Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 348: Chapter 19: Golden [Adaptation]

[Targeting nature’s creation—the Egyptian Catfish, to plunder!]

[Plundering... Plundering complete!]

[Please choose one of the following three entries]

[Photophobia (Blue): You dislike overly bright environments and prefer to survive in dimmer places]

[Note: We fear light because it brings slaughter—Egyptian Catfish]

[Filicide (Purple): When you are hungry, you will consume your own offspring]

[Note: Even a tiger won’t eat its cubs, but I do, I’m more poisonous than a tiger! Are you scared?—Egyptian Catfish]

[Adaptation (Gold): Adaptability increased, you can survive in extremely harsh environments long-term except in extreme heat or cold. The environment has less impact on you, and your adaptability increases again when moving from a harsher environment to a slightly better one. ps: Criterion: Survival in a harsh environment for more than twenty-four hours]

[Note: Survive! No matter how harsh the surrounding environment is, as long as you’re alive, you have the chance to enter a better environment!—Egyptian Catfish]

[Please make a choice or give up within one minute! Delayed response will automatically select the first entry!]

Invincible, kid!

Looking at the only golden entry, also the only positive entry.

Chen Wen just wanted to say this to the Egyptian Catfish.

This golden [Adaptation] almost covers most environments on this planet.

And there’s a secondary boost when moving from a harsher to a slightly better environment.

That’s absurd!

Pure value!

And Chen Wen feels that this entry’s secondary boost isn’t hard to trigger either.

Each survival, just find a relatively poor place to stay for more than a day to trigger it.

It’s relatively easy to trigger.

Very exaggerated!

Decisively choose!

After choosing, Chen Wen instantly felt his body become more accustomed to the surrounding heat.

It even felt somewhat cool.

The fish in his mouth also tasted more delicious, and the mosquitoes and noise around him affected him less.

This is just the enhancement he can feel right now.

More enhancements he has to explore on his own.

After selecting an entry, Chen Wen was somewhat surprised by the system.

This seems to be the first time the system explained an entry.

According to the usual system behavior, it would gradually let him explore.

It seems that as the level increases, the system becomes more user-friendly.

Chen Wen couldn’t help but think: The system designer is truly anti-human!

Initially inconvenient for novices, but easier for veterans later; it’s really...

Chen Wen suddenly remembered a game he played in a previous life called Phasmophobia.

The same behavior!

After selecting an entry, he threw the kitchen waste and catfish innards about two hundred meters outside the camp.

Only then did Chen Wen return to the camp with peace.

After properly preserving the bonfire, he climbed onto his temporary treehouse platform.

Roughly tidying up the reed leaves, Chen Wen lay down with his backpack as a pillow.

Fresh reed leaves are not sharp, very soft.

The backpack is also soft.

With [Plush (Mexican Gold-Backed)], Chen Wen slowly closed his eyes and entered the dreamland.

...

Under the same sky, yet different fates.

Few contestants have shelters, and most are on their way to find teammates.

Thus, sleeping on the ground, under the sky, is the norm for most people.

Some even ride on tree branches, closing their eyes to barely rest a while.

Older survivalists seeing this scene will surely be quite emotional.

This is the true taste!

Which survivalist can sleep soundly in such a place?

Not afraid of the mini-games that refresh randomly at midnight: advancing elephant herds, terrifying hippo neighbors, lost Nile crocodiles, escaping lion’s jaws, leopard’s blind box unraveling?

Chen Wen stated, with his perceived plush, he doesn’t worry at all.

These hair-like plush are his tools to sense the surroundings.

If anything shakes, they can perceive it immediately and alert Chen Wen.

Therefore, Chen Wen slept the best on the first day among contestants.

Conversely, most contestants were kept awake by the hippos’ calls, Nile crocodiles entering and exiting the water, elephants trumpeting, lions roaring...

Even the local native Jamie could only sleep lightly in this animal-populated environment.

If anything stirred, he would immediately open his eyes and check the surroundings using the drone’s lighting.

...

The sun rises as usual.

The second day.

When Chen Wen woke up, a light breeze blew in Caprivi.

Unknown trees rustled with their leaves.

Early-rising hippos grunted in the water, crocodiles came ashore, mouths open, letting the sun eradicate the parasites in their mouths.

Distant sounds of African elephants trumpeting, faint lion roars, and noisy baboons could be heard.

Chen Wen sat on the platform, his legs naturally dangling, with the bonfire still burning below.

He admired this uniquely African wild stage play, deeply moved.

”Even just the Kuanduo River already lets one feel the wild charm of the beasts; imagine facing the animal migration in Maasai Mara, what a spectacle that would be!”

Chen Wen said: ”When I get the chance, I must see it with my own eyes, even personally experience the wildness and charm of the wildlife migration!”

Upon hearing, the early-rising Lin Jiawei thought of that scene and couldn’t help but shake his head.

With his contestant’s spirit, he probably would go wild from start to finish there.

Tourism is fine, but survival would be enough.

Otherwise, his heart couldn’t take it.

But neither of them knew, back in distant Hua Country.

Liu Yu, just finished with lunch, rushed to the headquarters of the Hua Country Exploration Association.

The association’s president sat at the desk, looking serious.

Seeing Liu Yu enter, he said solemnly, ”The World Exploration Association has notified, agreed by the Wilderness Survival Association, the extreme survival challenge set jointly by each country’s exploration association survival branch will restart next year.”

Hearing this, a trace of nostalgia and sadness flashed in Liu Yu’s eyes.

He took a deep breath and nodded, ”I expected this. The association has been making big moves these past few years, and every branch had anticipated.”

The president nodded slightly and said solemnly, ”How’s the selection of candidates? I reviewed the report. Those who participated in the previous competition can join directly, but your physical condition can no longer keep up.”

”Therefore, it will be mainly young people participating this time, most of whom are your mentees or successors from the last competition.”

”Little Liu, this competition is not only about competing for prize money and rewards but also resembles the Olympics, a competition for national power, a smokeless war, do you understand?”

Liu Yu nodded.

He understood too well because he was one of those who fought their way through that competition.

”Though smokeless, it will see blood.”

The president continued, ”The rules haven’t changed, still bloody and cruel. The broadcast of this competition will not pass domestically, but with the advanced internet now, the people will find a way to access related videos. Therefore, we must send participants and can’t afford to lose too badly!”

Liu Yu still nodded: ”Understood!”

Only then did the president say, ”Your Survival Association has recruited many newcomers in recent years but few who can shoulder responsibility, and I’ve heard some strong contenders abroad. Next, focus your work on cultivating the next generation. I’m waiting for your good news!”

After speaking, the president solemnly handed the notice over to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu firmly gripped the notice in his hand.

Even though he had anticipated it, when he actually received the notice, he still felt mixed emotions.

Pride, anticipation, excitement...

But also sadness, loneliness.

And fear.