99: Host, why aren't you smiling?

I was a little curious about this question.

I opened the app store and downloaded the most popular and well-known live streaming software called Douyu.

Registered with one click, username randomized.

Before this, Chen Ming rarely watched live streams. A few roommates, however, would often watch those beautiful female streamers play games whenever they had nothing to do.

But Chen Ming always felt that compared to the word 'game', the beautiful female streamers seemed more important to them.

Chen Ming, on the other hand, felt that with that time, it would be better to start a game of 'Wilderness Survival'.

Entering Douyu live streaming, I clicked directly on the ranking list.

Ranked first were the four characters: [Yang TV Official].

The live stream's popularity was over ten million+

In contrast, the second place barely broke a million, with a popularity of one million+.

"This cliff-like gap..."

Chen Ming couldn't help but be curious about what content the official live stream was broadcasting that could be so attractive.

"Could it be that they've manipulated the data and are putting on a facade?"

Chen Ming clicked in and found that what was being broadcast were all scenes of himself fighting various monsters.

And they were all aerial perspectives.

[So handsome! This guy is really too handsome! He completely conquered me with one slash!]

[Boosting popularity for my husband, securing the top spot on the list! Sisters, charge!~]

[Speaking of which, you guys are tipping so many gifts, can the original owner receive them?]

[Anyway, money isn't very useful right now, and whether it will be useful in the future is still unknown]

[Damn it! Could it be that the person is gone and the money hasn't been spent, and this is really going to happen to me?]

[Swipe! I'll just swipe all my wife's savings! I feel like I can't escape, I give up]

...

In response to the audience's concerns, the official announcement stated that all proceeds from the live stream would be used for purchasing relief supplies and post-disaster reconstruction, and would absolutely not be embezzled. Please rest assured and supervise.

Exiting the live stream, Chen Ming wasn't so idle as to go and ask the official for this money.

Appreciating his own combat process?

It always felt a little strange, especially when paired with those 'husband', 'so handsome' bullet comments that kept flashing.

Rolling up his sleeves, goosebumps started appearing one after another.

Looking at the time, there were still ten minutes left until midnight, when the fishing attempts would refresh.

After exiting Yang TV's live stream.

Chen Ming found that several new faces had appeared on the ranking list.

[Lao Liu Apocalypse Fishing, Popularity 550k+]

[Zhang Laosi Apocalypse Fishing, Popularity 480k+]

[Bai Mengjiang Apocalypse Fishing, Popularity 390k+]

"Is this, starting the warm-up early?"

Chen Ming selected the top-ranked Lao Liu Apocalypse Fishing and entered the live stream.

"Welcome, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, the apocalypse fishing opportunity is about to refresh. I won't waste any words here, I'll fish all of them in one go! So, please support me, if you have gifts, send some, if not, please use your lucky little hands to help Lao Liu click the free little heart in the upper right corner..."

As soon as he entered the live stream, he saw the streamer named Lao Liu throwing out pre-prepared pitches one after another, asking for support.

In the bullet comment area.

[Support Lao Liu! When it comes to Apocalypse Fishing, Lao Liu is still the most exciting, he fishes directly without any nonsense, unlike that Bai Mengjiang next door who can drag it out for several hours just for gifts]

[I'll fish with the streamer later, hoping he can share some good luck with me and give me some Skills, I also want to join the official team and become a professional Hunter!]

[At this stage, you're going to be a professional Hunter? Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of being used as cannon fodder and sacrificing your life in vain?]

[What do you know? Without everyone, where would the small family be? If everyone thought like you, who would stand up to quell the apocalypse?]

[Alas, yesterday's two fishing opportunities, one failed because my hand speed was too slow, and one I fished up a pack of sanitary napkins. What am I, a big Man, supposed to do with that thing?]

[You have sanitary napkins? What's your nickname? I'll contact you, exchange them for food!]

...

Everyone chatted back and forth.

Time passed quickly.

In a blink of an eye, midnight arrived.

The apocalypse fishing attempts for billions of people worldwide refreshed simultaneously.

Except for Chen Ming.

After all, his fishing attempts didn't need to refresh, they were always unlimited.

Following that, the streamer Lao Liu's voice sounded, pointing his phone screen at the camera, "Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, the fishing attempts have been refreshed. Lao Liu, including the fishing opportunity I got from cutting down Zombies and completing the task yesterday, I have a total of four opportunities."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew countless envious and adoring voices.

"..." As the owner of SSS-level unlimited fishing attempts, Chen Ming really couldn't empathize.

Just as Lao Liu had said earlier, he didn't waste time. After a simple introduction and explanation, he began his first fishing attempt.

"Very good! Successfully hit!"

"At this time, it seems, it won't be anything good."

Chen Ming was fully qualified to say this.

No one understood it better than him.

After all, his fishing attempts alone were equivalent to a group of people's.

"Oh dear, Lao Liu's luck is a bit bad today, he only fished up a wrench on his first attempt." Lao Liu slapped his forehead and once again showed his phone screen and the fishing result to the camera.

[It's okay, there are still four more chances!]

[Tested personally, using this big wrench to hit Zombies is super awesome and exciting]

[Indeed, it can be considered a handy weapon]

[Continue! Continue!]

"Okay! Starting the second fishing attempt right away!"

The speed at which the QTE mini-game appeared was still very fast.

"Family, this time I was luckier and drew a box of instant noodles, but they are cup noodles, so there are fewer boxes."

[Yeah, if they were packet noodles, a box that big would be enough to eat for a long time]

[Envious, my luck is simply explosive, I fished up a gold ingot, what the heck is this thing useful for?]

[Perhaps, you can use it to bribe a Zombie and make it let you out?]

[Wuwuwu, family, who understands? Two fishing opportunities, both failed because my hand was too slow]

"Hoo..." Taking a deep breath.

Lao Liu quickly began his third fishing attempt.

This time, the fishing time was slightly longer.

"Damn!"

The surprise he showed seemed very natural to Chen Ming, not like it was deliberately acted out for the show's effect, it was very real.

"Everyone, you might not believe it, I, I he..."

Realizing something was wrong, he quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out, worried that the super manager would ban the live stream.

They didn't loosen the content restrictions just because the apocalypse had arrived.

"You might not believe it, Lao Liu actually drew a Skill! And it's a D-Class Skill!"

Chen Ming brought the phone closer, magnified the screen with two fingers, and saw clearly that it said: [Fishing Successful! Congratulations on obtaining D-Class Skill: Triple Punch!]

[Awesome!]

[666]

[Congratulations to the streamer, I believe the official team will come looking for you soon to make you a Hunter]

[Envious, so envious]

[There's one more fishing opportunity, strike while the iron is hot, hurry up!]

"Okay!" The streamer Lao Liu also wanted to seize the opportunity while his luck was still good and fish quickly.

Maybe he would have a chance to fish up another Skill.

Without further ado, he pressed [Start Fishing]

[Fishing in progress...]

[Fishing Successful! You have been targeted by disaster, you have fished up an Ancient Serpent, it wants to crush your bones to powder!]

"..." Streamer Lao Liu.

Just then, a bullet comment floated by at an inopportune moment: [Streamer, why aren't you smiling anymore?]