Volume 1 Chapter 9: System Shop
Hmm…
Gao Liang held his phone and blinked with interest.
This story she told… was kind of interesting.
How should he put it?
It was funny, but at the same time, a bit sad.
Hmm…
Come to think of it, when he was a kid, he seemed to be quite popular with girls.
It was the kind of popularity where people would follow him wherever he went, and someone always wanted to play with him.
Sometimes he even felt annoyed and could only deal with them casually.
He never expected that, behind the scenes, there might be a story like this.
So in the end, people really don’t share the same happiness and sadness.
………………
Lin Lin took a sip of water and adjusted her mood.
It’s all in the past now, um…
It’s all in the past!
After taking a few deep breaths, the girl glanced at the system beside her.
The stream time had already passed fifty minutes.
Just a few more minutes, and she could end the stream!
Lin Lin felt like a primary school student who had been “locked” in class for a long time, then looked up at the clock and found there were only a few minutes left before class ended. She happily hummed a tune.
Facing the now-excited chat, she only glanced at it briefly. The crowd of playful viewers was still eagerly discussing the story she had just told.
Quite a few of them even seemed to relate to it.
Hmm… wait, do you all really have childhood sweethearts?
After a moment, the girl suddenly realized something and quickly spoke to the chat:
“Everyone who just came into the stream, could you please follow Ari-chan~? I’m a new VTuber, so please give me more support~”
【Followed! I’ll support the streamer forever!】
【Haha, I’ve been a fan for a long time!】
【Baby, let’s go register our marriage tomorrow!】
【Waiting for the streamer to become a thousand-ship big Vtuber! A big, big, big Vtuber!】
“Ahahaha…”
Seeing the passionate comments, Lin Lin felt a bit embarrassed.
“You guys… don’t be so enthusiastic right from the start. It really feels fake…”
She touched her cheek, feeling that everything still didn’t feel very real.
Would so many people really like her stream?
Hmm…
She sighed, looked at the countdown showing the stream was about to end, and forced herself to cheer up a bit. Then she waved at the screen and said goodbye with a smile:
“Thank you, everyone. That’s all for tonight’s stream. If you haven’t followed yet, please do~ See you next time!”
【Eh? It’s already over?!】
【That was too short, not enough at all.】
【It’s only eight o’clock?!】
【Some bottom-tier streamer exposed her childhood heartbreak and got canceled, shameful end of stream!】
【When is the next stream?】
Lin Lin glanced at the rapidly flying chat. Wow, she almost threw the mouse that was already hovering over the “End Stream” button.
What is this? Why did everyone suddenly get so excited?
Ahem…
Do they really like it that much?
But…
What the hell was that fourth comment?!
The News Editorial Department welcomes you, you jerk!
Damn it! Do I already have anti-fans so soon?!
No way, right?
Ahem…
After carefully looking at the chat again, Lin Lin finally cleared her throat helplessly and answered the question everyone cared about the most:
“As for the next stream… um, it’s hard to say. I need to upgrade my equipment first, and also think about what content to stream. I can’t let the chat choose everything every time, right? Ahem… but it shouldn’t take long. Very soon, very soon~ Alright then… see you next time~!”
The girl pressed the End Stream button. Since it was her first time ending a stream, she even paid extra attention to make sure it really stopped.
Only after she saw the page show the streamer has gone offline did she finally feel relieved.
Phew~
She leaned back, spread her hands, and finally relaxed.
Finally, finally, the stream was over.
For a first stream, having so many viewers and such an active chat was honestly beyond Lin Lin’s expectations.
She really had to thank Dog Bro for this.
Anyway—
The girl turned her head toward the system.
System bro, does this count as finishing the task?
【Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed your debut stream. Rewards received: 20,000 yuan as starting funds, 1,000 popularity points from this stream. The shop has been unlocked!】
The system’s electronic voice made Lin Lin jump a little. She quickly opened the shop to see what good stuff was inside.
However, the moment she opened it, she finally understood something.
Compared to this scammy system…
Even Tencent felt kind.
Because…
This shop…
It—it—it…
It actually uses rotating items?!
There were only four item slots, and they refresh once every day at midnight.
So that means…
If you want to buy the right item, you have to rely on luck?
Or buy it early and stock it up.
Hmm…
The currency needed to buy items is called popularity points. It seems each stream gives some, and the amount goes up or down based on how popular the stream is.
She looked again at the prices of the four items in the shop.
One costs 5,000.
One costs 8,000.
One costs 12,000.
Only one item costs just 1,000 popularity points.
Lin Lin took a quick look. That 1,000-point item was…
Human Cheat Plugin: 100% auto headshot lock in FPS games for 2 hours?
Good lord…
Lin Lin stared in shock.
This actually feels… useful?!
Click purchase!
Ahem, mainly she just wanted to test how buying items works.
【Ding! Purchase successful. Please check your system inventory.】
Oh?
Instant delivery.
Lin Lin opened the system inventory and took a look.
Just as she expected, a one-time item. The description said that after activating it, the host’s gaming skills would greatly improve, basically reaching the level of headshots every shot.
She decided to save it for later, to use when she streams games.
Of course, she couldn’t use it right away when starting game streams. Otherwise, if her skills suddenly dropped later, it would look bad.
First be bad at the game, then suddenly become strong one night, that’s how you make viewers astonished~”!
Phew…
Looks like this terrible shop has a pretty scammy system, but the item effects are actually very good.
The problem is…
I can’t afford them~
Popularity points… yeah, looks like she’ll need to stream a lot more in the future.
Save up more popularity points to exchange for more items.
Honestly, she should have streamed longer tonight. Lin Lin now felt a bit regretful for ending it so early.
It was rare for a debut stream to have so many viewers, better than many small VTubers.
But too much happened tonight, and she needed some time to calm down. That’s why she logged off as soon as she finished the system’s debut task.
【Ding. Alipay received: 20,000 yuan.】
She really got 20,000 yuan?
Hmm…
In that case, she could probably buy some hardware and upgrade her streaming setup.
A good horse needs a good saddle. If she wants to reach one million followers, she definitely has to prepare properly.
She turned around, tidied up a bit, and was about to shut down the computer, when she suddenly saw a private message.
Huh?
Curious, the girl clicked it open and saw a familiar ID…
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog】: …