Live Streaming System?

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"Is he really going to come?"

A young man in shabby clothes slowly walked out of an apartment building in a rather run-down area.

He was Yang Jian, a student from a university not far from his apartment.

With big dreams of studying in the capital to achieve success, he left his hometown and went to Beijing for university. However, due to a trivial reason - being invited by a woman to go into a bar, get drunk, and have fun the night before an important entrance exam - he lost all his money when he woke up, realizing he had missed the crucial entrance exam!

Yes, all because of his own foolishness!

But how could he return to his village after boasting to everyone that he would study in the capital? He would only become the laughingstock, and his ego wouldn't accept that!

So, he continued his studies in the capital, even though he enrolled in a different university there.

As his money ran out that night, he couldn't afford a decent apartment and had to work even harder to be able to rent the place he was living in now.

After a few semesters living here, he got used to working while studying and even managed to buy a used computer from a grocery store, even though it was somewhat outdated.

On a cloudy night, next to the window of his apartment, Yang Jian used that computer to check his depleted live stream account balance. While adding funds to his account, a sudden lightning strike hit him through the nearby window!

Crash!

The glare!

His body felt momentarily frozen. Suddenly, he heard something in his mind!

Ding!

[Live Streaming System has been activated!]

When he snapped out of his shock, he checked his body, and strangely, he found no injuries whatsoever!

And so began the confusing chapter of his life.

Every day, he received orders from the System to give gifts to Streamers according to the System's criteria.

He once tried to ignore the System's orders for a day, and on that day, he heard the annoying complaints from the System, making him extremely irritated with it.

However, as a reward after completing his tasks, he would receive a few hundred yuan.

On the first day, he was confused about where the money was coming from.

But in the following days, he quickly forgot about it because he didn't care, as long as he was getting money. Why not just do it?

However, he felt that the System was very unfair! Because he only got a few hundred yuan a day, while the gifts he gave to Streamers were worth thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan!

He once tried doing something to benefit himself, like creating a live stream account to give gifts to that account or collaborating with others to receive those gifts.

But it all ended in failure! He even received punishment from the System for attempting such cheating actions!

"The punishment was truly horrifying for him! He would feel itchy all over his body for a full week! Even when he slept, he would have terrible nightmares! In those dreams, he would be surrounded by millions of ants, and he wouldn't feel anything on his body except the itching and tickling that left him traumatized!

Then, when he was watching one of the popular live streaming accounts on the platform, he found out that the owner of that live stream was moving to Beijing! Although he no longer had the intention of cheating again, at least he wanted to try a different approach. That is, by courting the owner of that account, without collaboration or deceit! He wanted to get close to that woman.

And maybe, he could win her heart?

Or even sleep with her?

Those were some lecherous thoughts crossing his mind.

Because he felt that he was handsome enough to approach a beautiful woman!

At this moment, he would go to the clothing store near his apartment to rent stylish clothes.

If anyone wonders why Yang Jian only rents clothes for dates and doesn't buy them?

There is only one definite reason, because those clothes are very expensive!

After getting the System, he didn't work and just sat in front of the computer every day to fulfill the System's demands.

The money he earned would always be spent on rent, daily meals, university fees, and much more.

"Whether she comes or not, I don't know, but I have to be well-prepared even if she doesn't come!"

Yang Jian tried to motivate himself before heading out.

***

A few hours after Lily and Louis entered the shopping mall.

"What else are we going to buy, Young Master?" Lily asked, observing the numerous clothes bought by her master.

"We'll browse around a bit more," Louis said, looking around.

"Alright, sir."

As they strolled through the crowd, many people glanced at the two of them.

Well... Lily no longer felt nervous or embarrassed; she had become accustomed to being looked at by many people. If her master didn't care about it, why should she?

As they walked casually, Louis suddenly noticed something that caught his attention.

"Hey Lily, isn't that costume very similar to the one in the game we played last night?" Louis asked, pointing his finger at something he meant.

"Ah... You're right, Young Master. Indeed, that costume looks similar to your character. So, are you considering buying it?" Lily responded with a light chuckle.

"Yes, as a true fan, I must buy it!" Louis replied enthusiastically.

"Alright, Young Master, let's go to that store!" Lily exclaimed loudly.

They walked towards the store.

"Oh customers...! Can I help you, young man?" an old man who seemed to be the seller of the costume asked.

"Hi, old man, how much is the price for that costume?" Louis asked the old man directly.

"It's quite expensive, young man, probably around 20,000 yuan. But don't worry, young man, the costume comes with a complete set!" he explained while taking the costume and its accessories.

"Wow... The complete set is quite extensive, isn't it, old man? What are the items in the set?" Louis asked.

"In this set, there's a complete set of clothing, a belt, shoes, a cloak, a spyglass, a knife, and a mask!" the old man replied casually.

"And even though it's just a costume, the equipment in the set is real, a real knife, and a real spyglass!" he continued.

"No problem, old man! I'll buy that costume set!" Louis declared.

"Alright, here you go, young man!"

Then they completed the transaction as usual.

"Hahahahahh...! Thank you, young man, I hope your love life goes smoothly!" the old man exclaimed, waving his hand. The old man was very grateful that someone had finally bought the quite expensive costume.

Now, with their shopping bags full, and Louis' car couldn't possibly carry more items, they decided to end their shopping activities.

"Young Master, it seems that my scheduled meeting with that person is coming up soon," Lily said after checking her phone.

"Really? In that case, let's go to the designated meeting place," Louis said, loading their shopping into the car.

Louis felt a bit regretful for using this car for shopping, as it didn't have much space to carry items. Fortunately, the things they bought could fit under the passenger seat, so they could store them there.

"Alright, young master!"

Then they headed to the meeting place where Lily was supposed to meet that person.