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‘Hey, fans of the other guys, feel embarrassed yet? I feel embarrassed for your ignorance.’
‘Ooh, she’s awesome. I took up a course in machinery too. She’s a pro.’
‘Hey, she came up with a good plan and fixed a tractor. She’s not just a pretty face like the internet claims her to be.’
‘I don’t think so either. She could’ve made a ton of money just showing her face around, but she went for something that requires skills.’
‘That’s right. Rebecca fixed that tractor and got her team dinner.’
‘Rebecca’s awesome. She knows so much.’
Because of Rebecca’s actions, she gained some affection from the viewers.
Aside from the crasser fans of Rosie, Aaron, and Leon, the others shut up after they were proven wrong. Only a small part kept spewing trash talk.
The village head was a lot more welcoming toward the celebrities after the tractor was fixed. “You fixed the tractor. Come have lunch at my place.” He promised he’d give Rebecca food if she could fix the tractor. The director did tell him that the guests of this show had to work because they had to earn their meals themselves.
Rebecca talked to her teammates and smiled at the village head. “Pardon the intrusion, then. Oh, but can you make a bit more food? We have a task, and…” She told him about the task of exchanging food for bed supplies.
The village head waved her down, smiling. “Sure thing. We’d have to spend a lot more than food money just to fix the tractor anyway, and we thought no one could fix that thing, so we might have had to buy a new one. That would’ve cost a lot more. You helped a ton. A meal is nothing.”
They’d have to provide food for the mechanic from town if work took too long. The reward Rebecca asked for in exchange was dirt cheap compared to that. He’d also made up his mind to give Rebecca and her team preferential treatment during the show’s shooting.
After they were promised dinner, Rebecca and her team left the committee’s office. They came out, and Zac smiled at Eric. “I’m a genius for making this team. We just hit the jackpot.”
Eric smiled. “We did. We finished our task and got ourselves dinner. If we’d gone the other route, I’d never have come up with a good enough dish to get our bed supplies. I’m a lousy cook.”
He had chefs back at home, so he had never done any cooking before.
Zac smiled. “I’m a bad cook too.”
Keira raised her hand. “Same.” Her parents would cook for her back at home. If she was living alone, she’d eat out or order delivery. She then added, “But I can at least make something simple like eggs or instant ramen.” She turned to Rebecca. “Can you cook, Rebecca?”
Rebecca smiled. “Yes. I’ve learned how to cook.” She and her mentor would take turns cooking, and she had cooked a lot back in Collins Residence. Then, she traveled to a ton of worlds and learned their recipes.
Keira’s eyes shone. “That’s awesome.” Good thing we have a cook in our team. If everyone’s a lousy cook, we’re going to have a tough month.
Zac and Eric’s smiles widened when Rebecca mentioned her cooking skills. It’s a good thing we partnered with her, they thought.
Keira inquired, “So, are we going to take a break and go back, or should we find something to work on?”
Eric and Zac turned their gaze towards Rebecca.
Rebecca noticed her team members staring at her and jokingly said, “So you’re just going to let me carry you guys to victory?”
Her team members replied, “Yep.”
Amused, Rebecca suggested, “Then I suggest we pay a visit to the families the village head told us about. We can set a schedule of when we’re showing up; then, we can go straight to them and exchange work for money or food.”
Zac, who had decided not to move around anymore, agreed after hearing Rebecca’s plan, “Yeah, we should do that. We don’t want the other team to get ahead of us.” They had valuable information, so they didn’t want the other team to steal their opportunities.
Eric and Keira chimed in, “Sure.”
Under Rebecca’s leadership, the team met up with the families the village head had mentioned and set up a schedule to help them. After finishing their last visit, Keira stared at Rebecca with admiration.
She affectionately asked, “How did you find these households so accurately, Rebecca?” She and the men followed Rebecca around, and Rebecca would knock on the doors of the households the village head had mentioned. Finding one or two houses accurately could be attributed to luck, but finding all five was pure skill.
Eric and Zac looked at Rebecca curiously. “Tell us your secret.”
Rebecca waved the paper in her hand and explained, “I made a map and asked the village head about some distinctive characteristics of the households. For example, the number of fruit trees at Deuce’s house or the pile of rocks in front of Fivo’s place. By using these characteristics, I was able to locate the houses accurately.”
Rebecca’s team members were stunned and then impressed. “That’s impressive, Rebecca.” They had never thought of using such a method. It was clear why Rebecca had been asking the village head about these houses’ characteristics. It was so she could find them accurately.
Zac smiled. “They say only the prepared can seize the opportunities presented to them. I understand that now.” He turned to Rebecca. “Do you approach everything with such seriousness?” Being born into wealth and being the youngest in the family, Zac had always had others do everything for him.
Rebecca smiled. “More or less. Since I’m doing it anyway, why not do my best?” Her mentor had taught her to rely on no one but herself, and she believed that learning was a lifelong process. Doing everything to the best of her ability was being responsible to herself and everyone else. Rebecca didn’t bring this up to show off how hardworking she was. Instead, she changed the subject, saying, “Starting tomorrow, we’ll have work to do for the whole week. Do you want to tour around the village or go back and get some rest?”
Eric and Keira expected Rebecca to take the opportunity to show off more, but she didn’t. This made them feel that she was genuine.
Keira massaged her legs and suggested, “Why don’t we take a break? My legs are so sore that I’m losing feeling.” She had been practicing dancing a lot, but she had never felt so exhausted.
Understanding Keira’s situation, Rebecca said, “You were in the car for a long time, and you’ve been walking ever since you arrived. I can understand why you’re tired.”
The men agreed, “Yeah, let’s get some rest.”
The team returned to the courtyard. Since they didn’t have any bedding, Keira took out her clothes and piled them up to lean on. She was too tired.
Rebecca sat cross-legged on the bed, resting her eyes. The cameraman left, allowing the ladies to rest.
Meanwhile, the chatroom was buzzing with comments.
‘Rebecca is amazing. She found all the households so easily.’
‘Because she made notes and a map. She’s serious about this.’
‘I’m her fan now. I admire people who take things seriously.’
‘And she didn’t take any credit either. Anyone else would’ve started showing off.’
‘Are you referring to the women in the other livestream?’
‘I haven’t been following that one. Have they achieved anything yet?’
Since the teams were separated, the production teams set up two livestreams. If any guest moved alone, a livestream would be opened for that guest. Viewers could compare the two teams, and Zac’s fans were starting to complain.
‘I’ve been watching both livestreams. Those guys knocked on at least a few dozen doors, and only one household accepted their help because they were too embarrassed to refuse.’
‘Jojo cooked for that family and got their teams some eggs and greens.’
‘Aaron and Leon praised her, and then she kept showing off how she learned to cook before coming to this show.’
‘Yeah, it’s like she wants everyone to know she took her time to learn.’
‘She kept showing off how hardworking she’s been. It’s the complete opposite of Rebecca.’
‘The old lady she’s been helping almost couldn’t keep up her smile.’
‘What does that mean?’
‘Oh, I saw that. The lady isn’t wealthy, but she agreed to let Jojo cook after Jojo kept pleading.’
‘Jojo probably has no idea how regular households work. She whipped up three dishes and used up half the oil the lady had.’
‘And she used up all the meatloaves the lady had.’
‘All she did was put the food in the pan and season it. The lady’s grandkids had to do everything else.’
