Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 588 - 585: Reserve a Spot

It might be a bit late.

Try to get it done before one o’clock.

The cicada pupae in the bamboo basket were still squirming, dense and numerous, enough to drive someone with a fear of insects insane.

All of these were caught by Bi Fang to prepare for lunch.

These guys are a solid source of high protein.

"Cicadas are rich in nutrients, with a dry protein content of over 70%, about 7% fat, vitamins, and various beneficial trace elements that are higher than those found in general meat products, hence they can be dubbed the protein kings of today’s food."

"You guys don’t need to be scared. Has anyone ever eaten this? It’s quite delicious."

[I’ve eaten it!]

[Get it away, get it away now, I’m going crazy!]

[If I see it again, I’m unfollowing, you see what you’re doing!]

[Crunchy and oh so delicious!]

"Hahaha." Bi Fang laughed heartily, "The fear of insects in humans, much like with snakes, is something etched into our genes; aside from insects and snakes, lions and tigers are the same."

"Only now lions and tigers are rare, and our instincts have almost forgotten them, even finding their cubs cute. But if we were face to face without protection, many people would probably pee their pants from fear."

"Perhaps a few thousand years from now, when insects are rarely seen, we’ll forget our fear of them and might even find them cute."

[Don’t just etch any bizarre thing into our genes!]

[Let me take a look at what’s in your genes. Oh, God, it’s so weird, let me take another look.]

Digging a pit, Bi Fang sat on a rock, skewering the cicada pupae on a small stick and sticking it into the mud beside the fire, clearly seeing the pupae slowly change color under the high temperature, turning from light brown to an ancient bronze with a metallic sheen.

Many people might not be able to stomach the idea of eating bugs, but there are those who relish the thought.

From the appetizing aroma wafting through the air at this moment, it was clear that Bi Fang was among the latter.

"These juvenile cicadas are also known as ’nymphs.’ The male cicada makes a sound to attract the female to mate with it, using its sharp ovipositor to penetrate the tree and lay eggs until the nymphs hatch the following year and live underground for several or even more than ten years before emerging.

Throughout their long life, they must undergo many molts, with the final molt marking their transformation into adults."

"When they become adults, they make sounds, and the male cicada’s is a high-frequency noise at hundreds of times per second, which helps the female locates a suitable mate. It’s like now, anywhere we go we can hear cicadas. Sometimes I find it annoying, not able to hear anything but their calls, wishing I could catch them all in one fell swoop."

[Catch them all in one fell swoop: refers to eating everything you see.]

[I respectfully decline (it’s tiring) a lifetime of insects.]

[Ah, how delicious cicada pupae are! Surely, no one hasn’t tried them?]

"However, some silkworms inherently carry amoebas spread through eggs and feces, which can cause toxic reactions after eating these inherently deficient pupae.

Moreover, molds, bacteria, and parasites in some silkworm pupae have flourished after processing and ’surviving the great difficulties,’ these toxins cause the pupae’s proteins to denature and decompose, producing toxins. If some people are sensitive to toxins, consuming silkworm pupae on an empty stomach before a meal increases toxin absorption, causing poisoning.

Eating silkworm pupae while drinking alcohol can worsen the poisoning. So, when you eat them, you need to be cautious, look carefully; avoid the weirdly shaped ones and those grown with hair."

Grilling insects is much simpler than cooking meat; it doesn’t take long for them to be thoroughly cooked.

Bi Fang picked up a skewer and, like nibbling on kebabs, bit into it, the crunch resonating in his mouth.

Indeed, it was good.

"I think it tastes much better than wild animal meat," Bi Fang said, chewing and nodding.

Most wild animal meats were gamey and tough; even the pre-tooth change Bi Fang would find it easy to get food stuck in his teeth.

Many people love to eat the legs of animals, chicken legs, lamb legs, pork legs, they’re all delicious, but in the wild, animal legs are hard to eat, too tough and pitifully low in fat.

Thus, belly meat becomes the choice in the wild; though still gamey, at least it isn’t tough.

"But in wilderness survival, food is always a problem. When you have something to eat, anything tastes good. Don’t be too picky."

[By the way, why does it seem like we didn’t see Bosen today?]

[Bosen? Who is Bosen?]

[No way, dude, you didn’t just watch Old Fang’s livestream, did you?]

[Yes, I cough when I watch other people’s livestreams] Continue your adventure with novelbuddy

[Now that you mention it, it really seems like it. The Japan official livestream room, after showing Sato, jumped directly to Boss Fang here.]

Once someone mentioned it in the barrage of comments, it quickly resonated with others.

Every day, the Japan livestream room starts from the last place and plays until the first place, going through the rankings in reverse order.

But today, it seems that they jumped from the third-placed Sato, skipping Bosen, and went directly to the first-placed Bi Fang.

[Hahaha, could it be that Boss Fang has dropped in rankings again, overtaken by Bosen?]

[Boss Fang has gotten lazy again; he’s made his fortune and doesn’t care about this small change anymore. I’m so jealous.]

[Boss Fang, take me with you to make money. If you bring me in your livestream, it’s like having an extra leg!]

[A hind leg?]

Not only other Hunters, but Bosen himself also noticed that something was off.

Although he didn’t enjoy the huge privilege of having his own livestream room like other Hunters, there should still be viewers mocking and commenting in barrages from time to time.

Today wasn’t any different in that respect, but they all seemed to be the same few people over and over again, with many meaningless repetitive flatteries.

"What’s going on?"

Bosen was somewhat confused. Was this a bug?

A subtle atmosphere began to spread gradually.

Bosen was somewhat nervous, but his rich experience helped him quickly regain his composure as he carefully considered whether he had slipped up anywhere.

His decision to participate in the competition had been spontaneous, and he hadn’t told anyone.

Apart from that one time with the crossbow trap, all his other moves had been very covert, even confident enough to deceive Bi Fang.

With that in mind, Bosen calmed down, showing no sign of panic, everything as usual.

Then, in the afternoon.

Bi Fang and Mugalen suddenly received a message from the program organizers. At first glance, both of them were so shocked they almost jumped, thinking that everything they had done these days had been exposed. But on second thought, it shouldn’t be; if that were the case, they should be invited by the police for a conversation, not receiving a text notification from the program organizers.

After reading the whole message, they could only make out one sentence.

Bertrand Guy had an issue, and they needed to be cautious. If necessary, they should press the rescue button, and the security team was on standby, ready to provide all-angle protection.

Updat𝓮d from freewēbnoveℓ.com.

???

Mujialun’s reaction to the message was something Bi Fang didn’t know, but he was puzzled.

He suspected that the program organizers might be setting a trap for him, trying to fish for something through an unknown method on their end.

But after thinking it over for a while, he couldn’t make sense of it, because Bosen did indeed have an issue, and just looking at that point, it seemed reasonable...

However, was the problem what he thought it was?

Bi Fang fell into deep thought.

Who was the undercover?