The next morning, the livestream started right on time, and the guests sleeping in their human nest woke up one after another.
Their first night outdoors hadn't been pleasant. They had been packed so tightly together that even turning over was difficult, then bitten by mosquitoes until they could barely sleep. To top it off, heavy rain had started in the middle of the night, splashing all over them.
After a whole night of rest, they were even more exhausted.
Now they sat in the nest with blank eyes, hunger and fatigue hitting them all at once, their faces saying they had nothing left to live for.
[They really spent the night outdoors. I thought they'd gone back to sleep on the cruise ship after the livestream ended.]
[Say what you like, but one look at all those bites on Bro Mimi's legs tells you this wasn't staged.]
[Is this a dating show or a boot camp reality show?]
"Good morning, everyone! Today is your second day on the deserted island. Keep doing your best to survive!"
After a good night's sleep, Director Niu appeared bright-eyed and energetic, greeting them with boundless enthusiasm.
But barely had he finished speaking when the guests' resentful stares made him flinch. He quietly took two steps back.
"Ahem. G-good luck..."
With that, he turned and hid among the crew again.
If arriving on the island yesterday had still held some novelty, today there was nothing left but despair. Endless despair.
One Self-Heating Hot Pot shared among eight people last night hadn't come close to filling them up, and there was nothing to eat this morning either. By now, they were ravenous.
They sat there in a daze, unsure what to do. Meanwhile, their star player, Xie Mi, was still half-asleep, drowsiness weighing down her