Chapter 13 “What nonsense? Just get to work!”
Facing the charity from Ba Tian [Du Chong Xiao Yu Er], Yang Maoyi held back her discomfort and thanked him, saying, “Thank you, Ba Tian brother, for the medical expenses.”
The so-called “medical expenses” was actually a euphemism.
In the live-streaming industry, some streamers specifically ask for “medical expenses”—after all, money given as charity wasn’t really considered money, was it?
[This is so pretentious!]
An Liang used his own account to send a message. Yang Maoyi, seeing An Liang’s message, had already considered quitting the live-streaming industry, so she wasn’t too cautious and directly replied, “It’s a bit like that, but since I have money, I can do whatever I want!”
[Money means you can do whatever you want?] An Liang sent another message.
“Of course!” Yang Maoyi responded.
An Liang jokingly sent, “I also want to do whatever I want to the streamer!”
Yang Maoyi jokingly replied, [Is your brother-in-law rich, since you haven’t returned yet?].
An Liang glanced at the remaining 30 seconds of PK time and without hesitation sent two treasure maps. These were the most expensive gifts on Hu Chi Live, each worth five thousand RMB.
Two treasure maps meant ten thousand RMB, instantly flipping the gift PK bar and suppressing it, ultimately winning the first round of the guild battle.
On Hu Chi Live, every treasure map was broadcasted to the entire platform and provided random rewards, including Hu Chi gold beans, penguin coins, and Hu Chi silver beans, thus attracting more viewers to the streamer.
After the two treasure maps were sent, Yang Maoyi’s popularity skyrocketed past one hundred thousand, and the number of VIP seats in her live-stream room surpassed two hundred. Looking at the two treasure maps that had suddenly appeared, Yang Maoyi exclaimed in surprise.
“Wow! Treasure maps!”
“Two treasure maps!”
“Thank you, brother-in-law! You’re amazing! You’re invincible!”
“Thank you so much, brother-in-law! As a small streamer, I can’t repay you, so I’ll give you a cute gesture and ask you to support me for another round!” Yang Maoyi said excitedly.
She never expected that a freebie account would send two treasure maps—worth ten thousand RMB, equivalent to several months’ worth of wages for many people.
Unlike Yang Maoyi’s excitement, Xiao Yu Er’s live-stream room was a mess. She looked unhappy, as she had initially thought this round would be a free win, but instead, there was a huge turnaround.
[Yu Er, don’t be mad. We’ll definitely win the next round!]
Ba Tian sent a message.
[They must have impulsively brushed the treasure maps. One treasure map would have been enough to win, brushing two is a waste!] Ba Tian continued sending messages.
Xiao Yu Er looked at Ba Tian’s message, calming herself and saying, “Ba Tian brother, do you think we’ll win the next round?”
The guild battle was a best-of-three system, and if Xiao Yu Er lost again, she would be eliminated.
“Ba Tian brother, we must win. If we don’t even pass the first round of the guild battle, I won’t get any recommendations next month, and that would be really bad!” Xiao Yu Er said pitifully.
Ba Tian immediately replied, “Don’t worry, we will definitely win!”
Xiao Yu Er, seeing Ba Tian’s promise, still felt uneasy. In an area not visible to the camera, she sent Ba Tian a private message.
[Ba Tian brother, didn’t you say you would treat me to a meal? If we win the first round, let’s eat together tomorrow, okay?].
Ba Tian smiled when he saw the private message. As long as he could get Xiao Yu Er to meet up, everything else would be easy!
He immediately responded, “Don’t worry, we will definitely win!”
With Ba Tian’s promise and her own hint, Xiao Yu Er felt the second round was secure. She reconnected with Yang Maoyi and, after both were online, Xiao Yu Er spoke first, “Sister, should we start directly?”
Yang Maoyi had no objections. She had unexpectedly won the first round due to the sudden arrival of two treasure maps. Could there be another miracle in the second round?
Before Yang Maoyi could set her trap for An Liang, Ba Tian [Du Chong Xiao Yu Er] came into her live-stream room again and sent a message.
[Liang Ren Wei Gui, can you stop stealing towers? What’s the point of brushing at the last thirty seconds? If you have the guts, fight me head-on!].
Ba Tian continued sending messages.
[We will definitely win the second round. I, Ba Tian, am putting it out here—if you have the guts, come at me!].
An Liang, seeing Ba Tian’s message, couldn’t be bothered to reply. If Ba Tian truly wasn’t short of money, he should have brushed gifts right at the start after losing the previous round, not complain about it now.
An Liang didn’t respond to Ba Tian’s provocation and, just like the first round, operated as usual, directly brushing two treasure maps, sending Yang Maoyi’s gift PK bar over the top, and then simply sent a “?” message.
Even though An Liang didn’t say anything, Ba Tian was already grinding his teeth in frustration. Seeing An Liang brush two treasure maps, Ba Tian returned to Xiao Yu Er’s live-stream room and, gritting his teeth, brushed three treasure maps to overtake Yang Maoyi.
But before Ba Tian could even show off, An Liang sent another two treasure maps, overtaking Xiao Yu Er’s nearly five thousand RMB worth of gifts.
At this point, the regular users in both live-stream rooms had entered full “spectator mode.” After all, the treasure map war between the top donators was of no fun to ordinary users and didn’t give them any sense of presence.
At such a moment, streamers would only focus on the top donators. Small gifts from other users didn’t really hold any weight.
“Ba Tian brother, keep going, don’t stop!”
Xiao Yu Er said coquettishly, adding a hint in her tone. She had privately arranged with Ba Tian and now gave another hint.