3: Chapter 3: The National Destiny Issues a Mission – Is An Ke Doomed?

The heavy silence of the meeting room was broken by a steady voice.

Everyone looked toward the sound and was shocked to find that the speaker was Elder Li.

Although this Number One was elderly, he gave off a sense of reliability.

"The waves of the Yangtze River behind push those ahead; in this world, newcomers overtake the old."

"The future of the nation is not in the hands of us old fogies, but in the hands of the youth."

"We must have confidence in the young people."

"..."

With Elder Li's reassurance, the oppressive atmosphere in the meeting room dissipated significantly.

"Elder Li is right, we should have confidence in the youth."

"Youth means hope, and it means the future!"

"It is just the wilderness; with the assistance of our Dragon Country's top expert team, it shouldn't be too difficult."

"Exactly! Besides, luck is also very important."

"Maybe An Ke will find a freshwater lake or other resources in a little while?"

"As long as there are resources, they can be returned with a thousand-fold increase!"

At this point, the atmosphere in the meeting room warmed up as expert teams from various fields arrived on the scene.

This further increased the confidence of everyone present.

However, considering that the confidence of the high-level officials was useless on its own, they also needed to soothe the emotions of the citizens.

Thus, the authorities specially arranged a program dedicated to providing commentary for this National Fortune event.

It was hosted by the central government's top hosts, Kang Hui and Sa Beining, and invited the national fairy Liu Yifei as a guest.

Finally, there were several experts from various fields.

Once the program aired, it immediately became the number one show in viewership!

After all, this concerned the National Fortune of the Dragon Country and affected every citizen.

On television, Sa Beining opened with a witty and humorous introduction to liven up the atmosphere.

He made Kang Hui, Liu Yifei, and the other guests laugh.

The masses in front of their televisions and phones were also amused.

"Sa Beining, you're as humorous as ever!" Kang Hui laughed.

"Of course! Our country's representative is such a young and energetic contestant; naturally, my mood is excellent!"

"Goddess Liu Yifei, what do you think about this?"

Liu Yifei took over the conversation, "I am also very optimistic about student An Ke!"

"Just as Sa Beining said, he has vitality!"

"Moreover, the exploration expert Professor Wu just analyzed that student An Ke's teleportation point is on a beach, so there is no immediate danger."

"It can be seen that student An Ke's luck is very good!"

In just a few words, the hosts and guests on television calmed the emotions of the people of the Dragon Country.

The citizens were no longer as anxious as before.

However, the world is not lacking in troublemakers or nasty people.

The Foreigners who hadn't left the live broadcast room couldn't stand to see the Dragon Country people doing well and immediately began to mock them in the live broadcast room.

"Good luck?"

"Please, do you even know what a tropical island is?"

"If there's no fresh water on the island, things will get interesting!"

"Distilling seawater? Does that wet-behind-the-ears brat even know how? He probably can't even start a fire."

"Haha! Just imagine, if he eventually has to resort to an enema, how funny that scene would be."

"..."

"Damn it! Are you Foreigners ever going to stop being annoying?"

"Can't you go to your own contestants' live broadcast rooms?"

"What? Is your country's contestant already dead? Is that why you're forced to come to our live broadcast room?"

"Or is it because our Dragon Country Contestant is too handsome that you can't bear to leave?"

"..."

Meanwhile, in the live broadcast room, An Ke was still scouting the environment.

At that moment, a screen similar to a holographic projection appeared before his eyes again.

[Mission: Dragon Country Contestant No. 1, please find water resources!]

Unlike the previous countdown, the mission issued by the [Wilderness National Fortune Game] this time was visible to all the viewers in the live broadcast room.

Guest Liu Yifei's eyes immediately turned into crescent moons: "I said student An Ke's luck was super good, and I was right!"

"Oh?" Everyone else looked at Liu Yifei curiously.

Liu Yifei said with a blooming smile: "Since the game gave student An Ke this mission, it means there must be a water source on this island."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to issue such a mission out of thin air!"

Liu Yifei's words made the eyes of the people at the scene and in the live broadcast room light up; they were extremely excited and felt the national fairy was right.

If there were no water source, how could this mission have been issued?

For a moment, the entire country was excited.

As long as An Ke could find water resources, it meant they would be manifested for the Dragon Country with a thousand-fold increase.

Currently, the Dragon Country's fresh water was in short supply, especially in the north.

If the freshwater lake's reserves were staggering enough, then manifesting it just once could solve the current urgent need.

"Tch! So what if there are water resources on the island?"

"Water isn't something you can find just because you want to!"

"Exactly! It requires certain skills. Do you think this kid contestant of yours can compare with our experts?"

"Maybe before he even finds a water source, he'll be killed by the wilderness first!"

"..."

Countries like South Korea and Lighthouse once again tried to crush the confidence of the Dragon Country people in the live broadcast room.

In the live broadcast room, An Ke rubbed his nose.

"This mission came at the perfect time!"

To survive on a tropical island, freshwater resources are absolutely the top priority.

Because the scorching sun overhead can cause the body to lose moisture by the minute, making it easy to lose one's life due to dehydration.

An Ke made up his mind to enter the jungle directly, but before that, he first started searching around.

In the live broadcast room, the hosts, guests, and audience were all curious about what An Ke was looking for.

But soon everyone had the answer; they saw An Ke with a look of joy as he picked up a branch about as tall as a person.

Having obtained the branch, An Ke then walked toward the jungle to begin searching for resources.

In the program, Professor Wu praised: "This move by student An Ke is truly brilliant!"

"Using a long branch to clear the way can avoid many unseen dangers."

"For example, poisonous insects or snakes... in the tropical rainforest, these little fellows are very deadly."

With Professor Wu's explanation, the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly realized.

"So that's the reason!"

"And here I thought An Ke was just being playful!"

"Me too! I even cursed An Ke; thinking about it now, I was really stupid!"

"An Ke is truly a handsome and meticulous man, I'm in love!"

"..."

In the live broadcast room, An Ke used the branch to clear the way, walking in one direction from start to finish.

During this time, An Ke used this branch to avoid many dangers from poisonous insects, causing the Dragon Country citizens to praise him repeatedly.

Time passed bit by bit, and about an hour later, a guest invited to the program suddenly frowned.

Seeing that this guest was about to speak, Kang Hui immediately introduced him to the people:

"This Coach Zhao is a coach from a top-tier domestic exploration institution..."

Without Kang Hui needing to introduce Coach Zhao's life story, many insiders in the live broadcast room sent bullet comments, all indicating they knew Coach Zhao.

His wilderness survival skills could definitely rank among the top in the Dragon Country.

After the public learned of Coach Zhao's prowess, they all looked forward to what he was about to say.

A single word from him now might change the National Fortune of the Dragon Country.

Coach Zhao frowned and said in a deep voice: "Based on my observation of the surrounding environment, student An Ke will not find a water source in this direction."

"If he continues deeper and gets lost, the result will be certain death!"

Because of Coach Zhao's fame, coupled with the fact that an hour had already passed without any sign of water, the hearts of everyone in the live broadcast room tightened.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

In the national high-level meeting room, many high-level cadres all looked toward Elder Li.

The meaning was clear: they were asking if he wanted to use the bullet comment function to assist An Ke and teach him how to use the distillation method.

After all, on an island, the most important thing is fresh water.

Furthermore, if he continued deeper into the jungle and got lost, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Wasting all his time looking for a water source, if the final result was that he couldn't find one, it would accelerate An Ke's death.

The jungle can provide many resources, but at the same time, it is also a giant cage.

Elder Li's deep eyes flickered as he pondered for a moment. Just as he was about to nod,

The sound of flowing water came from the live broadcast room.

Hmm?