Chapter 10 Making a Plan: Who are you going to beat up?

Lu Qing and Lei Yan tried to persuade Lu Xuan for a long time, but they couldn't change his mind. In the end, they had no choice but to compromise.

Lu Chen, however, trusted Lu Xuan completely, saying, "Brother will definitely come back safely, and he'll hunt back lots and lots of prey! Then we'll eat meat every day!"

Lu Xuan smiled and said, "That's right, I've earned enough food for you to eat for the rest of your life."

Neither Lu Qing nor Lei Yan took his words to heart. They were preoccupied with worrying about what dangers he might encounter in the mountains and whether he might get hurt. They were so worried that they almost couldn't eat.

It was Lu Xuan's words, "We can't waste food," that made them pick up their chopsticks again.

In the end, as usual, Lu Xuan finished up the leftovers, clearing out most of the remaining food.

Lei Yan went to the field with a worried expression, while Lu Qing busied herself preparing things that Lu Xuan might need for his trip into the mountains.

We definitely need to bring the machete, as well as the medicinal herbs that Lu Xuan brought back today. Those big and small thistles are said to be able to stop bleeding. Fresh plants won't keep in this weather, so we need to take them out and dry them quickly. We'll pack them for Lu Xuan tomorrow.

Lu Chen took the unfinished candy and went out to play with the other children in the village, while Lu Xuan sat in the yard pondering what supplies they should prepare for the disaster period.

Now that he knew what was going to happen next, the supplies he needed to purchase were obviously far more than just a few new quilts.

Staple foods, vegetables, meat, seeds, clothing, medicine, and other daily necessities...

Under extreme weather conditions, it's unlikely that people can continue living in the village. They'll need to find a suitable shelter, one that can serve as a temporary base for initial adaptation to the disaster, even if it's not a permanent place to stay.

Having already experienced one apocalypse, he naturally knew which supplies were essential and which could guarantee a sufficient quality of life.

However, modern times are different from ancient times, and the types of things that can be bought are also different, so there are also significant differences in the items that need to be prepared.

After roughly listing the items needed, you also need to calculate the quantity of each item required and the total amount needed to purchase these supplies.

He would unconsciously mutter to himself while calculating, which the viewers in the live stream could hear. After hearing him mutter about the amount of silver he needed, the viewers were speechless.

[Hmm... how should I put it, the streamer has big ambitions.]

[Thousands of taels? Is the streamer serious? That's a million star coins, right? Earning a million in a few days? You're dreaming.]

[Host, you're getting a little too cocky.]

[Each wild boar earns three taels of silver; a thousand taels would require more than three hundred, right? Even if you didn't eat or drink for five days, you couldn't kill that many.]

Many viewers suggested that Lu Xuan be more cautious and reduce the amount of supplies he wanted to buy, cutting it in half, or even more, especially food.

Don't forget you have the live-streaming system as a cheat code! The shop has cheap and plentiful nutritional supplements, so you definitely won't starve.

[If you broadcast more mukbang videos and other exciting content for us in the future, we'll give you more gifts. You can then use all your points to buy nutritional supplements!]

That's right! Don't let the unpleasant taste of this nutritional supplement fool you; it has a long shelf life and won't spoil even after ten or eight years. It's an absolute lifesaver in times of disaster! You won't regret buying it!

Lu Xuan said thoughtfully, "That sounds quite reasonable."

"So, do you want to buy the nutritional supplements now?"

Just as Lu Xuan was about to answer, the courtyard gate was suddenly flung open, and Lu Chen stormed back in.

Lu Xuan noticed the little guy was covered in dust, frowned, and asked, "What happened? Were you bullied?"

Holding the dusty candy in his hand, Lu Chen said angrily, "It's all because of that fat Xiong Dabao! He always used to insult you, and when I didn't want to share my candy with him, he pushed me and knocked my candy away! He's so annoying!"

Lu Xuan didn't care about the candy; he simply asked, "So, did you suffer a loss?"

Lu Chen looked somewhat smug. "How could that be! He dared to push me! I pushed him back. He's just fat and weak, he can't beat me at all! In the end, he was chased away by me with tears and snot all over his face."

Lu Xuan nodded in satisfaction, "It's good that I wasn't bullied."

The viewers in the live stream were initially angry, but when they heard him say that he had chased the person away, they immediately felt relieved and nodded in agreement with Lu Xuan. That's right, that brat who dared to bully his younger brother deserved to be beaten to a pulp!

However, after Lu Chen finished speaking, he worriedly added, "Xiong Dabao's father is just as unreasonable as him, and he might come to our house to cause trouble."

No sooner had the words been spoken than the loud voice of a man cursing and swearing came from outside.

"Lu family brat, come out here! You dare to bully my son? You've got a death wish!"

Lu Chen's face quickly turned wary, and he even looked around for a weapon to protect himself.

Lu Xuan casually pulled him behind him and looked up at the burly man who had barged into the courtyard by kicking open the gate.

Behind the burly man was a chubby boy, about the same age as Lu Chen, but much fatter. The chubby boy, Xiong Dabao, had red and swollen eyes, and looked at Lu Chen with a mixture of resentment and smugness, as if he could already see him and his brother being punished by their father.

Good grief, they actually have the nerve to come knocking on our door?

In the Star Alliance, anyone who breaks into a home without the owner's permission can be killed without any consequences.

[Hey streamer, beat him up!]

When Xiong Mao saw Lu Xuan, his tiger-like eyes glared at him: "You're here just in time! Your brother has some nerve, daring to hit my son. If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll make you two brothers pay!"

Lu Xuan scoffed: "Explain? The one who starts it is the one who's despicable, understand?"

Xiong Mao angrily said, "Who are you calling a slut! Stop talking nonsense. Your brother hit someone. Either you take the beating for him today, or your family has to compensate my son! I don't want much. Just make your brother hand over the candy, and I can be magnanimous and let him off this time."

Lu Xuan looked at him as if he were an idiot. "You think you can just give it to me like that? Who do you think you are?"

Live stream viewers: Exactly! Who do you think you are!

Lu Xuan said impatiently, "He's not my son. You, as his father, are unwilling to buy him candy, yet you expect me, an outsider, to give it to him? Why should I? Because you have a big face? If you want to beg, go beg from someone else's house. Get out of here before I lay a hand on you."

"You dare tell me to get lost?!" Xiong Mao rolled up his sleeves in a fit of rage and said, "Fine, I think you're just as itchy for a beating as your brother. I haven't even settled the score with you for bullying my wife before. Now, perfect, I'll settle both scores at once!"

As he spoke, he swung his muscular arms and charged aggressively toward Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan showed no intention of retreating or dodging; he simply stomped on the stone he had just used as a footrest and crushed it to pieces.

Xiong Mao: "!!"

He slammed on the brakes and came to an abrupt stop, staring in horror at the pile of broken stones on the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan casually crushed the crumbs on the ground and said coolly, "Who do you think you're going to beat up?"

Xiong Mao felt a chill run down his spine as he was stared at by Lu Xuan's cold eyes, and his anger quickly subsided.

His gaze kept drifting towards the rock fragments. He quickly rolled up his sleeves and put them back down, then immediately slid to his knees, crying, "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Xiong Mao chuckled and said, "I was just joking with you. We're all from the same village, so let's keep the peace and make money together. Well, I have something to do at home, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, he turned around, picked up his still-dazed fat son, and ran away. As he ran, he couldn't help but spank Xiong Dabao's bottom, cursing, "You brat, you've caused your old man trouble. Stay away from the Lu family from now on, you hear me!"

The viewers in the live stream were filled with sighs.

[They chickened out way too quickly.]

[I can understand him, after all, that kick from the streamer was really terrifying. If the same force were applied to someone... ugh! Life is definitely more important than saving face!]

[Speaking of which, what did he mean by bullying his wife? When did the streamer bully his wife?]

[Could he be talking about Su Ying, the girl who flirted with the streamer when they were exchanging pork?]

Lu Xuan took a moment to reply to them, saying, "It's her."

The audience was completely speechless.

He can't even control his wife flirting with other men, and he even tries to blame the streamer. What a jerk!

Coming to his senses, Lu Chen excitedly hugged Lu Chen's leg, his eyes filled with admiration and anticipation, "Brother! You're so amazing! Can I learn that move from you?"

Lu Xuan patted his shoulder and said, "You can't learn it. But I can teach you other things when I have time. If anyone bullies you again, just keep fighting back until they don't dare to mess with you."

Lu Chen was initially somewhat disappointed, but upon hearing the second half of the sentence, he exclaimed loudly, "Okay!"

Zhang Chengming, who was on the other side, had already run out when he heard Xiong Mao's voice, but before he could come over to help, he saw Lu Xuan crush a boulder weighing at least dozens of kilograms with one foot and was stunned on the spot.

Lu Qing and Lei Yan, who heard the commotion next door, were equally dumbfounded. They looked at him for a while, then at the pile of rubble in the yard, and remained silent for a long time.

Lu Xuan waved to Zhang Chengming across from him to indicate that he was alright, and then said to his sister and brother-in-law, "It's alright, you two go back and rest, Lu Chen and I are going to sleep too."

He casually said to the viewers in the live stream, "That's all for today's live stream," and then abruptly ended the stream without warning.

Some interstellar viewers, still wanting more: ? ? ? What are humans doing?!

After urging Lu Chen to change his dirty clothes, Lu Xuan opened the backend to check today's live stream data.

The peak number of concurrent online users reached over 25,000, while the number of fans increased from over 3,000 to 5,500.

I received more gifts than yesterday.

It wasn't just because he had many more fans today, but also because when he jumped into the pool, some fans smashed several angel wings and even a luxury cruise ship.

The two gifts were worth 1314 and 1888 Star Coins respectively. With other gifts included, today's income exceeded 10,000 Star Coins.

[Should I exchange all the gifts for system points?]

【yes. 】

[Redeemed.]

Current total points: 3760.

Lu Xuan opened the flashing system information.

[Achieve the achievement 'Receive gifts totaling 10,000 Star Coins', reward: 500g Energy Liquid, unlocks purchase access to certain items in the shop (see details for details). Next stage achievement: Receive gifts totaling 100,000 Star Coins, reward unknown.]

After clicking to claim the reward, Lu Xuan found himself holding a glass bottle, about the size of a regular mineral water bottle, containing a bottle of transparent energy liquid.