2: Chapter 002 Military Enthusiast Streamer's Antics: Boss, Do You Have Bulletproof Vests?

The livestream started.

On screen was Lin Mo's handsome yet slightly lethargic face, along with the shelves piled high with miscellaneous goods behind him.

One minute, two minutes...

The number of viewers in the livestream awkwardly remained at "3," one of whom was himself.

A few scattered comments drifted by.

[Passerby A: What is the streamer doing here? The background looks like a junkyard.]

[Passerby B: Universal Hardware Store? This title is bragging to the heavens. I bet a pack of spicy strips that the streamer will start selling miracle pills in the next second.]

[Passerby C: Reported. Clickbait, you're welcome.]

Lin Mo turned a blind eye to this.

He slowly picked up the non-stick pan and superglue used as samples on the counter and introduced them to the camera: "Greetings, everyone. The products in this shop are genuine and fairly priced. For example, this pot cannot be damaged by three-thousand-degree high temperatures, and not even a diamond can scratch it. Or take this tube of glue—it's aerospace-grade quality. Once glued, not even an atomic bomb can blow it apart."

As soon as these words were spoken, the livestream, which already had few people, became a bit livelier with comments.

[Hahaha, I can't take it anymore. Is this streamer a comedian?]

[Diamond can't scratch it? Why don't you say that the Engineering Mech Series used this pot to create the world?]

[Glue that an atomic bomb can't blow apart? Why don't you use it to patch the sky?]

[Scammer! Verified!]

Just as the livestream was filled with ridicule, a golden banner suddenly popped up at the top of the screen—

[Hardcore Lao Bai] has entered the livestream!

The next second, countless viewers wearing "Lao Bai Legion" fan badges flooded in like a tide, and the number of viewers in the livestream instantly skyrocketed from single digits to over thirty thousand!

The comments were instantly flooded with "Lao Bai sightseeing group checking in!" and "Protect our Lao Bai!"

"Lao Bai? Which Lao Bai?" Lin Mo was stunned for a moment.

Soon, a pinned SC (Super Chat) answered his confusion.

[Hardcore Lao Bai (SC): Brothers, I just finished streaming, and the platform pushed this livestream to me. The title is too insane, 'Universal Hardware Store, there is nothing I dare not sell'? Today, let's debunk this and see how 'universal' this boss really is!]

Lin Mo finally realized.

Hardcore Lao Bai, a top streamer in the outdoor section of the Shark platform, with millions of fans. Known for being hardcore, daring, and wealthy, he often conducts military product reviews and extreme survival challenges that ordinary people cannot access, and he holds high prestige in the military enthusiast circle.

Unexpectedly, his little run-down livestream was actually "raided" by such a big streamer.

Isn't this a "daring" customer delivered right to his doorstep?

Lin Mo was not only not panicked, but a faint, imperceptible smile also curled at the corners of his lips.

At this moment, Hardcore Lao Bai's voice rang out in the livestream through the voice chat function, carrying a hint of teasing laughter: "Boss, hello, hello. I saw your title; it's very arrogant. You said you dare to sell anything, so I won't hold back."

Lin Mo leaned lazily on his chair and nodded at the camera: "Ask away, as long as you can afford it."

"Oh?" Lao Bai was amused by his calm attitude; this was exactly the kind of show effect he wanted.

He deliberately raised his voice and said loudly to the millions of viewers in his own livestream: "Brothers, you heard it! The boss is very confident! Alright, Boss, I will ask one question that we military enthusiasts care about the most."

"In your shop, do you have bulletproof vests for sale? Not that trash that can only stop pistol bullets; I'm talking about the kind that can withstand large-caliber armor-piercing rounds head-on!"

As soon as this question was asked, Lao Bai's livestream exploded!

[Hahaha, Lao Bai is really going for the kill!]

[This question is perfect! Let's see how this scammer continues to make things up!]

[Streamer: I just wanted to scam a little money, but you want to send me to jail?]

[Hurry up and say you don't have it! It's not shameful to say you don't!]

Everyone thought Lin Mo would be embarrassed, speechless, or would make excuses saying this is a Hardware Store and doesn't sell military weapons.

However, the moment Lin Mo heard the words "armor-piercing rounds," his eyes suddenly lit up!

This was exactly what he was waiting for!

[Ding! Advanced demand detected: Individual super-specification protective equipment!]

[Demand assessment: Extremely outrageous, high value!]

[Generating product plan... Matching current technological level... Performing leapfrog upgrade...]

[Plan generation complete!]

Under the gaze of millions of viewers across the network, Lin Mo smiled calmly at the camera and slowly said:

"Yes, I do."

These two words caused the entire livestream to fall silent instantly.

As if he didn't see the pause in the comments, Lin Mo continued in that calm tone: "What level do you want? The ones that only stop pistol rounds are cheap. You want the ones that resist armor-piercing rounds; that costs extra, it's a bit more expensive."

Dead silence!

After three seconds of dead silence, the comments in both livestreams erupted violently, like a volcanic eruption!

[Holy crap! He actually said he has it?!]

[He's crazy! This streamer has completely lost his mind!]

[You can't keep acting, so you've started babbling nonsense, right?]

Lao Bai was also bewildered by Lin Mo's calm and composed attitude. For a moment, he even suspected, does this guy really have some connections?

But he quickly threw this absurd thought out of his mind, followed Lin Mo's words, and asked with the mentality of watching a show: "Oh? Then tell me, how expensive is it?"

On the system panel, a string of numbers clearly appeared.

Lin Mo looked at the camera, as if stating a dirt-cheap price, and said word by word:

"Five million, per piece. Thank you for your patronage; full payment is required, no credit."

Boom!!!

The whole internet exploded!

Everyone felt that Lin Mo had gone crazy for money. This was no longer just a scam; this was an insult to everyone's intelligence!

Lao Bai's fans were even more outraged, demanding that Lao Bai expose this scammer and make him pay the price!

Lao Bai was being roasted on the fire. If he didn't accept the challenge, his "hardcore" persona would collapse. Looking at Lin Mo's punchable smiling face on the screen, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and roared:

"Fine! Five million! I'll buy it!"

"I'll transfer the money to you right now! If you dare to trick me with a model prop, I swear I will use all my connections to make you suffer complete social death online!"

Saying this, under the witness of millions of people across the network, Hardcore Lao Bai really used the platform's maximum donation function, plus the special channel opened by contacting customer service, and transferred a full five million into Lin Mo's account!

["Hardcore Lao Bai" sent "Space Battleship" x20 in the "Universal Hardware Store" livestream!]

The entire Shark platform was flooded with this golden donation notification!