Chapter 96

There was a brief silence in the livestream room, and then a message popped up:

【A report from an audience member on the scene: The vampire plants have turned into super fans, unwilling to let the superstar leave, emotionally overwhelmed, shedding tears on the spot.】

Other viewers: If we didn’t already know the truth, we might’ve believed that!

This is way too absurd. Is it because they’ve watched too many livestreams and inherited Shi Jian’s legacy?

Shi Jian, upon seeing the scene: ???

Beauty is speechless.

Shi Jian had a massive fanbase—face fans, drama fans, boyfriend fans, girlfriend fans… among them, there were even the emotional ones who’d cover their mouths and cry upon seeing her.

But this was different.

The vampire plants were crying because they were happy she was leaving.

It was the first time Shi Jian had encountered such a situation. The title from Rose Castle was somewhat similar, but since the performance didn’t happen directly in front of her, she never got the chance to argue with Butler Tang about it.

Now—

After her speechless moment, Shi Jian suddenly lifted her red lips in a smile and shouted toward the vampire plants who were hugging and cheering, “I actually had a pretty good time here. How about… I don’t leave?”

Hey, not leaving anymore!

Surprised? Unexpected?

The vampire plants that had been bouncing around suddenly froze. Though they had no facial expressions, both the streamer and the audience could feel their despair.

Viewers: When it comes to trolling, you’re still the queen, Shi Jian.

Successfully frightening the vampire plants, Shi Jian finally felt refreshed, though she began to fall into dizziness.

If someone had a problem with her, it was fine—go ahead and file a complaint.

But Shi Jian didn’t end up in the White Room as she wished. Instead, she smelled the scent of high-end perfume wafting around and heard Tang Tian calling her name. Shi Jian knew she was back at the transit station.

“Shi Jian.”

Shi Jian opened her eyes. Tang Tian was waving a hand in front of her face.

“How do you feel now? Let’s go get something tasty later. I really don’t want to eat vegetables anymore…”

Tang Tian clutched her stomach and chattered on nonstop. Vegetables were healthy, sure—but she’d had too much of that health.

Listening to Tang Tian’s chatter and seeing the pretty little dresses through the clean display window, Shi Jian felt that being at the transit station wasn’t bad at all.

It gave her a sense of security.

As for the Judgment Room—so long as it was still there and she was still alive, there’d be plenty of chances to go in and farm points!

Shi Jian wanted a change of taste too, so she responded with enthusiasm, “Let’s go eat!”

They glanced briefly at the reward points.

This time, Shi Jian didn’t get any new item drops. Her title page remained unchanged—still a mid-level streamer.What Shi Jian cared about more was that her high heels still hadn’t upgraded.

The noteworthy point was probably that Shi Jian once again secured a large amount of points. Although it wasn’t as high-energy as the No. 4444 train instance, whether it was eating vampire plants or using zombies as coachmen, there were still plenty of highlights.

Shi Jian had already accumulated a massive audience.

...

Shi Jian and Tang Tian hadn’t yet decided which restaurant to eat at, but the honor board scrolling the names of the top 100 streamers on their floor suddenly had a change.

To be exact, it wasn’t just their floor—all floors had the same change.

“Ladies and gentlemen, dear streamers, good day to you all…” A flamboyant baritone voice rang out from the large screen, enthusiastically greeting everyone.

Shi Jian and Tang Tian instinctively stopped and looked up at the screen.

On the screen was an adult man in a red tailcoat. He had a thin mustache and wore a black top hat, looking like a comical wedding emcee. In his arms was an adorable gray-furred rabbit—one ear stood up, the other drooped, and its nostrils twitched slightly.

Shi Jian looked bewildered: What the hell is this?

Due to this sudden development, a large number of streamers still at the transfer station came out from all corners. The previously spacious mall corridor instantly became packed, with everyone staring up at the screen or whispering to their acquaintances.

The man on the screen continued passionately, “I’m your unfamiliar friend, your host Xiao Jin.”

“To improve the happiness of our streamers and to give back to all the hardworking streamers, the leisure instance is back—tons of point items are waiting for you, along with rare spirit pets and item upgrade tickets!”

Shi Jian immediately caught the key phrases—tons of point items, rare spirit pets, and item upgrade tickets?

Tang Tian had already grabbed Shi Jian’s arm in excitement. “I’ve heard of this leisure instance. The death rate is low—it’s considered a benefit event. Xue Fu’s famous six-tailed fox was obtained by William from this event. I’ve never encountered it before—can’t believe we’re actually running into it now…”

The more Shi Jian listened, the more she felt this instance sounded excellent. But she still had a question. “Can anyone join?”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but to her surprise, Xiao Jin on the screen was actually able to interact with the streamers outside the screen.

Xiao Jin leaned in close to the camera, and his face suddenly enlarged. His face distorted slightly against the screen, as he pointed at Shi Jian and said, “This beautiful lady asked a great question. Of course… not everyone can participate.”

He breathed exaggeratedly.

Shi Jian: “……” Speak normally. Don’t suddenly get so close.

Even though the screen was far away, it was still kind of uncomfortable.

Xiao Jin pulled his face back and explained, “Each round of the leisure instance allows a total of 100 streamers, and there’s a level restriction. High-level streamers cannot participate.”

“In the instance, everyone can collect treasure chest fragments. After leaving the instance, the fragments can be combined into regular or advanced chests. Go to the event exchange area afterward to synthesize and draw prizes.”

Xiao Jin lifted his top hat with one hand and pulled out two cards.

One card showed a sample of the possible contents from regular chests.

There were skin-rejuvenating pills, a one-day quick hotel card, a two-person meal voucher from some restaurant...

The other card showed the possible contents from advanced chests.

Shi Jian gave it a quick glance.

In addition to rare spirit pets and item upgrade tickets, there were also some of the mall’s more expensive medicinal items and tools. Shi Jian even saw whitening pills—the lowest worth being a 5,000-point exchange card.

Although Xiao Jin had also mentioned that the rewards shown were for reference only, and the final interpretation rights belonged to the organizers—following the usual tricks of the event planners, they only displayed the best prizes—it still couldn’t dampen the streamers’ enthusiasm....

“Damn, no way I’m missing this—those treasure chests aren’t empty, right? I’ve always had good luck.”

“I’m definitely getting an advanced chest. I want a six-tailed fox too.”

“What, you planning to be like Wei Lian and give it to some beauty?”

A friend next to the male streamer teased.

“Wanna get smacked? You know me—I don’t have any beauties. I’m just a single guy. I could sell it and live a good life in the transit station... But if I did have a girlfriend, I’d totally give her the six-tailed fox.”

As he spoke, the male streamer’s eyes drifted over to Shi Jian, his mind clearly wandering.

Shi Jian, of course, didn’t notice. Too many people were looking at her—she was the center of attention wherever she went.

This kind of event had huge appeal to streamers. The wealth gap between streamers was enormous—Shi Jian had already seen that clearly when she first arrived here.

Successful streamers stayed in five-star hotels, dined at luxury restaurants, wore designer goods, and were surrounded by attractive people. On the other hand, streamers with poor ability and no popularity were struggling to survive even if they hadn’t died in an instance yet.

Forget the 5,000-point advanced chests—even a 500-point skin-rejuvenating pill or a 200–300-point quick hotel day pass from a regular chest was a major temptation for low-level streamers.

Tang Tian asked Shi Jian, “Joining?”

Shi Jian didn’t hesitate. “Joining.” No reason not to take advantage of free rewards!

She was going for the advanced chest—what if she really pulled a rare spirit pet?

A second pet—then the ghost bride would know real spirit pets. (just kidding)

Even if she didn’t get something that rare, some free whitening pills would still be nice.

She hadn’t made it to the Judgment Room to farm points, but she’d bumped into an even rarer event.

Tang Tian had the same thought as Shi Jian—fleece the organizers!

Tang Tian volunteered, “I’ll help you snag a spot. It should be a phone reservation. Give me your phone—when it comes to sniping drops, I always hit at 0.01 seconds.”

As a long-time corporate grunt, Tang Tian wasn’t just an info-gathering expert—she was also great at sniping online deals.

Shi Jian had already witnessed this. Before she’d even ranked up to mid-level streamer, Tang Tian had managed to grab a team-up pass just with her speed.

So Shi Jian handed her phone over to Tang Tian without hesitation.

I’m counting on you.

But nothing came without a price. After displaying the rewards, host Xiao Jin deliberately paused—probably to give the streamers time to discuss.

Then he added, “Of course, you’ll also need to complete the small tasks assigned by NPCs. Otherwise… the NPCs might get upset—”

Shi Jian: What happens if they’re upset?

But she didn’t get the chance to ask, because the cute little gray bunny in Xiao Jin’s arms suddenly leapt up, opened its mouth—and bit off half of Xiao Jin’s head in one go.

Blood sprayed everywhere, splattering even across the screen.

The gray bunny looked extremely irritable and grumbled, “So much damn talking.”

The once noisy transit station instantly fell silent.The gray bunny still had blood on its fur as it coldly stared at everyone with its blood-red eyes and announced:

“Countdown: one minute.”

After saying that, it hopped away and quickly disappeared from the screen.

The large screen turned into a black background with white countdown numbers.

“60... 59... 58...”

The scramble for the 100 leisure instance slots officially began.

...

Although the gray bunny biting off half of the host’s face had caught everyone off guard, these were all people who’d seen plenty of chaos. And since this involved entry into the leisure instance, they all reacted instantly and tapped their phones.

With the bunny’s command, the phone interface also changed, displaying a registration button.

Tang Tian used her signature 0.01-second tapping speed, and by the time Shi Jian looked down, she was already registered.

Shi Jian knew Tang Tian had secured one of the top 100 spots for her among so many streamers.

Because she once again fell into dizziness—and when she regained consciousness, she found herself on a bus.

“Tang Tian?”

Shi Jian instinctively looked around for Tang Tian. She didn’t see her nearby but did spot her through the window—on another bus.

They weren’t on the same bus.

Why were they separated?

Tang Tian also noticed Shi Jian and waved to her, then anxiously began speaking to someone who looked like an NPC.

Shi Jian got up, intending to get off, but an NPC inside the bus immediately blocked her.

“Where are you going?”

Shi Jian shot back, “Where are you taking me?”

The NPC looked surprised. “We’re heading to the community orphanage to complete some volunteer service. Didn’t you voluntarily choose to become a volunteer at the orphanage to warm the hearts of the children?”

She even pulled out a volunteer preference form, where Shi Jian’s name was clearly listed under the orphanage category.

Shi Jian was so annoyed she almost laughed. “...” Voluntarily chose? They didn’t let her choose anything! She just got here!

Could this instance be any more shameless?

Shi Jian asked the NPC, “Is that other bus also going to the orphanage?”

The NPC followed her gaze, glanced at it, then shook her head. “No, they’re going to the nursing home.”

Though neither “orphanage” nor “nursing home” sounded ideal, Shi Jian still preferred to be with Tang Tian. Plus, the elderly at a nursing home probably wouldn’t be screaming all the time.

Thinking of the bratty kids from the train, Shi Jian made up her mind.

So she raised her question: “Can I apply to switch to being a volunteer at the nursing home?”

She gestured to the NPC not to overreact—she had an excuse ready. She could weasel out of it. “My hands are icy cold. I can’t warm the children’s hearts.”