Why Is This Streamer So Professional? (4k)

The moment she finished speaking, Iono shut her mouth and looked at the viewer count in the top-right corner.

She did not even know why she had suddenly said something like that. It was as if her mind had taken a sharp turn, and the words had slipped out on instinct.

Now, she could not help feeling a little nervous.

Would saying that really work?

But in the next moment, something completely unexpected happened.

This time, not only did no one leave the stream, but two more people had joined!

What was more, three out of the five viewers had sent messages!

"What secret?"

"Streamer, just say what you want to say. Don't keep us in suspense!"

"111."

Iono paused and put on a hesitant expression, though inside, she was frantically trying to think of some secret she could share.

Come on, what could she talk about?

What happened at the internet café today?

A secret from her childhood?

No, neither of those would work, right?

Iono's mind raced, but she could not think of anything.

Come on, hurry up!

She had finally said something the viewers were interested in. If she did not follow it up, this stream would fail again!

Whatever... she would talk about that!

Iono suddenly opened her eyes and looked into the camera. Her entire demeanor changed at once!

"...When you train Electric-type Pokémon, do you all think the key is increasing how much electricity they can store?"

As soon as she said that, the chat instantly split into two camps.

"What else would it be? I don't have an Electric-type Pokémon, but that's common knowledge."

"The more electricity they store, the more they can discharge. What else are you supposed to train?"

Some of the comments expressed doubt.

The other two viewers, meanwhile, seemed rather curious.

"Then what should we train?"

Seeing that, Iono said softly,

"I'll let you in on a secret: what determines an Electric-type Pokémon's upper limit is not its total amount of electricity."

She beckoned to Bellibolt. It immediately cooperated by extending its arms, where tiny arcs of electricity gathered in the air before vanishing.

Iono's voice followed.

"Actually, below Champion level, Electric-type Pokémon do not have much electrical energy stored inside them. After using Electric-type moves, the electricity stored in their bodies is consumed until it is completely depleted."

"At that point, if they want to use Electric-type moves again, they have to wait for their Electric-type energy to slowly recharge."

"For Electric-type Pokémon, what really matters is the recharge speed of that electrical energy."

As she spoke, she raised both hands, one high and one low.

"If two Pokémon with exactly the same total electrical capacity fight, and one can fully recharge in three seconds while the other takes thirty seconds, then in battle, the former can keep firing full-power Thunderbolts without stopping, while the latter has to wait ages after using it once. That is where the gap opens up."

She lowered her voice again and leaned closer to the camera.

"I'll tell you something else quietly: recharge speed is affected by training volume, but it is also related to a Pokémon's emotions and how often it discharges electricity. If you just train with your head down, the improvement actually will not be very great."

"So the secret I want to tell you is this: if you want to increase recharge speed, you need to specifically practice letting your Electric-type Pokémon deliberately recover after emptying its electrical energy. Also, when using Electric-type moves normally, you need to be careful not to pour it all out too quickly..."

At that point, Iono suddenly paused.

Things had been urgent just now, and this was the only secret she could think of.

But this... was experience she had accumulated over many years as an Electric-type Gym Leader. Was it a little too technical?

What if... they were not interested?

Yet in the next moment, she suddenly felt a warm current surge through her heart, completely opposite to that inexplicable discomfort from before!

She immediately looked up at the chat.

The chat's reaction completely exceeded her expectations.

[Holy crap, is that for real?]

[This is honestly the first time I've heard anyone say that. No one mentioned it before.]

[No wonder my Raichu can't keep going after using Thunderbolt a few times. So that's why! I always thought it was because his total electrical capacity was too low.]

At the same time, as viewers continued speaking, the number of people in the stream began to slowly rise.

Iono froze for a moment.

In the past, she had never considered talking about these things on stream.

After all, viewers probably would not be very interested in Electric-type Pokémon...

But now, things seemed completely different from what she had imagined!

The suggestions she had seen earlier could not help surfacing in her mind again.

After glancing at the name of the newest viewer to enter the stream, Iono spoke again.

"Um... fellow viewer 'Flying Pikachu,' are you still in the stream?"

A reply quickly popped up in the chat.

"Here here here"

Iono smiled.

"Your name reminded me of something. If you want to tell a Pikachu's gender apart, you can look at its tail..."

Under Iono's guidance, the atmosphere in the stream gradually began to change.

Her condition was also far better than before. She slowly stopped feeling nervous, and her speech became much smoother.

As the online viewer count climbed from just over ten to nearly several dozen, Iono completely relaxed and began chatting with the viewers about all kinds of Electric-type Pokémon knowledge.

The fastest Electric-type Pokémon, the rare Electric-type Pokémon that excelled at both close combat and long-range attacks, training ideas for Magnezone, how to use the ground to counter Electric-type Pokémon in battle... and training methods for all kinds of Electric-type Pokémon.

If she had been talking about something else, Iono might have suddenly gotten stuck. But when it came to Electric-type Pokémon, the more she talked, the more she had to say.

All the experience she had accumulated over more than a decade as an Electric-type specialist trainer poured forth like a flood at that moment!

Although not every viewer in the stream had raised an Electric-type Pokémon, many of them chose to stay for these unheard-of training insights.

The chat began scrolling rapidly as well.

[How does the streamer know so much, holy crap?]

[I've never heard these ideas before, but they all sound really reasonable...]

[Only just noticed that the streamer is actually pretty cute. Following.]

[Streamer, were you an Electric-type Gym Leader before?]

Seeing that last message, Iono froze for a moment. Then, remembering the purpose of this stream, she immediately wanted to start introducing Levincia Gym.

However, before she could say anything, that uncomfortable feeling returned.

Clearly, it was not yet time to promote the Gym!

Iono decisively changed strategies.

Calling on viewers to interact, teaching Electric-type knowledge, keeping people in suspense... she had used all of those. What came next?

Right...!

Gritting her teeth, Iono directly took a golden-yellow stone from a drawer and waved it before the camera.

"If you are interested, everyone, you can play a game with me."

"Next, I'll pick one person to receive this high-quality Thunder Stone for free!"

As soon as the Thunder Stone appeared, the chat went wild.

Every viewer staring at that Thunder Stone was dumbfounded.

If it was not fake, that Thunder Stone was clearly of top-notch quality. One of those had to be worth at least five or six thousand Pokémon League credits.

The streaming industry in this world had only been developing for a short time. Everyone was used to watching streams and then paying to send gifts.

Why had this streamer reversed it now??

She was giving them things?

Even the lurkers could not hold back anymore, and they all began speaking:

[Huh?? Other streamers ask for gifts, but you want to give us things?]

[Holy crap, that Thunder Stone looks so pure. Is it really that good?]

[Streamer, do you really mean what you say? You're actually giving it away?!]

[This is insane. I want in, I want in! Pick me!]

Watching the chat, Iono smiled slightly.

"That's right, this stone is being given away for free."

"However, I'll ask a question about Electric-type Pokémon, and it is something I just talked about!"

"The viewer who answers correctly will have this Thunder Stone mailed to them by the streamer!"

"So everyone, please follow and like the stream. Let the streamer see who wants to be picked, okay?"

Iono said everything in one breath, then stared nervously at the screen.

Naturally, she had not come up with this kind of patter herself. The chat had taught it to her earlier today.

They said this could increase the stream's popularity.

But would this... really work too?

As she pondered, notifications began erupting in the stream like a tidal wave!

[Three-Star Passerby followed the streamer!]

[Dark Cave liked the streamer!]

[ZzzR Charmander liked the streamer!]

[Streamer, I followed you! Pick me!!!]

At the same time, inside the internet café.

Luo Chen was sitting behind the counter, turning the Dragon-type and Ghost-type stone tablet fragments over in his hands. He carefully studied the patterns on them, trying to determine roughly what proportion of the complete tablets they represented, or whether he could trigger that ability and see some new scenes.

But before the stone tablets showed any reaction, a notification suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[Ding! Message notification from the "Dimensional Communicator."]

[The request of special customer Iono has been preliminarily fulfilled. (The Levincia Gym stream's online viewer count has exceeded 200.)]

Seeing the information before him, Luo Chen's hand stroking the tablet abruptly stopped.

That fast?

If he remembered correctly, Iono had only gone back less than half an hour ago. Her stream had already surpassed two hundred viewers?

But after thinking about it, Luo Chen realized that it seemed fairly normal.

During Iono's stream just now, the ideas the chat had suggested to her were basic beginner-level streaming techniques on Blue Star's streaming platforms...

But in a world where streaming platforms had only just begun to develop, any one of those ideas would be a complete dimensionality reduction attack.

As Luo Chen considered this, the notifications on the panel before him continued refreshing.

[First-tier reward issued!]

[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the special game module "Adaptive Circuit"!]

In the next moment, a golden chip appeared directly on the table.

It came with its corresponding information prompt.

[Special Module: "Adaptive Circuit"]

[Description: This module can be inserted into any game, causing the game to undergo adaptive changes. Based on the identity, personality, and needs of the player playing the game, it will alter certain plotlines and game content, making the game more appealing to that player.]

[Blue Emotion Points generated by games affected by this module will be increased to 2x!]

[Note: This module may only be used once. Please choose the game carefully.]

After scanning through the dense block of notifications, Luo Chen could not help raising an eyebrow.

He had just been wondering whether he could modify some details in the game. Now that he had this thing, it seemed he would not need to do it personally. He just did not know what its exact effects would be...

After a brief moment of thought, he decisively picked up the chip and chose to insert it into Ultimate Emerald through the panel.

This was the only game in his internet café, and it was probably also the first game new customers would encounter. Using this module on it definitely would not be a loss.

In the next moment, following his selection, the golden chip instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

There was no other movement on the panel. Only a golden symbol appeared beside Ultimate Emerald in the game management interface.

Then tomorrow, when Cynthia and Lance came to use the internet... he would see exactly how the game's content changed.

But then again, he had not seen things called modules in the system store.

There should probably be other modules in the future... ones capable of changing game content?

With that thought, Luo Chen stood up from behind the counter, tossed the Ghost-type stone tablet to the nearby Gengar, and put away the Dragon-type stone tablet himself.

He had received three new customers in one day, and it was already afternoon.

Just like yesterday, there would probably be no more new customers coming later.

Since that was the case, he might as well close early.

As Luo Chen chose to close the shop, the settlement panel popped up:

[Ding! Today's business has ended.]

[Total computer usage time today: 4 hours]

[Emotion Points obtained today: Red 2 points, Green 3 points, Blue 4 points]

[Building Points obtained: 3 points]

[Detected player "Lance" has obtained the B-rank special ability "Dragon Mark"]

[You have obtained an enhanced version of this ability!]

[Dragon's Friend (S)]

[Effect 1 "Dragon Affinity": If you are willing, Dragon-type Pokémon will be able to sense each other's true emotions with you and communicate with you without barriers]

[Effect 2 "I'm an Ally": All Dragon-type Pokémon attacks are nullified against you, and all Dragon-type moves are ineffective against you]

[Effect 3 "Dragon Sense": You can sense the locations and detailed information of all Dragon-type Pokémon within a 10-kilometer radius]

Seeing this and feeling the strange power that had suddenly appeared within him, Luo Chen's expression became somewhat complicated.

He did like Dragon-types, that was true... and the abilities before this were all quite useful.

But what exactly did this second effect, immunity to Dragon-type move attacks, mean?

Was he supposed to use his own body to tank Dragon Ascent?

Honestly, he really couldn't think of any scenario where this effect would be useful.

Forget it. No reason not to use a free ability.

With that thought, Luo Chen closed the panel, stood up, and prepared to spend the remaining time going out to pick some more Berries.

And while he was at it, he would check roughly which direction the cave Gengar had mentioned was in.

However, what he hadn't noticed was that on the second page behind the system panel he had just closed, there was still a line of text quietly floating there.

[Effect 4 "Dragon Charm": You are a dragon's best friend. Dragon-type Pokémon's favorability toward you will automatically increase enormously!]

[Note: You have already charmed them. No need for further words, but it is recommended that you do not meet more than two Dragon-type Pokémon at once...]