Chengdu, inside a single-person apartment.
The room was an absolute mess, with dirty clothes and trash everywhere. Half-eaten instant noodles still sat on the computer desk.
Zhao Yu, slumped over the desk, shook his groggy head and forced his eyes open.
An unfamiliar room came into view. The stench of sweat mixed with the smell of instant noodles, making him frown.
"Where... am I?"
Before he could think back carefully, memories flooded into his mind all at once.
"Did I transmigrate?" As unfamiliar memories continued to surface, Zhao Yu's pupils gradually widened.
This body was also named Zhao Yu. His appearance, family, and even the experiences of his first half of life were exactly the same as his own, as though he were Zhao Yu from a parallel world.
The only difference was that this Zhao Yu was not a twenty-seven-year-old corporate drone, but a student who had just graduated from university.
"Graduated from Rongcheng University of Science and Technology too... Could Heaven really be giving me another chance?" Zhao Yu could not help muttering to himself.
Still, this fresh start was not exactly great...
According to the remaining memories, after graduating, the original owner had not planned to become a corporate drone, so he had decided to become a freelancer.
But he had failed at being both an UP Master and a full-time writer. Now, he was a game streamer who played all kinds of games.
Unfortunately, both his gaming skills and his gift for conversation were terrible. His streams had little entertainment value, and he had few viewers. His streaming income was barely enough to keep him fed.
Recently, his traffic had been so poor that he had streamed for three days and three nights straight, intending to use it as a gimmick and rely on an all-nighter strategy.
In the end, he was the first one to give out, which was how Zhao Yu from another world had transmigrated over.
"This stubborn temper is exactly like mine. His brain just doesn't work too well." After making that jab, Zhao Yu stretched his body and rose from the chair.
"First, I need to clean this room. I honestly don't know how he put up with this smell." Looking around the room, Zhao Yu truly could not stand the chaotic sight.
After spending more than half an hour, he finally got the messy room cleaned up.
He took out his phone and skillfully opened his payment app. Seeing the three-digit balance, Zhao Yu got a headache.
"This isn't even enough to pay next month's rent. And it's a little too late to go out and find a job..."
More than half the month had already passed. Even if he found work now, his salary might not solve the rent problem.
And Zhao Yu did not want to trouble his mother over such matters. After all, he was already an adult and needed to support himself.
Then... there was only one answer. Zhao Yu turned his gaze toward the black-screened computer.
It was 2018, right around the time livestreaming was taking off. As someone from the parallel-world future of 2024, getting a piece of the pie would be easy enough.
He deftly turned on the computer and logged into the streaming platform, then began considering what game to stream today.
The hottest game had to be League of Legends, right? After all, this was the year LPL won its first championship...
Perfect, that was the one! Coming back to his senses, Zhao Yu cleared his throat and began speaking to the viewers in his stream.
"Ahem, can you hear me?"
[Holy shit! Is the streamer really built like a workhorse? He streamed for three days, rested for half a day, and started again?]
[I'm tearing up. I use this streamer's broadcasts to fall asleep, but I just woke up and he's streaming again?]
[The charity streamer is back? Yesterday, he lost all the Joy Beans on three accounts playing Fight the Landlord. I've never seen anyone this bad.]
"Can't help it. The streamer needs to make a living," Zhao Yu said with a shrug.
"I'm so broke that even getting my hemorrhoids removed would have to be paid in three installments. What else can I do besides stream?"
[??? What kind of unhinged thing was that?]
[Hahaha, fuck, did the streamer get replaced today? Why are you suddenly so funny?]
Glancing at the Bullet Screen, Zhao Yu continued, "No one replaced me. I just figured we're all brothers here, so there's no need to put on airs."
[True, we're all bros. So, brother, can you promise me not to get them removed? I like the textured feel.]
[Why are there homos here too? (brain rage)]
"Ahem, ahem, ahem. We can discuss that in detail after the stream. As long as the money's enough, I can do it in the stream, or in heaven and among..." Zhao Yu had been about to throw out a few more dirty jokes, but the moment he saw a moderator enter, he immediately reined himself in.
"To celebrate Invictus Gaming's championship, I'll stream a little League of Legends today."
[Explain the rest. Heaven and what?]
[So you're a real gay streamer, huh?]
[Interesting. Followed...]
[Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen you play League before. You're not going to be as bad as you are at Fight the Landlord, are you?]
At that moment, an old fan who often watched Zhao Yu's streams spoke up. After all, Zhao Yu had been playing Fight the Landlord and some single-player mini-games lately, so it was natural to be suspicious when he suddenly switched to League of Legends.
"I didn't stream it because League of Legends is my ace in the hole. If Invictus Gaming hadn't won, I wouldn't have taken it out to show you. Watch carefully and learn well. Today, I'll teach you a lesson." Zhao Yu smiled.
He had not played League in a long time, but he had reached Master before. Combined with some wild strategies from his past life that had not been developed yet, creating some streaming content would be easy.
[Another one chasing the hype. Why didn't we see so many people streaming League of Legends before the championship?]
[Waiting for the streamer to get stomped.]
[Anyone can stream League of Legends now, huh?]
Watching the skeptical Bullet Screen comments suddenly appear, Zhao Yu said nothing. Instead, he logged into his League of Legends account. Only when the words Grandmaster appeared did the Bullet Screen abruptly fall silent.
[Wait, you actually know how to play?]
[With this skill, you streamed Fight the Landlord for us instead of League?]
Zhao Yu could not understand why the original owner had chosen not to stream League of Legends and had instead streamed PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and other mini-games.
In the end, he could only blame the fact that, before Invictus Gaming won the championship, League of Legends really had not been as popular as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
But things were different now. Zhao Yu, who came from 2024, knew very well that League of Legends would enjoy a second spring in the coming years.
"Just playing like this seems kind of boring. How about we find a girl to play with?" After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yu opened a companion-playing app.
Though he did not know who had started the trend, ordering a companion player really did make for better content and more traffic at this time.
Hiring one for a game was not expensive. To fleece his brothers for their coins, Zhao Yu decided to give it a try.
[Oh! There's a girl? Then I have to watch...]
[Hurry up! Now that you mention this, I'm not sleepy anymore.]
Seeing the Bullet Screen pick up, Zhao Yu sighed inwardly. As expected of you horny bastards.
Coincidentally, he was one too... so no problem there.
He quickly settled on a girl with black stockings and an incredible-looking figure in her photo, then connected with her and entered matchmaking.
"Boss, what are we playing?" The girl's sweet voice rang out in the stream.
"Mm... let me think..." This match was for the ADC role. As Zhao Yu spoke, he casually clicked random champion.
"How about you play Soraka and I play Ashe?"
"Sure. You play Ashe, I'll play Soraka." The girl nodded and instantly locked in Soraka.
"Love." Zhao Yu kept a calm expression. After a moment of silence, he simply replied with one word.
[????]
[?????]
The entire stream was instantly filled with question marks.
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