Arknights, please stop going crazy over the streamer's operators.

"When will I be able to achieve financial freedom? I really want an old palm-leaf fan..."

Every time Li Ji thought about how the old palm-leaf fan cost 50,000 source stones to buy, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

If the old palm-leaf fan is worth 50,000, then what would be the price of the Golden Cup Wine, the Sky Feather Beast, the Rock Horn...?

Would it be cheaper to have blood drawn?

Even if it were released, he probably wouldn't be able to afford it in the short term.

Who knows when the old palm-leaf fan will reappear?

"No, for the sake of my exciting game, I really have to work harder to complete the task in the live stream," Li Ji reflected with deep regret.

At this rate, when will he ever collect all 10/5000 fragments of the old palm-leaf fan?

With that in mind, Li Ji immediately opened his live stream group.

Only then did he realize it.

In just one night, the newly created second fan group has already been filled.

In the groups named "Parking for Maple Forest Evening 1" and "2", people are having all sorts of wild discussions about various topics, including mobile games, travel guides, and sharing their travel photos.

Of course, the most discussed topic was the strategy guide from last night.

"I tried all night and still couldn't get it to work. This morning at breakfast, I even put a peeled egg between two fried dough sticks to see if I could perfectly block the gap... Brothers, am I possessed?"

"Eat? I have to make sure I've blocked the toilet bowl perfectly before I even go to the bathroom today."

"How disgusting! I'm eating, damn it! Admin, please block this account immediately."

"Technology? Parasites!"

"It looks pretty simple. I'll try it after I get off work."

Li Ji chuckled as he scrolled through the group messages and typed out a live stream message.

Wanfeng: "@All members, the live stream will start at 6 PM as scheduled."

As Wanfeng posted the news of today's live stream in two groups, the messages in the fan groups quickly turned the focus to Li Ji.

"The dog streamer is back? I miss you, Lao Feng."

"Is Dog Maple going to teach the Parasite Technique again tonight?"

"Brother Feng, could you do a spot-up tutorial tonight?"

Why isn't @晚枫 saying anything? Did he go to play in the revival match again?

"@Wanfeng, honey, say something, honey."

Unfortunately, Li Ji was like a group bot; he would send out a live stream message and then disappear back into the water.

He now has more important things to do. In order to do a better and more productive livestream tonight, he decided...

"It's come to this, let's go to sleep first."

You need to be well-rested to do a better live stream!

……

"Fifth Brother, what are you looking at? It's time to go into the crevice."

Kiyono looked at the fifth brother squatting in the distance and reminded him.

"Wait, Kiyono, let me finish watching this video, five minutes, five minutes."

The fifth brother snapped out of his reverie from the video, looked up and replied with a "Qingye," before continuing to watch with great interest.

"What video is so good that it's worth making everyone wait five minutes?"

Qingye walked over curiously, and Lao Wu generously stepped aside, placing the video right between him and Qingye, and then rewinding the progress bar to the beginning.

As the progress bar moved, Kiyono's expression changed from initial curiosity to doubt, and then to a nod of affirmation.

"This operation and strategy are impressive. Which team is this?" Qingye also became interested in the person who posted the video, and then shouted to his teammates in the distance, "Let's rest for a while and study the position again."

"Judging from the comments and recordings, she seems to be a sandbox broadcaster who just graduated from school."

Upon hearing Lao Wu's answer, Qingye frowned slightly, a rare look of doubt on his face. "You mean, he's a solo sandbox streamer who doesn't have a team yet?"

Kiyono, still maintaining a skeptical attitude, asked the fifth brother again.

"Are you sure he's not some guy who retired from some organization and is just pretending to be weak while actually being strong?"

He had assumed that this person named Wanfeng was a squad leader from a top-tier team like Xuanxiandao or Yingmingge.

When Kiyono first watched the video, he felt that the operator's thinking and actions were smooth and fluid, without any hesitation or delay.

Each obstacle was placed without any markings.

This is absolutely not the quality a sandbox broadcaster should possess.

"Look, isn't this his recorded video? He's definitely a new face." With a swipe of his hand, the recorded video appeared on the screen. "Besides, the people from the teams above probably wouldn't release a video like this... If everyone learns how to play this, the map for the 3-to-2 tournament might get changed, right?"

"Teach others? And change the promotion map?"

Kiyono almost laughed out of exasperation at Lao Wu's words.

"Don't worry, the reason why the promotion chart is called a promotion chart is because it has its own meaning. This is not your business to worry about."

Kiyono never expected that his fifth brother, who had been with him for so long, would say such a thing. It seemed he needed to teach him a lesson.

"How about I give you half a day off? If you pass the level 3 to 2 using this method, I'll let you replace Xiao Liang as my deputy commander from now on."

This video looks very simple; it just involves placing obstacles in the right spot and then having any operator shoot at them a couple of times.

However, any seasoned commander with a bit more experience can see that achieving this level is not something that can be done overnight.

Even if you stumble and fall while trying to imitate this method, it's still a remarkable achievement.

If one can truly master these skills—strategic planning, distance management, and time management—they can completely replace some of the lower-level teams in the second tier of command.

Needless to say, this streamer named Wanfeng certainly doesn't only have these few strengths.

This video is purely for showing off my skills.

Or perhaps... a public recruitment notice, or a job application!

But when Lao Wu heard Qingye's request, he was excitedly dismissive and said somewhat recklessly, "There's such a good thing? Then go and call the substitute. I'll set up the sand table and try it out this afternoon!"

"?"

Kiyono was genuinely amused and laughed, saying with a laugh, "Try it my ass! You can't even figure out how to calculate damage in a dungeon, how can you possibly understand this thing?"

He also took out his phone, looked at the time on the screen, grabbed Lao Wu by the collar, and walked towards the crack.

"Let's go, let's go open the Rift first. I'll go to the live stream at 6 pm tonight and see if he's really as good as he appears in the video."

Chapter Fifteen: What else am I supposed to do if I don't stream?

"Goufeng actually started his live stream earlier than usual today?"

"Damn it, Goufeng is already live streaming right now."

"Apologies, apologies, apologies, apologies..."

With just a few minutes left until six o'clock, the live stream room was already a mess. Li Ji looked at the angry comments in the chat with a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"What do you mean Goufeng is actually streaming right now? Of course I'll stream, what else would I do?"

Li Ji didn't expect to be criticized even though he started the broadcast early. He casually offered an explanation, but the comments continued to ramble on.

"If I start broadcasting early, I might miss something. I apologize, I apologize, I apologize."

"After becoming famous, I wanted to make money as soon as possible. I'm not the same little streamer who was always late to the party anymore."

"Let the alarm bells ring forever!"

Li Ji rolled his eyes at the comments and said irritably, "Fine, I'll end the broadcast then. I'll start broadcasting again at six o'clock sharp."

After saying that, Li Ji waved his hand, and then the live stream screen went black and then lit up again: "[The streamer is still on his way. The live streaming platform will recommend similar streamers for you...]".

"It's really raining? Okay, okay, you're having fun like this, huh?"

"First, lure everyone here, then show them a black screen, okay! Everyone, report the streamer! You won't stream? If you don't stream, you can forget about living!"

"No matter how the streamer's original intentions change, his beastly nature has never changed. I'm moved to tears."

As the time approached six o'clock, more and more comments joined in condemning the streamer. Some naive viewers who were unaware of the facts even defended Li Ji, saying that it was normal not to start broadcasting before six o'clock.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Ji started the live stream again.

"Sigh, you know, I was really in the mood and wanted to stream a little longer today, but now seeing everyone's reaction, they're all afraid that the streamer will make money."

Li Ji's pitiful tone almost leaped off the screen, "I understand what you mean, then I'll just end the broadcast as usual today."

"???" X287.

"Could you explain how to place the objects? I've been trying all day and still haven't figured it out."

"Host, analyze yesterday's lesson. See if you taught well or not!"

"Wanfeng: I've preserved some of the original essence of the parasitic technique so you'll know you've learned parasitic techniques."

"Didn't I say yesterday that I'll only teach you once? If you don't understand, watch the recording yourself."