American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Episode 33, Part 2 aired.
The second episode of "Living Alone in the Wild: Grizzly Mountain" has begun amidst much anticipation.

This draws the audience's attention back to the lonely yet magnificent Lake Chirko.

After enduring the harsh trials of the first seven days and the disappointing exits of two contestants, the remaining survivors are facing increasingly severe challenges.

Among them, Lin Yu'an, a young contestant from China, continued to be the most watched and discussed figure in this episode due to his unique survival strategy and unwavering execution.

The first episode features Lin Yu-an, who showcases his long-term plans for the shelter.

This episode, through its daily actions, demonstrates to all viewers just how strong the execution capabilities of the Chinese people are.

While other experienced players, such as veteran Ron and huntress Kayla, focused their efforts on more proactive hunting and trap-building, striving to prepare more meat reserves before the harsh winter arrived.

Lin Yu'an remained steadfastly focused on the construction of his stone shelter.

The camera captured his daily work.

Early in the morning, before the mist had completely dissipated over Lake Chirko, Lin Yu'an was already at his chosen campsite.

Using homemade crowbars, they pried up and moved heavy stones to the construction area.

To enhance the stability and airtightness of the walls, Lin Yu-an began to use local natural resources to make adhesives.

They collected a large amount of fine-textured clay, transported it back to the camp, mixed it with potassium-rich wood ash, added an appropriate amount of stream water, and repeatedly stirred and pounded it to create a thick, primitive mud.

"This clay-and-wood-ash slurry, once dried, can act as a binder and filler, effectively reducing air permeability in the stone wall and increasing overall stability."

During a break while filling cracks in the stones, Lin Yu-an briefly explained his method to the camera.

This approach of investing a great deal of effort in the construction of shelters has sparked considerable discussion online.

Some viewers accustomed to the traditional "food-first" survival model expressed their incomprehension and doubt about Lin Yu-an's strategy.

Is that Chinese athlete named Lin too fixated on his stone house?

[The person upstairs is right! Moving stones and mixing mud every day, how much physical strength does that take? Wouldn't it be more practical to use that time for hunting or fishing?]

[I saw the other contestants actively searching for food, but he was like a construction worker. Even the best house is useless if food supplies aren't sufficient.]

Unlike the general skepticism from North American audiences, Lin Yu-an's fans on the Bilibili video website responded with great enthusiasm and support for his "infrastructure" activities.

[Amazing! This stone wall is built really well! They even made their own cement! The Chinese are definitely infrastructure powerhouses!]

[Snowshoe rabbit secured! A fox trying to steal its food? If this were in Northeast China, it would have to be given to the immortal!]

[Handline fishing for rainbow trout? Using homemade lures! And I even caught a fish? (Looking at my 20 rods and dozens of lures, I'm deep in thought.)]

Of course, while the shelter was under construction, Lin Yu-an did not completely slack off in terms of food acquisition.

He checks the elastic wire rope traps that he set up in the previous days every day.

The camera captured his surprise as he discovered the trap and successfully lured away the fox after capturing a plump snowshoe hare.

In archery hunting, Lin Yu-an also achieved his first major victory on the show.

He unexpectedly encountered a spruce grouse leisurely pecking at berries in the forest. Seizing the fleeting opportunity, he successfully shot and killed it with an arrow from about fifteen meters away. What truly captivated many fishing enthusiasts, however, was his successful catch of multiple rainbow trout in a tributary of Lake Chirko using grouse feathers to create artificial lures over several consecutive days.

The largest rainbow trout weighed more than three pounds, while the others were slightly smaller, but still enough for him to have several meals. He then smoked them for later consumption.

When the four stone walls of the shelter were basically completed and the wooden frame of the roof was finally erected after a difficult construction, the time quietly came to dusk on the fifteenth day.

Standing in front of his nascent "stone castle," Lin Yu'an's face beamed with undisguised pride.

Just when viewers thought he would take a short break and start stockpiling food and fuel to prepare for the coming winter, Lin Yu-an surprised everyone again in the footage recorded that night with another unexpected plan.

"Guys, the basic framework of this stone house is finally complete. However, as you can see, the fire pit doesn't vent smoke very well, and there's a lot of heat loss, which is a huge waste of firewood."

"I think I need a real indoor fireplace with a chimney to make this winter more comfortable and safe."

This audacious, almost insane idea instantly caused a huge uproar among the audience. Making your own clay bricks to build a furnace? It sounded like an impossible feat.

Are you kidding me? Does he think this is a survival building game? Making bricks? Does he even have the skills and resources?

I bet his plan will fail! It's a complete waste of precious survival time!

Instead of wasting his time, he should hunt more game or stock up on firewood. Winter is coming, and he'll have nothing to eat or cook with—what will he do then?

Bilibili's bullet comments present a completely different style, with more encouragement and support.

[A ceramic brick stove!!! This is incredible! Everyone stand up and applaud!]

[The pace of technological advancement from the Stone Age to agricultural civilization is incredible! This technological leap is giving me goosebumps!]

[Support An Shen! I love this kind of bold and decisive person! It's just making bricks, right? An Shen can definitely do it!]

[Looking forward to the follow-up development of An Shen! Let's see what those foreigners have to say then!]

Just as the audience was fiercely debating Lin Yu-an's outlandish ideas, the program's camera switched to another contestant named David.

This experienced middle-aged hunter also demonstrated remarkable adaptability in the early stages of the program.

However, after several days of unsuccessful hunting, on the night of the fourteenth day, the camera captured him alone curled up in a cold sleeping bag, his eyes filled with despair.

Ultimately, under the dual strain of physical and mental collapse, he struggled to press the yellow SOS button, becoming another contestant to leave the show in disappointment.

By the end of the 15th day of survival, the number of contestants in this season of "Living Alone in the Wild" had decreased from the initial ten to seven.

The cruelty and ruthlessness of the wilderness are once again presented to all viewers in the most direct way.

I don't have anything to say today. I'm about to break down from being criticized for a terrible start.

I've already contacted the editor, and we'll be making some revisions to the opening paragraph soon.

My idea is to compress the content of the first ten chapters into five chapters.

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