Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Upstairs in Su Yu’s room, he was lying down on his bed, scrolling through Lion Fang, the streaming app.
He had streamed for 5 and a half hours for today and received a total of 47 Super Rockets, plus some smaller gifts. He did not really count how many he got in total.
One Super Rocket was valued at 1000 RMB on Lion Fang. Since the platform would take half of it, he would still receive 500 per rocket.
In other words, he had earned a little more than 24,000 in half a day. Simply streaming his countryside life had somehow earned him some quick money.
Of course, not everyone could earn this much through streaming.
Su Yu had plenty of opportunities lined up for him today. The white snake, Xiantai Village’s amazing view, plus coincidentally running into several rich viewers…all the stars had to line up in order for him to earn that much.
Other rookie streamers might not even earn a buck after streaming consecutively for a month.
Su Yu was just plain lucky.
Lion Fang allowed its streamers to withdraw the profit once their earnings reached 500 RMB.
The value of the gifts he received was more than 20,000, thus he would surely withdraw them right away. It just so happened that Su Yu was poor at the moment and 20,000 could support him for quite a while.
He withdrew the money from the streaming platform. Soon, he received a message.
[Ding! Your card number ending with 2237 has received 24,800 RMB on 20th July 2020.]
Su Yu felt relieved when he received the money. He put his phone away and called up the system.
A blue translucent screen appeared before his eyes.
[Host: Su Yu]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 26]
[Number of Streams: 1]
[Popularity: 75,813]
[You’ve signed in!]
…
Other than the Number of Streams and Popularity, the other stats did not change.
The number of streams had increased from 0 to 1 whereas his popularity had increased from 0 to 75,813.
In other words, the system must have recorded a whopping 75,813 concurrent viewers at one point during his stream.
However, he had no idea what the Popularity was for. Su Yu decided to ask the system and he got a reply almost instantly.
[Ding Dong! Congratulations, host! The Popularity Shop is officially open! You can make purchases in the shop!]
“Popularity Shop?”
He curiously tapped on the button.
“What is this shop selling?”
When he took a glance at the items listed on sale, his eyes shone brightly.
The bluish character window turned orange as the items were listed out before his eyes. Su Yu quickly glanced through them and gasped at what he saw.
“What…? Can it be? These are…System, are you serious?”
Su Yu rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was seeing things.
[Marrow-cleansing Pill]
[Injury Recovery Pill]
[Super Strength Talisman]
[Super Speed Talisman]
…
Other than pills and talismans, as Su Yu browsed through the shop, he found even more bizarre items.
[Fireball Technique]
[Waterbomb Technique]
[Water Evasion Technique]
[Freezing Technique]
[Torrential Palm]
[Dragon Image Fist]
[Flying-sword Control Technique]
[Refiner Guide]
[Formation Encyclopedia]
…
“What the f*ck?!? Isn’t this…xianxia stuff? System, I’m living on Earth, the real world! Isn’t it illegal to sell things like these?” Su Yu said.
[Ding Dong! Unable to understand the host! The Popularity Shop is connected to the myriad heavens and different worlds. As long as the items are found in any of those worlds, the shop will list it out to sell. You can make purchases without any worries!]
“Okay, if you say so, I’ll bite. But how do I make a purchase?”
[Ding Dong! Host, you may purchase the items with your Popularity!]
“Popularity? I have around 70K Popularity. Does it mean I can go on a shopping spree?”
Su Yu happily browsed through the items that caught his attention, but when he tapped on them and saw the price, he was stunned.
“What the heck? Are you kidding me? A single Marrow-cleansing Pill costs 20K Popularity?! This is ridiculous!”
He thought he had more than enough to shop, but now it seemed like he could barely afford anything.
The Fireball Technique was going for 100K Popularity while the Torrential Fist was worth 200K Popularity.
“Who buys these anyways?!”
After carefully browsing through the items, Su Yu’s 70K Popularity was only enough to buy two items: a Marrow-cleansing Pill and a Void Qi-refining Secret. The pill cost 20K while the secret manual cost 50K, which added up to 70K.
Su Yu spent all his Popularity on merely two items.
Then, he took the items out of the shop.
The pill appeared in his palm. It was a yellow pill the size of a longan fruit.
As for the Void Qi-refining Secret, the knowledge was directly transferred into his brain, so Su Yu instantly mastered all its contents.
According to the system description, the Void Qi-refining Secret was one of the cultivation methods in the xianxia world, and it was considered one of the best even amongst immortals.
Su Yu only bought the Qi-refining segment though, meaning no matter how much he cultivated, the best he could achieve was Peak Qi-refining state.
If he wanted to breakthrough to the next state, he would have to purchase the next segment, which would be the Foundation-building segment.
He checked the knowledge of Void Qi-refining Secret in his mind but was not in a hurry to cultivate it.
Then, he tossed the Marrow-cleansing Pill into his mouth. He wanted to modify his body first. In particular, he wanted to boost his strength to an ideal level so that he could cultivate more effectively.
After taking the pill, Su Yu felt sleepy. He eventually succumbed to the sleepiness and fell asleep.
The night was silent.
On the next day, when he woke up, it was already 7.30 a.m. The moment he opened his eyes, he smelled something foul.
“What’s that smell?”
Su Yu did not know what had happened. He looked down at his body and noticed that he was covered in a layer of black, gooey slime which was precisely what reeked.
“What’s this?”
Su Yu leapt out of bed.
Upon a closer look, he found out that it was his body that secreted the black gooey slime. Then, he remembered that he had taken the Marrow-cleansing Pill last night.
“Is this the impurities in my body?”
Su Yu clenched his fist. As expected, he felt a boost in his own strength. His body tenacity had changed for the better as well.
Nonetheless, he could not bear the stench. He went to the bathroom to clean himself up.
When he came out and saw himself in the mirror, he was shocked.
“What the f? What the f? What the f?”
He had to repeat it three times because it was important.
“Is this really…me? Obvious obliques, a slender waist, eight packs…I’ve got golden proportions!”
Su Yu already had a decent physique before this but the Marrow-cleansing Pill modified his body even further, granting him a shocking physique! His body could rival the fittest athlete out there.
After taking the pill, he realized that his face looked more handsome as well.
He was blown away by his new and handsome self in front of the mirror. It was after a while before he put on his clothes with a heavy heart, as though he could continue admiring his body for the whole day.
In the front yard, Su Yu thought of something.
“Right! I haven’t signed in today! Let’s see what I will get today.”
He then summoned the system and tapped to sign in.
[Ding Dong! Congratulations on signing in. Acquired Fire Hunting Bow Set]