Chapter 28 – My Streamer Can’t Be That Ruthless (Part 2)
【User3216】: Came from the forum, the universal streamer is indeed an enigmatic girl, lol!
【UserRey11】: I came from the forum too +1, the streamer’s pose just now made my heart skip a beat!
【AliceBaby】: Hey, did the streamer really kill a lot of people yesterday?
Jiang Pengji looked bewildered. She checked the records and found that after she changed her clothes, about a hundred visitors suddenly surged into her previously empty streaming room, and the numbers were still climbing with notifications popping up here and there.
“System, what’s going on?”
Jiang Pengji was puzzled; just last night, she only had ten viewers throughout the whole stream.
On the other side, the system was equally flabbergasted by the sudden popularity, but to avoid Jiang Pengji’s wrath, it promptly asserted its authority as a system. In a matter of seconds, it figured out the source of the influx of viewers.
“The audience who watched the stream yesterday recorded and shared clips on their world’s public platform — Baidu Tieba. Now these visitors have come looking for you.”
The number of people in the channel kept rising, and the system couldn’t help but gasp in surprise.
Jiang Pengji poked at the unclear copper mirror. A viewer in the comments mentioned wanting to see an antique up close. She communicated with the system, “So it’s like a form of indirect marketing; that’s why so many people are following the channel number.”
“Exactly…”
The system wore a troubled expression. It hadn’t disclosed to Jiang Pengji that to guide her into becoming a qualified ancient-style fighter, it would reward her with various streaming tasks in the future, which could lead to recommendations from dimension-spanning livestream platforms based on task completion.
Encouraging the streamer to rack her brains for content, the system’s behavior was akin to an investment—with little upfront cost but huge returns.
This was a gaming rule set in stone by the system itself; it couldn’t change it.
With recommendations, the room’s popularity would rise swiftly.
Jiang Pengji quickly accepted this setting. “Let me guess, the promotion hype must be due to clips of me killing, hunting, and promoting food? People tend to like excitement, so it makes sense that so many viewers are drawn in…”
The system had a bitter taste in its mouth, unable to voice its discomfort.
In the comments, viewers incessantly questioned whether the videos of her slaying bandits were real, while others were dubiously skeptical.
【HeyHeyHey】: There’s a deity who checked it, they say the video has no sign of editing…
【Streamer is a Fraud】: Lies! If she dared to kill that many, wouldn’t the local authorities have captured her by now?
【Don’t Steal My Spot on the Second Floor】: It’s said to be dimension-spanning household struggles! Back in ancient times, killing thieves was considered heroic!
【Chives and Bandits】: I wonder which filming location this is from; it looks convincing, but it might be fake… Streamer, stop fooling us, only fools believe in dimension-spanning livestreams. Those here to watch the show can just go home and come back smarter.
【User1438】: But don’t you find it strange? It seems like any livestream platform can source this channel number…
【User334】: I just tried searching, and indeed, you can find it—pandas, grilled fish, YX, everything! Honestly freaked me out!
【User3356】: Here we go again with the conspiracy—this streamer is definitely trying to get famous. Wasn’t there news about a streamer who ‘traveled’ before? Turned out that was completely bogus; it’s obviously fake!
【User3838】: Fame obsession +1. Nowadays, these plastic surgery girls will do anything to get popular—groping wealthy husbands, sleepovers, stripping, and lewdly whispering, all while livestreaming and doing it with a bunch of guys… what won’t they do? Gross!
【User5567】: Fame obsession +N. If you’re a girl willing to spread your legs, you’re bound to go live. The trend has been ruined by these attention-seekers. I predict that once this streamer gets famous, she’ll be delivering all sorts of gifts to wealthy patrons.
【User9873】: Fame obsession +N. I bet two dimes she looks underage, fitting the tastes of certain perverted types.
Jiang Pengji didn’t place limits on the viewers’ comments, so the screen was filled with all sorts of remarks, most of them skeptical or outright insulting. She found it was her first time seeing such a chaotic scene… it felt like a bucket of dirty water had splashed down from the sky.
“Host… should we limit the frequency and level of comments?”
The system watched the audience numbers rise past five hundred. While it was elated about the popularity, it feared that the intense barrage of curses might make Jiang Pengji despise streaming even more. If she decided to quit altogether, it would be heartbroken.
Comments flew by quickly, but Jiang Pengji’s reading speed was no joke; those upgraded insults refreshed her vocabulary.
Jiang Pengji instead responded doubtfully, “Why limit it? This is kinda entertaining…”
System: “…”
It realized it was mistaken; Jiang Pengji was no ordinary person. Such levels of ridicule were hardly a scratch to her.
However, it also forgot that once Jiang Pengji held a grudge, her vengeful retaliation was no mere talent.
“Let them curse; honestly, I’ve never seen such skilled cursing before in my life! I thought taking over the Seventh Legion was like inheriting a band of rogues, but I guess I was wrong.”
To her, cursing was an art; the best didn’t involve half a curse word but still had the power to make others facepalm, while those who cursed at every opportunity had mouths too dirty, lacking any decency.
“If I were a scholar, I could probably come up with a social research thesis titled ‘On the Cultural Refinement of Near-Modern Humans.’”
Jiang Pengji didn’t show a hint of displeasure; she didn’t even pay attention to the viewers’ reactions.
Those cursing from the screen didn’t realize they were shaming themselves in front of one of the leading figures of the Interstellar Human Federation—one of the main military leaders!
“Do you expect me to return the insults in an ugly manner?”
If something could be resolved with a fist, she always preferred not to use words… of course, in specific situations, she enjoyed striking people verbally.
The system dared to say, Jiang Pengji would surely find a way to choke it.
My channel, my rules, the system promptly declared, “No, I think we should grant them permissions.”
If the other party’s accounts were restricted, they might get flustered and switch to other accounts, which would also count as some viewer engagement.
Jiang Pengji, however, was quick to pick up on the system’s internal thoughts. She chuckled and retorted, “That’s all you can think about? That little popularity drives you away? I’m worried you’ll get stolen one day by someone offering you a pancake… Just wait a bit, the best is yet to come.”
The system trembled… Wait, why did it feel something was off?
“Host, please don’t tell me you’re actually considering tearing into your own viewers?”
You’re supposed to battle in household struggles against your real mom/stepmom/siblings and quirky relatives—not your own viewers!
Jiang Pengji replied, astonished, “How could that be? Do I seem like that kind of person?”
