The live broadcast had been down for so long, and once it resumed, it fed everyone so well!?
Even Noel, who had just sent a barrage, felt his face heat up instantly. He subconsciously held his light brain farther away, his heart skipping a beat in disbelief.
Was this eye contact? Was he speaking to him?
In fact, live broadcasting in the interstellar era had indeed achieved significant technological breakthroughs.
Even though Yu Mian had only briefly popped his head into the camera, to all the viewers, it felt as if Fish Soup Noodles was speaking directly to each of them.
The immersive experience was absolutely top-notch!
After a few dozen seconds, the barrage erupted once more:
[I’m reporting this! Teacher Fish Soup Noodles is trying to cheat!]
[But you have to admit, this trick is simple, crude, yet effective. Fine, go ahead and read, I’ll listen (slams table).]
[This is so unfair! You knew we’d struggle with this, didn’t you?! I’ll only agree to your scary bedtime stories if you show your face again so I can take a screenshot for my lock screen! TwT]
Of course, these were the more reserved fans. Most of the barrage had already turned into a chaotic flood of “ahhhh”s.
[Read! Read anything!! I’ll listen to whatever Teacher Fish Soup Noodles reads. Horror unlimited flow? That’s nothing! (Checking In And Stockpiling Group has been deleted)]
[Perfect! Fish Soup Noodles reading me bedtime stories before sleep. If you round it up, it’s basically him tucking me into bed! Hehe, I’m so happy.]
The editors at Huanyu were all stunned, completely unprepared for how quickly the wind direction had turned.
A thousand words of rebuttal were finally condensed into one sentence: Just let him have his way…
If he dared to read “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” as a bedtime story now, who knew what else Teacher Fish Soup Noodles would pull off in the future?
Even Yu Mian hadn’t expected that a few seconds of showing his face would provoke such a strong reaction from the viewers:
“Hmm, didn’t you guys already see me once before…? Why are you acting like it’s the first time again?”
Back when he accidentally appeared on camera, Yu Mian had gone from initial panic and shock to just giving up and accepting it.
If his face was exposed, so be it. What else could he do?
Anyway, he didn’t go out much. If he really needed to, he could just wear a mask, a hat, and sunglasses. That way, hardly anyone would recognize him.
[That time was just a few seconds! We barely saw anything, okay?! QAQ wuuu, how about you appear on camera while reading the story?]
Despite the barrage of crying messages requesting him to show his face, Yu Mian hesitated for a moment before mercilessly rejecting them:
“I feel like reading on camera would make me nervous and uncomfortable. Voice-over is better. Isn’t our scenery nice enough? Look, there’s a giant aquarium!”
Yu Mian tried to divert the viewers’ attention by simply pointing the camera toward the aquarium that many people were curious about and starting to share details about it.
When he moved houses, he had brought his “old friends” along with him.
He had even asked if any of the little fish inside wanted to return to the ocean. If they did, he would release them. Those who wished to stay, he would continue raising in the aquarium.
As a result, he had an especially good relationship with the inhabitants of his aquarium.
Many readers quickly noticed that the fish inside the massive aquarium were unusually well-behaved and intelligent. And their interactions with Fish Soup Noodles were really entertaining.
“And they even follow my finger while swimming.”
Yu Mian smiled, moving his finger along the aquarium glass.
Sure enough, the little fish inside cooperated perfectly, swimming gracefully along with his finger. Some even playfully bumped against the glass, touching Yu Mian’s fingertip.
They were so cute and clever.
[Wow… this is mesmerizing. I kinda want to get a giant aquarium for my home too. By the way, does staring at an aquarium count as an eye break from staring at screens too long?]
[It really feels like these fish understand what Teacher Fish Soup Noodles is saying. Wow, can fish actually develop the intelligence of star beasts?!]
[Wuuu, if I were a little fish, I’d be dazed too if Fish Soup Noodles teased me like that!]
Honestly, even though Fish Soup Noodles didn’t live broadcast often, every time he did, everyone was fascinated and felt very healed.
As they watched, their faces unconsciously relaxed into happy smiles. Some even propped their chin on their hands, their expressions filled with bliss.
Ernis was exactly like that right now…smiling foolishly, chin resting on his hand, while still wearing half of his unfinished stage makeup. He stared at the aquarium through Yu Mian’s live broadcast room.
He wished he could turn into a little crab and soak in that water, just to get RUA-ed by Fish Soup Noodles.
Though… crab shells were hard, and there wasn’t much to RUA.
Plus, Ernis was actually very timid. He could only read “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” during the day, and even then, he needed someone to accompany him.
“Brother, where did you run off to again? The makeup artist has been looking for you.”
Douglas, Ernis’ younger brother, had developed a newfound interest in the Federation since their haunted house experience. He wasn’t as eager to return to their water home planet anymore.
After catching his older brother, Douglas inexplicably ended up watching Yu Mian’s live broadcast with him.
For some reason, this scene was overwhelmingly relaxing for aquatic races like them.
He even had the strange urge to shift into his original form just to get RUA-ed.
“…Is this that author?”
“What do you mean ‘that author’? That’s Teacher Fish Soup Noodles!”
Hearing this, Ernis instantly flared up. His little brother didn’t read books, so he couldn’t possibly understand this deep, emotional connection.
“…Is he an aquatic race?”
Douglas watched for a while before muttering his question.
Ernis: ?
“How do you know that? Don’t go spreading it around.”
Ernis had thought he was the only one in the entire universe who knew Fish Soup Noodles’ secret.
After all, it was only because of a mistaken encounter at the Starry Sky Lake that he had learned Teacher Fish Soup Noodles was also a special race.
Douglas looked shocked and confused. He felt that his older brother had completely lost his mind and couldn’t see anything clearly anymore.
On the screen, the little fish in the aquarium swam around the fingertips with agility and reliance, occasionally allowing themselves to be touched, their soft tails brushing against the hand without the slightest hint of fleeing. Instead, they seemed to enjoy it.
If this wasn’t some kind of special aquatic race, Douglas was about to start questioning reality.
Since when did we aquatic races become like…this?! We were acting just like little dogs wagging their tails like crazy.
“Tsk tsk tsk, too bad you came late. You missed seeing Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ face~”
Ernis hummed as he got up to continue with his makeup, though his eyes remained glued to his light brain the entire time.
He really, really liked it!
He wanted to have his own tail stroked by Teacher Fish Soup Noodles too! But… right, crabs didn’t have soft, swaying fish tails. Crabs only had rough, hard pincers.
Meanwhile, after sharing the large-scale RUA Fish scene with countless fans in the live broadcast, Yu Mian finally felt satisfied. He wiped his hands happily and prepared to say goodbye to the viewers.
The original purpose of this midday live broadcast was to test out his long-unused equipment and clarify some rumors.
But looking at the numbers now, Yu Mian was surprised to find that the viewer count had not dropped but had instead skyrocketed, surging past second place on the hourly rankings by a huge margin.
Had that ten minute live broadcast of him just playing with fish attracted that many people?
Was everyone just here to watch fish?
What Yu Mian didn’t realize was that a significant portion of this sudden influx of viewers consisted of hidden aquatic races living within the Federation.
For them, this live broadcast had been nothing short of a top-tier sensory “spa”, and this magical live broadcast was quickly shared among various small aquatic races communities.
“Anyway, that’s it for the trial live broadcast! See you all during the official broadcast!”
Although Yu Mian found it strange, he still waved goodbye.
After ending the live broadcast, he turned to Huo Ting, who was sitting on a chair nearby, and subconsciously leaned in to arrange things.
“So? You have to join me when I tell stories next time. You’ll be my only live audience.”
He wrapped his arms around Huo Ting’s neck from behind, as if saying “Say no and I’ll end you”.
This was the first time that Huo Ting allowed his neck to be held like this. He lowered his gaze, looking at Yu Mian’s wrist before reaching out to take it and pulling him forward.
“If you expose your wrist during the live broadcast, people might see the scales.”
Although they could be explained away as a particularly unique bracelet…
“But it seems like no one noticed?”
Yu Mian also glanced at his wrist, then looked up at Huo Ting, who was staring at it with unusual seriousness.
Unable to resist a mischievous impulse, he leaned forward and kissed Huo Ting on the corner of his lips. But just as he tried to escape, he was firmly caught.
After all, they weren’t in the water this time…trying to run after pulling something like that wasn’t as easy as it was underwater.
“No, no, I was wrong!”
But before Huo Ting could even react, Yu Mian, who was brave on the outside but a coward on the inside when it came to intimacy, immediately called a halt, his ears burning red.
In theory, they were already trying out this whole relationship thing…
But why did it still feel so embarrassing and nerve-wracking! O///O
Damn it, was it just because he had been single since birth?
Huo Ting, whose chin was covered by Yu Mian’s hand, did not let go this time. Instead, he spoke in a serious tone:
“If you don’t practice, how will you improve?”
Yu Mian: !
In his panic, Yu Mian even subconsciously transformed his fish tail.
How was this supposed to be practice?! Help!
Although…this was kind of interesting.
Ever since his works had grown in number, his mental power had gradually increased, so he no longer needed to conserve it like before.
But Huo Ting really was like a giant power bank…just touching him felt like getting recharged.
And cuddling did seem to reduce his previous exhaustion.
Could it be that for adult fish in their courtship period, they just subconsciously wanted to stick together every day?
Yu Mian soaked in the swimming pool, cooling his face while thinking aimlessly.
His parents were almost inseparable, after all, he could hardly ever recall seeing them apart.
But just pecking the lips made him feel very embarrassed. The next second, Yu Mian swayed his fish tail and sank underwater.
At the same time, Yu Mian’s trial broadcast had delivered a devastating blow to the #Daily Check In And Stockpiling Group# run by “Traveling Light Brain” fans.
Forget stockpiling chapters, there was no way to stockpile anything anymore!
They might as well pack up and go camp in the live broadcast. Maybe Teacher Fish Soup Noodles will drop some surprise Easter eggs in his live broadcast?
Many fans who had deliberately uninstalled the Huanyu app to strengthen their willpower only realized after the trial broadcast hit the hot search that…
Teacher Fish Soup Noodles had shown his face again.
And they… had completely missed it.
[I was wrong, I was really wrong. Stockpiling chapters only led to nothing in the end. (Universal Collapse.jpg)]
[Wuuu, I’ll listen obediently, okay? You read, forget horror stories, I’ll even listen to you reading textbooks if that’s what it takes!]
