47: Ruthless and taciturn

Several days later, the several production lines that Bais Technology had invested a fortune to urgently construct finally went into high-speed, three-shift operation.

The first batch, a total of 3,300 virtual helmets, successfully rolled off the production line after strict quality control.

These helmets were sent via encrypted logistics to the first batch of players who had drawn activation codes.

That day, all major social platforms and gaming forums were flooded with the same content:

showing off helmets, checking in, and live unboxings.

On the Feiyu Platform's live stream, in the live room of [Bai Xiaofei's Gaming Daily].

As usual, there were only over a hundred people in the live room.

The streamer didn't speak, concentrating fully on playing the game.

There were only a few bullet comments, with one or two occasionally appearing when Bai Xiaofei made an impressive play.

Bai Xiaofei was a technical streamer in the gaming section.

He had a wide range of interests, easily mastering everything from FPS to complex RTS games, and often outplayed professional players in high-level matches, making them break out in a cold sweat.

Several clubs had extended invitations to him, but he had rejected them all.

In his words: "Playing games is a hobby; if it becomes work, it's tiring. I just want to live a laid-back life."

His streaming style was extremely simple.

He would start streaming punctually at 7 PM, play his own games, have zero interaction with the audience, and then immediately go offline once he earned the 200 yuan gift income required for the day's basic platform tasks.

Because of this, old fans gave Bai Xiaofei the nickname Check-in Bro.

Although his gaming skill was top-notch, he wasn't good at creating content, so his live room's popularity never exceeded a thousand.

Today, Bai Xiaofei was streaming a popular shooting game.

Under Bai Xiaofei's god-tier control, his character's movements were fluid and agile, and his aim was incredibly precise.

Enemies in the opposing camp died as soon as they showed their heads; his reaction time was practically superhuman.

In the final endgame, only Bai Xiaofei was left, but he managed to pull off an unbelievable 1V5 comeback with his unreasonable aggressive play.

This wasn't just 'fishing in a pond'; Bai Xiaofei's opponents were either top-tier solo queue kings or professional players.

"Brother Fei is awesome!"

"His reactions are truly incredible."

Bai Xiaofei ignored the bullet comments, silently watching the Settlement (settlement) screen.

Even after achieving a five-kill, his face remained calm, his heart rate steady, completely devoid of emotional fluctuation, as if he were a ruthless killing machine.

"My Brother Fei truly is a man of few words but fierce actions."

Quitting time arrived.

Just as the old fans thought Bai Xiaofei was about to go offline at lightning speed as usual, he suddenly bent down and pulled out a silver cardboard box with the Star Sea logo printed on it from under his computer desk.

The moment the cardboard box appeared on camera, the live room, which originally had only over a hundred people, saw its popularity value skyrocket as if on a rocket.

This was because Feiyu Platform's intelligent recommendation system had captured three explosive points.

The keywords "Star Sea cardboard box," "live unboxing," and "Feiyu Platform's first virtual helmet" combined to form a massive traffic black hole.

In less than a minute, the number of online viewers in the live room surged from one hundred to ten thousand, and it continued to climb at an even more astonishing rate.

The bullet comments paused for a second, then erupted like a tsunami.

"???"

"Holy crap?"

"Oh my god, a Star Sea box?!"

"Check-in Bro, you secretly got an activation code and didn't even tell us? The helmet's already arrived?"

"Brother Fei is getting popular too! The popularity is almost 30,000, more than 300 times what it was."

"Ah, it's the Star Sea virtual helmet! Is he going to do a live unboxing?!"

"The first streamer on Feiyu Platform to do a live unboxing has appeared!"

All sorts of gifts began to flood the screen, from small fish snacks to airplanes and rockets, almost submerging the entire screen.

Bai Xiaofei was bewildered by this sudden situation; he looked at the rapidly scrolling bullet comments and the constantly popping up gift notifications, somewhat unable to comprehend it.

He opened his mouth, habitually wanting to say, "That's enough for today, time to go offline."

But before the words could come out, they were blocked by even more bullet comments.

At this moment, a [Super Rocket] special effect, occupying most of the screen, soared into the sky.

The rich donor who sent the gift posted a conspicuous bullet comment: "Streamer, stop spacing out, quickly do the live unboxing, and then tell us what's up with this helmet."

This bullet comment immediately received countless endorsements.

"Yes, unbox it!"

"Please, Brother Fei, let us see it."

"Check-in Bro, you must make an exception today."

"It's over, it's over, stop sending gifts, Brother Fei will go offline once he earns 200 yuan."

Bai Xiaofei looked at the enthusiastic audience, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Okay, then I'll unbox it and take a look."

He carefully unwrapped the packaging and took out the streamlined, futuristic silver-grey helmet.

Bai Xiaofei showed the helmet from various angles to the audience.

The cold metallic texture and elegant curves were fully displayed under the camera, drawing another wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred from the bullet comments.

"I'll try connecting it."

Following the instructions, Bai Xiaofei connected the helmet to the power supply and the dedicated signal receiver, then put on the helmet under the gaze of tens of thousands of viewers.

The live room remained active with bullet comments, excitedly discussing what was going on.

"How is it?"

"Are you in?"

"Speak up, what's it like inside?"

"I'm dying of impatience, why doesn't this crappy helmet have a live streaming function?"

A few minutes later, Bai Xiaofei took off the helmet.

His face was still expressionless, and his breathing was steady.

But if one looked closely, one could still notice that Bai Xiaofei's eyes were much brighter than usual, and his earlobes were flushed with an abnormal redness.

He looked at the camera without saying a word, seemingly still savoring the scene he had just witnessed, which made the waiting audience extremely anxious.

"Hmm, I went in."

"It's in a very dark space, you can see Blue Star, and many stars; it doesn't feel like looking at a screen."

Bai Xiaofei gestured with his hands, his movements appearing somewhat stiff.

"The star sea knight: enlightenment game logo is right in front, very large and spinning, and it prompted me that I can pre-create a character."

Finally, he added a sentence.

"It feels pretty real, doesn't seem fake."

The live room completely exploded.

"That's it?"

"'Pretty real'? What does that mean?"

"No, Brother Fei, your description is too bland! How real is it, you should explain it!"

"'Doesn't seem fake'—what kind of weird evaluation is that??"

At this point, old fans who understood Bai Xiaofei became crucial translators.

"You guys don't know anything! When Brother Fei says 'pretty real,' it means 'holy crap, it's insanely awesome!' to him!"

"Pay attention to the details, Brother Fei's ears are red, which proves that Brother Fei is already overheating, very excited but still poker-faced, looking the same as usual."

"And his eyes, they're clearly glowing. I've followed him for three years and this is the first time I've seen him like this."

"Exactly, he never had this kind of reaction when we watched Brother Fei stream and dominate professional players."

"Hahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter, 'doesn't seem fake' is probably the highest praise my Brother Fei can give."

Bai Xiaofei was already nervous to death; it was his first time seeing such a large-scale event, with online viewers already exceeding 100,000.

"That's all for the stream today. I'm going offline to research it further."

After speaking, Bai Xiaofei skillfully went offline at lightning speed.

The bullet comments and discussions in the live room did not stop; instead, they became even more heated.

"Brother Fei is foolish! With so many people, even a random dance would make him financially free."

Just as Bai Xiaofei went offline, his phone, placed on his computer desk, vibrated.

The screen lit up, showing an unknown number.

He frowned slightly; if he remembered correctly, it had been almost three years since anyone had actively called him.

With a puzzled expression, Bai Xiaofei took off his headphones, hung them around his neck, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello."

"Hello, may I speak with Mr. Bai Xiaofei?"

A very enthusiastic male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"This is he. Is there something you need me for?"

"Hello, Mr. Bai. Please excuse my abrupt interruption. I am the operations manager for the gaming section of the Feiyu Platform. My surname is Chen."