Debt

The streamer playing The Island was Jasmine, a cute girl who caught David's attention as he watched her play. When Jasmine noticed David, who was a king of Level 1000 and above, she hid in a corner. However, she soon stood up, lifting the pinkies of both hands up and bending her knees slightly as she softly said, "Welcome to my stream, Mr. Match. It's an honor to have you here."

David was a super big shot, and Jasmine knew she had to entertain him well. Her gestures amused David, and he immediately commented, "Jasmine, play the game well. If you win, I'll give you 666 Super Rockets as a celebration."

Jasmine was beyond surprised when she saw David's comment. Winning this round would be even more worthwhile than winning a hundred or a thousand times during normal times! She quickly sat down and continued the game, saying, "Thanks for the support, Mr. Match! I'll work hard to win!"

The audience watching the stream began spamming the comment section, expressing their admiration for David. They said things like "Mr. Match, you're the man!" and "Mr. Match, you're so awesome!" and "Mr. Match, you're incomparable indeed! The way you spend money is so out of the ordinary!"

Jasmine was usually a decent player, winning 8 out of every 10 rounds. However, she was understandably nervous since the gift of over one million dollars was at stake if she lost. As she carefully controlled the character in the game, she surmounted all difficulties. When there were only three people left, she let out a sigh of relief, thinking she should be able to win now.

Suddenly, a grenade landed next to her, and she quickly jumped to the other side, but it was too late. With a boom, Jasmine died in the explosion. At that moment, she wanted to kill someone.

Jasmine savored the taste of the gift of one million dollars, but now it was gone. She sat in front of her computer for a long time, unable to speak. The audience in the stream also expressed their pity. David thought her gaming skills were still okay. He was itching to play too, so he posted another comment.

"Jasmine, why don't you play with me?" David asked.

Jasmine snapped back to reality when she saw David's message. She quickly replied, "Sure, of course. Where are you, Mr. Match? I'll find you." David entered the game, and the two of them formed a team to start a new round. They landed in a valley and began to pick up weapons to arm themselves. Jasmine kept running around David and gave him all the good equipment. David did not reject it either. To be honest, David was not that good because he did not play often. However, the two of them seemed to be very lucky, as there were no powerful enemies during this round. Finally, Jasmine successfully brought David to the peak, and they won. This was also the first time David had won. Even though he was not great at gaming, the strange thing was that no one was scolding him in the stream. They even said he was good at it. Who would dare to scold this kind of big shot? Would this kind of person be bad in real life if he could spend tens of millions on streams? If they angered this big shot, he would find them no matter where they were.

David was in a good mood, so he started launching Super Rockets.

"Lil Match gave streamer Jasmine Super Rocket x1," the stream announced.

"Lil Match gave streamer Jasmine Super Rocket x666."

When everyone thought it was over, David surprised them.

"Lil Match gave streamer Jasmine Super Rocket x888."

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"Lil Match gave streamer Jasmine Super Rocket x1314."

Finally, the number of Super Rockets stopped at 1314. This was worth more than two million dollars. Whale Streaming's most expensive gaming companion was announced. The streamer played The Island with the user and received a gift of more than 2.6 million dollars when they won. Jasmine followed David on Instagram and asked him to look for her whenever he wanted to play games.

As May approached, David realized that there wouldn't be any days off for the weekend due to the upcoming holiday. The university's talent show for Labor Day was also scheduled for the day before the break. David attended his classes as usual during this time, and over time, his previous incident slowly lost its impact. However, he had also become a popular figure at the university. The handover of the Golden Leaf Hotel was completed, and David was officially its boss. He spent a total of 18 billion dollars and earned 180 lavish points, out of which he used 40 points to upgrade his body and mind to 50 points. He decided not to upgrade further, as he felt that the difference between 45 and 50 points was not significant. At this level, he felt that his body and mind were already in the "pretty strong" range. He saved the remaining 140 points for future skill upgrades.

The day before Labor Day, David had no afternoon classes, so he rested in his dormitory to prepare for the talent show that evening. As the holiday season began at South River Multimedia University, students who lived nearby started to leave the campus one by one. In her dormitory, Tara was packing her belongings to go home when her phone rang. She picked it up to find her mother on the other end. Her mother had bad news: Tara was not allowed to return home for the time being. She had transferred one hundred thousand dollars to Tara and asked her to be frugal.

Tara was stunned and knew that something must have happened at home. After she questioned her mother, she finally found out the truth - her family's business had failed, and they were in debt. Their creditors were monitoring their home, and if Tara returned, she would be stopped. Her family had to hide in her grandparent's house. Her father had not eaten or drunk anything for two days and had lost a lot of weight. Despite their efforts, he refused to listen to anyone.

For Tara, her father was her whole world, and seeing him in such a state was heartbreaking. She couldn't understand how their business, which had been successful for years, could suddenly go bankrupt. She knew that she had to go back home immediately to find out what was happening. She packed her things and rushed home, which was in Goat City, not far from River City. If she took the train, it would only take her about half an hour to reach there, and if she drove, it would take two to three hours.

When Tara arrived at her grandparent's house, it was already evening. She knocked on the door, but no one answered. She knocked again, hoping that someone would hear her.

Tara knocked on the door again, but there was no answer. Her heart began to race as she thought, "Could it be... no! No way!" She quickly took out her phone and called her mother.