Chapter 206: Extra- After the Meeting (Part 3)
Translated by Karai of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Addis
Many people in the livestream room also heard the sudden voice when ClearWind joined the team, and the voice on the shared mic. They were very familiar with UnchainedWanderer’s voice.
What?! Playing with your boyfriend?!
Is it that exciting?!
[Playing… playing with your boyfriend?! Did I hear that right???]
[Wow, you guys really know how to play!!]
[I just entered the livestream and heard that!]
Is this what straight guys playing games is like?
[Sorry, I lost, I’ll take my pants off first.]
[???]
In the past few days, due to the meet-and-greet event, discussions on the forum had been extremely high. After a wave of discussion, many people rushed to the street photos thread. But amidst the discussions, some people were also disturbed. The forum took measures to block some of the posts with higher discussion levels, including certain highly-discussed photos.
With many people discussing, there were always a few who tried to stir up trouble and disrupt the flow of the conversation.
After some players’ curiosity settled, they realized that the discussions had crossed a line, such as comparing people based on similarities, or asking whether certain photos resembled others.
Some similar situations appeared in the “Double Big Brothers” CP thread as well. After some discussions veered into real-life matters, rational players stepped up to guide the conversation, and with the photos being blocked by the forum, the off-track discussions were gradually redirected to focus on the game, calming down the discussions.
Curiosity was fine, but one should not intrude excessively into others’ real lives.
As a result, even more fans came to the livestream, since, compared to real life, players were more interested in watching oo and UnchainedWanderer play games.
For a while, the livestream chat was flooded with messages.
[Fuck! Could I get a chance to observe?! I want to learn too.]
[How do you play, how do you play! Let me see!]
[Come to the livestream and pick up pants.]
[Laughing my ass off, looking at this livestream, I’m starting to worry the livestreamer will get banned.]
[Taking pants off probably won’t get banned, right? Who hasn’t done that!]
[So, what’s the deal? Can you show me how to play?]
[I really want to see how you play the game.]
[Heard there are straight guys playing games here (curiously peeks in).]
Someone who said they would leave the team hadn’t quit yet, the spotlight shining brightly.
The atmosphere in the team became awkward for a moment, but Su Mo naturally picked up the conversation, “Quit the team?”
ClearWind looked at the dense barrage of comments in the livestream assistant, feeling a bit of a headache but also a little curious, “Ah, isn’t that bad? Wouldn’t it be too much of a disturbance?”
Su Mo, “?”
Yu Zhen, “…Stay.”
[Laughing my ass off, ClearWind, you got this!]
[Why quit the team? What will we do if you leave!]
[The livestreamer is speaking so fake, hahaha!]
[I’m so curious, what kind of scandalous things are they saying when they team up?]
[I didn’t expect this kind of UnchainedWanderer (give me more)!]
“Bro, did you know I’m livestreaming?” ClearWind laughed awkwardly, “It’s fine, they probably didn’t hear, you don’t have to mind, just keep going.”
Su Mo, “…Keep going with what?”
ClearWind, “Uh, that!”
Not long after, Su Mo received a request, and ScarletFruit joined the team as well.
The two-player team became a four-player team, and it felt completely natural.
Su Mo, “?”
ScarletFruit asked, “Am I late? Should I rejoin the team?”
ClearWind, “Better late than never.”
ScarletFruit, “Should we do something?”
“What do you want to do?” Su Mo replied nonchalantly.
ScarletFruit was speechless.
How did I get dragged into this!
ClearWind, “I don’t know what to do either.”
[Then just do it! What about UnchainedWanderer?]
[Wait, why did you start something and then leave it hanging?]
[So what now? Is that it? If you have the guts to speak up, you should keep going!]
[What happened? Why is the chat so heated all of a sudden?]
[Hello, I came to watch straight men play games.]
A wave of question marks and confusion appeared on the screen, but only ClearWind saw them. He glanced at the barrage of comments and then at the two people in the team, noticing that there was no further conversation between them. It was just awkward small talk between him and ScarletFruit.
“Ahem.” ClearWind cleared his throat.
Don’t ask him!
He wanted to know how to play too!
Since the faction battle, oo had rarely shown up. The viewers who had been lurking in ClearWind’s livestream were a mix of his fans and some who had specifically come to watch oo. It didn’t take long for the news of ClearWind’s livestream to spread, and many people rushed to join, asking questions in the chat.
[Is the big shot here! Can I ask for a summoner guide online?]
[There’s too little data on summoners in the forum, I’m struggling with the gear, please save me.]
ClearWind had been talking about his livestream since the afternoon. Su Mo wasn’t surprised by his words. In the team, the two avatars were dimmed, and the only one lit up was standing just a few steps away from him, with a calm expression, as if the person who had just spoken wasn’t him.
ClearWind was still talking to ScarletFruit in the team. Su Mo stared at the array master intently, his gaze direct and confident, silently saying something.
Yu Zhen closed the event interface in front of him and silently pulled Su Mo toward him.
The smaller summoner was pressed against his chest, and the soft hair brushed against his hand, making him itch to touch it.
“Oh, right. ZenSlasher won’t be on tonight. She thought you guys wouldn’t be on, so she’s going to a gathering with her classmates today,” ClearWind added, then continued, “Hey, some players are asking if you’ll release a summoner guide.”
Su Mo adjusted the hair Yu Zhen had messed up, “I’ll talk about it later when I have time.”
He added, “Let’s do the limited-time event later, after ZenSlasher comes online.”
[???]
[Why did the event start all of a sudden?]
[I don’t care about summoners or the event, I just want to learn how to play!]
Su Mo was completely unaware of the chat in the livestream and didn’t really care about it.
This limited-time event was a one-time event, and there was still plenty of time, so waiting for ZenSlasher to come online before starting wouldn’t be a problem. Su Mo opened the event interface and took a quick glance. It seemed like most of the events were task-based ones. After looking for a while, he suddenly heard a prompt sound and noticed an incoming friend request flashing in his System tab.
A few days ago, he had added the class monitor and others as friends. To make it easier, he had reopened the friend System. It hadn’t been long since he logged in, and there were already several friend requests. He clicked to view the friend request list, most of them from unfamiliar IDs with notes asking for a spot on his friend list.
Just as Su Mo was about to close it, he noticed one ID that kept appearing at the top.
The friend requests in Celestial Horizon were sorted by time, with the most recent ones at the top. This particular ID had been pushed down by others just a moment ago but quickly jumped back to the top, indicating that the person had been repeatedly sending friend requests to him.
[Big shot! Please accept my friend request, I just want to apologize!]
Yu Zhen noticed that Su Mo was navigating through the interface and asked, “What’s going on? Is something up?”
“No, someone’s adding me as a friend, just wanted to check,” Su Mo replied, glancing at the message. He accepted the request and then closed the friend System, enjoying the quiet again.
But as soon as he accepted the request, the person immediately sent a message.
[-TargetIsToBecomeGod: Big shot, I’m really sorry. I posted a livestream thread about the meet-up, originally just to record the day’s events. I posted a photo of you and your friend in the thread without permission, a side-profile shot. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but I didn’t expect the discussion to get so heated. When I saw things going south, I deleted the photo and edited the content.]
[-TargetIsToBecomeGod: The post was originally just a record, but I got too excited that day and didn’t think about blurring out the photo. I really appreciate the reminder you gave me about picking up the items. I hope the photo didn’t cause you any trouble. I’m so sorry, I truly apologize!]
As Su Mo read this, he suddenly remembered that he had indeed reminded someone about picking something up during the meet-up. In the afternoon, Lance had also mentioned that there was some discussion about the meet-up at school. He had thought attending the meet-up wouldn’t be a big deal, but it seemed that he was easily noticed.
He flipped through the forum, and the homepage was mostly filled with discussion posts about the meet-up revelations. It seemed like the street fashion thread had already lost its heat.
It didn’t seem to have much impact, probably because the official Celestial Horizon forum moderators had cleaned up the posts.
[-oo: Alright.]
Soul Rabbit’s ears wrapped around Su Mo’s thigh, its face nuzzling, and it made the usual begging-for-food sound. Su Mo snapped back to his senses and realized that he had been interrupted while feeding his pet.
Veil Wraith and Flower Spirit had small appetites, two pieces of food were enough to fill them.
Soul Rabbit, being larger, had a bigger appetite, and after feeding it two pieces, the Satiety level was only at 40.
“How can you eat so much?” Su Mo bent down and scratched Soul Rabbit’s head. Its fur was soft and fine. It ate a lot, but the texture felt nice. Just as he was about to grab another piece of food for it, he realized his inventory was out of pet food.
“Brother, do you have any food?” Su Mo asked.
Hearing this, Yu Zhen handed him a piece of pet food for Soul Rabbit. “How many have you fed today?”
“Two, I think.” Su Mo glanced at the egg in Soul Rabbit’s pouch, which hadn’t shown any progress for half a year. “But I haven’t fed it for a couple of days, so it’s normal for it to eat more.”
[Wow, can Soul Rabbit really eat that much?]
[Soul Rabbit is rare, but I heard their appetite is usually normal.]
[My pet hasn’t been online for two days, and one piece of food was enough.]
[Why is the topic changing? Weren’t we supposed to be playing with the boyfriend? Why is it about the rabbit now?]
ScarletFruit asked, “Huh? What kind of food are we talking about?”
Su Mo replied, “High-grade pet food.”
ScarletFruit was shocked. “Is it a pig?!”
Su Mo responded expressionlessly, “It’s a rabbit. The Satiety level is only 60.”
ClearWind said, “Two high-grade pet foods didn’t fill it??? My pet can last 4 days on one high-grade pet food.”
[Shocking! Does the boss start feeding pigs with high-grade pet food?]
[Wait! It’s impossible to only have a 60 Satiety level after two days without feeding. High-level pets are usually pretty resilient when it comes to hunger.]
Su Mo watched Yu Zhen feed his pet until he had finished an entire pack of high-grade pet food. Yet, the Satiety level of Soul Rabbit, represented by the number 60, didn’t budge.
It was then that he looked down at the rabbit in surprise. It was still as robust as before. While it had always been able to eat a lot, it had never exhibited this strange condition of eating without any increase in Satiety.
Seeing Su Mo’s puzzled expression, Yu Zhen asked, “Still not full?”
“No…” Su Mo swiped the pet interface in front of Yu Zhen and showed him, “It’s still 60.”
Three packs of high-grade pet food, and the Satiety level still hadn’t increased to anything beyond 60?!
ClearWind said, “How is that possible?!”
As soon as ScarletFruit heard there was a problem with feeding, he quickly teleported over. By the time he arrived, he saw that Yu Zhen was already feeding the second pack.
The pack of pet food went into Soul Rabbit’s stomach, but the Satiety level was still 60.
ScarletFruit was stunned. “Brother Wanderer, did you buy fake food?”
Yu Zhen replied, “This food is from your stock.”
“Then it’s Soul Rabbit’s problem,” ScarletFruit didn’t believe it and took another pack to feed the rabbit. “Haven’t seen you for a few days, Soul Rabbit’s appetite seems to have grown.”
[Holy crap, this is ridiculous! How many packs of high-grade pet food is this already??]
[Something’s off, could it be a bug?]
[Looking at Soul Rabbit’s behavior, it doesn’t seem like it. These high-level spirit pets have AI, so it shouldn’t have a Satiety level bug. That would be way too low-level!]
[So what’s the problem then?]
[Go to the Fu Yi map and find a vet NPC to check it out.]
[??? Is the plot really advancing to the point of taking the rabbit to the doctor?]
[Where’s the boyfriend??? You guys tricked me into taking my pants off again!]
[Wait, why is everyone suddenly playing with rabbits now?]
After the next pack, Soul Rabbit’s Satiety level only increased by 1, making it 61.
ClearWind asked in shock, “Fruit, are you selling fake goods?”
“How could that be?” ScarletFruit took out another pack to feed the rabbit, still not believing it—this rabbit ate so much!
Su Mo and Yu Zhen both clearly felt something was off.
“Did you ever feed it until it was full?” Yu Zhen asked.
“No, I stopped feeding it once its health value was sufficient.” Su Mo was very laid-back about feeding his pets. He would feed them just enough for their health to be good enough to fight, and most of the time, he only fed them once when he logged in, only feeding them more when necessary. So, in most cases, his pets’ Satiety levels wouldn’t be full.
Today, because his inventory only had high-grade pet food, and he was too lazy to go to the warehouse for other food, he fed it all to his pets. Veil Wraith and Flower Spirit were satisfied quickly, but no matter how much Soul Rabbit was fed, it never went above 80.
Yu Zhen frowned. “Strange, I didn’t have this issue last time.”
Soul Rabbit was indeed a big eater, but its appetite was only about 15 times that of other pets, so this situation had never occurred before. If it wasn’t a bug with the AI, the problem might lie within Soul Rabbit itself. There had been rumors about optimizing the pet system during last week’s fan meetup—could it be related to that?
Was there a new version of the pet system?
It seemed unlikely.
Su Mo looked at it for a while, then his gaze landed on the pet egg inside Soul Rabbit’s pouch. He thought for a moment and decided to trade the warm, white pet egg back to his inventory.
As soon as the egg was in his hands, he felt a different weight to it, and the eggshell seemed to be covered with a subtle, shimmering glow.
He hadn’t handled this egg in a long time, as he had left it with Soul Rabbit for quite some time. As he examined it closely, he noticed faint, almost imperceptible patterns on the eggshell—very subtle and barely noticeable unless one paid close attention. It looked like some kind of special design.
ScarletFruit asked, “What’s wrong with this egg?”
Su Mo frowned. “Keep feeding.”
After removing the pet egg, ScarletFruit fed another portion of pet food, and Soul Rabbit’s Satiety level finally increased, from 61 to 100.
[???]
[What kind of magical egg is this?]
[Holy shit, I thought letting pets hatch eggs was already outrageous, but it turns out this egg is really the key.]
[I remember Soul Rabbit is the father of all pets. Seems like a lot of pets in the o-brother group were hatched by it.]
[A male rabbit???]
[I remember this egg, it seems like it came from an 8-star quest box.]
[8-star pet?! Wow, that’s probably the highest level in Celestial Horizon, right?]
[This egg has been quiet since last year’s forum discussion… it seems like there’s been no action on it until now.]
“Holy shit, so it’s really the egg’s problem?!” ClearWind leaned over to take a look. “Is this egg going to hatch?”
Yu Zhen said, “Hard to say.”
Su Mo gently stroked the pet egg but saw no signs of movement. He handed it over to Yu Zhen. “You try feeling it?”
Yu Zhen touched it as well and noticed the patterns on the pet egg. He hesitated and asked, “Didn’t it pop up any hints?”
Su Mo replied, “No.”
The viewers were also fascinated by the situation, not expecting something like this to happen. All attention shifted to the 8-star pet egg.
The egg that hadn’t appeared in half a year—how newbie would it be if it hatched?
[Hatching eggs, I’m good at that. I was once called the egg-hatching prince by my team.]
[If it’s an egg, you could try putting it in water.]
[When I was hatching eggs, I went to Sunset City to find an old rooster.]
[Can a rooster hatch eggs!?]
[Not like me, I did it myself, touching the egg for two days and two nights. I didn’t even do any events back then.]
[What? I hatched eggs with my partner.]
[Partner???]
[Yeah, we took turns. They say if you’re lucky, you can trigger the joint-rearing System!]
Yu Zhen said, “It might really be about to hatch.”
“Oh.” Su Mo furrowed his brow, as though he was thinking about something.
He glanced at Soul Rabbit, then at the egg in his hand. “Maybe we need to speed this up.”
ScarletFruit asked, “…Speed it up?”
The heat in the evening was extremely high, and ClearWindIsHere’s livestream was dominating the StarNettv trending list. As soon as news of ClearWind’s stream spread, it quickly reached the forums, and more and more players joined—some to watch the summoner-array master in action, some to join the excitement, and even some who came specifically to watch the “play boyfriend” part…
A group of people eagerly rushed into the livestream, but not long after—
In the stream, a few people were gathered around a rabbit, which was holding a warm, white-colored egg.
And on the livestream chat, there was a flood of pet-rearing advice.
[Wait? Did I enter the wrong stream? Isn’t this ClearWindIsHere’s stream?]
[Huh? What’s going on here?]
[…Wasn’t this supposed to be about playing boyfriend???]
[Playing what boyfriend? Playing with a rabbit.]
ClearWind saw the chat, “What playing with a rabbit? This is playing with an egg.”
Su Mo, “Playing with an egg?”
ClearWind, “Hatching an egg.”
The next second, viewers saw the livestream title change.
—[oo Basic Egg-Hatching Tutorial (Live Edition)]
Author’s note: Had something come up in the evening, sorry qaq.
