I Need to Find a Way to Solve the Freshwater Problem

Xu Fan had now unlocked thirty percent of Whitebeard's template.

His physique was naturally beyond comparison with that of an ordinary person.

Even on a snowfield where temperatures remained below freezing, Xu Fan felt no cold despite wearing only a thin shirt.

But no matter what, Xu Fan was still human.

"If there's no food, I can probably last about a month."

"But without freshwater, things will become much more serious."

"Although another contestant will enter the Forbidden Land in a week, I have no way of knowing whether his spawn point will be random or whether he'll appear directly beside me."

"More importantly, what if he doesn't receive the prompt either, just like me?"

Xu Fan's mind raced as he considered his current options.

Strangely enough—

Despite suddenly appearing in an unfamiliar environment, he was still able to remain calm.

"Anyway, I need to solve the freshwater and food problem as soon as possible."

Xu Fan thought to himself.

At the same time, he discovered a new problem.

"Right, if I remember correctly, that voice seemed to have said earlier—"

"All of the contestants' actions will be broadcast live to all humanity."

"In other words, it's not just Yan Kingdom's 2.6 billion people watching my every move."

"The officials and citizens of other countries are as well."

Xu Fan frowned.

Although Yan Kingdom had already called for everyone to become a community with a shared future for mankind in the face of scarce resources—

How many countries truly possessed such broad-minded ideals?

Especially given the current international situation.

Whether it was the Lighthouse Nation across the ocean or the small countries surrounding Yan Kingdom, which one of them was not watching covetously?

If they discovered that his physique was different from that of ordinary people—

They might unite first and find a way to eliminate him.

"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst."

Xu Fan thought to himself, deciding that unless absolutely necessary, he should avoid using the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Meanwhile—

In the real world—

Viewers flooded into major live-streaming platforms around the globe.

They quickly found the Live Stream Rooms related to the Outer Forbidden Zone and anxiously began following their own countries' contestants.

This live stream concerned not only the fate of all humanity, but also the fortune of each nation.

In less than thirty seconds, the number of concurrent viewers had surpassed ten million.

And...

It was still climbing.

It was worth mentioning that every country's contestant had a separate Live Stream Room.

And Yan Kingdom's viewer count was undoubtedly the highest.

Comments flooded the screen.

They completely buried the display.

The viewers had no choice but to manually adjust the comment area to one-quarter or even one-eighth of the screen.

However, the Live Stream Room was still black at the moment.

It had yet to connect to the Forbidden Land.

"Brothers, is my stream lagging? Why is the screen still black? Can someone who knows what's going on explain?"

"There should be a delay, right? Say, can the stream be delayed by a day? What if someone stream-snipes and targets Yan Kingdom's contestant?"

"How did the platform obtain broadcasting rights? And live streaming needs cameras, right? Are there drones inside the Forbidden Land?"

"Who do you think Yan Kingdom's contestant will be? I hope he's a Warrior King!"

For a time, all the viewers watching the stream began a heated discussion.

The same was true of the other Live Stream Rooms.

Every country's viewers hoped that the lucky contestant bound to them would be a well-trained wilderness special forces soldier.

Fortunately, the black screen did not last long.

Before long, an image appeared in the Live Stream Room.

An endless white plain stretched before them. Even through the screen, viewers could feel the chill.

It made them gasp involuntarily.

The survival rate in such an environment was undoubtedly low.

But immediately afterward, as the image focused on Xu Fan, the comments in the Live Stream Room exploded!

Because Xu Fan had not prepared any supplies at all.

He wore only a summer shirt and jeans, without even a field pack on his back.

He had entered light!

"Huh? What's going on? Didn't they say there would be twenty minutes to prepare supplies? Why didn't this guy bring anything?"

"Could this guy be a spy sent by another country? Is he trying to die right from the start? Damn it!"

"A snowfield, with temperatures at least more than ten degrees below zero? It's over, it's over."

"Yan Kingdom's national fortune..."

After seeing contestant Xu Fan, the comments in the Live Stream Room immediately shifted from excitement and anticipation to pessimism.

Almost everyone was convinced that Xu Fan would not survive long in such an environment.

Many even believed Xu Fan was very likely a spy sent by another country!

They began hurling curses at Xu Fan!

Of course, quite a few people also used their computers to keep track of Xu Fan's movements while using their phones to search for contestants from other countries.

The spawn locations were completely random.

Some contestants had spawned on snowfields like Xu Fan.

Others had appeared on comfortable beaches, in dense jungles, or in equally grim desert environments.

Yet every one of those contestants had prepared large amounts of supplies.

Some were even fully armed.

Upon entering the unfamiliar environment, they immediately began surveying their surroundings with vigilance.

Others got into action at once and began searching for water sources.

It was not hard to see that all of these contestants had come prepared.

Moreover, nearly all of them were professionals!

They formed an incomparably stark contrast with Yan Kingdom's Xu Fan!

Making Yan Kingdom's viewers even more despairing.

Although Yan Kingdom had a population of 2.6 billion—

Ten million might not seem like much in comparison.

But...

Every child of Yan Kingdom knew that human lives were not mere numbers!

Every person could be someone's husband, someone's son, someone's father.

Yet when they saw Xu Fan's situation—

It was hard for anyone to feel much hope.

A country's national fortune was bound to someone like this.

Even Yan Kingdom's officials were dumbfounded on the spot!

They hurriedly began searching based on Xu Fan's appearance.

In the end, they confirmed the contestant's identity!

Xu Fan, twenty years old, a university student, with utterly average physical fitness...

Once this information was exposed, the comments in the Live Stream Room became even more pessimistic.

Not only that...

Viewers from other countries also poured into Yan Kingdom's Live Stream Room.

They mocked Xu Fan and Yan Kingdom alike.

"I'll bet a hundred Lighthouse Coins that Yan Kingdom's contestant won't survive two hours."

"If Yan Kingdom is willing to return Senkaku Island to our Neon Nation, we might consider helping your contestant. Our contestant happened to spawn on a snowfield too, so maybe they're in the same area. But our country's contestant is a well-trained soldier!"

"He actually brought no supplies at all. Yan Kingdom's contestant must be an idiot."

Although Yan Kingdom's comments swiftly fired back, their moods were not eased in the slightest.

After all, the contestants from other countries were either special forces soldiers or wilderness survival experts.

Even the worst of them had received assistance from their national authorities.

As for Yan Kingdom's contestant—

He did not even seem like a normal person!