Derqin’s elven friends were so excited and kept on chattering, paying no mind to how their attractive looks immediately made them the center of attention the moment they stepped off the starship. They crowded around Derqin, bombarding him with questions about the relevant news.
The love for beauty was a natural trait for every elf. Just looking at the circulated screenshots made their eyes light up.
“…”
Derqin, who had remained silent the entire way, clutched his light brain. In fact, the moment Yu Mian started his live broadcast, he had, as usual, been the first to enter and lurk, witnessing the entire brief yet explosive broadcast.
“Derqin, why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Are you stunned?”
His friends waved their hands in front of his face several times before Derqin suddenly came back to his senses, his face unconsciously flushing red as he quickened his pace.
“We need to buy hats and masks first.”
These guys had no idea what it meant to expose their pointed ears on Federation Star and be swarmed.
“Buy hats? Why do we need hats? We want to buy Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ new book merchandise first!”
Hearing this conversation in the lounge of the starship terminal, many people took notice. When they heard “Fish Soup Noodles’ new book merchandise,” they simply assumed these were more alien readers who had come to Federation Star for tourism after reading his novels.
But seriously, even the average looks of Fish fans were this high?
Even though Yu Mian’s live broadcast had been abruptly cut off that night, the number of followers on StarBlog and his live broadcast homepage continued to surge.
The heat of the discussion did not decrease at all; instead, it only intensified.
[Where’s the live broadcast? Where’s the live broadcast? Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, and what about the promised seaweed snack giveaway? It can’t just end like this, right? Wuuuu]
[Damn it, who shut down my wife’s live broadcast room? I’ve been waiting all day! Will there be more live broadcasts in the future?]
[He showed his face for just a few seconds, and now all future live broadcasts are canceled? (Biting nails in terror, I’d rather have never seen it!)]
An unexpected face reveal was one thing, but cutting off the live broadcast just when everyone was at the peak of excitement and shock…this was as frustrating and maddening as a novel stopping right at the climax.
It’s fine if Fish Soup Noodles’ novels were already like this, but why was his live broadcast just as tantalizing?!
As for those who had initially tried to steer the lead the pace, seeing the topic had gone completely off track, they started debating whether this was all a deliberate ploy.
[If it were intentional, he could have fine-tuned the settings beforehand, pretended not to notice the camera, and shown everyone the most perfect, curated version of himself.]
[Right, then the topic shift would’ve been seamless. If this was planned, it’s honestly a masterstroke. Makes you wonder how he even thought of it.]
[Don’t you dare slander my Fish Soup Noodles! It was obvious he only meant to film the scenery. Why would he use a beauty filter just for that?]
[If beauty filters were that natural, wouldn’t star network be filled with people using them by now?]
However, this new round of debate took an unexpected turn when a fan posted a comparison of Fish Soup Noodles’ chibi-style avatar from the game “Taoyuan Restaurant”.
[And has no one remembered the face-shaping data that was leaked earlier? From what I see, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles was just too lazy to customize it. He must have used his real-life appearance as the default setting to generate his in-game character! It’s an exact Q-version replica. [Image]]
Previously, when Yu Mian’s in-game ID in “Taoyuan Restaurant” was discovered, his chibi-style avatar had sparked a wave of interest, with many people desperately hunting for his face-shaping data.
But now, comparing the two side by side, it really did seem like he had just lazily clicked “Auto-Generate from Real Face”.
[Fuck, looking at them together… they really are identical.]
[And the ID was “Dozing Off,” which seems to match the “Mian” in his name! Alright, alright, there were so many clues! This is on us! We should have realized it was Teacher Fish Soup Noodles sooner!]
[An auto-generated face that looks better than people who spend hours tweaking theirs. QAQ Wife, as long as we live happily together, nothing else matters. Please come back, I will never be angry again!]
The next morning, Yu Mian looked at the still-rising popularity and felt conflicted.
Even though he had transformed back into his mermaid form and was sitting by the shore, letting his tail soak in the water to cool his head, he still felt an overwhelming sense of embarrassment.
Compared to this, things actually felt more normal before the live broadcast started.
“Should we finish the seaweed giveaway first, or are you going to swim a bit before we go look at houses?”
Huo Ting held Yu Mian’s clothes and glanced at the prepared giveaway snacks. Whether or not to respond to the live broadcast accident was clearly up to Yu Mian.
Although his face reveal had successfully shifted the previous controversy, some of the inappropriate and fanatical comments online made Huo Ting frown slightly.
However, the most widely shared screenshot, despite its casual angle, was indeed breathtaking.
The shimmering waterline behind him and the bright moonlight cast a mysterious glow in Yu Mian’s eyes as he looked at the camera.
In fact, Yu Mian’s temperament was rare in the interstellar era.
His build was not the exaggerated, muscular physique that was popular among people after taking enhancement serums.
He wasn’t the tallest in a crowd, yet he was always the first to be noticed. When he spoke in a soft voice, it carried a soothing quality that put people at ease.
Clutching a box of seaweed snacks, Yu Mian hesitated for a long time as he looked at his light brain, where countless concerned messages from friends kept appearing.
He felt extremely embarrassed.
[Lilith: It’s you.]
The moment he saw Lilith’s message that morning, Yu Mian knew she had probably figured out that he was the one who had helped smooth things over at the parent-teacher meeting with Huo Yan.
At that time, she had clung to him for a long time. The gift she gave him before leaving had even been a physical copy of “Contract Marriage”. Thinking back, she was really cute.
[Lilith: I want to come to Federation Star for a trip.]
[Fish: Come anytime, okay? This time, Huo Yan and I will show you around.]
[Lilith: A promise is a promise.]
Yu Mian couldn’t help but smile at Lilith’s last message, which carried a hint of playful resentment.
Even though the face reveal had been unintentional, it didn’t seem so bad in front of his friends.
However, just as the TV show fans and book fans temporarily reached a consensus and called for Fish Soup Noodles to not cancel live broadcasts in the future, a sudden comment under Fish Soup Noodles’ StarBlog post unexpectedly drew everyone’s attention.
[Teacher Fish Soup Noodles… QAQ, do you still remember your promise to update the final volumes of “Rebirth Of The Interstellar Soldier King”?]
[Does no one care about us anymore? Whether it’s “Bei Xing’s Necklace” or “God of Cooking”, does “Rebirth Of The Interstellar Soldier King” not deserve to have a name?! “Reborn”, which was serialized around the same time, has already ended! I’m crying!]
When everyone thought about it, they discovered that the one that seemed to have fallen out of favor the most was indeed “Rebirth Of The Interstellar Soldier King”. It seemed to have been left forgotten in some tiny corner by Fish Soup Noodles.
[I’m a Soldier King fan too. I think Teacher Fish Soup Noodles should restart his live broadcast to soothe our wounded souls.]
[The one above, but your ID clearly marks you as an animation fan? If I remember correctly, right before last night’s live broadcast, you were arguing against me, saying “God of Cooking” shouldn’t be updated. Now you’re suddenly a Soldier King book fan crying for justice?]
[Shut up! Do you never want to see another live broadcast again?!]
For a moment, the strange fan’s identity-swapping led to yet another wave of dramatic entertainment on star network and things became even livelier.
