilometers along the route. In case, I mean in case, any accident occurs, the little bees following you will immediately send your location to the nearest rescue point, and the medical team will rush there as soon as they receive the message."

The production team has considered everything quite thoroughly.

The production team definitely scouted this section of the off-road training route beforehand. As long as the guests aren't too curious and try to take shortcuts, the chances of an accident are slim.

Am I the only one eyeing this little bee?

[I'm so envious! I couldn't resist checking out Qingfeng Technology's official website, and not only are they offering pre-orders, but they're already sold out! I'm so sad!]

Even if it were in stock, I couldn't afford it at that price.

Let's focus on making money, everyone.

Now that they've accepted the sponsorship, the production team naturally wants to give the product a good advertisement.

Soon, the staff brought out one after another small bees.

There is also a control bracelet that comes with the little bee.

After all, the guests will definitely need to take care of their physiological needs during the rest of the journey. Previously, when staff were filming them, they would consciously avoid doing so, but the little bee is just a machine after all, so it is necessary to use the wristband to temporarily turn it off.

After explaining how to use the bracelet, Wang Jun said, "This bracelet also has a special function: you can see the location of all the guests. Green light means you are the guest, red light means others are the guests, and when the light goes out, it means the guest has left the game."

Jiang Hanying took the bracelet that was handed to her. It looked similar to the watch that its cheap owner was wearing.

Using the wearing method that Wang Jun just taught me, I simply snapped it onto my wrist.

The back of the watch face is metal, and since it was just taken out of the box and placed on my warm wrist, the coolness of the metal immediately tingled that small patch of skin.

She didn't pay any attention and pressed the power button on the side of the watch face. The dark watch face lit up immediately, and she could clearly see a lone green dot among a bunch of red dots.

The top left corner also displays time, distance, speed, etc., but now only time is displayed, and the distance and speed are left blank.

The next second, the eyes of the previously still bee-shaped accessory that came with the bracelet lit up with a red light, indicating that the connection was successful and the device had been activated. It then 'flew' up from the spot.

(End of this chapter)