Volume One, Chapter 41: The Third Match Duel, Number of Gifts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas Series-A streamer fofa faz charme e o magnata já está rendido(Distante)

Seeing that this round had been secured without a doubt, several messages popped up in Mu Zhaoyao’s guild group chat, "Green Bubbles."

【Tengju Operations. Chen Si: This Yan Suisui has massive traffic. You must beat her and make her promote you.】
【Tengju Operations. Chen Si: Next round, the guild will provide several extra accounts to help your "suckers" fight alongside you.】
【Tengju Operations. Chen Si: You should challenge her to a duel using the limited-edition gifts from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" national style series. Ask how many her big brother has in his account.】

After a few minutes, Mu Zhaoyao replied.
【Mu Zhaoyao: Brother Chen, those suckers of mine have gathered about 26 or so.】
【Tengju Operations. Chen Si: That’s enough. It’s a guaranteed win. The guild can provide over two hundred for you, with a maximum budget cap of three hundred. That Yan Suisui only has four big brothers, and one of them is a brand-new account that likely doesn't have much. With only Wanfeng, Jiuli, and Alan gifting, they won’t amount to anything.】
【Mu Zhaoyao: Alright, then we’ll play that for the next round.】

"My Mu Army, are there any more rocket gifts for your Zhaoyao? We’re only leading by 20 rockets; it’s very easy for that little girl across from us to catch up. Are there any bosses in the stream willing to help Zhaoyao widen the gap?"

"All bosses who send rockets to Zhaoyao today will get a follow-back from me! I’ll personally give you a permanent follow that will never be removed. Come on, follow Sister Coco, follow Brother Cloud-Light, follow Xiaoxia..."

As Mu Zhaoyao spoke, he pointed his camera at his phone to show himself clicking the follow buttons for ten seconds before turning the camera back to himself.

He sat in his leather executive chair, assuming the posture of a gang boss. Without even turning his head, he handed the phone to his lackey behind him. The lackey scurried over, took it, and shouted, "Look closely at the gifts from our boss! Follow every single one of them; if you miss one, I’ll skin you alive."

Lackey: "Yes, Boss! Task will be completed!"

Yu Yansui’s Live Stream

【I take back what I said about wanting to join his stream as a lackey.】
【The person above just pulled a complete 180.】
【He seems like a typical "spirit boy" (doge.jpg). His parents are still alive, so if I start cursing, I’m running away first.】
【We’re down by 10 rockets now, is there really no one else who can pitch in?】
【We’re at 116 rockets now. Seeking a god-tier donor to descend!】

Yu Yansui: "In the final minute, are there any brothers or sisters passing by who can help Sui Sui with a rocket? This round is really important to her. Please, I’m begging you."

Having reached this point with such a small gap, Yu Yansui didn't want to disappoint the fans who had helped her secure her position, so she was trying her best to rally votes.

However, things didn't go as hoped. She lost the PK round by a margin of two rockets.

"It’s okay, babies. We’ve already done great to get this far! Thank you to all the babies who helped Sui Sui with rockets today."

Yu Yansui picked up two confetti cannons, set them off, and performed a princess curtsy to express her gratitude.

"I’m turning on my mic now." Yu Yansui made a cheek-heart gesture and enabled her microphone.

"According to the PK rules, the winner of the first round decides the rules for the first, the loser of the first decides the second, and the winner of the second decides the third. I get to decide this round, no problem, right?"

"Sure, tell me what we’re playing this round."

Mu Zhaoyao: "This round, we’re battling with the quantity of 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' national tide series gifts—no—limit—on—the—top."

Xianyin seemed very knowledgeable about this series of gifts and began acting as an encyclopedia in the chat.

【Xianyin: Teacher Xianyin’s classroom is now in session. The 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' national tide series gifts were drawn from a limited-edition box six months ago. They are extremely valuable, incredibly difficult to obtain, and every gift in the series has luxurious special effects.】

【Xianyin: At the time, each draw cost 5,800 RMB. There was a 55% chance of getting a high-value gold gift, and a 45% chance of getting a 'trash' thousand-yuan permanent gift. The cost was too high, and the odds were skewed. When Qimiao released this event, they were scolded for months for being greedy and 'harvesting leeks.' Some people even reported them to the Consumer Association; it was a huge scandal.】

【Xianyin: The Qimiao headquarters were so angry that after the event ended, they issued a statement suspending all draws for this series, vowing never to re-release them. So, those who know, know—these gifts are undoubtedly of higher value and rarer, comparable to a digital version of an endangered giant panda!】

After reading Xianyin's explanation, Yu Yansui saw the situation clearly. It was obvious that he had come with the determination to win, and his targeting was blatant. But Yu Yansui had no way to refuse.

In the live-streaming world, there was an unwritten rule: once the audit was done, you had to accept whatever rules were set. If you felt the penalty was too harsh, your only hope was the votes from your big brothers and sisters.

After Yu Yansui accepted, Mu Zhaoyao couldn't wait to open the gift battle. The PK bar appeared, and he muted Yu Yansui’s microphone.

【The guy on the other side is really playing dirty.】
【I’m crushed. Does the princess really have to do the punishment?】
【K-King really can’t help at all in this kind of round.】
【It’s over, it’s over! What do we do? What do we do!】
【Sang You: I’m honestly speechless. Are you people even real fans of Sui Sui? Every time we PK, you just dampen morale.】
【Hao Duo Yu: The big brothers haven't even spoken yet; why are you acting out your own drama? Do you want the princess to lose that badly?】
【Xiang Yunduan: Little girl, you should clean up your fans. Dampening morale is not okay; that's even more toxic than the other side coming over to post hate comments.】
【Sang You: Don’t worry, Boss Yunduan. Little Yu and I are already keeping records. We’ll handle the fan situation properly after the stream.】
【Hao Duo Yu: Already recorded in the memo.】

The four big bosses' words floated in conspicuous gold text in Yu Yansui’s chat.

【(Admin) Wanfeng: Is he serious? Then don’t blame me.】
【(Admin) Jiuli: I have a small hobby; I just love drawing some cheap little gifts.】
【(Admin) Alan: I have a stash the size of a few coins in my bag.】
【(Admin) King: I only regret that I started playing this too late.】
【Xianyin: You guys are truly generous. I was just about to ask my Changye to help out.】
【Qiaojiaren: I was going to ask Xuanxuan to help, too.】
【(Admin) King: The more, the better. @Xianyin @Qiaojiaren @Ling Xuan @Changye, thank you all.】
【Changye: It’s no big deal, we’re all brothers.】
【Ling Xuan: What’s with the thanks? There’s a price. In the future, when our Qiaoqiao PKs, you guys come over and lend a hand.】
【(Admin) Wanfeng: I’ll do my best.】
【(Admin) Jiuli: Deal. Bring our little sweetheart to play more often in the future.】
【(Admin) Alan: 1】

Mu Zhaoyao’s big brothers had used up everything they had, totaling 26 "Classic of Mountains and Seas" gifts.

【'Wanfeng' gifted the streamer 'Mountains and Seas: Lin Lang Sheng' *15】 (68,888 Cat Coins)
【'Jiuli' gifted the streamer 'Mountains and Seas: Baize Xing' *15】 (68,888 Cat Coins)
【'Alan' gifted the streamer 'Mountains and Seas: Yu Chao Sheng' *15】 (68,888 Cat Coins)
【'Ling Xuan' gifted the streamer 'Mountains and Seas: Bibo Xing' *2】 (68,888 Cat Coins)
【'Changye' gifted the streamer 'Mountains and Seas: Yu Chao Sheng' *4】

As soon as the big brothers finished gifting, the count changed to 52 (Sui) to 26 (Mu).

Mu Zhaoyao stared in disbelief, his eyes wide. "What is going on on the other side?! How could they drop so many limited gifts all at once? Three people gifting the exact same amount—is this cheating?"

Mu Zhaoyao made a gesture to unmute the microphone. Yu Yansui complied. "Three big brothers gifting the exact same amount? I heard you’re an internal streamer for Qimiao. Are you colluding with Qimiao to cheat?"

As Mu Zhaoyao spoke, the number of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" gifts on Yu Yansui’s PK bar continued to rise—no, to be precise, it was skyrocketing.

Furthermore, the person sending the gifts was not one of the three big brothers Yu Yansui had counted on.