Hello, My Name is Xu Fan, I'm a Player from Yan Country

As the figure drew closer to Xu Fan, the live-stream audience could confirm—

this wasn't some ferocious beast, but a human.

"My god, Xu Fan actually ran into a human in the Forbidden Land? Is it another country's contestant? Or... are there natives living in the Forbidden Land?"

"Every beast in the Forbidden Land is several times bigger than anything on Blue Star, and the land must be just as vast. Suddenly bumping into another country's contestant—what are the odds?"

"Unbelievable!"

"Guys, the person Xu Fan met is a contestant from the neighboring Curry Kingdom!"

Given everything Xu Fan had encountered in the Forbidden Land, even if there really were natives here, the audience wouldn't dismiss it as pure fantasy.

After all...

what could be more fantastical than the Wolf Ancestor's corpse?

But this time, Xu Fan had run into a contestant from another country.

No matter how you looked at it, only about two hundred contestants had entered the Forbidden Land.

A quick check of other live streams would confirm it.

Considering the scope of the Forbidden Land, many felt that Xu Fan's meeting with the Curry Kingdom contestant

was truly a stroke of fate.

The Curry Kingdom contestant was named Sharman Gandhi.

He came from a prestigious family.

You could say he'd been wealthy for generations.

He was somewhat arrogant by nature.

Even in the Curry Kingdom, plenty of people despised him.

Especially his family—

they were always finding ways to profit from national disasters.

"Fuck, of all people, they had to pick me to enter the Forbidden Land. What a joke. Who the hell wants to come to a place like this?"

"Achoo—I'm freezing to death."

Sharman kept complaining.

With only twenty minutes to prepare, there was hardly time to do anything.

And he'd been pampered since childhood.

He had zero experience surviving in the wild.

He'd only packed ready-made food, fresh water, and a pistol.

He'd put on extra layers of clothing, but since he hadn't brought anything to keep warm, all his food had frozen solid.

Cold and hard, impossible to swallow.

Today, he'd only managed to survive on fresh water.

Coupled with nonstop walking, Sharman was now cold, hungry, and exhausted.

He wished he could just lie down here and never wake up.

As for fighting for his country?

What was that?

He was a noble, born to enjoy life.

But for now, all he could do was complain out loud.

No one wanted to die—

especially someone who lived well.

If he'd been given a choice, he would never have come to a place like this!

Without realizing it, he was drawing closer and closer to Xu Fan's location.

The latter also noticed him.

"Is he a contestant from another country?"

Xu Fan glanced in Sharman's direction.

Through Observation Haki, he could sense Sharman's current emotional state.

Frustration.

Fatigue.

Anger.

Hatred.

All kinds of negative emotions filled his heart.

Of course, Xu Fan didn't actively invite him over to warm up.

He had no interest in that sort of thing.

Besides, the smoked meat was already done.

So he simply began feasting together with the Female Snow Wolf.

"Little one, eat slowly, there's plenty more."

Seeing the Female Snow Wolf wolfing down her food, Xu Fan patted her little head and said softly.

The Female Snow Wolf also noticed Sharman's approach.

If it had been a beast from the Forbidden Land.

She would probably have bristled and been on guard against his approach by now.

But from Sharman's body, she smelled the same scent as Xu Fan's.

Though the smell was a bit different, there were still similarities.

She ate the delicious smoked meat while observing Sharman.

This guy was just like Xu Fan.

He could walk upright on his two hind legs.

Maybe he knew Xu Fan?

The Female Snow Wolf thought so, and therefore didn't attack.

It had to be said.

After activating her bloodline talent, the Female Snow Wolf had become much smarter.

Her thinking ability was almost on par with a human's.

Moreover, she possessed emotions that ordinary beasts lacked.

She understood very well that she had been able to activate her bloodline, become stronger, and wiser.

Because Xu Fan had given the skill book to her.

So from the bottom of her heart, she was grateful to Xu Fan.

She also secretly vowed that no matter what danger came, she would protect Xu Fan.

And not let him get hurt.

Soon...

After who knew how long of trudging.

Sharman finally saw the firelight.

And beside the firelight, Xu Fan and the Female Snow Wolf.

"Is that..."

"A human?"

Sharman's eyes widened instantly.

Although when he saw the light, he had guessed it might be some contestant firing something like a flare.

But when he actually laid eyes on Xu Fan.

He still found it unbelievable.

Most importantly...

Xu Fan not only had a cave that could shelter him from the wind and rain.

But also a warm fire, and food.

Yes.

For Sharman, who hadn't eaten anything in a whole day.

The smell of smoked meat was the most wonderful thing in the world.

Saved!

Gulp.

Sharman's throat bobbed as he swallowed nervously, then he hurried over in quick strides.

Toward contestant Xu Fan.

"H-Hello."

Sharman stopped less than ten meters from Xu Fan and began to greet him.

"I'm a contestant from the Curry Kingdom."

"My name is Sharman Gandhi."

"Which country are you from? The Yan Kingdom? The Neon Nation?"

Even though the news that Xu Fan had tamed a Female Snow Wolf had been broadcast to the other contestants.

Sharman was too cold and hungry to care.

Besides, the Female Snow Wolf was very delicately built.

If you didn't look closely, it was just like an oversized pet dog.

Xu Fan stopped what he was doing and looked up to size up Sharman.

He could understand!

He could understand what Sharman was saying.

Even without ever having studied the Curry language.

"It seems..."

"The Forbidden Land grants us the ability to understand each other's languages, to make communication between contestants from different countries easier."

Xu Fan thought to himself.

Then he responded to Sharman's greeting.

"Hello, my name is Xu Fan. I'm a contestant from the Yan Kingdom."

As for his identity, Xu Fan saw no reason to hide it.

Besides...

Meeting someone from Blue Star in this vast Forbidden Land.

Was a kind of miraculous fate.

But when Sharman heard Xu Fan's self-introduction.

He froze on the spot!

Though he had vaguely guessed Xu Fan's identity, having it confirmed still left him stunned.

"This man in front of me..."

"Is the one who killed a ferocious beast on his first day in the Forbidden Land."

"And then claimed mountain forest resources for his country?"

"Wait."

Sharman blinked hard, wondering if he was hallucinating.

According to his guess, the only way Xu Fan could have dealt with the Forbidden Land's ferocious beasts was by carrying powerful modern weapons.

But after looking around.

Xu Fan seemed to have only a crudely made long blade by his side?

So how exactly had he taken down those beasts?

Unimaginable!