Chapter 196

With pet food as bait, the greedy little dog Luo Lan unleashed unprecedented energy.

It barked excitedly a few times, and under Zhang Hu's gaze, it leapt up, completing the previous high-difficulty maneuver; afterward the dog stood dazed in place, the dizzying excitement fading, and it itself was stunned.

So easy.

It still remembered how, the first time it did this, it felt like its bones were about to break in less than half the attempt; what's going on now?

Before it could react, a pair of big hands grabbed its dog head, and Zhang Hu exclaimed excitedly, "Hey wow, Luo Lan, you did it! You're amazing!"

As his voice grew softer, the dog already opened its mouth wide and ate the food he had placed in its bowl.

Zhang Hu: "No matter how I tried to coax you before, it never worked; how did you succeed all at once this time?"

His gaze fell on the pet food, and a bold idea rose in his mind, becoming increasingly obvious as time passed.

Could it be because of it?

The dog, head down and eating voraciously, was happily munching away, looking utterly adorable; it didn't yet know that in the future, the trainer would resort to whatever means for his own sake.

Zhang Hu essentially placed all his hopes on the pet food, and at the same time devised a series of plans; after putting Luo Lan back in its kennel, he eagerly ran back to the dormitory and scribbled on his everyday notebook.

The teammates beside him were all curious: "Zhang Hu, what are you doing?"

Zhang Hu didn't look up: "I'm making a plan for Luo Lan."

The more excited he became, the calmer his mind grew; previously overlooked details surfaced one by one in his mind. In fact, compared to before, Luo Lan had changed a lot—when did these changes start? Zhang Hu's pen paused, as if it had been after this batch of pet food was distributed!

Teammate: "Zhang Hu? Zhang Hu?"

He waved his hand in front of Zhang Hu, seeing this kid sitting there like a fool, eyes blank and vacant.

Zhang Hu snapped back to attention: "I'm here!"

The teammates were startled, catching a glimpse of his eyes glowing green, and they shivered: "You look like this…… don't scare me, okay?"

Others hearing this gathered around, seeing his somewhat mad appearance, and were taken aback: "Zhang Hu, don't push yourself; we'll all help you!"

Zhang Hu looked at them blankly: "Huh? I'm pushing myself?"

"No, no!" he said, laughing, his mouth almost unable to close: "I'm just happy!"

You all know that in this exam, my Luo Lan was the only one in the class who didn't pass; I've dreamed of passing, and now I finally have a clue.

What clue?

Others were taken aback, but saw him holding up his notebook proudly: "Right here, I've finished writing my plan!"

His teammates got along well with him, used to joking around, and suddenly he was so full of confidence—has it only been a few hours?

One of them grabbed it: "All right, you little tiger, let me take a look!"

"Pet food? Training? Intelligence boost?" the teammate muttered, frowning more with each word—what does this have to do with anything? How is it related to pet food? And what does 'intelligence boost' even mean?

Someone nearby suddenly spoke up: "The pet food our unit issues—our dog Lightning especially loves it—but I've seen news saying pet food is just fast food for animals, not to be overfed; what's going on? Look at what you've written—does it have other uses?"

Zhang Hu: "……"

"No, haven't you looked up this brand? A bag like this sells online for several hundred, even over a thousand yuan! The feedback is also great!"

Everyone: "!!!"

Holy crap! What does that mean?

They were shocked by the pet food's high price, and also astonished by Zhang Hu's words.

Zhang Hu confidently proclaimed his discovery; as he described the pet food's effects, sounding almost miraculous, his teammates' mouths twitched—"Is this for real?"

Everyone was skeptical, but Zhang Hu said, "If you don't believe me, try observing it yourself; I think this pet food is good for animals—Luo Lan has become much steadier, and I'm preparing to run an experiment."

Others: "? What experiment?"

Zhang Hu flipped over and lay down on the bed: "You'll find out when the time comes."

"Tiger!"

"You little tiger, stop teasing us and spit it out!"

A few exchanged glances: "If you don't tell us, we'll pull off your blankets—just see how we'll deal with you!"

Zhang Hu: "Don't, don't come over! If you come any closer, I'll call the squad leader!"

"Hehehe." The simple-minded teammate gave a sly grin: "Go ahead and yell—shout till your throat's raw, no one will come to save you!"

Zhang Hu's face flushed instantly, while the others burst into laughter and clambered onto the bed.

Just then, the door suddenly swung open; the squad leader, a square-faced soldier, kicked it open while leading his comrade's military dog Big Yellow, and asked, "What's the noise?"

Seeing a few people piled up on the bed like a human pyramid, their faces were darker than the bottom of a pot.

Big Yellow stared straight at the several people, utterly shocked in his heart: "Good grief, what are these humans doing?"

Big Yellow barked a few times: "Humans, what game are you playing? I want to play too!"

The squad leader scooped up the puppy's head, turning it outward: "Puppy, no looking!"

Big Yellow strained to twist its head, its eyes wide as brass bells: "Let me take just one more look, just one!"

As for the noisy bunch joking around, that very day they began a three-kilometer weighted run, jokingly called "burning off energy!"

What's more, they later became the squad leader's special focus, subject to occasional surprise inspections.

Zhang Hu, along with a group of panting roommates, cried: "We're being wronged, we're being wronged!!!"

Unaware of the chain reaction set off by the pet food, Ling Yue was resting in her room when her phone on the table suddenly vibrated; she sat up and saw it was the alarm.

After turning it off, she suddenly realized, glanced at the time—today was Saturday, the day her stream was supposed to start!

Earlier, after returning home, she posted a message on Big Eyes; for a whole week, the comments below were all wails, but her fans understood the streamer, letting her rest properly, and they'd agreed that she'd start streaming early the week after next.

Ling Yue opened the main page, and beneath the pinned post, the comment section still held glaring remarks from netizens.

【Streamer, the week after next has arrived—go live, go live!】

【If you don't go live, watch out—I'll send you blades!】

【Ahhhhh, I'm going crazy—anyone forming a team to go to Jing Shi to find the streamer? Join and deduct 1 point】

Below, a neat row of 1s appeared; Ling Yue couldn't help but rub her fingers together—each time she refreshed, the previous comments vanished, not swallowed by Big Eyes, but simply buried under the sheer volume of new ones.

Watching the ever-growing comment volume, that resentment soaring to the heavens was enough to sustain a hundred evil sword immortals; Ling Yue directly opened her computer and started the live stream.

In an instant, layers of comments completely wrapped the screen like a mummy.

A glance showed only 【Aoooo, the streamer went live! Went live!】.

【Seeing the notice, I came rushing in with a slap, so fast!】.

【Granny granny granny, the yearly-update streamer you follow finally remembered the account password!】.

Ling Yue: "⊙﹏⊙".

No need to be like that.

Her phone pointed at the screen, and suddenly a netizen wielding a magnifying glass like Holmes took a screenshot, zoomed in, and instantly exposed her background.

【Dear ones, look what I see—on the streamer's phone homepage is Big Eye's pinned post, packed tight with update requests!】.

【Holy crap, does Big Eye's urging actually work? The streamer's been gone so long I'm almost desperate enough to beg for updates under her online shop!】.

Ling Yue: "Cough cough."

She sheepishly put away her phone, pretended nothing happened, and said: "Good morning, everyone, hahaha, long time no see—let's get to the point and start the giveaway!"

【Woman, you're feeling guilty!】

【Although I know you're changing the subject, I'm really eager—please bring on the first consultant!】

【I don't know which kind of consultant (big complaint, grievance, seed) this will be】

Ling Yue opened her mouth to say something, but the skyrocketing online count—units, tens, hundreds, thousands… billions—caught all her attention.

She muttered for a week, and the "yearly-update" streamer, just a few minutes into the broadcast, already had this traffic, making countless streamers who daily cried and begged netizens jealous enough to see red.

Her throat felt stuffed with a ton of lemons—so sour!

Ling Yue was only surprised for a moment, then reacted, glancing at the giveaway result displayed in the live room, her eyes showing some interest: "Congratulations, ganhai da wang—what would you like to consult?"

Ling Yue also goes online in her free time, occasionally watching clipping videos; her favorite streamer isn't ganhai da wang, but that doesn't hinder her understanding and interest in the field—seeing this name, this consultant lives by the sea and is very skilled at clipping!

The live room's netizens, hearing the name, were shocked, eyes wide.

【Who? Who? Who? ganhai da wang?!】

【Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Hahaha, turns out it's this kid—awesome!】

【I'm dying of laughter—Mom asked why I'm rolling all over the bed, I'm laughing so hard I can't speak!】

Watching the netizens' hehehe comments on the screen, Ling Yue felt a hint of puzzlement; she pressed her lips and said nothing.

Just then, the live room's connection went through.

A splash of water sounded first, then the screen suddenly lit up—a man in short sleeves and long pants wearing a straw hat appeared, behind him a sincere blue sky, bright sunshine, fluffy white clouds—one glance and it's perfect weather.

Many netizens bundled in big cotton coats and pajamas grew envious, their eyes turning red.

【Wuu wuu wuu I've gotten as fat as a penguin, and they're still wearing short sleeves!】

Ganhai da wang chuckled and waved at the screen: "Hello, streamer—I'm ganhai da wang. Look at this blue sky, this beach—if I didn't go clipping, it'd be a utter waste!"

He started to roll up his sleeves, then realized they were short and couldn't be rolled, so he casually tugged twice and continued: "I came early today, sure to catch fresh seafood—crabs, octopus, and ark shells. Let me show you a trick: I'll catch an ark-shell king!"

The live room's netizens froze for a moment, then came to their senses—

【Hahahahaha!】

The netizens' arrogant laughter nearly burst the screen, pointing straight at ganhai da wang.

Ganhai da wang felt utterly wronged: "Streamer, you must believe me!"

Ling Yue, in a fog, cautiously didn't answer but asked the netizens: "What on earth happened?",,.