Why Don't You Put a Lid on Top While You're at It? Squirtle Is a Land Turtle!

Seeing Ye Yinchuan deep in thought, confusion in his eyes.

Argumentative Bastard flashed a smug grin. "What's wrong, Streamer? Did this Squirtle stump you? Or without a script, do you not know how to fool the audience anymore?"

"Quiet. I'm thinking."

Ye Yinchuan's mind raced, but he could not figure out the reason right away.

Seeing that the discussion in the Live Stream Chat had gradually begun to turn skeptical, Ye Yinchuan could only stabilize the situation first. He adopted a composed tone and said:

"Your Squirtle is fairly average overall. Its Nature, Moves, and Individual Values may not be particularly suited for battling."

That was Ye Yinchuan's high-EQ way of putting it. Put bluntly, it was mediocre.

But considering Pokémon's feelings, even if he found Argumentative Bastard irritating, he would not be too harsh. At the very least, he would try to phrase it in words Pokémon could not understand.

Hearing that assessment, Argumentative Bastard sneered repeatedly.

"That's it? That's your appraisal? Are you sure you didn't spot any other problems? If that's all there is, it's hard for me not to question your ability!"

As Argumentative Bastard acted so aggressively, the Bullet Comments in the stream temporarily split into two camps.

One side firmly supported Ye Yinchuan. This included Ms. Carrot and Nutritious Nonsense, people who had watched this stream from beginning to end. They could be considered Ye Yinchuan's first batch of loyal fans.

The other side was skeptical, and they were mostly newcomers—

Seriously, the Streamer basically said nothing. This counts as a Pokémon appraisal?

Hahaha! Forget it. Squirtles are hard to appraise—they all look pretty much the same. What else can he possibly say?

Facing those doubts, Ye Yinchuan's expression did not change.

"Then I'll put it plainly. Your Squirtle has Aquaphobia!"

At those words, Argumentative Bastard froze in disbelief for a moment, then burst into laughter. Putting on an exaggerated show, he pointed at Ye Yinchuan.

"I'm dying! A Squirtle has Aquaphobia! Are you trying to make me laugh? I misunderstood you! So you're not an appraisal Streamer—you're a comedy Streamer! A Squirtle with Aquaphobia? You'll be a laughingstock for saying that!"

The Bullet Comments instantly exploded—

I'm dead. Streamers these days dare to say anything, huh? A Squirtle has Aquaphobia? Water-type Pokémon scholar Landon's coffin lid can't stay down anymore!

Unbelievable! I thought he was a king, but he's just bronze! Come on, even if a Streamer has no appraisal skills, he should at least know some basic common sense!

Streamer, you've really disappointed me! How could you say something like that? I seriously can't keep watching after such an anti-intellectual statement!

Of course, a few fans defended Ye Yinchuan, but they were quickly drowned out by the other Bullet Comments—

Ms. Carrot: I believe in the Streamer! Even Gloom can be not stinky! Why can't Squirtle be afraid of water!

Nutritious Nonsense: I'm not an expert in this field, but I think it's possible for Squirtle to fear water. If it isn't possible, then pretend I said nothing. After all, I said earlier that I'm not an expert in this field!

Spring Blooms: Humanity's understanding and exploration of Pokémon hasn't even reached twenty percent yet. Anything is possible!

Ye Yinchuan knew that the stream's momentum had already been stirred up, and its popularity had even reached a new peak.

But this kind of momentum was undoubtedly a double-edged sword. He could easily suffer backlash and lose the trust of a large number of viewers.

But if he managed to pull this off, he would likewise easily gain a large group of loyal fans!

To be honest, if Ye Yinchuan did not have the Appraisal Eye and could not see Squirtle's status panel and information, he himself would not have dared believe that a Water-type Pokémon could have Aquaphobia!

Argumentative Bastard had originally been worried that he might get slapped in the face and have to send a Master Ball gift worth 1,000 yuan.

But now that Ye Yinchuan had made such an outrageous claim, completely reversing the Live Stream Chat's opinion of him—

He secretly rejoiced, feeling that the outcome was already settled. He had done practically nothing this round; the other guy had simply picked up a rock and smashed his own foot with it!

After laughing at him viciously, he looked forward to seeing embarrassment and panic on Ye Yinchuan's face.

Unfortunately, there was none.

No matter how he mocked him or how the Bullet Comments targeted him, Ye Yinchuan remained calm and unruffled, even wearing a faint smile.

"Are you done? Laughed enough? Then it should be my turn to speak."

Seeing Ye Yinchuan's attitude, Argumentative Bastard became greatly embarrassed and angry. "Fine! Let's see what ivory a dog's mouth can spit out!"

Ye Yinchuan's expression turned slightly cold as he rebuked him. "Shut your mouth! Who told you to be so rude? Insult someone again, and I'll mute you!"

The sudden scolding left Argumentative Bastard stunned. Since when could a tiny Streamer with fewer than a hundred followers be this tough?

"Fine, I won't insult you. But the people's eyes are sharp. I guarantee that if you keep talking nonsense, people will come to your stream every day to insult you until you can't keep streaming!"

Argumentative Bastard knew he was somewhat in the wrong, so he immediately played the public-opinion card. Today, he was determined to make this little Streamer unable to save face!

"Aren't you curious why your Squirtle has never been able to learn Water Gun? And why does it always unconsciously stretch out its neck?"

After sorting through the situation for a while, Ye Yinchuan had begun to form an idea of what was going on.

"How did you know that?!"

Argumentative Bastard could not help showing a shocked expression. His mouth opened slightly, but he quickly shut it again.

He simply refused to admit it now, and wanted to suppress Ye Yinchuan's appraisal ability, because once he admitted it, everything he had said before would become a joke!

Ye Yinchuan smiled slightly. There was no need for further explanation; the other party's reaction had already explained everything.

And the onlookers online would not miss a single detail—

Hey! If the streamer hadn't pointed it out, I really wouldn't have noticed! Look at this Squirtle—it seems like it's been stretching its neck the whole time!

Wasn't the streamer right just now? Argumentative Bastard, if you want to prove the streamer was wrong, then have it use Water Gun!

Huh? No way, Squirtle can't use Water Gun? Could this Squirtle really have Aquaphobia? Bring it a cup of water and test it!

Seeing these Bullet Comments, Argumentative Bastard began to panic and hurriedly argued:

"How could my own Squirtle have Aquaphobia? How would I not know that? It can't use Water Gun, but that only means it's stupid—it doesn't prove anything else! I usually keep it in an Aquarium. How could it possibly be afraid of water?"

As he spoke, Argumentative Bastard became more and more righteous.

Exactly. Others might not know, but wouldn't he know his own Squirtle?

"What I said is all true. If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you!"

The moment those words came out, they caused a huge uproar, and the Bullet Comments flipped again—

That's true. Wouldn't he know whether his own Squirtle has Aquaphobia?

There's no reason for a Squirtle to fear water! I raise Squirtles too—this kind of Pokémon can't live without water!

A Squirtle that can't learn Water Gun is indeed pretty stupid, but that doesn't mean it fears water. I think the streamer must have gotten it wrong!

Even if this Squirtle really did fear water, it should be Dehydrated too. But look at how full its skin is. Its luster is a little poor, but it definitely isn't Dehydrated!

Even Ye Yinchuan's newly converted fans began to lose confidence—

Nutritious Nonsense: Don't @ me! I said I'm not an expert in this field!

Spring Blooms: Could the streamer really have been wrong? The streamer is only human too, everyone should be more understanding! hug hug hug.jpg

Only Ms. Carrot continued supporting him as always: I still believe in the streamer! There's no way his appraisal skills are fake!

Ye Yinchuan had never expected that his first die-hard fan would be a female fan!

There were also some other Bullet Comments in the Live Stream Chat:

I Am Not Chao Xiong: Damn it, what's going on? One moment it's this, the next it's that. This stream is making me want to hit someone!

Anxious King: I want to know too! I'm in a hurry, waiting online!

"Take it to the Aquarium where it usually lives and have a look."

Ye Yinchuan's expression shifted as he said what the viewers wanted to say.

He knew that perhaps they were about to find out why this Squirtle had developed Aquaphobia.

Nine times out of ten, the problem lay in the way Argumentative Bastard usually raised it!

Argumentative Bastard confidently led Squirtle over to the Aquarium where it was usually kept.

When Ye Yinchuan saw the Aquarium filled to the brim with water, and Argumentative Bastard directly tossed Squirtle inside—

And then saw Squirtle desperately paddling in the water, constantly stretching its neck and struggling to keep its nose above the surface...

Ye Yinchuan's face went dark.

Case solved! He finally knew why this Squirtle feared water, suffered from Oxygen Deficiency, and kept stretching its neck!

"Damn it, you big idiot, what the hell are you doing?! Why don't you seal the top of the Aquarium too?! Squirtle is a goddamn land turtle!"

Argumentative Bastard was berated from head to toe. Wearing the Pi Shen Headgear, his voice trembled with grievance:

"Didn't we agree not to insult people?"