[The host only needs to think about opening the attribute panel in your mind. This panel is exclusively visible to the host and the system.]
Rian Sinclair was a bit surprised. She hadn’t expected a check-in feature. Hearing the system’s voice, she immediately thought, "Open the attribute panel."
Host: [Rian Sinclair]
Height: [171cm]
Weight: [49kg]
IQ: [80]
Appearance: [69]
Figure: [50]
Spirit: [45]
Strength: [55]
charm value: [30]
attribute points: [0]
Skills: [0]
Lottery draws: [0]
Wealth: [2023.00]
Items: [One Unlimited Black Card] [One Novice Gift Pack]
After staring blankly at the interface, Rian closed the blue screen. She had no idea her stats were this abysmal.
[Please do not be discouraged, Host. Prepare to receive the system’s item drop: One Unlimited Black Card. The funds within this card are legally and strictly compliant. The system reserves all rights of interpretation.]
As soon as the system finished speaking, a black card materialized on the sofa. Rian picked it up. Its luxurious exterior, accented with crushed diamonds, screamed high-end elegance.
While still immersed in the joy of binding with the system, her fingers flew across her phone screen, linking the black card to her various apps. Opening the UnionPay app, Rian stared at the endless string of zeros. For the first time in her life, she experienced the absolute bliss of counting digits!
Rian rolled back and forth on her bed. She was rich! She finally had money! She wouldn’t have to work multiple jobs anymore! She could even pay her rent—oh, wait, no!
She needed to think bigger! She could live in a mansion! Damn it! She was a bona fide sugar mama now!
[DING! Apologies for interrupting the host, but you are currently still broke. Please spend money as soon as possible!]
Hearing the system’s announcement, Rian’s eyes lit up. She immediately opened the Sharkstream app on her phone. As the country’s largest short video and livestreaming platform, practically everyone had it installed.
The moment she entered the app, Rian ignored everything else and directly searched for livestreams. She still wasn’t sure what criteria the system used to judge.
She clicked into several livestreams in a row, but the system remained dead silent.
She made a mental note of this. To her, these streamers looked perfectly fine—two eyes, a nose, a mouth—but none of them managed to catch the system’s discerning eye. But did it really matter? If one didn’t work, she’d just swipe to the next!
After frantically switching from room to room, Rian entered a livestream where a PK battle was about to begin. It featured a sexy female streamer and an innocent-looking male streamer holding a guitar. Suddenly, a system chime rang out.
[DING! Spending target detected! Appearance rating: 86 points. Target meets spending requirements. Please tip the target as soon as possible to obtain cashback!]
Hearing the system’s voice, Rian finally stopped swiping. Sharkstream had countless streamers, but most of them had their beauty filters cranked to the absolute max, making it impossible to tell what kind of gremlin was actually sitting behind the screen.
Inside the livestream.
The male streamer’s fan base was pitifully small, with only a dozen or so scattered viewers. Because Rian had just entered the room, the streamer welcomed her. "Welcome, [Innocent Maiden Pigsy], to the livestream."
Rian had come up with that Sharkstream username on a pure whim and had been too lazy to change it back. Hearing the streamer read it out loud, her facial expression cracked for a split second.
The male streamer’s name was Bamboo. Right now, the fans in Bamboo’s chat were begging him not to accept the PK. After all, the opponent had a massive top donator backing her, not to mention a solid hundred thousand fans.
The female streamer on the other side didn’t actually have much interest in battling Bamboo, but what could she do? Her fans loved watching this kind of drama. So, she directly challenged him. "Hey, handsome, wanna do a round? I won’t ask for anything crazy. Whoever loses just has to do a sexy dance. How about it?"
Her demand wasn’t outrageous. In the entertainment and talent section, these types of penalties were standard. Calling it a punishment was a stretch; it was really just a reward for the big spenders in the chat.
Bamboo remained silent, which displeased the opposing fans. They flooded into Bamboo’s livestream, aggressively clamoring for him to accept the PK, their words incredibly harsh and nasty.
Bamboo’s expression darkened. The female streamer across the screen was named Jessica. If he embarrassed her today by refusing, would he even be able to survive in this livestreaming community? Ultimately, feeling backed into a corner, Bamboo agreed to Jessica’s PK.
Rian finally returned to the livestream just as the PK started, having spent quite a while recharging her Sharkstream Coins. Since this was basically a free-to-play account that had never spent a dime, large-sum recharges hadn’t been unlocked yet. The maximum she could top up at once was 6,480.
So, Rian spent ages just tapping the recharge button. She tapped fifty times until her finger ached before finally stopping and returning to the stream. Even then, she had only topped up a little over 320,000 RMB, which translated to roughly 3.2 million Sharkstream Coins.
As she returned, a clear, jade-like male voice drifted from her phone. He was singing Jay Chou’s "Sunny Day." Bamboo had an excellent timbre, and he managed to give the song a uniquely charming flavor.
Looking at the PK bar, Bamboo was being absolutely crushed. His blue section was completely invisible, swallowed up entirely by the opposing female streamer’s red bar.
Rian opened the gift menu and swiped directly to the most expensive option: the No.1 of Sharkstream, priced at 30,000 Sharkstream Coins. She started furiously tapping. With one tap, the blue bar instantly tied with the red. The second and third taps completely steamrolled the opposing red bar.
Jessica, who had been giggling and joking with her fans, nearly suffered a mental breakdown at the sight. Her suggestively swaying body twisted into a stiff knot as she desperately screamed at her fans to send gifts.
On the other side of the screen, Bamboo stared blankly for a second. Snapping out of his daze, he hurriedly set down his guitar, stood up, and gave a deep ninety-degree bow. "Thank you, [Innocent Maiden Pigsy], for the ten No.1 of Sharkstreams!"
Just as Bamboo finished his thanks, Rian kept sending more. Ten became twenty, and the number just kept climbing. The livestream instantly turned into a bizarre spectacle: Rian was furiously spamming gifts, while Bamboo was frantically bowing in gratitude like a bobblehead.
The fans who wandered in were completely bewildered. This was a once-in-a-lifetime scene! However, their typing speed didn’t slow down in the slightest as they flooded the chat:
[Rich lady, let’s cuddle!]
[Rich lady, please be my sugar mama!]
[Rich lady, look at me! I can bow and thank you at the same time too!]
The PK lasted for exactly three minutes. No matter how hoarse Jessica screamed, her health bar remained pitifully crushed. It wasn’t until the PK officially ended that the barrage of No.1 of Sharkstreams finally ceased.
Rian noted that in this short amount of time, she had only managed to send out fifty No.1 of Sharkstreams, which amounted to 150,000 RMB. With the five-times cashback, she would only get 750,000 RMB. Her app wallet still had over 170,000 RMB left over.
Across the screen, Jessica’s face looked incredibly ugly for a brief moment. She had only wanted to bully a small streamer for fun, never expecting the opponent to drop a nuclear bomb on her. It was the most devastating PK loss of her entire life. But a loss was a loss.
Jessica instantly changed her expression. Staring seductively into the camera, her red lips parted slightly. "Rich sister on the other side, since Jessica lost, I’ll accept my punishment. This next dance is dedicated to you, rich sister. I hope you like it."
Hearing this, Rian sat up straight. After all, watching a gorgeous woman dance was a highly cultured and enriching experience. Plus, Jessica had an absolutely phenomenal figure.