Chapter 75 Iced Plum Juice It turns out the streamer's special ability is...!
"Ah Xuan, do you think this is badly made? The color doesn't seem quite right." Lu Qing looked hesitant.
Lu Xuan smelled the familiar sweet and sour aroma and said, "It's not spoiled. The color is dark because the raw materials themselves are dark in color."
He took the bowl, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, the hot fruit juice inside cooled down rapidly, and some ice crystals even formed inside.
Lu Qing blinked hard in disbelief, only to find that the ice shards quickly turned back into transparent blocks of ice.
She gasped, "Ah Xuan, what's wrong with you—!?"
The live stream caused another sensation.
[Here he comes! He's brought with him yet another ability!]
[After wind, now ice! I'm bowing down to the streamer, how can you be so amazing! Just how many more abilities do you have that we don't know about? Tell me!]
[Ugh! Didn't someone say they were going to investigate the history of superpowers? Didn't they find anything that matches the streamer's ability?! I'm about to be killed by my curiosity if I don't figure out what kind of ability the streamer has.]
[I've completely given up, peacefully picturing myself. Instead of wasting time rambling, why not try this iced juice? It's absolutely delicious, I rave about it!]
[I've had this juice before, it's plum juice, right?! Iced plum juice, a must-have cold drink for summer! It's sweet and sour, super delicious, I could drink ten pounds in one go!]
That's right, what Lu Qing brought over was a simplified version of plum juice made under Lu Xuan's guidance.
It contains dried plums, hawthorn, licorice, and rock sugar. To make it even tastier, you can also add dried tangerine peel and osmanthus.
However, Lu Xuan didn't have any dried tangerine peel. It would take at least three years to dry tangerine peel to make it, so it was basically out of the question.
Fortunately, the simplified version is also delicious.
The color of the plum juice is not black, but reddish-brown, but it is not very noticeable when placed in a bowl.
Lu Xuan bought a glass from the mall, poured the plum juice into it, and the color immediately came out.
Because the temperature was low enough, a lot of water droplets quickly formed on the outside of the glass, and the ice cubes that filled almost half the glass occasionally collided and made a 'crackling' sound, which was refreshing to look at.
Lu Xuan handed the plum juice to Lu Qing so she could try it. The latter carefully took the crystal-clear glass, her eyes filled with amazement, and tentatively took a sip of the plum juice.
The moment Lu Qing tasted the cool, sweet and sour juice, her eyes lit up with delight. "Delicious! It's sweet and sour, and so refreshing!"
As he spoke, he downed the entire cup of plum juice in one gulp.
After finishing his drink and wiping his mouth, he excitedly asked, "Was this glass cup, and its ability to conjure ice, also a gift from the immortals?"
Lu Xuan: "Yes."
Lu Xuan bought several more large-capacity glass containers.
Pour in the first batch of plum juice that was ready, cool it with ice-type superpowers, add ice, and then call Lu Chen, who was playing not far away, and ask him to take it to the villagers to try and cool off in the summer heat.
The villagers, unsurprisingly, exclaimed in amazement upon learning that Lu Xuan had acquired another ice-type ability that would be extremely useful during the hottest season.
The crystal-clear glass containers under the sunlight amazed them, and they held them in their hands as if they were holding some rare treasure.
The viewers in the live stream were not in the mood to tease the villagers.
Lu Xuan saw that they were going crazy because they couldn't guess his superpower, and he was about to say something when he suddenly saw a message that was a little different.
[Hey streamer! Haven't you noticed that today's viewership is much higher than expected?]
Lu Xuan paused slightly, glancing at the number of people online.
Yesterday, the number of online views increased by more than 200,000 due to the appearance of Guolin and Houerjiu, but now there are no traffic coupons or recommendation slots, and the processed fruit today is not particularly special, so the data should not be as good as yesterday.
However, the actual situation was that before noon, the number of online views had already increased by more than 400,000, which was indeed unusual.
Lu Xuan asked, "What did you do?"
[The streamer's been hitting a plateau lately, so we discussed helping you drive traffic. I stayed up all night last night editing several highlight reels and uploading them to my Weibo account! I have tens of thousands of followers on my Weibo, and the views have already exceeded 500,000—the traffic-driving effect is definitely there!]
[You dare to boast about getting 500,000 views? My viewership is over 2 million, so I definitely deserve some credit for the surge in viewership today!]
So, since we're helping you attract viewers, could you please tell us what your special ability is?
Lu Xuan didn't expect that this group of viewers would turn into enthusiastic advocates and actively help him attract traffic.
He confirmed, "If I confess, no one will get the physical reward. You know how much supplies I have—hundreds of kilograms of natural food, including plenty of fruit and meat. You really don't want them?"
Live stream viewers: Of course we want it!
Hundreds of kilograms of natural grain, if used sparingly, can last for several years; reselling it could make you rich overnight!
However……
[Sigh, I want the reward, but I can't guess it x.]
[Anyway, the reward isn't mine, I just want to enjoy what's readily available. *slacking off*]
[I once had a chance to get rich quick, but I didn't have the brains to seize it. If I were given another chance... never mind, just tell me already! What kind of superpower is it?!]
Lu Xuan shrugged. "Fine, since you've all given up, then—"
He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by a barrage of expensive gift effects.
[Don't rush to say anything, host. I have a pretty good idea. See if I'm right.]
The other viewers were shocked when they saw the comments.
Someone actually guessed it!?
Lu Xuan glanced at the gift leaderboard and discovered that the person who had showered him with gifts was none other than the wealthy fan who had previously topped the live stream's leaderboard, which piqued his interest.
Tell me about it.
[The streamer claims not to be a multi-elemental ability user, yet can use multiple powers. I guess... your abilities are borrowed from other ability users? As for the method of borrowing, is it directly plundering other people's abilities for your own use? Or is it something like cloning, or rather, replication?]
Lu Xuan's eyes darkened.
It seems there are still some smart people in the Covenant.
He smiled and said, "My ability isn't so selfish or harmful. It's not plundering; it's replication, a special type."
The live stream chat instantly erupted in excitement.
[The expert was right!? Copying ability? There's such a magical ability?]
[So, can the streamer copy other people's superpowers? Can they copy any superpower? That's way too overpowered!]
Lu Xuan clicked his tongue: "How could it be possible to copy every superpower? At most, it can only copy physical enhancement and elemental abilities. It can't copy special abilities."
【And you call that 'maximum'? How many more copies do you want to make?!】
[Physical enhancement systems include strength, speed, defense, and even sensory enhancement... plus the five elements and eight systems, the streamer can use a whopping sixteen abilities!? Wow! That's so cool!]
[I'm so excited I want to run ten laps around my neighborhood, but I'm also afraid the security robot will mistake me for a lunatic and arrest me! Aaaaaaah!]
I won't say who's being sarcastic.
The audience went crazy for a while before asking Lu Xuan how he copied other people's superpowers.
Is it as simple as just copying something in your mind? Or is some kind of medium required? Like a drop of the other person's blood or something?
Lu Xuan didn't hide anything: "You only need to touch it to replicate it, but the replicated ability will be one level lower than your own ability level."
Assuming he is a level 5 ability user, the replicated ability would only be level 4. Since the replicated ability itself has no combat power, this means that the strength he can exert will always be one level lower than his actual level.
[...So it doesn't sound as incredible as I expected?]
[Even being one level lower is incredibly powerful! The Five Elements are inherently interconnected, with mutual generation and restraint. With skillful application, challenging opponents of higher levels is a breeze, and the impact of being one level lower is completely negligible!]
[Ahhh! I want this ability so badly! I've always envied other ability users. If I had the ability to replicate, wouldn't I be able to use wind or fire whenever I wanted? That would be way cooler than my own earth ability!]
Go wash up and go to bed early; you can dream about anything.
Lu Xuan told the top fan, "When the time is right, I will prepare 500 catties of natural food. You can choose between fruits and meat, and you can choose the specific proportions yourself."
As for when the time will be right, I believe the top-ranked person knows the answer.
【Then I'll wait for the streamer's reward. I believe the streamer won't keep me waiting too long.】
The others were extremely envious.
That's 500 pounds of natural food!
Based on the Star Alliance's prices, you could easily sell it for one or two million Star Coins or even more.
The top spender has clearly spent a lot of money on gifts for the streamer, so why didn't they get the reward?
Lu Xuan said, "You don't need to be envious. You can continue to help me drive traffic, and you can also get a share when the top-ranked player receives a reward later."
The audience, who had been somewhat listless just moments before, instantly perked up.
This is a good idea!
Although you'll still have to compete with countless other viewers in the live stream, and you'll definitely get less than the top spender, something is better than nothing!
[...Have you forgotten that the original purpose of helping the streamer attract viewers was to ask about the contracted mutated plants?]
After being reminded, the others belatedly realized what they had forgotten: Oh right!
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow and said, "You want to know this?"
[Yes, yes, yes! Can the host tell us?]
[A Wood-type ability user from the Star Alliance has already tried, but failed.]
How did the streamer create the mutated vampire vine through a contract? Could you share even a tiny bit of the secret?
This time, Lu Xuan didn't keep anyone in suspense.
"There's no secret. First, overwhelm the mutated plant with your strength and win it over to get a chance to form a contract. The higher the compatibility or the more the mutated plant likes you, the higher the chance of success. Otherwise, you will fail. Forcing a contract may also cause permanent damage to your abilities."
"If you're lucky, you might be able to sign a contract after trying ten or eight times. If you're unlucky... then be prepared to try a hundred or eighty times."
[Hiss—180 chapters? That's so troublesome?]
Lu Chen moved his fingertips, and the blood-sucking vines instantly sprang from his palm, obediently wrapping around his arm.
"Want to get stronger but find it too troublesome?"
Even in the apocalypse, less than one-tenth of wood-type ability users can possess contracted plants, and many of these contracted plants are not very useful; some are even only for ornamental purposes.
Lu Xuan casually toyed with the tip of the vampire vine with one hand and said, "If you don't care about the type, ability, and level of the mutated plant, the chances of success are still quite high."
If all else fails, we can make a contract with a foxtail grass; surely that won't fail.
As for the fact that it won't be of any use after the contract is signed... what does that have to do with him?
[So there are so many intricacies involved in contracting mutated plants. It's no wonder the previous wood-type ability user failed, considering it was only their first attempt.]
[A single attempt costs millions of star coins, and even if you're lucky enough to succeed within ten tries, it still costs tens of millions... Wow, that's a huge investment; most people simply can't handle it.]
However, recalling the vampire vine's fighting prowess, and seeing its docile and harmless appearance now, the audience couldn't help but sigh and feel envious, especially the wood-type ability users who were watching the screen.
Looking at it from another angle, as long as you can contract a powerful mutated plant, why worry about not having opportunities to make money in the future? Tens of millions of star coins are just a drop in the ocean!
[Since it's not easy for wood-type ability users to contract with mutated plants, the streamer's vampire contract probably wasn't successful on the first try, right? How many times did the streamer fail?]
[Speaking of which, no other mutated plants have been discovered in the ancient era where the streamer lives. How did the streamer manage to find so many mutated plants to try and form contracts with?]
Other audience members: ! Yeah! How come they didn't notice such an obvious flaw!
Is it because the streamer has only been bound to the system for a short time and hasn't had time to take them to find the mutated plants hidden in other parts of this world, or... is the mutated plant he contracted not even in this world?
Lu Xuan looked at him with a meaningful expression, "Well..."
"Ah Xuan!" Li Tie's greeting interrupted their conversation.
Lu Xuan casually said, "I have something to do here, let's continue this topic next time."
audience:! ! !
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