“Wow, that sleazy Beast Master streamer has been gone for so long.
Is he finally back today?”
“Despicable Beast, come and take your punishment from your big sister!”
“Despicable Slave, dressed like that.
Are you trying to seduce your master?”
“The Despicable Beast is quite the seducer!
That white gauze wrapped around your neck is so sexy.”
…
When Chi Lin started his live stream on his Light Brain, fans immediately flooded in.
The holographic projection of the live stream reflected in his cyan eyes as the scrolling comments streaked across their surface.
He ignored the stream’s comments, instead turning to look at Jiang Mian.
“Sister, you have admin privileges.
You can join the stream to watch, you know.”
Jiang Mian was behind the holographic projection, facing Chi Lin directly, so she wasn’t on camera.
She gave a slight nod and, after a few taps on her Light Brain, entered his stream.
Jiang Mian saw the comments scrolling by, and the messages were utterly explicit.
She furrowed her brow.
Some of the insults escalated to personal attacks.
She couldn’t stand to read them herself; she had no idea how Chi Lin could bear it.
“Sister, they’re insulting me,” Chi Lin said, leaning on the smooth table and looking at Jiang Mian with a pitiful gaze.
“Aren’t you going to do something about it, Sister?”
Jiang Mian paused for a moment before quietly replying, “Alright.”
Jiang Mian banned and muted a wave of users who were posting insults.
Chi Lin saw that the chat had indeed cleaned up considerably.
A slight smile touched his lips.
“Well now, Sister is so obedient.”
Jiang Mian’s fingers froze.
‘…’
‘It was mainly because the comments made her uncomfortable, too.
But somehow, hearing those words from Chi Lin’s lips made them feel…
twisted.’
‘Or maybe it was just his flippant tone.’
“So, what’s this new streaming format you came up with?” Jiang Mian asked, changing the subject.
“Don’t be in such a hurry, Sister.
I’m just about to try it, aren’t I?” Chi Lin said slowly, a smile playing on his handsome face.
“So you haven’t even tried it yet?” The corner of Jiang Mian’s mouth twitched.
‘She had thought he’d already tested it and was about to show her the results.’
“I’m trying it now,” Chi Lin said, his lips curling into a grin.
After a moment, Chi Lin’s gaze fell on the comments.
He spoke slowly, “Masters, I’m going to change my streaming format.
I won’t be doing those bloody streams anymore, because my dear sister’s heart aches for me.”
The comments immediately started rolling in.
“You’re a Despicable Beast.
Letting a little blood is ‘bloody’ to you?”
“Beastmen heal so fast.
What’s the big deal with letting a little blood?”
“Streamer, I’m telling you, if you change your format, your popularity is going to plummet.”
“What’s the point if you don’t bleed a little?”
…
Chi Lin just offered a faint smile.
“Alright, Masters.
It’s time for song requests.
I’ll dance to whatever you pick.”
Xuanyuan gifted: Battle Armor x1.
Xuanyuan: Despicable Beast, cut your hand for us.
Chi Lin kept smiling.
“Master Xuanxuan, this streamer is only dancing today.”
Xuanyuan: What the hell!
I came to a Beastman’s stream, not to watch some Beastman dance!
Xuanyuan: One Battle Armor isn’t enough?
How about a hundred?
Will you cut now?
One Battle Armor was equivalent to 2,000 Star Coins.
A hundred Battle Armors would be 200,000 Star Coins.
After the platform’s fifty-fifty split, that would be 100,000 Star Coins.
Before, he would do it for a single Battle Armor.
Now she was offering a hundred.
It was indeed a huge profit.
The chat erupted.
“Sister Xuanyuan is so generous!
Despicable Beast, don’t be ungrateful.”
“The Despicable Beast just said he was changing his style, but now that Sister Xuanyuan is throwing cash at him, I bet he’s about to go right back to how he was before, hahaha…”
“This Despicable Beast isn’t doing this on purpose as a cash grab, is he?”
“Despicable Beast, hurry up and cut!
Don’t make Sister Xuanyuan wait.”
“Despicable Slave, hurry up and cut…”
…
Soon, an account belonging to Chi Lin’s third-ranked gifter entered the stream.
A brilliant special effect instantly dominated the screen.
Rank 3: “Ten million.
Will you cut or not?”
A second later, Rank 2 arrived.
Rank 2: “Despicable Beast, hurry and cut.
I’ll offer twenty million.”
Rank 1 entered with their own dazzling special effect.
Rank 1: “Pathetic.
I’ll offer fifty million.
Despicable Beast, hurry up and bleed for us!”
The chat went wild, and even more viewers poured into the stream.
“Whoa, this is an unprecedented event!
All the top-ranked masters have gathered to put the screws to the streamer.”
“Streamer, hurry and cut!
The sisters are waiting!
Do you not want your Rank 1 and Rank 2 masters anymore?”
“It’s so crazy in here.
What did this Despicable Beast do to have four level-50 whales show up to bully him?”
“The Despicable Beast is just being a little bitch and pulling stunts.”
…
Chi Lin watched the comments fly by, his expression unchanging.
He still wore that easy, flippant smile as he spoke slowly, “For that, I’ll have to ask my dear sister.”
Jiang Mian, for her part, had seen it all.
While watching the comments, she had also been using the admin interface to get a better understanding of Chi Lin’s fanbase.
‘Well, calling them a fanbase was a stretch.
They were more like a coterie of masters.’
Naturally, most of them were women.
But she noticed a massive spending gap between the top three spenders and everyone below the fourth rank.
The top three gifters had each spent over ten million on Chi Lin.
Meanwhile, Xuanyuan, who was currently active in the chat, held the number four spot but had only spent a total of just over 500,000.
‘The gap was enormous.’
This meant that from streaming alone, Chi Lin had already earned more than fifteen million Star Coins.
Jiang Mian looked up the accounts of the top three women.
Oddly, they only followed Chi Lin, and all of them seemed to be new accounts.
‘Wasn’t that a bit too obvious?’
She narrowed her eyes slightly as a suspicion formed in her mind.
‘Jiang Mian suspected the top three accounts might belong to Chi Lin’s own people, but she had no proof.
It was just a guess.’
‘Thinking back, it seemed those three accounts had shown up during his very first stream.’
‘If those were accounts belonging to his own subordinates, then he was essentially paying himself to order himself to cut his own hand.
Wasn’t that completely insane?’
Jiang Mian noticed Chi Lin looking over at her.
She collected her thoughts, closed the page she was looking at, and met his gaze.
“What is it?”
“Did you see the comments, Sister?” Chi Lin asked, a grin spreading across his face.
Jiang Mian was silent for a moment.
“I saw them.”
“So, what do you say, Sister?
Should I cut?” Chi Lin asked, looking at Jiang Mian with a bright, dazzling smile.
“You decide, Sister.
I’ll do whatever you say.”
Jiang Mian: …
‘There was really no need to test her like this, again and again.’
‘She had actually thought he was trying a new streaming format.
She never expected it was just another test for her.’
She watched him quietly for a moment, then spoke slowly.
“I told you to decide for yourself.”
“And another thing…” Jiang Mian started to say, but she paused.
Frowning slightly, she looked down and tapped something on her Light Brain.
On his own screen, Chi Lin saw a notification that Jiang Mian had revoked her admin privileges.
His eyes faltered for a moment.
Jiang Mian started walking out.
“I’m leaving.
You don’t need to involve me in your streams anymore.
And you don’t need to keep testing me.”
Chi Lin could tell Jiang Mian was angry.
He quickly shut down the stream, reached out, and grabbed her wrist as she walked past.
He chuckled, “Sister, what are you talking about?
How could I possibly be testing you?”
Jiang Mian turned her head to look at him.
“You know perfectly well.”
Chi Lin met Jiang Mian’s clear, limpid gaze.
Those beautiful eyes seemed to see right through him.
‘His heart pounded in his chest.
He felt a thrill of excitement.’