"Brother! Brother! Please stop!"
After being relentlessly pounded by Lin with a pillow, Fatty finally couldn't hold on any longer and immediately dropped all pretense, begging for mercy.
Of course, this plea for mercy was just Fatty playfully raising his hands to Lin; it wasn't anything serious like actually kneeling, which would have been too hurtful. They were just joking around.
Lin Da also seemed to be tired from the playful assault. He took a breath, tossed the pillow aside, and raised an eyebrow at Fatty. "Give me a reason to let you off the hook!"
"Brother, just look at the Blue Star Search System, and you'll see how popular you are right now!"
Fatty quickly threw out the news again, piquing Lin Xin's curiosity once more. He pressed his lips together and said, "Seeing your sincere attitude, I'll let you off this time!"
"Thank you for your mercy, great hero! I promise to turn over a new leaf and become a better person!"
Once freed from Lin's grasp, Fatty returned to his usual slick-tongued self, grinning mischievously at Lin.
"Get away! Get away! Your fat face is annoying!"
Waving his hand, Lin sat down to calm his breath and opened the Virtual Network to log into the Blue Star Search System.
The Blue Star Search System was the hottest search engine on Azure Planet. Each planet had its own unique civilization and corresponding network engines. This system was the strongest search engine on Azure Planet, akin to Baidu's status in China.
Ranking on this engine meant that Lin was making strides toward globalization; he was no longer just a City Broadcaster.
As Lin opened the Virtual Network, Fatty shamelessly leaned in again, squeezing together with him to look at the Virtual Screen.
Meanwhile, Dream Source was confused. Hadn't they just been bickering? Wasn't her boyfriend angry just moments ago? Why were they now huddled together watching the Virtual Screen?
She couldn't understand what was a joke and what was genuine anger.
Unintentionally, Lin glanced over and happened to see Dream Source Sister tilting her head, looking at the two of them with longing, as if she envied their ability to huddle together to look at something.
However, Dream Source was still haunted by the earlier incident of upsetting Lin and worried about approaching them, yet she didn't dare to.
Lin raised his eyes and saw Dream Source's thoughts. He sighed and waved at Dream Source, saying, "Do you want to see? Come over and take a look."
Dream Source blinked and asked, "Boyfriend, are you not angry anymore?"
"Angry? Oh... you really are adorably silly. Come here; I'm not angry anymore."
Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Zhen didn't know how to explain things to Moe Source, so he could only let her come over to satisfy her curiosity.
"Great!"
Moe Source cheered excitedly as she squeezed next to Lin. She and Fatty squished Lin in between them like a filling in a dumpling.
On the left was his close friend, and on the right was his girlfriend. Although it was just nominal, this situation was something Lin Yuan wouldn't even dare to dream about.
It was a bit cramped, but Lin felt very satisfied. A warm current rose in his heart, and he didn't feel repulsed by the closeness.
A smile crept onto his lips as his fingers slid across the screen, continuing to browse.
Thus, the three of them huddled together, starting to check just how angry Lin really was.
The Blue Star Trending List is not as easily explosive as the City Trending List, and for Lin, it can only hold a modest position.
Hanging in seventh place, neither rising nor falling, the popularity is merely average.
"The Dark Horse of Da Qing City, who once defeated the assassin Lu Liang, has emerged!"
Clicking on this headline reveals the content immediately; the page is well-organized, but mostly consists of links and various titles.
This highlights the difference between the big System and the System itself; this content is more complete.
It begins with a few brief paragraphs that showcase how Lin started to gain prominence online, continuing with updates up to the present.
From Live Streaming cooking, to the Noodle Shop, to his "defeat" of Lu Liang, it showcases his talent as a Top Tier Class Three from the Star League Examination, honored by being recruited by the Fourth Academy Special.
The introduction here is quite comprehensive, and below those links are detailed accounts of each event. After browsing through it all, Lindu can't help but be amazed.
It truly covers everything from when he was three years old and wet his pants to which female classmate he passed notes with in school.
Thinking about it is quite terrifying; unknowingly, everything about Lin has been exposed to the entire planet, which is what he finds most repulsive.
If this continues, sooner or later, all his secrets will be unearthed.
But this is also unavoidable; as long as Lin becomes popular, he must face this issue. He needs to learn to disguise himself better in order to live safely...
These contents were nothing new. After Lin read through them, he began to browse the Commentary section. He flipped through two pages and felt something was off.
He noticed that the Commentary consisted of extremely brief entries, leaving him puzzled as he couldn't understand what they meant.
Entries like "1111," "1," "Last sign-in!" and "Still one" flooded the screen, mostly revolving around the word "one."
"What does this mean?" Lin furrowed his brows and muttered.
"I can't believe you don't get this, bro..."
Fatty initially intended to make a sarcastic remark, but upon seeing Lin's cold glare, he quickly changed his tone and said, "This is a countdown; they're recording the countdown to your stream."
"Oh, I see? My Live Streaming is already this popular?"
Feeling somewhat incredulous, Lin raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but smile. Live Streaming was his foundation; if it was this booming, it meant a significant influx of Hero Coins.
What Punishment Task? Ten thousand Hero Coins? I can earn that in just a few minutes!
"Hey, by the way, bro, you should check out the Live Streaming room; there should be people spamming comments in there right now!"
Fatty wasn't just talking nonsense. Ever since Lin last interacted in the Live Streaming room, people had been waiting around out of boredom just to see "The Chef of Storms, Lin" again.
"Alright, I'll take a look."
Lin casually closed the webpage and opened the Live Streaming Platform page.
"Ding! Chef Lin, you have a message! Please check it!"
After opening the platform, before Lin could enter the Live Streaming room, the screen was obscured by an automatically popping up message.
The large red letters flashed ominously, and there wasn't even a close button, only a "View" button.
So this is mandatory content that must be viewed! There's no way to avoid it!
This strange message made Lin sense a hint of conspiracy. Was the Live Streaming System trying to pull something on him again?
Lin's first reaction was to ignore it. He immediately thought about closing the screen. If they wouldn't let him into the Live Streaming room, surely he could just turn off the Virtual Screen, right?
But what drove Lin crazy was that he couldn't even turn off the Virtual Screen!
Fatty exchanged glances with Lin, both feeling that this message was extremely bizarre.
Dream Source Sister tilted her head, puzzled as to why Lin and Fatty looked so grim when they had just been laughing moments ago.
The Azure Planet People were all quite strange! Moe Source thought to herself.
"Well, what's meant to come will eventually find its way."
With a sigh, Lin raised his finger and pressed the "View" button.
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