HUN Chapter 33: Second Episode Broadcast

The opening of the second episode of "Alone: Grizzly Mountain" began amid widespread anticipation, once again drawing viewers' attention to that desolate yet magnificent Chilko Lake.

Having endured seven days of harsh trials in the first week and witnessed the dejected departure of two contestants, the remaining survivors were facing increasingly intensified challenges.

Among them, Lin Yu'an, the young contestant from China, continued to be the most watched and most discussed figure in this episode due to his unique survival strategy and firm execution.

The first episode's Lin Yu'an showcased his long-term planning for shelter.

This episode, through day-to-day actual actions, demonstrated to all viewers just how strong Chinese execution capability could be.

While several other experienced contestants, such as veteran Ron and huntress Kayla, devoted their main energy to more proactive hunting activities and trap construction, striving to prepare more meat reserves before the full onset of harsh winter.

Lin Yu'an's focus remained firmly on the construction project of his stone shelter.

The camera recorded his daily labor.

At dawn, when the thin mist over Chilko Lake had not yet completely dispersed, Lin Yu'an's figure had already appeared at his chosen campsite.

Using a homemade simple pry bar, he would pry up heavy stones one by one and transport them to the construction area.

To enhance the wall's stability and seal, Lin Yu'an began utilizing local natural resources to make adhesive.

He collected large amounts of fine-textured clay, brought it back to camp, mixed it with potash-rich wood ash, added appropriate amounts of stream water, and repeatedly stirred and pounded it to create a thick, primitive mud slurry.

"This clay mixed with wood ash slurry can serve as binding and filling material once dried, effectively reducing air leakage through the stone walls and increasing overall stability," Lin Yu'an briefly explained his method to the camera during a gap in filling stone crevices.

This approach of investing enormous energy in shelter construction sparked considerable discussion online.

Some viewers accustomed to the traditional "food first" survival mode expressed confusion and skepticism about Lin Yu'an's strategy.

[Is that Chinese contestant named Lin too obsessed with his stone house?]

[The person above is right! Moving stones and mixing mud every day, how much energy does that consume? Wouldn't it be more practical to spend that time hunting or fishing?]

[I see other contestants actively searching for food, but he's like a construction worker. No matter how good the house is, it's useless if food reserves can't keep up.]

Unlike the general skepticism of North American viewers, Lin Yu'an's fans on Bilibili showed great enthusiasm and support for his "infrastructure construction" behavior.

[Master An is awesome! That stone wall is built so professionally! Even making homemade cement! Chinese people being infrastructure maniacs is confirmed!]

[Snowshoe hare caught! Fox wants to steal food? If this were in Northeast China, we'd have to give way to the fox spirit!]

[Hand-line fishing for rainbow trout? Using homemade lures! And actually catching fish? (Looking at my 20 rods and dozens of lures, I'm lost in thought)]

Of course, besides the intensive shelter construction, Lin Yu'an had not completely neglected food acquisition.

He would check the elastic steel wire snare traps he had set in previous days.

The camera captured his surprise when he discovered a trap had successfully caught a plump snowshoe hare and drove away a fox.

In bow hunting, Lin Yu'an also achieved his first important success in the program.

He unexpectedly encountered a spruce grouse leisurely pecking at berries in the forest. Seizing the fleeting opportunity, he successfully shot and killed it with one arrow from about fifteen meters away.

What really delighted many fishing enthusiasts was his use of grouse feathers to make homemade lures, successfully catching multiple rainbow trout in Chilko Lake's tributaries over several consecutive days.

The largest rainbow trout was estimated to weigh over three pounds, while the others were smaller but still sufficient for him to have several good meals and perform smoking treatment for future consumption.

When the four stone walls of the shelter were basically enclosed and the wooden roof framework had been painstakingly completed, time quietly arrived at the evening of the fifteenth day.

Lin Yu'an stood in front of his "stone castle" that was taking shape, his face radiating undisguised pride.

Just when viewers thought he would take a brief rest and begin fully storing food and fuel to cope with the approaching winter, Lin Yu'an threw out another unexpected plan in that evening's camera recording.

"Guys, the framework of this stone house is finally basically complete. But as you can see, this fire pit has very poor smoke exhaust and also loses a lot of heat, which is very wasteful of firewood."

"I think, to more comfortably and safely get through this winter, I need a real indoor stove with a flue."

This bold, almost insane idea instantly caused an uproar among viewers. Making ceramic bricks and building a stove himself? This sounded simply impossible to achieve.

[Are you kidding? Does he think this is playing a survival construction game? Making bricks? Does he have the technology and conditions for that?]

[I bet his plan will definitely fail! This is completely wasting precious survival time!]

[He'd be better off hunting more prey or storing more firewood with that effort. When winter comes, without food or fuel, let's see what he'll do!]

The bullet comments on Bilibili presented a completely different style, showing more encouragement and support.

[Ceramic brick stove!!! Master An is going against heaven! Everyone stand up and applaud!]

[Running from the Stone Age into agricultural civilization! This tech tree climbing makes my scalp tingle!]

[Support Master An! I love this kind of daring to think and act! It's just making bricks, Master An can definitely do it!]

[Waiting for Master An's subsequent construction! Let's see what those foreigners will say then!]

Just as viewers were heatedly debating Lin Yu'an's wild imagination, the program footage timely switched to another contestant named David.

This experienced middle-aged hunter had also shown considerable adaptability in the early stages of the program.

However, due to consecutive days of hunting failures, on the night of the fourteenth day, the camera recorded him curled up alone in his cold sleeping bag, his eyes filled with despair.

Finally, under the dual collapse of physical and psychological pressure, he painfully pressed the yellow emergency button, becoming another contestant to dejectedly leave in this episode.

At this point, by the end of the fifteenth day of survival, the contestants of this season's "Alone" had decreased from the initial ten to seven.

The cruelty and ruthlessness of the wilderness once again presented itself to all viewers in the most direct way.

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