Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 243: Chapter 66: Timely Response, No Mishaps

At this moment, Hua Yun was barely able to maintain her clarity of consciousness.

She knew as well that wearing soaked clothes at this moment was a potentially lethal situation!

Because water conducts heat much better than air.

Wet clothes sticking to the body would accelerate the loss of body heat, leading to hypothermia more quickly and severely.

Hua Yun did not hesitate, she directly took off the wet clothes and wiped the water off her body.

Then she put on Chen Wen’s clothes.

On Chen Wen’s side.

He quickly took out some stored dry wood from the sled.

One can only say he was lucky because when storing the dry wood, Chen Wen habitually placed them in the front half of the sled.

These dry woods were not submerged by the icy Yukon River.

He quickly cleared a patch of ground, placed the firewood, and picked up a fire starter.

With a couple of strikes.

Sparks flew onto the tinder, igniting it.

As the tinder ignited, the dry wood caught fire.

The warm flames rose up in an instant.

Chen Wen immediately let Hua Yun come over to warm by the fire.

Then he took the lynx and went into the nearby woods.

Chen Wen used Hua Yun’s snow pole to clear the snow, picking up dead branches from the ground.

After gathering some, he had the lynx take the accumulated firewood back.

Naturally, Hua Yun would use the dead branches to increase the fire.

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On Hua Yun’s side.

She wasn’t completely relying on Chen Wen; right now, she was also trying to rescue herself.

Continually doing squats and jumps to keep her core temperature from dropping.

This was a measure to counteract hypothermia.

With Hua Yun’s movements and the warmth from the campfire, her originally cold body gradually regained warmth.

And Chen Wen returned.

He added large bundles of firewood to the campfire, then took out a pot and put in some snow.

This time he didn’t put much, just enough for Hua Yun to use.

The snow melted into water, and the water boiled into steam.

Once the water was fully boiled, Chen Wen poured a cup for Hua Yun, letting her hold it.

She could drink it and also warm her body.

Hua Yun’s complexion had somewhat recovered at this moment, but it was still an unhealthy pale color.

”This time, we really risked everything!”

Chen Wen couldn’t help but exclaim.

Hua Yun also nodded repeatedly.

She originally thought she could withstand the cold, but once in the water, the extreme cold reshaped Hua Yun’s understanding of low temperatures.

”How is it? Feeling better?”

At this moment, Chen Wen was only wearing his thermal underwear, looking particularly out of place amidst the ice and snow.

Hua Yun looked gratefully at Chen Wen and said, ”Thanks to you, I’m feeling much better now.”

The lynx, under Chen Wen’s arrangement, also lay on Hua Yun, providing a little warmth.

Seeing that Hua Yun had indeed recovered a lot and hadn’t deteriorated into the second stage of hypothermia—disorientation and incoherence.

Chen Wen also breathed a sigh of relief.

Hua Yun said, ”Let’s wring out the clothes and dry them a bit, it seems we have to stop here for today.”

After this ordeal, continuing on was unlikely.

Chen Wen nodded: ”Alright, let’s rest here for today. Little Eagle, scout!”

The Golden Eagle soared into the sky, starting to scout the surroundings for Chen Wen.

The reindeer stood not far from Hua Yun, seemingly hesitant to come over.

It could sense that it appeared to have made a mistake this time.

Seeing the reindeer’s demeanor, Chen Wen couldn’t bear to blame it.

The guy’s fall wasn’t its fault.

He walked over to the reindeer and comforted it for a moment.

Only then did Chen Wen lead the reindeer around the camp area.

”This time we were indeed careless.”

Chen Wen sighed: ”We shouldn’t have taken such a risk.”

Hua Yun nodded slightly: ”It was going too smoothly in the beginning, making us lose our awe of the environment here, primarily it was me, I should have realized that places with deep snow are not only hard to see what’s underneath, but also have good insulation, making the ice layers thinner.”

Chen Wen nodded.

The heavy snow having good insulation is like covering ice cream with a quilt.

It seems like the quilt keeps the ice cream hot inside.

But in reality, the quilt insulates and keeps the ice from melting easily.

Heavy snow and quilts work the same way.

Moreover, in the current weather, the temperature inside the river is higher than outside, so once covered with snow, the ice layer won’t thicken quickly.

”Anyway, this time we learned a lesson!”

Chen Wen sighed.

Survival in the wild is like this; each survival experience comes with various unforeseen events.

But as long as we can overcome these, we’ll be better prepared for similar situations next time.

”Nature is the best teacher, as long as we don’t skip classes, we’ll eventually become stronger!”

Hua Yun said with determination.

These words made Chen Wen give Hua Yun a second look.

Both remained silent, enjoying the warmth of the campfire.

While drying their clothes.

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Over at the program team.

Lin Jiawei was rubbing his chest, planning to have Jiang Chang fetch him some quick-acting heart-relieving pills.

Their two contestants were indeed too much.

The scene that had just occurred gave the assistant cold sweat while watching it on the screen.

Even Luo Yao was so frightened by Hua Yun’s actions that tears fell.

She was the kind of person who would cry when emotions were stirred.

”Fortunately, it all stabilized in the end.”

Lin Jiawei offered some comfort.

Luo Yao shook her head helplessly.

What else can be said?

As long as they’re fine.

The other contestants’ assistants, witnessing this scene, were also full of amazement.

This group consisting of two from Hua Country was truly strong, but the two of them constantly encountered situations other contestants wouldn’t.

Oh, except for Yang Feng’s group.

But then again, there was also someone from Hua Country in that group, so upon reflection, it seemed normal.

Yang Feng’s assistant felt speechless at this moment.

He had witnessed both situations.

Compering Chen Wen’s group’s response with Yang Feng’s, it was easy to see the difference.

Yang Feng accidentally fell in without realizing anything unusual.

While on this side, after noticing the anomaly, they calmly and successfully dealt with the danger.

Falling into the water was also for rescuing supplies.

As for Yang Feng’s side, they lost a lot of supplies after falling into the water.

Now, he and Jenny’s assistant were contemplating how to get more money to purchase sufficient supplies for them.

If they continue like this, wanting to reach the destination may not happen until next year!

Really, if it weren’t for that gold, who would come to this place!

Yang Feng’s assistant and Yang Feng shared the same thoughts.

They thoroughly hated this place!

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Back at Chen Wen’s side.

As the clothes dried by the fire, Hua Yun quickly put them on.

As for the jacket, it would take a while longer.

Hua Yun looked at Chen Wen wearing only thermal underwear, feeling a bit guilty.

She intended to return the jacket, but Chen Wen firmly refused.

After all, Chen Wen knows his own condition the best.

Right now, Chen Wen has a full set of cold-resistant gear, taking off a jacket wouldn’t make him much colder.

But if Hua Yun took off the jacket, the sub-zero temperatures would make her miserable.

In the end, Hua Yun continued wearing Chen Wen’s clothes.

While Chen Wen was busy cooking, planning to make bear meat and bone soup for Hua Yun.

To thoroughly drive away the cold.

This deeply moved Hua Yun.

Throughout the journey, everything Chen Wen did, she had seen.

After all, the main purpose of this trip was to help her gain a spot.

Despite already having a spot, Chen Wen willingly accompanied her to spend the winter in this desolate place like Yukon.

Even if it was to repay the favor of being recommended for Desert Death Battle, what he had done was more than enough.

No one else could do so well, not even Liu Yu.

Lost in thought, Hua Yun’s face reflected a rosy hue from the campfire.

She hesitated a bit before asking, ”Chen Wen, how do you feel about... right now...?”

Chen Wen, hearing this, thought Hua Yun was asking about the surroundings.

He nodded and said, ”Not bad, we have trees, and the proximity to the riverbank makes the terrain relatively open. The Golden Eagle hasn’t noticed any dangers. If we came here during the summer, this would definitely be an excellent spot for shelter.”

”Tsk tsk, in summer when the river isn’t frozen, this place is at the confluence of waterways. If I had a canoe and a fishing net, I could let the fish in the Yukon River know why flowers are so red!”

Chen Wen spoke with utter confidence, without noticing Hua Yun’s black-lined expression.

Alright, no need to talk anymore.