Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Bai Xiao got up early, and with the slightest movement, An Zhiyuan woke up.

Having grown accustomed to the person beside her, any little sound would rouse him.

She got up to change clothes.

Bai Xiao held him back, "Don't get up, sleep a bit more. It's only five o'clock, I'm going early to scout the venue in advance. Why are you getting up so early?" Unwilling to let An Zhiyuan always wake up early for her sake.

Whenever An Zhiyuan was at home, he would take her to work, come rain or shine.

This man was attentive, meticulous in his work, except for the one flaw of not being able to be on call, as long as he was around, he would put her first.

An Zhiyuan touched Bai Xiao's cheek, "Silly! You're my wife, the mother of my child. If I don't treat you well, then who should I treat well?"

"Be good! Go wash your face and brush your teeth, I'll take you to work. Today's your competition, I must take you! I'm your lucky star, with me you'll surely win right away."

Bai Xiao almost burst out laughing, being pushed to the wash basin by An Zhiyuan.

"You sure know how to flatter yourself, Second Brother An!"

She picked up the toothbrush and squeezed the toothpaste onto it.

"Dr. Bai, not convinced? Tough luck!"

With a smug laugh, Bai Xiao glanced at him. His tall figure was folding the quilt and packing her things.

Her eyes were full of amusement, "Smooth talk!"

After sending Bai Xiao to the place, there was no time for sweet talk, as Bai Xiao wasn't the only contestant. Naturally, everyone else had arrived too.

Bai Xiao went upstairs; the rules of each competition were always different, and she was unsure what they'd face today.

As soon as she entered the main door, she saw Qi Yuqing, who spotted her as well, and quickly came over to pull her along.

"You finally made it, Dr. Bai. They've already announced that each team needs to gather and head to the competition site! I was afraid you'd be late and miss it," Qi Yuqing said bluntly.

Only then did Bai Xiao realize that the competition wasn't taking place in this building.

Isn't the preliminary round meant to test individual skills?

How do they assess foundational knowledge without written tests?

But without much time to ponder, once everyone was gathered, the 30 participants present were counted, and they were informed by staff to head downstairs and board a bus, one for each team. Their delegation's vehicle was bus 95.

The parking lot downstairs was already a scene of chaos.

Bus after bus was already departing. Bai Xiao and the other 30 boarded bus 95, and it hadn't been long before they set off.

Only then did they realize the bus was heading towards the outskirts.

At this moment, everyone finally noticed the weather wasn't looking good today.

At eight o'clock, the weather should have shown some sun, but today it was still dark; it seemed like an overcast day.

Perhaps it might rain later.

If it rained, the temperature would drop suddenly.

Bai Xiao glanced silently at her attire, luckily today when leaving, An Zhiyuan worried she'd catch cold, insisted she wear a beige trench coat, with a shirt and wool vest underneath, plus a scarf.

The bus traveled westward for a solid two hours before reaching its destination.

Upon disembarking, it was an open wilderness.

This was a forest area.

Beyond that was a mountain forest, lush and verdant. At this season, the leaves were supposed to be falling, yet it was all still green.

It covered a huge area, much larger than a dozen football fields.

There were many of them originally.

With teams from 180 countries, 30 people per team, all in all, at least five to six thousand individuals.

On top of the buses.

Yet at the entrance, it wasn't crowded at all.

It was evident how vast this area was.

At the grand entrance stood a large wooden sign, marking it as a certain wilderness survival training field.

Bai Xiao was somewhat bewildered.

Not only she, but everyone was confused.

How did they end up in this place?

Once assembled, the competition rules were announced.

There were countless hidden tasks in this field. By finding task plaques and completing their requirements, one could exchange the plaques for points with the judges. Accumulating ten points completed a task, which ended the competition.

The difficulty of tasks determined the points: a tough task might earn ten points, while ten tasks could be less than ten points, if they were too easy.

The biggest challenge was that the organizers clearly stated that there were only 5,000 task plaques, meaning first come, first served. Whoever found them got them; those without would be eliminated.

All rankings were based on the order of completion, with the first thousand automatically finishing the race.

These thousand would enter the playoffs.

This was indeed a test.

Bai Xiao glanced at the other teams. It was undeniable that the rules had genuinely changed.

As she looked at the team, Gu Yangzhi sneered; now was the time for capabilities to show.

This competition required not only a solid foundation but also teamwork and adaptability.

Let's see how Dr. Bai handles this.

She was the captain.

The surroundings were in chaos. Many people were anxious, having never faced such a contest before.

Add to that many were older; this task was daunting to them.

"Everyone, quiet down, I have two suggestions for you to consider, let's have a vote once you've heard them out."

Bai Xiao felt a quick decision was necessary; they had only ten minutes left! This time span was tight, not to be wasted.

"First suggestion, we each fight alone, striving individually."

"In that case, we might not retain much strength; many of us are older with weaker physiques. Tested on theoretical knowledge or hands-on skills, we're fine, but this adventure-like test demands too much from us."

"Indeed! Many of us have always been tied to hospitals, without such experience. Going in alone would leave us groping in the dark."

Bai Xiao raised her hand for silence.

"Alright, if you disagree with the first, then second, divide into two or three small groups, with a group leader for each! This way we can collaborate, with designated people for finding tasks, completing tasks, and exchanging for points. Such a strategy increases our chances."

Bai Xiao knew too well, it was turning into a wild survival scenario now.

Whichever thoughtless judge suggested this made it too simplistic.

Everyone's eyes lit up at this suggestion.

Good idea!

"Alright! Now let's not be modest, step up and nominate yourself as a candidate for group leader. Then divide into groups, ten per group would be perfect, or fifteen per group, free to form."

Now was not the time for modesty.

However, many still exchanged looks.

Bai Xiao had to step forward.

"I'll serve as the leader for the first group, those willing to work with me, please come to stand behind me."

Time to take the lead.