Hunting Wilderness: Starting with the Butcher

Chapter 153 We can come again! The rainy season is coming!

Just as Yuan Linghan had predicted in a casual chat, the fact that the celebrities from various countries who accepted the invitation could endure a month on a deserted island is admirable, and the female guest deserves even more respect.

Compared to the male guests, each female guest, upon arriving on the island, not only faces the harsh survival environment of a deserted island, but also endures menstrual problems that men cannot comprehend. For female celebrities who value beauty and cleanliness, this equates to facing multiple pressures.

Under multiple pressures, the female guest who was able to persevere for a month already deserves a lot of respect!

But things sometimes happen by chance. Just as the production team picked up the three Japanese actresses, acknowledged their performance and hard work, and sent them to a professional medical institution for health checkups, another team member chose to withdraw from the competition.

The team that withdrew from the competition was none other than the Siamese team, which, like the Xia Guo team, had a chance to win the championship. Mario, a handsome young man, and his partner Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul ultimately decided to withdraw from the competition together.

The reason is simple: despite their best efforts, the two were consistently dragging the team down. Mario, in particular, had been suffering from recurring low-grade fevers recently. Upon learning that the three female members of the Japanese team had withdrawn from the competition, the two also planned to leave.

For Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, her situation within the team would be even more awkward without Mario's help. Upon receiving this news, only Yuan Linghan's team remained calm; the other two teams were quite surprised.

Especially for Son Ye-jin and her two friends, who had packed their clothes and planned to go to the bamboo house after lunch, when they received the news from the production team, Im Yoon-ah couldn't hide her surprise and said, "Unnie, a member of the Siam team has also withdrawn from the competition."

"Yes, and two players withdrew at once. As a result, our advantage in winning the championship has improved from last place to second place. It's just a pity that no matter how hard we try, I'm afraid we won't be able to win the final championship."

Hearing Son Ye-jin's words, not only were Im Yoon-ah and Lee Ji-eun speechless, but even Kim Byung-man and Ma Dong-hee knew that even if they joined forces with the other two teams to challenge the Xia Guo team led by Yuan Ling-han, they probably had no hope.

Judging from the current supplies and morale of Xia Guo's team, Jin Bingwan felt that the three participating teams were truly here to experience wilderness survival on a deserted island. Yuan Linghan's six-person team, on the other hand, seemed to be there for a vacation!

With such a huge disparity in strength, the chances of making a comeback and becoming the champion are indeed extremely slim!

When they saw Son Ye-jin and the others arrive again in the afternoon, Yuan Linghan wasn't surprised and still had Liu Qianfei greet them. Upon entering the three women's bedroom for the first time, Son Ye-jin and the others felt a pang of envy.

Seeing the bamboo bed, bamboo table, bamboo pillow, and even the exquisite bamboo handicrafts, the three women were both amazed by Yuan Linghan's bamboo weaving skills and envious of Liu Qianfei and the others' good fortune. With a captain like that, they could probably win without lifting a finger!

In order of age from youngest to oldest, Lee Ji-eun, Im Yoon-ah, and Son Ye-jin entered the bamboo house bathroom one by one and took a truly refreshing bath. After they came out, all three women felt as if a heavy seal had been lifted from their hearts.

Considering the limited time, Son Ye-jin took her leave, saying, "Captain Yuan, Qianfei, thank you! It's getting late, we should head back now."

"Alright then! Ye-jin, please be careful on your way back. If you need to come again in the future, you can always come back!"

Upon hearing Yuan Linghan's words, before Son Ye-jin could answer, Lee Ji-eun excitedly exclaimed, "Oppa, is it really okay?"

"Of course! As long as you don't mind the long and tiring journey!"

"No way! When I came out of the shower just now, I felt like I was reborn."

Neither Son Ye-jin nor Im Yoon-ah refuted Lee Ji-eun's candid words of truth. As for Liu Qianfei and the other two girls, although they were annoyed that Son Ye-jin and her friends frequently came to use the bathroom, they couldn't bring themselves to refuse.

After all, how could they not understand things like social etiquette and interpersonal relationships!

Even before leaving, Liu Qianfei gave the three women coconut water drinks she had prepared in advance. Although it only contained a slice of lemon, at least the three women wouldn't have to worry about being thirsty and not finding water on their way back!

Watching the three girls leave and disappear, Liu Qianfei suddenly said, "Captain, now that the Siamese team is down to two members, according to the rules, aren't we already the champions?"

"Sister Fei, if you want to become the champion, you have to persevere to the end. Only the team with the most members when they leave the desert island can become the champion. There are still two months until we win the championship!"

After listening to Yuan Linghan's words, Liu Qianfei thought for a moment and said, "That's true! The competition is only a third of the way through, so it's a bit early to say we're the champions. However, we don't know how long the remaining three teams can hold on."

"The weather on the island has been good lately. Although it rains occasionally, the rain doesn't last long. As far as I know, the next two months will be the rainy season. There will be more rainy days then, and it will be more difficult to get food than it is now."

Upon hearing this, Jing Tian immediately replied, "Captain, shouldn't we stockpile more supplies in advance?"

"Okay! Starting tomorrow, Yue-ge, Jing-ge, and I will take turns going into the mountains to collect more supplies. Although we have sweet potatoes, I plan to find time to dig up the cassava and wild yams we found before."

Those of you staying at home, weather permitting, can go to the beach to collect shellfish and other seafood to make dried vegetables. This will enrich the variety and quantity of food stored in our camp.

Everyone else understands the importance of being prepared for a rainy day!

At this point, both the Sakura and Siam teams felt relieved that their weaker members had left, allowing them to finally move forward with less pressure. The problem was, finding food on a deserted island was no easy task.

These two teams, in particular, have already used up all the supplies provided by the production team. What they eat each day depends on what they can gather each day; their food reserves are practically zero.

On the other hand, Son Ye-jin and the others who joined forces to dismiss and expel the team leader, specifically told Kim Byung-man and the others something when they returned to the camp for dinner. After hearing what Son Ye-jin said, Kim Byung-man, the temporary team leader, also felt immense pressure.

"Ye-jin, what do you think we should do?"

"PD Kim, we'll be going into the mountains to collect supplies next, so I'll have to trouble you and Dong-hee. Yoon-ah, Ji-eun, and I will try our best to collect more wild vegetables, firewood, and seafood. I've already asked Captain Won about how to make dried seafood."

Knowing that the rainy season was approaching, Yoona and the others knew that the challenges ahead would be even greater. If they couldn't stockpile enough supplies to cope with the rainy season, they would still have to withdraw from the competition due to food shortages.

Fortunately, to their delight, Jin Bingwan, who had been informed by Yuan Linghan about the location of the food resources, finally found a wild cassava forest in the jungle not too far from the camp. With these cassava, they wouldn't have to worry about going hungry for the time being.

When the two men carried back over a hundred pounds of cassava, the three women, including Son Ye-jin, who remained at the camp, were also quite happy. Cassava might not taste as good as sweet potatoes, but at least it could fill their stomachs.

That evening, when Son Ye-jin and the others sat together, eating boiled cassava and seafood they had gathered, along with a smoked meat and wild vegetable soup, they instantly felt happiness again. They even felt that as long as they persevered, there would eventually be hope!