First Live Stream Ends! Exclusive Skill: Super Influence!

First Live Stream Ends! Exclusive Skill: Super Influence!

"Sorry, I really couldn't hold it in!"

Ye Yinchuan realized he had gotten a little carried away. As a streamer, he really shouldn't be cursing—it made him seem uncouth, and his stream could easily get banned.

But Argumentative Bastard was so stupid that it exceeded even Ye Yinchuan's expectations.

More importantly, Ye Yinchuan truly felt sorry for this Squirtle. A perfectly fine Water-type Pokémon had been given aquaphobia by this idiot!

What a sin!

Ye Yinchuan could already picture this Squirtle struggling and paddling desperately in that aquarium day and night, all just to gulp in a breath of oxygen from the surface...

Timid by nature, it had lived in constant fear every day. Once placed in the aquarium, it could be drowned at any moment. Gradually, it developed a fear of water, accompanied by depression.

As for why it had aquaphobia but wasn't dehydrated—being soaked in water and nearly drowned every day, it could drink its fill just by choking on water. How could it possibly be dehydrated?

Pitiful. It was just too pitiful!

If not for the restraints of being a streamer, he would have cursed Argumentative Bastard bloody!

The Bullet Comments in the live stream chat immediately joined in—

Come on, man, if someone tried to drown you every day, you'd be afraid of water too!

The truth is out! This Squirtle really does have aquaphobia, and it was caused by its owner!

The streamer is way too amazing. He could tell that much?

Holy crap! Can someone really be this stupid?

That's way too irresponsible! Even if I were raising a Pokémon for the first time, I'd still make an effort to learn about its habits and precautions!

Ye Yinchuan's appraisal skills had been vindicated, and the happiest people were his few loyal fans.

Ms. Carrot: I told you, I believed in the streamer! Everyone sees it now, right? Anyone who hasn't followed yet, hurry up and hit that follow button!

Nutritious Nonsense: This is Snorlax Appraisal! If the streamer says Squirtle is afraid of water, then Squirtle is afraid of water!

Spring Blooms: Leave professional matters to professionals. Everyone should maintain a sense of respect!

"Stop standing around and get your Squirtle out of there!"

Ye Yinchuan said irritably.

Although the stream's popularity was shooting up and his appraisal ability had once again been recognized, Ye Yinchuan did not overlook the abuse that Squirtle had suffered because of it.

Argumentative Bastard was still a little dazed. He hurriedly followed Ye Yinchuan's instructions and scooped Squirtle out.

"Streamer, so the way I've been raising Squirtle has been wrong all along? I even deliberately added so much water—I thought all Water-type Pokémon could swim!"

"Being able to swim doesn't mean it can breathe underwater! You fool!"

Ye Yinchuan said, heartbroken.

At the same time, he understood another meaning behind his streams: helping more people understand Pokémon, get along with them better, and prevent tragedies like this from happening again.

Or stop tragedies that had already begun in time.

Looking at the well-behaved Snorlax beside him, Ye Yinchuan's resolve became even firmer.

"Streamer, I was wrong! Please forgive my ignorance! Now I understand—you really aren't following a script. You're the real deal!"

Argumentative Bastard finally stopped being stubborn and gave Ye Yinchuan a wholehearted thumbs-up.

"The one you should apologize to most is your Squirtle!"

Ye Yinchuan was furious at his failure to live up to expectations. As a streamer who loved Pokémon, he wished everyone could raise their Pokémon properly.

Upon hearing this, Argumentative Bastard suddenly understood. He looked at the Squirtle beside him, his face filled with guilt.

"I'm sorry, Squirtle. I was wrong, I really was. Back then, I saw the aquariums in those Pokémon shops and wondered why they were all so stingy, giving them so little water. So I filled yours all the way up, but I never expected... Sigh! I'm such an idiot!"

"Squirtle! Squirtle!"

Squirtle seemed to sense its owner's guilt. Even though it was still terrified from being drowned, it stretched out a hand and weakly patted Argumentative Bastard, offering him comfort.

Seeing how understanding this Squirtle was, Ye Yinchuan's gaze softened. How could such a little angel be abused into developing a psychological illness like aquaphobia?

Still, it was obvious that Argumentative Bastard was genuinely stupid.

As for being bad, he probably had not gone completely rotten yet!

Though in many cases, stupidity itself was a kind of evil!

His username alone should have made that clear. He probably spent plenty of time arguing with people online.

The biggest argumentative bastard of all, yet completely unaware of it!

"Well, now that things have come to this, make it up to your Squirtle properly. Don't make this kind of mistake again. Its aquaphobia wasn't innate, so it'll slowly get better."

Though Ye Yinchuan was speechless, seeing that Argumentative Bastard was willing to change, he decided to urge and encourage him.

Another wave of Bullet Comments floated through the live stream chat—

The streamer is so magnanimous! That really broadened the scope!

That's right. The one he had wronged most was his Squirtle! I didn't even dare imagine how much more suffering that Squirtle would have endured if it hadn't met the streamer! It might've even drowned one day!

I had no choice but to follow now! This appraisal stream was legendary!

All sorts of small gifts began pouring in—Berries, Potions, Beginner Fishing Rods, ranging from 1 to 15 yuan, and even 50-yuan Poké Balls.

Gifts were the most direct form of recognition viewers could give a streamer, after all. They were real money.

One particular bullet comment caught Ye Yinchuan's attention.

Crazy Xiao Feng: Streamer, I specialize in making stream clips. Can I make videos from your streams? I don't have many followers, though!

Crazy Xiao Feng gifted the Streamer an Advanced Fishing Rod!

An Advanced Fishing Rod was worth 100 yuan, more than enough to show the other party's sincerity.

Ye Yinchuan checked his profile. He only had a little over two hundred followers, but Ye Yinchuan didn't look down on him because of that. What video creator hadn't started small before growing bigger? Streamers were the same.

"Crazy Xiao Feng, I saw your message. Clip and post whatever you want. You can even bring traffic to my stream!"

Crazy Xiao Feng immediately replied: Thanks, bro!

At that moment, bullet comments were also urging Argumentative Bastard to hurry up and fulfill his promise by sending the Master Ball he had promised the streamer.

"No problem. I'm truly convinced today! I offended the streamer, so it's only right that I apologize and make amends!"

As he spoke, he picked up his phone and started tapping away.

Argumentative Bastard gifted the Streamer a Master Ball!

On the stream screen, a Poké Ball popped up—

Its upper half was purple, with two magenta "ears," a black band and button across the middle, and a capital M printed on it. It was unmistakably a Master Ball!

Ye Yinchuan's heart raced. This was the first expensive gift he had received.

Together with all the other gifts, big and small, earning this much from his very first stream had truly exceeded his expectations!

Looking at the viewer count, it had stabilized at over a hundred and was rapidly closing in on two hundred.

Ye Yinchuan was filled with a Sense of Accomplishment.

"Come on! Let's keep going. Let's welcome the next Pokémon appraisal client!"

While the iron was hot, Ye Yinchuan continued connecting with viewers and helping fans appraise their Pokémon.

Before he knew it, Ye Yinchuan had been streaming for five hours, from seven o'clock all the way until midnight.

Perhaps due to traffic limitations, the viewer count on Ye Yinchuan's stream had remained within a relatively stable range. At its peak, it had nearly reached five hundred, only to quickly fall again.

After all, not every connection had a major highlight. Without one, viewers were easily lost.

"Alright, everyone, that's it for today's stream. The Snorlax Appraisal livestream starts punctually at seven every night. See you tomorrow!"

Dragging his drowsy, exhausted body, Ye Yinchuan ended the stream.

Ding! This stream earned a total of 1,321 Influence Points!

Current Fame Level increased to: Two, Nascent Popularity!

Would you like to claim the Fame Gift Pack?

Seeing the system prompt, Ye Yinchuan immediately perked up.

He hadn't expected his very first stream to raise the system's Fame Level, and it had even given him a new gift pack. He wondered what the reward would be.

Filled with anticipation, Ye Yinchuan decisively chose to claim it.

You claimed the Fame Gift Pack and obtained the Exclusive Skill: Super Influence!

Exclusive Skill: Super Influence

Description: The Influence you accumulate during livestreams possesses incredible power! You can now convert Influence Points gained from livestreaming into a Pokémon's Individual Values! Conversion ratio: 1000:1!

Seeing this ability, Ye Yinchuan's eyes flashed, and joy appeared on his face.

A Pokémon's Individual Values were practically impossible to increase through any means. Even if it could be done, it required extraordinarily precious items or rare, chance encounters.

Yet now, he could actually convert Influence Points earned through streaming into his Pokémon's Individual Values. For a Pokémon, this was practically an ability to defy fate!

Looking at the Snorlax that was already sleeping obediently nearby, Ye Yinchuan murmured:

"One day, my Snorlax will grow into a powerful Pokémon too!"

Although Ye Yinchuan's current goal was to make money through streaming.

In this world of Pokémon, though, what young man had never dreamed of raising powerful Pokémon and becoming a Professional Trainer?

Besides, if he could earn a Professional Trainer's license, it would give his stream another layer of credibility and appeal!

Aside from the system changes.

Ye Yinchuan checked the earnings from this stream. After the platform's cut, he still had an income of 1,012 yuan.

Ye Yinchuan stared at the money transferred to his account on his phone for a long time.

He wanted to remember that number. It was the money he had earned from his first stream after registering a new account in this world!

For a rookie streamer with no promotional traffic whatsoever, this was practically a miracle.

"Keep working hard!"

With money in his pocket and the night already deep, Ye Yinchuan listened to the faint patter of rain outside as his stomach began to grow hungry.

Having just earned his first pot of gold from streaming while his stomach was growling—shouldn't he order some normally extravagant takeout to improve his life a little?

"Kiln Chicken. I want Kiln Chicken!"