Chapter 15 Cannibalism Island

The next day, three in the morning.

The competition had only been going on for fifteen hours, and five of the ten contestants had already been eliminated. They were… Warren Buffet, Lindsay Lohan, Baron Solomon Rothschild II, Barack Hussein Obama, and Ist Gugu.

Among them… Lohan, Obama, and Gugu were all eliminated by Stephen Carbon, played by Feng Bujue; while Buffett was eliminated by Lohan.

As for Baron Solomon Rothschild II… he quit on his own. After finding the first stash of marijuana, he stopped in place, leisurely smoked the two joints from the plastic bag, and then announced to a nearby camera that he wanted to withdraw from the competition.

Objectively speaking, the Baron's move was quite wise. When he realized that his chances of winning were not high, quitting was undoubtedly the most rational thing to do; clinging to a fluke would only make the situation worse. Rather than "having his kneecaps smashed" or "playing his heart out for seventy-two hours, only to fail in the end," quitting early could at least save him some suffering.

In addition, among the five survivors, there was one who was almost in a semi-eliminated state. That was contestant number ten – John Winston Purulence.

Like the Baron, Mr. Purulence immediately smoked all the marijuana after finding the first batch. But after smoking, he neither quit nor continued to explore…

He just stayed in place, resting silently, for hours…

His attitude was very negative, as if he didn't plan to do anything.

Helpless, the production team sent a staff member to ask if he was having any physical problems. Purulence replied that he was holding a sit-in for love and peace, and that his behavior was a protest against the show and the world.

So, the staff member left again, because the director decided… to let him continue protesting…

In summary, the only four contestants who are still competitive on the island are Gap, Impotent, **, and Carbon.

If the elimination rhythm of the first day continues, the survivor of this season of *Weed Wilderness Survival* may be born before sunset on the second day.

And that… was a situation that Feng Bujue was extremely unwilling to see.

Now, looking back at the two main quests of this script: [Survive on Cannabis Island for seventy-two hours] and [Complete at least six challenges given by the production team], many potential pieces of information can be seen… or rather, potential "difficulties."

First of all, the phrase "Survive on Cannabis Island for seventy-two hours"... is itself a huge trap.

Under the joint misleading of the opening CG and the second main quest, players are easily led to a habit of thinking as if the purpose of this script is to win *Weed Wilderness Survival*.

However… as the script unfolds, Feng Bujue gradually realizes… that this is not the case.

If the first main quest is taken out and viewed alone, it will be found that… surviving on the island for seventy-two hours and winning the competition have no absolute causal relationship.

Secondly, the condition of "Complete at least six challenges given by the production team" also has a very obvious constraint – you have to wait for the production team to actively "give" you the challenge. But… what if they don't give it to you? Or rather… what if they feel that there is no need to give it to you anymore?

Seeing this, I believe everyone understands…

If the player eliminates all nine opponents very quickly and wins the competition, then this script is equivalent to a game_over.

Because from the moment you win, you have no reason to stay on this island anymore…

If you shamelessly stay on this deserted island, there are usually two results. The better one is: everyone just thinks you're being a bit tsundere for a while, waits for you on the boat for a day and a half, and then leaves when you figure it out. And the worse result, which is also more likely, is: people treat you like a madman, grab you, forcibly drag you onto the boat, and leave the island…

Taking a step back, even if you really succeed in staying on the island and staying for the full seventy-two hours, the production team will not give you any more "challenges."

Therefore, the real difficulty of this script lies in… the first and second main quests actually having a certain conflict; and the basic setting of the plot also having a certain conflict with these two quests.

This conflict is not a matter of running in opposite directions, but a relationship of mutual restraint. For example… if the player wants to complete main quest one, they cannot win the competition too early. But if they want to complete main quest two, they have to do challenges, but doing challenges will expand their advantages and win the competition faster…

Also, how to deal with those "opponents" is also a rather tangled and contradictory matter. If they are all eliminated, you win the competition and lose the script… but if you keep them, it is equivalent to keeping a potential threat.

Any opponent may cause a fatal blow to you at an unexpected moment (Brother Jue was almost eliminated by Lohan before, and he would have been finished if it weren't for Kevin), and their threat will become more and more serious over time.

Because… the situation at the end of the competition will inevitably be: there are only a few people left on the island, and among these few people, the player is the one who has completed the most challenges. And the number of challenges completed by others is unlikely to exceed six (after all, they have no mandatory requirements in this regard)… so, if they want to win, there is only one way – to eliminate the person who has completed more challenges.

Just imagine, in the early morning of the fourth day, when there are about ten hours left before the end of the competition. Anyone who has not been eliminated will definitely have the thought of "I've already come this far, I want to win!" But their state at this time is usually a combination of hunger, exhaustion, drug addiction, eagerness to win, and loss of reason…

At that time, the production team will also mediate, they will go to the losers, stir up trouble, reveal some information about the leaders, and give them a choice: "Do you want to take another challenge from me and try to surpass him… or do you want to know his current coordinates and then do something?"

Then, the most interesting part of this reality show is about to be staged – all kinds of crazy tearing, swearing, and wrestling will appear.

This is the guarantee of ratings, this is what the audience of that era wanted to see…

You can say that it is morbid, decadent, or vulgar, but in their opinion, it is a normal thing that does not need to be defended.

Once upon a time, people looked at everything that appeared on the screen with kindness, and were moved by some performances that were not very clever but very sincere.

Later, people began to look at entertainment products with a relatively objective attitude, and enjoy brilliant creativity and dazzling visual effects.

Later, people began to pursue innovation and weirdness, in order to show off their so-called "personality" that no one cared about, or to satisfy certain needs in the depths of their hearts. As a result, borderline erotic publicity, brain-dead idol culture, cheap vulgar hype, and shameless plagiarism of celebrities emerged and gradually became the mainstream.

And in the twenty-fifth century, in an era of peace, in an era when everyone does not have to worry about going hungry, what kind of things are people eager to see…

The answer is simple – conflict, violence, competition.

People have seen enough of the hypocritical tears, hypocritical smiles, hypocritical praise, and hypocritical surprise on the stage. They want to see naked, unadorned, real reality shows.

This is *Weed Wilderness Survival*.

…………

Inside the cave.

The fire on the ground had already gone out.

The heavy rain outside the cave gradually turned smaller, becoming drizzle. The thunder stopped around midnight, and the wind also weakened a lot.

Last night, when Brother Jue and Kevin went to hunt the Gara Crocodiles, the production team braved the rain to come to this cave and carried away Lohan, who had lost his mobility after being injured. So when Brother Jue returned with the crocodile meat, there was no one in the cave.

Because it was a rainy day, these people left relatively obvious traces, and the returning Feng Bujue quickly deduced what had just happened.

He didn't care about this, he just lit the fire again, and while drying his clothes, shoes, and socks, he enjoyed a delicious meal that he had never tasted in real life.

Nothing to say all night…

At this early morning hour, Feng Bujue, who had rested for several hours, had basically recovered all his stamina.

And this also means that he is about to take action…