Streamer! You! Are My God!

"Oddish! You..."

Ms. Carrot hadn't expected Oddish's evolution to come so suddenly.

In that instant, she felt so overwhelmed with joy that she nearly cried. She quickly covered her mouth, not wanting to lose composure in front of the livestream chat viewers.

The livestream chat viewers had noticed the change as well:

What a coincidence? Oddish just evolved the moment they talked about it?

Now this is getting good. Oddish evolved, so won't we find out soon enough whether Gloom stinks or not?

Who still dares say this is scripted? What kind of script could time a Pokémon's evolution so perfectly?

For people in this world, the evolution requirements of many Pokémon remained unknown.

More often than not, evolution simply happened before they even realized it.

Take this Oddish, for example. Its main evolution requirement was actually just reaching Level 21 with sufficient nutrition, at which point it had a chance to evolve.

As for why it hadn't evolved earlier and had chosen this particular moment instead—

It wasn't entirely a coincidence either. As everyone knew, Pokémon games had the concept of friendship evolutions. Only when the bond between a Pokémon and its Trainer reached a certain level could it evolve.

In the Pokémon World, that could also be understood as Pokémon sometimes needing emotion or personal initiative in order to evolve.

Ye Yinchuan had every reason to suspect that this Oddish had already been on the verge of evolving. But because its owner and the people around it disliked it for smelling so bad, and because it knew it would smell even worse after evolving into Gloom, it had subconsciously resisted evolving.

But after Ye Yinchuan's round of praise just now, along with his approval of it evolving into Gloom, its mindset changed. Everything had naturally fallen into place, and its evolution occurred on its own!

It seemed sudden and unexpected, but in truth, it all made perfect sense!

On-screen, Oddish was completely enveloped in the white glow of evolution. Its original body merged into the light, while its outline and physical features shifted along with the changing glow...

Its originally soft body grew a full size larger while becoming sturdier. It also grew a pair of arms resembling plant roots, and its legs became longer and more slender, making its movements more agile.

The five leaves on its head vanished, transforming into four light-brown sepals that cradled four reddish-brown spherical flower buds. The four buds pressed tightly together to form a single flower, with a spot on each bud.

Its bead-like little eyes also became two narrow, closed slits, making it look as though it were asleep.

Its tiny mouth turned into thick, large purple lips, with sticky, saliva-like nectar dribbling from the corners.

Gloom looked like it was asleep and drooling. It wasn't conventionally cute, but it had an oddly adorable air of dorkiness.

With Oddish's evolution, the livestream chat experienced another surge in activity.

Whoa, it's my first time seeing an Oddish evolve!

Those thick sausage lips are pretty cute too!

Uh, who would dare smell its mouth?

This livestream is hilarious! I'm a mutt, and I love watching this!

Looking at the total viewer count again, it had shot up to 100 in that brief moment and was climbing toward 150!

For a rookie streamer, those were already exceptionally good numbers!

Seeing this, Ye Yinchuan secretly rejoiced, his confidence swelling at the same time.

He had successfully taken the first few steps. As long as he could fully capitalize on this wave of traffic, there would definitely be an even bigger recommendation push ahead!

And the biggest troublemaker in the livestream chat started stirring things up again!

Argumentative Bastard: Fine, fine, fine! It evolved, great! Now we can prove the streamer is talking nonsense! How could Gloom possibly not stink? If it doesn't stink, I'll livestream myself drinking Gloom's nectar!

Nutritious Nonsense: Friend, please stop trying to scam free food and drinks!

Spring Blooms: Gloom's nectar is actually very nutritious. It smells bad, but tastes delicious!

Watching the three active users in the livestream chat, Ye Yinchuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But no matter what, they were livening up his livestream and turning that energy into popularity and traffic for him!

It was just that Argumentative Bastard...

Ye Yinchuan secretly swore that if he couldn't win him over today, he absolutely wouldn't end the stream!

At that moment, Ms. Carrot was delightedly examining the newly evolved Gloom on the call screen, yet she also felt uneasy.

Because the evolution was complete, and she was about to verify whether, just as the streamer had said, evolving into Gloom actually meant it no longer smelled bad!

With such complicated feelings, Ms. Carrot pulled out the wad of tissue she had stuffed in her nose in front of over a hundred livestream chat viewers.

The next moment, she froze. She was thrilled, ecstatic, and utterly unable to believe it.

"It's true, it really doesn't smell nearly as bad anymore! Oh my god! With how easily I cry, I'm going to start crying again!"

Ms. Carrot tilted her head back as though trying to force her tears back in, but they still fell anyway.

Though she had been troubled by Oddish's terrible smell, did she truly not love Oddish?

Of course not.

If she hadn't loved it, she would have given up long ago. She wouldn't have moved out of the school, nor would she have tried every possible method. Even when faced with the slightest possibility, she had chosen not to give up, but to believe and try.

Ms. Carrot threw her arms around her Gloom and held it tightly.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have thought about giving up on you. You're such an outstanding, wonderful child. I've misunderstood you all this time!"

Gloom wrapped its two arms around its owner as well, gently patting her in comfort.

At that moment, many viewers in the live stream chat were deeply moved—

Oh my god! This is so touching! They should air this at the Spring Festival Gala!

Thank you, Streamer! Thank you, Ms. Carrot! I feel like my corpse is warmer now!

True feelings exist in this world—come to Snorlax Appraisal!

Oh no! I think a Rhyhorn got into my eyes!

Ye Yinchuan pursed his lips as well, not wanting to ruin this warm and beautiful moment. He simply nodded and applauded.

Only one voice stood out—

Argumentative Bastard: What's so touching about this? It's obviously scripted! They're just good actors! This proves nothing about that Gloom not smelling bad! You're all idiots!

However, Argumentative Bastard's repeated provocations and mockery of the live stream chat's viewers finally aroused public outrage—

Nutritious Nonsense: Streamer, why not ban this guy? He's like a rabid dog, barking and biting at everyone!

Spring Blooms: Sigh, young people these days!

The rest of the viewers—

You think you're so smart? You really are a genius, huh!

I'm dying. Did this guy slash prices on Pinduoduo so hard he cut into his brain?

You're already this argumentative, and you picked a name like that? What an idiot!

Ye Yinchuan watched wave after wave of Bullet Comments, all opposing Argumentative Bastard.

He could not help but wonder, What's this brother after? Other people surf the internet for fun, but he goes online looking to get cursed out?

At that moment, one Bullet Comment caught Ye Yinchuan's attention—

Streamer, Streamer, can you have Little Sister order delivery on the spot? As long as the Delivery Guy says it doesn't stink, then it definitely doesn't stink!

Seeing that comment, Ye Yinchuan could not help nodding. He immediately read it aloud and said:

"Friends in the live stream chat, what Snorlax Appraisal stands for is absolute authenticity! I solemnly promise that there are no tricks and no scripts! Now, we'll do as this friend suggested and order some delivery! Ms. Carrot, order whatever you want! It's on me!"

Though Ye Yinchuan shouted with great vigor, inwardly, he silently prayed:

Please don't order anything too expensive. I only have thirty yuan left in my balance!

Before long, Ms. Carrot ordered a cup of milk tea, reimbursing herself twenty whole yuan from Ye Yinchuan. Out of sight of the camera, Ye Yinchuan pinched his thigh in anguish!

He had really gone all out this time. The live stream's numbers had better go up!

To ensure the test was genuine and effective, while waiting for the delivery, Ms. Carrot gave Gloom a bath, opened the windows for ventilation, and reminded it to stay calm later and not release any bad smell.

Everything was ready. All they had to do was wait for the Deliveryman to arrive.

Throughout this process, Argumentative Bastard furiously argued back and forth, battling the masses with his tongue...

Although everyone else had nearly roasted him into a wasp nest, he still stubbornly insisted that Ms. Carrot had either gotten used to the smell or that the whole thing was scripted!

Ms. Carrot had already pulled herself out of her emotions. She now had only one belief: to prove that the Streamer was right!

Whether it was scripted or not, she knew best. It was absolutely impossible!

Gotten used to the smell? That was even more ridiculous. She had spent so long without ever getting used to that foul stench, so after evolving into Gloom, her sense of smell had suddenly failed?

Ms. Carrot was now Ye Yinchuan's first female fan, and a fiercely loyal one at that.

If she had the chance, Ms. Carrot would definitely drop to one knee before Ye Yinchuan and declare passionately:

"Streamer! You! Are my god!"

The phone rang. The Deliveryman had arrived.