Tens of thousands of people bought the "eye-cleansing" video, marveling at the beauty of the Kamisato Art: Senho.
The resentment the citizens of the Seven Nations held toward Bai Hao subsided by more than half.
Sure, Bai Hao could be insufferable at times, but he knew when to stop.
After making everyone see stars, of course he had to release an "eye-cleansing" video to comfort them...
What was this?
This was—PUA? Oh no, no—this was a magnificent act of humanitarian compassion!
Satisfied, Bai Hao ended the broadcast, and his secondary creative stream began to play its closing theme.
"In the deep vaults of the heavens, dark shadows linger, the mountains and wilds are narrow and cold~ (In the hidden palace, I already bow)"
"The lord departs, the kingdom lies in ruin (Nowhere left, to return)"
"Hatred festers, sorrow swells (Fallen apart, trapped in filth)"
"Trembling I wander, down the doomed path (Alas, what can be done...)"
[Barbara: This song sounds… so sad. (eyes glistening)]
[Venti: Indeed. It has that feeling of the ages passing and the grandeur of an epic. (a melancholy smile)]
[Bennett: I don't understand a word, but I'm deeply moved!]
[Nilou: So this is the beauty of Liyue's music?]
[Zhongli: Morax…]
[Kaeya: Forgotten by time and consumed by vengeance, is it? (meaningful tone)]
[Amber: Why was Lord Azhdaha sealed away?]
[The Adepti: …]
[Arataki Itto: Wait—wasn't this a meme stream? Why do I feel like someone just stabbed me in the heart?!]
[Paimon: Maybe the stabbing is part of the meme content?]
The livestream slowly came to an end.
The Chasm.
Azhdaha quietly wiped away her tears, lips pressed tight, freckles quivering with bitterness.
This song, The Collapse of Rock and Gorge, had sung her very soul—it voiced her hatred, her grief, her loneliness…
She had struggled and wandered for months, yet no one ever listened to her pain.
But that secondary creative stream… had done it effortlessly!
"The Mishearing Maniac, I must find you!"
Azhdaha clenched her teeth, wiped her tears, and started walking toward Liyue Harbor.
She didn't know where he was, but her dragon's intuition whispered that if she went where people gathered, she'd find a clue…
Wangshu Inn.
After ending the stream, Bai Hao stretched lazily.
"Aiya, already over a hundred million views. As expected of the great 'Turtle Show'—makes me want to remix it properly."
He sat cross-legged on the bed, propping his chin with one hand, looking utterly pleased with himself.
With over a hundred million subscriptions right after release, tonight's revenue was bound to be three, five, maybe even eight hundred million Mora!
In the backend, Bai Hao's Mora balance had already surpassed two hundred million. He could easily stop staying in hotels and just buy a small villa outright.
But he wasn't planning on buying a house just yet.
A regular villa? How low-class.
If he was going to live somewhere—it had to be a sky villa!
Now that was the kind of lifestyle worthy of a transmigrator!
So, Bai Hao decided—he would build a new Jade Chamber, one even grander and more luXurious than Ningguang's!
A rough estimate? At least a hundred billion Mora.
In truth, a bare-bones version would only cost around ten billion.
After all, a single Mingxia Floating Stone went for about five hundred million Mora at auction.
But once you added in the artificial mountains, ornamental ponds, antique furnishings, and full defense and weapons systems—forget it, without a hundred billion Mora, no chance!
Right now, with only two hundred million Mora in his account, Bai Hao was about 99.8 billion short…
For a moment, he felt genuinely poor.
If anyone knew what he was thinking, they'd probably want to strangle him.
Of course, there was a shortcut to wealth.
Bai Hao was handsome enough—if he just put in a little effort and lived off Ningguang's favor, he'd instantly have his own Jade Chamber!
But no—mooching off a woman's wealth? That was beneath his dignity!
Bai Hao was a man of ambition and ideals!
To be ridden underfoot by the Tianquan Ningguang? How humiliating!
Forget Ningguang—even if the Heavenly Principles themselves were here, he'd make sure he was the one on top!
Of course, with his current strength as a fighter, actually defeating the Heavenly Principles was a bit of a stretch.
It wasn't like this was Battle Qi Evolving into a Horse—"as long as my horse runs fast enough, even the heavens can't catch me!"
So—time to get stronger!
The price? His recently acquired eighty million Primogems!
Bai Hao opened his summoning system, channeled the spirit of Eula's mother, sacrificed one hundred years of a Hilichurl's lifespan, and began the draw!
Shua—!
Eight stars flashed across the air, and eight cards appeared before him:
Railgun Coins
Eula's hair ornament (oops)
Sparkling Fruit (no side effects version)
Miku's triangular headphones
A crate of Qiqi-brand coconut milk (fresh-pressed, 24 bottles)
A set of silver martial arts attire
Ainz Ooal Gown's bubble teapot watch
One bottle of hair gel
"The Car God remains steady as ever—praise be to Ziyin!"
Bai Hao rubbed his hands together, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
His gaze immediately fell upon the greatest prize of this pull—the Sparkling Fruit!
Admiral Kizaru's fruit—truly the salvation of all lazy men.
Not only did it grant high-speed movement and elemental transformation, it even let you draw forth the Heavenly Cloud Sword at will.
And of course, the devastating Yasakani no Magatama!
Naturally, the system disdained giving him a mere "Yasakani Outline Orb" knockoff, and handed him the genuine article instead!
Bai Hao had dreamed of possessing the Sparkling Fruit.
One bite—"How terrifying." One kick—boom, a supernova! The cool factor skyRocketed!
Pretentious show-offs would be thrilled!
Besides, he really admired old man Kizaru's lifestyle—
clock in at nine, clock out at five, openly slack off even in ranked matches. Absolute king behavior!
"After all," Bai Hao grinned, "I am a devoted follower of Barbatos, the God of Freedom…"
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