ใDamn! How are there so many people here?? Almost didn't get in!ใ
ใThe streamer is really popular, I saw the news about the streamer's return still trending!ใ
ใAhhhhhh!! The streamer my grandma follows is finally back!!ใ
ใStreamer, I missed you so much!!!ใ
ใWe meet again! Claps, claps, claps! On this celebratory return broadcast day, will the streamer send us some benefits?ใ
ใIs it just me on the whole internet who couldn't get in for ages just now? What's going on?ใ
ใ+1, I've never seen this happen before when watching streams in-game.
Did they reverse the update with the version update? Did the network devolve?ใ
ใHehe, did the people earlier miss the news? The streamer's broadcast isn't just in-game anymore, I saw it pushed to the Star Network homepage.ใ
ใI came to watch from the official game account! I haven't played this game yet, so I'll watch the streamer's broadcast first.ใ
The bullet comments were lively and full of discussion.
Old viewers, to celebrate this return broadcast, were gifting presents with remarkable synchronicity.
Although the gift prices varied, when combined, the special effects on the entire screen were like fireworks on New Year's Day, creating a strong festive atmosphere.
Jiang Ye inexplicably felt like she was visiting elders in her hometown during a major festival and receiving a bag of red envelopes for pocket money.
โThank you everyone.โ Jiang Yeโs smile was so wide her eyes were almost slits. โThank you for your support!โ
As she said this, Jiang Ye happened to glance at the screen and noticed the presence of many old viewers.
"I'm Super Fierce" and "Spring Lamp Random" were among the first to appear.
These two were competing fiercely on the gift leaderboard.
Seeing familiar IDs, Jiang Ye smiled knowingly.
Even though they only knew each other through a screen and weren't even friends, Jiang Ye felt a subtle connection with her viewers.
This was probably the power of money!
โGood morning, everyone.โ She greeted the screen again, uncharacteristically sharing with the netizens she'd never met, โLast time, I genuinely thought it was my last broadcast. It was definitely not for show. But unexpectedly, thanks to your likes and efforts, I've been able to return to the broadcast room and start again.โ
โI am truly grateful to everyone.โ Jiang Ye bowed deeply to the camera.
ใNo need, streamer, you're too kind.ใ
ใIt's only right! Anyway, we're all here for the fun, just looking for a good time!ใ
ใAhhhhhh, it's so unaccustomed to hear the usually quiet streamer suddenly say so much! Do you love us that much, streamer?ใ
ใYou're being brainwashed, hahaha!ใ
I'm Super Fierce: ใHmph, thanks are thanks, but no gesture?ใ
โYes, of course there is.โ Jiang Ye smiled. โToday, I plan to first take everyone on a tour of the island after the game version update, and then go to the workshop to research if we can mass-produce tomato and egg stir-fry. Last time, when I logged off, didn't some people say they didn't get to eat it?โ
I'm Super Fierce: ใWho? It wasn't me!ใ
โMhm, mhm, it wasn't you.โ Jiang Yeโs tone was doting. Under the disguise of the voice changer, her voice made listeners think of their elders.
Specifically, the kind of grandparents who would outwardly agree with parents when you wanted a lollipop but secretly bought you one behind their backs.
They say affection from grandparents is special.
When Jiang Ye spoke to "I'm Super Fierce" like this, it had that very flavor.
"I'm Super Fierce" blushed, their typing hand pausing slightly.
Finally, only one character was sent.
I'm Super Fierce: ใHmph!ใ
โAlright. Thank you everyone for your gifts and enthusiasm. Next, letโs begin todayโs island journey! First, Iโll go and collect the eggs and vegetables from the past two days.โ
After saying this, Jiang Ye began to focus on her tasks.
She didn't ask her โbabiesโ for help, slowly harvesting these items herself.
She knew the viewers wanted to see this, and she herself wanted to feel the joy of harvesting little by little.
When working, Jiang Ye didn't like to talk, nor did she like to chat with the bullet comments.
But the viewers didn't find it boring.
Occasionally, a few people would pop up asking if the streamer was mute and why she wasn't talking, or that the stream was boring and bad, but these comments were quickly buried by others.
Viewers who didn't play the game couldn't directly feel the sunshine, air, wind, and waves of Jiang Ye's environment through in-game sharing.
However, they could understand from the comments of others that it was a special feeling.
Some viewers even felt tempted to buy game equipment to experience this.
In the video, Jiang Ye was picking all the tomatoes and putting them into a basket.
The eggs were also collected.
The only crops left on the island were the abundant coconuts.
Jiang Ye stood under a tall coconut tree, looking up at the fruits.
Shaking the coconuts hard wouldn't bring them down.
Jiang Ye took a deep breath, used her game skill Qinggong, and immediately grabbed the tree with one hand while holding a sickle. With a powerful swing, the coconut fell.
In just a few moves, Jiang Ye harvested one tree.
She didn't land, but spun directly, her skirt fluttering, and flew to another tree.
The scene was very beautiful, like a fairy from a wuxia movie.
But to the viewers in the live broadcast room, it looked like a matchstick spinning at high speed.
If the matchstick's head had a spark that could ignite.
Viewers would worry that if it continued spinning, the streamer might spontaneously combust.
ใA touch of humor in the calm warmth...ใ
ใWhen will the streamer ever change her avatar? Even if you don't want to show your real face, you don't have to use a matchstick, right?ใ
ใHonestly, I'm already used to the current style... If you really changed it to a human face, I might find it a bit strange.ใ
ใThe stream room should be renamed "Little Matchstick, Great Wisdom," or "Matchstick Man Takes You Around the Island" 2333ใ
Jiang Ye ignored the teasing bullet comments, only wanting to finish collecting the coconuts.
Five minutes later, after finishing everything, she prepared to return to the ground, but was stopped by the bullet comments.
ใStreamer, can you stay on the tree a little longer?!ใ
ใAhhh! I want to see the view from up high too!ใ
โDo you think I'm a monkey?โ Jiang Ye playfully teased, but despite her words, she "dishonestly" changed her posture and leaped up, sitting at the very tip of the coconut tree.
She sat cross-legged on the crown of the tree.
The sea breeze seemed to sense the audience's expectations at that moment and blew gently.
The leaves rustled.
Jiang Ye closed her eyes slightly, feeling the movement of the wind.
She felt her body becoming lighter and lighter, like a feather.
Her mind was very peaceful.
ใAhhh, streamer, if you close your eyes, what am I supposed to watch!! Am I watching air?ใ
ใFriendly reminder, you can switch perspectives at any time during the live broadcast, you can choose the third-person perspective!ใ
From the third-person perspective, everything appeared bizarre yet beautiful.
Except for a closed-eyed matchstick, everything else was pleasing to the eye.
Looking at the sea from above, and looking at the sea from the ground, is a completely different feeling.
When a person's gaze looks down from a height onto the sea, the distance to the sea seems to increase, but this downward gaze is like a premonition of falling, making it difficult not to imagine falling into the ocean.
Looking at the sea from above also allows one to see further.
The previous boundary of the sea seemed to have moved further out, the sun receded further back, and everything became more open.
Looking around, this island was truly surrounded by the sea.
A sense of unsupported loneliness would arise spontaneously.
But this loneliness wouldn't be overwhelming; it would only calm people down, allowing them to settle their minds and return to their own inner island.
Perhaps everyone has such an island within them.
The only difference is that some people's islands, like the streamer's island before them, are vibrant and full of hope.
While others are desolate, with withered grass everywhere.
ใI... want to cry.... why!ใ
ใIt turns out that slowing down and looking around can also be so comfortable.ใ
ใStreamer, are you also very comfortable?ใ
At this moment, Jiang Ye had already opened her eyes.
She saw this bullet comment and chuckled.
โComfortable.โ
โExcept that sitting on the treetop feels a bit prickly on my butt, everything else is quite comfortable.โ
ใYou ruin the atmosphere, I admit defeat to no one but you!ใ
ใHahahaha okay okay, streamer, hurry down!ใ
As Jiang Ye said, she leaped, landing lightly on the ground.
She looked at the coconuts scattered on the ground and then up at the now empty coconut tree, feeling a sense of accomplishment and a little bit of exhaustion.
She should have just collected them all with one click. Wouldn't that have been easier?
Just as she was thinking this, Jiang Ye heard the system prompt her that her basic skill had been upgraded again.
Sigh.
Jiang Ye thought.
Others upgrade their skills by fighting monsters.
Only she, all day long, upgrades by farming and harvesting.
But if doing it this way is beneficial, then she might consider doing it manually next time!
As for how to pick up all the messy coconuts scattered everywhere on the ground...
Jiang Ye couldn't stand the constant bending over, nor could she accept the messy ground, so she lazily chose one-click pickup.
The moment she pressed the button, all the coconuts on the ground disappeared simultaneously and returned to Jiang Ye's backpack.
With all the harvested items, Jiang Ye went to the warehouse.
She put the items in, and all the items were automatically arranged neatly and orderly, giving a very organized impression.
This made Jiang Ye feel more at ease.
She patted the dust off her hands and smiled with satisfaction.
ใAhhh, this warehouse looks so secure!ใ
ใIs it the kind of security that ensures you'll never starve to death?ใ
ใStreamer, does this warehouse come with the island itself?ใ
โNo, it needs to be constructed by you later.โ Jiang Ye explained. โYou can think of it as having construction gameplay.โ
โNow that most of the items are collected, let's go to the workshop.โ
Jiang Ye walked towards the workshop.
Although this small room was called a workshop, its interior felt somewhat magical, or rather, like Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace.
ใSo magical!ใ
ใNever seen anything like this before, hahaha!ใ
ใWhy do these buildings have such a different style from the streamer's wooden hut? Wasn't the wooden hut modernized? I thought the workshop would be modernized too.ใ
ใOld fans who have been watching the stream explain! The personal buildings in the game can have their style and theme chosen by the player! Maybe the streamer just likes this mixed style /dogeใ
ใIs it possible that she's just lazy.....ใ
ใI can't stand it, as a decoration enthusiast, I really want to play. If not, streamer, can you let me have your house? I'll help you decorate it?ใ
โIf thereโs a chance, of course.โ Jiang Ye agreed with a smile.
Although in her heart, she didn't think it was feasible.
After all, she had conducted experiments with A-Xing before.
Other players couldn't teleport to the island.
Just like she couldn't freely go to the novice village before.
So she could only give her viewers a vague promise, unsure herself, and quickly moved past the topic.
Jiang Ye came to the workshop to make tomato and egg stir-fry.
After she set up the cooking for tomato and egg stir-fry, the workshop could automatically produce the same product as the finished one she had made before.
However, it still required some production time.
During this free time, if it were Jiang Ye alone, she might grab some melon seeds, sit by the door, and chat with Xi Yan, who had a built-in production speed buff.
But now she was live streaming.
Jiang Ye had a thought and decided to use this world to show everyone the scenery of the island.
She was also curious if there were any special features after the island update.
After all, she hadn't explored it since logging in.
She started moving slowly, walking from the workshop to the right. After passing the lush green grass, gradually, sandy areas began to appear.
In fact, since arriving on this island, except for the small area where Jiang Ye was active, the rest of the place was still desolate.
After all, it was currently about two thousand square meters.
And the island's geography was very monotonous, with only grass and sand.
Seeing this, Jiang Ye couldn't help but think of the scene she saw in the novice village.
Lively, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Hmph!
One day, she would make her island more prosperous than the novice village!
Jiang Ye secretly resolved, and said to the camera: โIt seems the game update didn't change this island much.โ
โLetโs walk back.โ
After taking only a few steps, Jiang Ye stopped.
She saw a small cluster of flowers by a patch of sandy weeds.
White, with an odd number of petals, and orange-yellow stamens.
This flower was clearly an ordinary, simple mountain wildflower, yet it so easily captured Jiang Ye's heart, making her stop to admire it.
This flower blooming in a desolate area was like hope.
ใWhat kind of flower is this, streamer?ใ
ใLooks like a wildflower hahaha!ใ
โThis is Shuo Bao Qiang Wei (Large-Bracted Rose). It usually doesn't grow in this kind of place. It can be used as medicine and likes to grow near streams.โ Jiang Ye explained. โIts appearance here is probably an accident.โ
โLarge-bracted Rose is a dicotyledonous plant, so you see, its petals are five. Generally, dicotyledonous plants have four or five petals, while monocotyledonous plants have three or multiples of three petals. Next time you see a flower, you can try to distinguish its species this way.โ [Note 1]
ใIt's a shame we rarely see real flowers on our planet anymore... Our energy consumption is too high, sigh, after all, we are an industrial planet.ใ
ใYou can come visit our planet! K977, we don't have islands, but we have flower buds!ใ
ใAhhh, streamer, why do you know so much!ใ
ใIs the streamer from the Royal Institute of Botany?ใ
Looking at this message, Jiang Ye thought to herself that she was just an ordinary flower shop worker in the past.
Knowing flower varieties was a necessary skill for a flower shop worker.
ใCurious about the streamer's true identity 5555ใ
ใI feel like you must be from the upper ring! Otherwise, you wouldn't know so much.ใ
Jiang Ye just smiled at these speculations.
As she was about to turn away, a peculiar little fairy flew over and landed on the flower.
It was a butterfly.
This butterfly was beautiful and perfectly matched the flower.
With black on top and yellow on the bottom wings, it looked like a flower when it flew, very elegant.
ใStreamer, do you know this butterfly?ใ
Jiang Ye shook her head.
โIโm not an encyclopedia either.โ
Butterflies were indeed an area she didn't understand.
ใThis is the Saint Helena Island Birdwing butterfly.ใ
ใHello, streamer, I'm a researcher from the Institute of Paleontology! I didn't expect to see the butterfly species I've been studying in your broadcast room! Can I also come to your island to take a look! I want to get up close to this butterfly!ใ
ใI can buy game equipment immediately! Register an account! Learn how to play the game!ใ
ใPlease, streamer, this butterfly is very important to me.ใ
โThisโฆโ Jiang Ye was really a bit troubled.
ใIs it about money? I have money.ใ
As soon as this person finished speaking, they sent several gifts to Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye quickly waved her hands.
โNo, no, no, it's not about money. It's that I haven't found a way to get other players onto the island yet.โ Jiang Ye said frankly. โSorry.โ
ใIs that so?ใ
โShould I refund the gift money?โ Jiang Ye, uncharacteristically, felt a pang of conscience.
ใNo need.ใ
ใIf there's a chance, please contact me.ใ
ใThank you very much!ใ
Jiang Ye didn't understand why this person was so obsessed with butterflies, but she also knew that everyone has their obsessions. She didn't press further, only saying โokay,โ but couldn't give a definite answer.
After a round trip, as the broadcast was about to end, Jiang Ye introduced something to everyone.
โAs you all know, from now on I will be broadcasting frequently.โ
โTo showcase my island life more comprehensively, I will introduce my family and friends on the island to everyone.โ
ใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ
ใI always thought the streamer was playing alone on the island!ใ
ใWhat! Are there other players too?ใ
ใAhhh! I really want to see other players! I want to see humans in the broadcast room!!ใ
โTa-da~โ
After Jiang Ye added her own sound effects, she turned the camera's shooting angle, aiming it at the several people standing on the island.
โThey are my youngest granddaughter, eldest granddaughter, eldest grandson, and my daughter.โ
In the camera, Nata Shark, Fan Xiaoche, He Xiaoshang, and Xi Yan appeared in order.
To hide her identity and avoid being exposed, Jiang Ye had also given them appearances similar to matchsticks, but each person's appearance was slightly different in shape and color.
The bullet comments were all stunned upon seeing this.
ใI really don't know what I was expecting just now.ใ
ใSo it's a matchstick family after all?ใ
ใStreamer, can you still do it! Fail!ใ
ใWait, at the moment the camera swept past, did I see a person!ใ
ใI saw it too...... it looked like a great beauty!!!!ใ
ใSniff sniff!ใ
If not for the bullet comments, Jiang Ye wouldn't have noticed.
She turned to look at Jing Lian, who smiled faintly at her.
Jiang Ye found it strange.
Didn't this guy not want to be on camera and always hide himself?
Why did he suddenly have a change of heart today?
Could it be... she had raised his favorability today? But this game didn't give any reminders about favorability progress, which made her feel uncertain.
Jiang Ye collected her thoughts and said goodbye to the excitedly captivated male-gazing audience, turned off the broadcast, and walked towards Jing Lian.
โDid you forget to hide just now?โ Jiang Ye asked.
โNo.โ Jing Lian pursed his lips.
โThen what happened?โ
โNothing.โ
โOh.โ
Jiang Ye blinked.
About three seconds later.
โI thought, after shaking hands, we were friends.โ Jing Lian suddenly said in a small voice.
Jiang Ye understood now.
โOf course we're friends!โ She smiled brightly.
Jing Lian also smiled.
โSince we're friends, Little Lian, can you tell me how I can get other players to come to the island?โ Jiang Ye asked, looking at Jing Lian.
โYou are now the owner of the island. This is your map. Now that there's no need to hide the bug, you can invite other players to help you build your island in whatever way you wish.โ Jing Lian's smile faded slightly, but he still obediently answered Jiang Ye's question.
โI understand, by posting tasks!โ Jiang Ye got it instantly.
Without a word, she opened her Island Manual to check related information and finally found a button in a hidden place that used to be gray but had now turned blue.
โโPost Task.
Posting tasks, this gameplay is quite intriguing.
Simply put, it's a bit like an adventurer's guild. Jiang Ye states her needs, and if someone is willing to accept, it's a win-win situation, mutually beneficial.
Thinking more complexly, Jiang Ye felt this was a beginning.
Greatly enhancing the game's freedom while also giving players some rights, almost to the extent of acting as an NPC.
And the difference between Jiang Ye and ordinary game NPCs is that NPCs give things casually from the game database, while she can only take from her backpack and warehouse.
It's easy to become overstretched, making it difficult to attract high-quality players to help her complete tasks.
But these are not things Jiang Ye can consider now.
She hasn't even posted a real task yet!
Jiang Ye pondered for a long time, repeatedly confirming with Jing Lian that even if players came to the island, as long as she didn't want them to, they would only see the matchstick image she set up. Only then did she make up her mind and reopen the broadcast room.
The viewers in the broadcast room were dumbfounded.
ใHuh? Didn't the streamer go offline? Why is she back!ใ
ใWoman, I knew you couldn't bear to leave me/doge holding a flower/evil smileใ
ใActually, streamer, you could consider keeping it on 24 hours, I don't mind hearing you snore!ใ
ใWhat? You snore when you sleep? What kind of snore? Is it a nuanced style, or a more mellow one?ใ
Jiang Ye stared at the bullet comments incessantly discussing her snoring, her lips twitching slightly.
See!
Where do rumors come from?
Rumors come from exactly this!
However, she was too lazy to clarify such a harmless trivial matter, only busy searching the audience information for the player who had spoken about wanting to go to the island to see the butterfly.
The search result showed that the other party was not online.
Jiang Ye had no choice but to speak to the camera in the broadcast room.
โTo the viewer who wanted to go to the island to observe butterflies for research, are you there? I hope you can see this segment. Four real-world hours later, I will open the broadcast again, and at that time, I will try to invite you to the island.โ
โBut I need to state in advance that I'm not sure if there will be butterflies on the island then, nor am I sure if the invitation to the island will go smoothly. But I want to try.โ
โIf you can see this segment, I hope you will come and meet me.โ
After Jiang Ye finished speaking, the bullet comments exploded.
ใWhat!! Does this mean you can go to the island now?ใ
ใAhhh ahhh ahhh!!! So envious, so jealous!!ใ
ใIs it too late for me to say I'm a food researcher now?ใ
ใStreamer, this isn't fair QAQ Why can that person go to the island and we can't!ใ
โI'm just trying it out first.โ Jiang Ye soothed everyone's emotions. โIf there's a way later to let everyone come to the island, I will do my best.โ
โEveryone, don't rush.โ
ใRush! How can we not rush!ใ
ใSilently waiting... If you can really go to the island, I'll buy a game login device immediately! I won't play this game, but I still want to visit the island!ใ
ใStreamer, why don't you just charge a fee! Tourist attractions charge admission, and you could charge an island visit fee!ใ
ใI'm willing to pay!ใ
ใBeing able to lie in a game pod and watch the sea without leaving home? Is there such a good thing in the world!ใ
Jiang Ye felt that her worries just now were indeed overthinking.
Seeing how proactive and enthusiastic the viewers were about going to the island, she figured that even if she didn't offer rewards, players would come to help her for the sake of sightseeing.
If she had to find an accurate adjective, Jiang Ye felt it was like volunteering.
On Blue Star, there's a way of life called working as a volunteer.
Exchanging labor for accommodation and food, working in different inns.
Jiang Ye had lived like this for a while when she couldn't afford to travel.
Now it seemed she could use this model in the game.
The immediate priority was to find the researcher who wanted to see the butterfly, and while fulfilling her wish, Jiang Ye could also conduct an experiment.
So Jiang Ye sincerely asked the viewers for help.
โIโm not sure if the other party can see this message, so I hope everyone can help me find her online. If, after four hours, that is, tomorrow in the game, the other party doesn't appear, I will randomly select a player to come to the island in the broadcast room.โ
ใWhat should I do? Hearing this suddenly makes me think, what if the researcher doesn't make it in time? /laughใ
ใDon't say it, I have this little thought in my heart too.ใ
ใOkay, streamer, what's in it for me if I help you? Aren't I creating a competitor for myself!ใ
โOf course, I won't let you help for nothing.โ Jiang Ye said with a smile. โThe tomato and egg stir-fry in the workshop is ready for mass production. I'll put up a link later, and the first 20 players to grab it can buy it at half price!โ
ใHow much is it? I can't afford anything too expensive.ใ
ใOnly 66 star coins!!!ใ
ใI feel like this is the most reasonable price I've seen in the streamer's broadcast room.ใ
ใAhhh, I'm tempted! I haven't played the game, is it too late for me to buy a login device right now to grab the tomato and egg stir-fry?ใ
ใThis question... is clearly no.ใ
Jiang Ye's 99 portions of tomato and egg stir-fry were sold out within three seconds of being listed.
Those who managed to grab them were gloating, and some were even showing off in the bullet comments, saying they had taken eating-stream videos to share with everyone.
Don't worry if you couldn't grab it, or couldn't eat it, I'll eat it for you!
This kind of behavior was extremely provocative, making people grind their teeth in frustration, yet there was nothing they could do.
Finally, this pent-up emotion could only be vented in Jiang Ye's broadcast room, with wails of: ใStreamer, please, can't you make more portions?ใ
โThe workshop is too small.โ Jiang Ye explained. โ99 portions at this time is already the limit. And there aren't enough materials. We'll probably need to upgrade before we can increase production.โ
โI'll put up another batch next time I broadcast~โ
ใI can't wait until next time TVTใ
ใA friend of mine said that when she was flying a spaceship, she had a car accident and just before she died, she only wanted to eat a bite of tomato and egg stir-fry!ใ
ใThis I must say to you. Since you know you need to upgrade, streamer, why don't you work harder? You need to upgrade more, work harder, to bring us benefits! You just wander around the island aimlessly every day, can you upgrade like that! Get to work!ใ
ใThe career fans are anxious listening to this, hurry up and roll up your sleeves! I wish I could rush up and help the streamer upgrade!ใ
ใYou earlier ones, don't rush, even if you rush up, I don't think you'd have the knowledge to replace the streamer and upgrade the island.ใ
The bullet comments teased with amusement, and Jiang Ye was also amused.
โOkay, I'll go upgrade now. I'll leave finding someone to you all.โ
And so, while Jiang Ye went into the sea to collect new species, her short broadcast segment was being frantically forwarded across the Star Network.
#Island Streamer is Looking for Someone Online, the Luckiest Viewer, Did You See?
#Anyone from the Institute of Paleontology here? The streamer is calling you to the island!
#You have this great opportunity, and you're not taking it? I can go meet the matchstick person for you!
Besides the search for a person, some people were discussing another matter.
FF67: Speaking of which, if players can go to the island, will they be able to see the streamer's true face?
Le Ze Chu Zhi: It would be funny if it was still a matchstick behind the matchstick /facepalm
yoyo123: That can't be happening!!!!
Octopus Brother: For this reason alone, I must find this lucky viewer today!
Because of Jiang Ye, the Star Network ignited a wave of inexplicable hot searches for a person.
Viewers who didn't understand the situation and didn't watch the broadcast were a bit bewildered upon clicking in.
The first reaction was: I thought it was a researcher in trouble and they were looking for someone, but it turns out it's just a game?
The second reaction: What game, what broadcast, why is it so appealing? Let me take a look, just one look.
The third reaction: ....... Researcher, hurry up and show yourself! We want to go to the island too!!
This matter was like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.
Upon learning of this, Xie Jue immediately contacted the publicity department and asked them to secretly assist in advancing the matter.
As a direct beneficiary, Xie Jue knew best the publicity effect this could bring.
If not now, when should it be fanned?
With the intervention of capital, the matter progressed more smoothly.
About an hour later, a comment on the Star Network gradually attracted attention.
@Princess Xixi: Hello everyone, I am the granddaughter of the researcher you are looking for. Actually, the person who inquired in the broadcast room today was my grandmother. She is a professor and a researcher in paleontology. She just went to class after the broadcast ended. I will inform her after she finishes class. Please don't worry. Also, thank you all for your enthusiasm!
Netizen comment: Grandma? So trendy? She watches broadcasts too?
Princess Xixi reply: She's been in a bad mood lately, I taught her to distract herself. After all, I found watching the island broadcast very comfortable, so I hope my grandmother can improve her mood through this.
Netizen comment: Speechless, who knew it was an old lady! How boring!
Princess Xixi reply: What's wrong with an old lady? The research my grandmother has done in her life might have contributed more to society than all the Nutrient Solutions you've drunk.
Netizen comment: Streamer, don't argue with the trolls here! Go buy a login device quickly! Grandma might have to queue later! It'll be bad if she has to wait for a long time!
Princess Xixi: Ahhh! Thanks for the reminder! I'm going to the offline store to buy one now!
Jiang Ye knew that the person had been found when she was scooping a strange animal out of the sea.
Salps, commonly known as jellyfishes, usually live in cold waters. She didn't know why this one appeared here.
However, since she caught it, Jiang Ye unhesitatingly put it into her collection, adding a new recruit to her small island's collection manual.
Jellyfish don't swim; they move by sucking and expelling water. They have no edible value, their only characteristic being their beauty.
This fish is nearly transparent, with a gelatinous body. Inside the jelly, there is a bright orange spot, resembling the fruit-filled peach jelly sold on the market.
A single jelly fish might not be significant.
But jellyfish are gregarious creatures. Tens of thousands of jellyfish connected together would form a giant dragon in the seabed.
Due to its rarity and special nature, Jiang Ye's island leveled up again.
It is now Level 19.
At the same time, although jellyfish cannot be summoned as pets or made into food, for every jellyfish consumed, Jiang Ye gains 3s of invisibility time.
This characteristic is the same as the jellyfish's appearance in the sea.
Transparent, invisible, thus adept at escaping the hunter's claws.
Of course, invisibility also has limitations.
After each use, at Jiang Ye's current island level, she has to wait 20 minutes to use it again.
This skill can be used at most three times a day.
But even so, Jiang Ye was very happy.
3S.
For a skilled gamer, 3S is enough to change the tide of battle.
She happily put the jellyfish into her Island Manual. After coming ashore, she noticed the message A-Xing had sent her.
โWe found the person!โ
As soon as A-Xing's voice message opened, an extremely excited voice could be heard.
โQuickly check the Star Network!โ
Following A-Xing's lead, Jiang Ye saw Princess Xixi's message and learned that the one who was supposed to come to the island was an old grandmother.
Jiang Ye didn't want to use her Star Network account, fearing that one wrong step could lead to her identity being revealed. So she posted a dynamic in her streamer space.
She took a picture of the jellyfish, introduced the newly found fish, and then said she looked forward to meeting the grandmother.
Fans replied below.
1L: What can I say? All I can say is, is there some kind of magnetic field between your grandmothers? Grandmas attract grandmas?
2L: Don't get dirty, second floor!
3L: Second floor, you're not clean.
While everyone was discussing eagerly, Jiang Ye was also looking forward to it.
Four hours later, it was the second day in the game.
As night fell in the game, Jiang Ye let her main account sleep in the house and, for the first time, used her alt account to visit the novice village.
She discovered that after this update, the day and night on the island were exactly opposite to the time in the novice village.
It was as if there was a twelve-hour time difference.
This was convenient for her.
Although the quests in the novice village were boring compared to island exploration, consisting of some clichรฉ errand quests, Jiang Ye still played them diligently.
Under the name "Half River Moon," she went to the novice village map to hunt rabbits.
Less than three minutes after catching all the rabbits, Jiang Ye, seeing the quest completion notification, fell into deep thought.
Is this really the first quest that stumped countless players back then?
Why did it feel so simple to her?
It's just seeing a rabbit, pouncing on it, and killing it?
Is it that difficult?
Jiang Ye couldn't help but suspect that perhaps after this game update, the difficulty of novice village quests had been lowered.
But after leveling up to level 10 in just one night and suddenly squeezing into 18th place on the level rankings, Jiang Ye realized it might not be because the game update lowered the difficulty.
It's because she's too strong!!!
Jiang Ye squatted by the roadside in the novice village, listening to nearby players shout.
โHoly crap! Who is this Half River Moon! How did she get into the top 30 without anyone noticing!โ
โHaven't seen her on the level leaderboard before?โ
โI remember the last time I glanced at her, she was in the hundreds... What kind of terrifying speed is this!โ
The sudden appearance of "Half River Moon" surprised players who were paying attention.
And the "Half River Moon" herself, who was being furiously speculated about, was currently lost in thought.
Why is she so strong?
Jiang Ye thought and thought, and a flash of inspiration struck her.
She remembered what she had told A-Xing back then.
She had told A-Xing to kill the rabbits even if he took a shortcut with the seafood and completed the level 1 quest.
She hadn't told A-Xing the specific reason, but only she knew that she speculated the game judged a player's strength based on their actual abilities.
She didn't have time to verify this speculation later, but now that she had opened an alt account, the correct answer was clearly laid out before her.
The reason she was so strong was perhaps because she still retained the capabilities of her main account.
Action speed, reaction, and all-around basic abilities and talents were on par with her main account.
Therefore, this was why, despite her low level, she could still suppress low-level monsters with her abilities.
Her rapid leveling was not only due to the abnormal attributes of this account itself, but also because Jiang Ye was a hardcore player and an experienced gamer.
She understood many strategies at a glance.
Jiang Ye had no doubt that if she spent a few more sleepless nights grinding, she might even be able to push her main account off the leaderboard.
That would be interesting...
But how does this game judge a person's basic abilities and improvement level?
Jiang Ye frowned slightly, and couldn't help but think of the spiritual power A-Xing had mentioned.
When she first heard about it, she just thought it was mystical.
On Blue Star, there was no spiritual power, only intelligence.
But in this situation, Jiang Ye couldn't help but have another guess.
Could this game, to some extent, improve one's spiritual power? Therefore, even if she wasn't playing on her previous main account, her alt account was still influenced by her spiritual power level.
Well...
Jiang Ye shook her head.
Don't think about it, don't think about it.
Even if spiritual power increased, what could it do? Spiritual power can't be eaten as food! Nor can it make money!
Jiang Ye stood up from the ground, patted her dust-free buttocks, and looked at the sunset in the novice village. Before the village shops closed, she busied herself with a shopping spree, and then logged out of her alt account.
When she returned to her main account, Jiang Ye happened to see a sunrise.
Watching the sun rise little by little, illuminating the sea surface brilliantly, Jiang Ye stretched lazily.
She cooked herself some porridge and stir-fried the newly bought small greens. After eating a bowl, the fatigue completely dissipated.
She got to work, planted some of the newly bought vegetables in the field, and then immediately tried to make preserved eggs and salted duck eggs herself.
If life had no preserved egg and lean meat congee and Gaoyou salted duck eggs! How bland! How boring!
Jiang Ye tinkered for a long time, and couldn't find how to make these two types of eggs on the Star Network, so she had to rely on her memory and her inspiration to grope around randomly.
She didn't know how the final product would turn out, whether it would be edible, or delicious.
Jiang Ye chose to leave it to fate, placing the first batch of eggs in the warehouse to await their transformation time and then disregarded them.
After finishing these, Jiang Ye checked the time and realized it was almost time for her appointment with her viewers.
So she started her broadcast.
This time, the broadcast room's title was: ใMeeting Grandma! The First Tourist on the Small Island!ใ
ใI knew it was you seeing this title!ใ
ใI'm so poor~ I'm here~~ใ
ใSo, is Grandma here yet?ใ
โNot yet, temporarily.โ Jiang Ye had been paying attention to the viewer list, locking onto the search. The ID belonging to Grandma had not appeared.
ใIs she not coming?ใ
ใWow wow wow, then do we have a chance for a lucky draw?ใ
โDon't worry yet, let's wait a bit longer. I'll post a task first.โ
After Jiang Ye finished speaking, she tried to operate it.
Soon, all the viewers could see a pop-up window appearing in the lower left corner.
ใStreamer "Very Poor Won't Chat" has assigned a task to user 3489128, click to view task content.ใ
ใCapture the Saint Helena Island Birdwing butterfly. Task deadline: 3 hours. Completion reward: One portion of Salmon Fried Rice.ใ
ใIf the player does not complete the task within the specified time, they will be asked to leave the island. If the player fails the task, they will be unable to come to the island again for seven days.ใ
ใPlease players accept the task as soon as possible. Time remaining until task closure: 3 hours.ใ
Most of what the system popped up was within Jiang Ye's expectations, except for the time limit.
It seemed that players couldn't stay on the island indefinitely, and it was indeed impossible to just come for pure tourism without doing anything and get a free ride.
You must do something to exchange for island time.
Now, Jiang Ye, like all the other viewers, was waiting for Grandma's login, watching the seconds tick by.
At first, everyone was quite patient.
An hour passed, and some people were already impatient.
Two hours later, this emotion reached its peak.
ใAre they coming or not? Streamer, why don't you just close the task and start a new one, drawing someone else? I estimate that the elderly person definitely won't be able to figure out this game and has given up.ใ
โLetโs wait a bit longer.โ Jing Lian pursed his lips. โThree hours haven't passed yet.โ
A simple island broadcast couldn't appease the viewers' emotions anymore, so Jiang Ye had no choice but to shift the camera to Jing Lian.
โDon't rush, let's admire a handsome guy for a while.โ
Jiang Ye gave Jing Lian a look: If you're my brother, dedicate yourself to the island at this critical moment!
Jing Lian, who was standing quietly nearby: ....... Hmm?
So, did Jiang Ye mean... he was handsome, right?
Jing Lian coughed lightly and, for the first time, walked to the front of the camera and waved a little stiffly.
โNice to meet you all for the first time.โ