Chapter 1155 - 3: Selection of Perks

Liu Yu didn’t say much, only told Chen Wen to be careful in everything.

Chen Wen also promised Liu Yu.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Wen let out a long sigh.

He has participated in the Eight Extremes Challenge three times, and this is the fourth time. It can be said that this challenge is undoubtedly the most difficult one!

Even for Chen Wen, he doesn’t feel very confident right now.

After all, most of the time he faced natural challenges, but this time he has to face not only natural challenges but also human threats.

The difficulty doubles!

Chen Wen took a deep breath and turned his head to look at the map of the Fourth Oasis that had just been sent.

The Fourth Oasis is a trapezoid-like oasis. The water source is in the northwest corner of the oasis, and the overall oasis has little terrain fluctuation, but there is a collapsed canyon in the south.

There are some water sources at the bottom of the canyon, but they are relatively turbid.

The underground of the canyon is suspected to have groundwater, but no contestant has found it yet.

Overall, the terrain of the Fourth Oasis is roughly like this.

And the flora and fauna in the oasis are quite abundant; Chen Wen looked at it. Among the animals, the larger ones include dromedary camels, barbary sheep, and smaller ones like sand rats and fennec foxes.

The variety is quite rich.

Plants include date palms and some artificially cultivated rampant cacti.

Overall, there are quite a few keywords that can be obtained at the start.

After thinking for a while, Chen Wen made a decision.

Meanwhile, he also began to consider the keywords to bring for survival this time.

Chen Wen plans to bring ten keywords; ten should be sufficient.

After comprehensive consideration, Chen Wen made his choices.

[Digestive System Enhancement Promax], enhance digestive ability, prevent eating bad stomach.

[Swift Attack], improve reaction and combat; to survive in such a place, one must have enough reaction speed.

[Thorn], combat specialization, enhance the lethality of spears.

[Resilience], reduce the impact of sun exposure.

[Drought Resistance], allows Chen Wen to go without water for a long time while maintaining vigorous activity.

[Cactus Quality], a must-bring keyword in desert areas.

[Auspicious], considering the unlucky start of this survival, Chen Wen feels it’s prudent to bring this along.

[Giant Strength], still to improve combat power.

[Insect Repellent], there are many mosquitoes and insects in desert areas, with this item in hand, it can minimize the impact of mosquito bites.

[Poison Resistance], a keyword from the Brown Snake, enhances resistance to snake venom and neurotoxins and hemolytic poisons; although the effect against snakes from other continents is average, it’s considered a life-saving keyword, and the resistance to other poisons is quite good too.

The poisonous creatures in the Sahara Desert are very diverse; after comprehensive consideration, bringing a life-saving keyword isn’t too much.

With the keywords selected, Chen Wen begins to wait for the survival to start.

But while Chen Wen is waiting.

On the Japan Team’s side.

Yoshikawa Feng is sitting in his room, sighing rather gloomily.

Sitting opposite him is Matsui Reika.

Matsui Reika spoke seriously: "Has Chen Wen come yet?"

"No, it’s been three days since the draw, and during these three days, he hasn’t come to find me."

Yoshikawa Feng said rather dejectedly: "He hasn’t even interacted with outsiders."

These words make Matsui Reika feel rather troubled.

She said: "How about you take the initiative to find him?"

"Forget it."

Yoshikawa Feng said with a dark complexion: "It’s clear he’s in a disadvantageous position, where would my face be if I go to find him? Besides, this guy is still a junior!"

"Humph! If he doesn’t come to us, then don’t blame me for being ruthless when the time comes!"

Speaking, Yoshikawa Feng can’t help but look at the weapon he carries—bow and arrow.

"In a desert environment, bow and arrow are more lethal than a spear!"

Yoshikawa Feng said confidently: "Once we encounter each other in the desert, I can definitely take down Chen Wen!"

No matter whether Matsui Reika believes it or not, Yoshikawa Feng believed it himself.

"Alright then."

Matsui Reika shook her head: "Originally, I was hoping he’d come to us to ease the relationship. If he’s willing to pay a price, helping him complete the Heat Extreme Challenge isn’t a problem. But since he doesn’t come, let’s stick to the previous plan: once we land, prioritize taking out Chen Wen!"

Yoshikawa Feng nodded, indicating he understood.

"Darren is not to be trusted."

Matsui Reika reminded: "He was kicked out of the Eight Extremes Challenge list by the American Association because this guy once turned against his own teammates to complete his survival tasks. Be careful when working with him."

Yoshikawa Feng nodded again.

He and Darren came together purely to eliminate Chen Wen as a common goal. After taking out Chen Wen, Darren takes the money, and Yoshikawa Feng takes Chen Wen’s resources.

The two will immediately go their separate ways.

It’s impossible for long-term cooperation.

As for Musa and Nelson, they have also reached a consensus with this side.

However, these two know their own level; they didn’t ask to take some of the spoils, only expressed willingness to provide some assistance when taking out Chen Wen.

At the Fourth Oasis, an alliance targeting Chen Wen has already formed.

Excluding Chen Wen himself, all five contestants aim to strike against him!

"In such a situation, Chen Wen’s attempt to complete the challenge is simply a pipe dream!"

Yoshikawa Feng is full of confidence.

...

On Chen Wen’s side.

He is talking with Hua Yun over the phone.

"This time, you could say danger lurks everywhere."

Hua Yun said with emotion.

She had thought that Chen Wen might be targeted when he participated alone, but she didn’t expect him to be targeted to this extent.

Chen Wen chuckled cheerfully and said: "It’s okay; I drew the lot myself, can’t blame anyone else. Moreover, this way it’s easier to handle, at least knowing everyone on the oasis is an opponent, I don’t have to think too much when using some tricks."

Hearing this, Hua Yun immediately laughed.

She recalled the Desert Extreme Challenge, where Chen Wen diverted trouble eastward by tossing a swarm of hornet bees to other teams’ campgrounds, ultimately causing those participants to be stung all over, with several directly eliminated.

"You can try that; there are plenty of killer bees in the Sahara Desert."

Hua Yun teased, then seriously asked, "Kidding aside, do you have a plan now?"

Chen Wen nodded and said: "Two plans: one is to swallow my pride and collaborate with the Japan Team. After all, my grudge with them isn’t unresolvable; if I’m willing to pay a price, they are willing to cooperate, especially Yoshikawa Feng. I’ve heard the old guy values honor; if I promise to help him complete the Heat Extreme Challenge, he’d work with me."

What he said made sense, and Hua Yun had considered this plan while helping Chen Wen come up with ideas.

But Chen Wen’s character wouldn’t let him do that.

Sure enough, Chen Wen laughed and said: "But once I thought about how this guy targeted me before, and he’s a little Japanese, I immediately ruled out the first plan."