153: It doesn't belong to him

As soon as the livestream started, the viewer count in the top right corner skyrocketed, followed by a screen full of gift special effects.

Gao Xiaofan blinked as he watched the scene, completely failing to react.

By the time he looked again, the livestream room had already reached 3 million concurrent viewers.

"Brother Wo Zi, we can't bear to see you go. Please don't quit the internet!"

"Exactly, it's you we like. Whether you fish or not doesn't matter~"

"I'm sending my gifts early. If you quit, who would I even give them to~"

"Quit my foot! Who says you have to quit just because you said so? My Brother Wo Zi's main trait is being 'biaolian'~"

"What does 'biaolian' mean???"

"Shameless~ Hahahaha!"

The bullet comments were scrolling so fast that if Gao Xiaofan hadn't pressed down with his thumb, he wouldn't have been able to see what they were saying at all.

Seeing the words on the screen, Gao Xiaofan felt a warmth in his heart.

The terrifying number of online viewers in the livestream room had indeed startled Gao Xiaofan at first, but he understood once he thought about it.

The hype generated by the Kings Battle, Deng Yuan, and a group of fishing big shots combined with Gao Xiaofan seemed to have been monopolized by Gao Xiaofan alone.

After he made that pledge, no one else dared to start a livestream right now. Even thinking with their toes, they knew the audience would definitely stir up trouble and demand they make a pledge too!

Wouldn't that be ridiculous!

Across all of TikTok, fishing Streamers were surprisingly quiet, terrified of being targeted by fans!

Gao Xiaofan smiled and began to interact!

"Hello everyone, I'm Brother Wo Zi, Gao Xiaofan~ This Streamer is still here. If you like the content, please follow~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bullet comments flew by~

"I'm tearing up~ I really don't want Brother Wo Zi to leave~"

"Family, who understands this? What other Streamer with 50 million followers doesn't exploit their fans or sell products~"

"What are you all worried about? Is it impossible for Brother Wo Zi to win the championship??? As long as he wins, he doesn't have to quit! Everyone, have some faith in Brother Wo Zi!"

A rather long bullet comment appeared in the livestream room, making the corners of Gao Xiaofan's mouth curl up!

To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in winning the championship. Using the Sheathed title could indeed help him win a match through trickery, but going from the qualifiers to the semi-finals and then the finals would take a very long time.

Could he hold out until the Sheathed moment arrived?~

"Rational analysis: Brother Wo Zi's fishing skills are actually pretty mediocre, maybe even worse than mine, let alone compared to professional teams. So that possibility is basically impossible!"

"Hahahaha, I'm dying. You brainless fans actually think the Streamer can win? Just waiting for him to quit~"

"Even though I'm a hardcore fan of Brother Wo Zi and I admire him, to be honest, I don't hold any hope."

"Sigh, he probably hasn't even gathered his teammates yet. How can he win? Sigh."

"Let's all work together, build up some confidence, and help see if any experts are willing to team up with Brother Wo Zi!"

Gao Xiaofan watched the messages scroll by. The moderators were also constantly banning haters. Since Brother Wo Zi had already made his pledge—to quit if he didn't win—and things had reached this point, haters were simply banned!

"I've seen everyone's comments. Thank you for your concern, but our team members are already all gathered!"

As soon as Gao Xiaofan spoke, the screen was filled with question marks.

"The first member is, of course, our Brother Gu~ Everyone, welcome him!"

After saying that, he turned the phone around to film Qiu Gu, who was sitting on the bed next to him looking bewildered. Qiu Gu nervously waved his hand in greeting.

Once Gao Xiaofan turned the phone back, the bullet comments went quiet for a moment before recovering.

"I remember... didn't Brother Gu say he doesn't know how to fish? Did I remember wrong???"

"You didn't remember wrong, Brother Wo Zi said it too!!!"

"It's over, Brother Wo Zi is just giving up!!!"

"If I'd known, you should have called me. I'm actually pretty good at catching White Striped Fish!"

"I'm totally speechless!!!"

Looking at the comments, Gao Xiaofan almost laughed out loud. He glanced at Qiu Gu, who was watching the livestream and staring at him with a resentful look, and quickly said,

"Alright, even though Brother Gu can't fish, it doesn't matter. He's our team's logistics person—for things like netting the fish or baiting the spot. So Brother Gu is perfectly capable of the job~"

..."Logistics? Then there's one more member! Holy crap, that one must be Brother Wo Zi's trump card!"

"Who is the other member!"

"So you're saying Brother Wo Zi is serious? There's hope for the championship???"

"If you put it that way, then I have to apply for a minor's refund and take back the gifts I just sent~"

"Hahahaha~ *hic*."

..."The other member is currently rushing here to Jiangcheng. You'll all be able to see them tomorrow!"

"I have to keep the mystery. You guys definitely won't guess who it is~"

Gao Xiaofan said with a chuckle, leaving the livestream audience completely stunned!

"I hate cliffhangers the most. Hurry up and say who it is!"

"Wild guess: since we won't be able to think of it, they must be amazing! Holy crap, I've figured it out!!!"

"The guy above, explain in detail~"

"Deng Yuan, Teacher Deng! This must be Brother Wo Zi's teammate~"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The netizens' imagination was truly something; Gao Xiaofan was stunned. Good grief, they just assigned the fishing king as his teammate, didn't they?~

"Brother Wo Zi, what's your team's name?"

"The Wo Zi Team, I guess~"

"That sounds terrible. You have to change it~"

"Agreed, change it~"

"If you actually win the championship, that name is too embarrassing~"

Gao Xiaofan looked at the phone resting on the quilt and couldn't help but rub his chin, falling into thought.

What name... he really hadn't thought about it.

But those were minor things, no rush. Once Li Yuer arrived, the three of them could get together and discuss it~

After interacting for a while longer, Gao Xiaofan ended the stream and lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The information the system had revealed today made his heart feel like it was on a roller coaster, unsettled.

Lately, it seemed the system hadn't even issued any more tasks.

The initial cash rewards, bait rewards, title rewards, and livestream BGM all sounded very powerful, but aside from the titles, they didn't actually seem that incredible.

This time, the system had also personally admitted that it had originally followed Gao Xiaofan's father, Gao Lingyun. As for why it had come to Gao Xiaofan, the system didn't say.

Lying on the bed with his thoughts wandering, Gao Xiaofan suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps this system had never belonged to him... but so what? Everything would eventually come to light.

Gao Xiaofan fell into a deep sleep, seemingly becoming even more prone to drowsiness.

Even though he had just taken a nap in the afternoon, he still slept soundly when night came.

When Gao Xiaofan woke up, he looked at Qiu Gu in front of him with a dazed expression.

"Why the hell are you calling me again~"

He looked at the pitch-black night outside the window behind Qiu Gu, looking completely confused.

"Brother Xiaofan~"

Just then, Gao Xiaofan felt a delicate hand rest on his shoulder. The fingertips brushed across his cheek, making his entire body shiver!