OFR – Chapter 19 A Silent Night

The title Virtual Tycoon still carried the word tycoon, and even in the early stages, Mu Bai couldn’t let that word lose face.

If this guy called “Second Brother” really dared to chase after him with gift rewards, then at worst Mu Bai would just use a primary growth card to ripen the two orchids in his magical space and sell them. Of course, that selling process would take some time.

But Mu Bai knew with 99.9% certainty that the other party wouldn’t dare.

After all, six Dream Castles added up to more than thirty thousand yuan. On Huajiao Live, there were very few fans who would casually drop tens of thousands on gifts.

Even among the rich, those who dared to spend like that were rare.

Sure enough, Second Brother didn’t dare chase. Just like yesterday, he went offline and vanished.

Six Dream Castles—that was the kind of gift that could make an ordinary salaryman feel powerless.

Because Dream Castle was a global gift, each one came with a notification across the entire app.

If it had just been one, many people might’ve only glanced at it. But six in a row, all for the same streamer, immediately drew attention from tons of online viewers to this obscure little streamer, Xiaoxiao Xing.

Crowds of water armies, fans of other streamers, and various guardian groups flooded in.

In no time, the number of people in Wang Yuwei’s live room hit a record high of over seven thousand. Her popularity shot from a few hundred to over ten thousand.

With more than ten thousand popularity, Wang Yuwei entered the top thirty trending rooms.

The comments began to fly like crazy across the screen. Most were kneeling in awe of the tycoon, though some were sour.

• “Damn, six Dream Castles? Someone’s propping up this small streamer?”
• “The streamer looks pretty, I followed.”
• “Bow down to the rich boss.”
• “Did this streamer sell herself to the tycoon? Otherwise, why would someone drop six Dream Castles?”
• “Exactly, that’s more than thirty thousand yuan, my whole year’s salary.”
• “Fool with too much money, why do you care?”
• “Looks like a paid shill.”
• “Idiot, a shill propping up a small streamer?”
• “Cold Hao mighty!”
• “I was already fed up with Second Brother, good riddance.”

At this point, the barrage of comments was insane. By sheer scrolling speed, Wang Yuwei’s live room was now moving as fast as a big-name streamer’s.

Her follower count jumped from just over a hundred to more than thirteen hundred, multiplying tenfold in an instant.

Wang Yuwei stared at the skyrocketing numbers and the flood of scrolling messages, completely at a loss.

She even forgot to thank “A Bit Cold.”

Instead, the tears she had held back all day finally fell.

All day long, she had endured Second Brother’s ridicule and mockery. She did value old friendships, but his words today had finally worn that bond down to nothing.

• “Don’t cry, streamer, you’ll ruin your makeup.”
• “Don’t be sad, he’s not worth your tears.”
• “Sigh, Second Brother used to be decent. Probably because of A Bit Cold, he felt his status threatened and turned like this.”
• “Yeah, maybe Second Brother had already treated the streamer like his wife in his heart.”
• “What’s going on? She just got six Dream Castles, more than thirty thousand yuan, and she’s crying? Is it tears of gratitude? Doesn’t look like it.”
• “These tears are hard to read.”
• “Exactly, instead of thanking the tycoon, she’s crying here.”

Meanwhile, in the basement, Mu Bai had just dropped six Dream Castles in one go.

The money would convert into virtual currency, so Mu Bai didn’t feel distressed.

“Congratulations, A Bit Cold, for leveling up to user level 26! Congratulations, A Bit Cold, for becoming Xiaoxiao Xing’s No.1 Guardian on the fan leaderboard!”

This notification popped up about a minute later. Normally, it should’ve appeared alongside the gift barrage, but maybe the leaderboard update lagged a bit.

At this moment, the water armies and fans from other live rooms all saw A Bit Cold, a tycoon who appeared out of nowhere, throwing support behind this female streamer. Naturally, they assumed he had a thing for her.

So, several girls confident in their looks and figures sent A Bit Cold flirty private messages:

• “Brother Cold, where are you from? What’s so special about this Xiaoxiao Xing? I’m a cute girl too, I can chat with you, even be your online girlfriend.”
• “Cold Hao, sponsor me please.”
• “Cold Bro, add me as a friend~”

Mu Bai just glanced at them and ignored them.

He knew exactly what these girls were after, so he didn’t reply.

But seeing Wang Yuwei cry in the live room made Mu Bai sigh, a little moved.

He was moved that she was still so kind-hearted—that even in a bustling, desire-filled city like Nanjing, her pure and gentle heart hadn’t been corrupted.

He knew too many rural girls who had once been good and kind, but after coming to the city, became materialistic and calculating because of temptation.

He’d seen plenty in massage parlors. He knew those places were fronts for prostitution, though he pretended not to.

Every night, countless dolled-up young girls served man after man in those massage shops. For what? For money.

Those girls might once have been good too. But in the face of urban temptations and harsh reality, they eventually bowed to money.

By comparison, Wang Yuwei was truly a good girl.

It was already ten o’clock at night. The city was quiet.

Mu Bai started to feel sleepy. He typed a message in the live room, offering comfort to Wang Yuwei and reminding his old classmate to rest early.

After sending it, he logged off Huajiao and went to bed.

The small desk lamp cast a soft glow over his delicate face.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Mu Bai groggily opened his eyes. He grabbed his phone and saw it was just past seven.

He wasn’t one to sleep in. After dressing and washing up quickly, he picked up the jade pendant from his chest, and with a thought, entered the magical space.

He checked on the two orchids.

“Ding! The orchids need 18 more hours to fully absorb nutrients and reach saturation.”

“Eighteen hours left? So almost a full day. Still, I should start thinking about what else to plant next.”

Since they would be done in just over half a day, Mu Bai began planning.

Currently, he had five Primary Growth Cards and one bottle of Primary Nutrient Solution in his storage. He figured he should put them to use.

• Primary Growth Card: 100 virtual coins. Makes any plant or animal in the magical farm grow one month faster.
• Primary Nutrient Solution: 500 virtual coins. Slightly boosts aura in the magical farm, greatly boosts aura in real-world plants and animals. Aura increases nutrition, flavor, ornamental value, etc.

“Hm? The nutrient solution can directly boost aura in real-world plants and animals? That’s a money-making path. But… what should I use it on?”

Mu Bai stared at the description of the nutrient solution, deep in thought about his next way to make money.