Chapter 31: What Does It Feel Like?

"That’s all for the food today; let’s get back to wood carving!" Hua Yun said, gesturing toward the wood on the side.

-- Although wood carving is interesting, I prefer the food experience!
-- Robbery! Hand over all the food! What? Robbery is illegal? Then I’m begging you!
-- The person above is such a drama queen, acting out the whole script alone.

"If you all like it, feel free to share your thoughts; you can choose whatever you prefer," Hua Yun said before turning back to her carving knife.

"Yunyun, what are you making this for?" Chen Jiaojiao asked. How does this relate to the development of the desolate planet?

"You’ll see later. No rush."

Throughout the afternoon, Hua Yun sat in her chair, carving incessantly. Viewers in the livestream came and went, but the traffic neither rose nor fell.

-- It seems like I can make out the shape from the drawing now. It’s finally taking physical form!
-- While the streamer's cooking is delicious, I think her wood carving is quite good too.
-- To the person above, what are you even saying? I can’t agree with your logic at all!
-- An abstract artist has appeared!

By evening, a wooden dragon stood before everyone's eyes.

"Yunyun?" Chen Jiaojiao looked from the wood carving to the pattern. Heavens, it looks exactly like it!

"It’s not finished yet; I’ll do the rest another day," Hua Yun said. "It still needs sanding, painting, polishing, and more."

"The process is quite complex and must be done slowly. The parts not covered in the live stream will be edited into a follow-up video," Hua Yun noted. She had to be thankful for the interstellar high-tech and mental power; otherwise, this could have taken months to complete. Mental power helped her guide the knife with precision and significantly increased her efficiency. She hadn't expected to get this far in just a single day.

"That concludes today's broadcast!" Hua Yun said, ending the stream.

-- No, don't go! I feel so empty now.
-- Go watch the fan edits. I spent the days without live streams watching the highlights or fan-made videos.
-- Exactly, many people record the screen. As long as they don't edit it poorly, it's fine.
-- There are too few videos from the streamer, just those two, and they’re only about the dishes.
-- Be content. Before the streamer appeared, we didn't even have those two.
-- Why can't you stream every day? This is agonizing.

"Yunyun, everyone likes you so much!" Chen Jiaojiao said, watching how reluctant everyone was to leave.

"That may be, but I think they like the food more—like you do!" Hua Yun laughed as she looked at Chen Jiaojiao.

"That's not true! I definitely like you more!"

Hearing this, Hua Yun shuddered.

Meanwhile, the StarNet was in an uproar again. The trending search keyword was "Braised Meat."

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-- They said a stream was happening, so why can't I find this person anywhere?
-- Is the person above blind? I was in the stream all day today!
-- They claimed to be going to check it out, but I searched the entire network and found nothing!
-- Is this all staged? There were hundreds of thousands of people there; you didn't find it? You're just blindly hating, aren't you?
-- Let me show you today's food: Braised Meat! [Image]
-- Speaking of which, I wonder how those ten lucky winners feel right now?

Little Fish: How does it feel? Happy to the point of being speechless, you know?
Barton: How does it feel? Like I never want to drink nutrient paste ever again!
Academy Beauty Number One: How does it feel? It's the first time I've known what jealousy feels like!
-- How does it feel? Like I'm a total country bumpkin!
...
-- Wow, do rich people actually know how to be jealous now?
-- No one can have everything go their way, hahaha.
-- Are you all paid shills? Where was the stream? Are you making things up out of thin air?
-- !!!???
-- Are you all just lying and acting blind now?

Seeing that an argument was brewing, sensible people finally stepped in.

-- Is there a possibility that we did see it, and they truly couldn't?
-- I just looked at their IDs; they look very familiar. Guess why?
-- I think they look familiar too. No way, right?
-- Weren't you the ones making such a fuss two days ago?
-- Can't you even hire different people for your smear campaign?
-- I know why too.
-- You must have been blocked!
-- What do I do? The streamer I like seems a bit tough!
-- Hahaha, being tough is good. I’d be worried if she didn't speak up when bullied.
-- What should I do? I like her even more now!
-- Hahaha, I wonder if they’ll regret what they missed once they realize it?
-- What are you talking about?
-- Those people saying they couldn't see it are likely the ones who maliciously speculated about Taoyuan Planet two days ago. They wanted to find trouble today, but who knew the streamer would just block them!
-- Hahaha, everyone’s happy now.
-- What? Blocked?

***

-- No, it’s just a few words, is it really that serious?
-- If you had the guts to say it, don't you have the guts to accept the consequences? Now you’re resorting to moral kidnapping?
-- Will you lose a piece of meat from just saying a few words?
-- Will you lose two pieces of meat from being blocked?
-- I want your mouth! Why are you so good at talking?
-- Those who provoke first are the lowest. Don't show mercy to people like that!

As for those who thought they couldn't see the video, after verifying, they finally discovered they had truly been blocked!

-- Blocked is blocked, who’s afraid of whom?
-- If you weren't afraid, you wouldn't be making such a scene here. Just don't regret it later!

Following "Braised Meat," the entire network's trending search became—"The Toughest Streamer!"

Opinions were mixed, but one thing was consistent: everyone who watched the stream didn't have a single disparaging word to say. Just kidding, they didn't want to get blocked. Those who hadn't watched were more restrained; although some condemned Hua Yun for being too petty, their tone was quite flat. It’s one thing to choose not to watch, but being blocked and unable to watch is another matter entirely. As for those who were blocked, they were devastated.

-- Seeing them lose their composure makes me happy. There are fewer people to compete with for benefits in the future, so why shouldn't I be happy?

"Yunyun, they found out you blocked them. What should we do?"

"What is there to do?" Hua Yun didn't care. She needed traffic, but she wasn't going to chase after people for it. Besides, to get the desolate planet rated, she just needed to ensure the stream ran for a certain amount of time. Therefore, Hua Yun was completely unbothered.

"Alright then!" Chen Jiaojiao realized her friend didn't care at all and hadn't taken those jumping clowns to heart.

"By the way, Yunyun, I’m done drawing!" Chen Jiaojiao handed Hua Yun what she had spent the whole day working on.

"This is?" Hua Yun looked at Chen Jiaojiao in surprise.

"That's right! It's the crabapple flower you gave me. How is it? Does it look like it?" Chen Jiaojiao asked proudly.

"What made you think of drawing it?" Hua Yun asked.

"It’s my favorite thing right now!" Chen Jiaojiao said. It was a gift from Hua Yun, but it was too valuable. She wanted to return it to Hua Yun, so she thought, why not leave something behind as a memento?

"That's fine, I'll make one for you later!" This would be much easier to carve than the dragon; a one-to-one recreation wouldn't be hard at all.

"By the way, Yunyun, the dean told me that the Art Academy watched the live stream today, so they moved up their schedule. And... the number of people coming has increased!" Chen Jiaojiao said, glancing at Hua Yun.

The Art Academy was a niche department; with so many people coming all at once, there was no need to guess what was going on!