Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Roland has been away from his shelter for two days now.

In these two days, not only did he find the remnants of Char's shelter, but he also happened upon Char's trap hunting ground.

In the trap hunting ground, Roland gladly accepted all the trapped prey.

The unexpected harvest this time reinforced Roland's determination to continue exploring.

He headed north, searching for the second contestant.

If Gaston hadn't moved, he might soon encounter Gaston.

But fate is unpredictable.

Fearing Chen Wen's strength, Gaston had gone east in advance.

And in this mountain range, only Chen Wen remained.

At this moment, through a bobcat's sense of smell, Chen Wen quickly locked onto Roland.

He found a high ground, convenient for observing Roland.

Looking down from behind the protruding rock, a middle-aged Caucasian male was traversing the wasteland.

"It's Roland."

Chen Wen uttered Roland's name; he had an impression of him.

During mutual banter with Char, Roland often laughed out loud at Chen Wen's words.

But that doesn't mean much.

Roland has a bow and arrow!

He is a threat!

Chen Wen carefully observed the bow and arrow in Roland's hand.

It's a compound bow.

As a hunting guide, Roland is very adept at using this thing.

During the recording of the opening segment, Roland had already displayed his archery skills.

Not as terrifying as Hua Yun, but definitely not weak!

Chen Wen did not rashly go out to negotiate cooperation, nor did he attempt to attack.

He tried to use the opportunity of Roland not discovering him to train the scout ability of the crested hawk.

The bobcat family left early.

With noticeably improved intelligence, the bobcat doesn't quite like moving at night.

It now prefers to act in the morning.

At night, the bobcat would stay around Chen Wen's shelter or in the cat's nest in the valley.

Chen Wen did not forcibly retain it, after all, he didn't plan on attacking Roland.

He placed the crested hawk in front of him.

At this moment, the crested hawk was well-fed, just digesting its food.

Chen Wen cautiously took out a cottontail rabbit, cutting some pieces of meat.

Pointing at Roland below, he said to the crested hawk: "Take off!"

The crested hawk was somewhat puzzled at first.

This was the first time it received such an instruction mixed with body language.

But thanks to Chen Wen's training, the crested hawk quickly spread its wings and flew into the sky.

However, it didn't fly aimlessly.

Instead, it circled above Roland's head.

Beautiful!

Seeing the crested hawk understanding his body language, Chen Wen was overjoyed.

At this point, Roland seemed to sense something.

He looked up at the crested hawk overhead, not paying much mind.

"Seems like it's getting dark, let's find a place to camp."

Roland rubbed his hair, starting to look for a suitable camping spot.

...

After the crested hawk returned, Chen Wen immediately gave it a reward.

And in the following time, Chen Wen continually used pieces of cottontail rabbit meat, along with language and actions.

To make the crested hawk understand the meaning of "scout."

Now upon hearing the "scout" command, the crested hawk would immediately search for nearby humans and circle above their heads.

Seeing the sky about to completely darken, Chen Wen did not linger much longer.

He took the crested hawk, crossed the ridge, and went to the other side of the valley to rest.

With a fire starter, Chen Wen now had the means to stay overnight outside.

...

As Chen Wen and Roland rested separated by a mountain.

On the other side of the plains, Gina dialed a satellite phone.

"I can't believe you guys teamed up! Damn it!"

The contestant who got eliminated was cursing.

"Haha, the rules didn't say no teaming up, plus people have cooperated in previous shows, it's unreasonable to blame us."

Gaston laughed, taking away the contestant's fire starter.

This was his trophy.

Adam took away three more items, along with nearly half the food.

The remaining item belonged to Gina, while the other half of the food was split between Gina and Gaston.

"It seems, at most, three people are still surviving."

Adam spoke.

He was quite a silent person, he wouldn't speak unless necessary.

Upon hearing this, Gaston nodded: "Just about, I know Chen Wen is still in."

"Roland seems to be further south to the west."

Adam nodded, continuing, "There is also a contestant number nine, but I haven't found him, he might have been eliminated by nature."

"Damn it, that's ten thousand bucks!"

Gina said somewhat upset.

She was in need of money.

"It's okay, from now on, with each person we eliminate, the reward will be several times more than before!"

Gaston said with a chuckle.

As he mentioned, each person from now on would become extremely valuable.

If they plundered someone now, the gain would be several times what it was.

Adam seldom showed a smile: "In any case, this is our time now."

Gina and Gaston also laughed.

Before eliminating the other seven, their alliance was unbreakable!

At this moment, Gina asked: "Are you sure of Chen Wen's shelter location?"

"I am sure, his shelter is hardly concealed."

Gaston nodded: "It's right on a ridge, very obvious!"

"Great!"

Gina said fiercely: "Next, our target is him!"

"No rush."

Adam waved his hand, saying: "According to Gaston, Chen Wen is strong, but definitely not stronger than the three of us!"

"What we should be worried about now is Roland, if he meets Chen Wen first, it's fine if they fight, but if they team up..."

Gina dismissively said: "So what? We are three, they are two, it will be easy to take them down!"

"No, that's not prudent."

Adam countered, he was someone who disliked any surprises.

"We should eliminate Roland first, after Roland is out, then we team up to deal with Chen Wen."

Upon hearing this, although Gina was displeased, she still followed Adam's suggestion.

Gaston had nothing to say.

He had come to join the big players and let them lead the way.

"Alright then, we need to stock up on water and food next."

Seeing both agreeing with his suggestion, Adam said satisfactorily: "Once we have enough food and water, we will cross the plains, find Roland and Chen Wen, and then take them down!"

"No problem."

"No objections from me."

After Gina finished speaking, she continued: "Once achieved, the three of us, Adam first, I'm second, Gaston, you third, how's that?"

"Alright, alright."

Gaston broke into a grin, he hadn't planned on getting a good placement at first.

But he never expected that in the end, he could secure third place.

One should know, the top three of this program qualify directly for the shortlist for Alone in the Wild!

Adam had no objections either, he came for the spot, and to make money incidentally.

"Alright then, let's go back."

...

Chen Wen didn't know that an alliance of three in the east had already figured out how to split the spoils.

He was currently captivated by a very peculiar little animal.

In the valley filled with teddy bear cacti, Chen Wen discovered a very active creature.

At the time, he was leaning against the mountainside rock resting.

Suddenly, the crested hawk noticed movement.

It flapped its wings, with long legs running swiftly.

But the speed of the creature in hiding was faster.

As Chen Wen looked over, he saw a tiny shadow flash past next to his camera.

"This thing seems like some kind of mouse, could it be a ground squirrel?"

The first thing that came to Chen Wen's mind was a rather common mouse in this desert.

But a ground squirrel's bravery is definitely not this bold.

Hence, Chen Wen started suspecting it was a desert deermouse.

But a desert deermouse's courage is also timid, and its tail is extremely long, unlike a desert deermouse.

So what exactly is it?