OFR – Chapter 35 How powerful is the cold and heroic voice (Part 1)!

Mu Bai entered the live stream room, not intending to make such a high-profile appearance.

However, the small lines of text in front of him made it clear that the high-profile display had only just begun.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering the random mission ‘Fame as a Godly Tycoon.’ To complete the mission, you must accumulate 1,000 points of online admiration and shock value. You currently have 128 points. Mission reward: Unlock the Intermediate Growth Card and receive 100 Beginner Growth Cards.”

The system had issued another random mission, and it seemed that these tasks were directly tied to Mu Bai’s current situation.

His first experience spending money online, the second time being ignored in a group chat, and now this “Fame as a Godly Tycoon” mission were all closely related to what was happening in his life.

What intrigued Mu Bai the most was that he could unlock a new item again. Moreover, the reward of 100 Beginner Growth Cards was quite generous, indicating that the mission rewards were becoming more substantial with each task.

“’Cold Tycoon’? Haha.”

Just as Mu Bai finished reading the random mission, a cold laugh from Obsession (the opposing streamer) echoed from the live stream on his phone, pulling his attention away from the mission’s text and back to the stream.

Obsession was a top-10 ranked popular streamer on the platform, with a monthly income exceeding 100,000 yuan. Naturally, he wasn’t intimidated by the ten “Fantasy Castles” that had just been gifted.

However, his expression had darkened, and the gentle and refined demeanor he had shown earlier was gone. After all, being publicly rejected by Little Star twice, combined with Cold Tycoon’s direct challenge, had left him feeling humiliated.

He hadn’t expected that visiting a few smaller streamers’ rooms to liven up his own stream would end up with him being put in such an awkward situation. This left him frustrated.

In his anger, Obsession coldly retorted in the live stream, “You want to know what regret looks like? Do you even think you’re qualified? Here’s some advice: Don’t be too arrogant, young man. The live streaming industry doesn’t lack wealthy users like you!”

Obsession’s response was equally forceful.

As one of the top streamers on the platform, why would he be afraid of a user, no matter how rich they seemed?

This strong comeback made his fans’ adrenaline surge—these kinds of dramatic confrontations were exactly what fans found exciting.

Just as his fans were getting ready to flood the chat with “666” (a way of showing approval), an even stronger message appeared in the live stream:

Cold Tycoon @Obsession: “I’ll give you the same advice—learn humility. The live streaming world also doesn’t lack streamers like you!”

Tension!

If Obsession’s response had fired up his fans, Cold Tycoon’s message took the atmosphere up a notch, making the tension in the room palpable.

Viewers in the live stream could feel the intense rivalry in the air.

Obsession versus Cold Tycoon? A top streamer versus a god-tier donator?

These were two forces that couldn’t be ignored in the world of live streaming.

This was also the first time on the Huajiao platform that a single user had dared to directly challenge a popular streamer like this.

After all, big streamers like Obsession had plenty of loyal, wealthy fans. An individual user could never hope to stand against a major streamer, especially when the streamer’s fanbase alone could crush them.

Cold Tycoon’s bold message immediately provoked the ire of Obsession’s diehard fans.

“Not afraid of Obsession? Haha, do you think spending a little money makes you someone important?”

“Exactly, what a joke!”

“Money? How about we throw some eggs at Little Star? I want to see what this arrogant ‘Cold Guy’ has to say then. If you’re not happy, fight us!”

“Yeah, bomb the stream’s popularity down to zero!”

Before Obsession could even say anything, his fans had already started bombarding Little Star with eggs, with his number one supporter even throwing a “Fantasy Brick.”

“Level 51 user Obsession’s Qiqi threw a ‘Fantasy Brick’ at Little Star, causing her to flee in disarray. Everyone, come watch the chaos! The ‘Fantasy Brick’ reduced the stream’s popularity by 100,000 points and decreased Little Star’s income by 10,000 Huajiao Beans. The current stream popularity is -96,852.”

“Level 33 user Obsession’s Sister threw ten eggs at Little Star, making her look disheveled, decreasing the stream’s popularity by 10,000 points and reducing her income by 1,000 Huajiao Beans. The current stream popularity is -106,852.”

“Level 31 user Obsession’s Wenwen threw ten eggs at Little Star, making her look disheveled, decreasing the stream’s popularity by 10,000 points and reducing her income by 1,000 Huajiao Beans. The current stream popularity is -116,852.”

Little Star’s stream didn’t have many viewers to begin with, and after Obsession’s fans bombarded her with negative gifts, her popularity dropped into the negative hundreds of thousands, making her feel miserable.

The negative popularity caused by eggs and “Fantasy Bricks” wouldn’t disappear even if she restarted the stream. It would only be counteracted through long-term accumulation of positive popularity.

In terms of how gifts affect a streamer’s popularity on Huajiao, even expensive gifts don’t give much of a boost. To offset over 300,000 negative points through gifts alone would be an astronomical figure.

For any streamer, “Fantasy Bricks” and eggs were devastating because stream popularity directly affected their chances of being featured and ranked on the platform.

The lower the popularity, the less exposure they received.

Though her stream had been bombarded by Obsession’s fans, Little Star (Wang Yuwei) didn’t blame Cold Tycoon at all. Instead, she kept pleading for him.

“Obsession, I’m really sorry. Please stop insulting Cold Tycoon. He’s my boyfriend, and he offended you because of me. It’s my fault, so please don’t blame him. You can blame me instead.”

Wang Yuwei’s apology only made Obsession’s fans more relentless.

Since the “Fantasy Brick” was a world-wide gift announcement, it attracted even more onlookers to Wang Yuwei’s stream, making the situation even more chaotic.

“Cold Tycoon isn’t so tough now, is he? Don’t back down!”

“Don’t back down! Fight!”

“What’s the deal? We’re throwing gifts at your girlfriend. Do you have anything to say?”

“Yeah, where’s your big talk now?”

“What’s going on? Why is Obsession picking on such a small streamer? Negative 300,000 popularity? This streamer’s done for!”

“I think it’s because the streamer’s boyfriend spoke out of turn and offended Obsession.”

“Ah, but the streamer seems really nice. She’s still defending her boyfriend despite all this.”

Wang Yuwei’s live stream was filled with a flood of comments, and as for Cold Tycoon, he had disappeared amidst the storm of insults.

Obsession sneered as he checked the list of viewers in Wang Yuwei’s stream and saw that Cold Tycoon was indeed gone, likely having logged off.

“Haha, humility? What a joke! I thought he was so tough. Turns out he’s just a coward who logs off to avoid confrontation!” Obsession sneered.

But just as those words left his mouth, a notification suddenly flashed across his stream:

“Level 35 user Cold Tycoon has entered the stream. Everyone, please give a warm welcome!”

Within a second of that notification appearing, Obsession’s smug expression froze, and he clutched his chest, feeling as though he couldn’t breathe!

“Level 35 user Cold Tycoon threw a ‘Fantasy Brick’ at Obsession, causing him to flee in disarray. Everyone, come watch the chaos! The ‘Fantasy Brick’ reduced the stream’s popularity by 100,000 points and decreased Obsession’s income by 10,000 Huajiao Beans. The current stream popularity is 85,500.”

“Congratulations to Cold Tycoon for leveling up to 37!”

“Level 37 user Cold Tycoon threw a ‘Fantasy Brick’ at Obsession, causing him to flee in disarray. The ‘Fantasy Brick’ reduced the stream’s popularity by 100,000 points and decreased Obsession’s income by 10,000 Huajiao Beans. The current stream popularity is -14,500.”

“Congratulations to Cold Tycoon for leveling up to 39!”

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At this moment, just before 10 PM, one “Fantasy Brick” after another filled the entire Huajiao platform, stunning every online user!