I Have Never Seen Such a Shameless Person

When the audience saw that the contestant bound to the Curry Kingdom was Sharman Gandhi, many of their hearts sank.

Because this guy Sharman was quite famous throughout the entire Curry Kingdom.

Before even turning twenty-two, he had achieved the life goal of earning eight million Lighthouse Coins a month.

The phone he used and the car he drove were both made of pure gold.

However...

If it weren't for his extremely privileged background, with his abilities, he could never have accomplished such things.

All of this was merely achieved through his family's financial conglomerate.

Without his birthright, he would probably just be an ordinary person.

On top of that, he frequently posted anti-intellectual remarks on social platforms.

The entire Curry Kingdom, from top to bottom, had no good impression of this guy.

Especially not long ago, when Sharman was exposed for molesting a teenage girl.

And the victim wasn't the only one.

At the time, it stirred up quite a public outcry domestically.

However...

Because Sharman's family had deep pockets, they forcefully suppressed public opinion.

In the end, they even turned around and bit the victims, claiming it was all just them trying to extort Sharman for money.

They hired online trolls to viciously smear the victims in social comments.

Later, under public pressure, several victims had no choice but to commit suicide to prove their innocence.

But even in the end, Sharman never faced trial.

Instead, he swaggered back into the public eye to promote a new drug produced by his company.

It's no exaggeration to say...

Sharman's various deeds were an outrage to both gods and men.

Some viewers even hoped he would die directly in the Forbidden Land.

But as luck would have it...

This guy was bound to the Curry Kingdom.

If anything happened to him, ten million people would be buried with him!

Based on these tangled relationships, the Curry Kingdom's audience felt very conflicted.

Especially seeing Sharman's situation take a sharp turn for the worse, they couldn't help but worry even more.

Because this man, who had been rich for who knows how many generations, had basically no real skills besides squandering and spouting anti-intellectual nonsense.

But thankfully...

Heaven never seals off all exits.

Just when everyone thought Sharman couldn't hold on any longer, a light appeared in the Forbidden Land.

Like a last straw, it caught Sharman's eye.

After traveling some distance, Sharman was able to confirm that the person creating this light was none other than the Yan Kingdom's contestant, Xu Fan.

Saved!

No matter what, the Yan Kingdom and the Curry Kingdom were neighboring countries.

Whenever the Yan Kingdom made a move, they would pay close attention.

Then they'd create a festival to boycott Yan Kingdom goods.

Yet, precisely because they lacked sufficient domestic production capacity, the boycott often plunged their markets into paralysis.

All sorts of absurd scenarios played out regularly.

This time was no exception.

They kept constant watch on Xu Fan's performance in the Forbidden Land.

"Running into a Yan Kingdom contestant means that bastard Sharman's life is guaranteed."

"Yeah, after all, we're all advocating for a community with a shared future for mankind. Everyone's a Forbidden Land contestant; helping each other is only right."

"Besides, the Yan Kingdom has taken plenty of advantage of our country. Even if their contestant acts as Sharman's babysitter, I don't see a problem."

For a moment...

quite a few viewers from the Curry Kingdom entered the Yan Kingdom livestream.

Using various machine translation software, they sent barrage comments.

They strongly demanded that Xu Fan unconditionally share food and fresh water with Sharman.

And also protect Sharman's safety in the Forbidden Land.

Otherwise...

the Yan Kingdom would be resisting the mainstream of a shared future for mankind.

Then, as a regional power in Asia, they would impose economic sanctions on the Yan Kingdom.

Faced with this sudden rhetoric, many Yan Kingdom viewers burst out laughing on the spot.

They'd seen shameless people, but never anyone this shameless.

"Good grief, I just have to say good grief. These Ah-Sans always have this inexplicable confidence, no matter the situation."

"Easy, easy. Anyway, this isn't the first time. Don't they threaten to sanction us every other day?"

"Honestly, contestants helping each other in the Forbidden Land isn't a big deal, but what's with this condescending attitude?"

"I've never seen such brazen-faced people!"

"If it were a young girl, that'd be one thing, but if I recall correctly, this Sharman is a scumbag. Having our contestant protect a scumbag? What a waste!"

"I never expected moral blackmail like this."

In an instant, Yan Kingdom viewers launched their counterattack.

Of course...

not everyone in the Curry Kingdom was hostile to the Yan Kingdom.

It was just that, due to certain lingering issues, only a small fraction of Curry people had internet access.

Those friendly to Yan were a minority within a minority.

Their voices were quickly drowned out.

Add to that the fact that Sharman was a scumbag himself, and many Yan Kingdom people couldn't understand

why the Curry Kingdom would let someone like him run wild.

It was simply incomprehensible.

Naturally...

as for the online crossfire, Xu Fan and Sharman were unaware of it.

The two smiled and greeted each other.

"You're the contestant who secured a large swath of mountain forest resources for the Yan Kingdom?"

Sharman looked around, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"But how did you kill the ferocious beast?"

"It doesn't look like you're carrying any weapons."

"Oh, right..."

"Can you spare me some food? Everything I brought is frozen solid."

Sharman said as he pulled compressed biscuits and the like from his pack. Because of the temperature, they were all rock-hard now. Impossible to bite into.

"No problem, I've got plenty of smoked meat." Xu Fan said without a second thought. After all, he only ate meat from Forbidden Land beasts. The advantage was self-sufficiency. As for the downside... whether it was edible or not depended on luck. Take the Nuger Worm swarm he'd killed during the day, for instance. One look was enough to kill his appetite. But regardless, Xu Fan wouldn't be stingy with this smoked meat. The biggest difference between humans and animals lay in the connection between strangers. And the people of the Yan Kingdom had always been a nation with a warm side. Xu Fan tore off a large chunk of smoked meat and tossed it directly to Sharman, answering his first question as he did.

"As for the beasts in the Forbidden Land."

"They just look a bit scary, but in essence, they're still living creatures. They bleed when wounded. They die when hit hard. There's really nothing to fear." Xu Fan said lightly, as if killing Forbidden Land beasts was no big deal.

"R-really?" Sharman blinked. Thinking back carefully, whenever he encountered a beast, he was too busy fleeing for his life. Then he glanced at the Female Snow Wolf. "By the way, Mr. Xu Fan, do you get a Treasure Chest just by killing those beasts?" Sharman asked with a meaningful tone. He wondered... if taking down the Female Snow Wolf in front of him would yield a chest. After all, from what the Mysterious Voice had told them, D-rank chests and above were full of good stuff. The darkness in Sharman's heart began to fester.