Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

After the bag-searching activity, the guests boarded the ferry, ready to go to the island.

As the sun set, the scenery on the boat was beautiful, and the guests leaned against the gunwale, enjoying the view.

The ferry ride took about two hours before the group finally saw their filming location.

Mermaid Island.

Near the sea, there stands a huge and beautiful mermaid statue.

The guests' attention was immediately drawn to the statue.

Shen Nian glanced at it briefly before looking away.

The host is the same one from the previous episode.

After disembarking, she led the guests toward the island while introducing the history and customs of Mermaid Island.

"Legend has it that mermaids come to this island at high tide to trade with the islanders for mermaid pearls...and many islanders even claim to be descendants of the mermaid race..."

"The day before the production crew arrived, some tourists on the island said they had seen what appeared to be the legendary mermaid in the sea off the southwest corner of the island..."

"However, the 'mermaid' disappeared before the tourists could take pictures."

"However, some people believe that it might just be the shadow of a floating object at sea, and there is no real non-human creature at all—"

"To find out the truth, our guests will need to go to the island to explore."

"A friendly reminder: the islanders deeply believe in the existence of mermaids; it's almost a religion to them. There have been cases of tourists being expelled from the island for speaking disrespectfully to mermaids. Dear guests, whatever your true beliefs may be, please be mindful of your words and actions while on the island."

This is so mysterious and unsettling.

[That's normal. Most people living on islands probably make a living through fishing. The sea is very dangerous, so most people find a way to support themselves through their faith.]

[For example, it's very common to worship Mazu here; perhaps this island considers mermaids their sea goddess?]

[Perhaps, it's like how people in the mountains worship mountain gods; in any case, it's about respect.]

[All guests, from this moment on, please be mindful of your words and actions!]

Be careful with your words and actions! Keep moving forward, Grape!

[Hahahaha, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter!]

The host explained the island to the guests while showing them around.

The island is not very commercialized. Although tourism has been developed in recent years, the overall architectural style of the island is still relatively simple, and there are not many tourist attractions or photo walls.

Zhang Xiaoling asked, "Are we staying at an islander's home tonight?"

"Yes, you'll all be staying at the village chief's house. The conditions are much better than in the last episode, right?"

Guests: ...

That's true.

At least this episode has a place to stay; I don't have to sleep on the floor anymore.

Lu Mengmeng raised her hand: "The accommodation problem is solved, so what are we having for dinner tonight?"

The production team took away all the snacks she received; they couldn't let them go hungry!

"Is it true that we have to answer questions before we can eat?"

The host smiled and said, "Not bad, you've all learned to answer first now?"

"However, the game format has changed slightly this episode; it's not just about answering questions anymore."

"Each group can discuss and divide the work among themselves. One person can stay here to answer questions. The person who answers the questions correctly can still choose the ingredients first."

"The other person needs to go to the island's water distribution station to fetch the fresh water we need for filming the program these two days."

"In addition, the production team also threw the necessary tools for going into the sea, such as lifeboats, speedboats, and diving equipment, into various parts of the island. The first group to carry fresh water and answer the questions can set off to find the equipment."

"Just a friendly reminder—those without the proper equipment can't go into the sea! When everyone else is looking for the mermaids, you can only cheer them on from the shore!"

"Now you can discuss who will be in charge of transporting water and who will be in charge of answering the questions."

The guests looked at each other for a moment.

Lu Mengmeng spoke first: "But the basic configurations of our three groups are different."

"For example, in Master Shen's group, Master Shen can certainly be in charge of answering the questions, and Mu Sinian is a strong man, so he can carry fresh water without any problem."

"But in our two groups, for example, Xiaoling's group, if Teacher Lin stays behind to answer questions, Xiaoling definitely won't be able to carry the fresh water. But if Xiaoling stays behind, she might not be able to answer the questions."

"Not to mention, there are two girls in our group."

That's true...

[It seems like Shen Nian's group will be faster; their division of labor is the most reasonable.]

But there's nothing we can do about it. The groups are drawn by lot, so we can only take it one step at a time.

[It's fine since Mengmeng's group is all girls, but for Zhang Xiaoling's group, if the master stays in place to answer the questions and makes the girls carry water, wouldn't that be a bit too ungentlemanly?]

[But if he doesn't stay to answer the questions, how many questions can Zhang Xiaoling answer correctly?]

There is no solution to this problem.

There's no way around it; luck is also a form of ability.

[Sobbing, my daughter has to work hard on her first day of the show! I feel so bad.]

Actually, it's not too bad. Compared to other shows, the games on this show aren't that insane.

[Yeah, people come to variety shows, not vacations. How can they not be tired at all? If they don't want to carry water, they can stay and answer questions. If they can't answer, their group will lose, right?]

The host smiled and said something that echoed the comments on the screen: "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Luck is a kind of ability, after all. We can't possibly find three male celebrities and three female amateurs, or three female celebrities and three male amateurs. Everyone should quickly discuss how to divide the work."

Ultimately, despite their reluctance to carry water, the three groups decided that the amateur group would stay to answer questions while the celebrity group would go to the water distribution station to fetch water.

The task for the answering group is divided into three stages.

Each level contains fifteen esoteric questions.

You must answer all fifteen questions correctly to advance to the next level; otherwise, you will need to answer the questions again.

Each time you pass a level, you can choose one or two items from a category of food.

Unsurprisingly, Shen Nian was the fastest at solving the problems.

It wasn't that Hu Die and Lin Xiyue lacked skill; it was mainly because some of the questions were designed to be extremely tricky, and unless one had read extensively from ancient texts, it would be difficult to answer them all at once.

Some of the questions even involved drawing, requiring participants to create the required talismans. The accuracy of the drawings was then checked by talisman masters from the Xuanmen Guild on the other end of the answering platform.

Hu Die:......

She's a vixen!!!

Who has ever seen a fox spirit draw talismans? Isn't she always the one being chased and beaten by Taoist priests with talisman paper?

The first food to be selected is staple food.

There are flour, rice, dried noodles...

Shen Nian thought for a moment. She knew she couldn't cook, and Mu Sinian didn't seem like he could either.

Cooking noodles is the easiest way, so I picked out that bag of noodles.