"System, I want to clock in." Xu Yi thought, he should clock in, otherwise missing a day would be a pity.
As Xu Yi issued the command in his mind, a light screen that only he could see appeared.
On it was a calendar, the date of December 27th lit up, indicating he successfully clocked in.
This meant that he only needed to stay in the wilderness for two days to claim a seven-day package.
Surviving in the wilderness is no easy task; without a strong physique, it becomes even harder. His body was somewhat flabby now, while the extra fat could sustain hunger, he would be unable to do heavy work with such weak endurance.
Therefore, Xu Yi had to train intensely for these four days. This way, his body could adapt to a high-intensity work condition. Otherwise, it'd be too slow by the time he reached the wilderness.
"Xu Yi, aren't you reading and studying?" Lu Ke saw Xu Yi doing push-ups and couldn't help but be surprised.
"No, I've watched many wilderness survival documentaries; I'm not short on theories. The most important thing now is to train my body." Xu Yi grinned and continued his push-ups.
Terrible, just terrible, this body is terrible, less than 15 and his arms were struggling to keep up.
But Xu Yi gritted his teeth and forced himself through to 35. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and lay down on the floor gasping for breath.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came.
Xu Yi saw these feet and knew who their owner was.
Su Yan, a neurology expert, a wealthy heiress, outdoor enthusiast, and mixed-race beauty. In short, she had many labels, a girl with a halo over her head.
If it weren't for that day of heavy rain, with Xu Yi still delivering orders outside, he wouldn't have collided with Su Yan's off-roader nor would he have ended up being placed in this ward to recuperate for a month, transforming from a skinny guy into a little chubby one.
"Xu Yi, what's wrong?" Just after pushing the door open, Su Yan saw Xu Yi lying on the floor drenched in sweat and hurried over, ready to help him up.
"No, nothing, I'm exer-exercising." Xu Yi explained awkwardly.
"What are you exercising in the ward for, seriously." Su Yan patted Xu Yi's shoulder and stood up, not intending to pay him any more attention.
In a couple of days, Xu Yi would be discharged.
As Su Yan was about to examine Lu Ke, she noticed a book titled "Wilderness Survival Crash Course" beside Lu Ke's pillow and frowned slightly.
"You've signed up too, nonsensical. In your condition, can you even participate? Leaving the hospital and medicine, it's hard for you to survive ten days!" Su Yan scolded.
"Sister Su, can you cure me?" Lu Ke looked at Su Yan, with a bitter smile.
Su Yan felt a pang in her heart.
It's incurable, all possible means had been tried, now all they could do was to let Lu Ke live one more day if possible.
"Since I've got to die anyway, why can't I sign up? As long as I'm chosen, if I last a day, I can leave a hundred thousand for my family!" Saying this, Lu Ke lay down, waiting for Su Yan to hook him up to various devices.
After Su Yan finished her tasks, she tucked Lu Ke in and gently patted his shoulder.
When she reached the door, she suddenly said, "Good luck to you all, hope to run into you in the wilderness."
Being only able to sign up as a team, Lu Ke had no other teammates besides Xu Yi. Given Xu Yi's earlier mention of training, Su Yan guessed the two of them had signed up together.
Upon hearing Su Yan's words, Xu Yi was initially surprised, then delighted.
Su Yan had signed up too, but who was her teammate?
Xu Yi touched his chin, thinking that if he teamed up with Su Yan, the success rate might be higher.
However, there was no chance to start over.
Let Lu Ke win by lying down then, that would be more challenging!
So, after resting for a while, Xu Yi continued his training.
At dinner, Su Yan came to bring Xu Yi and Lu Ke their meal.
Only then did Xu Yi realize the dinner had an extra addition; he and Lu Ke each had a portion of antler soup.
"Looks like Sister Su is really supportive of us, giving us tonic soup." Xu Yi grinned and downed the soup in one go.
After dinner and a short rest, Xu Yi resumed his training.
He persisted until midnight, then entered the bathroom.
"Tsk tsk, quite handsome, aren't I?" Xu Yi patted his face, looking at the unfamiliar self in the mirror.
Then, taking a deep breath, Xu Yi silently commanded in his mind: System, open the welcome package.
"Ding! You've received Rapid-Acting Body Enhancement Agent ×2 (Note: Multiple uses ineffective) (Beginner)!"
"Ding! You've received a Poisonous Substance Identification Experience Package. (Beginner)!"
"Ding! You've received a Stealth Skill Package. (Beginner)!"
"Wow, three items, how generous! And there are 2 doses of the enhancement agent, marked as ineffective upon multiple uses, isn't this prepared especially for me and Lu Ke? System, you're really awesome!" Xu Yi became excited and immediately wanted to try out the body enhancement agent's effect.
But quickly, Xu Yi restrained himself.
He worried that a physical exam might be needed prior to land on the deserted island, and what if the effects were too obvious?
Would they eject him from the challenge?
After all, it's rapid-acting!
Since it's rapid-acting, let's use it in the wilderness, maybe it could even suppress Lu Ke's illness!
Not to mention, just enduring a day guarantees 10 RMB in hand, definitely worth going for!
"Use the Toxic Substance Identification and Stealth Skill Package." Xu Yi commanded the system in his mind.
And then, he felt a punch to the back of his head.
A torrent of knowledge surged into Xu Yi's brain, and suddenly he was drenched in sweat.
Roughly five minutes later, Xu Yi felt his mind clear.
Then, his body broke out in another sweat.
"It's amazing, learning so much all at once. If this were used for exams, it'd be a guaranteed full mark!" Xu Yi twitched his mouth, removed his clothes, and wiped his body with a towel.
Afterward, Xu Yi went to rest.
There were still four days left to train, not to be wasted.
The next day, Xu Yi continued training in the ward, while Lu Ke was studying. And Su Yan cooked tonic meals for Xu Yi and Lu Ke every time, as after entering the wilderness, there wouldn't be any chances.
Time flew by.
Countless people worldwide opened that official website; even with billions of users, it didn't lag a bit.
A red list instantly appeared when the countdown ended, taking up the entire page.
On it, not only were there Chinese characters, but also other languages. However, it primarily featured Chinese and English. Of course, aside from names, there were also photos.
"Dr. Su, quick, look, it's Dr. Su and Nurse Yun." Lu Ke screamed, pointing to a corner of the screen.
Xu Yi quickly browsed through and then saw Lu Ke's photo, before rapidly moving his finger to Lu Ke's photo: "And us, we've been selected too!"
System, you really cheated, huh!
Selecting a thousand people worldwide, and four of them were from the same hospital.
If others found this out, they'd definitely accuse the organizers of foul play.
However, Xu Yi suspected the organizers weren't some multi-national alliance.
"Why is there another countdown?" A sweet voice rang out as a girl in a pink nurse's outfit appeared at the ward's door.