American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Chapter 4 Golden Finger Space

Back in her apartment, Arya's breathing became even, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Since his rebirth, Lin Yu'an has been restless, with a strange feeling that lingers around him, sometimes faint and sometimes strong.

He went to the living room, sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and tried to "touch" that space.

After repeated attempts, with a slight thought, the water glass on the coffee table suddenly vanished! It disappeared into thin air!
Lin Yu'an suddenly opened his eyes, but clearly felt that the water glass was quietly suspended in the center of the "space" he perceived.

With another thought, the water glass appeared out of thin air on the coffee table where his gaze was directed.

"Can you store things with your mind?"

Lin Yu'an could not hide his excitement. He looked at an apple on the table and focused his mind on "perceiving" the apple's round shape. With a thought, the apple disappeared and lay quietly in the space.

Then, he noticed a lost ladybug on the windowsill. On a whim, he focused his attention on the ladybug's tiny body, and the ladybug instantly disappeared into the space.

But when he took the ladybug out a few seconds later, it was motionless, its tiny legs stiffly curled up, and it had already stopped breathing.

Lin Yu'an frowned slightly, got dressed and went downstairs. He tried several more times, and no matter if it was a moth, a small ant, or a caterpillar, as long as it entered the space and came out, they all turned into corpses.

"If a living thing goes in... it will die?"

Back in the apartment, he tried to focus his attention on the bookshelf a little further away, attempting to put a book into the space, but found no response.

He took a few steps forward and tried again, but it still didn't work. It wasn't until he reached the bookshelf, less than two meters away from the books, that he sensed the rectangular outline of the books, and with a thought, the books successfully entered his space.

"The range is approximately two meters."

Lin Yu'an seemed to be deep in thought. He tried to collect a clump of miscellaneous items in a cardboard box in the corner, the shape of which he couldn't make out, but the space didn't react at all.

"Moreover, you must know exactly what the thing looks like."

Lin Yu'an slowly sorted out these key points: inanimate objects can be stored, but living things will die.

It can be controlled by thought, within a range of about two meters, and requires a clear perception of the shape.

At this moment, he felt both excitement at gaining the ability and fear of the cheat code; he couldn't understand what it was.

He guessed it might be related to the container that crushed him in his previous life, because he felt through exploration that the size of this space was the same as that of the container.

At the same time, he was also thinking about what this sudden "golden touch" could bring him.
Although he has become a "hero" in the news, he feels no joy at this moment.

He was deeply troubled and anxious about the future. Now he needed money, a lot of money!
Arya's prenatal nutrition, prenatal checkups, future delivery costs, baby formula and diapers... and they need a stable and safe place to live, not this cramped apartment.

So he still has a lot to do: protect Arya and the children, finish his graduation thesis, and work hard to earn money to support his family.
After a brief moment of thought, he decided that making money was his top priority.

As for asking his family for money?
Lin Yu'an gave a bitter smile, recalling how he had been responsible for household chores, grocery shopping, cooking, and doing all sorts of odd jobs since he was a teenager.

Everything revolved around his younger brother. He even suspected that he wasn't the biological son. After secretly getting a hair follicle paternity test, the results were clear.

He began planning to escape his family and secretly applied to Texas Tech University after the college entrance exam, even though the school was ranked outside the top 800 in the QS rankings.

However, based on his grades, he was eligible for a full scholarship, so he resolutely applied to the school.

He eventually got accepted to Texas Tech University, escaped that family, and received a full scholarship.

Lin Yu'an snapped out of his thoughts. He needed to get some money quickly to support himself and Ailiya. Although Ailiya had repeatedly said she didn't want him to keep doing those low-paying part-time jobs.

They can work together to find ways to overcome future difficulties.

But Lin Yu'an had to try his best to make money; it was his responsibility as a man!

Now that he has this space, does he really want to do what they do in the movies and smuggle some contraband? The thought was quickly dismissed.

Putting aside the risks, the nine years of compulsory education he received did not allow him to make money through dishonest means, nor did it allow him to tarnish that red faith!
But if it weren't for contraband, how could he legally make money quickly using his personal identity?

The more Lin Yu'an thought about it, the more confused she became. She turned on the TV and casually flipped through the channels.

Suddenly, a promotional video for a program, full of primitive atmosphere and tense rhythm, caught his attention.

The scene depicts a vast wilderness, steep mountains, rushing rivers, and a solitary figure struggling to survive within them.

The narrator introduced the story in a highly provocative tone.

Ten top survival experts are thrown into one of the harshest environments on Earth! No film crew, no companions, just themselves and ten pieces of survival gear!

You will face hunger, cold, wild beasts, and endless loneliness alone! Whoever perseveres to the end will win... a huge prize of one million dollars!
The global recruitment for Season 8 of "Living Alone in the Wild" is about to close! Are you brave enough to take on the challenge?

One million dollars!

These four words struck Lin Yu'an's heart like a heavy hammer!
His breathing instantly became rapid!

"Living Alone in the Wilderness"! How could he not have thought of that! He's a loyal viewer of this show! It's a reality show that extremely tests survival skills and willpower, and the prize money is indeed frighteningly high.

In his past life, he was constantly fleeing from people because of self-blame and grief. He liked to wander in the deserted wilderness and even lived alone for a period of time in the Alaska-Yukon border region of the uninhabited area of ​​Canada, where he mastered a lot of wilderness survival skills.

With his spatial abilities as a backup, his experience living in the wilderness in his previous life, and the various wilderness survival skills he has learned in seven seasons of the show, he has absolute confidence in challenging for the championship!

He immediately picked up his phone and searched for detailed information about the program.

The more carefully he read about the recruitment criteria, competition rules, and the experiences of past champions, the stronger the fire in his heart burned!
One million dollars! If they could get this money, they would have no more worries about their livelihood for the foreseeable future!
He can provide Arya with the best postpartum recovery, the best formula and education for the children, and even consider buying them their own house in Austin!

Lin Yu'an's heart pounded with excitement.

But he quickly calmed down.

This show isn't about treating people to a meal or going on a wilderness vacation; the thrilling scenes in the promotional video are not fictional!

Every season, contestants are forced to withdraw due to injury, illness, or mental breakdown. They face the real wilderness and real danger! There are even scripted scenarios that force them to withdraw!

Arya... is pregnant and needs his company. If he goes to compete, he will be completely isolated from the outside world for several weeks to several months.

He tossed and turned all night, and the next day he appeared before Arya with dark circles under his eyes.

"Darling, did you not sleep well last night? You look so pale." Arya stroked his cheek with concern.

Lin Yu'an took a deep breath, grasped Alia's hand, and looked at her with utmost seriousness: "Alia, I... I have something very important that I want to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)