Survival countdown begins: Six days.

Chen Wen held a cup of hot tea, sitting on the sofa, struggling to adjust to the time difference.

Beside him, also dealing with jet lag, was his living assistant, Jiang Chang.

At the moment, Jiang Chang was holding a cup of coffee, watching Chen Wen forcefully trying to keep his eyes open while going through information about the Sonora Desert.

A few days of interaction had greatly improved Jiang Chang's impression of Chen Wen.

Humble, friendly, diligent...

Many positive adjectives could be applied to Chen Wen.

Seeing Chen Wen's teacup empty, she quickly refilled it for him.

"Thank you."

Chen Wen smiled and thanked her, which lifted Jiang Chang's spirits quite a bit.

Just as Jiang Chang was hesitating, wanting to ask Chen Wen how it was going.

Another assistant, Lin Jiawei, walked in.

He said tiredly, "Chen Wen, today we need to record the trash-talking segment."

"Oh, I get this bit."

Chen Wen raised his head, clearly interested: "Foreigners love to pull this kind of stunt before a competition to incite some conflict."

Lin Jiawei said, "As long as you understand, remember, this is just a theatrical segment, don't genuinely get angry or provoke deliberately."

"We're already on the weaker side, let's not make enemies."

Chen Wen nodded: "Rest assured, I'm known for being calm and friendly."

Good, good, that's fine.

Lin Jiawei felt a bit more at ease.

He gave Jiang Chang a few instructions and took Chen Wen to a small room to record the trash talk.

When Chen Wen arrived, four people were already seated inside.

He took a quick look at each one, matching their faces with the information he had.

The man sitting by the window, around forty, had the typical "redneck" attire and appearance.

This guy was one of the challengers, Roland.

A hunting guide, not very well-known previously.

In the center of the room, was the American Expedition Association's recommended candidate, Adam.

Adam was on the slimmer side, with a reserved aura, similar to Liu Yu.

Chatting with him was a survival YouTuber with quite a following, named Gaston.

A big guy.

Sitting in the corner was a black man who looked quite honest but was actually very rude.

Also a survival YouTuber.

His videos were filled with swearing, which was a unique style that was quite popular.

Seeing Chen Wen walk in, all four glanced at him.

There wasn't much known about Chen Wen overseas.

Only Adam, who'd had dealings with the Hua Country Exploration Association, looked at him a few more times.

Chen Wen also had no desire to engage, so he found an inconspicuous spot to sit down.

After a while, four other clearly unimportant players arrived.

Just as they closed the door, it was pushed open again—Gina arrived.

As the only female among the ten challengers, quite a few people looked up as she entered.

Chen Wen had watched her survival videos.

They were quite average.

She gained popularity mainly by being borderline—as this lady loved surviving in the nude.

Although her figure and looks were decent, her age was somewhat advanced.

Chen Wen wasn't interested.

Gina had a jacket tied around her waist, dressed like an outdoor enthusiast.

She was more familiar with Adam, only greeting him.

Once everyone was there, the program's director arrived.

The person was holding a folder, speaking English.

Lin Jiawei was acting as Chen Wen's translator.

Although Chen Wen could understand some of it, the accent was heavy, and the pace was fast.

He quickly gave up, listening instead to Lin Jiawei's explanation.

The idea was that everyone had to choose at least two targets for their trash talk.

At the same time, they had to respond to those who picked them for trash talk.

The rule of trash talk was simple: no rules!

Whether personal attacks or direct insults, everything was allowed.

After speaking, the person signaled for Gina to select first.

Gina stood up, first pointing at Adam, who responded with a helpless smile.

She and Adam were familiar, and as two potential champions, the program group would definitely have them spar.

Then, Gina scanned the room, eyeing the only Asian face.

"You! Fish boy!"

Gina's lips curled slightly: "You thought you could hide?"

Upon hearing this, many in the room smiled with glee.

It was what they expected! It really happened!

The antagonist showed their face, what's the protagonist going to do?

Chen Wen was musing whether to stand up and shout about thirty years, or give a wicked smile with a Nike grin.

Lin Jiawei quickly tugged at his sleeve.

Forget it, just made a promise to Lin's assistant, not right to make a mess now.

Chen Wen stood up.

He nodded slightly at the director to indicate he understood.

Soon everyone chose in turn.

Being the only Asian, Chen Wen received quite a lot of "attention."

Besides Gina, the rude black streamer and Gaston also chose him.

And Chen Wen chose Gina and Hei.

...

After choosing, everyone was taken to a larger room to start recording directly.

Gina went first. Her relationship with Adam seemed pretty good, the trash talk was more of a mutual praise.

But when it came to Chen Wen, Gina went full force: "Fish boy, you look like a giant baby that hasn't grown up! This is an adult game, you're in the wrong place! You belong in a children's playground at the beach blowing bubbles!"

"Asians aren't meant for this kind of brave game! Your bodies are inferior!"

"Quit early, go back to your beach to fish! Don't wait until survival starts, when I come for you, and you're hugging your head crying! No one here is going to coddle you like a baby!"

Even without Lin Jiawei translating, Chen Wen could understand.

He hesitated and said, "Foreigners... are this friendly?"

This is friendly?

Lin Jiawei's eyes widened, isn't this serious insult?

One side calling you a giant baby, while also launching a map attack!

That's harsh!

But as a regular in Zu'an and the resistance bar, Chen Wen felt the attack power was lacking.

The second person who chose Chen Wen was the black guy, who spouted very rude nonsense.

He even made some very evident discrimination against Asians gestures.

Lin Jiawei listening to the black man's words, looking at the other's arrogant moves, was momentarily fuming to some extent.

He hadn't expected that a simple trash talk segment would reach such an intense level!

Chen Wen was also somewhat dazed: "Racial discrimination is okay too? Inspiration is flooding me! Mr. Lin!"

Lin Jiawei didn't know what to say, just tugged Chen Wen's arm: "Don't lose your cool! Chen Wen! Our main goal is to get results in survival! Be steady!"

Chen Wen stopped paying attention to Lin Jiawei.

The opponent's already on your face, if you don't retaliate, then what's the point?

The third, Gaston, was pretty normal, and through his words, Chen Wen learned one important thing.

This deathmatch, the top three have a chance to gain a spot for Alone in the Wild: A hundred days contest.

He didn't directly discriminate against Chen Wen but kindly suggested this wasn't his home turf.

Hoped he'd realize early, hand over the prize money, and promptly roll back home.

Compared to the first two, without racial discrimination, the force was much weaker.

Soon, it was Chen Wen's turn.

He patted Lin's assistant's shoulder and chuckled: "Don't worry, I'm confident, remember what I said?"

"I'm known for being calm and friendly..."

Lin Jiawei listening, suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

He had a sense of foreboding!

Came up to the camera.

Chen Wen first needed to respond to the trash talk from the only female challenger, Gina, the black streamer Char, and survival streamer Gaston.

With an appropriate smile, as the director signaled the start.

The performance began!

Facing Gina's provocation, Chen Wen simply took a deep inhalation.

Then looked at the camera in surprise, asking in Chinese, "Isn't our survival event in the desert this time?"

Upon hearing Chen Wen's initial words, Lin Jiawei breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully...

But Chen Wen's latter words made Lin Jiawei's heart tighten.

"Why is it that just by a whiff, I can smell the scent of a clam?"

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