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    Chapter 41: Judgment

    “A wonderful day begins! Keep the brain working non-stop! Always win first place in games! Clues, clues, keep searching… A wonderful day begins! Keep the brain working non-stop! Always win first place in games! Clues, clues, keep searching…”

    The next morning, Qing Sha was awakened by the noise.

    Wen Jingxin had already gotten up and was doing morning exercises.

    Zhang Shuang’s voice echoed from loudspeakers all over the island, rapping like a hype man, off-key and deafening.

    “Gather at the center of Míngmíng Island, today’s game is about to begin!”

    [Just entered the live broadcast room, this early morning has energized me]

    [Sister Shuang’s loud voice is really suitable for wake-up calls]

    [Wen’s muscles… *inhales deeply*]

    [Hasn’t Qing Sha woken up yet?]

    “Wen…” Qing Sha opened the curtain, a little unsure how to address her.

    Wen Jingxin was younger than her, so she couldn’t call her “Sister Wen” like others, but calling her “Ms. Wen” seemed a bit distant.

    They had clearly slept together last night because it was too cold, but in the morning, they were like strangers again.

    “Wash up, gather.” Wen Jingxin ordered tersely.

    She often led teams to explore dangerous places, so her speech was decisive and somewhat authoritarian.

    For the model student Qing Sha, she almost instinctively wanted to stand at attention and salute.

    She used the distillation device she made yesterday to get water, washed up, and wiped her face before realizing that Wen Jingxin had been waiting for her for a long time. Her face instantly flushed red, and she followed her to the center, embarrassed.

    “I… have seen… your documentaries.” Qing Sha said with difficulty, whispering, “I’m your fan.”

    Wen Jingxin glanced at her, her beast-like amber eyes slightly relaxing. “Thank you.”

    One was taciturn, the other stuttered, so they were mostly silent.

    But Qing Sha was unwilling to end the topic like this, “Why… did you join this show?”

    Wen Jingxin: “I was asked to.”

    Asked by whom? Qing Sha wanted to ask more, but looking at the girl’s cold profile, she deflated.

    Their camp was the farthest from the center, so everyone else had already arrived when they got there.

    Xu Chengyue and Fu Yang were using a burnt piece of charcoal to draw on a coconut.

    “This is you.”

    Xu Chengyue had some drawing skills, and the q-version expressions were lifelike. The little person on the coconut shell raised one eyebrow, grinned, and smirked, as if saying “I’m the most handsome.”

    “Xu Chengyue, that’s a stereotype, when have I ever made that expression!”

    Fu Yang protested, snatching the charcoal pencil and drawing another q-version person next to it. Although Master Fu knew astronomy and geography, he had no talent for drawing. But he was incredibly confident, he flicked the coconut shell, “This is you.”

    Black carbon ash flew, next to the confident, evil, but cute little Fu Yang, was a stick figure… so ugly that its facial features were all over the place.

    Only the cinnabar mole between the eyebrows could barely identify it as Xu Chengyue.

    But Xu Chengyue was extremely happy, his eyes curved into crescents, “So beautiful.”

    Fu Yang put his hands on his hips, his confidence skyrocketing.

    Hao Yun, who had witnessed the whole process, said, “…Captain, if you don’t want to be in a boy band, being a preschool teacher would also be a good choice.”

    Zhou Qingqing, for once, didn’t contradict him: “Agreed.”

    “Ugly as hell.” Ye Xiao suddenly mocked.

    He and Lu Baoyu were standing far apart today, as if they had quarreled, and their faces weren’t very good.

    Fu Yang’s confident expression froze on his face, “Ugly?”

    “It’s beautiful, art is not judged by skill.” Xu Chengyue said, “A fallen leaf, some people think it should be thrown into the trash, but some people think it should be exhibited in a museum. Art is a collection of emotions, to me, it’s a work of art, I want to take it home.”

    Fu Yang then happily curled the corner of his mouth, raising his eyebrows triumphantly at Ye Xiao, just like the little expression on the coconut shell.

    Xu Chengyue couldn’t help but smile, put the coconut shell in his bag, and was about to close the zipper when Qing Sha quickly squatted down and stuffed two fruits inside.

    [These Míngmíng Island residents are so funny]

    [I could watch this daily life for a hundred episodes!]

    [Reporting, Ms. Wen, someone is secretly stuffing supplies to other team members again]

    [Qing Sha is so hilarious, one second she’s telling Ms. Wen “I’m your fan”, the next she’s stealing her idol’s fruit for Chengyue]

    [Shangguan Yaoguang and Ye Xiao being at odds is the norm, no one’s surprised anymore, right]

    [Baoyu is mumbling something, Mommy loves you]

    “Everyone’s here, today the Island Spirit will announce the game rules!” Zhang Shuang was still wearing the same outfit as yesterday, her bright blush making her look incredibly festive.

    On the table in front of her were camouflage uniforms and firearms.

    [Real-life CS?!]

    [Playing this on the island is so cool!!]

    [Combat! Ahhhhhh! Charge! I’m already fired up!]

    “‘Island Maze’ Game Rules: The game is divided into 4 groups, with an equal number of people in each group. Group members must wear camouflage uniforms, equip themselves with guns loaded with paintballs, and enter the designated area. Each group must choose its own defensive or offensive strategy, competing for survival through concealment, ambush, rapid attacks, and other means.”

    “After the game starts, the 4 groups will move freely on the island, with the goal of eliminating members of other groups through tactical cooperation. Team members hit by paintballs will be judged as ‘dead’, must immediately exit the game area, and will be announced through the island-wide broadcast system. The game will continue until only one member of a group survives, that group will be the winner.”

    “Note, to obtain paintball ammunition, you need to find answer cards anywhere on the island and exchange them with me. The more you answer correctly, the more ammunition you get, and the greater your margin for error~”

    [I love competitive games the most!]

    [It tests both intelligence and physical strength, awesome]

    [Ms. Wen, Ms. Wen, I’m waiting with bated breath, take the king!]

    [This game is Ye Xiao’s specialty! He’ll definitely win in the end.]

    [That’s right, Ye Xiao was very good at shooting at the Idol Games before!]

    [No wonder they arranged this game, it’s because the resources are good.]

    [Can you stop talking about “resources” all the time, has anyone dug up a script for Ye Xiao? Unbelievable]

    [Ye Xiao has been so popular recently, so many haters]

    “Change groups?” Ye Xiao suddenly asked.

    “Ah, this…” Zhang Shuang looked at the cue cards again. Did she say that just now?

    Fu Yang crossed his arms and leaned against a tree, “The groups were already divided yesterday, did Ye Xiao lose a piece of his memory?”

    Ye Xiao looked back: “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today.”

    Fu Yang shrugged: “Sure, change if you want, anyway, I’ve already bought Xu Chengyue with my universal card, he’s mine, anything else is fine.”

    Ye Xiao clenched his fists.

    [Can someone tell me what happened to Yeguang!!]

    [Didn’t Shangguan Yaoguang seem to be looking forward to Ye Xiao rejoining the team during the first album broadcast?]

    [Has the timeline been sorted out? Someone go to D station to analyze it]

    Seeing the relationship getting more and more tense, Zhang Shuang quickly said: “Haha! And then there’s the game reward that everyone cares about the most.”

    “The first place will get a three-in-one reward: one night of rest off the island, a clue to the signal station, and a kitchenware package.”

    “Second place will get a clue to the signal station and a kitchenware package. Third place will get a kitchenware package. Fourth place gets nothing.”

    “Isn’t that tempting? Let’s start today’s competition quickly!”

    [I Knew It! They Can actually leave the island! I knew it wouldn’t be this miserable]

    [This is no fun, isn’t the point of this show to watch them take on extreme challenges?]

    [But after yesterday, I think they’re a little too miserable, they can’t handle it physically if they keep going like this, right?]

    [Yeah, and this way they’re more motivated to participate in the game, it’s a good set-up]

    If Lu Baoyu could see the comments, he would definitely scoff, because there was originally no reward for leaving the island. He couldn’t take it anymore yesterday, hid outside the live broadcast camera, and cursed Zhao Qian on the communication equipment left for him on the island. He threw a tantrum and stopped recording, and strongly demanded to leave the island before they added it.

    “We must win first place.” Lu Baoyu ordered Ye Xiao.

    He wanted to go out to take a bath and change into fragrant clothes!

    Ye Xiao’s eyes darkened: “I don’t need you to tell me.”

    Everyone changed out of their clothes in the tents and lined up.

    They were all stars, each one more handsome than the last.

    [Lu Lu Baby Mommy Kiss, so cute camouflage dumpling]

    [Little fool, you’re so cute! P.S. Red-haired son looks even more emo wearing this]

    [Zhou Qing is really suitable for green, so refined]

    [Ms. Wen! You’re so cool, I’m crying, you fulfill all my fantasies of uniforms]

    [Qing Sha is buttoned up to the very top, she must have been a model student in school~]

    [Ye Xiao is the most handsome, his height is overwhelming, his proportions are too good, my only brother.]

    [Chengyue, come out! If you only look at the face, it has to be Xu Chengyue, the first person you see when you sweep your eyes over them must be him!]

    [Let me just say, even if Xu Chengyue collapses into Slag, he can still steadily harvest face fans with this face (lights a cigarette)]

    [I just love Shangguan Yaoguang’s temperament, standing lazily with no proper posture, but he’s reliable when he needs to be]

    Fu Yang carried his gun, looking at Xu Chengyue who was last to come out in his clothes, naturally and smoothly put his arm around his shoulder, blocking Ye Xiao’s lewd gaze.

    After all, they are in the same group now, taking care of teammates, is very reasonable.

    Being suddenly hugged by the shoulder, Xu Chengyue’s first thought was to dodge, but when he looked up and saw that it was Fu Yang, he lowered his hand.

    He had to take care of Fu Yang.

    His little brother had amnesia, was under too much mental stress, and had been taken advantage of by him.

    As a man, he couldn’t forget his responsibility.

    As for the others, Xu Chengyue decided to put them aside for now.

    To Xu Chengyue, his body was like a machine running non-stop, as if it had installed some kind of program, and everyone’s relationship with him was sorted.

    In the past, his parents were the most important to him, then his teacher, and later Spark was the most important.

    But now Xu Chengyue felt that Fu Yang should be ranked above Spark.

    He didn’t know what real liking was, and he didn’t have a good impression of it, but if he were to build a family with Fu Yang in the future, it wouldn’t be so unacceptable.

    So the silly little robot made a judgment.

    Now Fu Yang is also the most important person to him, and he can’t be hurt in the slightest!

    Before, he had always been forced to accept, and he felt that he could deal with whatever Zhao Qian wanted to do to him.

    But now, because there was someone he wanted to protect, he wanted to attack head-on for the first time.

    So, take first place, and leave the island.

    Xu Chengyue’s eyes were firm, and his fingers caressed the gun.

    He wanted to have a good talk with Zhao Qian.

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