After resting in the hotel for two days, on the morning of the third day, everyone drove through the Great Rift Valley of East Africa to reach their destination, the Serengeti grasslands.
After a night's rest, the group boarded the off-road vehicle in the middle of the night and headed towards the grassland under the leadership of Dale.
The recording of the second episode lasted ten days. In order to protect Xu Qiao's safety at all times, no helicopter was rented this time, but five off-road vehicles were arranged to accompany them.
Daler was driving in the front, with several other cars following behind.
Everyone took a nap in the car, and when they woke up it was already early morning when they drove into the grassland.
Xu Qiao was sitting in the passenger seat of Daler's car. When he woke up, he saw a thin mist floating on the vast grassland outside the car window. The sun had just risen, and the sunlight was shining on the flat grassland, making it golden.
"Awake?" Dale glanced at Xu Qiao with a smile, turned on the car stereo and played passionate African music.
Xu Qiao rubbed his eyes and nodded, his face still showing the sleepiness from just waking up, and his eyes were wet.
Dale withdrew his gaze and looked forward. While he was impressed by how handsome the child was, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
In his eyes, Xu Qiao was like a foal that had just been born on the grassland, still unable to stand steadily and staggering as it walked.
Although he had communicated with Gong Sheng several times and knew that the "Survival" program team all highly praised Xu Qiao, Dahler still had doubts.
Could he really survive on the prairie alone for ten days
Shaking his head, Dale handed Xu Qiao a bottle of water and a bag of sandwiches. "We still have to drive for another hour. Director Gong said we need to drive deep into the grassland. Let's eat something and drink some water first to replenish our energy and water."
After receiving the food and water, Xu Qiao thanked them and looked out the window. He saw patch after patch of withered yellow grass, indicating that the dry season was about to come.
Gong Sheng gave some instructions in the back, opened the live broadcast room, connected the camera and started the live broadcast.
It is noon in China now. The platform has a lot of traffic and many viewers flocked in as soon as the show started.
Xiaowen and Daniel pointed the camera at Xu Qiao, indicating that the recording had begun.
Xu Qiao said to the camera: "We have arrived at the Serengeti grasslands in southwestern Kenya. The Serengeti grasslands span southwestern Kenya and northwestern Tanzania."
"This episode will take place deep in the grasslands, where I will begin a ten-day survival mission. This time I brought a backpack, a telescope, a bottle of water, and a pair of flints."
[There is no food, Qiao Qiao will be hungry again]
[I feel more nervous than watching the first episode, is it because it’s live?]
The pilot has already started working. After communicating with Gong Sheng, he controlled the drone to fly into the sky and took aerial photos of this vast grassland full of vitality and vigor.
Unlike the last time in Xishuangbanna where every inch of space was occupied by living things, the grassland is vast, majestic and magnificent.
From a bird's-eye view, the endless grassland is dotted with lonely trees, herds of zebras and antelopes are scattered on the prairie, and cheetahs and lions are eyeing them, and predators are chasing each other from time to time.
[So vast! ! ]
[Shocked]
[It’s a pity that the live broadcast quality is not as good as the documentary. When the documentary is edited, I will have to watch it again. I can’t help but take screenshots and use them as wallpapers.]
Xu Qiao was chatting with Dale who was driving. There were no obstacles on the grassland and the terrain was basically flat. Dale drove very casually and sometimes he would even let go of the steering wheel when he was happily chatting with Xu Qiao.
As the communication deepened, Dale discovered that Xu Qiao was very familiar with the various wild animals he encountered along the way.
What’s even more surprising is that Xu Qiao’s eyes and reactions are very sharp, and he can always spot hyenas and leopards hiding in the grass or on tree trunks in the distance before Xu Qiao himself.
This made Dale admire him even more.
When they finally arrived at the pre-arranged recording location, Gong Sheng stopped Xu Qiao before he got out of the car and reminded him: "Xu Qiao, I say the same thing again. As long as you say the word 'give up', the recording will stop immediately and we will come to rescue you immediately. In addition, when we assess that your physical condition is not suitable for further filming, the recording will also stop."
Xu Qiao nodded, took his things, opened the car door and got out.
"Director Gong, is it really okay for this child to be alone?" Daler looked at Xu Qiao's back, holding the steering wheel with his brows furrowed.
Gong Sheng paused and said, "I believe in his ability, and I also believe in our ability."
Xiaowen and Daniel got out of the car carrying the camera, but they were a distance away from Xu Qiao. They stayed close to the SUV so that they could get in at any time in case of any accidents.
[It’s started, it’s started. I’m a little excited to see it live for the first time]
[I can't help but start to get nervous for Xu Qiao]
Xu Qiao looked around. The sky above was blue. It was still morning, so the sunlight was not glaring. The surroundings were overgrown with weeds. There was nothing but weeds.
Covering his eyelids with his palms, Xu Qiao looked up and said, "It's still morning, but the temperature is already a bit high. It will rise rapidly at noon. After all, we are at the equator, and the sun will be very strong at noon, so I have to find a place with shade as soon as possible to avoid heat stroke. Of course, I also have to find a water source."
"But now I look around and I can't find any tree."
Xu Qiao took the telescope hanging around his neck and looked around. "The vegetation type here is savanna, which literally means there are very few trees."
"Although the annual rainfall is more than 500 mm, the rainfall is low during the dry season, which limits plant growth. The strange-shaped umbrella-shaped acacia trees and baobab trees on the grassland are signs of sparse vegetation."
[I can't even find a tree to provide shade. I'm afraid of the heat and would probably die if I went there.]
[What should I do now?]
[Look, sweat is starting to form on my forehead]
Xu Qiao took off his coat and put it into his backpack. Inside was a thin sweatshirt, and his clear but not exaggerated muscle lines could be vaguely seen.
"Don't panic at this time. To survive in the prairie, you must first look at the surrounding terrain. The terrain where I am now is low, and there are some small earth slopes around that block my view. I need to find a higher place to observe."
There was a steep slope about 700 to 800 meters to the right in front. Xu Qiao pointed over there and said, "Go up there and take a look at the surrounding environment from a higher place."
Being wary of wild animals that might pounce on him at any time, Xu Qiao approached carefully, waited to the bottom of the steep slope, and climbed up in two or three steps.
Xiaowen and Daniel followed closely behind him, and an off-road vehicle followed slowly behind.
Xu Qiao sat on the slope and his vision suddenly became broader.
He saw a lush acacia tree in front of him, with yellow-green bark and branches growing diagonally upward, casting a large shade on the ground. Unfortunately, there was a group of lions lying under the tree.
The lion cubs were jumping and playing back and forth, and three or two lions were lying lazily on the acacia tree trunks.
A little further away, two lions overlapped each other, seemingly doing something.
[Oh my god, I encountered a lion]
[It's not clear, can the camera be closer?]
"There is a very lush acacia tree over there, which is a good shade spot, but unfortunately it has been occupied by a group of lions."
"The largest land animals, the big five, live on this grassland. They are lions, elephants, jaguars, black rhinos and buffaloes. The black rhinos are endangered, but lions are not hard to find."
While Xu Qiao was speaking, one or two lions in the pride seemed to notice him, raised their heads and looked over here, their golden hair blown by the wind, blending in with the surrounding weeds.
"Large carnivores like lions usually don't eat for three days, and only eat for three days. They spend most of the day like this, enjoying the cool under the trees, and rarely hunt."
Xu Qiao was not too worried that the lions would rush over and attack him. He explained, "They are not hungry now. These animals are also very smart and are curious and wary of humans. So it is safe even if I get closer."
"But it's better not to do this. Because..." Xu Qiao glanced at the camera and smiled, "If something happens, we will die."
After saying that, Xu Qiao picked up the telescope from his neck and looked over there.
The view through the telescope became clearer, and he couldn't help but smile: "Look, the lion king and the lioness are mating."
As they were talking, the lion had already gotten up from the lioness.
"Hmm... it's over." Xu Qiao put down the telescope and blinked. "In order to ensure that the lioness successfully becomes pregnant, their mating usually lasts for several days."
[? ? ? ]
[For how many… days? Several days?? I am torn]
[Male lions are so powerful? ? ]
[Uh, Xu Qiao probably meant it was intermittent for a few days, how could it be continuous for a few days... What are you thinking about? It must be the end of the world.]
As he was speaking, the male lion really started doing what he had just done.
This time, under Daniel and Xiaowen's ultra-high-definition camera, it can be clearly seen that the process was over in just a few seconds.
There were suddenly a lot of ellipsis marks in the barrage.
Xu Qiao couldn't see the comments, and said in a very serious tone: "Although male lions have premature ejaculation, they have quite a lot of it, mating at least dozens of times a day."
Although the tone was clearly scientific and serious, the audience watching the live broadcast always felt a little speechless when they heard it.
[I laughed, mercilessly mocking, this is how a lion displays his might, tsk tsk tsk]
[Brother, can you please not use such a serious tone to say such dirty words?qaq]
[Male Lion: Please, give me some face]
"Stay away from these lions." Xu Qiao looked around with the telescope and pointed to the south. He quickly determined the next destination. "There is a dry riverbed in the distance. If we go there, we may find some water."