Chapter 484

"Ahhh! Did you see how cool Mina was when she stabbed that scorpion just now?!" "Though... I mean... Mina is seriously fearless. Meanwhile, I'd freak out if I saw a single cockroach at home!" "Hahaha, don't even compare yourself to Mina. She's the real deal—to her, everything's edible!" ... After their first successful catch, Mina shifted her focus from treasure hunting to foraging for food. Before long, her relentless efforts paid off several scorpions, two rattlesnakes, and three jerboas. The production team launched an online poll asking whether they should provide portable stoves for the contestants. Viewers, who'd been heartbroken seeing their "daughters" and "sons" suffer, immediately flooded in with supportive votes. Once the stoves arrived, Mina swiftly prepped the ingredients—skinning and gutting the jerboas and snakes, removing the scorpions' venom glands. She dry-fried the scorpions and stewed the snakes and jerboas into a thick, nearly oil-free broth (water was too precious