Chapter 4: Picking Supplies
The next morning.
The selected contestants gathered, and an official announced the rules with the help of translators.
After all, challengers come from all over the world, and not everyone understands English.
"This is the navigear. This device will automatically cartograph any places on the island you have been through and record each task you have done. Everybody will get a copy."
"Meanwhile, this thin pamphlet has information about a few wild beasts that we have seen before."
The man said in a loud voice and sent someone down to distribute the two objects to the contestants below.
The navigear looked like a miniature phone meant to be worn across the body. Edward noticed there's a camera inside it for live streaming purposes.
Picking up the pamphlets, he flipped through the dozen pages and only saw a few Pokemon recorded in it.
"They still didn't even name them yet, just calling it No.009."
Edward couldn't help shaking his head slightly when he looked at the picture of a Bulbasaur in it.
Rosa was also looking at it: "This No.009, I heard some people called it garlic frog, but it's a really terrible name,"
Hearing this, Edward couldn't help laughing.
"There are a total of 59 kinds of beasts currently known."
"There should be more, but it's just that some of the photos are too blurry to tell apart."
Rosa is carefully observing each picture.
But Edward was ecstatic.
This is an opportunity!
He remembered that there are as many as 898 kinds of Pokemon in the show.
It's fair to say that less than one-tenth of Pokemon is known today.
It means every time they manage to record a new kind of Pokemon, they will get a rich reward!
"Attention! Everyone, please state the region you want to start from, then put on your gear and choose the supplies you want to bring to the island! We will set off in an hour!"
After the official finished speaking, he immediately walked off the stage while taking out a paper from his folder.
"Blake Kimberly!"
"I'm going to the rainforest region, area no.11."
...
"Alberto Chiellini!"
"I'm going to the lake region, area no.5."
...
Most people choose the rainforest region.
Looking around, many contestants have formed a team. Edward and Rosa are not the only exceptions.
"It seems a lot of people decided to enter the rainforest area."
Edward murmured.
"Compared to other regions, the jungle environment has abundant drinking water and food, which are more suitable for wilderness survival.
And most of them are outdoor survival experts, so they are more confident."
Rosa stated.
Both selected the no.8 area in the volcano region when it was their turn.
It was an area near the foot of the volcano.
It took half an hour for them to finish sorting. Then, the official told them to get familiar with the navigear and pick the supplies in the next hall.
Edward and Rosa put on the navigear together and suddenly felt this device is more high-tech than it appears.
Let's talk about the live stream functions. First, if you want to complete tasks and get rewards, you'll have to start the live stream. And most of the audiences are from worldwide.
You can view the live commentary on the hand watch. You just need to flip the watch screen to make it bigger and easier to interact with it. Of course, any task you complete in the future will be recorded here too.
[Hey, there are new contestants going live.]
[The girl next to him can't be his girlfriend! Did both of them get selected together? Man, they are really lucky.]
[Hey lady, do you have a boyfriend?]
"..."
The live commentary is very active, and they are all filled with irrelevant topics.
If you don't want to watch it, you can just switch the screen off.
Edward didn't care about it.
"Let's go!"
He took Rosa and left the room first.
There are already many people in the hall who have begun to select the supplies they need.