Volume 4, Chapter 28 – Zhou Jieyu’s Livestream and a Favorability Quest

[Mr. Claude, how do you view this Game Commentator Awards Ceremony?]

A microphone was held out to him.

Claude Prell: [Mm, it was so-so. It wasn’t exactly a ceremony worth praising, but at least the judges here do have a decent eye. As for my own commentary skills, there’s no need to say much. All the judges have already seen them clearly enough. Let me briefly comment on the contestants who won silver and bronze.]

He turned his head.

[First, the silver medal winner, Leading the Escape.]

The girl looked at Claude with a deeply aggrieved expression.

[Let’s not talk about anything else. Just this name alone is totally unsuited to the commentary profession! Leading the Escape? What kind of trash name is that? When we commentate games, of course we want to see players charge at the front…]

The girl lowered her head in shame.

He turned the other way.

[Then there’s the bronze medal winner, player Happy Snowman. Mm, that name is too ordinary, so let’s skip it. Let’s talk about his game commentary skills instead…]

“Hey, hey, Claude, what the hell are you doing?”

Claude, who had been lost in his fantasy world, was suddenly smacked on the head. He cried out in pain, turned around, and saw it was Smiling Doge.

“I was reading the forums just now,” Claude said hastily.

He couldn’t exactly say he’d been daydreaming about showing off, could he?

“Anran’s car has already stopped. We’re about to move in. Remember to take pictures and record video!” Smiling Doge patted Claude on the shoulder.

Claude smiled. “No problem, just leave it all to me!”

The day he became famous was today.

Claude clenched his fist.

Even though he had nothing right now, he still had dreams!

The dream of becoming a gold-medal commentator was driving him forward!

Screeech—

Anran parked the car in a narrow alley.

In fact, she had already learned through the forum that quite a few little tails had been following behind her.

They said there were thirty of them, but at the moment, only one car had followed over.

Unless it was stuffed full like a clown car, there could only be a dozen or so people inside at most.

But since Smiling Doge and Claude had spoken with such confidence, the rest should also be on their way.

The other side didn’t know that she already knew what they were planning, so she could turn things around and ambush them instead.

Thirty players!

No matter what, she still had to be careful. If she capsized in the gutter, regret would be useless.

So Anran had no intention of wasting words with Smiling Doge and the others.

Aila had hidden herself far away early on, while Anran also put on a nervous act, constantly changing positions and using cover to avoid getting shot.

[Aha! Smiling Doge has now caught up to Anran’s butt!]

[What kind of commentary style is this?]

[Everyone, stay calm. Anran has already gotten out of the car, and Smiling Doge has gotten out too.]

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[And then? What did they get out of the car for?]

[The blood-pumping main event is about to begin. Dear viewers, open your eyes wide. Ta-dah, ta-dah, ta-dah. Let me upload a photo first.]

[Is this commentator an idiot?]

[He’s a titanium-grade idiot!]

Zhou Jieyu looked at Claude’s commentary thread speechlessly.

What even was this garbage?

He had yapped for ages and all she knew was that Smiling Doge had caught up to Anran. And then? Then what? What happened to Anran?

She waited forever before Claude finally uploaded the photo.

In the picture, Smiling Doge was advancing carefully and was about to reach an off-road vehicle ahead.

There was even a location watermark in the lower right corner of the image.

“No. 375, Kuloluola Street, Yaxi City, Canyon Continent, No. 1886.”

Zhou Jieyu checked the map.

It didn’t seem very far from where she was.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Leading the Charge shouted at Zhou Jieyu.

Zhou Jieyu ignored him completely, yanked open the car door, and jumped out.

The car wasn’t going very fast, and since Zhou Jieyu’s speed and physical ability had both risen dramatically, she landed steadily.

With a map in hand, there was no need to worry about getting lost.

She sprinted all the way toward her destination.

Claude: [All right, Smiling Doge and his lackeys have now sneaked up to Anran’s car’s butt!]

[Get lost, I’m not Smiling Doge’s lackey!]

[If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll beat you to death first when I get there!]

[Why is this dumbass commentator so obsessed with the word “butt”?]

[Accidentally exposed something there.]

[Oh ho, I was just worrying that I didn’t know where you were, and you actually dared to put an address watermark on the photo. Claude, Smiling Doge, right? You actually dare target Anran? Looks like the lesson we taught you at the station wasn’t enough. Just wait, I’m coming over right now!]

“…”

Claude’s facial muscles stiffened.

His gaze fell on the players who had already surrounded Anran’s car.

Damn it. Those burly idiots didn’t even realize he was helping them gain popularity. What the hell were they acting so arrogant for?

[They’ve surrounded her.]

[Although Anran is very strong, Smiling Doge and the others also have the correct strategy. As everyone knows, after a player dies, the corpse remains for ten seconds. Using their numerical advantage, Smiling Doge and the others can all rush in together, pin Anran to the ground, and then pull the bomb…]

[Boom!]

Claude snapped another photo and uploaded it.

Now watch my brilliant commen—

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[Huh? Why is there a strange white light by the car door in this photo?]

[Where? Where? I heard there was doujin here?]

[Sorry, there’s nothing but sweaty dudes here. If you want doujin, go to NH.]

[What’s NH?]

[That light looks really wrong. Hey, dumbass commentator, what happened next?]

[Huh? Where did the commentator go?]

[What the hell is going on? It’s already been a minute. Where the hell did the commentator die?]

[And you call yourself a famous commentator looking like this?]

[The commentator is dead. Burn paper if you have business!]

Leading the Escape: [The commentator has entered the palace. He asked me to pass on a message: please proceed to newbie reporter Leading the Escape’s livestream thread: //…]

[???]

Scene cut, time rewound.

The instant Claude uploaded that photo, he no longer had any mind left to pay attention to his commentary livestream thread.

The moment Smiling Doge reached Anran’s off-road vehicle, a blinding white flash and a shrill noise instantly robbed him of the ability to resist.

Even Claude, who was standing farther away, got his “titanium alloy dog eyes” blinded.

Flashbang. That word flashed through Claude’s mind at once.

But it was already too late.

Or rather, the method Smiling Doge and the others had come up with actually wasn’t that different from Anran’s.

They were both using bombs. Anran had just acted faster.

After the flashbang exploded, the dozen or so people surrounding the area dropped to the ground instantly.

And that wasn’t the end of it. Immediately after came two more thunderous booms, as the High-Energy Explosives that had long been hidden inside the car detonated.

The off-road vehicle was blown to hell and back.

Flaming giant butt, roast chicken, stir-fried little yellow chicken, white-cut chicken blasted over fierce fire, the whole banquet was served at once.

The results were remarkable.

The notification sounds rang endlessly. In just a few short seconds, Anran realized she had gained another 13,600 EXP.

Player kills increased by 14.

How thrilling.

But the car was gone. Those two off-road vehicles worth tens of thousands of Bilu had turned into “black iron woks.”

Anran hugged Aila and trembled all over.

The cost of carrying out this mission had been far too great.

Clothes, computer, cosmetics, and this car.

“Wuwuwu…”

As Anran trembled, Aila started trembling along with her.

So infuriating.

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I absolutely won’t let those players off.

Anran was angry.

To recover her losses, she picked up her gun and shot Claude Prell dead with a single shot as he rolled around on the ground.

Then she walked toward the car Smiling Doge had driven over in. It was a bit worse than hers, but at least it still ran. In any case, this car belonged to Anran now.

“!!!”

Whew!

Hiding to the side, Zhou Jieyu let out a sigh of relief.

Anran was completely fine.

She really was amazing. Zhou Jieyu had worried for nothing.

But at that moment, Zhou Jieyu’s reporter soul flared up fiercely once more!

Click click click…

She hurriedly snapped a few pictures, then started recording video.

[The commentator has entered the palace. He asked me to pass on a message: please proceed to newbie reporter Leading the Escape’s livestream thread: //…]

[Emmm… what kind of new move is this? Advertising?]

Then some people couldn’t resist the urge to click the link anymore, and they clicked in.

Livestream thread title: Leading the Escape’s Professional [Anran] Livestream Room!!!

Refresh refresh refresh…

In just a few minutes, this livestream thread had already piled up nearly a hundred posts.

[666]

[I want to see the battlefield reporter miss! Her voice sounds so nice, she must be really pretty!]

[Big-shot player, you’re here!]

[Down with the reactionary Morningstar organization! Protect government army hero Anran to the death!]

Leading the Escape: [I wasn’t lying to everyone. Mr. Claude is really dead. Here’s photo proof. If any kind-hearted players are willing, you can go welcome him at the respawn point!]

Zhou Jieyu posted a picture of Claude after he was shot dead.

[There are only two respawn points in Yaxi City. Heh heh heh, heh heh heh, this dumbass actually dared leak Anran’s location to players on Morningstar’s side. Heh heh heh, heh heh heh, I’m going to give him a very warm welcome!]

[Count me in!]

[+1]

[The one near city hall is a bit far from me. Any brothers and sisters going over there?]

Monster Mountain Hermit: [Leave it to me! Black-faced-crazed-laugh.jpg]

[So scary.]

[Is Miss Reporter actually some black-bellied monster?]

[So how is Anran doing now?]

Leading the Escape: [Anran blew up 14 players in one go. Mm, and now she has already walked over to Doge’s car.]

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Photo attached.

[With an awesome NPC miss like this around, who the hell cares about Morningstar! I’m going to cling tight to Anran’s thigh!]

[Why is it a cute boy? Isn’t Anran a woman?]

[What, a cute boy? Hehehe…]

Leading the Escape: [Emmm… Anran seems to be about to drive Doge’s car away. Crap, I can’t catch up.]

Smiling Doge: [Stop! I borrowed that car from Morningstar, damn Li Daye! Give me my car back!]

Seeing that Anran was about to drive the car away, Zhou Jieyu immediately panicked. Hey, hey, if Anran ran off, wouldn’t her livestream end right after it started?

Zhou Jieyu took off running after her, but there were limits to human ability. At Zhou Jieyu’s speed, there was no way she could catch up.

Just when she was about to give up, the car that had reached the corner suddenly stopped.

In fact, Anran had seen that forum thread, knew Zhou Jieyu was following behind her, and after thinking about it, decided to stop.

“Huff, huff…”

Quite a bit of stamina had been consumed.

The moment Zhou Jieyu looked up, she saw Anran in men’s clothing waving at her.

And above her head was a yellow exclamation mark!

Eek!?

Another quest to pick up!

Zhou Jieyu ran over obediently at once.

She was almost level ten. Once she reached level ten, she could ask Anran to promote her to Basic Mechanic.

And there were still lots of powerful blueprints!

Anran was a Mechanic too. Since she was this amazing, Zhou Jieyu definitely wouldn’t be bad either!

“Do you wish to accept the quest [Operation Save Anran]?”

[Operation Save Anran]

Quest Description: Anran, who is currently carrying out a secret operation, has been targeted by Outlanders from the Morningstar camp. Follow Anran’s instructions and help her escape the danger!

Quest Rewards:

1. 4,500 EXP
2. Anran’s favorability +5

Quest Repeatability: Unique

“Wow!”

Zhou Jieyu’s eyes widened.

4,500 EXP wasn’t a small amount, but the +5 favorability was what really kept her eyes glued.

At this point, if she wanted to raise Anran’s favorability by 5 points, she’d probably have to give her several thousand or even ten thousand Bilu.

This was the first time she had ever received a quest that could increase Anran’s favorability!

Of course she accepted it!

“Very good, girl. I can already feel your resolve. Now, tie these things onto yourself!”

Anran patted Zhou Jieyu on the shoulder with great solemnity.