Three days later, news about the Desert Island Survival show spread like wildfire across major media outlets.
#A joint production between Douhai Platform and Big Blue Television Station, a Desert Island Survival, with billions in prize money waiting for you!#
#@ Desert Island Survival, this isn't about Qiusheng, it's about finding money! A reward of 100,000 yuan for every day you survive!#
#One celebrity + three ordinary people, four people per group, divided into 100 groups in total. The group that lasts until the end will win a prize of billions!#
#The filming location for the Desert Island Survival has been confirmed: Saerboli Island, an absolutely pristine island. It's said that participants will need to sign a waiver of liability.#
#High-tech drone unveiled, Desert Island Survival, live stream throughout!#
#According to reliable sources, the investor in this show is a nouveau riche who inherited hundreds of billions of dollars—a complete scoundrel!#
Inside the villa.
Ling Yi is on the phone with Douhai Wang Ping.
" Boss Wang, what are you trying to achieve?" Wang Ping asked, both amused and exasperated.
"Why do you care so much? Just make the arrangements. It's just the four of us in a group."
"However, Saerboli Island is really dangerous. There are large wild animals such as wolves, bears, and Tiger, and the climate there is very complex. Let alone ordinary people, even Qiusheng experts would find it difficult to last long."
Wang Ping continued to persuade him.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Just follow the normal rules, don't give me any special treatment."
"You're putting me in a difficult position!"
"Why are you so slow? Stop being so indecisive! Just get on with it and make the arrangements!"
Ling Yi hung up the phone and went straight downstairs, heading to the contestants' gathering point in Mito City.
This time, Ling Yi didn't drive a sports car, but took a taxi. To avoid standing out too much, he also changed into ordinary clothes.
Fortunately, not many people knew him, and only a few members of the production team knew that he was an investor.
In the waiting area arranged by the production team, four hundred people who participated in this Desert Island Survival were waiting quietly.
These four hundred people were divided into two distinct groups.
One group consisted of ordinary people, while the other group consisted of celebrities.
Ling Yi was among the ordinary people when he spotted Lin Yue, who was actually Guan Xiaoxiao, in the crowd.
As if on the same wavelength, Guan Xiaoxiao also looked towards Ling Yi.
Ling Yi simply nodded slightly, without making any special gesture, while Guan Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of smiles, but she quickly concealed them.
Ling Yi had already instructed that during the program, the heads of the families must not know each other, and everything should be discussed after they arrived on the island.
After drawing lots to form groups, selecting equipment, and boarding the ship, it will take about two hours of sailing at sea to reach Saerboli Island.
After the contestants are released in batches, how long they can survive will depend on the strength of each group.
Guan Xiaoxiao, along with the two Protagonist of this world Lin Jiayin and Wang Jiwei, were all somewhat at a loss as they watched the speedboat sail away.
They had no experience Desert Island Survival.
Especially Lin Jiayin and Wang Jiwei, their thinking is very simple: take it one day at a time. If they earn 100,000 a day, even if they go hungry, they can endure it for five or six days and their current predicament will be solved.
Guan Xiaoxiao, however, wasn't too worried because Ling Yi was there.
"Huh? Where's Ling... Wang Duo?" Guan Xiaoxiao turned around and found that Ling Yi was not beside her, so she asked anxiously.
"Isn't that it?" Wang Jiwei pointed to the woods behind him.
He has a slight stutter, so he sometimes pauses slightly when he speaks.
Ling Yi was standing under a coconut tree, looking up at it.
"Coconuts? Coconuts? That's great! With coconuts, we can hold out for days. But how... how do we pick them down? They're so... so high up!"
"Are you here to freeload off the prize money?" Guan Xiaoxiao asked disdainfully.
"There's nothing I can do, I'm poor!" Wang Jiwei didn't deny it, but shrugged and readily admitted it.
"Aren't you all just here to get the prize money?" Lin Jiayin said, somewhat dissatisfied with Guan Xiaoxiao's attitude.
"Jiayin, she's a celebrity, she's different from us."
The conversation among the group was noticeably strained, which is normal since they are all unfamiliar with each other.
"Since we're here to collect the prize money, we might as well take as many days as we can," Ling Yi said, glancing at the group.
Wang Jiwei nodded and said, "That makes sense!"
"I just checked, and the difference between Rising Tide and low tide here is quite significant."
Ling Yi pointed to the sandy beach beneath his feet.
"The highest point reached by Rising Tide is this place."
"What's the use of this?" Guan Xiaoxiao asked.
"If we want to last longer, we need a stable source of food and water."
"And since we're located by the sea, the Dahai will be our stable source of food from now on."
"That's what you say, but how do we do it? Are we going to go fishing?" Wang Jiwei asked.
"There are still a few hours until dark, let's dig a pond first."
Everyone looked bewildered. Ling Yi didn't say anything, but took out a folding shovel from his backpack, unfolded it, and began digging in the dirt.
Wang Jiwei seemed to understand something and chuckled, "Your idea is good, but I wonder how many counterfeit goods there are here."
"Let's give it a try; something is better than nothing."
The two girls looked at each other, completely baffled as to what the point of their actions was.
"If you guys have nothing to do, go find some firewood or other supplies, collect anything you think might be useful," Ling Yi said without looking up.
Ling Yi wasn't Digging very quickly, mainly because he didn't want to jump straight into playing an urban fantasy game right now. Otherwise, with his attributes, even digging a fishpond would be a piece of cake.
Take it easy in the early stages, and later... we'll see how things go.
Wang Jiwei dug for less than half an hour before he ran out of energy, his whole body drenched in sweat, and his clothes were soaked through.
On the contrary, Ling Yi didn't break a sweat at all.
"Your stamina is impressive."
"You're just too useless."
"Ahem, I'm not bragging, but for someone my age, my stamina is already considered pretty good."
"That's truly pathetic."
Ling Yi dug for two full hours, creating a square pit that was five meters long, three meters wide, and one meter deep.
"Hopefully, we'll have some success tomorrow!" Ling Yi clapped his hands and turned to walk towards the woods.
Wang Jiwei was extremely impressed by Ling Yi's physical strength. He hadn't helped much at all; Ling Yi had basically dug the pit all by himself.
Guan Xiaoxiao and Lin Jiayin weren't idle either. Although they weren't very efficient, they still managed to gather a considerable amount of firewood in two hours.
"Let's go, let's look around and familiarize ourselves with the surroundings!"
Guan Xiaoxiao glanced at Ling Yi, then at the drone overhead. Was this a double livestream setup?
In the storyline, they are being broadcast live, and beyond the camera's lens, there are billions of viewers.
That's incredible.
In fact, Guan Xiaoxiao never understood why Ling Yi insisted on creating such a Desert Island Survival show, just like the previous worlds, where it was all about hacking and slashing and ending.
Why make it so complicated?
But now that she's on camera, she can't ask, so she can only keep it to herself. And because she has something on her mind, she seems a little distracted.
Lin Jiayin was already regretting participating in the show. Putting everything else aside, the weather was unbearably hot.
Then she thought about the problems of accommodation, food, bathing, and toileting, especially when she saw the insects crawling all over the ground while gathering firewood, she almost had a breakdown.
She muttered, "Paying off the mortgage will take two million, which will take twenty days. Paying off the bank loan will take three hundred thousand, so I only need to hold on for twenty-three days, yes, at most twenty-four days before I quit."
Guan Xiaoxiao chuckled, finding this slightly arrogant but pretty older sister rather cute and endearing.
"Sister Jiayin, you've finally spoken your mind, we're live right now."
Lin Jiayin said nonchalantly, "I don't want to be an internet celebrity or a star, so I don't need to work hard to create a persona for myself. I, Lin Jiayin, am just here to make money from the show. If you're not happy, bite me."
"Jiayin, you... you miscalculated. You didn't factor in the interest. Besides, since you're here, you should at least earn enough to cover your living expenses for the next few years. You have to stick with it for at least a month."
"A month!" Lin Jiayin's face fell. She knew her own limitations; persisting for a month was far too difficult for her.
Wang Jiwei wiped the sweat from his face and asked Ling Yi, "Brother, what's next?"
"You guys Fire Starting and boil some water, I'll go figure out something to eat."
After Ling Yi finished speaking, he grabbed his bow and arrows and turned to walk towards the woods behind him.
Guan Xiaoxiao wanted to go with Ling Yi, but after looking at the drone above her head, she decided against it.
"I 'Fire Starting the water. You guys go to the beach and see if there's any seafood or anything like that." Wang Jiwei took a large pot out of his backpack.
This is one of the tools Wang Jiwei chose. Each contestant could choose a maximum of three tools. Ling Yi chose an entrenching tool, a machete, and a bow and arrow, while Wang Jiwei chose a large pot, a kitchen knife, and a bundle of rope.
Guan Xiaoxiao's choices were fairly normal: a flint, a dagger, and a tent. Lin Jiayin's choices, however, were a bit more unconventional.
Sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and... toilet paper.
It's not entirely useless; it's somewhat useful, but not very useful either.
This island is indeed an undeveloped, pristine island, and it is a private island belonging to the Rothschild Family.
The island is very large, but due to its geographical location, it has little development value and has been left unattended.
Can you believe that this island was actually mortgaged to the Rothschild Family by a certain country as debt settlement?
But now, the island belongs to Wang Duo, which means that the island now belongs to Ling Yi.
However, Ling Yi and his group's live stream didn't have many viewers.
Lin Yue is Third Rate Xiaoming with low popularity and doesn't attract much attention.
Although Lin Jiayin and Wang Jiwei are the Protagonist in this storyline, they are just ordinary people and it's impossible for them to drive traffic to the live stream.
As for Wang Duo, due to the production team's secrecy, no one knew that he was the sole investor in the entire program, also known online as the "big loser" or "nouveau riche."
Therefore, there can be no traffic.
There were very few comments on the screen, and even when there were, they were mostly Taunt or predictions that this group would be eliminated in a few days.
Ling Yi didn't care about the popularity of the live broadcast; he only cared about the audience off-camera.
Since Camera Lock Card has already been used, it's essential to ensure a comfortable viewing experience for the audience.
Ling Yi fully unleashed his Divine Power, gaining a clear view of everything on the island.
Next, it's time to stir things up.
In addition, Ling Yi also needs to take a test, which is a test about the time of the plot scene.
Ling Yi wanted to see how the Role-Playing Space determined the end time of a scene.
Or, to put it another way, is there a time limit to the story's scenes? If there's no ending, will it continue indefinitely?
What will happen if this continues indefinitely? Will the Role-Playing Space force the story to end?