"Are you really sure you want to just betray them like that?" Ling Yi said, both amused and exasperated.
"I think they would be very happy to cooperate with you," Da Zhou said haphazardly.
"That's for later. Now, let's talk about the details of the cooperation."
"Can I refuse?" Da Zhou asked, making a last-ditch effort.
"Cannot!"
The Da Zhou was instantly devastated.
After this exchange, Da Zhou's fear lessened considerably. It felt like chatting with a fellow viewer, and he gradually adapted to the voice in his mind, even though this method of communication was strange.
I need people to fear me.
"Why?"
"People's fear makes me stronger!" Ling Yi explained simply.
"Is that so? No wonder ghosts in movies like to scare people." Da Zhou suddenly realized.
"But..." Da Zhou hesitated. Although she was usually carefree, she would never go astray on matters of principle.
She didn't want to harm others because she had raised a super powerful ghost.
"First, I won't harm anyone casually, unless someone wants to die," Ling Yi explained, having roughly guessed her thoughts.
"Secondly, I only need people to feel fear towards me, but not beyond Limit, something like the effect of going to a haunted house, you know?"
Da Zhou nodded; this was acceptable.
"You need people to fear you, the more the better, so that's why you chose me as your streamer?"
"That's right!"
"But you can find someone else, why choose me? I'm just a talent streamer. Go find Xiao Qiuqiu, he can dance, sing, play games, and be cute and charming."
"Because at this time, you're the only one online!"
"..."
"Also, I'm curious, what are your talents? Teasing the moderators?"
"Hey, what are you saying? How come I don't have any talents?"
As she spoke, Da Zhou even jumped around a few times in front of the mirror, "Look at this figure, this face, these dance moves, I've practiced, okay!"
It has to be said that if Da Zhou didn't speak, she would definitely be a goddess. It's just that her mouth seems to be borrowed, which completely ruins her goddess image.
"Hmm, if you squeeze it a bit, there's still some stuff."
"I feel like you're insulting me," Da Zhou said angrily.
"Also, this conversation feels really weird, like you live in my head. Can we try something different?"
"What about this one?" Ling Yi's voice suddenly came from the speakers.
"That's amazing! It feels like chatting with an online friend. You can actually appear on the Computer? Are you that powerful, turning into a ghost?"
You can give it a try.
"Then forget it."
"Let's get down to business. Do you have any good ideas to scare the audience?" Ling Yi asked.
"Seriously? You want me to give you ideas? You can just reveal yourself!"
"If I reveal myself, I won't scare anyone," Ling Yi said.
"Why?"
"Because I'm too handsome. Do you expect a handsome guy to scare people?"
Da Zhou was completely bewildered. She felt like this ghost was in Versailles. She sat down at her Computer, opened a webpage, and searched for information about Ling Yi.
"Wow, he really is a handsome guy! My goodness, you donate 30 million to charity every year? You started from scratch and now you have assets exceeding 1 billion. That's amazing!"
"That Yuan Xiaozhen and Shen Yan really deserve to die! If I were you, I would never let them get their comeuppance so quickly. They're so damn awful! You're such a good person, and these two pieces of trash actually killed you. It's infuriating!"
Ling Yi laughed and said, "They've already been punished, so let's not discuss that now. Let's talk about how to scare the netizens."
Da Zhou chuckled, seemingly having thought of something amusing. The sound of his laughter sent a shiver down Ling Yi's Ghost Body, even though he was a ghost.
"That would scare the viewers! That's a great idea! Speaking of which, a whole bunch of ideas suddenly popped into my head."
"Tell me about it!" Ling Yi also became interested, hoping that Da Zhou's brain was still fresh.
"The viewers' ability to accept things will definitely exceed your imagination. You can't scare them all at once; you have to scare them little by little, in different ways."
"For example?" Ling Yi asked.
"For example, find a monk, a Daoist priest, an exorcist, or anything like that, whether it's real or fake, just use the excuse of catching ghosts, and make them look as scary as possible."
"I was scared unconscious by you before, so I'm using that as an excuse to livestream asking a Daoist priest to exorcise the ghost. But seriously, you're not really going to get caught, are you?"
"At this stage, there shouldn't be any cultivator who can defeat me," Ling Yi said after thinking for a moment.
"What do you mean by 'at this stage'?"
"With the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, it's likely that demons will roam freely, people will fly through the sky, destroy cities with a wave of their hand, and kill enemies from thousands of miles away by flying Sword Control —that's roughly how it will be."
Da Zhou was stunned, feeling that his worldview had been greatly shaken.
Are you sure you're not talking about a novel?
"Recently, there will be more and more Ghost incidents because of the revival of Spiritual Qi. Ghost are the easiest things to be born. Anyone who dies unjustly has a very high probability of becoming Ghost Body."
"Just like you?"
"That's right."
"That's alright, it wasn't that scary."
"You seemed to have fainted just now," Ling Yi said, exposing the truth.
"That's because you don't understand. Would you hurt me?"
"I won't, because I'm special. I retain my memories from my previous life and have my own bottom line. But most Ghost Body exist only because of their Obsession, and they may only retain a portion of their memories from their previous life, acting solely on instinct."
"What instinct?"
"It devours its own kind, and strengthens itself by consuming the Yang Soul living people."
Da Zhou was filled with fear. "Didn't you say that you could become stronger by instilling fear in others?"
"Because I have a cheat code."
"..." Da Zhou gathered his thoughts for a moment before asking, "Are you one of those Protagonist with a cheat-like advantage?"
"In this world, I am not the Protagonist; there is someone else."
"Wait a minute, hold on a second. You're confusing me, aren't you? You mean there's another ghost who has a cheat ability just like you?"
"It's probably not a ghost, it's a person. I don't know exactly who it is right now, but the Protagonist will eventually show up and cause trouble, and we'll find out then."
"You're not one of those villains from a novel, are you? Why do I keep getting this feeling like I'm listening to you tell a story? A cheat system, Protagonist, a villain... I'm totally dumbfounded. Could it be... I'm just a minor character in a novel too?"
Ling Yi felt that the conversation between the two was going further and further off track, and he had the feeling that the author was just padding the word count.
"I think we should discuss how to scare our viewers, something more meaningful," Ling Yi forcefully steered the conversation back on track.
"Tch, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it!"
Da Zhou knew she had already extracted enough information today and needed to process and organize it, so she followed Ling Yi's lead and got back to the main topic.
"Let's start by hosting a few live streams where you hire Daoist priests to exorcise ghosts, but first you need to tell us what skills you have."
There was a reason why Ling Yi had Da Zhou take the initiative to arrange this matter.
This wasn't out of laziness on Ling Yi, but rather a way to get the Da Zhou to accept him and adapt to his presence more quickly, because only by taking the initiative can one feel a greater sense of security.
See, Da Zhou didn't perform very well.
If Ling Yi takes the initiative, formulates plans, and instructs Da Zhou on how to do things, then Da Zhou will inevitably feel a certain degree of wariness and repulsion towards him.
Ling Yi glanced at his attribute list and said, "Level 1 Forced Dream Entry, Level 4 Magnetic Field Control, Level 2 Mental Voice Transmission, and the ability to freely traverse the network world."
"You know all the ranks so clearly? You don't have some kind of attribute list, do you? Like Protagonist in a novel."
"Yes!" Ling Yi didn't hide it, nor was there any need to.
"Is it really a cheat code? I want one too!"
"If I have the chance in the future, I'll get one for you too."
"Real?"
"That depends on your performance!"
In Ling Yi's list of infinite auras, there is an aura called " Infinite Synchronization Aura," which can synchronize one of Ling Yi's aura effects to other people.
The higher the aura's level, the more targets Bestowal the aura.
However, Ling Yi never felt that this kind of aura was useful, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
But if the " Passive Fear Aura " were applied to Da Zhou, I believe she would work even harder.
"Don't try to fool me, I'm serious," Da Zhou said earnestly.
"If you pull off this prank well, I'll Copy my cheat code to you after this is over."
"Holy crap, your cheat ability can even Copy? That's way too unbelievable!"
Do you want it?
"I don't need to become like you to use cheat codes, do I?"
"No, my cheat system will generate different attributes and skill systems for different beings."
"Alright!" Although Da Zhou felt it was even more unbelievable, this was a cheat code, how could he let it go?
"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll understand how to play. I may not be good at anything else, but I'm an expert at tricking my viewers."
Just then, there was a knock on Da Zhou's room door, and her agent, assistant, and even the platform's manager arrived.
Da Zhou's expression instantly changed from one of anticipation and surprise to one of terror.
"Wow, I finally see my family! I was so scared! If you hadn't come, I was going to die! I feel like Ling Yi has his eye on me..."
Watching Da Zhou's performance, Ling Yi was full of admiration. It seemed that she not only knew how to trick her viewers, but also the people around her.
These people were thoroughly intimidated by Da Zhou Da Zhou, genuinely believing he was terrified. His assistants, agents, and platform managers all mobilized their connections, following Da Zhou Da Zhou's instructions, to find him a powerful exorcist...
The following evening, Da Zhou's live stream, which had been shut down all day, finally reopened.
This excited fans who care about Da Zhou, and they flocked to the live stream.
Within a day, the story of Da Zhou's encounter with a ghost had become a hot topic online, even making it to the top of the trending searches.
Strangely, in the past, such news would usually be blocked by the authorities, but this time it wasn't; in fact, it seemed to be left unchecked.
It seems that the resurgence of Spiritual Qi can no longer be suppressed. Such incidents will only increase in the future, and may even become the norm. The authorities intend to let the public know as soon as possible so that they can be psychologically prepared.
However, when the viewers saw the layout of Da Zhou's room, they were completely dumbfounded...