54: Chapter 54 Today's prize pool has been refreshed, and the live stream has been banned!

Beep... beep... beep...

The number you have dialed is currently out of the service area...

"Strange, where did the old man go on vacation?"

Chu Xiao shook his head.

Turning his head, he saw Chu Lingyin playing happily with the Golden Snake; it seemed there was no danger.

The old Golden Tortoise was lying on the ground basking in the sun, its head held high, eyes half-closed. As the golden sunlight hit its shell, a faint halo actually emerged, creating a scene of absolute tranquility.

Suddenly, Chu Xiao rubbed his eyes. He discovered that on the back of the old Golden Tortoise, there seemed to be text faintly flowing, looking very much like some kind of Tadpole script or Oracle Bone Script.

How very strange!

But in the blink of an eye, the characters and symbols on the Golden Tortoise's back vanished!

"Holy crap, what exactly is this Golden Tortoise!"

Chu Xiao scratched his head.

Normally, the System would provide an annotation, but this time it didn't.

"Oh, right!"

"What about today's free lucky draw?"

"System, come on~ I'm ready!"

Chu Xiao found a secluded spot and rubbed his hands together.

[Ding!]

[Randomly selecting from the Elementary face-slapping novel Item Pool...]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following three options, please choose one!]

[①. [An Underground Fortress] (This Golden Finger comes from a common-grade melodramatic post-apocalyptic face-slapping novel. Once chosen, the Underground Fortress will be manifested. The host can freely choose its location. This is an apocalyptic fortress that can accommodate ten thousand people! It possesses certain defensive facilities, a water purification recycling System, and nuclear fusion energy...)]

[②. [TS Virus Source] (This Golden Finger comes from a common-grade zombie revenge face-slapping novel. Once chosen, the item will be manifested! The TS Virus Source can infect all living creatures, turning them into zombies that only know how to slaughter. It possesses a certain degree of variability, unknown...)]!

[③. [Sacrificial Resurrection Technique] (This Golden Finger comes from a common-grade Xianxia face-slapping novel. Once chosen, the host will comprehend the Sacrificial Resurrection Technique, allowing the resurrection of a target through sacrifice! Note: This technique violates the harmony of heaven; using it will surely bring divine retribution!)]

[Note: Items refreshed daily from face-slapping novels will not disappear and can be purchased with pleasure points!]

The System's voice flashed by.

Looking at the three Golden Fingers before him, Chu Xiao fell into silence and couldn't help but ask, "Damn! Is this stuff really what a low-level prize pool can refresh? System! What's up with you today? Why didn't you keep refreshing sanitary pads for me?"

[Ding!]

[Please make a choice within thirty seconds!]

The System responded coldly.

Chu Xiao immediately said, "Is that even a question? It's definitely the [Sacrificial Resurrection Technique]! This kind of secret technique is practically invincible, okay!"

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the [Sacrificial Resurrection Technique]. Please prepare for the transmission!]

The System's voice flashed by.

"No way, again?"

Chu Xiao felt a bit of lingering fear; last night he had fainted from the pain because he bought the Top-grade Lightning Spiritual Root.

In an instant.

Complex and profound knowledge and Profound Truths flooded into his mind, including the methods of sacrifice, various resurrection taboos, astronomy, geography, and so on.

Although such a secret technique was Heaven-Defying!

It was also extremely difficult to successfully implement. It required the right timing and location, and a blood relative must be sacrificed...

In other words, one must be a blood relative to resurrect the deceased.

It was equivalent to a life for a life.

Chu Xiao was speechless: "Damn, I chose a whole lot of nothing! This thing, a life for a life, what the hell is the use! Am I supposed to use my own life to save my family? That's way too unreliable!"

As for [An Underground Fortress] and the [TS Virus].

These two Golden Fingers were completely out of Chu Xiao's consideration. He wasn't so insane as to use the TS Virus to destroy the world, nor did he need a safe Underground Fortress.

Regarding the System's prize pool refreshes.

Chu Xiao was already used to it. After all, if even things like literal poop and sanitary pads could be refreshed, what couldn't be?

"Young Master, are you still livestreaming today?"

Su Xiaowan, wearing a maid outfit, shouted from not far away. Behind her were three other maid sisters, all dressed up very cutely.

Chu Xiao pinched his chin, looked at the old Golden Tortoise basking nearby, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "The livestream definitely can't stop! Today's theme will be called 'The Tycoon's Magical Pets'!"

Soon.

The livestream began.

As a large number of viewers flooded in.

pleasure points began to skyrocket again, earning over a dozen points every minute.

Ding ding ding...

The System's notification sounds were constant. Chu Xiao turned off the System notifications and focused on showing off.

With the guest appearances of the Golden Tortoise and the Golden Snake, the popularity of the livestream room continued to increase.

Someone sent a bullet chat:

"Look quickly, that old Golden Tortoise seems to be breathing in the essence of the sun and moon. Is it about to become a spirit?"

"A God-tier Tycoon is indeed a God-tier Tycoon; even the pets he keeps are so special! So jealous! So jealous!"

"Rich guy, do you still need a hanger-on? I want to be your dog!"

The bullet chats were dense.

Just then, the livestream screen suddenly went black.

It displayed that the streamer had violated regulations.

"??? What's going on? Did we violate any rules?" Chu Xiao asked, tilting his head. He remembered that he hadn't said anything at all; he was just showing off normally.

Su Xiaowan was also confused. She frowned and said, "Boss, please wait a moment. I'll go ask customer service!"

After waiting a few minutes.

The official customer service of the livestream platform finally gave a reply.

The livestream room was suspected of violating regulations. The main reason was actually that Golden Tortoise and Golden Snake—they were the ones who violated the rules!!!

"The platform just released a new regulation banning pets from appearing on camera... Our livestream room has to wait seven days before it can return to normal. What should we do, Boss?"

Su Xiaowan said.

Chu Xiao: "...What kind of regulation is this? Was it there before?"

Su Xiaowan shook her head and said, "I'm not sure about the details, but the platform says we can't stream. Should we just wait seven days to broadcast again?"

Chu Xiao was fuming inside. Not streaming for a day was like taking his life; not streaming for seven days, wouldn't he be bored to death?

Isn't this delaying my earning of pleasure points!

If you push me, I'll just buy out your whole platform. How dare you ban my livestream room!

Simply audacious!

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Beng Beng let out a cry of surprise. She was holding her phone, looking shocked.

Su Xiaowan turned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Beng Beng swallowed hard and said nervously, "I know why the platform won't let pets on camera! Everyone, look at our paparazzi group!"

The paparazzi group was a QQ group they had joined before. It was mostly amateur paparazzi who would secretly film celebrities or take short videos of gossip and news.

The other little lolis took out their phones to check upon hearing this. The more they looked, the more alarmed they became, their faces filled with expressions of disbelief.

Chu Xiao curiously rubbed his nose and asked, "What's the number for that group? I'll join and take a look too!"

Su Xiaowan said, "Send an application; I'm an admin!"

"That's quite convenient!" Chu Xiao picked up his phone and opened the QQ software he hadn't used in years. He searched for the group chat and quickly found this paparazzi group.

After a bit of navigating, he joined the group chat!

The content inside...

...and the discussion records of the group members...

...made Chu Xiao unable to help but suck in a cold breath.

Holy crap...!

Could what the System said about... causing irreversible changes to the world, be referring to these?