This time, eating trees felt a bit different from the previous gacha pulls.
Drawing cards simply involves selecting items from the card pool; whatever you "see" can be chosen directly with your thoughts.
Eating trees, on the other hand, randomly selects a number from 1 to 10, and then adds the selected number's health to the corresponding courier.
The instant Gao Ang touched the leaf to the tree, he could already "see" the numbers 1-10 jumping back and forth, but he didn't know what the result would be.
"Holy crap, it's only 1 drop of blood!"
"Damn it, Uncle Ang, give me back my fish balls, I'm not playing anymore."
"Check out, check out! 9.9 odds! This is awesome! My bicycle has turned into a motorcycle!"
Contrary to most viewers' expectations, the first tree only took 1 point of damage, causing the chat to explode instantly.
"Cough cough, see, I told you I didn't cheat. If I had cheated, this would definitely be 10 HP."
For the sake of the show's effect, and also to save face for the giant bird, Gao Feng had to hide his shortcomings.
"Come on, here comes the second one! Let's keep going and get the betting going!"
"I've figured it out. You're just lucky. I don't believe you can consume more than 8 drops of blood."
"Same as above, 'no' in all-in."
"I just went all in on 'no,' but since it hit the daily limit down, it should bottom out and rebound this time, so I choose 'yes.'"
"Still talking about 'bottoming out and rebounding'? Don't you know there's a term called 'downtrend continuation'?"
Looking at the screen full of comments, Gao Ang clicked on a small, inconspicuous sapling again.
This time, unlike before when he remained indifferent, he focused his attention on the number '10,' just as he wanted a certain card.
Of course, this number '10' is not the number 10 we see, but rather the number "10" that he mentally converts into computer data and C language.
"Holy crap, I had 1 drop of blood just now, and now I have 10 drops. Is this a game-changer?"
"Hahaha, going all in feels so good, all stocks hitting the daily limit up!"
"Damn it, this is a scam! The streamer is manipulating things! I'm reporting them!"
I quickly paid the bill and also pocketed a commission on fish balls – feeling quite pleased with myself.
Through the two experiments of drawing cards and eating trees, Gao Ang confirmed one thing: his influence over computer data was gradually increasing.
Although he didn't graduate with a computer science degree, he was able to deduce the result through his logical analysis.
Picking something from the card pool and fixing a specific number from the spinning numbers are two different things; the latter is definitely more difficult than the former.
It's like a normal person taking a stationary object out of their backpack, versus someone who needs to fix a moving object in place before choosing what to buy. The latter clearly involves an extra step.
Although the latter involved an extra step, he himself did not feel particularly tired.
In other words, his mental strength, or rather his ability to communicate with computer data, has become much stronger, or his own strength has increased significantly compared to before, so this amount of consumption is negligible.
"So you've got a fortress now? I'm still a bishop."
Old Wan's unhappy voice rang out in YY.
She's only Bishop III, and even if she wins this game, she'll only be Bishop V at most, while Gao Ang is guaranteed to win and directly advance to the Fortress rank.
"Uh, it's okay. We'll play a friendly match, a friendly match between players at the Bishop rank. We'll book our own room."
After all, this person is his number one fan and his biggest benefactor, so he has to serve him well no matter what.
"Hehe, okay, here's a reward. Whoever gets the chicken dinner will get a red envelope with a password."
Lao Wan only shows her girlish side when playing games; otherwise, she's a strong woman.
The red envelope she sent wasn't very big, only 188 yuan, but her fans were very happy.
"Wow, so watching live streams really can make money. Mom will never hit me again."
"I'm a fortress, can I participate? I don't care about red envelopes or anything, I just want fair competition."
"What kind of fair competition is this? You're not just after the red envelopes, are you also lusting after the Emperor's body?"
Hearing that there would be red envelopes, the viewers became much more enthusiastic. Moreover, Lao Wan is indeed a beautiful and wealthy woman, and in the eyes of the viewers, she can be considered their dream girl.
Gao Ang tried his best to see if he could help Lao Wan. As for how to help, he only had a theory and hadn't figured it out yet.
As he understood it, he would put on his in-ear headphones as always and try to communicate with the computer data of the auto chess game.
This time, he no longer limited himself to his own chessboard database, but tried to "pull" the flow of his thoughts out of the database and let it go outside to take a look.
After exiting my own database, I indeed "saw" a different "scene".
Besides their room for eight, there were numerous other rooms outside, one after another, in countless varieties.
If nothing unexpected happens, these are the other players currently playing the game.
Some rooms already have fewer than eight people; it's estimated that some players have already left after reaching eight.
Although the outside world was wonderful, his purpose this time was to help Lao Wan. After taking a short stroll outside, Gao Ang pulled his mental data back to his room.
After "entering" the room, he did not immediately return to his data location, but instead "observed" the players in other places.
One of the players felt the most familiar to him; he always felt there was some kind of bond between them.
After closing the distance slightly, Gao Ang was finally able to confirm that this person was indeed Lao Wan.
As for why he felt a slight connection, he had a clue: he and Lao Wan were Steam friends, while he had no connection with the other players.
As for the sense of familiarity caused by the avatar or name, that's partly true, but it's not as significant as the connection with Steam friends.
After finding Lao Wan's location, Gao Ang controlled his mental data and slowly "crawled" over there.
He originally thought that controlling Lao Wan's chessboard data would be more difficult, but the result of his mental feedback was that it was effortless.
He remembered that Lao Wan liked to play Beast Battle, so he added Werewolf, Tusk, Venomancer, Dryad, and Druid to her team.
"Holy crap, Lao Gao, I won! A perfect hand!"
He had just given it his all when Lao Wan's excited voice came through YY.
By lighting up five lamps at once, she can directly upgrade the Tusk and Lycan to two stars, then find any warrior to form a Beast Warrior team, and add a purple Druid, which can guarantee a winning streak of at least ten rounds.
"You become like those you associate with. If you spend too much time with someone as lucky as me, you'll start to become lucky too."
"Besides, I've never even seen you before. How can bad luck be transmitted through an internet cable?"
Old Wan happily upgraded his formation, not forgetting to mock Gao Yang.
"Old Wan, do you believe that groups with superpowers, like Superman, exist?"
Out of the blue, Gao Feng asked this question.
He didn't mute his microphone, so many viewers in the live stream could hear his questions.
"The streamer is an idiot, confirmed. It's 2022 already, and they're still discussing superpowers?"
"I don't know if I have superpowers, but I do know about the power of money, it's incredibly strong."
"Isn't Lao Wan just someone who possesses the power of money...?"
The comments from the viewers were truly unbearable to watch; Gao Feng was eagerly awaiting Lao Wan's response.
"It might be possible in theory, but I've never seen it in reality," Lao Wan replied without hesitation.
"Oh, how so?"
"Let's define what a superman is first. Let's not talk about Iron Man or the Fantastic Four, but just about the superhuman abilities from our own mythology, like clairvoyance and super hearing. Regardless of how they acquired these abilities, these superpowers can actually be explained using modern science. The simplest example is that clairvoyance is a telescope, and super hearing is wireless communication. It might not be the most accurate description, but the effect is similar, right?"
"That makes sense, continue."
"Since it can be explained scientifically, then we can use science to create all superpowers. Of course, this doesn't mean that current technology can create them. For example, Iron Man could theoretically be created now, but the effect and strength might be compromised because it involves technological barriers. You understand?"
"Um."
"If someone possesses superpowers, there are two possibilities: one is genetic mutation, which is innate; the other is technological processing, which can be acquired later in life. Speaking of genetic mutations, I suspect that one of our company's chief engineers is a mutant. This guy has an extraordinary memory, basically able to remember everything he sees, but he has a bit of a quirk, or rather, a very strange personality. But that's understandable, since our biology textbooks teach that genetic mutations are universal, random, and mostly harmful."
"Like our chief engineer, he might be an exceptional case of genetic mutation, with an exceptional memory or other mutated abilities. However, the negative feedback from this genetic mutation is that he is very unhealthy, often gets sick, has a bad temper, is eccentric, and is not good at dealing with people. Of course, this also fits the famous saying: 'When God opens a door, he will close a window.'"
"No, did God actually say that?"
With a head held high and a question mark in his eyes, he hurriedly interrupted Lao Wan's incessant chatter.
"Hey, I was getting really into it, don't interrupt. Whether he said it or not, just assume he did... Where was I?"
"You're talking about 'God opening doors and closing windows'," Gao Ang quickly interjected, taking over Lao Wan's topic.
"Oh, so superpowers are theoretically possible, and I can accept that, it's just that I've never seen one. Sigh, what a pity."
"From what you're saying, aren't you afraid that someone with superpowers might cause trouble or something?"
Gao Ang cautiously asked again. Now that he had started talking, he might as well brag and have a good chat.
"No, this society has black and white, mountains and rivers, bad people and good people; the ecosystem is balanced. Similarly, if there's a bad superhero, there will definitely be a good superhero to punish him. It's not our place as ordinary citizens to worry about this. Wait, why are you suddenly concerned about this?"
"Hey, just chatting. I saw the photos you sent me, so I just felt something and said something. Don't get me wrong."
Gao Ang quickly came up with an excuse to dispel her doubts.
"Oh, but don't follow my example if you don't want to. I'm a die-hard fan of Miman Comics, I've been following it for years. I remember I sent you a 1:1 scale Iron Man model, right?"
“Yes, I saw it. I thought it was real,” Gao Ang replied.
"It's basically true. Except for the fact that it can't fly and doesn't have high-tech weapons, everything else is pretty much the same," Old Wan said proudly.
"Can it stop bullets?" Gao Ang asked.
"Of course, that Iron Man suit was made by the chief engineer I just mentioned. The alloy technology for the exoskeleton is world-leading." You could hear a hint of pride in Lao Wan's tone.
"Using such high-quality alloy to make models...you really know how to play." Gao Feng retorted speechlessly.
"What do you know? The peripheral models are just one of our family's businesses. Can't we get orders for our own factory?" Old Wan retorted fiercely to Gao Ang.
At this point, Gao Ang finally had time to check the comments from his viewers.
"Holy crap, Lao Wan is actually a cute anime girl with a huge penis."
"I just want to know what the 1:1 model you're talking about looks like."
Since everyone is so curious, Gao Ang opened the desktop capture and showed everyone Lao Wan's model.
"Holy crap, isn't this just like the special effects in a movie?"
"Holy crap, it's exactly the same!"
"How much does this cost? It must be tens of thousands, right?"
Gao Feng was also curious about the price, so he asked Lao Wan on behalf of the fans.
"You should give up on that idea. It's not that I look down on you, but your income as a streamer really can't afford it."
"...Then you have to give me a price. I can't afford it, but the viewers can."
"Exactly, the average annual salary of those who post in the live chat is a million. They can afford not only Iron Man, but even Diamond Man."
"Alright, since you insist on asking, I'll tell you. But there's a condition: you can't call me a show-off, you can't call me an idiot, and you definitely can't call Lao Gao a idiot."
The price might be outrageous, so Lao Wan gave his viewers in the live stream a heads-up beforehand.
The comments section was filled with harmony, with everyone praising Lao Wan and Gao Ang, their flattery incredibly smooth.
"Old Wan is the most down-to-earth rich kid I've ever met. I'll be a fan for life."
"Anyone who dares to insult Ang Ba Ye? I'll be the first to object."
But when Lao Wan actually revealed the price, the tone of the comments immediately changed.
"Silly streamer, number one silly streamer."
"Hehe, I've been collecting figurines for years, and I've never seen anything more outrageous than yours."
"Old Wan, if you're so arrogant, why don't you just fly to the sky?"
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"See? I told you no one believed me. But I forgot to mention, this is just the factory price. If you really want to buy it, the price will be more than double."
Lao Wan remained calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned by the barrage of sarcastic comments.
"This set might not be worth the price in the eyes of fans, but in the field of alloy materials, it's worth much more."
Without offering any further explanation, Lao Wan changed the subject, "Lao Gao, I'm having a beach party in a couple of days, wanna come over? We've known each other for so long, but I've never actually met you in person."
This startled Gao Feng greatly. Why did this woman suddenly want to meet him in real life?
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