Wen Chen is a food anchor with only three-digit fans.
A few hundred fans is not worth mentioning in a galaxy with a population of tens of billions, but it makes him one of the top anchors in the food section.
Wen Chen had long known that StarCraft's cuisine was declining, and even he himself had begun to consider transitioning to become a host of other programs.
Passion cannot make a living. After persisting for so long, he is a little tired.
On this day, he prepared the ingredients needed for the live broadcast as usual, and then entered the live broadcast room at a fixed time.
"Hello everyone, I'm the host Wen Chen. Today I'm going to show you what is said in ancient books..." Halfway through his words, he habitually glanced at the number of viewers.
According to his expectation, the number of viewers should be kept within 10, and these people are as passionate about food as he is. But this time, looking at the two bright numbers, his mind was stuck.
48 people, how is this possible?!
Wen Chen immediately suspected that there was something wrong with his eyesight. He raised his hand to rub his eyes and looked again, but found that the number of people only increased and exceeded 50. This is actually true! Wen Chen's heart was pounding, and he had the illusion that he was going to be famous.
This illusion did not last long. Soon, a viewer noticed Wen Chen's daze and sent a message asking him why he hadn't started yet.
"Oh... Oh! I'll start now! Today I'm going to do something from ancient books..."
Before he could finish his words, another comment passed by.
"Host, host, can you make corn pancakes? The kind that's golden and crispy!"
Wen Chen blinked and replied in a good-natured way, "Sorry, I don't know how to cook this dish. If you want to watch me cook it, I will look for relevant information after the show ends and cook it for you."
He originally thought that this was just a request from one of the audience, but when he said no, he actually caused a lot of sighs.
"Hey! I guessed that corn pancakes are very complicated to make, so it's normal that the anchor can't make them."
"I came from other anchors' places, and none of them knew how to make it. This is too difficult! What should we do next? Should we go find a more professional chef to ask for advice?"
"I guess no one among the anchors can cook this dish, unless Yaoxing Big Boss suddenly starts a live broadcast and teaches us how to make this dish. It's a pity that all the seasonings I bought in the game will be wasted on the first day. I'm so angry!!"
"The food section is really the worst section. You can't cook this or that. Is there any need for it to exist? Host, tell me, what dishes can you cook?"
Except for the last viewer, the other viewers were calm and chatted among themselves. When Wen Chen saw the last comment, he couldn't help but feel sad. Yes, is there any need for interstellar food to exist?
But he was still live streaming, and he couldn't continue to indulge in negative emotions. After taking a deep breath, Wen Chen smiled and said, "Although I don't know how to make corn pancakes yet, the main ingredient of the dish I'm going to make today is also corn, called 'popcorn'. According to ancient books, it seems to have been a very popular snack in the ancient Blue Star period."
After he finished speaking, the commentary was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly there was a heated discussion.
"What?! Popcorn? Is it delicious? If it is, I want to learn how to make it! Streamer, teach me well. Once I learn, I will give you Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! Sweet and Sour Radish X10"
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Sweet and Sour Radish are both gifts that need to be purchased in the live broadcast room. The former costs as much as 1,000 star dollars, and the latter costs 5 star dollars each.
“Hahahaha! If there’s no corn cake, popcorn will do. Once I learn how to make it, I’ll try to make it in the game. Come on, anchor. I’ll study hard! Sweet and sour radish x20”
"I'm ready again. I'll wait for the host's instruction! Spicy diced chicken x5"
For a moment, the screen was full of all kinds of delicious food. Wen Chen, who had never seen such a big scene, almost froze again. In order to wake himself up, he secretly pinched himself, and only after feeling the pain did he avoid making a fool of himself again.
Everyone's desire to learn was unprecedentedly strong, and Wen Chen also gave his best, carefully explaining the materials needed to make popcorn. Then, starting from the first step, he taught the audience in the live broadcast room how to make this snack.
From time to time, barrages of comments slowly floated by.
"That's great. The host said that if the conditions are not sufficient, you can just use oil, sugar and corn kernels, which are all available in the game!"
"It seems like the finished product would look better with butter, but there's no butter in the game, oops..."
"Don't be sad, brother. We should be happy that we can finally cook a dish! Once I learn how to cook it, I will try to cook a few dishes in the game. I hope I can succeed in one go!"
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While teaching, Wen Chen quietly paid attention to the content of the barrage and discovered a common point among these viewers, which was that they all talked about "games".
Games? What kind of games involve cooking?
This is a bit hard to imagine, but the fact is before us. These dozens of viewers who suddenly descended on the live broadcast room are all players of the same game. Their only purpose of entering the live broadcast room is to learn cooking techniques from him and then return to the game to practice.
But, is there really such a game? Why has he never heard of it?
Is it a kitchen simulation game?
His mind was churning, and even Wen Chen himself didn't notice it, so he asked what was on his mind.
This question received enthusiastic responses from the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Hahaha! How could it be a kitchen simulation game? That's so boring. The game we play is much more interesting than what you guessed! The game is called "Lowly Farmhouse", a farming game, but we found that the crops we grow can also be made into delicious food, and someone has succeeded. The person who succeeded also made it because he had a recipe. Others simply can't make decent food, so we formed a group to come here to learn from you."
"Yeah, yeah, that's it. Host, please teach us well. We are relying on you to feed the gluttons in our stomachs!"
"Honestly, this game is so fun. If it weren't for learning how to cook, I wouldn't want to leave the game before the time is up! I've been offline for more than half an hour, and now I'm a little tempted to go back... I wonder if the corn I planted is ripe yet?"
"Tsk tsk, brother, you can't do this. You can only be online for six hours at most each time. How can you not race against time? Like me, I bought three magical spring water lucky gift packs. I was lucky enough to get 167 bottles of magical spring water in total. One bottle of spring water can reduce the growth time of crops by 15 minutes. I use two bottles for wheat that matures in one hour, and four bottles for corn that matures in two hours. Isn't time saved just like this? If the maturity time of crops can only be reduced by half at most, I can just push them until they mature... If you calculate the time more carefully, seamless planting is not a dream~"
The lengthy speech on farming experience took up half of the screen, and the audience who posted comments had a tone of smugness and seemed very proud.
Sure enough, someone soon expressed envy of what he said.
"Wow! Big brother upstairs, you are so lucky. You can get so much spring water from three gift packs. I bought almost ten, and each time I got less than ten bottles. It's really amazing..."
"Emperor of Europe is so nice~"
"Take advantage of the European Emperor, I will open a gift bag when I return, hehe!"
At this point, Wen Chen's mind had been completely seduced by this magical game. Fortunately, the production of popcorn has come to an end. As long as he covers the pot and follows the rhythm, it will be ready. He continued to ask questions while shaking the pot.
"This game sounds fun, why have I never heard of it before?"
"It's been less than a week since it came out, it's normal that you haven't heard of it, anchor."
"Are there any quests that require fighting monsters? I'm not very good at fighting. I've played the game several times before but couldn't continue because I couldn't defeat the monsters."
"Um... it's hard to say. Anyway, there isn't one right now. The main activity in the game is farming, or you can just do nothing and rest on the grass. It's pretty, um... relaxing! And, oh, let me tell you, after entering the game, I feel like my temper has improved. No one is fighting."
The more he asked, the more excited Wen Chen became about the game. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Can I play?"
If possible, he would register a game account after the live broadcast.
Not only Wen Chen, but also his original fans in the live broadcast room were silently waiting for the players' answers. Their previous question-and-answer exchanges were all seen, and they also became interested in the magical game.
As a food lover, how could you not yearn for a game that allows you to freely make delicious food?
However, to their disappointment, the answer to this question was negative.
"Oh, forget about it for now. The game maker used an E-level holographic game builder, which can only accommodate 500 players at most. The quota was taken up on the same day. I was lucky to get one. This is simply the wisest decision I have ever made in my life!"
"Yes, yes. Many people in the holographic game design competition forum envy us. Oh, I forgot to say that this game is participating in the competition. According to my guess, this game will definitely be a big hit in the future, and more and more people will want to play this game. If you are interested, you must pay more attention to the opening of game quotas~"
"Yes, yes, that's it! When you, the anchor, get a spot in the game, come find me in the game. My game name is 'No End in sight'. I'll treat you to white flour buns, as many as you want!"
"What's going on, little brother? The anchor taught us how to make popcorn, and you treat them to steamed buns? At least you have to prepare all the delicious food!"
"Hey, right? There's only white flour buns now..."
Watching the comments in the comments, Wen Chen felt happy. The disappointment of not being able to enter the game right away also dissipated a little. He smiled and thanked them: "Thank you. If I have the chance to enter the game, I will treat you to delicious food in the game."
This statement triggered a heated response. The new fans who learned how to make popcorn gave another wave of gifts as promised, and then left the live broadcast room contentedly.
Go for the game!
After Wen Chen ended the live broadcast, he and his original fans found the homepage of "You Ran Tian Ju" based on the name of the game, and discovered that the number of game places was indeed at "0". The message board was filled with tears and complaints for more game places, which made people feel the same way.
After reading messages for nearly half an hour for no apparent reason, Wen Chen's desire to enter the game became even stronger. He also left a message before reluctantly exiting.
He saved the webpage belonging to the suggestion book into his daily favorites, and decided to check it whenever he had time. Who knows, maybe one day he’ll get lucky and see that the game maker has increased the number of players allowed to play the game?
Just when I was about to quit StarNet, I somehow turned my attention to the official forum of the Holographic Game Design Competition. I clicked on it and saw a post at a glance.
“Hahahaha! I finally! Successfully made corn pancakes! I’ve tried them, they’re not poisonous, you can try them boldly, they taste 10,000 times better than in real life!!!”
Several exclamation marks expressed the poster's excitement. Wen Chen immediately guessed that the corn cake mentioned in the title and the audience in the live broadcast room were talking about the same thing, that is, the poster was also playing the game "You Ran Tian Ju".
By the time Wen Chen realized what was happening, he had already clicked into the post. The first thing that came to mind under the title was a close-up screenshot of the legendary "corn pancake".
There was an unknown charred black object placed on the snow-white round plate. One could see obvious granularity. Upon careful identification, it turned out that they should have been corn kernels in their previous life. The edges were uneven and wavy, darker and harder than the center.
Wen Chen frowned, feeling that this was not the true appearance of corn cake.
People are already laughing under the post.
"Pfft! After comparing it with what the master made, I can't say it's exactly the same, I can only say it's completely unrelated. How dare you, the OP, say this is corn pancake?"
"Haha, I love the shamelessness of the OP~~"
"The courage of the poster is touching! If you are still alive, please make a sound..."
In short, none of the responders who have played the game agreed that the thing in the photo was a corn cake. Even though the latter jumped up and down to reply and guaranteed that it was authentic, no one took his words to heart. They all laughed and soon entered the game and tried their best.
Wen Chen read the post in silence, feeling very strange. He felt that if it were him, he would be able to make food that was both good-looking and delicious, instead of being like the pictures in the post, which made people lose their appetite just by looking at them.
What a pity... There are so many players who have grabbed the qualification to play the game, why is he not included? QAQ!
It’s so enviable!
What happened in Wen Chen's food live broadcast room and its aftermath also happened in other food live broadcast rooms. The food live broadcasters in particular were all very excited, thinking that this game was a perfect match for their profession.
As the producer of the game, Bai Li knew nothing about this.
He came out of the game, took a short rest, and then took Supreme out to familiarize himself with the community. When they went around and returned to the door of his house, he suddenly sneezed a few times.
"Meow?" The Supreme looked at his human worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Bai Li touched the little head of the kitten in his arms. Seeing the tips of its ears tremble, he wondered in his heart whether the original owner was not in good health and accidentally caught a cold after walking outside for half a day?
Feeling the power of faith flowing towards him like a trickle, Bai Li led the latent spiritual energy of plants and trees to surround his body. As expected, he felt refreshed and much more comfortable.
He felt comfortable, and the Supreme was also excited. Her little body arched in his arms, her nose moving as if she was looking for something, and there was a lot of confusion in her round cat eyes.
It was strange. He had just felt a very comfortable breath from the human being, so how could it disappear all of a sudden?
Bai Li already knew that the Supreme was responsive to the pure spirit of plants and trees, and thought that he couldn't let the child starve, so he gathered some of his fingertips and stretched them towards his head. Thinking of the scene of being licked before, he quickly touched the Supreme's forehead and quickly withdrew his hand.
The Supreme was overjoyed as if he had found a treasure. He kept meowing with joy and did not notice the psychological changes of the human being at all.
Both the person and the cat are very satisfied.
Bai Li was about to open the door and enter the house when he heard a slight "click" sound behind him. He subconsciously turned around and bumped into his neighbor across the street.
He is a boy of relatively young age.
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