Chapter 74 The Seventy-Fourth Day of the Beginning [Two-in-One] [Not a Streamer]
Day 74 of the game [Two-in-One]
He Lianzhou's expression turned slightly solemn. He stared at the sea of clouds below the glacier, which had dispersed due to the previous violent tremor, revealing a patch of icy blue beneath the clouds.
It's like a giant blue ice sheet lying underneath.
Beside the "blue ice" stands an even more translucent, gem-like rock.
He Lianzhou said in a deep voice, "I was wrong before. It's not in heat looking for a mate, but giving birth."
Yin Yu paused upon hearing this. Childbirth?!
He Lianzhou nodded slightly, his gaze darkening as he looked at the mottled iceberg amidst the sea of clouds.
The mountaintop was flattened by the flying dragon, and the cracks in the ground resembled ravines in a white ink painting, making it easy to imagine how the dragon struggled there.
[Holy crap?! All this commotion is because a dragon is giving birth to baby dragons?!?]
[So powerful, no wonder it's a dragon!]
[Ahhh, zoom in! Zoom in even more!! This is the closest I've ever been to a dragon in my life!!]
"Are you out of your mind?! That's a dragon!"
The storybook truly lives up to its reputation; dragons can indeed summon wind and rain.
Well, no matter what, even if it's a dragon, it's still a monster!
These monsters must not be allowed near human habitats; a mere flap of their wings could unleash a catastrophe upon the human world.
+1111
He Lianzhou let out a shallow breath, withdrew his gaze, and said to Yin Yu, "That mother dragon is no longer a threat. Let's go over there later."
Yin Yu frowned upon hearing this: "Wouldn't it become more aggressive in order to protect its cubs?"
“Logically, that’s how it should be,” He Lianzhou replied, looking at Yin Yu. “But this female dragon has just gone through a difficult birth, and I have serious doubts about whether she can survive.”
“Mother dragons usually choose to give birth back in their own dens rather than on such an open ice field.”
"The gestation period for mother dragons can last for decades. They cherish their cubs with utmost care and often spend most of their early lives, apart from eating and hunting, in order to build a satisfactory nest."
“Every dragon’s nest is carefully prepared to raise its young. Something must have happened that forced it to not even be able to return to its nest,” He Lianzhou explained.
What exactly happened here?
The voices of living beings had been calling to him from afar, even from human cities tens of thousands of kilometers away, but once he arrived here, the voices almost disappeared.
In any case, a wyvern giving birth in a difficult situation? This is almost unprecedented. They prepare everything for childbirth, and given the wyvern's own powerful physique and abilities, they would never allow such an accident to happen easily.
He Lianzhou stared intently at the distant icy blue expanse and the large, crystal-clear dragon egg. Without the mother dragon's incubation, this young dragon would probably never hatch.
Upon hearing He Lianzhou's words, Yin Yu quickly connected them to his mission: to find out the unusual activity taking place in this glacier group and to search for clues or reasons behind it.
This is an additional requirement of the mission. If completed, the reward will likely be substantial, just like the last rescue mission.
Yin Yu glanced at the directions and replied, "Alright."
He Lianzhou looked at Yin Yu with some surprise. He was prepared to pay a price to get Yin Yu's approval, but he didn't expect the other party to agree so readily.
Yin Yu noticed He Lianzhou's gaze, clicked his tongue lightly, and looked away.
He pointed in that direction and explained to the live stream, "That's the general direction we're going, and more importantly, there's a darker boundary line at the end of that area, which looks like the treeline."
"The emergence of the treeline means that we will gradually move away from the glacier. It's a good sign."
[Okay, okay, we know the streamer didn't deliberately go around it for Monster Hunter! No need for explanation! (doge)]
Wow! Does that mean we can really see dragons?!
[And there's Little Dragon!!]
[Great! I can't wait!! I want to see it!!]
I don't believe it. Dragons aren't something you can just see anytime you want.
[+111 is definitely just a gimmick in the script. They'll come up with an excuse to explain Long Fei when they get there, blah blah blah]
[Exactly, they started making up stories about dragons from the blizzard scene, which was already ridiculous! And yet, the number of viewers in the streamer's room skyrocketed, they must have benefited from it and are now making even more outrageous claims.]
Waiting for Waterloo.
[Huh? What kind of trash snuck in here? Speechless]
Don't be angry, don't be angry. Brother Yu will deal with every stubborn person.
Upon seeing this, Luo Nan immediately banned all the accounts that were clearly speaking in a group, and then immediately asked the technicians to find the other party's main IP address and block the IP address directly to prevent them from using a different account.
What normal viewer would scrutinize the live stream's traffic so closely? The moment they opened their mouth, the stench of the rival team's paid trolls practically wafted off the screen!
"Mr. Luo, the Doubi platform has also launched an outdoor live streaming room, and they've bought a lot of million-dollar streamers to join them in boosting the traffic rankings!" Luo Nan's assistant rushed over.
The traffic ranking is for the entire live streaming domain, regardless of platform, and is updated every Monday at midnight as a weekly ranking.
The top-ranked streamer on the traffic chart will not only receive a cash reward of 500,000 yuan, but also millions of exposures across the entire network. In addition, they will also secure a top spot on all search engines for their platform the following day.
Doubi has always been far ahead in this regard, but this time, Yin Yu's live stream just topped the traffic chart.
This is only the second day since Yin Yu started broadcasting, but he has already climbed to the top of the charts on Friday. At this rate, he is very likely to take the final top spot this week.
But now that Doubi has come out to stir things up, things are hard to say anymore.
The live stream being promoted over there was titled "The Dragon's Quest: Venture into the Wilderness, Explore the Ends of the World, and Search for the Origins of Dragons."
Luo Nan laughed in anger as soon as he saw it. It was obvious who was using the dragon as a gimmick to grab attention.
Clicking into the live stream, I saw two male streamers, some with small dogs, carrying hiking backpacks, chatting enthusiastically about the legend of the dragon.
"They say they plan to venture deep into the Da Dong An Ling area, believing that a giant dragon dwells in the dense forest where day and night are indistinguishable," the assistant said. "Several outdoor livestreamers with millions of followers have taken turns connecting with them, and their promotional schedule has been revealed—one every day!"
Luo Nan took a look and, sure enough, they were all famous streamers with their own fan base and traffic. Starting today, they would continue for four days, clearly intending to compete against them.
"What do we do?" the assistant asked.
“They come here to drive people away, so we’ll go to their place and poach their people.” Luo Nan said coldly, a smirk playing on his lips. “I’ll make them spend all their money and hire all the people they need to come here.”
"Yes, Mr. Luo!"
Reaching the location of the mother dragon was not easy. It was on a small hilltop, the summit of which had been flattened by the flying dragon, and there were slid and broken ice rocks everywhere, so you could easily get hit if you weren't careful.
The lion cub followed Yin Yu and He Lianzhou for more than ten kilometers before it became restless and started scratching at the snow with its paws. It was only after Yin Yu urged it several times that it reluctantly agreed to keep up.
"This is the dragon's bloodline suppression over ordinary creatures. They can sense its presence from a distance, and their instinct will make them flee as soon as possible," He Lianzhou said upon seeing this.
He patted the lion cub's head.
The lion cub suddenly raised its head, its nose twitched twice, and its round blue eyes stared at He Lianzhou's palm. Instinctively, it wanted to raise its head and rub against He Lianzhou's palm.
He Lianzhou raised an eyebrow, letting the lion cub treat him like catnip. This guy was quite perceptive, knowing that being near him could block the dragon's oppressive aura.
The two people and the beast walked for almost the entire morning without seeing even the slightest outline or shadow of a dragon. Viewers in the live stream couldn't help but voice their doubts and urge them on.
We've been walking for so long and still haven't seen anything. Could that thing we saw on the mountaintop just now be a glacier? Blue ice or something?
[I knew it! What kind of luck is that to bump into a dragon, especially a dragon giving birth? I wouldn't even dare to make something like that up.]
[The other live stream is also looking for a dragon, deep in the mountains of Da Dong An Ling. It looks much more interesting than the live stream here.]
Hey, it's all snow, a vast expanse of white. Looking at it for too long makes my eyes tired and gives me visual fatigue.
[The neighbors next door are also looking for dragons? Isn't that just copying others?]
Exactly, I despise it!
The problem is, the streamer isn't making any progress at all! They're just walking around blindly, it's so frustrating!
"Take it or leave it, what? You're not leaving? We'll send a helicopter to lift you over? Ridiculous!"
Outdoor live streaming involves constant walking and moving around; there aren't always unexpected situations. Otherwise, it would be exhausting.
[Hilarious! If you want to see unexpected situations, you might as well just search for highlights online. Why bother watching the live stream?]
Does my brother Yu have any highlights?
[Your brother Yu was in the spotlight almost the entire time; he could easily cause trouble if you weren't careful. Do you need any highlights?]
[Ugh, upstairs, that's so inconsiderate!]
[Yu Ge: Is that polite?]
The live stream was noisy, but the number of viewers didn't decrease at all; there are now over 300,000 viewers online.
Yin Yu was not affected by the urging in the live broadcast room at all, and continued to move forward at his own pace.
When they reached a sheltered spot, a small cave caught Yin Yu's attention, and he quickly walked over.
The cave was very narrow and shallow, and it suddenly closed off less than two meters in. There was nothing inside except for snow.
“Let’s rest here for a bit,” Yin Yu said, looking at He Lianzhou. “We haven’t eaten anything for almost seven or eight hours, except for the small berries we picked up earlier. We need to replenish our energy.”
He Lianzhou had no objection upon hearing this.
They even stopped! Speechless. Were they deliberately dragging things out to keep the audience in suspense?
[? Would any normal person really think like that? Come on, they're on a far northern glacier!! Encountering a dragon is just an accidental side quest; survival is the priority! Not eating or resting? Do you think they're made of iron??]
[Since entering the glacier, Yu Ge and his group have only eaten a few bites of wild deer heart and blood, and some excrement. Aren't they allowed to rest and eat something?]
Those are berries! Little berries! It's impolite to call them poop balls!
[111 Yu Ge didn't eat shit]
【Ahhh, this is important!】
[Have you been watching too many script readings live? Of course actors don't need to eat or rest (eye roll).jpg]
[Great! I've been thinking about those big deer legs Yu-ge had! Luckily, Yu-ge didn't forget!]
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The two carried back a pile of tree branches, and Yin Yu swept the snow off the ground to keep the cold air away from the ignition point.
The sun was shining brightly, the fog had dissipated, and the high altitude made the direct sunlight almost blinding.
Yin Yu took off his snow goggles and aimed them at the small pile of tree branches.
“The sun is very strong now, and I hope to use this shortcut to quickly start a fire,” Yin Yu said, keeping his hands as steady as possible. “The importance of a campfire in the freezing cold is self-evident.”
"Warming up, boiling water, eating hot cooked food, and keeping my body dry," Yin Yu took a breath and grinned, "Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy."
"If I can't start a fire like this, then I'll have to find the most primitive way to make fire, which will be very difficult in the snow."
As Yin Yu spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the snow goggles reflecting the sunlight and the small tuft of thin branches and deer droppings on top of the campfire: "The deer droppings we found earlier were very dry and could help with the fire, at least that's what I hoped for."
"I thought you'd thrown away all this shit a long time ago." He Lianzhou's eye twitched slightly, wondering where Yin Yu had kept all this shit.
Yin Yu scoffed: "I'd rather lose you than lose these things."
He Lianzhou paused for a moment, then said, "This is a bit too hurtful."
【Hahahahahahaha】
[Monster Hunter Bro, you're all fine, what's wrong with Yu Ge, hahaha]
【Wait, what? These glasses can actually start a fire?】
Didn't the person upstairs ever do the experiment of drawing a black dot on a piece of white paper with a magnifying glass and then burning it when they were a child?
Yin Yu glanced at the comments and replied, "The mirror has a concave-convex surface, which can focus sunlight. The temperature at the focal point can reach 800 degrees Celsius, enough to ignite tree branches."
“In fact, it’s not just mirrors that can do this; many common, unnoticed things in life can also cause fires,” Yin Yu said, staring at the small tree branch. “For example, bottled water exposed to the sun, in the high temperatures of summer, will refract and focus light, just like a concave or convex mirror.”
“Every summer, there are many cases of cars catching fire, and a significant portion of these incidents are caused by placing items such as glasses, water, or other objects that can easily ignite due to sunlight focusing inside the car,” Yin Yu said.
"Therefore, to avoid this situation, glasses should be placed in an eyeglass case, and other items that are prone to focusing should be kept away from the air or placed in a cool place to avoid direct sunlight."
He Lianzhou grunted and joked, "It's fraught with danger."
Yin Yu gave He Lianzhou a warning look: "You'd better take this seriously. Unexpected things always happen in the summer."
He said, "For example, air fresheners, car wash detergents, windshield washer fluid, or household items such as hairspray stored in the trunk may expand and break through the packaging due to high temperatures. Under the high temperature of sunlight, they may evaporate, deteriorate, and produce harmful chemicals, causing the people in the car to inhale too much without realizing it, leading to an accident."
To be honest, he never realized that there were so many unimaginable and incredible reasons and ways in which accidents could happen until he joined the Yanjing Fire Department.
A thousand creative ways for humans to court death.
He can even make lists.
[Okay, okay! Got it, Brother Yu! I'll be good!]
Damn, I've always left my sunglasses out like this in front of me! But I always find it too hot, so I always park them under the shade of a tree, or in the underground garage. Luckily, I parked them there.
[Hurry up and put it in a glasses case, upstairs!!!]
[Ahhh, I'm crying! My last car burned like this!! The anchor is acting out my story.]
【Huh? Huh? Really?】
[Does anyone know? For a moment just now, I felt like I was in some kind of fire safety lesson; it felt so familiar.]
[+11111!! I knew I couldn't describe it! But when someone upstairs mentioned fire safety lessons, it really hit the nail on the head!]
Yin Yu stopped talking and focused intently on the small tree branch in front of him.
The tips of the branches began to char, and in less than a minute, a wisp of thin smoke drifted out.
Yin Yu held his breath, keeping his hands firmly in the same position, trying his best to keep the focus on the same point.
A few minutes later, the thin branches crackled as they caught fire, the twigs charred black, and tiny embers fell onto the pile of dry grass below.
More and more embers fell, and the branches still didn't catch fire, but soon, wisps of white smoke began to rise from the pile of dry grass below.
Yin Yu's eyes lit up, and he used one hand to carefully loosen the dry grass: "These dry grasses are full of charred ash and deer dung, making them easier to ignite than tree branches! Loosening the dry grass is partly to increase its flammable surface area, and partly to allow more air to enter and aid combustion."
As he spoke, he gently exhaled, as if handling a priceless work of art.
In less than half a minute, a cluster of orange-yellow flames suddenly ignited from the pile of dry grass, immediately setting the thin branches on top ablaze, and the flames shot up instantly!
The campfire is successfully lit!
Yin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately took off his gloves and warmed his cold fingers by the campfire. It felt so good that he couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"That's great." Yin Yu sighed.
The lion cub was startled by the campfire at first and jumped outside, but soon it sensed the warmth and moved closer, slowly lying down beside the fire and stretching out comfortably.
Seeing this, He Lianzhou took off the deer leg and roasted it over the campfire.
Yin Yu then used a water bottle to boil water over a fire for the military.
The outer flame was very hot, making it easy to roast the deer leg until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. As He Lianzhou roasted, he used a dagger to slice off the outer layer of roasted deer leg meat, occasionally tossing a piece to the lion cub who was licking his lips.
“These are all ours, and you’ve already eaten them,” He Lianzhou warned. “Here are two pieces to satisfy your craving, but don’t you dare touch them.”
The lion cub roared and turned to look at Yin Yu.
Yin Yu touched the lion cub's belly; it was soft, warm, and flat. He said, "Give it a piece."
Upon hearing this, the lion cub's eyes lit up immediately. It quickly sat up straight, licked its lips at He Lianzhou, and waited obediently. After a few seconds, it licked its lips again, as if giving a crazy hint.
He Lianzhou: ""
【Ahhh, my little one, you're such a big and adorable little one!】
It seems to really understand human speech!!
[It even!! Seems like it's hinting to Monster Hunter to feed him?? I must be seeing things!]
Wow, they look so happy eating that venison smells amazing!
Medium-rare: juicy and tender; Medium-well: flavorful and thick-fleshed; Well-done: perfectly edible!
Who would have thought that one day I'd be craving something while watching Yu Ge's livestream?
[Yu-ge is in charge of starting the fire, and Monster Hunter-ge is in charge of grilling and feeding them. Their teamwork is so perfect! No need to say anything!]
[Hehehe, I never expected Monster Hunter to be playing the role of a zookeeper.]
【】
A bite of venison and a sip of warm water—in this icy and snowy landscape, it's simply the most pleasant experience imaginable.
After having a hearty meal in the cave, Yin Yu collected the campfire embers on the ground and continued on his journey.
The two humans and one beast slowly made their way to the area where the mother dragon was located.
The original mountain peak had been flattened, and huge rocks from the summit had fallen onto the distant ice cap.
The mother dragon is located in the ice valley of this iceberg.
Yin Yu hid behind a snow slope about a hundred meters away from it. His breathing was slightly rapid. Even though he had seen many strange and bizarre monsters, this was the first time Yin Yu had ever seen a dragon.
This is an exceptionally beautiful, even awe-inspiring, creature.
Its entire body was a crystal-clear blue, and its pair of huge, fluffy, and pure white wings were tucked at its sides, stained with tiny specks of blood.
It's like a small mountain; even curled up now, it's still as tall as a two-story building. It's hard to imagine how enormous it would be if it stood up and spread its wings.
Its massive body was covered in layers of scales, like armor, which rose and fell slightly with its breath.
Upon seeing this, Yin Yu's pupils contracted slightly.
The mother dragon is still alive!
The lion cub's pupils dilated in tension, its mane around its neck bristled, its paw pads bristled, and its sharp claws dug into the ice beneath its feet.
[Holy crap, what is this?! It's huge!!! Mom, I've seen dragons before! [Luxury Yacht] x1 for the streamer]
[Help! Is this a dragon?! It's completely different from the image of a warrior slaying a dragon I imagined!!]
【So beautiful!!! Lord Long is giving the streamer a [lollipop] x1】
It's still breathing?! Isn't it?!
[My God, this is amazing!! People who aren't in the streamer's chat room are in trouble!!! Come and send the streamer a [666 light stick] x1]
[You were just saying Yu-ge was writing the script? Now you're too scared to say a word?]
[My brother Yu is a force to be reckoned with! He's a master at taking down haters!]
Who else can compare?!
[Where's that clever guy next door? Has he found the dragon yet? We're giving a live broadcast of the Glacier Blue Dragon!!!]
[Still alive!!]
[Holy crap, holy crap, it's actually true! The tour group next door is checking in here!]
[The tour group next door checked in via Didi +2, wow, this streamer is awesome!! Followed!!]
[How come you only have 20,000+ followers?! I'll add one!!]
[Follow and bookmark Yu Ge so you don't get lost! Newcomers, please follow me, thank you! Volunteer moderator is gifting the streamer a [Seaview Villa] x1]
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In no time, the special effects for tipping in Yin Yu's live stream became incredibly diverse, and the number of viewers skyrocketed like a rocket.
Six hundred thousand! Seven hundred thousand! Trillion!
In just a few minutes, the number of viewers in Yin Yu's live stream skyrocketed to one million!
"Congratulations, host! The number of online viewers has exceeded one million! You have received a Progress Treasure Chest as a reward!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Yu subconsciously looked at the live stream and, sure enough, the number of viewers had skyrocketed.
"The host has used the Progress Treasure Chest and obtained [Half Price on All Items]. The host can purchase any three items from the Material Library in the Points Mall, with a maximum unit of 100 for each item! This status is valid for 24 hours."
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