Lin Yi would not leave Blue Star, that was a decision he had made from the very beginning.
Upon hearing this answer, Lu Jinghan did not look particularly surprised. Instead, a faint trace of amusement flickered in his eyes. “Since you’ve made up your mind, the rest is simple.”
He continued, “Do you have a Star Network account?”
“Yes,” Lin Yi nodded.
“Use your account to leave a comment under the video. Just simply thank the audience for their support and mention your livestream.”
“The content isn’t too important. What matters is that through this comment, people who like you can click into your account, find your stream, and that will naturally draw more attention to you.”
Following Lu Jinghan’s advice, Lin Yi carefully composed a comment. “…Does this work?”
But Lu Jinghan didn’t take the wrist terminal he handed over. “You don’t need to ask me about everything. You have to learn to handle these things on your own.”
Feeling a bit ashamed, Lin Yi pulled his hand back.
Without realizing it, he had become overly reliant on Lu Jinghan in this matter.
But just as Lu Jinghan had said, he had to learn to deal with these things by himself.
Reflecting on this, he lowered his head and reviewed the comment more carefully before posting it.
But in Lu Jinghan’s eyes, the young man before him seemed to have been struck too harshly by his words, head lowered, expression unreadable.
He suddenly recalled how his subordinates had once complained that he spoke ruthlessly, with a sternness that left deep psychological scars on countless people.
Had he been too harsh? A flicker of guilt arose in Lu Jinghan, belatedly. Softening his tone, he added, “No need to worry too much. I just—”
Then, he saw the young man look up in confusion. “What did you say?”
The completely lost look on his face made it clear that he hadn’t heard a word Lu Jinghan had just said.
Well, he had overthought it.
“Nothing.” Lu Jinghan silently withdrew the half-spoken sentence, “I was too harsh just now”, and let it go.
After a moment’s thought, he went even further, adding in a detached tone, “Write it carefully. Don’t embarrass yourself.”
Lin Yi: ?
He had no idea why Lu Jinghan suddenly said that, but it didn’t make him feel any less pressured.
After one final check, he nervously posted the first comment from this account.
In less than half a minute, the comment had already received replies and likes:
“Wow, it’s him in person! Gotcha!”
“Signing in! Let’s take a group photo, ahhhhhh”
…
The comment was soon pinned to the top by enthusiastic viewers. The effect was also remarkable, Lin Yi’s follower count was visibly rising.
Lin Yi scrolled through the replies under his comment. Most of them were filled with curiosity and praise.
After confirming there were no issues, he looked at Lu Jinghan. “What’s next?”
“Next?” Lu Jinghan reached out toward him. “Give me your wrist terminal.”
Lin Yi handed over his wrist terminal, only to see Lu Jinghan flip his wrist and pull it back. “Confiscated.”
Lin Yi stared blankly at Lu Jinghan, not sure whether this was a joke or not.
He thought he heard the man chuckle softly, right? Surely he did?
Lu Jinghan, however, remained perfectly serious. Before Lin Yi could react, he spoke: “I’m not joking. Like I said before, what you need most right now is to adjust your mindset. Don’t let this sudden surge of attention affect you.”
“Huh…?” Lin Yi still hadn’t processed it.
“Exactly. There’s no need to keep holding onto your wrist terminal. It’ll only affect your efficiency.”
“Also, don’t rush to go live in the next few days. Too many eyes are on you right now. The content of your next livestream has to be well-prepared, otherwise, the influx of attention could easily backfire.”
“Once you’ve adjusted your mindset and prepared the content for your next livestream, I’ll give the wrist terminal back to you.”
“Oh…” Lin Yi understood, but he couldn’t help defending himself. “My self-control isn’t that bad.”
“Yeah, I believe you.” Lu Jinghan’s tone was as unruffled as ever.
But paired with his action of tucking the wrist terminal into the bedside drawer, the words somehow came across as perfunctory.
Lin Yi’s protest fell on deaf ears, so he had no choice but to accept the fact that his wrist terminal had been confiscated. At least he was confident that he wasn’t dependent on it at all.
Unfortunately, that confidence lasted only until nightfall.
The night was deep. Lin Yi lay on the crude bunk bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
…He really wanted to take a look at his wrist terminal. He really wanted to see if there were any new comments or likes under his account.
Damn it.
In the following days, Lin Yi, now deprived of his wrist terminal, found himself with little to do, a rare occurrence.
Of course, it wasn’t that he had nothing to do at all. The corn that had been catalyzed by his ability a few days ago had already sprouted. This stage was exactly when they needed watering, and since it hadn’t rained, Lin Yi had no choice but to use the most rudimentary method: carrying water from the river to irrigate the fields.
If only there were a ditch to channel water into the fields.
Most of the refugees’ farmland was concentrated within a certain area. If an irrigation ditch were built, every refugee there would benefit.
Lin Yi added the construction of an irrigation ditch to his plans, then couldn’t help but smile bitterly to himself, so many plans, and heaven knows how many years it would take to realize them.
But he wasn’t in a hurry. Although the goal was distant, as long as he worked at it steadily, it would come true someday.
People who work the land are never short of patience.
Apart from that, Lin Yi also used his free time to expand the cornfield and cleared two new large plots of land, planting vegetable and legume seeds.
Now, he had one field for corn and two others for vegetables and legumes. This way, by autumn, he would harvest several different crops at once, and the food problem would largely be solved.
There was one more important thing Lin Yi hadn’t forgotten, his bet with that refugee.
After several days of getting to know the situation, he had learned that the middle-aged man’s name was Du Hong. Strong and sturdy, having once captured a mutant beast, Du Hong was a highly respected figure among the refugees.
Du Hong clearly took the bet very seriously. After returning home, he followed Lin Yi’s planting method meticulously, even seeking Lin Yi out on his own initiative to confirm anything he was not sure about.
However, wheat takes about two weeks to germinate, and Du Hong didn’t have an ability like Lin Yi’s to accelerate growth. So, the outcome of the bet would still take some time to be determined.
Time passed quietly. A few days later, the content for the third livestream was ready.
On Lu Jinghan’s advice, Lin Yi announced the livestream time a day in advance. The moment he started the stream, countless viewers who had been waiting eagerly flooded in.
The stream’s viewership almost immediately exceeded ten thousand. Many enthusiastic new fans left messages in the chat:
“Wow! Made it, made it!”
“Good afternoon, handsome! Streaming mutant beast hunting again today?”
“Look at the background, this is clearly indoors. Looks like a kitchen?”
“The host’s streaming content is… pretty varied, huh”
“Where’s the host? I’m so anxious waiting.”
As usual, Lin Yi did not show his face.
Once enough people had joined the stream, he extended one hand and waved it in front of the camera. “Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Blue Star Renovation livestream. Today’s content is—”
Lin Yi let out a soft chuckle and, completely catching everyone off guard, turned the camera toward the synthetic ingredients placed nearby. “Cooking delicious food.”