[Ding, a new task has been activated, check the task bar for details.]
Task Name: Iron Age
Task Location: Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest
Task Mode: Primitive Survival
Creature Difficulty: T10
Task Requirements: No equipment may be carried except for necessary clothing.
Main Task One: Start a livestream, while maintaining an online audience of over three million for an extended period.
Main Task Two: Survive for twenty-one days in good health, while livestreaming.
Main Task Three: Make a practical iron weapon by hand.
Side Task: Explore on your own.Basic Reward: Joint Strengthening Coupon*1.
Time Limit: 40d.
Xishuangbanna?
It has been a long time since I last livestreamed domestically, Bi Fang thought to himself.
While setting sights abroad, one must not forget the scenery under one’s own eaves.
Huaxia is vast and rich in resources, with many unique landforms in the world, and also a lot of extremely dangerous maps: Qinling, Shennongjia, Lop Nur No-Man’s Land, Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest…
Xishuangbanna is a tourist paradise, but without a doubt, that’s just the outer periphery.
In Yunnan, the Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest is the only well-preserved, large contiguous tropical forest on the northern edge of the tropics in the world, renowned globally.
The rainforest, among all terrains, is the densest area for flora and fauna. Due to this density, many species have evolved unimaginable functions and traits.
Venomous insects, venomous snakes, venomous fish; the small and weak evolve potent defenses to turn the tables on their predators.
The mighty evolve larger body sizes and thicker hides to protect themselves, like elephants, for example.
Beyond that, there are all sorts of parasites and germs, which are omnipresent. Any slight wound could get inflamed and rot within a day.
The depths of the rainforest are no place for ordinary people.
However, this clearly couldn’t stop Bi Fang from moving forward; although this was his first time in a rainforest terrain, it still couldn’t make him fear or retreat.
Bi Fang scrutinized the task requirements and found many aspects were different now.
Firstly, the difficulty; following the R and S tiers, a new T tier had appeared, and it starts right off at T10. Clearly, within the entire tier there are ten levels.
That’s secondary. His own abilities had been growing continuously, and it was foreseeable that the task’s difficulty would increase. Furthermore, since he had managed to complete each task well every time, Bi Fang felt his own ability growth was even outpacing the speed of difficulty increase.
This was a very good sign.
Another point of focus was the increase in the number of main tasks. Previously, whether it was R or S tier, there were only two main tasks. Perhaps the additional requirement was a reflection of increased difficulty.
Main Task Three: Craft a practical iron weapon.
This task isn’t about just flattening an iron can and then sharpening it into a blade. It’s about iron smelting, making an iron weapon…
Bi Fang considered for a moment. It’s challenging, but not without a solution. The task location is the Banna Rainforest; there’s no doubt about the abundance of resources.
Obtaining iron isn’t limited to mining the ore; there are many methods. However, no matter which method, it’s undeniably complicated and will require a significant amount of energy and time.
In wilderness survival, nothing is more precious than energy and time.
This is creating something from nothing. Even with experience, humans took a full two and a half million years to advance from the Stone Age to the Iron Age!
In addition, no equipment may be carried except for necessary clothing.
Is this an attempt to emulate Grandpa De?
Completely exposed, that’s a bit too much for me.
Luckily, the System is lenient, still allowing clothes to cover one’s privacy.
“Phew!”
Bi Fang scratched his eyebrow. Before, I could carry equipment provided by the System, but now I can’t even use the System’s gear. Rainforest, Iron Age, no equipment—put it all together, and the difficulty has risen quite a bit.
However, I still have confidence. It’s not an adventure if it isn’t difficult, otherwise, what’s the difference from a vacation?
Contrasting with Bi Fang’s surging enthusiasm, Yao Jun, Lin Chang, and Étienne seemed even more excited.
“Really?”
“Won’t the time be too rushed? You just got back to the country today.”
“Where are we going?”
Facing three questions, Bi Fang answered them one by one.
As for the issue of time.
The survival period is twenty days, but the System gave forty days to finish, the extra time is obviously for preparations. Today is the fifteenth, and there are still half a month left until June first. Starting five days earlier is more than enough.
Moreover, the System always provides a break between every two missions, which is another period for rest.
The Mount Everest trip had already concluded by the tenth, and even though I’ve been flying around the world since then, such intensity doesn’t count for much. Resting for twenty days is completely sufficient.
Yao Jun and Lin Chang wanted Bi Fang to be present at the opening of their club, but obviously, rather than having Bi Fang be a wallflower, it’s better to have him active on the big screen inside the first venue.
“Do you need any equipment this time? I still have quite a bit,” Yao Jun appeared a bit excited.
Contrary to Yao Jun’s expectations, Bi Fang flatly refused, “I don’t plan to bring any equipment this time, I won’t even wear basic clothing.”
“You won’t wear basic clothes?” Lin Chang paused, then cautiously asked, “Just wear casual clothes or something?”
In his mind, ‘not wearing basic clothes’ meant not wearing professional outdoor gear.
Bi Fang laughed, “What’s happened to make you so prudish at the thought of not wearing clothes? Do you think I meant not wearing professional gear?”
Lin Chang gave an embarrassed smile. He was just an ordinary person who occasionally went to the gym to run to maintain his basic metabolism and stay healthy.
If it weren’t for Bi Fang, he would have very limited interest in outdoor sports. Watching livestreams was one thing, but expending energy to learn about it was unlikely.
Yao Jun caught on and exclaimed in surprise, “Not wear anything? Will that pass review?”
Bi Fang: “…”
“You’re too outrageous. You definitely have to wear something for privacy…” Lin Chang mocked Yao Jun in return, but as he laughed, recalling Bi Fang’s usual style, he slowly lost confidence, his voice growing quieter, until he looked at Bi Fang doubtfully and confirmed, “Right?”
“Nonsense.” Bi Fang rolled his eyes.
Everyone at the table laughed heartily.
“Over the next two days, I’ll take Étienne around here to gain some experience and check for any omissions before I go back and contact Yunnan’s nature reserve.”
“By the way, did you go to see the sentencing of those poachers from last time?” Yao Jun suddenly asked as he saw Bi Fang out the door.
Bi Fang was taken aback, seeming to drift off into his thoughts until Yao Jun asked again, and then he nodded, “Yes, life imprisonment.”
“That’s good.” Yao Jun let out a sigh of relief, really fearing that such people could still get out.
Lin Chang asked, “Did he say anything to you?”
Bi Fang was silent for a while, then shook his head again after a moment.
“Nothing at all.”
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