Chapter 540: Alternate World People's First Live Stream

For these outsiders, contests and martial arts duels had always been matters of solitary combat, and to rely on numbers against a lone foe was deeply frowned upon.

But when Fang Qi directed them, unleashing a devastating burst of power in a single instant to instantly slay the Hyper Mecha Goblin, they truly felt the allure of teamwork.

Though he had not yet reached level 50 today to learn his first active Awakening skill, Zong Wu was already deeply satisfied.

After spending so much time groping through the dark depths of the game, the Mind's Eye skill allowed him to perceive things in reality that usually escaped notice.

For instance... Zong Wu noticed right then that Boss Fang was scribbling away on the small blackboard again.

Zong Wu had arrived at the shop exceptionally early today; under normal circumstances, as the Castellan of Yuanyang City, he would rarely come at such an hour.

"Castellan... the matter of the Wen family in the West City... and the business at the Yunling Mining Area, what do you think..." A cultivator dressed as a scholar followed behind him, looking thoroughly distressed.

"..." Zong Wu's face twitched. "Later... look at it later. This seat reaches level 50 today. It will not be too late to look once I have learned my Awakening skill!"

"Uh..." The scholar's face twitched as well.

...

Right at that moment, Zong Wu looked toward the small blackboard in bewilderment, noticing a wealth of new contents added today.

"'Dungeon Fighter Online Arena Ranking System'? 'StarCraft Ladder Rankings'?" Zong Wu stared, entirely perplexed. "What are these?"

"And what about this thing!" Xiya pointed at items below like "Avatar Binder", "Binder Package", and "Penguin Stream", demanding an explanation.

Her eyes still flashed with anger; ever since a Gunner dressed in basic blue and white gear—looking like a mere alternate account—had thrashed her in the Arena and ended it by pinning her to the ground with a Punisher to blow her brains out, this foreign girl stared at Boss Fang with green, resentful eyes almost every day.

She even carried herself with a touch of arrogance.

Of course, Boss Fang completely ignored this.

Luo Piaoling beside her, along with the few people from the West Region, was far more polite; he bowed in the style of the Lingzhou locals and said, "Could the boss explain this to us?"

"Oh, it's you." As if the alternate account named 'One Bullet to Eliminate One Teammate' had nothing to do with him, Boss Fang wore an entirely innocent expression.

He offered a brief explanation to her and the others present: "This Avatar Binder... can combine two unwanted store cosmetics into a rare appearance, a completely new outfit, which effectively stops you from wearing the same clothes as someone else."

"As for the Penguin Stream platform... that is even simpler." Fang Qi continued his explanation.

Two figures shrouded in black robes had just stepped inside the shop entrance when their steps suddenly halted; as if possessed of large, searching ears, they stealthily caught a few words: "Ranking system? Ladder rankings?! Avatar Binder?! Penguin Stream?"

They took in every single word without missing a beat.

The two looked at each other: "What is this boss trying to do now?!"

"Listen first, see if there is any conspiracy afoot!"

"Hmph! Let us see if this boy trips up and reveals any clues about the origins of this establishment."

The two pricked up their ears to listen intently.

Soon, they heard the words "Abyss Mode".

"One can even encounter demons from the Abyss?! Such things actually exist within this small virtual world?!"

Though they had hidden in the shadows of this world for an incredibly long time, the two had never heard of such a thing.

Still... the combination of the words "Abyss" and "Demon" made it obvious to anyone that these were highly formidable monsters.

"They can actually cross through space to enter the dungeons?!"

In truth, the power levels in Dungeon Fighter Online were rather high, though slightly restricted in the original game for balance.

Yet now, they were hearing of demons capable of crossing space to arrive?!

Just how strong would they be?!

Sitting on the sofa, they each ordered a cup of milk tea, holding the cups as they listened even more intently.

They then heard that these demons might not only carry Relic-grade equipment (pink), but might even carry gear from a tier that existed only in legends—Epic equipment...

Following this, they saw the players crowding around the counter erupt into a frenzy.

"How do we encounter an Abyssal Demon?!"

"Are the chances high? Are they stronger than the Mecha Goblin?!"

"Can a party of four of us kill one?"

"Can I join a party to kill one if my weapon is only reinforced to plus five?"

"..." The two sitting on the sofa drinking milk tea nearly spat it out.

These are Abyssal Demons, for goodness' sake!

Why does it feel like they are looking at walking, talking gift boxes of equipment?!

The figure beside her put down her milk tea cup, her cold, sinister female voice laced with sudden eagerness: "Shall we try it later? Snatch the equipment off these Abyssal Demons! It will all be ours, hahaha!"

A sharp, high-pitched laugh rang out.

"Let's go, let's go! Get on the game quick, we must be first! Don't let others snatch it!"

...

The space of Arad was inherently unstable, and the dungeon spaces were even more so; thus, one would occasionally encounter the descent of demons within the dungeons.

Demons of great power often brought immense disaster upon adventurers.

But a group of powerful adventurers refused to become their prey; they would use Demon-breaking Stones to actively tear open space and lure the demons down.

At this time, the two figures in jet-black cloaks had already sat before the computers and logged into the game.

"Hmm? What is it?" The female Priest had not left, but stood in place.

Glancing sideways, the other saw she had already opened the item shop.

"Wait a moment, I will first procure a set of these newly released rare items."

For many women, certain things held a far greater allure than equipment, and that was the new—Rare Avatars.

In their understanding, avatars used illusion techniques to transform original appearances into new shapes; thus, they could make their equipment look beautiful while still maintaining the necessary defensive traits.

For girls who loved beauty but had to enter dungeons to fight in heavy armor, this was an absolute blessing.

Consequently, a certain group of people had purchased a vast number of avatars long ago.

The Qingqiu Clan, for instance.

That noble lady of great wealth, alongside the chosen daughters of the clan.

At the same time, girls like Yue Bai and Mu Qing were clearly filled with deep anticipation for these new rare appearances.

By now, through Boss Fang's explanations, they understood what Penguin Stream did and exactly how to use the binder.

Streams could be watched using the Penguin Communication tool on communication jades; if one held a membership card at the shop, one could even remotely send flowers or goose eggs as gifts.

The woman hidden in the corner thought for a moment: "Should I also try this 'streaming' thing?!"

After a brief deliberation, she opened the new "Penguin Stream" icon on the desktop.

She set the room name and stream content: Streaming rare avatar binding!

She started the stream.

And then...

"Little sister, top up one thousand spirit crystals for me first!" Li Qin'er looked up to see a woman entirely enveloped in a black cloak walk up, handing over one thousand spirit crystals.

Then she quickly returned to her own seat, opened the mall, and converted the spirit crystals in her membership card into vouchers.

"Wait a moment!" The black-robed man beside her suddenly thought of something. "Be careful, watch out that this synthesizer might occasionally malfunction, just like the enhancer!"

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